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What Woburn has posted for the holiday weeks: winter parking and snow rules, 3 posted holiday trash changes. Every item links to the town's own page.
Photo: John Phelan / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0Horn Pond is the city's big open space: MassWildlife describes a 116-acre pond about half a mile south of Woburn Center. The city manages a concrete boat ramp off Lake Avenue on the south shore, with parking for about 10 trailers and 50 cars, and a second paved ramp at Beacon and Sturgis streets in Ice House Park on the north shore.
For the train, Anderson/Woburn is in Zone 2 on the MBTA Commuter Rail's Lowell Line, with a one-way fare of $7.00.
Sources: Mass.gov: Horn Pond, MBTA: Commuter Rail fares, MBTA V3 API: Lowell Line stops and zones.
Edaville, the Polar Express on Cape Cod, Santa trains in New Hampshire and a trolley in Maine: dates, prices and booking tips for the 2026 season.
Eighteen of 42 Boston-area towns ban overnight street parking on a schedule; eighteen act only when a storm is declared. Find yours, with fines.
Curbside tree pickup dates for Greater Boston towns, A to Z: 2027 dates where posted, last year's schedule where not, and drop-off spots.
Standing rule. Nov 15 to Mar 31: no parking on the EVEN side of any street 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. Odd side is allowed unless signed. The ordinance repeats each year. Woburn Police FAQ ↗
Snow emergencies. DPW declares a snow emergency: no on-street parking. Bans are set per storm (Feb 2026: both sides, Sun 6 p.m. to Tue 6 p.m.) with a phone alert. Cars can be ticketed or towed. Woburn Police FAQ ↗
Alerts. Text WoburnAlert to 67283 for parking bans and storm alerts. The city also sends a phone alert for each ban. Snow emergencies run on Boston TV and radio. Woburn Alert: text WoburnAlert to 67283 ↗
Public works: Department of Public Works, 781-897-5980. Rules as of November 8, 2026; confirm with the town before relying on them.
Thanksgiving. If a collection day falls on a holiday, that day's collection and the rest of that week's are delayed one day. Thanksgiving Thu Nov 26, 2026 is on the city's holiday list. Source ↗
Christmas. If a collection day falls on a holiday, that day's collection and the rest of that week's are delayed one day. Christmas Day Fri Dec 25, 2026 is on the city's holiday list, so Friday pickups run Saturday. Source ↗
New Year's. If a collection day falls on a holiday, that day's collection and the rest of that week's are delayed one day. The 2026 flyer notes Fri Jan 1, 2027 is an observed holiday for trash and recycling. Source ↗
Collection by Waste Management (WM). City contract; weekly trash, every-other-week recycling (white/orange weeks), out by 7 a.m. Board of Health 781-897-5920; WM 800‑972‑4545.
Christmas trees. Woburn picks up Christmas trees on your regular trash day the weeks of Jan 4-8 and Jan 18-22, 2027. No bags, no decorations, and keep the tree clear of snow and ice. Source ↗
No confirmed 2026 events in Woburn yet. These are the next confirmed events around Greater Boston, and the full list has filters.
Tue, Nov 10 · Doors 7 pm, show 8 pm
The former Queensryche singer performs the 1988 concept album Operation: Mindcrime from start to finish.
On now · Nov 6 - Dec 27
Outdoor winter village with a 130+ vendor holiday market, food and drink, iceless curling, a Christmas tree market and photo spots.
Tue, Nov 10 · Doors 6:30 pm, show 7:30 pm
Hosted open mic night with Brian Donnelly in the Off Cabot room.
Confirmed events within about 8 miles, nearest first.
Weekend picks near Woburn
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