Boston–Cambridge–Newton · Thanksgiving break, November 2026
Thanksgiving break with kids in Boston
47 parades, turkey trots, break camps and long-weekend outings around Boston over Thanksgiving break. 6 are free.
Updated Oct 30. Every listing links to its organizer’s page.
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Where is there a turkey trot for kids near Boston?
17 listed. Coming up:
- Winthrop Viking Turkey Trot and Kids' Dash · Sat, Nov 21 · Ingleside Park
- Friends of Middies Athletics Turkey Trot 5K (Dracut) · Sun, Nov 22 · Englesby Elementary School
- Lynnfield Rotary Turkey Trot and Kids Fun Run · Sun, Nov 22 · Lynnfield Town Hall / Meeting House
- Newton Turkey Trot 5K and Kids 1-Mile Fun Run · Sun, Nov 22 · Zervas Elementary School
What free Thanksgiving break events are there for kids in Boston?
6 listed. Coming up:
- America's Hometown Thanksgiving Celebration Parade (Plymouth) · Sat, Nov 21 · Historic Plymouth Waterfront (parade starts at Plymouth Rock)
- 2026 Trellis Lighting at Christopher Columbus Park · Mon, Nov 23 · Christopher Columbus Park
- 2026 Boston's Official Holiday Tree Arrival · Tue, Nov 24 · Boston Common
- Santa's Arrival & Holiday Tree Lighting — Salem · Fri, Nov 27 · Salem Common and Lappin Park
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Hosting a turkey trot, Thanksgiving craft, break camp or long-weekend event in Boston?
List it on Grassy Knees and it can show up on this Thanksgiving page, in the metro’s weekend picks, in the app and in AI chats like ChatGPT. Free to post until Nov 14.
How this list works
The day itself is for the table; the days around it are long. This page collects what’s on for kids in our Boston listings over Thanksgiving break: parades and turkey trots on Thursday morning, Thanksgiving crafts and storytimes in the weeks before, break camps for the school days off, and the light displays, tree lightings and Santa arrivals that open over the long weekend, for families at home and for those visiting relatives. 47 are still ahead. Each one opens its listing page, which links to the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. Dates are in Eastern Time.