Fall 2026 (September, October, November) Recreation Schedule
See details of all activities below.
Questions? Contact:
John Freiberg
Recreation Manager
339-222-6591 / 781-899-2206 x4224
JFreiberg@oppsforinclusion.org
09/01/2026
Cost: FREE - Includes chaperones
Dates:
Thursday, September 17 & 24
Thursday, October 1, 8, 15, 24 & 29
Thursday, November 5, 12 & 19
Thursday, December 3
Time: Drop off: 3:30 PM, Pick up: 5:00 PM
Location: Ridgewood Common, behind administrative building parking lot at Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
Details: The Brandeis Buddies are back! Come hang out with Brandeis students and enjoy music, dancing, arts, crafts, games, cooking, baking, exercise and good conversation! Special guests will also join us bringing dance, music and arts to demonstrate and share. We'll join together to celebrate all of your favorite holidays, plan activities together, have a lot of fun and create lasting friendships.
Dates:
Thursday, September 17 & 24
Thursday, October 1, 8, 15, 24 & 29
Thursday, November 5, 12 & 19
Thursday, December 3
Time: Drop off: 3:30 PM, Pick up: 5:00 PM
Location: Ridgewood Common, behind administrative building parking lot at Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
Details: The Brandeis Buddies are back! Come hang out with Brandeis students and enjoy music, dancing, arts, crafts, games, cooking, baking, exercise and good conversation! Special guests will also join us bringing dance, music and arts to demonstrate and share. We'll join together to celebrate all of your favorite holidays, plan activities together, have a lot of fun and create lasting friendships.
09/01/2026
Cost: $3 Meeting Dues - Includes Chaperones, $6 Meeting & Dinner Dues - Includes Chaperones and Dinner
Dates:
Tuesday, September 15
Tuesday, October 13
Time: Meeting 4:00-5:00 PM, Dinner until 6:00 PM
Location: 56 Chestnut St., Waltham, MA
Details: Watch City Self Advocates is back in-person! Learn how to speak up for yourself and others, enjoy guest speakers, volunteer for a favorite cause, meet community members and have some fun while you are doing good for yourself and others!
No registration necessary for meeting but please call John Freiberg in advance and bring your dues the day of the meeting.
Dates:
Tuesday, September 15
Tuesday, October 13
Time: Meeting 4:00-5:00 PM, Dinner until 6:00 PM
Location: 56 Chestnut St., Waltham, MA
Details: Watch City Self Advocates is back in-person! Learn how to speak up for yourself and others, enjoy guest speakers, volunteer for a favorite cause, meet community members and have some fun while you are doing good for yourself and others!
No registration necessary for meeting but please call John Freiberg in advance and bring your dues the day of the meeting.
09/01/2026
Cost: $10 Includes recipe ingredients, and chaperones.
Date: Tuesday, September 22
Time:
Drop off: 5:00 PM
Pick Up: 6:30 PM
Location: Drop off & Pick up: 56 Chestnut Street, Waltham
Details: Enjoy the Fall with some homemade tasty treats! We'll get together and make our own fun and our own food with freshly picked apples. Go home to your family with new skills and new sweets!
Minimum: 5 people, Maximum: 14 people
Date: Tuesday, September 22
Time:
Drop off: 5:00 PM
Pick Up: 6:30 PM
Location: Drop off & Pick up: 56 Chestnut Street, Waltham
Details: Enjoy the Fall with some homemade tasty treats! We'll get together and make our own fun and our own food with freshly picked apples. Go home to your family with new skills and new sweets!
Minimum: 5 people, Maximum: 14 people
09/01/2026
Cost: $60 Opportunities for Inclusion Participants/ $70 General Community
Includes dinner, tickets, chaperones and transportation.
Date: Friday, September 25
Time: Drop off: 6:00 PM
Pick up: 10:30 PM
Location: Drop off & Pick up: 56 Chestnut Street, Waltham
Details: Join us for a trip to the Franklin Park Zoo! Experience over 60 magnificent displays comprised of hundreds of beautifully crafted lanterns spanning Franklin Park Zoo's 72 acres.
INVOLVES A LOT OF WALKING. ARRIVE ON TIME. Due to the popularity of this trip, please RSVP by email or phone before sending in your registration!
Minimum: 6 people Maximum: 8 people
Includes dinner, tickets, chaperones and transportation.
Date: Friday, September 25
Time: Drop off: 6:00 PM
Pick up: 10:30 PM
Location: Drop off & Pick up: 56 Chestnut Street, Waltham
Details: Join us for a trip to the Franklin Park Zoo! Experience over 60 magnificent displays comprised of hundreds of beautifully crafted lanterns spanning Franklin Park Zoo's 72 acres.
INVOLVES A LOT OF WALKING. ARRIVE ON TIME. Due to the popularity of this trip, please RSVP by email or phone before sending in your registration!
Minimum: 6 people Maximum: 8 people
09/01/2026
Cost: $60 Opportunities for Inclusion Participants/$70 General Community.
Includes apples, snacks, chaperones and fun.
Date: Saturday, October 3
Time: Drop off: 11:30 AM
Pick up: 3:00 PM
Location: Drop off & Pick up: 56 Chestnut Street, Waltham
Details: We will visit a family run orchard located in the heart of apple country. We will go on a hay ride, pick our own apples, and snack on treats at the farm store!
Minimum: 5 people Maximum: 9 people
Includes apples, snacks, chaperones and fun.
Date: Saturday, October 3
Time: Drop off: 11:30 AM
Pick up: 3:00 PM
Location: Drop off & Pick up: 56 Chestnut Street, Waltham
Details: We will visit a family run orchard located in the heart of apple country. We will go on a hay ride, pick our own apples, and snack on treats at the farm store!
Minimum: 5 people Maximum: 9 people
09/01/2026
Cost: $50 Opportunities for Inclusion Participants/$60 General Community
Includes transportation, dinner, bowling, and chaperones.
Date: Saturday, November 7
Time: Drop off: 11:20 AM
Pick Up: 2:40 PM
Location: Pick up & Drop off: 56 Chestnut Street, Waltham
Details: Take a trip with us to the Needham Bowlaway for a private party! We'll have four lanes all to ourselves, three large cheese pizzas, and a Lizzy's Ice Cream Cake!
ARRIVE ON TIME. Due to the popularity of this trip, please RSVP by phone or email before sending in your registration!
Minimum: 5 people Maximum: 12 people
Includes transportation, dinner, bowling, and chaperones.
Date: Saturday, November 7
Time: Drop off: 11:20 AM
Pick Up: 2:40 PM
Location: Pick up & Drop off: 56 Chestnut Street, Waltham
Details: Take a trip with us to the Needham Bowlaway for a private party! We'll have four lanes all to ourselves, three large cheese pizzas, and a Lizzy's Ice Cream Cake!
ARRIVE ON TIME. Due to the popularity of this trip, please RSVP by phone or email before sending in your registration!
Minimum: 5 people Maximum: 12 people
09/01/2026
Cost: Free and open to Recreation program participants and community members, including First Parish in Waltham congregation and youth members. Funding provided by a grant from the Jones Partnership Fund.
Includes chaperones, service materials, snacks and water.
Date: Tuesday, November 17
Time: Drop off: 5:00 PM
Pick Up: 7:00 PM
Location: Pick up & Drop off: 56 Chestnut Street, Waltham
Details: Join us for a night of community service! Have fun with your friends while working on a community service project to benefit others in our community! Funded by a grant from the Jones Partnership Fund and open to Recreation program participants and community members, including First Parish in Waltham congregation and youth members.
Minimum: 5 people Maximum: 14 people
Includes chaperones, service materials, snacks and water.
Date: Tuesday, November 17
Time: Drop off: 5:00 PM
Pick Up: 7:00 PM
Location: Pick up & Drop off: 56 Chestnut Street, Waltham
Details: Join us for a night of community service! Have fun with your friends while working on a community service project to benefit others in our community! Funded by a grant from the Jones Partnership Fund and open to Recreation program participants and community members, including First Parish in Waltham congregation and youth members.
Minimum: 5 people Maximum: 14 people
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