Saturday, September 26, 2026 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Children's Room — 15 Union St., Manchester-By-The-Sea, MA
Join your friends, neighbors, and Manchester community groups and celebrate Good Neighbor Day on September 26 (real designated date is September 28 but we are celebrating early!) There will be lawn games (and board games if we need to move inside). Massachusetts Good Neighbor Day is September 28. It was created in the early 1970s by Becky Mattson of Lakeside, Montana. In 1978, United States President Jimmy Carter issued Proclamation 4601: “As our Nation struggles to build friendship among the peoples of this world, we are mindful that the noblest human concern is concern for others. Understanding, love and respect build cohesive families and communities. The same bonds cement our Nation and the nations of the world. For most of us, this sense of community is nurtured and expressed in our neighborhoods where we give each other an opportunity to share and feel part of a larger family…I call upon the people of the United States and interested groups and organizations to observe such day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.”