# Things to do with kids in Somerville, MA > 7 upcoming family events and 3 places and ongoing programs in Somerville, 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/somerville-ma ## Events ahead - [Truck O' Treat at Somerville City Hall](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/truck-o-treat-at-somerville-city-hall--listing-9def393cfe337df62455338b) — Thu, Oct 29 · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Somerville City Hall · Free · checked Oct 13. Somerville's annual family-friendly Halloween event hosted by the Department of Public Works on the City Hall concourse. The City listing describes trick-or-treating on the… - [Halloween Costume Parade & Dance Party at Central](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/halloween-costume-parade-and-dance-party-at-central--listing-54f877830c09be1ff2f6746f) — Sat, Oct 31 · 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Somerville Public Library, Central Library (Auditorium) · All ages · checked Oct 13. Kids of all ages show off their costumes before trick-or-treating: the group meets in the Central Library auditorium, parades through the library and trick-or-treats at each… - [Dino Day at the Central Library](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/dino-day-at-the-central-library--listing-01396f90158b125a6eec0b5b) — Tue, Nov 3 · 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM · Somerville Public Library, Central Library (Auditorium) · Ages 3–12 · checked Oct 13. A celebration of dinosaurs for dino-loving kids at the Central Library auditorium. Intended for children ages 3-12 (children under 8 should attend with a grown-up). Details of… - [Engineering: Buoyancy on the Mayflower! at West](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/engineering-buoyancy-on-the-mayflower-at-west--listing-c567c1c90f0dfa4e43d4990f) — Wed, Nov 4 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Somerville Public Library, West Branch (Children's Room, 2nd floor) · checked Oct 13. Half-day Wednesday engineering program at the West Branch Children's Room. Children use a variety of materials to build their own version of the Mayflower, then test whether it… - [Pumpkin Smash! at Chuckie Harris Park (Somerville)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/pumpkin-smash-at-chuckie-harris-park-somerville--listing-75ed8848e09e42588161ea6c) — Sat, Nov 7 · 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM · Chuckie Harris Park, Somerville · Free · checked Oct 13. Bring your Halloween pumpkins to smash and compost at this free family event from the Somerville Office of Sustainability and Environment, in partnership with East Somerville… - [Playful Engineers at East: Paper Cup ROBOTS!](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/playful-engineers-at-east-paper-cup-robots--listing-48573ee99d242c85da51c5a2) — Wed, Dec 2 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Somerville Public Library, East Branch · checked Oct 13. Kids use paper cups and simple mechanical parts to create quirky, non-electronic robots (or people, animals or other creatures), experimenting with ways to make them move while… - [School Vacation Week Movie at Central: Elio — Somerville Library](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/school-vacation-week-movie-at-central-elio-somerville-library--listing-dcddf1f4c3877114b75bff61) — Tue, Dec 29 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Somerville Public Library, Central Library · checked Oct 20. A free school-vacation-week film screening of Pixar's Elio in the auditorium of Somerville Public Library's Central Library. In the science-fiction adventure, Elio struggles to… ## Places and ongoing programs - [Public Skating at Somerville Veterans Memorial Rink](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/public-skating-at-somerville-veterans-memorial-rink--listing-a49fd66e207de64aa7b8127b) — Public skating sessions most days, usually midday and early afternoon; times change from… · Veterans Memorial Rink, Somerville · All ages · From $5 · checked Oct 21. Somerville's Veterans Memorial Rink on Somerville Avenue is a DCR indoor ice arena operated by FMC Ice Sports since 2021, and it is one of the cheaper public skates around Boston… - [Session 2: Kids Handbuilding clay class (Thursdays)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/session-2-kids-handbuilding-clay-class-thursdays--listing-1ee4cf73370b6ef29d223ac4) — Thursdays 4-6 PM, Oct 29-Dec 10, 2026 (6 weeks; no class Nov 26) · Mudflat Studio, Somerville · From $280 · checked Oct 13. A six-week clay handbuilding class for kids at Mudflat Studio, a nonprofit ceramics studio in Somerville. Session 2 meets Thursdays 4:00-6:00 PM from October 29 through December… - [Session 2: Kids Wheel: Thursdays (ages 8-12)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/session-2-kids-wheel-thursdays-ages-8-12--listing-e7d2aea3c188e5a4e832a76f) — Thursdays 4-6 pm, Oct 29-Dec 10, 2026 (6 weeks; no class Nov 26) · Mudflat Studio, Somerville · Ages 8–12 · From $280 · sold out when last checked · checked Oct 13. A six-week wheel-throwing class for ages 8-12 at Mudflat Studio in Somerville, taught by Mudflat instructor Lisa Knebel; kids learn the basics of throwing on the wheel and… ## 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), [Cambridge, MA](https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/cambridge-ma) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/cambridge-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.