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Home of Out to Lunch, Movies on the Common, the Oval Ice Skating Rink, and more!
Where Worcester comes together. 💚 The Worcester Common Oval is a year-round gathering place in the heart of Downtown for recreation, culture, outdoor dining, and community. The Worcester Common Oval is located directly behind Worcester City Hall at 455 Main Street. The Oval Ice Skating Rink, powered by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is professionally managed by ASM Global, the DCU Center’
🎨 *Color the City* is this Friday, August 7, on the Oval! 🎨
08/01/2026
Today, Saturday, August 1, join Massachusetts Organization of African Descendants for the Worcester African Festival on the Worcester Common Oval!
⬇️ Read more about it from MassLive. ⬇️
Worcester African Festival set for Aug. 1. Here’s what to expect The fourth annual celebration features music, fashion shows, roller skating and food from African countries across downtown Worcester on Saturday.
07/25/2026
Happening today, Saturday, July 25, on the Oval! ✨🎶
Downtown Worcester will once again ring out with the sounds of gospel music on July 25 as the annual Summer Gospel Fest returns to the Common. See link below ⬇️
📸 Provided by Emmanuel Boakye-Appiah
07/20/2026
A must for summer break! Bring teens, tweens, and all the kids out for this week’s *Teen Takeover* at the Out to Lunch Festival & Farmers’ Market. 😎
🚨The teens are taking over!🚨
Bring ‘em out to the Worcester Common Oval this Wednesday, July 22, from 11 am to 3 pm for a special *Teen Takeover* edition of the Out to Lunch Festival & Farmers’ Market!
🎨 Get creative with Create 508 program participants
⚽️ Play soccer with the City’s Division of Youth Opportunity
🎶 See a special performance of original music from IVOC for Youtharound 11:30 am
🎼 Enjoy live music from our headliner Polyrhythmics feat. Adryon DeLeon starting at 12 pm
🦁 Take in an exciting intermission performance from Southeast Asian Coalition’s Lion Dance Team around 1 pm
🩰 Cheer on the kiddos from Jo Ann Warren Studio - Dance, Voice, Theater Arts Creative Movers program as they dance on the Oval around 2 pm
It’s FREE to attend!
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📸 unitymike photography
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Many thanks to our sponsors & partners for making Out to Lunch possible! 💙
Presenting Sponsors: City of Worcester, Massachusetts, Downtown Worcester BID
SNAP Match Sponsor: Mass General Brigham Health Plan
Downtown Heroes: Guitar Center Music Foundation, Massachusetts Cultural Council, Worcester Arts Council
Friends of Downtown: AC Hotel Worcester, Farm Credit East, The Hanover Insurance Group Foundation, WeCare 365 AFC
Premier Media Partners: 98.9 NASH Icon, 100FM The Pike, 104.5 XLO, WCUW 91.3 FM
Supporting Media Partners: Manny Jae Media, WCCA, 90.5 WICN, Worcester Central Kids Calendar
07/19/2026
Game On Worcester FIFA World Cup watch party views from above. 😍⚽️
We’ve had the best time watching the beautiful game with all of you on the Worcester Common Oval this summer!
So much love to the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism’s (MOTT), City of Worcester, Discover Central Massachusetts, Downtown Worcester Business Improvement District, Massachusetts Organization of African Descendents, 4Life Entertainment, Mass Youth Soccer, and all the fans who made this series possible here in the heart of Worcester. 🧡
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07/19/2026
Happening TODAY, Sunday, July 19, on the Oval! ⚽️⚽️⚽️
⚽️ It’s here... the FIFA World Cup Final! ⚽️
Join us Downtown TODAY, Sunday, July 19, for the final Game On Worcester Watch Party as Spain 🇪🇸 takes on Argentina 🇦🇷 on the giant screen at the Worcester Common Oval.
🎉 Event starts: 1 PM
🏆 Match kicks off: 3 PM
See you there!
📷 Michael Hendrickson 📸 𝗣𝗛𝗢𝗧𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗣𝗛𝗘𝗥
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455 Main Street
Worcester, MA
01608