99 Things to Do in the Twin Cities - Fitchburg & Leominster - All Year Round

With all the new College Students coming to Fitchburg State University, and so many people unfamiliar with our area and what there is to do here.
Our Discussing Fitchburg Now group came up with a Twin City to do life list!

99 Things to do in & around Fitchburg & Leominster.
Places to go, things to eat, places to shop, things to try...

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1. Try the legendary 'Sweet Sauce' Espresso's pizza
2. Get Baklava at the Greek Festival in Fitchburg
3. Apple Picking at Hollis Hills Farm in Fitchburg or Sholan Farms in Leominster
4.  Climb Rollstone Hill and see the quarries & painted rock. Go on the 'Rock Walk' tour.
5. Attend the Artsmith- Blacksmith Festival at Riverfront Park in Fitchburg
6. View exhibits at Fitchburg Art Museum during Free First Thursdays 4-7pm
7. Hiking at Crocker Conservation / Audubon Flat Rock Sanctuary
8. Go to Coggshall Park; play Pokemon Go, go to a Summer Sunday Concert
9. Visit the Farmers Markets: in Fitchburg Thursdays 4-7pm at the Upper Common, and Leominster Saturdays 9am-1pm at Monument Square
10. See at theatre production at New Players Theatre Guild
11. Dine at Il Camino, get the Chicken Piccatta
12. Dine at Il Forno Italian, get the Chicken Parmigiana or the Butternut Ravioli, BYOB
13. Follow Community of Fitchburg on Facebook
14. Go on one of the Fitchburg Historical Society's Holiday House Tours in December.
15. Christmas Carol at the Tree Lighting Ceremony Downtown Fitchburg
16. Winter fest at Coggshall Park
17. Check out Leominster's Summer Stroll in Downtown Leominster in June.
18. Attend the Longsjo Classic in Leominster & Fitchburg
19. Attend the Nashua River Brewers Fest in June or the JA Beer fest in August for those 21 and over!
20. Try a Doughnutty's Coffee & Fresh Handmade Donut
21. Attend Fitchburg Civic Days; Duck Race & Downtown Block Party
22. Do a selfie challenge at every park/playground in the Twin Cities… Also pick up trash during this challenge to help clean up for the kids.
23. Get a dozen Cannolis for your friends from Dutch Kitchen
24. Check out the Salvation Army Thrift Shop on Water Street for apartment needs and clothes on a budget.
25. Play Coggshall's Disc Golf Course
26. Find a member and tag along to play around of golf at Oak Hill Country Club (private club)
27.  Sky Pierce haunted mansion in Gardner
28. Try to solve the puzzles in time to Escape the Curious Escape rooms.
29. Try the Brazilian fare at Comeketo & try the smoothies!
30. Try Gourmet Donuts or Dippin Donuts on Lunenburg St
31. Watch a game at the Luxury Box
32. Carols Dairy Bar; eat lunch there outside and get ice cream with a milkshake.
33. Get a Panini and homemade cookie at Mill No. 3 and dine by the River
34. Try the chicken wings at Super Wings
35. Watch a movie at Cinema World or Entertainment Cinemas.
36. Join the 2nd Annual Pizza Tasting Contest at Destare in March
37. Get a cut and shave at Thumbs Up Barber Shop
38. Read the Sentinel & Enterprise everyday for all the local news
39. Do a paint night with friends at Art on the Rocks, BYOB
40. Try the public transportation; take the bus from downtown Fitchburg to downtown Leominster, and back.
41. Hike the following: Watatic, Wachusett and then Monadnock.
42. Take an introduction to flight at FCA at the Fitchburg Airport.
43. Drink fishbowls & play trivia at Happy Jacks
44. Shop Shack's Clothes on Main Street Fitchburg or Allen's, Main Street Leominster.
45. Visit art galleries on Main Street: Sitka Gallery West and the Boulder Art Gallery
46. Go Candle Pin Bowling and Play Pool at Masons.
47. Start at the site of John Chapman's birth, don a pot on your head, walk barefoot several thousand miles, befriending everyone you meet and planting apple orchards along the way. Get your last name changed posthumously to a fruit. ;-)
48. Listen to the organ at St. Ceclia's Church. It's one of the best for dozens of miles around.
49. Get a Hot dog, Clam platter and Fried Oreos at George's Hot Dog Stand.
50. Get a Seafood Platter & Corn Fritters at SS Lobster
51. Shop at Ginny's in Leominster for used clothing & other items to benefit those in need
52. Attend a Bay State Brawlers Roller Derby game.
53. Go Candlepin Bowling at Putnam Street Lanes - the oldest candlepin bowling alley in the country
54. Try the Dario's Brick Oven Pizza in Lunenburg, or the Garlic Knots and Risotto at Dario's Ristorante in Fitchburg!
55. Try Godfrey's Grill & Pizzeria and BYOB
56. Get a large Turkey Club sub at Country Pizza; they're HUGE
57. See and hear the Summer Concert Series and the Fitchburg Military Band play at Coggshall over Mirror Lake.
58. Hike the woods behind Burbank Hospital... Scott Rd / Flat Rock/ Audubon
59. Go to the Gaetz Arena at the Wallace Civic Center for Ice Skating
60. Get your Mass LTC at Freedom Firearm training
61. See the Stratton Players at Applewild
62. Find a member and tag along to dine at the Fay Club (private club)
63. Get a Cheesesteak at TC Lando's!
64. Catch a dekhockey game at Fitchburg Street Hockey League at Coolidge Park or Leominster dekhockey
65. Go ghost hunting at the Revolutionary Cemetery "The Rev" in Fitchburg
66. Race a remote controlled car at R/C Excitement, Inc!
67. Coffee, tea, gelato, chocolate or cheese fondue, and open mic at Chaibo
68. Tattoos and piercings at Red House Irons and The River Raven - Custom Tattoo and Body Piercing
69. Billiards, pingpong, air hockey, foosball at The Local Spot
70. Check out Trap Falls and see the tri-waterfall.
71. Go to the Concerts on the Upper Common in Fitchburg Wednesday evenings in the Summer
72. Then go to the Leominster Summer Concert Series at carter Park on Thursdays in the Summer
73. Try a Zumba Class or other exercise class at Studio Q
74. Trick or Treat on Main Street, Zombieburg & the Haunted House tour in Fitchburg
75. Stay at the Howarth House Bed & Breakfast
76. Stay at Great Wolf Lodge; do the water park and Play Magiquest
77. Watch the fireworks at Starburst, June in leominster
78. Hit the Beer Cellar and have the Bacon Appetizer at Rye & Thyme then Cheesecake at the Dessert Bar
79. Cocktails & Tastings at Destare Martini Bar
80. Take a tour of Wachusett Brewery
81. Beer tastings at OktoBURGfest in Fitchburg
82. Slattery's Turkey Trot 5 mile or Run a 5K - COBATA, Fireman's, Police, Falcon, Patriots Day
83. Help Plant Gardens with Growing Places
84. Watch a show being filmed live, Tuesday or Wednesday nights at FATV . Join and become a member for only $30/yr.
85. Get Crab Rangoons, Drink Mai tais and watch Live Music at Singapore
86. Eat at the Hibachi Grill at Chopsticks
87. Indian Buffet & BYOB at Bombay Tandoor Grill
88. Breakfast on the Farm at Hollis Hills Farm
89. Help shovel a sidewalk in the winter, or pick up trash in the spring #trashbagchallenge
90. Join Discussing Fitchburg Now Facebook Group for the happenings around Fitchburg
91. Play Bocce at Stanley Park in West Fitchburg
92. Go to a Wachusett Dirt Dawgs Game
93. Attend a Central Mass Sabercats game
94. Attend Fitchburg High vs Leominster High Football Thanksgiving Game
95. Go Skiing or Snowboarding at Wachusett Mountain Ski Area
96. Get lost in the corn maze at Lanni orchards; then go apple picking and try some blueberry pie
97. Watch or Join in to the Jazz nights Jam session at Destare on Thursday Night
98. Attend and perform at an Open Mic night; Wednesday nights at Legends or Friday nights at Chaibo
99. Attend a PechaKucha Nights Fitchburg Presentation