11-20 people

Winchester Porchfest is a unique, volunteer-organized, one-day community-building music festival where Winchester residents  lend their porches as pop-up micro-stages to amateur musicians who will showcase their musical talent to neighbors who will walk around town and join other community members in enjoying concerts and the atmosphere. Porchfest is a program of Winchester Friends of Music.

Started in 2013, Shukulele is an amateur ukulele group that plays at the farmers market and facilities such as assisted living places. See the blog shukulele.blogspot.com where the Shukulosophy is stated.  

A Loose Peloton of Cycling Fanatics. Members (adults/all ages) meet for early morning rides that leave from Starbucks, the Vinson-Owen parking lot, or possibly elsewhere. See the website for details, route maps, and links to other resources, including a Google group for members.

Mandated by the State Executive Office of Elder Affairs and the Federal Administration on Aging, the council’s duties are:

• To design services in response to these needs and resources such as social and health services, financial and legal consultation, transportation, and educational programs
• To educate the community and enlist its support in implementing the council’s programs
• To total needs and resources of the town’s elderly population

The Massachusetts Cultural Council designated Downtown Winchester as a Cultural District in 2019 in recognition of the concentration and vitality of its artistic and cultural resources within the community, which creates an infrastructure for local arts, humanities, and science organizations’ public programmed events.

The local affiliate of the state and national Republican party.