When you arrive at the event, you will check in and be assigned a bidder number. You will use this number in bidding on classroom creations, purchasing raffle tickets and gift card grab bags, and participating in the live auction. You will check out when you leave, and your credit card will be charged for any items you have won or purchases you have made.  

Take a chance on the gift card grab bag draw!  Buy a ticket and then choose your gift card from the grab bag!  Each player wins a gift card/gift cards worth at least the value of the ticket. The gift card grab bag draw sells out quickly, so buy your ticket early!

To participate in the raffle, participants purchase tickets and then allocate them as they wish among this year's prizes: an overnight at the Inn at Hastings Park and three very special bottles of wine.  The winners of each item are chosen by random draw during the live auction. 

Not at all!  The format of Celebrate Concord Children's Center is very informal, and guests are welcome to arrive or leave at the time that is convenient for them.

Yes!  Contact CCC Development & Outreach Coordinator Jennifer Saxe about proxy bidding for live auction items and classroom creations and proxy purchasing of fixed-price items. 

You do need to be present at the event to buy 50/50 tickets and participate in the raffle.  

Absolutely! Celebrate Concord Children's Center is a fun community night for all, regardless of whether or not you do any bidding or buying.

There is always delicious food at our spring event!  Catering for Celebrate Concord Children's Center 2024 will be provided by Juliana's Catering and will include passed and plated hors d'oeuvres. Soft drinks on the evening are free of charge and there will be a cash bar for beer, wine and hard seltzer and cider.

While there is no specific dress code for the evening, we encourage Celebrate CCC guests to wear celebratory attire! 

Your Celebrate Concord Children's Center admissions ticket includes soft drinks, and there is a cash bar for wine/beer/hard seltzer and cider. Domestic beer is $5, imported beer is $6, and wine, hard seltzer and hard cider are $8. 

The credit card that you used to purchase your tickets is securely on file in our event software, and all live auction or classroom creations winnings and fixed-price items will be charged to that card. 

Tickets are available in advance via the CCC website. This check-in method allows your credit card information to be securely captured before the night and also gives CCC a sense of numbers to help with planning. 

The children and teachers of each CCC classroom make a special donation for Celebrate CCC featuring the artwork of that classroom's children. These donations are then available for bidding at the event. Win your child's classroom creation and take home a one-of-a-kind memento of their year at CCC!

Each year, there are items in the live auction that are meant to be bid on by a group — items such as an evening of fun at East or West Concord with several CCC teachers for a group of children or a gourmet meal for four couple. Bidding for these items is most effective — and most fun! — when you put together the group going in on the item in advance. Group donations are listed in the evening's program, which is circulated to CCC families a week before the event and is also available on-line. Get your group together, designate a group representative for the live auction, and get ready to bid!

Celebrate Concord Children's Center 2024 will take place Saturday, April 6, from 7-10:30 p.m. at the Sureau Family Discovery Barn at the Nashoba Brooks School. 

Celebrate Concord Children's Center is the CCC spring gala that builds upon our many auctions of years past. This fun adults-only evening includes plenty of time for socializing, a live auction, our beloved classroom creations, a 50/50 raffle, and fun and food for all!