# Things to do with kids in Plymouth County, MA

> 20 upcoming family events and 3 places and ongoing programs in Plymouth 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

- [Boo in the Barnyard at Weir River Farm](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/boo-in-the-barnyard-at-weir-river-farm--listing-230699428e270715d228684e) — Sat, Oct 24 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Weir River Farm, Hingham · From $10 · checked Oct 13. A Halloween morning at the Trustees' Weir River Farm in Hingham. Costumed guests visit the barnyard animals, join a scavenger hunt, make a seasonal craft and get a treat…
- [Family Bird Walk at Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/family-bird-walk-at-tidmarsh-wildlife-sanctuary--listing-a6c00bf63e55e26442999975) — Sat, Oct 24 · 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary, Plymouth · Ages 8–17 · Free · checked Oct 24. A free one-hour family bird walk through the restored meadows and wetland edges of Mass Audubon's Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary in Plymouth, a former cranberry farm now returning…
- [Saturday Story Hour: Not-Too-Spooky Storytime at North River](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/saturday-story-hour-not-too-spooky-storytime-at-north-river--listing-eba2bb0d4f61c2b9cc928167) — Sat, Oct 24 · 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM · North River Wildlife Sanctuary, Marshfield · Ages 0–6 · From $10 · checked Oct 16. An indoor nature story hour for babies through six-year-olds at North River Wildlife Sanctuary in Marshfield. The Halloween-week session features a themed story about the changes…
- [Farm Explorers at Weir River Farm](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/farm-explorers-at-weir-river-farm--listing-04cf7f6323022321bb68c1c9) — Thu, Oct 29 (+3 more dates) · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Weir River Farm, Hingham · Ages 2–5 · From $10 · checked Oct 24. Thursday-morning barnyard sessions for little farmers and their caregivers at Weir River Farm in Hingham. Children meet the goats, pigs and other animals up close and join…
- [Halloween Planetarium Shows (Oct 31)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/halloween-planetarium-shows-oct-31--listing-0ca4e86395e586f4a2d3b6c2) — Sat, Oct 31 · 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Brockton Public Library, Main Branch · Free · checked Oct 13. Three free Halloween/spooky-themed planetarium shows at the Brockton Public Library Main Branch (listed in the Driscoll Art Gallery, 2nd floor). Seats are reserved through the…
- [Sensory-Friendly Boo in the Barnyard at Weir River Farm](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/sensory-friendly-boo-in-the-barnyard-at-weir-river-farm--listing-ae4a4730bb1a5194428dc4d6) — Sat, Oct 31 · 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM · Weir River Farm, Hingham · From $10 · checked Oct 24. A dedicated quieter hour of Weir River Farm's Halloween barnyard event, with fewer guests and a calmer environment for any family that benefits from a limited-capacity visit…
- [Field to Felting at Weir River Farm](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/field-to-felting-at-weir-river-farm--listing-11998a4543745886281a2ee0) — Wed, Nov 4 · 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM · Weir River Farm, Hingham · Ages 10+ · From $40 · checked Oct 18. Meet the farm’s sheep, learn how wool becomes fiber and make a felted project with supplied tools and materials. The workshop is geared toward adults but welcomes interested…
- [Open Barnyard at Weir River Farm](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/open-barnyard-at-weir-river-farm--listing-15a9a0410d507c0500b66750) — Sat, Nov 7 (+2 more dates) · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Weir River Farm, Hingham · All ages · From $10 · checked Oct 16. Saturday-morning open barnyard hours at Weir River Farm in Hingham. Families can meet the pigs, rabbits and other furry residents, interact with the goats and greet the sheep…
- [Sensory-Friendly Open Barnyard at Weir River Farm](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/sensory-friendly-open-barnyard-at-weir-river-farm--listing-8ebaf4bc120a3cc1935b341d) — Sat, Nov 7 (+1 more date) · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Weir River Farm, Hingham · From $10 · checked Oct 24. A Saturday-morning series at Weir River Farm in Hingham that keeps the barnyard to a reduced number of guests and a quieter, sensory-friendly setting for families who benefit…
- [Professor Gizmo: Forest of Here at Fuller Craft Museum](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/professor-gizmo-forest-of-here-at-fuller-craft-museum--listing-d908ef162a3df10ac728d9b9) — Sun, Nov 8 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton · All ages · checked Oct 20. A drop-in family making afternoon at Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton led by the museum's returning favourites, Professor Gizmo. Makers of all ages create their own piece inspired…
- [Sheep Stroll at Weir River Farm](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/sheep-stroll-at-weir-river-farm--listing-1b88a0a0ad36f3e0d81793fa) — Sat, Nov 14 · 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM · Weir River Farm, Hingham · From $10 · checked Oct 16. Walk alongside Weir River Farm's friendly flock of sheep on the farm's trails while staff explain how the sheep are cared for, their role in agriculture and what makes them…
- [Wild Turkey Walk at North River](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/wild-turkey-walk-at-north-river--listing-7b0a31fd44e491e821ae4450) — Fri, Nov 20 · 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM · North River Wildlife Sanctuary, Marshfield · Ages 0–17 · From $18 · checked Oct 20. A pre-Thanksgiving family hike at North River Wildlife Sanctuary in Marshfield all about wild turkeys. With a naturalist, families look for turkey tracks, listen for their calls…
- [America's Hometown Thanksgiving Celebration Parade (Plymouth)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/america-s-hometown-thanksgiving-celebration-parade-plymouth--listing-946cb511fa6cbc45b2474f75) — Sat, Nov 21 · 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Historic Plymouth Waterfront (parade starts at Plymouth Rock) · Free · checked Oct 13. The annual America's Hometown Thanksgiving Celebration parade on Plymouth's historic waterfront. Opening ceremonies begin at 9:00 a.m. and the parade steps off at 10:00 a.m. from…
- [USA Thanksgiving Parade & Celebration](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/usa-thanksgiving-parade-and-celebration--listing-874945c0f915e369f3e6866c) — Thu, Nov 26 · 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Historic Plymouth Waterfront · sold out when last checked · checked Oct 16. America's premier historically accurate chronological Thanksgiving parade featuring historical floats, marching bands, and holiday festivities.
- [Edaville's Winter Wonderland Train & Lights Festival](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/edaville-s-winter-wonderland-train-and-lights-festival--listing-38896c83c807cd1a40e64ac5) — Fri, Nov 27 (+13 more dates) · 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Edaville, Carver · All ages · From $36 · checked Oct 16. Edaville's holiday festival in Carver turns the historic railroad park into a lit-up winter village on weekends from Thanksgiving Friday until December 27. Every ticket includes…
- [South Shore Celebration of Lights (Marshfield Fairgrounds)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/south-shore-celebration-of-lights-marshfield-fairgrounds--listing-439c74ac127ad7d410fca046) — Fri, Nov 27 (+29 more dates) · 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Marshfield Fairgrounds · All ages · From $22.99 · checked Oct 21. Fiesta Shows' South Shore drive-through light show turns more than a mile of roadway at the Marshfield Fairgrounds into a display of over a million LED lights, with a 300-foot…
- [Winter Wonders at North River](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/winter-wonders-at-north-river--listing-393a9af74f8c93d2174e9271) — Fri, Dec 18 · 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM · North River Wildlife Sanctuary, Marshfield · Ages 0–17 · From $18 · checked Oct 20. A guided winter family walk at Mass Audubon's North River Wildlife Sanctuary in Marshfield. A naturalist leads families along frosty trails in search of animal tracks, winter…
- [Owl Prowl at Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/owl-prowl-at-tidmarsh-wildlife-sanctuary--listing-4877ac5e2988ec89fb2ddcc1) — Sat, Dec 19 (+1 more date) · 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM · Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary, Plymouth · Ages 8–17 · From $15 · checked Oct 24. A winter evening walk after dark at Mass Audubon's Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary in Plymouth, where towering pines, open grasslands and restored cranberry-bog wetlands make some of…
- [Winter Solstice Walk through Whitney and Thayer Woods](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/winter-solstice-walk-through-whitney-and-thayer-woods--listing-85b813e1315b158f92d373e3) — Sun, Dec 20 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Weir River Farm / Whitney and Thayer Woods, Hingham · All ages · From $15 · checked Oct 13. A guided, leisurely walk through the Trustees' Whitney and Thayer Woods trails and open fields during the year's shortest days, ending at Weir River Farm in Hingham with a fire…
- [DCR Universal Access Adaptive Skating at Asiaf Arena — Brockton](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/dcr-universal-access-adaptive-skating-at-asiaf-arena-brockton--listing-7738f61e1fae872d69dca9bd) — Sun, Jan 31 (+1 more date) · 12:20 PM – 2:30 PM · Asiaf Arena, Brockton · checked Oct 21. Brockton's Asiaf Arena hosts two winter sessions of the Massachusetts DCR Universal Access Program's adaptive skating for people with disabilities and the family members, friends…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Barnyard Story Hour at Weir River Farm](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/barnyard-story-hour-at-weir-river-farm--listing-d83983bce06113efa836775e) — Ongoing · Weir River Farm, Hingham · Ages 1–5 · From $10 · checked Oct 16. Weir River Farm's Tuesday-morning story hour lets toddlers and preschoolers meet the characters before the book: families explore the barnyard and say hello to residents such as…
- [C.N. Smith Farm Pick-Your-Own Apples](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/c-n-smith-farm-pick-your-own-apples--listing-ec44c2050c192a0940fa10c4) — Orchard 9 am-4 pm, last entrance 3:30 pm, open days posted on the PYO Apples page… · C.N. Smith Farm, East Bridgewater · From $20 · checked Oct 13. C.N. Smith Farm in East Bridgewater offers pick-your-own apples with the orchard open 9 am-4 pm (last entrance 3:30 pm), weather and crop permitting; check the PYO Apples page…
- [Plimoth Patuxet Museums](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/plimoth-patuxet-museums--listing-87e14f991b735d6d6528b65a) — Open 7 days a week, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., through the Sunday following Thanksgiving Day (Nov… · Plimoth Patuxet Museums, Plymouth · All ages · From $20 · checked Oct 13. Living-history museum in Plymouth with the Historic Patuxet Homesite, the 17th-Century English Village and the Craft Center, plus the Mayflower II reproduction ship on the…

## Nearby

- Towns in Plymouth County, MA: [Hingham, MA](https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/hingham-ma) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/hingham-ma.md), [Marshfield, MA](https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/marshfield-ma) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/marshfield-ma.md), [Plymouth, MA](https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/plymouth-ma) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/plymouth-ma.md), [Brockton, MA](https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/brockton-ma) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/brockton-ma.md)
- [Things to do with kids in Boston](https://grassyknees.com/boston) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/boston.md)
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