It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do this weekend. Lexington Patch is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-work-outta-here time. Check our picks for the activities you'll want to take part in this weekend in Lexington and beyond.

1. Summer Concert Series in Lexington Center
Where/When: Lexington Visitors Center, 1875 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington; 6:30 p.m., Friday, Aug. 17
Why Go: The latest installment of this eight-week concert series features the Soft Touch Dance Band. The concert is on the Visitors Center Lawn, so bring a blanket, a picnic dinner and your dancing shoes.
Pricing: Free

2. Tomato Festival at the Carlisle Farmer's Market
Where/When: 343 Bedford Road, Carlisle; 8 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 18
Why Go: All kinds and colors of everyone's favorite fruit to call a vegetable will be available at the Carlisle Farmers' Market's first-ever tomoato festival. So there's that, plus all of the fresh produce, baked goods, coffee, crafts and other attractions.
Pricing: Free to go

3. Corn and Tomato Festival
Where/When: Verrill Farm, 11 Wheeler Road, Concord ; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 18
Why Go: To taste more than 30 varieties of tomatoes and as many as eight different kinds of corn, as well as samples of dishes from the farm stand's kitchen.
Pricing: $8.50 for adults; $4.50 for children under 10

4. Carnival of Venice: Mask Making Fun at Barefoot Books
Where/When: Barefoot Books, 89 Thoreau St, Concord; 3 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 18
Why Go: MassArt grad Michelle Roberge leads an afternoon workshop in which children ages 6 and older who love dress-up, theater, and all things creative can create classic masks inspired by the Carnival of Venice.
Pricing: $15

5. If These Walls Could Speak
Where/When: Jacob Whittemore House, 258-298 N. Great Road, Lincoln; 3 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 19
Why Go: Using the house and original documents, a park ranger will help visitors trace how Jacob Whittemore House, Minute Man National Historical Park's only Lexington structure, grew and changed along with Whittemore's family.
Pricing: Free ... Parking's at the Minute Man Visitor Center, but the Jacob Whittemore House is about 150 yards away, in Lexington.