Arts Wayland Expo 2023 Is Back This Weekend: What To Know

WAYLAND, MA — It might be a good thing the Arts Wayland Expo 2023 was postponed.

The arts festival will take place Saturday after being postponed from the original May 20 date due to rain. The forecast for this Saturday calls for sun and a high of 70 degrees — perfect weather for outdoor music, food and more.

This is the second Arts Wayland Expo. The idea came in 2019 when Wayland students Joss O'Heron, Ellie Barenboym and Kyra Spooner — who were then in middle school, but are now in high school — got permission to ask Town Meeting for approval to produce a music festival. Due to the pandemic, the event wasn't held for the first time until May 2022.

The (postponed) 2023 expo will feature a lineup of local and national musicians, performing arts, an arts market, plus food trucks and a Castle Island Brewery beer truck. Here's what to expect:

Entertainment

• Noon to 12:50 p.m. — Wayland High School Honors Jazz Ensemble directed by Joe Oneschuk
• 1 to 2 p.m. — Shakespeare In The Park
• 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. — Music by Peter Lavenson & Co.
• 4 to 6 p.m. — Boston-based Danielle Miraglia and the Glory Junkies

All Day Activities

• Tent Pavilion — Artists’ marketplace, cultural exhibits, civic organizations
• Food, Drinks — Castle Island Brewing, Chillwagon Superlative Ice Cream, Cousins Maine Lobster, Kona Ice, and takeout from Wayland Town Center restaurants like Giacomo’s Pizza, Takara, The Bagel Table, and The Local

The Arts Wayland Expo 2023 starts at noon Saturday at the Wayland Town Center green.