MassLive weekend picks: 5 events you can check out this weekend
There’s more events happening and more fun places to visit this weekend across Massachusetts.
MassLive is back with its latest edition of weekend picks , a weekly release of activities or events across the Bay State every weekend.
From crazy food challenges to shopping for hours, here’s some of the things you can do in Massachusetts the weekend of Oct. 17-19.
Jack, a 2-year-old French Bulldog, in the care of the MSPCA. Photo courtesy of the MSPCA-Angell.MSPCA-Angell
Annual Frenchie apple picking
This event on Sunday, Oct. 19 is the largest French Bulldog meetup in New England.
Bolton Spring Farm in Bolton is hosting its 12th annual Frenchie apple picking fundraiser . The family-friendly event supports the French Bulldog Rescue Network .
Highlights of the event include a Frenchie costume contest, raffles with prizes from local businesses and pet brands, a Frenchie kissing booth and dog-friendly apple picking at Bolton Spring Farm.
You don’t need a French Bulldog, or any dog for that matter, to attend but all dogs are welcome.
Margaritas is offering a free taco every week for a year to whoever can devour their two-pound Taco Gigante or Flaming Gigante from now until the end of October.Courtesy of Margaritas
Taco food challenge
Margaritas is honoring “TacOctoberfest” with a gargantuan food challenge for taco enthusiasts.
The Mexican restaurant’s Revere , Waltham and Framingham locations are challenging diners to take on its 12-inch, 2-pound Taco Gigante from now until the end of October.
The taco is filled with chicken, pork, ground beef and bacon and stuffed with cheese, salsa fresca, refritos, lettuce and rice. It is then topped with queso, jalapeños and picante sauces.
Those who devour the challenge will win a free taco weekly for an entire year from Dec. 1, 2025 to Nov. 30, 2026.
Du Bois Freedom Center
From Oct. 17–19, the 309 Main St. field office of the Du Bois Freedom Center in Great Barrington is hosting a “weekend of community, learning and legacy,” a release read.
Visitors can take part in free guided walking tours, explore exhibits and meet the people working to advance W. E. B. Du Bois’s vision of freedom, education and justice, the release included.
You can register for any of its multiple events this weekend here .
Vintage clothing in Mass. Kalina Kornacki
Worcester Vintage Market
On Sunday, Oct. 19, the Worcester Vintage Market will be at The White Room on 138 Green St. in Worcester. The market will host more than 30 vendors, a cash bar and a Halloween costume contest.
The event is calling itself the “biggest vintage event in Central Mass.” with plenty of opportunity to shop all things vintage. See the list of vendors here .
Worcester Vintage Market runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free, according to its Facebook page.
Actors rehearse their lines ahead of Preservation Worcester's Rural Remains guided tour through Rural Cemetery on Thursday, October 9, 2025 in Worcester, Mass.Sebastian Restrepo
Lantern-lit cemetery tour
Preservation Worcester is hosting lantern-lit tours through one of the city’s historic burial grounds, sharing stories of those who shaped local history.
Starting Friday, Oct. 17, the organization will host evening tours at Rural Cemetery on Grove Street in Worcester. Actors will portray the lives of various notable individuals buried within its grounds.
Read more on the event and buy tickets here .
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