Home to the world famous annual Longsjo Classic bicycle race, Fitchburg is a good hour drive from Boston or the Berkshires. Although Fitchburg is a relatively small city, it is only 211 miles from New York city and has a small airport of its own and an excellent access via highway or MBTA commuter train to all points. It truly is a city worth visiting because it is accessible and its historical value is visible through its major cultural institutions including a world class art museum.
Courtyard by Marriott Fitchburg and CoCo Key Water Resort
150 Royal Plaza Dr.
Fitchburg, MA 01420
Tel. No. (866) 754-6965
http://www.cocokeywaterresort.com/locations/fitchburg/
This summer, why not get away to the tropical islands without leaving Massachusetts? Everyday is a bright, sunny 84 degrees at CoCo Key Water Resort. Yes, even during the rainy days! CoCo Key is a 50,000-square-foot indoor water resort with thrilling slides, exciting arcade games, Pizza Hut and A&W Root Beer restaurants, and birthday party rooms. It also has the Courtyard! The Courtyard by Marriott Fitchburg is a newly renovated 366 guest room and suite hotel located on 45 wooded acres. It offers great amenities, warm hospitality and a convenient location on the Johnny Appleseed Trail and close to Wachusett Mountain Ski Area, universities, shopping and entertainment. Hotel guests will be minutes from several top golf courses and a variety of other activities such as mountain biking, hiking and fishing.
Fitchburg Art Museum
185 Elm Street
Fitchburg, MA 01420
Tel. No. (978) 345-4207
http://www.fitchburgartmuseum.org/
Home to permanent collections of American, European, and Asian paintings, prints and sculptures, decorative arts and antiques from Egypt, Greece, Rome, Meso America — the Fitchburg Art Museum is North Worcester County’s oldest and most treasured cultural institution founded in 1925. An ongoing exhibit til September 13th is the 74th Regional Exhibition of Art & Craft. You can view over two hundred imaginative works of art in all media by talented regional artists. Many of the one-of-a-kind photographs, paintings, and crafts are available for purchase!
Marshall Farm
340 Marshall Rd
Fitchburg, MA 01420
Tel. No. (978) 342-4100
Marshall Farm is New England’s largest petting zoo with over 150 animals. It is one of the oldest and most established farms in New England. Located on 98 gorgeous acres of land in the hills of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, all of your senses will be excited. Make your own sundae or caramel apples in the fudgery, and visit the petting zoo with new baby goats.
Fitchburg Civic Days
Fourth of July Parade
Tel. No. (978) 345-9550
The Fourth of July weekend kicks off July 3 with Cow Chip Poker at 4 p.m. at Amoit Field, then a downtown block party with a host of live entertainers and vendors at 5 p.m., and ending with a display of fireworks. The parade, which is the largest and oldest Fourth of July parade in North Central Massachusetts, starts at the intersection of John Fitch Highway and Summer Street, and ends at the Upper Common. Entertainers and special guests are coming in for the event, and an after-party barbecue will be held at 1 p.m. at the Senior Center. Tickets cost $7 and $5 for children!
Last but not the least: The 50th Annual Fitchburg Longsjo Classic is scheduled this weekend! Watch world’s elite bikers make their way to Princeton Center from Wachusett Mountain on the 4th of July!