UPDATE: City officials announced the Get Out Your Bike event has been canceled due to the forecast rain on Saturday.
Let’s start the weekend at the Get Out Your Bike Event at the dock on the Charles River on Saturday morning. If you haven’t gotten out your bike yet, now is the time. You can have it checked for free or learn about Blue Bikes if you don’t have your own. In the afternoon you can exercise further with a Family Yoga class at Artemis Yoga. Saturday evening there is a Home Brew Showcase at the Canadian American Club, hosted by the Post Modern Brewers Club. You’ve done a lot of exercise at this point, so go enjoy some beer. Sunday afternoon, Saltonstall Park will be full of activities as part of the annual Watertown Pride Celebration. There will be food, music, vendors and lots of rainbows. If you’d like to be in the parade, check the link below for the location. Finally, if martial arts is your exercise of choice, how about taking an all day Sunday workshop on Qin Na, at the Wu An Martial Arts Center, where they will teach foundation skills for many types of martial arts? There are lots of ways to get in shape as we happily shed our sweaters and jackets and open up our windows.
CANCELED – ANNUAL GET OUT YOUR BIKE EVENT
Saturday, May 31, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Watertown Square Dock, corner of Galen St. & Charles River Road
The Get Out Your Bike is a spring celebration of biking & pedestrian Infrastructure. Celebrate Spring, dust off your bicycle, and join your neighbors for an afternoon of community, fun, and learning. Bring your bike and enjoy a free bike check while learning about Watertown’s exciting bike and pedestrian infrastructure, including the Bluebikes program. Get information and resources about healthy living programs, bicycle safety and maintenance, commuting pathways and more. You’ll also get information about the Watertown Connector, a convenient $1-a-ride all-electric shuttle that takes you to the Red Line. City staff and committee partners will be on hand to take your input and answer questions. This family-friendly event will also feature the Watertown Free Public Library’s Bookmobile.
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FAMILY YOGA
Saturday, May 31, 2-3 p.m.
Artemis Yoga, 639 Mt. Auburn St.
Take your children to Artemis Yoga for a fun hour of Family Yoga with Tara Rachel Jones. Yoga practice is a way of exploring movement/yoga asanas, group poses, partner poses, yoga games, relaxation, breath and silence in a fun playful and creative way. Through story, song, and verse aligned with the season f the year, families learn the practice of yoga in this child-centered in-person class. The class is open to all levels and families with children ages 4 and up (ideally Pre-K to grade 3). Registration fee: $40 for one parent-child pair, $10 per additional family member.
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HOMEBREW SHOWCASE 2025
Saturday, May 31, 5 p.m.
Canadian American Club of Massachusetts, 202 Arlington St.
Join the Post Modern Brewers for their annual Home Brew Tasting Event! For a suggested donation of $25, which includes as tasting glass and snacks, you will have the opportunity to sample a selection of homebrewed beers and other fermented beverages. Ticket proceeds from the Showcase support Project Bread, a Massachusetts-based nonprofit organization that is committed to providing reliable access to food for hungry families. Post Modern Brewers is a homebrew club located in Cambridge MA for fermentation enthusiasts in the Boston area.
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QUIN NA WORKSHOP
Sunday, June 1, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Wu An Martial Arts, 55 Mt. Auburn St.
Quin Na (“chin na” meaning “seize and control”) is one of the four fighting categories of Chinese martial arts. This seminar will cover the basics of Qin Na, including conditioning, drills, and strategies, following the YMAA Qin Na Curriculum. Qin Na principles are the foundation of numerous martial arts styles including aikido, jujitsu, judo, and BJJ. The joint-locking techniques of Qin Na can be integrated with wrestling and striking skills to enhance control over opponents. This seminar will provide useful insights for practitioners of any martial arts discipline.
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WATERTOWN PRIDE
Sunday June 1 , 12-4 p.m.
Saltonstall Park (Next to City Hall, 149 Main St.)
Watertown Pride will be livening up Watertown Square on Sunday afternoon with this year’s theme, All Together Now. There will be a parade from Westminster Ave. to Saltonstall park starting at noon. There will be a DJ, speeches, vendor and resource booths, a glitter artist, a bounce house, a community art project, a Ritcey East pop-up, and a concert of The Femmes from 3-4.
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