# Things to do with kids in Cambridge, MA

> 8 upcoming family events and 2 places and ongoing programs in Cambridge, 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.

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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…
- [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…
- [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…
- [¡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…
- [Teen Saturdays Workshops: Experimental Archaeology (ages 13-18)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/teen-saturdays-workshops-experimental-archaeology-ages-13-18--listing-f6c9b30762f1cfef612661be) — Sat, Nov 14 (+1 more date) · 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM · Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, Cambridge · Ages 13–18 · From $10 · checked Oct 20. Bilingual (Spanish and English) hands-on archaeology workshops for teens ages 13 to 18 at Harvard's Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, led by Harvard anthropology…
- [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…
- [Midwinter Revels 2026: An American Celebration of the Solstice](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/midwinter-revels-2026-an-american-celebration-of-the-solstice--listing-e5093a54e6bb8d75830899b3) — Fri, Dec 11 (+9 more dates) · 7:00 PM · Sanders Theatre, Memorial Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge · All ages · From $22 · checked Oct 16. Cambridge's long-running Midwinter Revels returns to Harvard's Sanders Theatre for the 2026 season with An American Celebration of the Solstice, a multi-generational show of…
- [Family Activities at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/family-activities-at-the-harvard-museum-of-the-ancient-near-east--listing-1c4502850d63dc7efb913cb6) — Sun, Dec 13 · 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM · Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Cambridge · Ages 5–12 · Free · checked Oct 20. A free Sunday afternoon of hands-on, family-friendly activities led by Harvard Museums of Science & Culture volunteers at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East in…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [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…
- [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…

## 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: [Acton, MA](https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/acton-ma) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/acton-ma.md), [Lincoln, MA](https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/lincoln-ma) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/lincoln-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)
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