Editor’s Note: The Indigenous Peoples Day celebration will be indoors at Newton North High School, not outdoors on Albemarle field as originally planned and reported in this story, due to rain in the forecast.

Fall is here—really here, as in cooler temperatures and pops of color finally gracing the foliage—so you can get your pumpkin spice whatever and head out into Newton to see what autumn has to offer without the summer heat.

This weekend comes with a bonus day for many, as Monday is Indigenous Peoples Day. Indigenous Peoples Day Newton will host its annual celebration at Albemarle Field all day with music, dance demonstrations, visual art and a lot more. Admission is free.

You can also paint a live model at the New Arts Center while you sip cocktails, take a guided walk through Kennard Park and sing some folk music. And there’s a free wine tasting in the mix. Get out and let your fun flag fly.

Here are seven things to do in Newton this weekend.

Friday, Oct. 10

From 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., the New Art Center will host Friday Figure Draw Workshops with a live model, beginning with quick poses and ending with an hour pose. No photography is allowed. No instruction. This event is for artists age 21 and up. Bring your own art supplies, but no oils. Easels and chairs will be provided.

Saturday, Oct. 11

From 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., head over to Newton North High School for the Saturday Farmers Market.

From 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., naturalist Jeff Adams will lead a guided nature walk at Kennard Park. You can learn how to identify a selection of native and non-native species by sight and touch as well as study leaves, galls, branching patterns and plant shapes. The group will meet at parking lot at 246 Dudley Road.

From 12 to 5 p.m., Winestone (1160 Boylston St.) will celebrate its 18th anniversary with its semi-annual Grand Tasting. There will be 18 wines to sample. Bring a friend if you want. The tasting event is free.

At 1 p.m., The Scandinavian Cultural Center will host  “100 Litres of Gold,” a 2024 Finnish film about two sisters who spend weeks brewing beer for a wedding but then drink it themselves and, while hungover, have to rush to brew more beer before the wedding starts. This is an 88-minute film in Finnish with English subtitles. Admission is $10; $5 for members.

From 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., the Newton Free Library will host Newton Folk Music, a sing-along event with music ranging from traditional to contemporary. Singers and instrumentalists of all levels are welcome, and everyone will have the chance to suggest a song. This program is geared toward adults.

Monday, Oct. 13

From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Indigenous Peoples Day Newton will host its annual Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration at Newton North High School (moved from Albemarle Field to Newton North due to rain forecast), highlighting and honoring Indigenous culture, community and connection in a family-friendly intertribal ceremony. There will be music, history telling, dance, poetry and visual art of Indigenous artists throughout the region and beyond. Admission is free.

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You can find more events or submit your own on our Events Page.

And the city has an ongoing list of arts-related events on the Newton Arts Calendar.