Parking permits to $75 in 2027

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Parking permits to rise to $75 in 2027

The annual Resident Parking Permit fee will triple from $25 to $75 in 2027, under a new city policy approved this year. Hardship waivers and free permits for residents with disability plates or placards are available to offset the increase. Online renewals begin December 1.

City of Cambridge

Preschool enrollment fair offers program guidance today

Learn about Cambridge Preschool Program options at King Open School, 830 Cambridge St., 10 a.m. to noon. Applications open Oct. 1. Kids' activities and free ice cream planned.

City of Cambridge

MIT Great Glass Pumpkin Patch is today

Handmade glass pumpkins and more fill 84 Massachusetts Ave., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., supporting the MIT Glass Lab.

Cambridge Office for Tourism

Cat Tour and Meowfest take over Dana Park today

Free Cat Tour starts at 2 p.m. at Dana Park, 70 Magazine St., followed by Meowfest hosted by Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui as part of Meet Your Neighbor Month.

City of Cambridge

Rencontres Poétiques pairs poems with live music

Mount Auburn Cemetery hosts a concert series with musical settings of classic poems in French and English, 6 to 8 p.m. Admission $15–$20.

Cambridge Day

Digital-embroidery workshop at Main Library

Cambridge Public Library Hive, 449 Broadway, 9:30 to 11 a.m. — prior sewing-machine experience and Hive safety training required.

City of Cambridge

Postcard drive supports Pennsylvania candidates

Swing Blue Alliance hosts a postcard-distribution session in North Cambridge, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (address given after registration), for Pennsylvania's 2026 midterm races.

Swing Blue Alliance

Porter Square ballot workshop postponed — new date TBA

Porter Square Books' League of Women Voters workshop on the 2026 midterm ballot was postponed due to the nor'easter; a new date will be announced.

Porter Square Books

Cambridge recommends raising property taxes by 6.9%

Commercial properties would face a 21% increase if approved.

Cambridge Day