Hosted by Moon and Back Bookstore
Find Waldo Local
What is Find Waldo Local
Moon and Back Bookstore is one of 325 independent bookstores nationwide hosting Find Waldo Local, hide-and-seek fun designed to encourage residents to patronize their local businesses. There is no charge to participate, and the hunt lasts for the entire month of July.
The program is designed by Candlewick Press and the American Booksellers Association.
How to Play
Grab a Waldo Passport
Grab a Waldo Passport (free!), which lists all 25 locations Waldo is hiding throughout Medford
Search
Try to find Waldo at each location!
Stamp
Get a stamp/sticker each time you spot Waldo!
Prizes
Earn >10 stamps for a prize!
Earn >20 stamps to be entered into our Grand Prize!
2025's Waldo Partner Locations
Thank you to all of our partners for participating in Medford's first Find Waldo Local in 2025!
**2026's list will be finalized soon!
CB Scoops: 453 High Street
Roland’s Jewelry: 70 High Street
Elements Massage: 40 High Street
Colleen's Ice Cream and Sandwich Shop: 61 High Street
LongCross Bar + Kitchen: 501 Fellsway
The Corner Studio Yoga: 379 Main Street
Medford Family Network: 489 Winthrop Street
Modern Pastry Shop: 20 Salem Street
Mystic Valley Travel: 15 Salem Street
Paul Revere Restaurant: 447 High Street
Medford Public Library: 111 High Street
The Ford Tavern: 61 Locust Street
Mrs. Murphy's: 25 Salem Street
City of Medford, Mayor's Office: 85 George P. Hassett Drive, Room 202
Colette Bakery: 509 Main Street
Jim’s Market: 463 Fulton Street
West Medford Community Center: 111 Arlington Street
Lucy's Craft Deli: 472 High Street
Snappy Pattys: 454 High Street
Brookline Bank: 430 High Street
Lola’s Coffee and More: 17 Playstead Rd #1401
The Magnificent Muffin & Bagel Shoppe: 491 High St
Needham Bank: 270 Mystic Avenue
and your host:
Moon and Back Bookstore: 458 High Street
The Party
Save the date
for our
Find Waldo Local Celebration !
Who: Anyone who participated in the Find Waldo Local program (including the Partner locations that hid Waldo!)
Where: Moon and Back Bookstore, 458 High Street Medford
When: Friday, July 31 2026 from 3pm-5pm
Why: To celebrate the end of our Find Waldo Local program and select the winner of our Grand Prize (plus some other prizes!)