page_title: Westford, Massachusetts
section_title: Annual events
hierarchical_section_title: Westford, Massachusetts / Annual events
caption_attribution_description: English: Nashoba Valley Ski Area, Westford Massachusetts - 2014
context_page_description: Westford is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 24,310 at the 2017 census.
context_section_description: In March or April,  Westford FunFest has Breakfast with the Bunny.
  In May, the Westford Charitable Foundation 5k/10k Road Races, or The Westford Road Race are held.
  In May, the Kiwanis club hosts the Apple Blossom Parade and Carnival .
  In June, The First Parish Church hosts the Strawberry Festival.
  In August, the Westford Rotary Club hosts the Blues & Brews Festival as well as the Pig & Pepper Festival at the Nashoba Valley Ski Area, featuring top blues bands and many local beers to sample.
  In October, the Westford Education Foundation sponsors the Family Fun Run, Westford FunFest holds a Fall Festival at Kimball Farms, and the Nashoba Valley Ski Resort runs the Witch's Woods Halloween Screampark.
  In December, First Parish Church hosts the Westford Greens Sale, Westford Academy has its annual Holiday Bazaar, Westford FunFest holds the Festival of Trees, Wreaths and Gingerbread Creations and Breakfast with Santa.
  In December, Westford's United Methodist Church holds an outdoor Live Nativity overlooking the Stony Brook Reservoir pond, including farm animals, music & bonfire http://www.umcw.org/christmas 
  In December, the Rabbi from Chabad Nashoba Valley lights the candles of the 9 foot Menorah during Chanukah. One of the evenings includes music and dancing after the lighting. The menorah is displayed on the town common.
  There is a celebratory parade of where the graduated seniors of Westford Academy make trips around the middle schools as a tribute to their experience with the teachers at each place and then ride through town center.
caption: Nashoba Valley Ski Area
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