10/01/2026
Upcoming Black Tavern events.
With the advent of Autumn, the Black Tavern is coming alive once again after a laid-back summer. The first event is our Thirteenth Annual Craft Fair being held this Saturday October 3, from 10 am to 3 pm. Come join us and check out the wares of over thirty great crafters. A good chance to buy some early Christmas presents. Afterwards, you can stroll across the street to the Dudley Grange Apple Festival and enjoy their great apple crisp, after you have had lunch at the “Snack Shack” being manned by members of the Dudley Congregational Church. We are told that they will have a menu of hot dogs, chili dogs, burgers, chili and chowder. Come out and enjoy a great day on Dudley Hill
The next event, “The Gravestone Girls” will be held in the Black Tavern barn on Thursday evening, October 15 at 7 PM, when Brenda Sullivan, from the Gravestone Girls, will be doing rubbings from stones in Dudley, and telling us about the process. Just a reminder, the program will take place in the barn so guests are invited to wear a light jacket or bring something to sit on.
Finally, on Saturday October 17, something a little different. Each year the group of the 15th Massachusetts Civil War reenactors holds an anniversary remembrance dinner in the evening to honor the soldiers of that regiment, many who came from the local area, who went into their first battle at Balls Bluff VA on October 21, 1861. Earlier in the afternoon, the group will set up a camp on the front lawn of the Black Tavern. They invite anyone who might be interested to come sit for a while, and check it out, chat, ask questions, and maybe even bring a grandchild to learn a little something about our history.
