# Things to do with kids in Middlesex County, MA

> 110 upcoming family events and 18 places and ongoing programs in Middlesex County, MA, in the Boston–Cambridge–Newton area. Listings whose address ZIP code is in this county (Census Bureau ZIP-to-county file). Dates and times are Eastern Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Day of the Dead Celebration at the Harvard Peabody Museum](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/day-of-the-dead-celebration-at-the-harvard-peabody-museum--listing-5a27ec1e352b664898b1679a) — Sat, Oct 24 · 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, Cambridge · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 20. A family-friendly Día de los Muertos afternoon at Harvard's Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology and the connected Harvard Museum of Natural History in Cambridge. Children…
- [Fall-oween on the Farm at Drumlin Farm](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/fall-oween-on-the-farm-at-drumlin-farm--listing-82835b20392991e39e232145) — Sat, Oct 24 · 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary, Lincoln · From $12 · checked Oct 13. Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary's all-day fall and Halloween festival in Lincoln. Activities run in time blocks through the day and include fall foliage walks, a hayride (last…
- [Family Night Hike: Moon Magic at Habitat](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/family-night-hike-moon-magic-at-habitat--listing-51b270097650e3da96e6bfc5) — Sat, Oct 24 · 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM · Habitat Education Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Belmont · Ages 5–12 · From $22 · checked Oct 13. The hike starts with moon-themed activities in the Habitat Education Center nature center in Belmont, then follows wooded trails with a stop at the pond to listen for nocturnal…
- [Haunted Woods at Pine Banks Park (Malden)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/haunted-woods-at-pine-banks-park-malden--listing-00b035d060fea5c3e16fee86) — Sat, Oct 24 · 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Pine Banks Park, Malden · checked Oct 13. A spooky outdoor experience at Pine Banks Park with cobwebs, scary creatures and guided group tours through the decorated park grounds, listed on the City of Malden calendar. The…
- [Jack-O'-Lantern Nights at Stone Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/jack-o-lantern-nights-at-stone-zoo--listing-a1c969d9cff7966e7b621d5c) — Sat, Oct 24 (+4 more dates) · 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM · Stone Zoo, Stoneham · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 13. Experience the magic of autumn after dark as Stone Zoo transforms into a glowing wonderland of hundreds of illuminated, carved pumpkins, large pumpkin sculptures and…
- [National Chemistry Week: Chemistry Under Construction!](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/national-chemistry-week-chemistry-under-construction--listing-9a3cc22201a4aff10c2a4dc5) — Sat, Oct 24 · 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM · Discovery Museum, Acton · With admission · checked Oct 18. Explore chemistry with guest educators from the local American Chemical Society chapter through hands-on construction-themed activities.
- [Halloween in the Morning Mist at deCordova](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/halloween-in-the-morning-mist-at-decordova--listing-e9a4ba95912a7442d03de82c) — Sun, Oct 25 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln · All ages · From $10 · checked Oct 13. A morning Halloween program in the deCordova Sculpture Park in Lincoln with gently spooky activities designed for preschoolers and toddlers. Families explore spiders through a…
- [Hike & Craft: Fall Leaves at Drumlin Farm](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/hike-and-craft-fall-leaves-at-drumlin-farm--listing-71e1548eef88d835c827a6c9) — Sun, Oct 25 · 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM · Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary, Lincoln · Ages 5–12 · From $18 · checked Oct 24. A short guided family hike up the Drumlin at Mass Audubon's Drumlin Farm in Lincoln, through layers of changing foliage to the autumn views at the top. Along the way children…
- [Nature Process Art in Discovery Woods](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/nature-process-art-in-discovery-woods--listing-f9e8d5176e264adfee558d0d) — Sun, Oct 25 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Discovery Museum, Acton · With admission · checked Oct 18. Gather natural objects in Discovery Woods and contribute to a collaborative artwork. The activity explores how spending time outside affects how we feel; weather may change plans.
- [Trunk or Treat at the Bike Kitchen (Malden)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/trunk-or-treat-at-the-bike-kitchen-malden--listing-a47c3123292285b1705e96b1) — Sun, Oct 25 · 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM · Bike Kitchen, Malden · checked Oct 13. Kids are invited to enjoy treats, games and family-friendly activities at this trunk-or-treat listed on the City of Malden calendar at 158 Canal St (Bike Kitchen). Ages, cost and…
- [Teen Halloween Party](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/teen-halloween-party--listing-e0729c5a21f5b38120ddb8d9) — Mon, Oct 26 · 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Waltham Public Library · checked Oct 13. Halloween party for grades 6-12 in the Waltham Public Library Lecture Hall with free food, spooky music, a movie and an optional costume contest. No registration required…
- [Family Loteria Night (ages 6+)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/family-loteria-night-ages-6--listing-0262ec347c5cb893a998d133) — Tue, Oct 27 · 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Medford Public Library · Ages 6+ · checked Oct 13. Family game night built around Mexico's Loteria: the evening opens with the story and history of the game, continues with a lively Loteria round full of Spanish phrases, then…
- [Monster Mash (Halloween dance party)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/monster-mash-halloween-dance-party--listing-082bbb1fa0c30ab2c658985a) — Tue, Oct 27 · 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Medford Public Library · All ages · checked Oct 13. Give a Halloween costume a test run at the Medford Public Library's Monster Mash dance party in Bonsignore Hall, moving and grooving to kid-approved spooky favorites. Open to…
- [Early Release: Pumpkin Palooza (Grades K-8)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/early-release-pumpkin-palooza-grades-k-8--listing-e7a3dfd743ec90a94a6ff02a) — Thu, Oct 29 · 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM · Danforth Art Museum and Art School at Framingham State University · From $45 · checked Oct 13. Early Release is a single-afternoon art program for grades K-8 at the Danforth Art School in Framingham on an early-release school day. The page describes popcorn and lemonade, a…
- [Exploring Hand Tools at Discovery Museum](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/exploring-hand-tools-at-discovery-museum--listing-fe18734ab3bffa6c53e56858) — Thu, Oct 29 (+6 more dates) · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Discovery Museum, Acton · With admission · checked Oct 24. On Thursday afternoons the da Vinci Workshop at Discovery Museum in Acton opens its woodworking bench so children can try common hand tools: hammers and nails, hand drills and…
- [STEAM It Up! K-8 Family STEAM Night (Cambridge)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/steam-it-up-k-8-family-steam-night-cambridge--listing-00bbee4fe84b9a934d7db22b) — Thu, Oct 29 · 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Cambridge Street Upper School · checked Oct 13. An annual family STEAM night listed on the City of Cambridge calendar at the Cambridge Street Upper School, with 30-plus hands-on activities exploring outer space, environmental…
- [Truck O' Treat at Somerville City Hall](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/truck-o-treat-at-somerville-city-hall--listing-9def393cfe337df62455338b) — Thu, Oct 29 · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Somerville City Hall · Free · checked Oct 13. Somerville's annual family-friendly Halloween event hosted by the Department of Public Works on the City Hall concourse. The City listing describes trick-or-treating on the…
- [22nd Annual Halloween Trick or Treat on the Plaza (Malden)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/22nd-annual-halloween-trick-or-treat-on-the-plaza-malden--listing-610818d47f3e98fe30a5ba58) — Fri, Oct 30 · 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Malden City Hall Plaza · Up to 12 · checked Oct 13. Children 12 and under pick up a Trick or Treat Treasure Map at Malden City Hall Plaza that points them to candy and treat stops around Malden Square. Listed on the City of Malden…
- [Family Night Hike and Owl Prowl at Drumlin Farm](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/family-night-hike-and-owl-prowl-at-drumlin-farm--listing-c36646b38c28a4cb7a829c13) — Fri, Oct 30 (+1 more date) · 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM · Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary, Lincoln · Ages 5–12 · From $22 · checked Oct 13. Families start inside the Drumlin Farm Nature Center with a close look at real owl wings, skulls, talons and feathers, then take a gentle evening hike through fields and forests…
- [Family Owl Prowl at Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/family-owl-prowl-at-broadmoor-wildlife-sanctuary--listing-5aa2dd926f66bc4f9efe4590) — Fri, Oct 30 (+1 more date) · 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM · Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary, Natick · Ages 5–12 · From $22 · checked Oct 13. The program starts outside Broadmoor's Nature Center in Natick, where families examine real owl wings, skulls, talons and feathers. A naturalist then leads a dusk walk through…
- [Halloween Hullabaloo at Discovery Museum](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/halloween-hullabaloo-at-discovery-museum--listing-b204172fe866e74629716758) — Fri, Oct 30 (+2 more dates) · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Discovery Museum, Acton · With admission · checked Oct 13. Halloween weekend celebration at Discovery Museum in Acton, indoors and outdoors. Dress for the occasion and give your Halloween costume the chance to spook, sparkle and shine…
- [Kids' Night Out: Spooky Snake Tote Bags (Grades K-8)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/kids-night-out-spooky-snake-tote-bags-grades-k-8--listing-e70442616fd1dd10dce0ac4a) — Fri, Oct 30 · 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Danforth Art Museum and Art School at Framingham State University · From $45 · checked Oct 13. Kids' Night Out is an evening art program for grades K-8 at the Danforth Art School in Framingham. Drop-off is between 5:45 and 6:00 p.m. and pick-up is at 9:00 p.m.; the evening…
- [Monster Mash Dance Party (ages 0-5)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/monster-mash-dance-party-ages-0-5--listing-1d39614f5be64cee42997001) — Fri, Oct 30 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Watertown Free Public Library · Ages 0–5 · checked Oct 13. A Halloween dance party for kids ages 0-5 in the Children's Program Room. Costumes strongly encouraged; no candy is distributed. No registration.
- [Sensory-Friendly Halloween (Especially for Me) at Discovery Museum](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/sensory-friendly-halloween-especially-for-me-at-discovery-museum--listing-075b011d54a0b6c3bd325331) — Fri, Oct 30 · 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Discovery Museum, Acton · Free · checked Oct 13. A special free Halloween evening for children and adults with disabilities or sensory sensitivities, including those who are deaf, blind or autistic, and their families; any…
- [Halloween Costume Parade & Dance Party at Central](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/halloween-costume-parade-and-dance-party-at-central--listing-54f877830c09be1ff2f6746f) — Sat, Oct 31 · 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Somerville Public Library, Central Library (Auditorium) · All ages · checked Oct 13. Kids of all ages show off their costumes before trick-or-treating: the group meets in the Central Library auditorium, parades through the library and trick-or-treats at each…
- [Maplewood Halloween Festival at Trafton Park (Malden)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/maplewood-halloween-festival-at-trafton-park-malden--listing-c791159726330e4ad840a44a) — Sat, Oct 31 · 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Trafton Park, Malden · checked Oct 13. The Maplewood Association's Halloween bash at Trafton Park, listed on the City of Malden calendar, features a costume contest, arts and crafts, entertainment, face painting, a…
- [Milk & Cookies at Drumlin Farm](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/milk-and-cookies-at-drumlin-farm--listing-b7a1bde0bb1d486b668bb350) — Sun, Nov 1 · 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM · Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary, Lincoln · Ages 2–10 · From $20 · checked Oct 16. A farm-to-table baking program at Drumlin Farm: families mix cookie dough from scratch, then head to the barnyard to visit and help feed the dairy cows while the cookies bake…
- [Dino Day at the Central Library](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/dino-day-at-the-central-library--listing-01396f90158b125a6eec0b5b) — Tue, Nov 3 · 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM · Somerville Public Library, Central Library (Auditorium) · Ages 3–12 · checked Oct 13. A celebration of dinosaurs for dino-loving kids at the Central Library auditorium. Intended for children ages 3-12 (children under 8 should attend with a grown-up). Details of…
- [Engineering: Buoyancy on the Mayflower! at West](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/engineering-buoyancy-on-the-mayflower-at-west--listing-c567c1c90f0dfa4e43d4990f) — Wed, Nov 4 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Somerville Public Library, West Branch (Children's Room, 2nd floor) · checked Oct 13. Half-day Wednesday engineering program at the West Branch Children's Room. Children use a variety of materials to build their own version of the Mayflower, then test whether it…
- [Early Release: Bird Houses (Grades K-8)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/early-release-bird-houses-grades-k-8--listing-d9ce857566ae6a31374b705e) — Thu, Nov 5 · 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM · Danforth Art Museum and Art School at Framingham State University · From $45 · checked Oct 13. Early Release is a single-afternoon art program for grades K-8 at the Danforth Art School in Framingham on an early-release school day. The page describes popcorn and lemonade, a…
- [Busy Beavers by the Boardwalk at Broadmoor](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/busy-beavers-by-the-boardwalk-at-broadmoor--listing-dc1ab1f6257ab3b897ad5299) — Fri, Nov 6 (+1 more date) · 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM · Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary, Natick · Ages 5–12 · From $22 · checked Oct 16. Broadmoor's wetlands are shaped by beavers, and this golden-hour walk goes looking for their handiwork. Families search for active and abandoned lodges, chewed stumps and dams…
- [Claybies! Ceramics for Babies (families, infant-2) on Nov 6](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/claybies-ceramics-for-babies-families-infant-2-on-nov-6--listing-78215173b168af17a61745ae) — Fri, Nov 6 · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · The Umbrella Arts Center, Concord · From $50 · checked Oct 13. A one-hour ceramics session for babies and toddlers with their families at The Umbrella Arts Center in Concord, listed for families with children infant to age 2, class size 3-8…
- [Fall Youth: All Day Art (ages 5-12) on Nov 6](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/fall-youth-all-day-art-ages-5-12-on-nov-6--listing-f794c785e3409b68ae754190) — Fri, Nov 6 · 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM · The Umbrella Arts Center, Concord · Ages 5–12 · From $200 · checked Oct 13. A full-day art program for kids ages 5-12 at The Umbrella Arts Center in Concord on Friday, November 6, 2026, 9:00 am-3:00 pm, held in Rooms 222/221. Class size is 4-15 students…
- [Just Kidding with Goats at Drumlin Farm](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/just-kidding-with-goats-at-drumlin-farm--listing-61731a5c04610d659b7a5fdc) — Sat, Nov 7 (+1 more date) · 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM · Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary, Lincoln · Ages 2–10 · From $18 · checked Oct 16. Step into the goat pen at Drumlin Farm to meet the resident goats and their kids up close while they play, then help the farmer serve their afternoon meal and learn what a day in…
- [Pumpkin Smash! at Chuckie Harris Park (Somerville)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/pumpkin-smash-at-chuckie-harris-park-somerville--listing-75ed8848e09e42588161ea6c) — Sat, Nov 7 · 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM · Chuckie Harris Park, Somerville · Free · checked Oct 13. Bring your Halloween pumpkins to smash and compost at this free family event from the Somerville Office of Sustainability and Environment, in partnership with East Somerville…
- [Science Spotlights: Walking Fish and Photosynthesizing Sea Slugs](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/science-spotlights-walking-fish-and-photosynthesizing-sea-slugs--listing-5f858542917010a38b1057e1) — Sat, Nov 7 · 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM · Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge · Ages 10+ · With admission · checked Oct 20. A 30-minute science talk for curious kids 10 and up and their families at the Harvard Museum of Natural History in Cambridge, part of the museum's Science Spotlights series…
- [Warm and Woolly: Sheep and Wool at Drumlin Farm](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/warm-and-woolly-sheep-and-wool-at-drumlin-farm--listing-de77f01eabe38bd801535911) — Sat, Nov 7 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary, Lincoln · Ages 2–10 · From $18 · checked Oct 16. Families visit Drumlin Farm's sheep barn to meet the flock and help the farmer serve hay, learning what it takes to keep animals warm and fed as the weather turns cold. Then the…
- [Early Birders: Birding with Young Ones at Broadmoor](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/early-birders-birding-with-young-ones-at-broadmoor--listing-df26a02582ac5b37e494dc5f) — Sun, Nov 8 · 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM · Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary, Natick · Ages 2–8 · From $18 · checked Oct 16. A first birding outing for families with small children at Broadmoor in Natick. A naturalist leads a slow walk on the sanctuary trails, helping kids spot and identify resident…
- [Family Concert with Matt Heaton](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/family-concert-with-matt-heaton--listing-77ea90600eecc069df6b54c2) — Mon, Nov 9 (+1 more date) · 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM · Waltham Public Library · checked Oct 13. Sing-along family concert with children's musician Matt Heaton in the Waltham Public Library Lecture Hall, presented in partnership with a local family center (page text says…
- [Nature Tales for toddlers at Habitat (Belmont)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/nature-tales-for-toddlers-at-habitat-belmont--listing-328fdb6e690a78f77459b042) — Wed, Nov 11 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM · Habitat Education Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Belmont · Ages 1–3 · From $12 · checked Oct 20. A gentle nature program for toddlers ages 1 to 3 and their caregivers at Mass Audubon's Habitat Education Center in Belmont. Sessions open with free play at themed activity…
- [Veterans Day Basketball Skills Clinic (Grades 6-8)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/veterans-day-basketball-skills-clinic-grades-6-8--listing-877045173af264703d895265) — Wed, Nov 11 · 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Leventhal-Sidman JCC (Basketball Gym), Newton · Ages 11–14 · Paid · checked Oct 13. A half-day basketball skills clinic for middle schoolers (grades 6-8, ages 11-14) in the basketball gym at the Leventhal-Sidman JCC in Newton on Veterans Day, Wednesday November…
- [Eat Like a Bird at Discovery Museum](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/eat-like-a-bird-at-discovery-museum--listing-cc3a65ead2151d78072f1199) — Thu, Nov 12 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Discovery Museum, Acton · With admission · checked Oct 20. A drop-in science activity at Discovery Museum in Acton about how bird beaks are shaped for the food each species eats. Children pick up everyday household tools such as…
- [Painting with Pipettes at Discovery Museum](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/painting-with-pipettes-at-discovery-museum--listing-3e4a78b1e021793b69eee2ba) — Fri, Nov 13 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Discovery Museum, Acton · With admission · checked Oct 20. Children learn to use a real science tool, the pipette, in this drop-in art-and-science session at Discovery Museum in Acton. Using watercolors, they practise drawing up and…
- [¡Ser Súper Is Super! The Power of Bilingualism (bilingual story and craft)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/ser-super-is-super-the-power-of-bilingualism-bilingual-story-and-craft--listing-c87e7c3da40eb13e5072cac0) — Sat, Nov 14 · 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM · Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge · Ages 3–8 · With admission · checked Oct 20. A bilingual English-Spanish story time and craft workshop for children ages 3 to 8 and their caregivers at the Harvard Museum of Natural History in Cambridge. Bilingual museum…
- [Music and Movement with Miss Bernadette at Discovery Museum](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/music-and-movement-with-miss-bernadette-at-discovery-museum--listing-7f1bc617d7fa62d88039cfd4) — Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM · Discovery Museum, Acton · With admission · checked Oct 20. A 30-minute music session for young children at Discovery Museum in Acton led by Miss Bernadette, a professional musician and music educator. Children sing, play simple…
- [Stand Up, Speak Out at Discovery Museum](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/stand-up-speak-out-at-discovery-museum--listing-f1995df387bff81b111c4d6b) — Sun, Nov 15 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Discovery Museum, Acton · With admission · checked Oct 20. A civics-themed drop-in program at Discovery Museum in Acton where children think about what matters to them in their neighbourhood and community. Kids draw and write about what…
- [Wetland Detectives: What's Under the Surface? at Broadmoor](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/wetland-detectives-what-s-under-the-surface-at-broadmoor--listing-4178481968b0b2ad5d8ff428) — Sun, Nov 15 · 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM · Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary, Natick · Ages 5–12 · From $18 · checked Oct 20. Families dip nets into the wetland beneath the boardwalk at Mass Audubon's Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary in Natick to see what is living below the surface. With magnifiers…
- [Inclusive Afternoon at Discovery Museum](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/inclusive-afternoon-at-discovery-museum--listing-d2e82ab25a3d48343257ac11) — Tue, Nov 17 · 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM · Discovery Museum, Acton · Free · checked Oct 16. A free weekday afternoon at Discovery Museum for visitors who benefit from a more sensory-friendly atmosphere and a limited-capacity visit. The museum stays open to the public…
- [Take Aparts at Discovery Museum](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/take-aparts-at-discovery-museum--listing-39b32f814b0e2b33ffae2899) — Wed, Nov 18 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Discovery Museum, Acton · With admission · checked Oct 20. Children grab a screwdriver and open up old telephones, computers, radios and other electronics to see what is inside at this drop-in workshop at Discovery Museum in Acton. As…
- [Snip and Tear at Discovery Museum](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/snip-and-tear-at-discovery-museum--listing-6a39e0451156d7324a375768) — Thu, Nov 19 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Discovery Museum, Acton · With admission · checked Oct 20. A simple, popular drop-in activity at Discovery Museum in Acton for young children practising scissor skills. Kids can show off their cutting, try using scissors for the very…
- [Celebration of Light: Lantern Light-up at Discovery Museum](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/celebration-of-light-lantern-light-up-at-discovery-museum--listing-7fa23a9b1855c3ecbe5523f6) — Fri, Nov 20 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Discovery Museum, Acton · With admission · checked Oct 13. Make your own lantern and join a lantern procession through Discovery Woods on Friday, November 20, 2026, 2pm to 4pm. The program marks the shorter, darker days of late autumn…
- [StoryWalk: We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga at Discovery Museum](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/storywalk-we-are-grateful-otsaliheliga-at-discovery-museum--listing-9c7322085aa0e125d6e21313) — Fri, Nov 20 (+9 more dates) · 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM · Discovery Museum, Acton · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 16. Around Thanksgiving, Discovery Museum sets up an outdoor StoryWalk of Traci Sorell's picture book We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga, a story that follows a full Cherokee year of…
- [Turkey Tales and Trails at Broadmoor](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/turkey-tales-and-trails-at-broadmoor--listing-99cc09a6b98555e789ef8215) — Fri, Nov 20 (+1 more date) · 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM · Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary, Natick · Ages 5–12 · From $18 · checked Oct 16. Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary in Natick offers its own pre-Thanksgiving turkey walk for families. A naturalist guides the group through the late-fall landscape in search of Wild…
- [ZooLights at Stone Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/zoolights-at-stone-zoo--listing-a10ca2c518717cbf47c22f32) — Nov 20 – Jan 3 · 4:00 PM – 9:30 PM · Stone Zoo, Stoneham · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 13. Zoo New England's winter light display at Stone Zoo: thousands of twinkling lights along tree-lined paths, with Hot Chocolate with the Reindeer (includes ZooLights admission)…
- [Black Women in Science: Meet Dr. Paula Hammond at Discovery Museum](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/black-women-in-science-meet-dr-paula-hammond-at-discovery-museum--listing-7f52becfd7e4f734998c9e5c) — Sat, Nov 21 · 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM · Discovery Museum, Acton · With admission · checked Oct 24. Part of Discovery Museum's series honoring Black women in science, technology, engineering and math, this afternoon brings MIT chemical engineer Dr. Paula Hammond, Institute…
- [Commonwealth Ballet Nutcracker Preview — Lincoln Public Library](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/commonwealth-ballet-nutcracker-preview-lincoln-public-library--listing-7370c67c4d7aa730b0e1edaa) — Sat, Nov 21 · 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Lincoln Public Library · All ages · checked Oct 16. A Saturday-morning reading of The Nutcracker aimed at young children, with dancers from the Commonwealth Ballet Company in costume acting out parts of the story as it is read…
- [Family Trees: A Celebration of Children's Literature at Concord Museum](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/family-trees-a-celebration-of-children-s-literature-at-concord-museum--listing-be37b70e891dd176e02e89d9) — Nov 21 – Jan 3 · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Concord Museum · All ages · From $5 · checked Oct 24. Concord Museum's annual holiday installation fills the galleries with dozens of story trees, each decorated by local volunteers and community groups to bring a beloved picture…
- [Farmer's Helpers at Drumlin Farm](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/farmer-s-helpers-at-drumlin-farm--listing-bc0244a92574aa09f165f883) — Sat, Nov 21 · 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM · Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary, Lincoln · Ages 4–12 · From $18 · checked Oct 16. Families roll up their sleeves and help Drumlin Farm's livestock team with evening chores: feeding the sheep, goats and cows their dinner, tidying the barns and making sure every…
- [Fossil Day at the Harvard Museum of Natural History](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/fossil-day-at-the-harvard-museum-of-natural-history--listing-d22ce973901dcd387badc1e2) — Sat, Nov 21 · 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 20. Harvard paleontologists bring out favourite fossils from the university's paleontology collections for Fossil Day at the Harvard Museum of Natural History in Cambridge. Visitors…
- [Foster Family Evening at Discovery Museum](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/foster-family-evening-at-discovery-museum--listing-84b9ffbdf1d2d4dd21f61e22) — Sat, Nov 21 · 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Discovery Museum, Acton · Free · checked Oct 16. Discovery Museum hosts a free evening just for foster and kinship families. The museum closes to the general public, and families get free run of the indoor museum and outdoor…
- [Sketch the Wild: An Introduction to Nature Journaling at Drumlin Farm](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/sketch-the-wild-an-introduction-to-nature-journaling-at-drumlin-farm--listing-3665f0d120c40a20e52ffc5a) — Sat, Nov 21 · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary, Lincoln · Ages 5–12 · From $19 · checked Oct 20. An introduction to nature journaling for families at Mass Audubon's Drumlin Farm in Lincoln. Children who like to scribble, doodle and colour learn the basics of keeping a nature…
- [Fall Family Workshop: Winter Paper-Making with Recycled Materials (ages 5+)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/fall-family-workshop-winter-paper-making-with-recycled-materials-ages--listing-8053b0346c858ddabbfe1904) — Sun, Nov 22 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM · The Umbrella Arts Center, Concord · From $50 · checked Oct 13. A two-session family workshop at The Umbrella Arts Center in Concord making winter paper from recycled materials. Listed for families with children ages 5 and up, class size…
- [Friends of Middies Athletics Turkey Trot 5K (Dracut)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/friends-of-middies-athletics-turkey-trot-5k-dracut--listing-4d57bd26407ce17eb3e5267c) — Sun, Nov 22 · 9:00 AM · Englesby Elementary School, Dracut · All ages · From $20 · checked Oct 24. A chip-timed 5K on the Sunday before Thanksgiving, organized by the Friends of Middies Athletics to support Dracut High School athletes. The organizers describe it as fun for…
- [Newton Turkey Trot 5K and Kids 1-Mile Fun Run](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/newton-turkey-trot-5k-and-kids-1-mile-fun-run--listing-b098ad563a77bfe59305eb0f) — Sun, Nov 22 · 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM · Zervas Elementary School, Newton · From $30 · checked Oct 21. The 13th annual Newton Turkey Trot is a neighborhood 5K that has grown to more than 1,800 runners, with a separate 1-mile kids fun run that starts first at 8:30 am, followed by…
- [Turkey Tales and Trails at Drumlin Farm](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/turkey-tales-and-trails-at-drumlin-farm--listing-843ff7279e5428681d00bf48) — Sun, Nov 22 · 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM · Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary, Lincoln · Ages 5–12 · From $18 · checked Oct 16. Just before Thanksgiving, Drumlin Farm leads families on a guided hike to look for Wild Turkeys and the signs they leave behind: tracks, dropped feathers and scratch marks in the…
- [Wobble Before You Gobble 5K and Kids' Dash (Malden)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/wobble-before-you-gobble-5k-and-kids-dash-malden--listing-b56f50b39ec89504752003e6) — Sun, Nov 22 · 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM · Dartmouth Street Parking Lot, Malden · With admission · checked Oct 21. Run Club of Malden's annual pre-Thanksgiving race pairs a free kids' dash with a 5K, starting from the Dartmouth Street parking lot in Malden. The kids' dash, best for ages 10…
- [Morning for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Visitors at Discovery Museum](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/morning-for-deaf-and-hard-of-hearing-visitors-at-discovery-museum--listing-675fc7bd877c76708d3e4ee9) — Mon, Nov 23 · 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Discovery Museum, Acton · Free · checked Oct 16. A free morning at Discovery Museum reserved for visitors who are Deaf, hard of hearing or DeafBlind and their families. The museum is closed to the general public, so children…
- [Stow Gobbler 5K (kids' registration available)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/stow-gobbler-5k-kids-registration-available--listing-1e796ab69bb00e05f231379f) — Thu, Nov 26 · 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM · Hale Middle School, Stow · All ages · From $27 · checked Oct 21. The Stow Gobbler is a Thanksgiving-morning 5K run and walk that starts and finishes at Hale Middle School on Hartley Road and benefits the Stow Community Chest. The organizers…
- [Wakefield Turkey Trot and Kids' Fun Run](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/wakefield-turkey-trot-and-kids-fun-run--listing-69978affb353050060032611) — Thu, Nov 26 · 7:30 AM · Lake Quannapowitt (Wakefield Common start area) · Up to 10 · From $10 · checked Oct 21. The Wakefield Track and Field Boosters host this Thanksgiving-morning 5K around Lake Quannapowitt, timed to finish in time for the town football game or putting the turkey in the…
- [A Candlelit Christmas at the Old Manse](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/a-candlelit-christmas-at-the-old-manse--listing-6d740b9726696a0d2e5258a6) — Fri, Nov 27 (+23 more dates) · 4:00 PM · The Old Manse, Concord · From $10 · checked Oct 20. Lantern-lit evening tours of the Old Manse in Concord, the colonial home beside the North Bridge, decorated for the holiday season. Guides lead small groups through the house…
- [Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland at Lowell Memorial Auditorium](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/cirque-musica-holiday-wonderland-at-lowell-memorial-auditorium--listing-813a1452d51f49c0e6bf52d6) — Fri, Nov 27 · 7:30 PM · Lowell Memorial Auditorium · From $49 · checked Oct 24. On the night after Thanksgiving, Lowell Memorial Auditorium hosts Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland, a touring show that pairs circus acrobatics and aerial acts with familiar…
- [Everyday Engineering: Indoor Fort Building at Discovery Museum](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/everyday-engineering-indoor-fort-building-at-discovery-museum--listing-06d9f6ac4d4d318a15ec0b41) — Fri, Nov 27 (+3 more dates) · 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Discovery Museum, Acton · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 16. Over Thanksgiving weekend, Discovery Museum in Acton turns a room into an ever-changing blanket fort that visitors build together. Kids engineer with repurposed and recycled…
- [It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play at Greater Boston Stage Company](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/it-s-a-wonderful-life-a-live-radio-play-at-greater-boston-stage-compan--listing-2d7e8f3ad733f3f2acb3940c) — Nov 27 – Dec 20 · Greater Boston Stage Company, Stoneham · Paid · checked Oct 21. Greater Boston Stage Company's holiday production in Stoneham is Joe Landry's adaptation of 'It's a Wonderful Life' staged as a 1946 live radio broadcast. A small cast of actors…
- [Predator vs. Prey: Adaptation Strategies & Games at Habitat](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/predator-vs-prey-adaptation-strategies-and-games-at-habitat--listing-a1df0e4f4a74993651956e1c) — Fri, Nov 27 · 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM · Habitat Education Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Belmont · Ages 4–14 · From $18 · checked Oct 20. A day-after-Thanksgiving family program at Habitat Education Center in Belmont about the animals at the top and bottom of the food chain. Children get up close with real skulls…
- [Thanksgiving Break Basketball Skills Clinic (Grades 6-8)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/thanksgiving-break-basketball-skills-clinic-grades-6-8--listing-a6448f5559795b3d452ed554) — Fri, Nov 27 (+2 more dates) · 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Leventhal-Sidman JCC (Basketball Gym), Newton · Ages 11–14 · Paid · checked Oct 13. A three-morning basketball skills clinic for grades 6-8 (ages 11-14) in the basketball gym at the Leventhal-Sidman JCC in Newton over Thanksgiving weekend, Friday through Sunday…
- [Safe Haven Ballet Presents The Nutcracker at Lowell Memorial Auditorium](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/safe-haven-ballet-presents-the-nutcracker-at-lowell-memorial-auditoriu--listing-517816acb6c177af415f85e8) — Sat, Nov 28 · 4:30 PM · Lowell Memorial Auditorium · From $63 · checked Oct 24. Portsmouth, New Hampshire's Safe Haven Ballet brings its full-length Nutcracker to Lowell Memorial Auditorium for a late-afternoon show on Thanksgiving Saturday. All the familiar…
- [Fall Family Workshop: Explore Winter Monoprinting with Gelli Plates (ages 5+)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/fall-family-workshop-explore-winter-monoprinting-with-gelli-plates-age--listing-e71f43849ab663c47ab74ef6) — Sun, Nov 29 · 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM · The Umbrella Arts Center, Concord · From $50 · checked Oct 13. A one-session family printmaking workshop at The Umbrella Arts Center in Concord, exploring winter-themed monoprinting with Gelli plates. Listed for families with children ages 5…
- [Everyday Engineering: Squishy Circuits at Discovery Museum](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/everyday-engineering-squishy-circuits-at-discovery-museum--listing-b5140324a2a1251ed3d1bb89) — Wed, Dec 2 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Discovery Museum, Acton · With admission · checked Oct 24. A drop-in circuitry session at Discovery Museum in Acton where children squish and sculpt conductive playdough and use it to light up LEDs and set off buzzers. It turns a…
- [Playful Engineers at East: Paper Cup ROBOTS!](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/playful-engineers-at-east-paper-cup-robots--listing-48573ee99d242c85da51c5a2) — Wed, Dec 2 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Somerville Public Library, East Branch · checked Oct 13. Kids use paper cups and simple mechanical parts to create quirky, non-electronic robots (or people, animals or other creatures), experimenting with ways to make them move while…
- [Farm-to-Table for Toddlers at Drumlin Farm](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/farm-to-table-for-toddlers-at-drumlin-farm--listing-117c34bc8b2abb3707e236c2) — Thu, Dec 3 (+2 more dates) · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary, Lincoln · Ages 1–3 · From $20 · checked Oct 16. A gentle Thursday-morning class that introduces toddlers to the kitchen and to where food comes from. With their caregiver, children whip up a simple treat using fresh farm…
- [A Charlie Brown Christmas: Live on Stage at Lowell Memorial Auditorium](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/a-charlie-brown-christmas-live-on-stage-at-lowell-memorial-auditorium--listing-6fa13f69c74b23222edca75e) — Fri, Dec 4 · 7:00 PM · Lowell Memorial Auditorium · From $35 · checked Oct 24. A faithful stage adaptation of the Charles M. Schulz television special: Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus and the rest of the Peanuts gang search for the true meaning of…
- [Gingerbread Baby at Drumlin Farm](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/gingerbread-baby-at-drumlin-farm--listing-fcbc992e207fe4b520028b60) — Fri, Dec 4 (+3 more dates) · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary, Lincoln · Ages 2–6 · From $20 · checked Oct 16. A holiday baking-and-barnyard morning for young children at Drumlin Farm in Lincoln, built around Jan Brett's picture book Gingerbread Baby. Families start in the farm kitchen…
- [Make a Mess: Artists on a Roll at Discovery Museum](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/make-a-mess-artists-on-a-roll-at-discovery-museum--listing-2fe6b151fe2a11b492bd1b73) — Fri, Dec 4 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Discovery Museum, Acton · With admission · checked Oct 24. A morning process-art session at Discovery Museum in Acton: children dip balls in paint and roll them across paper to create their pictures, a technique that mixes art, a bit of…
- [North Central Youth Ballet presents The Nutcracker (Townsend)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/north-central-youth-ballet-presents-the-nutcracker-townsend--listing-70afdb5fb40acb1d356fa8f0) — Fri, Dec 4 · North Middlesex Regional High School, Townsend · All ages · From $15 · checked Oct 21. North Central Youth Ballet, a nonprofit youth dance company, stages its annual Nutcracker in the auditorium of North Middlesex Regional High School in Townsend. It is a community…
- [Tracking Winter Wildlife at Broadmoor](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/tracking-winter-wildlife-at-broadmoor--listing-0a8d1cb1fda39bdde4bd52e3) — Fri, Dec 4 · 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM · Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary, Natick · Ages 5–12 · From $18 · checked Oct 20. A late-afternoon family tracking walk at Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary in Natick. Mass Audubon field teachers lead families along the trails looking for tracks and other signs…
- [Chanukah Through the Senses: An LGBTQ+ Family Celebration](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/chanukah-through-the-senses-an-lgbtq-family-celebration--listing-c12ead4ec6fc0893d3fe67b6) — Sat, Dec 5 · 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM · Watertown Free Public Library · Free · checked Oct 13. LGBTQ+ families and allies celebrate Chanukah in the Watertown Savings Bank Room with sensory stations, queer-inclusive stories, songs and parachute play. Free and open to all…
- [Commonwealth Ballet Nutcracker Reading & Dance — Maynard Public Library](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/commonwealth-ballet-nutcracker-reading-and-dance-maynard-public-librar--listing-3e6cdfac3cc73bad6d5f9042) — Sat, Dec 5 · 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Maynard Public Library · All ages · checked Oct 16. Commonwealth Ballet dancers visit the Maynard Public Library's Storytime Room for a reading of The Nutcracker storybook accompanied by excerpts of the ballet danced to the music…
- [Modeling Molecules at Discovery Museum](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/modeling-molecules-at-discovery-museum--listing-e2accddda1afc73bed152f23) — Sat, Dec 5 · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Discovery Museum, Acton · With admission · checked Oct 24. A Saturday tinkering table at Discovery Museum in Acton where kids stick, stack and sort model atoms and can follow along to build models of common gases. The activity connects…
- [Nutcracker Storytime with Commonwealth Ballet — Sherborn Library](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/nutcracker-storytime-with-commonwealth-ballet-sherborn-library--listing-9fa9fcb3bc876b4cac15bcfc) — Sat, Dec 5 · 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Sherborn Library · All ages · checked Oct 16. Commonwealth Ballet dancers in their colorful costumes bring The Nutcracker to life at the Sherborn Library in an annual reading for audiences of all ages, a joyful introduction…
- [Winter Wildlife Tales & Meet a Rabbit at Drumlin Farm](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/winter-wildlife-tales-and-meet-a-rabbit-at-drumlin-farm--listing-2323ce9edf7145635f9b8e43) — Sat, Dec 5 · 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM · Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary, Lincoln · Ages 4–10 · From $18 · checked Oct 16. A December afternoon at Drumlin Farm about how animals survive the coldest season. Families gather for a reading of Twelve Days of Winter: A Wildlife Celebration by Sherri Maret…
- [Winter Wildlife Up Close: Birds, Feeders, and a Guided Walk at Drumlin Farm](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/winter-wildlife-up-close-birds-feeders-and-a-guided-walk-at-drumlin-fa--listing-ad8bc7fe4c64881c7e1393d7) — Sat, Dec 5 · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary, Lincoln · Ages 5–12 · From $18 · checked Oct 20. A winter bird program for families at Drumlin Farm in Lincoln. Children meet one of Drumlin Farm's wildlife ambassador songbirds up close and learn the adaptations that help…
- [Winter Wildlife Up Close: Birds, Feeders, and a Guided Walk at Broadmoor](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/winter-wildlife-up-close-birds-feeders-and-a-guided-walk-at-broadmoor--listing-83f9c3b996e59eeb83859506) — Sun, Dec 6 · 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM · Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary, Natick · Ages 5–12 · From $18 · checked Oct 20. A family bird program at Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary in Natick that starts with a close encounter with one of Drumlin Farm's wildlife ambassador birds and an introduction to how…
- [Early Release: Self Portrait Pillows (Grades K-8)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/early-release-self-portrait-pillows-grades-k-8--listing-2e6343c4f97f45ce1f459cf0) — Thu, Dec 10 · 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM · Danforth Art Museum and Art School at Framingham State University · From $45 · checked Oct 13. Early Release is a single-afternoon art program for grades K-8 at the Danforth Art School in Framingham on an early-release school day. The page describes popcorn and lemonade, a…
- [Discover Life Under the Log at Habitat](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/discover-life-under-the-log-at-habitat--listing-3a7061d49eaf3222b1f523b5) — Fri, Dec 11 · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Habitat Education Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Belmont · Ages 3–5 · From $12 · checked Oct 20. A preschool nature program at Habitat Education Center in Belmont about the hidden world beneath fallen logs. Children start with free play at themed stations (puzzles…
- [Commonwealth Ballet Nutcracker Preview — Weston Public Library](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/commonwealth-ballet-nutcracker-preview-weston-public-library--listing-eceaab76957a7f767661fad2) — Sat, Dec 12 · 10:30 AM · Weston Public Library · All ages · checked Oct 16. A reading of The Nutcracker geared to young children, with Commonwealth Ballet Company dancers acting out some of the parts, in the Community Room of the Weston Public Library…
- [December Holidays Bilingual Spanish Story Time — Medford](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/december-holidays-bilingual-spanish-story-time-medford--listing-fc9b79f41d13b68522d2281d) — Sat, Dec 12 · 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Medford Public Library (Bonsignore Hall) · Free · checked Oct 21. A bilingual Spanish-English story time at Medford Public Library that tours the winter holidays of Latin America. Children and their grown-ups learn about Colombia's Day of the…
- [Evening for Deaf, Blind, or DeafBlind Visitors at Discovery Museum](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/evening-for-deaf-blind-or-deafblind-visitors-at-discovery-museum--listing-81fe91ba18ff9e8a5194ac7f) — Sat, Dec 12 · 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Discovery Museum, Acton · Free · checked Oct 16. A free private evening at Discovery Museum in Acton for children and adults who are d/Deaf, hard of hearing, blind, low vision or DeafBlind, children of deaf adults (KODA) and…
- [Nutcracker Reading with Commonwealth Ballet — Sargent Memorial Library (Boxborough)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/nutcracker-reading-with-commonwealth-ballet-sargent-memorial-library-b--listing-68a6b51d1248ead920729716) — Sat, Dec 12 · 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Sargent Memorial Library, Boxborough · All ages · checked Oct 16. Dancers from the Commonwealth Ballet Company come to Boxborough's Sargent Memorial Library to tell the classic Nutcracker story with music and dance from the show. Afterward…
- [Winter Wildlife Tales & Meet and Greet at Broadmoor](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/winter-wildlife-tales-and-meet-and-greet-at-broadmoor--listing-adeb39068b4f44a7df88893f) — Sat, Dec 12 · 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM · Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary, Natick · Ages 2–8 · From $18 · checked Oct 20. A cosy hibernation story program for young children at Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary in Natick. Families gather for a reading of Time to Sleep by Denise Fleming and then meet one…
- [Winter Wildlife Tales & Meet a Rabbit at Broadmoor](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/winter-wildlife-tales-and-meet-a-rabbit-at-broadmoor--listing-c20d76c1d403811fbd153ed0) — Sun, Dec 13 · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary, Natick · Ages 2–8 · From $18 · checked Oct 16. Broadmoor's December story-and-animal morning for young naturalists: a reading of Twelve Days of Winter: A Wildlife Celebration by Sherri Maret, a visit with one of the…
- [Adaptive Gingerbread Cookie Decorating for Teens — Medford Library](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/adaptive-gingerbread-cookie-decorating-for-teens-medford-library--listing-845bc3eaedd7d9d44be6a1b0) — Thu, Dec 17 · 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM · Medford Public Library · Ages 11–22 · checked Oct 20. Medford Public Library's monthly adaptive social program for young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, ages 11 to 22, takes a holiday turn in December…
- [Kids' Night Out: Hanging Fish Stuffies (Grades K-8)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/kids-night-out-hanging-fish-stuffies-grades-k-8--listing-877221818637629cd605b8f6) — Fri, Dec 18 · 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Danforth Art Museum and Art School at Framingham State University · From $45 · checked Oct 13. Kids' Night Out is an evening art program for grades K-8 at the Danforth Art School in Framingham. Drop-off is between 5:45 and 6:00 p.m. and pick-up is at 9:00 p.m.; the evening…
- [Snow Globes Craft at Discovery Museum](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/snow-globes-craft-at-discovery-museum--listing-50c1c3e577fe34c051cb472f) — Fri, Dec 18 · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Discovery Museum, Acton · With admission · checked Oct 24. A holiday-week make-and-take at Discovery Museum in Acton: children assemble their own mini snow globe with a sprinkle of 'snow' and their own decorations, and take it home the…
- [Mystic Runners Santa Dash Classic (Wakefield)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/mystic-runners-santa-dash-classic-wakefield--listing-384694f017f5e082afa463c6) — Sat, Dec 19 · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Lake Quannapowitt (Lakeside Inn), Wakefield · Up to 10 · With admission · checked Oct 21. The Mystic Runners' fifth annual Santa Dash Classic is a holiday 5K run and walk on the flat loop around Lake Quannapowitt in Wakefield, opening with a free Kids Fun Run for…
- [Solstice Stargazing with Aldrich Astronomical Society at deCordova](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/solstice-stargazing-with-aldrich-astronomical-society-at-decordova--listing-da2a99409c0002dacfa63079) — Sat, Dec 19 · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln · All ages · From $30 · checked Oct 20. A winter solstice evening at deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum in Lincoln. Families watch the last of the sunset and then explore the sculpture park in the dark while members…
- [Boston Pops Holiday Pops 2026 at Lowell Memorial Auditorium](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/boston-pops-holiday-pops-2026-at-lowell-memorial-auditorium--listing-b81195ebd6c18de324a1cd9a) — Sun, Dec 20 · 2:30 PM · Lowell Memorial Auditorium · Paid · checked Oct 24. Keith Lockhart's Boston Pops tour their Holiday Pops program to Lowell Memorial Auditorium for a Sunday matinee, letting Merrimack Valley families hear the tradition without…
- [Winter Break Basketball Skills Clinic (Grades 6-8)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/winter-break-basketball-skills-clinic-grades-6-8--listing-24a9591b696d17e627242f50) — Mon, Dec 28 (+3 more dates) · 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Leventhal-Sidman JCC (Basketball Gym), Newton · Ages 11–14 · Paid · checked Oct 13. A four-morning basketball skills clinic for grades 6-8 (ages 11-14) in the basketball gym at the Leventhal-Sidman JCC in Newton during winter vacation week, Monday through…
- [Maker Space: Winter Break at deCordova](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/maker-space-winter-break-at-decordova--listing-8a0c3b1f109f3efbf172042b) — Tue, Dec 29 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln · All ages · From $10 · checked Oct 16. A school-vacation drop-in art studio inside the museum building at deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum in Lincoln. Inspired by the artists and themes on view in the Sculpture…
- [School Vacation Week Movie at Central: Elio — Somerville Library](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/school-vacation-week-movie-at-central-elio-somerville-library--listing-dcddf1f4c3877114b75bff61) — Tue, Dec 29 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Somerville Public Library, Central Library · checked Oct 20. A free school-vacation-week film screening of Pixar's Elio in the auditorium of Somerville Public Library's Central Library. In the science-fiction adventure, Elio struggles to…
- [Noon Year's Eve Party](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/noon-year-s-eve-party--listing-500a3472f0237f76fa07205d) — Thu, Dec 31 · 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM · Medford Public Library · All ages · checked Oct 13. A family New Year's celebration at noon instead of midnight, with dancing, crafts and a library-wide countdown at 12:00 in Bonsignore Hall. All ages welcome. Registration is…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Art/Play Through Stories: Toddler and Parent (6-week class)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/art-play-through-stories-toddler-and-parent-6-week-class--listing-46cd6692d0452cc857bb9543) — Thursdays 10:00-10:45 a.m., Oct 29-Dec 10, 2026 (6 meetings; no class 11/26) · Danforth Art Museum and Art School at Framingham State University · From $60 · checked Oct 13. A six-week parent-and-toddler art class at the Danforth Art School in Framingham. The class meets Thursday mornings from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. for six sessions between October 29…
- [Artist's Studio: What's the Story in the Picture? (Grades 4-5, 6-week class)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/artist-s-studio-what-s-the-story-in-the-picture-grades-4-5-6-week-clas--listing-989e2e9cb7c0bbd382bcba5b) — Wednesdays 4:00-6:00 p.m., Oct 21-Dec 9, 2026 (listed as 6 meetings; no class 11/25) · Danforth Art Museum and Art School at Framingham State University · From $198 · checked Oct 13. A six-week Artist's Studio class for children in grades 4-5 at the Danforth Art School in Framingham, using narrative artworks in the museum galleries as the starting point for…
- [Belkin Family Lookout Farm U-Pick and Play Areas](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/belkin-family-lookout-farm-u-pick-and-play-areas--listing-b7babc70a15cdfbc2ca280b8) — U-Pick Tuesday-Thursday 10 am-5 pm, Friday-Sunday 10 am-6 pm (last entrance 4 pm)… · Belkin Family Lookout Farm, South Natick · From $39 · checked Oct 13. Lookout Farm in South Natick sells a U-Pick admission pass that includes a half-peck bag (about 6 lbs) of apples or Asian pears plus wristband access to the Tractor Play Area…
- [Creation Station drop-in family art making](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/creation-station-drop-in-family-art-making--listing-747adc205595ceb73643acab) — Saturdays 12:30-2:30 p.m., Sep 19-Dec 12, 2026 (no session 10/10, 11/28) · Danforth Art Museum and Art School at Framingham State University · All ages · From $10 · checked Oct 13. Creation Station is a drop-in art-making program for families at the Danforth Art Museum and Art School in Framingham. It runs Saturdays 12:30-2:30 p.m. from September 19 through…
- [deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/decordova-sculpture-park-and-museum--listing-434c4e0a0dc40418b86c6dd0) — Sculpture Park and Store: Tuesday-Friday 10 am-4 pm; Saturday-Sunday 10 am-5 pm; closed… · deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 13. A 30-acre outdoor sculpture park with trails, lawns and gardens in Lincoln, operated by The Trustees. Families can take self-guided tours and a scavenger hunt (printed or on a…
- [Discovery Museum (Acton)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/discovery-museum-acton--listing-4821e8f7d3ab28c1ee30c582) — School year: Tuesday–Sunday 9:00am–4:30pm; closed Mondays except select holidays and… · Discovery Museum, Acton · From $19 · checked Oct 13. Hands-on science and nature museum for children with indoor exhibits and the outdoor Discovery Woods treehouse and nature playscape. School-year hours (from September 15)…
- [Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/drumlin-farm-wildlife-sanctuary--listing-aa60dcf5ccc8a19a28b3e9e8) — Farm open Tuesday-Sunday and Monday holidays, 9:00 am-5:00 pm; shop Thursday-Sunday and… · Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary, Lincoln · All ages · From $6 · checked Oct 13. Mass Audubon's working farm and wildlife sanctuary in Lincoln. Visitors walk trails through field, forest and wetland habitat, see pigs, sheep, goats, chickens and cows in the…
- [First Friday Nights Free at Discovery Museum](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/first-friday-nights-free-at-discovery-museum--listing-875a87dc1c28b0b1e0c4d418) — First Friday night of each month, October through June, 4:30–8:00pm · Discovery Museum, Acton · Free · checked Oct 13. Join Discovery Museum with free admission on the first Friday night of every month during the school year (October through June), 4:30pm to 8pm, and explore the indoor exhibits…
- [Harvard Art Museums](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/harvard-art-museums--listing-2029b824402c453176aac989) — Tuesday–Sunday 10am–5pm; closed Mondays and major holidays · Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge · All ages · Free · checked Oct 13. The Fogg, Busch-Reisinger and Arthur M. Sackler museums share one building just outside Harvard Square. Open Tuesday–Sunday 10am–5pm; closed Mondays, major holidays and other…
- [Honey Pot Hill Orchards](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/honey-pot-hill-orchards--listing-64b8c0176d21072251e1c05f) — Farm store 9 am-6 pm daily (Sep 1-Nov 1); apple picking 9 am-5 pm; hayrides weekends… · Honey Pot Hill Orchards, Stow · All ages · From $2 · checked Oct 13. A pick-your-own orchard in Stow with apple picking (late August to early November; PYO closes an hour before the farm store), a farm store open daily 9 am-6 pm September 1 to…
- [Public Skating at Allied Veterans Memorial Rink](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/public-skating-at-allied-veterans-memorial-rink--listing-bd4a0410c1f4309e0444e7b1) — Public skating sessions most days, usually midday and early afternoon; times change from… · Allied Veterans Memorial Rink, Everett · All ages · From $5 · checked Oct 21. The Allied Veterans Memorial Rink on Elm Street in Everett is a state DCR rink that FMC Ice Sports has operated since 2022. Public skating here costs $5 per skater, with skate…
- [Public Skating at Burbank Ice Arena](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/public-skating-at-burbank-ice-arena--listing-1bcac60379dcb50245e4ed3e) — Public skating year-round: posted pattern is Sundays late afternoon and weekday midday… · Burbank Ice Arena, Reading · All ages · From $6 · checked Oct 21. Burbank Ice Arena in Reading is a community rink that offers public skating all year long, mostly in weekday midday blocks plus a Sunday late-afternoon session, which suits…
- [Public Skating at Simoni Skating Rink](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/public-skating-at-simoni-skating-rink--listing-8ff299f97ead693dcee6fe54) — Public skating sessions most days, usually midday and early afternoon; times change from… · Simoni Skating Rink, Cambridge · All ages · From $10 · checked Oct 21. Simoni Skating Rink on Gore Street in East Cambridge is a DCR indoor ice rink that FMC Ice Sports has operated since 2005, and its public skating sessions are open to everyone…
- [Public Skating at Somerville Veterans Memorial Rink](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/public-skating-at-somerville-veterans-memorial-rink--listing-a49fd66e207de64aa7b8127b) — Public skating sessions most days, usually midday and early afternoon; times change from… · Veterans Memorial Rink, Somerville · All ages · From $5 · checked Oct 21. Somerville's Veterans Memorial Rink on Somerville Avenue is a DCR indoor ice arena operated by FMC Ice Sports since 2021, and it is one of the cheaper public skates around Boston…
- [Session 2: Kids Handbuilding clay class (Thursdays)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/session-2-kids-handbuilding-clay-class-thursdays--listing-1ee4cf73370b6ef29d223ac4) — Thursdays 4-6 PM, Oct 29-Dec 10, 2026 (6 weeks; no class Nov 26) · Mudflat Studio, Somerville · From $280 · checked Oct 13. A six-week clay handbuilding class for kids at Mudflat Studio, a nonprofit ceramics studio in Somerville. Session 2 meets Thursdays 4:00-6:00 PM from October 29 through December…
- [Session 2: Kids Wheel: Thursdays (ages 8-12)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/session-2-kids-wheel-thursdays-ages-8-12--listing-e7d2aea3c188e5a4e832a76f) — Thursdays 4-6 pm, Oct 29-Dec 10, 2026 (6 weeks; no class Nov 26) · Mudflat Studio, Somerville · Ages 8–12 · From $280 · sold out when last checked · checked Oct 13. A six-week wheel-throwing class for ages 8-12 at Mudflat Studio in Somerville, taught by Mudflat instructor Lisa Knebel; kids learn the basics of throwing on the wheel and…
- [Sky Zone Trampoline Park Everett](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/sky-zone-trampoline-park-everett--listing-c59916ff534e4d6cb750f71b) — Mon-Thu 12:00pm-8:00pm; Fri 11:00am-10:00pm; Sat 9:00am-10:00pm; Sun 10:00am-8:00pm · Sky Zone Everett · From $28.99 · checked Oct 13. Sky Zone Everett is an indoor trampoline park at 69 Norman St. in Everett with wall-to-wall trampoline courts and a Toddler Zone attraction. Hours are Monday-Thursday 12:00-8:00…
- [Stone Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/stone-zoo--listing-419479f3497a9e951e8be726) — October daily 9–5; Nov 1–19 daily 9–4; Nov 20–Jan 3 daily 9–3 (ZooLights 4:00–9:30… · Stone Zoo, Stoneham · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 13. Zoo New England's 26-acre zoo on Spot Pond in Stoneham, home to black bears, Canada lynx, cougars, arctic foxes, colobus monkeys and a Treasures of the Sierra Madre trail…

## Recently ended

- [Backyard and Beyond: Treehouse Yoga](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/backyard-and-beyond-treehouse-yoga--listing-13dbd5e2302ed37c8a231b56) — ended Fri, Oct 23
- [Exploring Hand Tools in the da Vinci Workshop](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/exploring-hand-tools-in-the-da-vinci-workshop--listing-23d68c881a95656ef616a5a6) — ended Thu, Oct 22
- [Threading Things](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/threading-things--listing-82f102f728a3e5fdac32c0ec) — ended Thu, Oct 22
- [Backyard and Beyond: Working in the Garden](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/backyard-and-beyond-working-in-the-garden--listing-9381dda534422f5b569c3101) — ended Wed, Oct 21
- [Carnivore Enrichment Day at Stone Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/carnivore-enrichment-day-at-stone-zoo--listing-383d26f9ce8c30187e96df5c) — ended Wed, Oct 21
- [Family Movie Night: The Sheep Detectives](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/family-movie-night-the-sheep-detectives--listing-82730d0c36cca54b16c93ebe) — ended Wed, Oct 21
- [MakeMobile: After School at deCordova](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/makemobile-after-school-at-decordova--listing-efdb73af4ed85a8cf556b314) — ended Wed, Oct 21
- [Family Costume Maker Night (ages 5+)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/family-costume-maker-night-ages-5--listing-39cee981d2df74f3186ea819) — ended Mon, Oct 19
- [Forestdale Halloween (Malden)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/forestdale-halloween-malden--listing-52a43d0063adce8296c2f96c) — ended Sun, Oct 18
- [100 Years in the 100 Acre Wood: Winnie-the-Pooh 100th Anniversary](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/100-years-in-the-100-acre-wood-winnie-the-pooh-100th-anniversary--listing-cd6cb526fc9c743b59697f6f) — ended Sat, Oct 17
- [Early Release: Apple Prints (Grades K-8)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/early-release-apple-prints-grades-k-8--listing-45ac9f2531555b4102043fd2) — ended Thu, Oct 15
- [Framingham Spooktacular 2026](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/framingham-spooktacular-2026--listing-6c32526a27b712f904b380e7) — ended Tue, Oct 13

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