Cultural

Kidstock! Creative Theater is dedicated to a unique approach in education through the performing arts for children of all ages and experience. For Kidstock!, every student is a star. ​Our classes, summer camp, birthday parties, and enrichment programs focus on the process and teamwork involved in bringing any story or idea to life onstage with the support and guidance of a professional staff and access to the highest level of resources in a creative and noncompetitive environment.

The Legacy Winchester Project seeks to both preserve and make readily available the electronically/digitally recorded history of Winchester Massachusetts-Winchester's Legacy. The recordings include video, still images and audio recordings. We are a project of the Winchester Historical Society.

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.  

The Winchester (Massachusetts) Artists' Network (WAN) is a working forum for local artists in our community. As an organization, and with the support of the Winchester Friends of Art, WAN promotes the increased presence of art in our community through exhibitions, education and excellence in the visual arts. Establishing connections among artists, educators, businesses, and community services remains our main goal.

Our activities promoting these connections include:

WCMS is a nonprofit organization serving more than 900 students from over 30 towns, including Winchester, Woburn, Stoneham, Lexington, Medford, Arlington, and Burlington. With almost 40 years of excellence in music education, an exceptional faculty, and a state-of-the-art facility, we provide the finest professional instruction and performance to our students, and a world of music to our community and beyond. We have music opportunities for all ages, from toddlers to teens and young adults to seniors. We offer private lessons as well as group classes, ensembles, and music therapy.

The Winchester Cooperative Theatre for Children was founded in 1979 to provide elementary school children with the opportunity to participate in a comprehensive theatrical experience. In 1990 the program expanded to include a middle school production. We believe that children deserve professionalism in their exposure to theatre. Our staff consists of accomplished dramatic coaches, musicians, choreographers, stage, costume and lighting designers who support the children as they develop to their fullest potential.

The Winchester Cultural Council is a town agency composed of volunteers appointed by the Select Board who work to enhance the artistic and cultural life of the town. The council collaborates with the Massachusetts Cultural Council and other state agencies, and works to build connections between local organizations.

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 Winchester Farmers Market Community Hub explores the different aspects of community building and the ways that bring people together. With the Winchester Farmers Market as the starting point various programs are developed that contribute to a more resilient vibrant community.