On Saturday, July 16, from 2- 9 p.m. at Choate Park and Thayer Homestead, the Annual Celebrate Medway Day will take place.The day is funded in part by the residents, as well as local businesses and clubs, including Medway Lions. “This is a giveback to the town, so all the activities are free. This is truly a Celebrate Medway day,” says Chair Carole Bernstein.

The event will feature activities for young and old alike. Popular features coming back this year include the remote control racetrack, a climbing wall and dunk tank, and boating on the pond (boats supplied). There will be also bingo for all ages in the Thayer House, running at various times in the afternoon. This year, weather permitting, there will be hot air balloon rides as well.

Kids will enjoy an array of games and fun things to do, such as pony rides, basketball, badminton and volleyball, face painting, crafts, multiple bouncy houses including one with an obstacle course, a magician and balloon animals and alpacas. The Medway Fire Department will be on hand with some fun firefighter’s foam.

Just like last year, the old-fashioned community event will feature old-fashioned prices on refreshments, and there will even be a watermelon-eating contest at 4 p.m. Don’t leave after having your refreshment, however. Bring a blanket and some bug spray, and stay to listen to a concert by the Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra (www.claflinhillsymphony.org) at 7 p.m. Fireworks will follow over the pond once the day gets dark.