June Arts and Cultural Events in Medford

CACHE in Medford’s popular street festival Circle the Square is the centerpiece as Medford’s outdoor arts and cultural event season gets into full swing in June.

Set for Saturday, June 21, from 3 to 7 p.m., Circle the Square will feature live music by Three At Home and The Larry Terry Project, a musical theater revue by Mystic Players Revival, martial arts demos, food vendors, and a Medford Brewing Company beer garden.

Festival-goers can also enjoy more than 50 vendors including artisans, local nonprofit organizations, and businesses. And like last year, all activities will be centralized in a pedestrian-only area centered on Riverside Avenue.

Meanwhile, activity at the Condon Band Shell heats up with the annual Italian Festival on June 1; opening day for the weekly Medford Famers Market on June 5; the start of the Condon Shell Summer Concert Series with Debo Ray on June 26; and the Medford Recreation Department’s first summer movie night, showing “Inside Out 2” on June 27.

And the third annual Medford Porchfest on June 7 has another record lineup, with more than 220 performers lined up at 115 venues across the city.

Elsewhere in June:

+ Arts Medford and the Medford Chamber of Commerce present the second annual Art Walk, showcasing the work of local artists in the windows of 24 businesses across the city all month. An opening reception with participating artists and businesses will be held on June 4 at Medford Brewing Company, with a closing reception at Arts Collaborative Medford on June 26.

+ The Great American Beer Hall is hosting two outdoor music events, Sunset Session on June 6 and the GABFest on June 14, in addition to indoor performances and even free salsa dance lessons (June 25).

+ The Royall House and Slave Quarters opens its tour season on June 7, and will offer free tours in celebration of Juneteenth on June 19.

+ Historian Dee Morris leads her summer walking tour on June 14, featuring the neighborhood around the Medford Public Library, as part of programs celebrating 150 years of the library at its current High Street location. Dee will give a related talk about the Magoun family at the library on June 12, and the Medford Public Library Foundation will hold a 150th anniversary event on June 30.

+ The Medford Historical Society and Museum opens the exhibition “Migration: The Ongoing American Revolution,” a celebration of Medford’s migrant and immigrant heritage, on June 29. MHSM also will present a library talk on Medford and the revolution on June 5.

+ And six Pride Month events are on tap, at Arts Collaborative Medford, the library, and Torbert Macdonald Park.

For details on these and many more June events, please visit the Arts Across Medford Calendar on the website for CACHE: The Coalition for Arts, Culture and a Healthy Economy in Medford. If you’d like to keep current on events, subscribe on the website for a Monday morning email calendar update with a 10-day look ahead.