Weekend Fun: Arts Market, Kids Concert, Armenian Art, Pajama Brunch with a Movie & More

The 2024 Watertown Arts Market will take place at Filippello Park on Saturday, Aug. 17. I hope you are staying home this weekend because there’s some fun action in town to join in on. Let’s start Saturday morning with some sweet parent and young child time at the library with the Rockabye Beats. Then in the afternoon, head to Filippello Park for the annual Arts Market.

2024 Watertown Arts Market Features Artists, Music, Authors, Food & More

The Watertown Arts Market returns to Filippello Park in 2024, with dozens of artists, along with musicians, authors, food, and more at the event, which is free to enter. The Watertown Arts Market will be held on the Grove Street side of Filippello Park (191 Grove St.) on Saturday, Aug. 17, from noon to 5 p.m. (Rain date Sunday, Aug. 18). The annual event began in 2021, and is a place for Watertown’s artists and cultural organizations in Watertown to share their work. 

More than 50 artists, authors, creatives, musicians and music teachers, arts and culture organizations will set up on the Filippello Park basketball courts, including painters, photographers, jewelry makers, fiber artists, printmakers, ceramic makers, and more.

Writers Wanted to Join the Lit Squad at the Watertown Arts Market

The Watertown Lit Squad provided the following announcement:

Calling All Creative Writers! Please join the Lit Squad as part of the Watertown Arts Market (WAM) on Saturday August 17, 12-5 PM, at Filippello Park; rain date, August 18. We are a newly gathered group of published and amateur writers, young and forever-young Watertown residents, who seek to promote poetry and all literary arts here in this diverse community. We encourage all forms of expressive writing (as opposed to technical or academic), with general readers in mind. Languages other than English must include the English translation.

Save the Date for the 2024 Watertown Arts Market

The Watertown Arts Market will return to Filippello Park in 2024. The City of Watertown provided the following information:

Save the date: the Watertown Arts Market 2024, an outdoor celebration of Watertown Artists and Cultural Organizations, will be on Saturday, August 17, 2024 from noon-5pm at Filipello Park at 191 Grove Street. Artists, Writers, and Cultural Organizations who would like to participate can sign up for a table by July 15, 2024. See more information at watertownartsmarket.com.

Call for Artists for the 2024 Watertown Arts Market

The following announcement was provided by the Watertown Arts Market:

The Watertown Business Coalition is delighted to announce the fourth annual Watertown Arts Market will take place on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, from 12-5 p.m., location is TBD. This celebratory event brings together an abundance of artists, arts and cultural organizations, and arts- and culture-related businesses based in or serving Watertown. More information is available at www.watertownartsmarket.com. 

About the Watertown Arts Market

The Watertown Arts Market is a free, family-friendly, outdoor event that features a diverse selection of artists, authors, creatives, musicians, arts and culture organizations, and businesses who serve Watertown. Attendees can wander through the Market, learning about the artistic and cultural offerings in Watertown.

Watertown Arts Market Seeks Committee Members for 2024 Event

The following announcement was provided by the Watertown Arts Market:

Would you like to get involved with the Watertown Arts Market? If so … we have several key volunteer positions available:

Artist Manager or Co-Manager

Food and Vendor Manager or Co-Manager

Volunteering Manager or Co-Manager

Day of Event Manager or Co-Manager

General Volunteers and Helping Hands

The Arts Market is a one-day celebratory event bringing together an abundance of artists, arts and cultural organizations, and cultural-related businesses based in and/or serving the Watertown area. The 4th Annual Watertown Arts Market is planned for Saturday, Aug. 17th (location TBD).  Find out more at watertownartsmarket.com

To inquire about volunteering or getting involved, email with interest to watertownartsmarket@gmail.com.

See Who Will be at the 2023 Watertown Arts Market This Saturday

Watertown will celebrate arts of all kinds during the third annual Watertown Arts Market on Saturday at Filippello Park. The Watertown Arts Market is a free event with free parking at the BB&N lot next to the Park at 191 Grove St. Meet local Watertown artists and arts-related non-profits on Aug. 19, from 12-5 p.m., at Filippello Park, Grove Street entrance. Artists & Craftspeople

Visit Echo Art and Design @echoartanddesign for your name in calligraphy or a calligraphy mini lesson https://www.echoartanddesign.com/

Visit Artist, Designer & Screen Printer Eric Lavalliere @peabo_show

See Zoë Raymond’s charm bracelets @blingy_strings

Visit Artist Adam Adkison @adamadkison1

Visit Artist @vapordoll

Come meet Artist Serena Gauthier @flmgrl

Visit Jacob’s Bracelets for Good at the Watertown Arts Market!

See Which Bands Will Play at the Watertown Arts Market

The third annual Watertown Arts Market is just two weeks away, and there will be many vendors, businesses, and musical acts throughout the day. The Arts Market will be held on Saturday, Aug. 19, from 12-5 p.m. at Filippello Park (Grove Street entrance). It is free to attend and vendors will be selling art, food, drinks, and other items.

Music at the 2023 Watertown Arts Market

12 p.m.: Boston Jazz Voices

1 p.m.: Willow Flute Ensemble

2 p.m.: School of Rock

3 p.m.: 90 Mile Portage

4 p.m.: Lucretia’s Daggers

About the Watertown Arts Market

The Watertown Arts Market is a family-friendly outdoor event with a diverse selection of artists, authors, creatives, musicians, performers, arts and cultural organizations, and businesses. Each artist and organization will host a table or perform at the event.