Host, Tony Martinez speaks with Ward 3 School Committee member, Michele Lippens.

“AmericanBubbleGum” by Andrew Fish, one of the participating artists at Diamond Factory.

Latte art is being reimagined in Somerville. This October, the former Starbucks storefront in Davis Square is transforming into Diamond Factory – a pop-up art gallery exploring how artists create beauty in response to the pressures and upheavals of the world.

Sunday, October 4, 2 – 4:30 p.m.
 The Somerville Community Growing Center
22 Vinal Ave, Somerville

Enjoy free, family-friendly harvest activities and celebrate the traditional Three Sisters indigenous system of growing Corn, Squash and Beans together, crops native to the Americas! Activities include: Learning about the Three Sisters, Pumpkin Decorating, Seed Guessing Game, Making Corn Husk Dolls, Harvest Storytelling, and Three Sisters Bake Sale. Check out a showcase of the products of the Strands of Connection: From Seed to Scarf project, which has engaged community members since April in learning about natural dyes, spinning and making a scarf.

All are invited to the free opening reception of the exhibit on Thursday, October 8. — Photo by Greg Cook

Honk if you like art! Somerville’s Community Collections exhibit series continues this October with Looking Back at 20 Years of HONK! Festival of Activist Street Bands, a photo and poster retrospective celebrating the homegrown festival and the worldwide movement it helped inspire. All are invited to an opening reception on Thursday, October 8, from 5 to 7 p.m. on the second floor of Somerville City Hall (93 Highland Ave). The reception is free, and light refreshments will be served.

This Saturday, October 3, the annual road race benefitting the Somerville Homeless Coalition will take place in and around the Davis, Teele, and Ball Square areas.

Groundwork Somerville’s annual Harvest Festival will take place Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026. ~Photo courtesy of Groundwork Somerville

Join Groundwork Somerville for their  free annual Harvest Festival, held at the Groundwork Somerville Farm.

Make herbal balms, listen to live music, and celebrate the end of the growing season!

By Eliot Josti

As the fall season approaches in Somerville, the cooler weather welcomes many outdoor activities for the community. In partnership with small businesses, Somerville offers three different farmers markets, selling unique goods made by locals.

Free festival welcomes fall with bounce houses, pumpkin decorating, a magician, and more

Fall in New England means crunchy leaves, cooler temps, pumpkin spice everything and families are invited to the free celebration of the season on Saturday, October 3, from 1 to 4 p.m. at Founders Memorial Rink (8 Garden Court).

Smoke pushes from the roof in Teele Square during the Five-Alarm fire on September 30. (SFD photo)

Community members encouraged to donate to support 43 residents displaced by September 30 fire

The City of Somerville and Somerville Homeless Coalition have activated the Emergency Displacement Fund to support residents displaced by the September 30 five-alarm fire in Teele Square.