October 4 - 6, 2024

Join us this year for the Barton Center’s first-ever Alumni Retreat Weekend! Join us for a weekend of camp filled with all your favorite activities. Housing and activities will be occurring at both Camp Joslin and Clara Barton Camp. Enjoy chats by the campfire, Gaga, hiking, arts and crafts, discussion groups, 5k and Walk for Barton, fall festival and more! We hope to see you there! 

Please click here for a registration form and click here for the weekend’s waiver.  If you have any questions, please email events@bartoncenter.org or please call 508-987-2056, Ext. 2011.


October 26, 2024 -- 6 to 10 p.m.

Please SAVE THE DATE to join us in person at the Penta Dining Hall at Camp Joslin in Charlton for our annual auction. This fun evening features silent and live auctions, appetizers, dinner, and desserts. More information will be posted when it is available.


October 5, 2024

5K & Walk for Barton, Fall Festival & Craft Fair

Join us for this fun family event and help support The Barton Center. Enjoy great food, music, family-friendly activities including our pumpkin patch, yard games, petting zoo, face painting, and visit our craft fair vendors.

Join us for an invigorating 5k run or a walk through camp!

Raise money to support The Barton Center or your child’s camp account. The event will be held at Clara Barton Camp at 60 Clara Barton Road, North Oxford, MA.

Check in: 9:30 a.m.
Run Begins: 10:30 a.m.
Walk Begins: 10:45 a.m.
Closing Ceremonies: noon
Celebrate Until: 2 p.m.

*Please note: no pets allowed.

Click here to register for the event and set up your fundraising page. All registrations before September 1st receive a t-shirt!  Sponsorship opportunities are available for this fun community event. Please click here for a Sponsor Form. If you have any questions, please call 508-987-2056, Ext. 2011 or email events@bartoncenter.org.

Crafters/Vendors: If you would like to have a table at our event, please click here for an application.

Can’t make it to the event in person? You can still make an impact by fundraising in support of The Barton Center or your child’s own camp fee. Simply register and walk two miles in your own neighborhood, local park, or other location. Walk with your family members and belt out a camp song along your walk and enjoy the day!


December 1, 2024

SAVE THE DATE! Enjoy an afternoon out and make a beautiful wreath to bring home. Join us at Penta Dining Hall at Camp Joslin, 150 Richardson Corner Road, Charlton, MA. More details will be posted when available.


December 8, 2024

SAVE THE DATE! Join us for this fun community event at the Penta Dining Hall at Camp Joslin, 150 Richardson Corner Road, Charlton, MA. The event will include a delicious pancake breakfast (gluten free option available), pictures with Santa, letters to Santa, crafts, face painting, plenty of photo opportunities, and more. More details will be posted when available.