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For grades K-8

Westford Recreation provides support for parents and children with full-day and full-week special programs during Westford Public School’s parent conferences, professional development days, and December, February and April school vacations. Special program events are educational, inspiring, and fun, and include a variety of locations and activities from Maple Sugaring at Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, to visiting Harvard's Museum of Natural History and the APEX Entertainment Center in Marlborough.

Enrollment is open to children, grades K-8. Children from Westford's surrounding communities are welcome to join in!  Details, including fees, can be found online three weeks prior to the event date. Scroll down to register.

Program Phone Number:
978-799-1254  (Before 8am and After 4pm)

2025-2026 RECREATION SPECIAL PROGRAMS DAYS: 
Session 1
Friday,August 29 – Summer Never Ends @ Westford EBC.
Thursday,October 2nd  observed Yom Kipper - Brookdale Farm
Monday,October 20th  observed Diwali - Stone Zoo canceled due to Rain.
New trip O'Neils Movie 
Session 2

Tuesday, November 4 State Elections/Professional Development Day: Plimoth Patuxet (Plymouth Plantation)
Registration closes on Thursday, Oct. 30th at 12pm
December Break
Monday,December 29
Tuesday,December 30
Wednesday,December 31 (shorter program day 9am-2pm)
Session 3
February Break
Tuesday,February 17 
Wednesday,February 18 
Thursday,February 19
Friday,February 20
Session 4
Friday, March 20 observed Eid-al-Fitr
April break
Tuesday,April 21 
Wednesday,April 22 
Thursday,April 23 
Friday,April 24 

Session 5
Tuesday, May 5  Town Election/Professional Development Day 


- No refunds are given to those who do not attend the program as scheduled.

-Special Programs are not held on statutory holidays. Policies in the WPC Parent Handbook also apply to the Recreation Special Programs.

Learn about our After School Enrichment Program for children K-5 at About Westford Partnership for Children (WPC).


Additional Forms and Files:
Plimoth Patuxet (Plymouth Plantation) - Tuesday November 4, 2025
  • Join us while we go back in time to the historic Patuxet Homesite and the 17th-Century English Village. While visiting Patuxet homesite the kids will learn about the Native people whole lived her for over 12,000 years! The kids will step into a WETU (house)! Learn about home and family life of a Wampanoag community from the 17th century. The 17th Century! Plymouth Colony comes to life in our recreation of early Plymouth, complete with timber-framed houses furnished with reproductions of the types of objects that the Pilgrims* owned, aromatic kitchen gardens, and heritage breeds livestock.
  • Drop off: Abbot School- 25 Depot Street, Westford
  • Pick Up: Recreation Office- 65 Main Street 3rd Floor / behind the building on the playground/field
  • Registration Deadline: Thursday, October 30th-by 12pm. Note: Registration Late fee will apply past deadline.
  • What to bring:
  • Please pack LUNCH* *Plentiful Cafe is open, but not recommended as the public is also in the dining rooms cost is $15-$20/pp to eat there*
  • Water bottle
  • Please have your child dressed for the weather and good walking shoes!
  • Extra spending money is optional for the gift shop $10-$30 recommended. Please place in a labeled Ziplock bag with 978-799-1254 as a contact number if it is dropped while we are onsite to get it back to the rightful owner. Please let the staff know they have spending money.
  • Please make sure to pack weather appropriate outerwear. We will have opportunities to play on the playground and blacktop when we return.
  • As a reminder, all special programs are 9am-3pm with options for Early Arrival and Extended Day.
  • REGISTRATION CLOSES MONDAY November 3rd at 12:00 Noon SHARP as we have to prepay for the day.
Register Activity Ages Grades Days Date/Time Fees
 
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Early Arrival - 1/4/25 
N/A N/A Tu  11/04/2025
07:30 AM - 09:00 AM

Abbot Elementary School 25 Depot Street
$15.00 R, $15.00 NR
 
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Plimoth Patuxet (Plymouth Plantation) - Tuesday 11/4/25 FULL DAY 
N/A K - 8 Tu  11/04/2025
09:00 AM - 03:00 PM

Abbot Elementary School 25 Depot Street
$105.00 R, $115.00 NR
 
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Extended Day - 11/4/25 
N/A K - 8 Tu  11/04/2025
03:00 PM - 06:00 PM

Westford Recreation Department
$25.00 R, $25.00 NR

* Adjustments and discounts will be applied during checkout if applicable. *

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