Upcoming Special Events in Shirley, Massachusetts 
Listing is updated weekly at the Shirley Historical Society Museum.
Please contact us to have your event added to the list – mail@shirleyhistory.org
The Shirley Historical Society MUSEUM IS OPEN for visitors, researchers, and volunteers.
most Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm.
You may email or phone ahead to double check or to make an appointment 978-425-9328.
Saturday September 27th 7:00 pm – Spaghetti dinner and a comedy show at St. Anthony’s Derosier Hall, 33 Chapel St. $25 tickets on sale after masses and at parish office.
Sunday September 28th – Holdenwood Trail Run – http://www.holdenwoodtrailrun.org/
.Saturday, October 4th 8:00 am – 2:00 pm – Annual Autumn All Town Yard Sale
Sunday October 12th – 3:00 – 8:00 pm PumpkinFest on the Common – contests, raffles, food
Sunday October 12th – 12:30 pm Guided Tour of Shirley Shaker Village – Reservations must be made in advance at Shirley Historical Society mail@shirleyhistory.org
Sunday October 26th – 12:30 pm Guided Tour of Shirley Shaker Village – Reservations must be made in advance at Shirley Historical Society mail@shirleyhistory.org
Saturday November 1st – FilmFest at the Meeting House – Details TBA
Friday November 7th – 7:30 pm – ShirleyArts! presents the family musical HONK! at Ayer-Shirley Middle School. www.shirleyarts.info for details
Saturday November 8th – 7:30 pm – ShirleyArts! presents the family musical HONK! at Ayer-Shirley Middle School. www.shirleyarts.info for details
Saturday November 8th – Cookie and Crafts Sale at Hazen Library – Details TBA
Sunday November 9th – 2:00 pm – ShirleyArts! presents the family musical HONK! at Ayer-Shirley Middle School. www.shirleyarts.info for details
Sunday, November 16th 2:00 pm Annual Shirley Historical Society Meeting and Program – Remembering the 1976 Shirley Bicentennial Celebrations.
Saturday November 29th – 9:00 – 4:00 pm – Christmas Craft Fair to benefit St. Nicholas Parish, 33 Chapel Street Email ourparishfundraising@gmail.com to have a sales table.
Sunday November 30th 4:30 – 6:30 pm – Town Tree Lighting at Whiteley Park with music, hot chocolate, letters-to-Santa mailbox, decorated vehicle parade, and Santa arriving on a fire truck. Go to email@shirleyarts.info if you want to help out.
Sunday December 7th – 6:30 pm Vespers at the Meeting House
Guided Tours of the Site of
The Shirley Shaker Village
For 2025, tours will be held on Sundays at 12:30 on September 28th, October 12th, and October 26th .
The Shaker Village property is part of the state prison system and it can only be accessed by special arrangement. Our tour begins inside a Shaker building with a brief illustrated lecture on the history of the Shakers and the Shirley Shaker Village. Visitors go inside two other Shaker buildings and travel by prison van to various locations around the property.
Reservations must be made in advance for a cost of $20 per person, or $15 for Historical Society members.
Private tours may be arranged for groups of 7 on an agreed-upon Sunday afternoon.
Mail payment and contact information to Shirley Historical Society, PO Box 217, Shirley, MA 01464
Historic Shirley
Pub Crawls
Make arrangements to start at the Museum for a slide talk explanation of early New England taverns, the effects of prohibition, and the growth of local drinking clubs. Then load your car with the tour leader and your guests and visit the sites of 21 Shirley drinking establishments. Cost is $75 per car for the private two hour talk and tour.
Telephone during open hours or Email mail@shirleyhistory.org to make arrangements.