# Thanksgiving break with kids in Boston

> 47 Thanksgiving parades, turkey trots, break camps and things to do with kids in the Boston–Cambridge–Newton area over Thanksgiving break 2026, each linked to the organizer’s own page with the date we last checked it.

Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about
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Towns with listings: Boston (4), Duxbury (2), Lowell (2), Marshfield (2), Newton (2), Peabody (2), Plymouth (2), Salem (2), Ayer (1), Brockton (1), Candia (1), Carver (1), Concord (1), Derry (1), Dorchester (1), Dover (1), Dracut (1), Franklin (1), Hampstead (1), Hingham (1), Lexington (1), Lincoln (1), Lynnfield (1), Malden (1), Methuen (1), Middleton (1), Natick (1), Newburyport (1), North Andover (1), North Reading (1), Stoneham (1), Stow (1), Wakefield (1), Wellesley (1), Weston (1), Windham (1), Winthrop (1).

## Quick answers

### Where is there a turkey trot for kids near Boston?

17 listings, the soonest 4: [Winthrop Viking Turkey Trot and Kids' Dash](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/winthrop-viking-turkey-trot-and-kids-dash--listing-9c8fca3eb7d88bfeef237b30) (Sat, Nov 21, With admission); [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, From $20); [Lynnfield Rotary Turkey Trot and Kids Fun Run](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/lynnfield-rotary-turkey-trot-and-kids-fun-run--listing-36bf77f30b1134af141f9e5e) (Sun, Nov 22, With admission); [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, From $30).

### What free Thanksgiving break events are there for kids in Boston?

6 listings, the soonest 4: [America's Hometown Thanksgiving Celebration Parade (Plymouth)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/america-s-hometown-thanksgiving-celebration-parade-plymouth--listing-946cb511fa6cbc45b2474f75) (Sat, Nov 21, Free); [2026 Trellis Lighting at Christopher Columbus Park](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/2026-trellis-lighting-at-christopher-columbus-park--listing-cffeca8aab86b15332cbf7c5) (Mon, Nov 23, Free); [2026 Boston's Official Holiday Tree Arrival](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/2026-boston-s-official-holiday-tree-arrival--listing-f777e18007a0367b43c36d00) (Tue, Nov 24, Free); [Santa's Arrival & Holiday Tree Lighting — Salem](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/santa-s-arrival-and-holiday-tree-lighting-salem--listing-17f479a34455eec69b9de8dc) (Fri, Nov 27, Free).

## Dated events

### Boston (4)

- [2026 Trellis Lighting at Christopher Columbus Park](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/2026-trellis-lighting-at-christopher-columbus-park--listing-cffeca8aab86b15332cbf7c5) — Mon, Nov 23 · 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Christopher Columbus Park · Free · checked Oct 13. The Boston Parks and Recreation Department and the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park host the 24th annual holiday lighting of the park's signature trellis in the North End…
- [2026 Boston's Official Holiday Tree Arrival](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/2026-boston-s-official-holiday-tree-arrival--listing-f777e18007a0367b43c36d00) — Tue, Nov 24 · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Boston Common · Free · checked Oct 13. Boston's official Christmas tree, the 55th annual gift from the Province of Nova Scotia marking 109 years of friendship since Boston's emergency aid after the 1917 Halifax harbor…
- [Boston Ballet: Mikko Nissinen's The Nutcracker](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/boston-ballet-mikko-nissinen-s-the-nutcracker--listing-77f7401d1ea925b37153fb34) — Nov 27 – Dec 31 · Citizens Opera House · Paid · checked Oct 13. Boston Ballet's annual production of Mikko Nissinen's The Nutcracker (premiered 2012) at the Citizens Opera House, November 27–December 31, 2026. Tchaikovsky's score, the Sugar…
- [2026 Lighting of the Ship at Martin's Park](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/2026-lighting-of-the-ship-at-martin-s-park--listing-bb217c78fea87fc6d020fa98) — Sat, Nov 28 · 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Martin's Park (Smith Family Waterfront) · Free · checked Oct 13. The fifth annual holiday lighting of the ship at Martin's Park on the Smith Family Waterfront in the Seaport/Fort Point, hosted by the Friends of Martin's Park and the Boston…

### Other towns in the Boston–Cambridge–Newton area (43)

- [Drop-In Thanksgiving Wreaths Craft (Peabody Institute Library)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/drop-in-thanksgiving-wreaths-craft-peabody-institute-library--listing-02297502a6a0b1da94e7984e) — Thu, Nov 12 · 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM · Peabody Institute Library, Main Library · Ages 4+ · checked Oct 30. The weekly drop-in craft in the Children's Library has kids write what they're thankful for on paper leaves and turn them into a Thanksgiving wreath. Supplies are provided and no…
- [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…
- [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 28. 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…
- [Squishy Turkey | Family Day!](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/squishy-turkey-family-day--listing-24d318155265b4476e858229) — Sat, Nov 21 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Painting with a Twist - North Andover, MA · All ages · From $27 · checked Oct 16. Paint Squishy Turkey | Family Day! in a guided class at Painting with a Twist - North Andover, MA. Choose from the painting surfaces offered for this session. Follow the studio's…
- [Winthrop Viking Turkey Trot and Kids' Dash](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/winthrop-viking-turkey-trot-and-kids-dash--listing-9c8fca3eb7d88bfeef237b30) — Sat, Nov 21 · 8:45 AM · Ingleside Park, Winthrop · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 21. The first Viking Turkey Trot is a family-friendly Saturday-morning event at Ingleside Park in Winthrop, kicking off Thanksgiving week. It opens with a free 400-meter Kids' Dash…
- [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…
- [Lynnfield Rotary Turkey Trot and Kids Fun Run](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/lynnfield-rotary-turkey-trot-and-kids-fun-run--listing-36bf77f30b1134af141f9e5e) — Sun, Nov 22 · 8:30 AM · Lynnfield Town Hall / Meeting House · With admission · checked Oct 21. The Lynnfield Rotary Club's 17th annual Turkey Trot is a Sunday-before-Thanksgiving 5K that starts and finishes at Lynnfield Town Hall on Main Street, with a free 600-meter Kids…
- [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…
- [Thanksgiving Time at Alden House: Colonial Hearth Cooking and Crafts (Duxbury)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/thanksgiving-time-at-alden-house-colonial-hearth-cooking-and-crafts-du--listing-8c016c5ed326d5b7d60ae190) — Sun, Nov 22 · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Alden House Historic Site (Alden Center for Living History), Duxbury · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 27. The Alden House Historic Site in Duxbury, cared for by the Alden Kindred of America, spends a Sunday afternoon before Thanksgiving at the open hearth. Foodways historian and…
- [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…
- [Kids: Thanksgiving Bingo (Peabody Institute Library)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/kids-thanksgiving-bingo-peabody-institute-library--listing-75af67e01ae5091e0267a932) — Mon, Nov 23 · 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM · Peabody Institute Library, Main Library · Ages 4+ · checked Oct 30. Children 4 and up play Thanksgiving Bingo with Miss Meeghan in the library's Tech Lab and can win Thanksgiving-themed prizes. Registration is required and opens November 9 at 9 am.
- ["The Story of Thanksgiving" Dinner at Plimoth Patuxet](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/the-story-of-thanksgiving-dinner-at-plimoth-patuxet--listing-f670f74e9f68b26f9c073d9f) — Wed, Nov 25 (+2 more dates) · 5:30 PM · Plimoth Patuxet Museums, Plymouth · All ages · From $50 · checked Oct 30. Plimoth Patuxet's most popular Thanksgiving meal pairs a plated, family-style holiday dinner at communal tables with an educator-led program on the history and changing meaning…
- [Ayer Fire Department Thanksgiving Day 5K](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/ayer-fire-department-thanksgiving-day-5k--listing-aa8db0b5bb02c2f97b93a2a9) — Thu, Nov 26 · 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM · Ayer Fire Department · All ages · From $20 · checked Oct 30. A Thanksgiving morning 5K run by the Ayer Fire Department, with check-in and bib pickup at the fire station from 7 am and awards around 8:30 am. Children 14 and under register at…
- [Franklin Park Turkey Trot (Dorchester)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/franklin-park-turkey-trot-dorchester--listing-9db01c06a3c53eaddfaf81e6) — Thu, Nov 26 · 9:00 AM · Franklin Park Golf Clubhouse, Dorchester · All ages · From $34.30 · checked Oct 30. The largest Thanksgiving Day race in Boston loops the Franklin Park golf course, starting and finishing by the golf clubhouse. A second start wave is set aside for casual joggers…
- [Franklin Turkey Trot 5K (family pricing)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/franklin-turkey-trot-5k-family-pricing--listing-98d47343141ac0a4716efb6d) — Thu, Nov 26 · 8:00 AM · The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Franklin) · All ages · From $34.30 · checked Oct 30. A Thanksgiving morning 5K in Franklin whose proceeds all go to the Franklin Food Pantry. Families of one or two adults and their children under 18 are capped at $100 for up to…
- [GDTC Thanksgiving Turkey Trot 5K (Derry, NH)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/gdtc-thanksgiving-turkey-trot-5k-derry-nh--listing-fe41579a1bd6666a39753238) — Thu, Nov 26 · 9:00 AM · Gallien's Town Beach on Beaver Lake, Derry · Up to 13 · From $10 · checked Oct 21. The Greater Derry Track Club's 53rd annual Thanksgiving Day 5K loops clockwise around the residential roads of Beaver Lake, starting from Gallien's Town Beach. Walkers are…
- [Hampstead Turkey Trot 5K Walk/Run (Hampstead, NH)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/hampstead-turkey-trot-5k-walk-run-hampstead-nh--listing-8c83d30c0c0f64c1f62e5ac0) — Thu, Nov 26 · 8:30 AM · St. Anne's Church, Hampstead · All ages · From $20 · checked Oct 24. Hampstead Recreation's Thanksgiving-morning 5K walk/run starts and finishes at St. Anne's Church and loops east along Emerson Avenue, Randall Road, Sawyer and Wash Pond roads…
- [Hingham High School Turkey Trot 5K (Under-18 entry)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/hingham-high-school-turkey-trot-5k-under-18-entry--listing-6f00ed4e6740bc117d2f4d4d) — Thu, Nov 26 · 7:30 AM · Hingham High School · All ages · From $27.50 · checked Oct 30. Hingham's Thanksgiving Day 5K starts and finishes at Hingham High School and raises money for the school's cross-country and track teams. There is a cheaper Under-18…
- [Maudslay Turkey Trot: Will Run for Pie 5K Run/Walk (Newburyport)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/maudslay-turkey-trot-will-run-for-pie-5k-run-walk-newburyport--listing-81bdd679637f09231f148005) — Thu, Nov 26 · 8:20 AM · Maudslay State Park, Newburyport · All ages · From $27 · checked Oct 30. This affordable, family-friendly Thanksgiving 5K moves to Maudslay State Park in Newburyport for 2026, with net proceeds going to Our Neighbors' Table, the Pettengill House and…
- [Middleton Turkey Trot 5K with Youth Division](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/middleton-turkey-trot-5k-with-youth-division--listing-8be43958dea54e8f6bc9663c) — Thu, Nov 26 · 8:00 AM · Flint Public Library (parking lot), Middleton · All ages · From $30 · checked Oct 24. The ninth Middleton Turkey Trot starts and finishes behind the Flint Public Library on Thanksgiving morning, rain or shine, and raises money for local charities. The 5K is a…
- [North Reading 5k Turkey Trot](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/north-reading-5k-turkey-trot--listing-43e1479c45091cc00d84b521) — Thu, Nov 26 · 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM · North Reading town center · All ages · From $29.31 · checked Oct 30. A Thanksgiving morning run/walk in North Reading center, rain or shine, with a shorter course for walkers and strollers welcome. Children 5 and under are free, ages 6–21 pay a…
- [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…
- [The LexGiving 5k on Thanksgiving Morning (Lexington)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/the-lexgiving-5k-on-thanksgiving-morning-lexington--listing-bddb4dc27f46da6f8a5ead9b) — Thu, Nov 26 · 8:45 AM · Lincoln Field, Lexington · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 30. Lexington's LexGiving run/walk moves to Thanksgiving morning on a new, family-friendlier course with fewer hills, starting and finishing at Lincoln Field. Age brackets begin at…
- [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…
- [Wellesley Turkey Trot and Hannah Randolph Kids Fun Run](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/wellesley-turkey-trot-and-hannah-randolph-kids-fun-run--listing-943977c87ce665dff3ab67b6) — Thu, Nov 26 · 8:00 AM · Linden Square, Wellesley · Up to 10 · From $25 · checked Oct 21. Wellesley's Thanksgiving-morning 5K starts and finishes at Linden Square on Linden Street and passes through the Wellesley College campus and the Boston Marathon 'scream tunnel'…
- [Windham Turkey Trot 1-Mile, 3-Mile or 5-Mile Walk/Run (Windham, NH)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/windham-turkey-trot-1-mile-3-mile-or-5-mile-walk-run-windham-nh--listing-61c77586d3b3df396b7a7c70) — Thu, Nov 26 · 9:00 AM · Windham Turkey Trot start (Blossom Road) · All ages · From $30 · checked Oct 30. Windham's Thanksgiving morning walk/run is the annual fundraiser for the Shepherd's Pantry, with a 1-mile option that suits kids alongside 3- and 5-mile routes. This year's shirt…
- [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…
- [Commonwealth Ballet's The Nutcracker (35th season) at Regis College](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/commonwealth-ballet-s-the-nutcracker-35th-season-at-regis-college--listing-29c0ed7d342e1ef101f204a4) — Fri, Nov 27 (+5 more dates) · 1:00 PM · Eleanor Welch Casey Theater, Regis College, Weston · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 16. Commonwealth Ballet Company's fully staged Nutcracker, with its pre-professional dancers, children's cast and guest artists dancing Clara's holiday dream to Tchaikovsky's score…
- [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…
- [Merrimack Valley Celebration of Lights (Methuen)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/merrimack-valley-celebration-of-lights-methuen--listing-fc7d6dcef2a1ddb1af13719a) — Fri, Nov 27 (+29 more dates) · 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Mann Orchards Riverside Farm, Methuen · All ages · From $22.99 · checked Oct 21. A one-mile drive-through holiday light show on the roadways of Mann Orchards Riverside Farm in Methuen, run by the traveling-amusement company Fiesta Shows. More than a million…
- [Santa's Arrival & Holiday Tree Lighting — Salem](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/santa-s-arrival-and-holiday-tree-lighting-salem--listing-17f479a34455eec69b9de8dc) — Fri, Nov 27 · 5:45 PM · Salem Common and Lappin Park · Free · checked Oct 24. Salem Main Streets and the City of Salem combine two downtown traditions on the Friday after Thanksgiving. Santa arrives on the roof of the Hawthorne Hotel at 6 pm with help from…
- [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…
- [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…
- [Visit with Santa at ZooLights, Stone Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/visit-with-santa-at-zoolights-stone-zoo--listing-543cc36f26b1da30e81f1754) — Fri, Nov 27 (+11 more dates) · 4:30 PM – 8:30 PM · Stone Zoo (Animal Discovery Center), Stoneham · With admission · checked Oct 16. During ZooLights at Stone Zoo in Stoneham, Santa sets up in the zoo's indoor, heated Animal Discovery Center for short meet-and-greets on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings…
- [A Christmas Carol on the Salem Trolley](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/a-christmas-carol-on-the-salem-trolley--listing-c78b54a0d43ee08ee410b307) — Nov 28 – Dec 23 · Salem Trolley (check-in at Timeless Life Treasures) · From $36 · checked Oct 24. Salem Trolley and The Gallows Hill Theatre mark the 40th season of their interactive A Christmas Carol, a humorous, whimsical retelling of Dickens performed while the audience…
- [Brockton Holiday Parade and Celebration 2026](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/brockton-holiday-parade-and-celebration-2026--listing-e22ba3de8c19d0fed64a611d) — Sat, Nov 28 · 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Brockton (parade route and celebration location not published) · checked Oct 28. The City of Brockton's events calendar lists the Brockton Holiday Parade and Celebration on Saturday, November 28, 2026 from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. As of 2026-10-13 the listing has no…
- [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…
- [Santa's Christmas at Charmingfare Farm (Candia, NH)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/santa-s-christmas-at-charmingfare-farm-candia-nh--listing-393b7097ce0993e67b5e7586) — Sat, Nov 28 (+11 more dates) · Charmingfare Farm, Candia · All ages · From $39 · checked Oct 27. Charmingfare Farm turns its trails into a Christmas route to Santa's North Pole on late-November and December weekends. Families choose how to get there: a shared horse-drawn…
- [Dover Holiday Parade (Dover, NH)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/dover-holiday-parade-dover-nh--listing-4e07a3f369661139ce5e2eab) — Sun, Nov 29 · 3:00 PM · Central Avenue, downtown Dover (starts by the Dover Chamber of Commerce) · All ages · checked Oct 27. Downtown Dover's annual holiday parade, put on by the volunteer group Cochecho Friends, rolls down Central Avenue on the Sunday afternoon of Thanksgiving weekend. Expect…
- [Holly Days at the Art Complex Museum: Holiday Concert, Printmaking and Elf Seek and Find (Duxbury)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/holly-days-at-the-art-complex-museum-holiday-concert-printmaking-and-e--listing-6d7f634693c9770a69207741) — Sun, Nov 29 · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · The Art Complex Museum, Duxbury · All ages · Free · checked Oct 28. The Art Complex Museum joins Duxbury's Holly Days weekend with a free family afternoon. Students from the New England Conservatory perform a holiday concert in the galleries, and…

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