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Canton Heritage Festival – May 17, 2025

CANTON HERITAGE FESTIVAL

Saturday, May 17th, 2025

10am-3pm

Paul Revere Heritage Site

FREE ADMISSION

FREE PARKING, FREE SHUTTLE

The 4th annual Canton Heritage Festival includes almost 100 vendors selling food and homemade/local goods, dozens of community organizations, games and activities for kids, live music and entertainment, our newest exhibit in the Barn, and much more!

Please support the Heritage Festival’s generous SPONSORS!

 

PLATINUM SPONSORS

GOLD SPONSORS

 

 

 

SILVER SPONSORS

 

BRONZE SPONSORS

 

Interested in being an event sponsor for future Heritage Site events?
Email ANeff@PaulRevereMuseum.org

 

THINGS TO SEE AND DO:

The Lexington Minute Men (sponsored by Republic Services)

Come visit the Minute Man camp! Don’t miss the drills at 11:30am and 1:15pm!

*Note: the Minute Men will be firing off several rounds of musket fire during both scheduled drills. Please do not be alarmed.

Paul Revere

The man himself will be at the Festival answering questions and taking pictures

The Past.LIVE

Come learn about and play some 18th century games (located in the Family Activities area)

Copper Plate Printing

Join Andrew Volpe as he demonstrattes the engraved copper plate printing process (located in the Activity Tent)

Pied Potter Hamelin Redware

See Rick Hamelin create beautiful pottery while hearing fascinating stories (11:45am-1:15pm in the Pied Potter tent)

Playful Engineers

Build and create with this play-based learning activity (located in the Family Activities area)

Code Ninjas

Join the Canton Code Ninjas for a fun coding activity (located in the Family Activities area)

Child’s Play Alpaca (weather permitting)

Come see some furry friends from the Child’s Play Alpaca Farm in Carver, MA (located in the Family Activities area)

Canton Scouts

Visit with a local Canton Scouts troop and get a tasty treat (located in the Family Activities area)

Facepainting

The artists from Art on the Spot do amazing work (There is a suggested donation of $5 for face-painting to help offset the Heritage Site’s costs, and tips for the artists are also appreciated!) (located in the Family Activities area)

Copper Exhibit

This is the LAST DAY to see the Copper Exhibit on all 3 floors of the Yellow Barn! This exhibit features copper artifacts, information about this versatile metal, copper artwork, and the wearable recycled copper designs of nationally renowned copper-smith T. Michael Thomas.

Uniforms of Our Heroes & Their Stories

The Paul Revere Heritage Site, in collaboration with the Office of Canton Veterans Services, presents: Uniforms of our Heroes and their Stories. This deeply moving exhibit is located in Copper Mill Hall (2nd floor of the historic brick rolling mill building, upstairs from Northern Spy Restaurant) and will be on display from May 10 – May 26th and can be accessed any time the restaurant is open.

Casting Q&A

Bill Panciocco will be available from 12 to 3pm on the 2nd floor of the Yellow Barn to casually discuss any aspect of the casting process with visitors. Bring your questions!

 

Bank of Canton Performance Pavilion

Featuring:

The Canton Choral Society

The Canton High School Jazz Band

Excel Martial Arts Student Demonstrations

The Unlikely Strummers

Wayward Vine

 

 

VENDORS:

 

MAYER COMPASS REALTY FOOD AREA VENDORS (Trucks and Booths)

Atrevete A Probar – tacos, quesadillas, nachos, tostones, and fries

Atrevete A Probar “Piña Coladas” – Piña colada beverages (without alcohol)

The Chubby Chickpea – Chicken shawarma and falafel

Cousins Maine Lobster – Maine lobster entrees

Hetty Sweets Bakery and Savory Foods – BBQ, rice bowls, fried plantain, baked goods, specialty drinks and more

LottAhhFood – signature burgers plates

Melt in Your MouthAll natural desserts – cakes, cupcakes, coffee cakes etc.

Mig’s Dogs LLC – hotdogs and sausages, chips, fruit snacks, soda, Gatorade, and water

Mom on the Go – grilled cheese, mac and cheese

Northern Spy Restaurant – classic New England food

Juice Junkie – smoothies and acai bowls

Finn’s French Crepes – sweet and savory French crepes

T.C. Scoops – ice cream scooped to order and served with various toppings

Z-n-Z Slushies – slushies and hot cocoa

 

ALCOHOL

 

Northern Spy Bar

 

ACCESSORIES

 

Accessories To Go

CharmedByMariela

E.P. Etc.

Made With Love By Shana

Offiong – Accessories By The Moon

Shayna’s bags

Shining Tiara

SNO Sweets by Talie/Crafting for a Cause

 

ART

 

CatbirdDesign

HWgraphics

Lynne’s Art Studio

Picture This

Radhika’s Creations

Small Worlds Design

Wicked Good Crafts

 

BATH & BODY

 

Alyssa’s Essentials

L’aurore Organiques

Little Nellie’s Homestead

Little Sunflower Herbal Company

The Oasis Of Shea

Serenity Zen Studio

Sweet Willow Naturals

 

CANDLES/SCENTS

 

5Strong Candle Company

FaithEndures by Dev

Yankee Mandle

 

CLOTHING

 

Celebrity Leggings

One Simple Chick

Sparkease Tie Dye and Marbling

 

FIBER ARTS

 

Anne Gordon

Jo’s Knots & Stuffin

Krisk Designs

 

FOOD

 

Bicki’s Bakery

The Crazy Popcorn Lady

Tateo Organics/Lindsay’s Local

Top Sun Farm

 

JEWELRY

 

Alison Adams Jewelry

EarthLuxe Jewelry

Franny and Lisa’s bracelets

The Jewelry Bar

Jewelry by Ruti

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Artful Creations

Caroline Foster Creative

Cs Wicked Pinatas

Designs from Chaos

The Health Tea Goddess

Horiya’s Salon and Boutique- Henna

Native spirit

Shell Envy Design

The Shell Shop

Spooky Girl Crafts

 

PETS

 

Deborah Sampson Chapter – Daughters of the Revolution, Semper K9 Fund

Pawsitive Pantry

The Spotted Hound Barkery

 

POTTERY

 

Beau Chien Pottery

Fire Garden Pottery

 

TOYS

 

Sweetest Fidgets

 

WOODWORKING

 

Artisan woodworking

Branching Out

Eds Woodworking

Millis Creations

REF Rustic

 

LOCAL BUSINESSES

 

Bank of Canton (PLATINUM SPONSOR)

Breaking Free Chiropractic

Canton Lions Club

Capital Construction Contracting, Inc. (SILVER SPONSOR)

CommuniKids Speech and Language Services

Donahue Real Estate

Dream Spa Medical (GOLD SPONSOR)

Excel Martial Arts Canton (BRONZE SPONSOR)

Ferreira Exteriors Inc. of Sharon MA

Goldfish Swim School, Norwood

LabNomads LLC (BRONZE SPONSOR)

Marilyn & Company/Keller Williams Realty Boston Southwest (PLATINUM SPONSOR)

Mathnasium

Mayer Realty Group (PLATINUM SPONSOR)

Modern Nest Group

RedBall Promotions (GOLD SPONSOR)

Orchard Cove (GOLD SPONSOR)

Primrose School of Canton at blue hills

Window Nation

 

PULTE HOMES COMMUNITY TENT ORGANIZATIONS

 

Alzheimer’s Association walk to End Alzheimer’s – Neponset Valley

American Legion Post #24 in Canton tabling on behalf of NMDP (National Marrow Donor Program Registry)

Animal Protection Center of Southeastern Massachusetts

U.S. Army National Guard

Brookwood Community Farm

Canton Association of Business and Industry

Canton Board of Health

Canton Cultural Council

Canton Department of Human and Elder Services

Canton Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee

Canton Educators Association

Canton Farmers Market

Canton Garden Club

Canton Historical Society

Canton Public Library

Canton Public Library The Next Chapter

Canton Public Schools

Canton Walk, Bike & Hike Committee

Cat Canton Rescue

Citizen’s Climate Lobby

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Stoughton

First Parish Unitarian-Universalist Canton

Free & Accepted Masons Blue Hill Lodge

Freemasons Union Lodge (D) AF&AM

Friends of the Canton Dog Park

Friends of the Canton Public Library

Historic New England–Eustis Estate

HomeWorks Energy

Master Plan Implementation Committee

Neeeco/Mass Save

Neponset River Watershed Association

New Life Furniture Bank of MA

Norfolk County Humane Society

Norfolk Sheriffs Office

Norwood Historical Society

Paul Revere House

Sea Cadets – Squadron 7 Zulu

Stageworthy Drama

Trinity Episcopal Church

TriTown PMC Kids Bike Ride

US Army National Guard

USS Constitution Museum

 

PARKING:

FREE parking during the event at the Canton Junction MBTA Lot, the Canton Center MBTA station, and the new Heritage Lot (note: Heritage Lot gates will be LOCKED after 3:30pm, cars must exit before that).

 

Free Marilyn & Co Shuttle runs to the Canton Junction Station ONLY! 


 

 

Questions? Contact Event Coordinator Allison Neff at ANeff@PaulRevereMuseum.org

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