# Things to do with kids in Acton, MA > 24 upcoming family events and 2 places and ongoing programs in Acton, MA (Middlesex County, MA), in the Boston–Cambridge–Newton area. Listings whose address is in this town. Dates and times are Eastern Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24. 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 Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/acton-ma ## Events ahead - [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. - [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. - [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… - [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… - [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… - [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… - [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… - [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… - [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… - [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… - [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… - [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… - [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… - [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… - [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… - [Sugar Plum Tea Party at Acton School of Ballet](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/sugar-plum-tea-party-at-acton-school-of-ballet--listing-47396a5a0f081944c9f53bb8) — Sat, Dec 5 · 1:00 PM · Acton School of Ballet (Studio 3) · Ages 3–9 · From $30 · checked Oct 16. Children visit the Land of Sweets with the Sugar Plum Fairy and friends from Commonwealth Ballet for an afternoon of dancing, storytelling, crafts, treats and imagination, hosted… - [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… - [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… ## Places and ongoing programs - [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)… - [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… ## 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 ## Nearby - [Things to do with kids in Middlesex County, MA](https://grassyknees.com/boston/counties/middlesex-county-ma) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/boston/counties/middlesex-county-ma.md) - Other towns in Middlesex County, MA: [Lincoln, MA](https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/lincoln-ma) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/lincoln-ma.md), [Cambridge, MA](https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/cambridge-ma) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/cambridge-ma.md), [Somerville, MA](https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/somerville-ma) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/somerville-ma.md), [Natick, MA](https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/natick-ma) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/natick-ma.md), [Framingham, MA](https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/framingham-ma) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/framingham-ma.md), [Stoneham, MA](https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/stoneham-ma) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/stoneham-ma.md), [Concord, MA](https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/concord-ma) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/concord-ma.md), [Malden, MA](https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/malden-ma) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/malden-ma.md), [Medford, MA](https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/medford-ma) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/medford-ma.md), [Belmont, MA](https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/belmont-ma) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/belmont-ma.md), [Lowell, MA](https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/lowell-ma) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/lowell-ma.md), [Newton, MA](https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/newton-ma) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/newton-ma.md), [Everett, MA](https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/everett-ma) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/everett-ma.md) - [Things to do with kids in Boston](https://grassyknees.com/boston) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/boston.md) - [This weekend in Boston](https://grassyknees.com/boston/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/boston/this-weekend.md) Town pages are listed once a town has 3 current listings, county pages at 10.