Private Education

ACROSS Lexington, a project of the Greenways Corridor Committee, is a network of marked trails and paths for walkers, runners and trail bikers. The routes use existing public ways to connect the town center with various historic sites, schools and conservation areas. A map of the network routes and links is available here.

Minuteman National Park extends through Lexington, Lincoln, and Concord. It contains numerous historical sites from the opening battle of the Revolution, including the Old North Bridge, Wayside and The Battle Road Trail, which extends 5 miles from Meriam’s Corner in Concord to the Eastern boundary of the park in Lexington. The Parks offer a wide range of special events as well as guided tours.

The Town of Lexington Recreation Department runs seasonal and year-round passive and active recreation programs, and wellness and leisure activities for residents of all ages. For adults, programs include classes such as aerobics, yoga, tennis, boots camps, swimming, ballroom dance, self defense, gardening classes, online education courses and more. For pre-school, youth and teens the department offers a wide variety of programs, classes and clinics throughout the school year and activities during the summer months. Available programs range from crafts to soccer, chess to skiing, archery, tennis, science, drama and more.

The Hayden Centre is a privately endowed, non-profit corporation that offers a variety of recreational, social and athletic programs to Lexington youth and adults who live and/or work in Lexington. The Centre has two facilities, a full-size ice skating rink in the John Chase Skating Facility and the Recreation Centre which houses a swimming pool, auditorium, gymnasium, weight training room, ten different activity rooms and an athletic field. The centre offers many programs including free skate and open gym times, dance, gymnastics, skating programs, arts and crafts programs, after school programs, preschool programs, summer programs and more. You can also rent out different areas of the Centre for birthday parties.

Willard Woods Conservation Area is 100 acres of conservation land with 3 miles of walking trails and a short bicycle path. Two streams cross conservation where walkers and runners can see a wide variety of plants and wildlife. Many residents walk their dogs through this conservation area.

Pine Meadows Golf Club, owned by the town of Lexington, is a professionally managed 9 hole public golf course. Monday through Friday resident, 9 hole Greens Fees are $19, Non residents are $22. For weekends and holidays, greens fees are $21 for residents and $24 for non residents. With a resident ID card residents are able to make tee times before the general public.

Library, Museum & Arts

Cary Memorial Library, renovated in 2004, offers a wide range of services including museum passes, interlibrary loans, meeting and study rooms and access to technology. Programs run through the library include: Preschooler programs, night and weekend programs such as Pajama Story Time, Explore, Learn and Create programs for elementary and middle schoolers which can be anything from learning to cook to hands on science programs. The Cary Library also offers programs for Teens, such as open mic night, movies and gaming events all run with the help of a group of 9th-12th graders on the Teen Advisory Board.

The Munroe Center for the Arts community arts center teaches visual and performing arts education classes, offers low cost studio space for local artists, operates a gallery, and helps the town organize different arts related events. There are five schools within the center including: ArtSpan, The Dance Inn, Elite Freestyle Karate, Lexington Music School, Lexington School of Ballet, and The Lexington Players. Monroe also has a free program called Munroe Saturday Nights: a free preforming art series showcasing a variety of performance. Check their website for upcoming shows and more information.

The Museum of our National Heritage, now the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and Library, has exhibitions, programs, and collections with emphasis on American history and Freemasonry. The Library’s two main areas of collection are American History and Freemasonry and Masonic history. Exhibits feature general interest galleries with changing exhibits about Massachusetts and American history and culture.

Local Agriculture

The Lexington Farmer’s Market is located at the corner of Woburn Street and Mass Ave every Tuesday from May into the late Fall. The market features local farmers, vendors and artisans. For more information about farmer’s market participants and available products please visit the Market’s website at lexingtonfarmersmarket.org.

Lexington Community Farms is a project of LexFarm. It is about 7.5 acres with a small farm stand and green house. The mission of this organization is to preserve historic farm land while offering residents hands-on education, volunteer and recreation programs. Educational opportunities include workshops and a “Learning Garden” where all age groups can come and receive an authentic “on farm” experience. They also sell CSA shares and offer “pick your own” programs.

Lexington CSA (Community Aupported Agriculture) is a model in which farmer’s sell shares in their harvest directly to local community members. Lexington’s CSA is offered by LexFarm and Wilsons Farm. The CSA at LexFarm has members sign up for a pick up day at the beginning of harvest season. How much produce members receive depends on the harvest as the season progresses. Lexfarm also offers Flower Share.