Quick key:

🎵 = live music/concerts

🎨= art / playgroups / play gyms

👶= babies/pre-walkers

🌿= nature

⭐ = magic shows / puppet shows

🐾 = animal encounters

💲= paid (not free)

✱ = advance registration or reservation required

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Friday, August 28

Evening

🎵 6:00-8:00 PM - Golden Hour Concert in the Park (all ages) ~3 min
Magazine Beach Park Nature Center, 719 Memorial Dr, Cambridge
The last one of the summer. Peruvian saxophonist Diego Herrera on the grass as the sun goes down over the Charles. Free, no registration, bring a blanket.

SATURDAY, August 29

Morning

🎨 9:30-10:30 AM - Storytime with Boston Ballet School (ages 4-6) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Faneuil Branch, 419 Faneuil St, Brighton
A movement-based story time run by the Boston Ballet School, so the kids dance the story instead of sitting through it. Free.

🎨 10:00-10:30 AM - Courtyard Story Time (ages 0-7) ~10 min
Boston Public Library, McKim Courtyard, 700 Boylston St, Boston
Stories outdoors in the Copley Square courtyard, with a fountain to circle afterward. Moves indoors in bad weather. Free.

🎨 10:00 AM-12:00 PM - Saturday Arts and Crafts at West (all ages) ~10 min
Somerville Public Library, West Branch, 40 College Ave, Somerville
An open craft table in the second-floor children’s room, supplies out, no plan required. Free, drop in.

🎨 10:00-11:00 AM - Family Story Time (all ages) ~12 min
Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library, 111 High St, Medford
Stories and songs in the children’s room. Note the library closes at 1 PM on Saturdays. Free.

🎨 10:00 AM-4:00 PM - Drop-In Art Making: Candle Making (all ages) ~12 min 💲
Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston
Roll and decorate a beeswax candle of your own after a look through the American galleries. Kids 17 and under free, adult admission $27.

🎨 10:30-11:30 AM - LEGO Story Time (ages 0-5) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Parker Hill Branch, 1497 Tremont St, Roxbury
Stories about building, then a floor full of bricks. DUPLO and foam blocks come out for the youngest hands. Free.

🌿 8:00 AM-6:00 PM - Middlesex County Fair (all ages) ~45 min 💲
Middlesex County Fairgrounds, 55 South Chelmsford Rd, Westford
The county’s agricultural fair: barns of goats, sheep, rabbits and poultry shown by the kids who raised them, plus a horse show and a midway. Admission at the gate, no dogs.

Afternoon

⭐ 12:00 PM - The Loose Caboose by Harry LaCoste (all ages, best for 3-7) ~13 min
Emerson College Stage at UnCommon Corner, Boston Common
A stranded train engineer opens a suitcase and finds puppets and musical stories inside. Free, outdoors, and the last outdoor show of the season here.

🎨 12:00-4:00 PM - Perfect Memory: Drop-In Art Making (all ages) ~15 min 💲
Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Dr, Boston
Make art with the museum’s teaching artists in the harbor-view studio. Kids 17 and under free, adult admission $22. (Repeats Sunday, same hours.)

🌿 1:00-4:00 PM - Annual Fruitlands Kite Festival (all ages) ~50 min ✱ 💲
Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Rd, Harvard
Giant show kites over the hilltop, and you can fly your own. It is a haul, so plan a full day out. $10 adults, kids free, pre-register.

SUNDAY, August 30

Morning

⭐ 10:00-10:30 AM - Story Time with Rosalita’s Puppets (all ages) ~12 min
Boston Public Market, 100 Hanover St, Boston
Handmade marionettes worked live by puppeteer Charlotte Anne Dore, who improvises, so no two shows match. Free, arrive early.

🌿 10:00-11:00 AM - Children’s Yoga with The GreenHouse (all ages) ~13 min
North End Park, Cross St and Surface Rd, Boston
Themed outdoor yoga with poses, movement games, props and storybooks. Caregivers can join in or watch. Free.

🎨 10:00 AM-4:00 PM - Drop-In Art Making: Make a Button! (all ages) ~12 min 💲
Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston
Collage a wearable button out of paper and mixed media. Kids 17 and under free, adult admission $27.

🌿 8:00 AM-4:00 PM - Middlesex County Fair (all ages) ~45 min 💲
Middlesex County Fairgrounds, 55 South Chelmsford Rd, Westford
Final day of the county fair, animal barns open all morning, closing ceremonies at 4:30. Admission at the gate.

Afternoon

🎨 12:00-4:00 PM - Maker Fair and Craft Supply Swap (all ages) ~12 min
Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library, 111 High St, Medford
Splatter painting on the patio, bookbinding, and a swap table of pre-loved craft supplies from noon to 1. Free.

🎨 12:00-4:00 PM - Perfect Memory: Drop-In Art Making (all ages) ~15 min 💲
Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Dr, Boston
Same harbor-view studio, same teaching artists, second day. Kids 17 and under free, adult admission $22.

🎵 1:30-4:30 PM - Fall Open House and Instrument Petting Zoo (all ages) ~12 min
Powers Music School, 160 Lexington St, Belmont
Kids handle real instruments at the petting zoo, with early-childhood class demos running all afternoon from newborn up. Free, RSVP.

🚒 2:00-5:00 PM - Bookmobile at the Frank Street Block Party (all ages) ~12 min
Frank St, Watertown
The library’s bookmobile parks at the 12th annual neighborhood block party. Bring a dish to share and a food pantry donation. Free.

🎵 3:00-4:00 PM - Pete Smith Concert (all ages) ~5 min
Longfellow House Washington’s Headquarters, East Lawn, 105 Brattle St, Cambridge
Afro-Cuban and Brazilian guitar on the lawn from a player who is a Longfellow descendant. Free, outdoors.

🎵 4:30-8:00 PM - 26th Annual Boston Gospel Fest (all ages) ~13 min
Boston City Hall Plaza, 1 City Hall Square, Boston
Todd Galberth headlines, with a community choir, the Boston Latin School Gospel Choir and food trucks. Free, bring your own chairs.

MONDAY, August 31

🎨 10:30-11:30 AM - Songs, Stories and Play (ages 0-5) ~5 min
Cambridge Public Library, O’Neill Branch, 70 Rindge Ave, Cambridge
Thirty minutes of songs, then a half hour of open play on the floor. Free.

🎨 10:30-11:30 AM - Explore and Play (ages 0-5) ~10 min
Boston Public Library, Central Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston
Self-guided activity stations set up around the Rey Room. Free.

👶 11:00-11:30 AM - Baby Time (pre-walkers) ~12 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Stories and songs for babies not yet walking, and their grown-ups. Free.

🎵 11:00-11:45 AM - Music and Movement Story Time with Ms. Sherry (ages 0-5) ~13 min
Boston Public Library, Charlestown Branch, 179 Main St, Charlestown
Sherry Eskin runs it as all music all the time, with singing books, scarves and puppets. Free, no registration.

🎨 12:00-1:00 PM - Summer Reading Wrap Up Party (all ages) ~13 min
Boston Public Library, North End Branch, 25 Parmenter St, Boston
Pizza, a craft, and the last day to fill in a summer reading bingo board. Free, pizza while it lasts.

TUESDAY, September 1

👶 9:30-10:30 AM - Baby Lapsit (pre-walkers) ~12 min
Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library, 111 High St, Medford
Rhymes and bounces for babies, with time to talk to other parents after. Free.

🎨 10:00-10:30 AM - Toddler Time (walkers to age 2) ~12 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Stories and songs for new walkers. Free, no registration.

🎨 10:30-11:30 AM - Taste Safe Sensory Play (ages 6 months and up) ~12 min
Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library, 111 High St, Medford
Sensory bins built entirely from edible materials, so the mouthing stage is fine here. Free.

🎵 11:00-11:25 AM - Sing-Along (ages 0-5) ~5 min
Cambridge Public Library, Valente Branch, 826 Cambridge St, Cambridge
Twenty-five minutes of songs and movement. Free.

🎵 2:00-3:00 PM - An Afternoon with Roy, G, and Biv (ages 4 and up) ~25 min
Melrose Public Library, Children’s Room, 69 West Emerson St, Melrose
Opera Untapped and Little Songbook Opera bring five singers for a color hour: watercolors, color-mixing experiments and a rainbow dance party. Free, no registration, space is limited.

Evening

🎨 6:00-6:30 PM - Family Story Time (ages 0-5) ~12 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Cozy pre-bedtime stories and wind-down songs. Pajamas are fair game. Free.

🎵 6:00-7:00 PM - Berklee Summer in the City at Lyrik (all ages) ~11 min
Lyrik, 400 Newbury St, Boston
Singer Tessa Brown closes out the Tuesday plaza series. Free, though the ticket page shows sold out, so go early.

WEDNESDAY, September 2

Morning

👶 10:00-10:30 AM - Baby Lapsit (pre-walkers) ~5 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Lap bounces, rhymes and a few board books. Free.

🎵 10:30-11:15 AM - Music at the Blissful with Evan Haller (all ages) ~18 min ✱
Boston Public Library, South Boston Branch, 646 E Broadway, South Boston
Evan Haller is a six-time Boston Parent Paper Family Favorite and a national touring kids’ musician, and this set is built around jumping, shaking and singing along. Free, but register every attendee including adults.

⭐ 11:00-11:45 AM - Circus Show for Children (all ages) ~12 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
The moon has fallen out of the sky and two clowns have to put it back, using circus skills, a dash of salt and a sock. Free, drop in.

🎵 11:00-11:30 AM - Morning Sing-Along (ages 0-5) ~5 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
The midweek sing-along, the most reliably packed half hour in the building. Free.

Afternoon

🎵 12:00-1:30 PM - Berklee Summer in the City: Ávin (all ages) ~12 min
Time Out Market Boston, 401 Park Dr, Boston
A free Berklee student set in the food hall, so lunch, high chairs and room to wander are all right there. Free.

🎨 2:00-4:00 PM - Lego Club at West (all ages) ~10 min
Somerville Public Library, West Branch, 40 College Ave, Somerville
Two hours of open building with the branch’s brick collection. Free, drop in.

🎨 3:30-4:30 PM - Family Story Time (all ages) ~12 min
Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library, 111 High St, Medford
An afternoon story time for families who cannot make the morning ones. Free.

Evening

🎵 6:00-6:15 PM start - Payson Park Music Festival (all ages) ~12 min
Payson Park, Belmont
Tomi’s All Stars featuring Sir Cecil close out the festival’s 36th season. Free, on the grass, and the playground is right there.

🎵 6:30-8:00 PM - Watertown Summer Concert Series: The Love Dogs (all ages) ~12 min
Saltonstall Park, 149 Main St, Watertown
A six-piece swing and rhythm and blues band with two horns and three vocalists, on the new park stage. Free, bring a blanket.

THURSDAY, September 3

Morning

🌿 10:00-11:00 AM - Patio Sensory Play (ages 0-5) ~12 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Sensory tables set up outside on the patio, which is the right place for the messy version. Free, outdoors only, no registration.

🎵 10:30-11:00 AM - Music with Matt Heaton (all ages) ~13 min
Boston Public Library, South End Branch, 685 Tremont St, Boston
Heaton plays surf, rockabilly and western swing for kids, outdoors in the South End Library Park. Kids dance, grown-ups get the jokes. Free.

🎵 10:30-11:15 AM - Music and Movement with Little Groove (ages 0-2) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Faneuil Branch, 419 Faneuil St, Brighton
Real drums, shakers and tambourines handed to babies and toddlers. Free.

👶 11:00-11:30 AM - Baby Time (pre-walkers) ~12 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Stories and songs for babies who are not walking yet. Free.

Afternoon

🎵 12:00 PM - Berklee Summer in the City: Sean Kim (all ages) ~12 min
Time Out Market Boston, 401 Park Dr, Boston
Another free lunchtime Berklee set in the food hall. Free.

👶 2:00-2:30 PM - Baby Sign with Sheryl White (pre-verbal babies) ~10 min
Boston Public Library, Central Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston
Sheryl White of Baby Kneads walks caregivers through teaching a baby to sign before they can talk. Free.

🚒 2:00-6:30 PM - Public Safety Day at the Belmont Farmers’ Market (all ages) ~12 min
Belmont Farmers’ Market, Belmont Center parking lot, 10 Claflin St, Belmont
Belmont’s police and fire crews bring the trucks and the equipment and let kids climb around. The market calls it their most popular day of the year. Free.

🎵 4:00-4:30 PM - Afternoon Sing-Along (ages 0-5) ~5 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
The end-of-day sing-along, good for the pre-dinner stretch. Free.

🌿 4:00-6:00 PM - Greenway Play Session (all ages) ~13 min
Auntie Kay and Uncle Frank Chin Park, Chinatown, Boston
Books, games and the Greenway’s giant PlayCubes set out for free outdoor play. Free.

FRIDAY, September 4

🎨 9:30-10:30 AM - Playspace (ages 0-5) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Faneuil Branch, 419 Faneuil St, Brighton
Free play with toys chosen for fine motor skills and imagination. Free.

🎵 10:00-10:30 AM - Sing Along (all ages) ~12 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
The ABCs, the elevator song, and whatever else the children’s librarian takes requests for. Free.

🎨 10:30-11:00 AM - Japanese Storytime (ages 0-5) ~15 min
Public Library of Brookline, Brookline Village, Hunneman Hall, 361 Washington St, Brookline
Stories and songs in Japanese, open to families at any level. Free.

🎵 11:00-11:45 AM - Little Groove Music and Movement (ages 0-5) ~5 min
Cambridge Public Library, O’Connell Branch, 48 Sixth St, Cambridge
The Little Groove instrument bins come to East Cambridge for a full 45 minutes. Free.

All Week / Multi-Day

First Apples, Last Peaches (Pick Your Own)

🌿 First apples are open, peaches are on their last good stretch, and blueberries are nearly done. Fields close once picked through, so check the farm’s picking page the morning you go. All drive times are from central Cambridge. 💲

Tougas Family Farm, Northborough (~45 min, west). Premier Honeycrisp, Gravenstein, Zestar, Paula Red, Sansa, Ginger Gold and Akane apples, plus peaches and nectarines, Wednesday to Sunday, last entry 4 PM. Boxes run 36to36to50 and cover 2 to 5 people. Wagon rides, a playground and a barnyard make it the most toddler-complete farm here.

Honey Pot Hill Orchards, Stow (~35 min, west). Ginger Gold, Akane, Sansa and Gravenstein apples, plus plentiful blueberries on a buy-one-box-get-one deal. Apple bags 25apeck,25apeck,38 a half bushel. Hedge mazes and animals, farm store 9 to 5.

Belkin Family Lookout Farm, South Natick (~30 min, west). The closest orchard, with peaches and early apples plus train rides, animals and a play area. An admission ticket is required.

Parlee Farms, Tyngsboro (~45 min, northwest). Peaches, the last blueberries and a cut-your-own flower field, plus animal barns and a sandbox. The peach orchard is a ten-minute walk, so bring the stroller.

Splash Pads and Water Play (last week for the wading pools)

🌿 The state’s outdoor pools closed August 16. The guarded wading pools run through Labor Day, September 7, and the spray decks until September 13, so this is the last ordinary week for both.

🌿 Open daily - Alexander W. Kemp Playground Splash Pad (all ages) ~5 min
Cambridge Common, 8 Waterhouse St, Cambridge
A splash pad with a water wheel and water tables, the best central-Cambridge toddler spot. Free.

🌿 Spray deck 8 AM-8 PM, wading pool 10:15 AM-5:45 PM - Artesani Wading Pool and Spray Deck (ages 0-5) ~13 min
Artesani Playground, 1255 Soldiers Field Road, Brighton
A shallow tot wading pool plus a spray deck on the Charles. The wading pool’s last day is September 7. Free.

🌿 Daily 11:00 AM-6:00 PM - Boston Common Frog Pond Spray Pool (ages 0-12) ~13 min
Boston Common, 38 Beacon St, Boston
The classic downtown spray pool, made for little tadpoles. Free.

🌿 More free spray decks are still on citywide. Find the closest Cambridge one on the city’s Waterplay map, or head to Watertown’s Arsenal Park (485 Arsenal St) or Filippello Park (191 Grove St) spray pads.

More picks

🌿 Most Saturdays 10:00 AM-12:00 PM and Wednesdays 4:30-6:30 PM - Casual Creative Arts in Nature (all ages) ~12 min
Somerville Community Growing Center, 22 Vinal Ave, Somerville
An outdoor drop-in art table in the garden. Supplies are on site, or bring your own. Free, running through October 17.

🎨 Saturdays 11:00 AM-6:00 PM and Fridays 11:00 AM-3:00 PM - Free FaceArt Face Painting (all ages) ~13 min
The Greenway Carousel, Tiffany and Co. Foundation Grove, Boston
Free face painting next to the carousel, which runs daily 11 AM to 8 PM. Free.

🐾 Open daily except Monday, 9 AM-5 PM - Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary (all ages) ~30 min 💲
208 South Great Road, Lincoln
A working farm with pigs, sheep, goats and chickens, plus hay-wagon rides and a learning garden. Free for Mass Audubon members, roughly 8to8to10 otherwise.

Saturday morning Preschool Summer Fest at the Robo Hub puts a robot dog, a humanoid robot, and a build-your-own sundae station in front of the under-5 crowd (free with a ticket, and few are left). Sunday afternoon the YMCA 175 Fest takes over City Hall Plaza for the 175th birthday of America’s first YMCA, with face painting, crafts, games, food trucks and live music (free, no ticket, five straight hours). Wednesday, Barn Babies brings baby goats, piglets, ducklings, puppies and kittens to the Medford library for hands-on petting in timed 30-minute groups (free, but every person needs a ticket, including grown-ups). Concerts in the Courtyard runs twice this week in the library’s open-air McKim courtyard, both free and both outdoors with a fountain to circle: Diego Herrera’s Latin saxophone Wednesday at 6, and Boston Lyric Opera closing out the whole summer season Friday at 12:30. It is also dinosaur week at the libraries: decorate a stuffed dinosaur Monday, hunt life-size ones with Dinoman Tuesday through Thursday, and dress up for a Tea Rex party Friday, plus a Little Groove concert and sensory play on the patio in Watertown. First apples are on at the closest orchards, peaches are at their peak, every splash pad is still running, and the number after the ~ in each title is drive time from central Cambridge, so enjoy the last stretch of summer!

Quick key:

🎵 = live music/concerts

🎨= art / playgroups / play gyms

👶= babies/pre-walkers

🌿= nature

⭐ = magic shows / puppet shows

🐾 = animal encounters

💲= paid (not free)

✱ = advance registration or reservation required

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SATURDAY, August 22

Morning

🎨 10:00 AM-12:30 PM - Preschool Summer Fest (preschoolers) ~5 min ✱
The Robo Hub, 86A Sherman St, Cambridge
Meet a robot dog and a humanoid robot, play with Ozobots and LEGO robots, make robot masks, and build a sundae at the DIY ice cream station. Free with a ticket, and few are left.

🎨 10:00-10:30 AM - Courtyard Story Time (ages 0-7) ~10 min
Boston Public Library, McKim Courtyard, 700 Boylston St, Boston
Stories outdoors in the Copley Square courtyard. Moves indoors in bad weather. Free.

🌿 10:00-11:30 AM - Gardening Workshop with Green City Growers (all ages) ~10 min
Somerville Public Library, Central Library Lawn, 79 Highland Ave, Somerville
A farmer leads hands-on planting and harvesting in the library demonstration garden. Free.

⭐ 11:00 AM-12:00 PM - Kids Balloon Magic Show with Jungle Jim (ages 3-9, all ages welcome) ~15 min ✱
High Street Place, 100 High St, Boston
Balloon animals and magic in the food hall atrium, so lunch is right there. Free, but RSVP.

🎨 10:00 AM-4:00 PM - Drop-In Art Making: Kinetic Sculptures (all ages) ~12 min 💲
Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston
See the Alexander Calder galleries, then build a moving sculpture of your own. Kids 17 and under free, adult admission $27.

Afternoon

🌿 12:00 PM onward - San Gennaro Feast (all ages) ~13 min
The Prado, Paul Revere Mall, Hanover St, North End, Boston
An Italian street feast with three dozen food vendors, live music, and family activities. Free to wander.

🎨 12:00-4:00 PM - Perfect Memory: Drop-In Art Making (all ages) ~15 min 💲
Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Dr, Boston
Make art in the harbor-view studio with the museum’s teaching artists. Kids 17 and under free, adult admission $22. (Repeats Sunday, same hours.)

🎨 2:00-3:00 PM - Play with DUPLOs (all ages) ~12 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Big-brick building and knocking down, made for hands too small for regular blocks. Free, drop in.

SUNDAY, August 23

Morning

🎵 9:00 AM-12:00 PM - Hung Ching Children’s Lion Dancing (all ages) ~13 min
Auntie Kay and Uncle Frank Chin Park, Greenway, Chinatown, Boston
Kids in full lion costume perform traditional lion dance with drums, outdoors in the park. Free.

🎵 10:00 AM - Jeff Jam Singalong (ages 0-6) ~12 min
Boston Public Market, 100 Hanover St, Boston
A guitar-and-silliness singalong from the area’s most reliable free kids’ musician. Free.

🎨 10:00 AM-4:00 PM - Drop-In Art Making: Mini Modernist Sculptures (all ages) ~12 min 💲
Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston
Twist and bend wire into a tiny sculpture after a walk through the Modern galleries. Kids 17 and under free, adult admission $27.

Afternoon

🎵 3:00-4:00 PM - Summer in the City: Owen Mar (all ages) ~5 min
Longfellow House, 105 Brattle St, Cambridge
A free outdoor Berklee student concert on the lawn, with room for little kids to wander. Free.

🌿 12:00-5:00 PM - YMCA 175 Fest (all ages) ~13 min
Boston City Hall Plaza, 1 City Hall Square, Boston
A free block party for the 175th birthday of America’s first YMCA, with face painting, arts and crafts, games, a photo booth, food trucks, and live music. Free.

🌿 Final day - San Gennaro Feast (all ages) ~13 min
The Prado, Paul Revere Mall, Hanover St, North End, Boston
Day three closes with the Saint Gennaro procession and an outdoor mass. Free.

MONDAY, August 24

🌿 10:00-11:00 AM - Little Explorers (ages 3-5) ~15 min
Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Boston
A nature story, a craft, and a walk in the landscape on this week’s theme. Free. Ticket slots are gone, but registration is not required, so you can still turn up.

🎨 10:30-11:30 AM - Explore and Play (ages 0-5) ~10 min
Boston Public Library, Central Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston
Self-guided activity stations set up around the children’s room. Free.

🎨 10:30-11:30 AM - Songs, Stories and Play (ages 0-5) ~10 min
Cambridge Public Library, O’Neill Branch, 70 Rindge Ave, Cambridge
Songs and rhymes, then open play. Free, drop in.

👶 11:00-11:30 AM - Baby Lapsit (ages 0-18 months) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Boudreau Branch, 245 Concord Ave, Cambridge
Bounces and rhymes for the pre-walking crowd. Free.

🎨 1:00-2:00 PM - Stuffed Dinosaur Decorating (ages 2-10) ~13 min ✱
Boston Public Library, Chinatown Branch, 2 Boylston St, Boston
Color a stuffed dinosaur and take it home. Free, but supplies are limited so register.

TUESDAY, August 25

Morning

⭐ 11:00 AM-12:00 PM - Dinoman (ages 3-11, aimed at 5 and up) ~18 min
Boston Public Library, Connolly Branch, 433 Centre St, Jamaica Plain
Fossils, dinosaur behavior, and a hunt for life-size dinosaurs hidden around the branch. Free. (Also Wednesday at Roslindale and Thursday at Mattapan.)

🎨 10:00-10:30 AM - Toddler Time (ages 0-5) ~12 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Stories, songs, and movement for wobbly walkers. Free, drop in.

🎵 11:00-11:25 AM - Sing-Along (ages 0-5) ~7 min
Cambridge Public Library, Valente Branch, 826 Cambridge St, Cambridge
Songs, rhymes, and fingerplays. Free, drop in.

Afternoon

🎨 4:00-4:45 PM - Crafternoon: Back to School (all ages) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Collins Branch, 64 Aberdeen Ave, Cambridge
Make pom-poms and tassels to hang off a backpack. Free, supplies provided.

Evening

👶 5:30-5:50 PM - Baby Lapsit (ages 0-18 months) ~5 min
Cambridge Public Library, Central Square Branch, 45 Pearl St, Cambridge
A twenty-minute after-nap version of the morning lapsit. Free.

WEDNESDAY, August 26

Morning

🎨 10:00-11:00 AM - Talking with Toys (ages 0-5) ~12 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Open play with a speech therapist on hand to talk through language milestones. Free, drop in.

🎵 10:30-11:15 AM - Little Groove: A Music and Movement Concert for Kids (ages 0-5) ~15 min ✱
Boston Public Library, South Boston Branch, 646 East Broadway, South Boston
A 40-minute interactive concert where kids play real drums, shakers, and tambourines. Free, register everyone attending.

🎵 11:00-11:30 AM - Little Beats! (ages 0-5) ~12 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Thirty minutes of music and movement led by a Little Beats teacher. Free, drop in.

🎨 11:00 AM-1:00 PM - Carousel of Curiosity: Fairy Houses (all ages) ~13 min
The Greenway Carousel, Tiffany and Co. Foundation Grove, Boston
Build a fairy house from craft supplies and sticks and leaves gathered on the Greenway. Free, materials provided.

Afternoon

🐾 1:00-4:00 PM in 30-minute groups - Barn Babies Petting Zoo (all ages) ~12 min ✱
Bonsignore Hall, Medford Public Library, 111 High St, Medford
Pet and hold baby goats or sheep, a piglet, chicks or ducklings, and puppies and kittens. Free, but timed tickets are required for every person, grown-ups included. The linked 2:00 PM group had space at press time.

🎨 2:30-4:00 PM - Wednesdays of Wonder (all ages) ~10 min
Cambridge Public Library, O’Neill Branch, 70 Rindge Ave, Cambridge
A different craft or science activity every week. This week it is origami. Free, drop in.

Evening

🎵 6:00-7:00 PM - Concerts in the Courtyard: Diego Herrera (all ages) ~10 min
Boston Public Library, McKim Courtyard, 700 Boylston St, Boston
Latin R&B saxophone in the open-air courtyard, with a fountain to circle and cafe tables. Free, no registration, first come first served.

🎨 5:30-6:00 PM - Evening Family Story Time (all ages) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Collins Branch, 64 Aberdeen Ave, Cambridge
Stories, songs, and rhymes for families who cannot make a morning slot. Free.

THURSDAY, August 27

Morning

🎨 10:00-11:00 AM - Patio Sensory Play (ages 0-5) ~12 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Sensory tables set up outside on the patio, so the mess stays out of your house. Free, drop in.

🎨 10:30-11:30 AM - Storybook Movement with Alive Dance Collective (ages 3-7) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Shaw-Roxbury Branch, 57 Millmont St, Roxbury
Choreographer Brenna Banister turns picture books into dances kids act out. Free.

🎨 10:30-11:30 AM - Bilingual Storytime / Hora de Cuentos Bilingüe (ages 2-5) ~10 min
Boston Public Library, Honan-Allston Branch, 300 North Harvard St, Allston
Songs, stories, and a craft in Spanish and English. Free.

🎵 11:00 AM-12:00 PM - Music Hour (ages 0-5) ~22 min
Boston Public Library, Lower Mills Branch, 27 Richmond St, Dorchester
Mr. Ritse leads nursery rhymes and jazz tunes, and kids can bring an instrument and join the band. Free.

Afternoon

🎵 4:00-4:30 PM - Afternoon Sing-Along (all ages) ~5 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Singing and moving together in the big program room. Free, first come first served.

Evening

🌿 5:00-10:00 PM - Saint Anthony’s Feast (all ages) ~13 min
Endicott and Thacher Streets, North End, Boston
Opening night of the largest Italian feast in New England, with the Santa Lucia procession at 5 PM and nearly 100 food pushcarts. Free.

FRIDAY, August 28

Morning

🐾 8:30 AM-8:00 PM - Middlesex County 4-H Fair (all ages) ~40 min, northwest 💲
Middlesex County Fairgrounds, 55 South Chelmsford Rd, Westford
An old-fashioned country fair where local kids show the cows, goats, sheep, rabbits and poultry they raised themselves, with pony rides, hay rides, and a moonwalk. 8ages10andup,8ages10andup,3 ages 4 to 9, free under 4, $5 parking.

🎵 10:00-10:30 AM - Sing Along (all ages) ~12 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
The children’s librarian runs through the ABCs, the Elevator Song, and other favorites. Free, drop in.

🌿 11:00 AM-10:00 PM - Saint Anthony’s Feast (all ages) ~13 min
Endicott and Thacher Streets, North End, Boston
Day two runs all day: pushcarts, arancini and zeppole, strolling singers, and a 6:15 PM Santa Lucia procession. Free.

🎵 11:00 AM-12:00 PM - Music at the Blissful with Evan Haller (ages 0-5) ~10 min
Boston Public Library, Charlestown Branch, 179 Main St, Charlestown
A six-time Boston Parent Paper Family Favorite plays a jump-and-shake concert for little kids. Free.

🎵 11:00-11:30 AM - Wiggle Party (ages 0-5) ~8 min
Cambridge Public Library, O’Connell Branch, 48 Sixth St, Cambridge
A dance party with freeze dance, shakers, and rainbow scarves. Free, drop in.

🎨 11:00 AM-12:00 PM - Tea Rex Party (ages 0-12) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, East Boston Branch, 365 Bremen St, East Boston
A dinosaur tea party with crafts and snacks. Come dressed fancy, or as a dinosaur, or both. Free.

🎵 11:30 AM - Jeff Jam Singalong (ages 0-6) ~5 min
Play Union, 378 Somerville Ave, Somerville
A weekly free singalong. The play-space drop-in fee is waived from 11:10 AM to 12:00 PM. Free.

Afternoon

🎵 12:30-1:30 PM - Concerts in the Courtyard: Boston Lyric Opera (all ages) ~10 min
Boston Public Library, McKim Courtyard, 700 Boylston St, Boston
Boston Lyric Opera’s emerging artists close out the summer series with a staged concert by the fountain. Bring lunch and sit at the cafe tables. Free.

All Week / Multi-Day

First Apples and Peak Peaches (Pick Your Own)

🌿 The first apple varieties of the season are open, peaches are at their peak, and blueberries are on their last stretch. Fields close once they are picked through, so check the farm’s picking page before you go. All drive times are from central Cambridge. 💲

Belkin Family Lookout Farm, South Natick (~30 min, west). The closest orchard, with peaches and early apples, Tuesday to Thursday 10 AM to 5 PM and Friday to Sunday 10 AM to 7 PM. Train rides, animals, and a play area. Admission ticket required to enter the orchard.

Tougas Family Farm, Northborough (~45 min, west). Gravenstein, Akane, Zestar and Sansa apples plus yellow peaches, blueberries and blackberries, Wednesday to Sunday 8 AM to 4 PM. Peach boxes 36to36to50. Wagon rides, a farm playground, and barnyard animals. The most toddler-complete farm.

Honey Pot Hill Orchards, Stow (~35 min, west). Four apple varieties open plus plentiful blueberries, buy one box get one free, 9 AM to 5 PM. Hedge mazes, animals, and hayrides.

Parlee Farms, Tyngsboro (~45 min, northwest). Yellow peaches with a buy-one-box-get-one deal, plus the last of the blueberries and a cut-your-own flower field. Animal barns and a sandbox. Ten-minute walk to the peach orchard.

Russell Orchards, Ipswich (~50 min, north). Good picking on blackberries and blueberries, $7.95 a pound, plus cut flowers and cherry tomatoes. Bakery, farm animals, and cider donuts.

Splash Pads and Water Play (still on)

🌿 Open daily - Alexander W. Kemp Playground Splash Pad (all ages) ~5 min
Cambridge Common, 8 Waterhouse St, Cambridge
A splash pad with a water wheel and water tables, the best central-Cambridge toddler spot. Free.

🌿 Spray deck 8 AM-8 PM, wading pool 10:15 AM-5:45 PM - Artesani Wading Pool and Spray Deck (ages 0-5) ~13 min
Artesani Playground, 1255 Soldiers Field Road, Brighton
A shallow tot wading pool plus a spray deck on the Charles. Free.

🌿 Daily 11:00 AM-6:00 PM - Boston Common Frog Pond Spray Pool (ages 0-12) ~13 min
Boston Common, 38 Beacon St, Boston
The classic downtown spray pool, made for little tadpoles. Free.

🌿 More free spray decks are open citywide. Find the closest Cambridge one on the city’s Waterplay map, or head to Watertown’s Arsenal Park (485 Arsenal St) or Filippello Park (191 Grove St) spray pads, both open daily.

More picks

🌿 Most Saturdays 10:00 AM-12:00 PM and Wednesdays 4:30-6:30 PM - Casual Creative Arts in Nature (all ages) ~12 min
Somerville Community Growing Center, 22 Vinal Ave, Somerville
An outdoor drop-in art table in the garden. Supplies are on site, or bring your own and sketch. Free, running through October 17.

🌿 Sundays 10:00-11:00 AM - Children’s Yoga with The GreenHouse (all ages) ~13 min
North End Park, Cross St and Surface Rd, Boston
Themed outdoor yoga with poses, movement games, props, and storybooks. Caregivers can join in or watch. Free, running through October 11.

🌿 Thursdays 4:00-6:00 PM - Greenway Play Session (all ages) ~13 min
Auntie Kay and Uncle Frank Chin Park, Chinatown, Boston
Books, games, and the Greenway PlayCubes set out for free outdoor play. Free, running through September.

🎨 Saturday 11:00 AM-6:00 PM and Friday 11:00 AM-3:00 PM - Free FaceArt Face Painting (all ages) ~13 min
The Greenway Carousel, Tiffany and Co. Foundation Grove, Boston
Free face painting next to the carousel, which runs daily 11 AM to 8 PM. Free.

Quick key:

🎵 = live music/concerts

🎨= art / playgroups / play gyms

👶= babies/pre-walkers

🌿= nature

⭐ = magic shows / puppet shows

🐾 = animal encounters

💲= paid (not free)

✱ = advance registration or reservation required

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SATURDAY, July 25

Morning

🎨 10:00 AM-4:00 PM - Drop-In Art Making: Printing with Bubbles (all ages) ~12 min 💲
Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston
Layer bubble-blown color to pull dreamy one-of-a-kind prints. Come and go anytime. Kids 17 and under free, adult admission $27.

🎨 10:00 AM-12:00 PM - Kids Drop-In Spice Painting (ages 0-8) ~12 min
Boston Public Market, 100 Hanover St, Boston
Paint with real spices from Curio Spice Company at the indoor market. Free, drop in.

🎵 11:00-11:30 AM - Matt Heaton Family Singalong (ages 0-5) ~12 min ✱
Brookline Public Library, Hunneman Hall, 361 Washington St, Brookline
An interactive singalong from a favorite Boston kids’ musician. Free tickets handed out before the start. (He plays again Wednesday evening in Somerville.)

Afternoon

🎵 12:00-6:00 PM - Cambridge Jazz Festival (all ages) ~8 min
Danehy Park, 99 Sherman St, Cambridge
Two days of free jazz, food trucks, and a marketplace, plus a children’s area headlined this weekend by Vanessa Trien and Friends, the Parents’ Choice-winning band led by New England Conservatory’s director of early-childhood music. Expect high-energy singalongs right by the playground. Free. (Also Sunday, same hours.)

🌿 12:00-9:00 PM - Puerto Rican Festival of Massachusetts (all ages) ~18 min
Franklin Park, Pierpont Rd, Boston
Carnival rides, Latin food, music, and vendor tents in the park. Free admission, rides priced separately. (Also Sunday, with a parade.)

⭐ 12:00 PM - A Pirate’s Great Adventure (Outdoor) (best 5-8, younger welcome) ~13 min
Boston Common, Emerson Stage at UnCommon Corner, Boylston St, Boston
A 35-minute soft-puppet high-seas adventure, outdoors and free, no tickets needed.

🎨 12:00-4:00 PM - Family Art Making: Perfect Memory (all ages) ~15 min
Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Dr, Boston
Drop-in art making in the family art space, with harbor views. Kids 18 and under free. (Repeats Sunday.)

🎵 2:00-5:00 PM - AfroCaribe Fest (all ages) ~18 min
Griffin Museum of Photography, 67 Shore Rd, Winchester
Steel drums, African drumming, storytelling of African and Caribbean tales, and hands-on art-making for all ages, with food trucks. Free.

🎵 2:00-3:30 PM - Park Sounds: The Lion Sisters (all ages) ~6 min
Joan Lorentz Park, Cambridge Public Library Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
An outdoor concert from a New Hampshire sibling folk duo, fiddle and guitar with sister harmonies, on the lawn beside the library. Free.

SUNDAY, July 26

Morning

🎵 10:00-10:30 AM - Jeff Jam Sing-Along (ages 0-6) ~12 min
Boston Public Market, 100 Hanover St, Boston
A high-energy sing-and-groove set from a longtime Boston kids’ musician. Free.

⭐ 10:30 AM - A Pirate’s Great Adventure (best 5-8, younger welcome) ~13 min 💲
Puppet Showplace Theater, 32 Station St, Brookline
The same soft-puppet pirate adventure indoors, for the Summer Sundays series. Pay-what-you-can starting at $6.

Afternoon

🎵 12:00-6:00 PM - Cambridge Jazz Festival (all ages) ~8 min
Danehy Park, 99 Sherman St, Cambridge
Day two of the free jazz festival, same hours, with the children’s area, hands-on kids’ activities, and live family music beside the playground. Free.

🌿 12:00-9:00 PM - Puerto Rican Festival of Massachusetts (all ages) ~18 min
Franklin Park, Pierpont Rd, Boston
The festival’s second day, this time with a parade, plus carnival rides, Latin food, and music. Free admission, rides priced separately.

Evening

🎵 6:00-7:30 PM - Performances in the Park: Los Sugar Kings (all ages) ~20 min
Newton Centre Bowl, 69 Tyler Terrace, Newton Centre
A free lawn concert of Afro-Cuban son, salsa, and rumba-flamenca, in the open park beside the playground. Bring a blanket. Free.

MONDAY, July 27

🎨 10:30-11:30 AM - Bilingual Storytelling: The Legend of Inti Raymi (ages 0-5) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Egleston Square Branch, 2044 Columbus Ave, Roxbury
A Spanish-and-English telling of the Andean Inti Raymi legend from the Spanish Fun Program. Free.

🎵 11:00-11:30 AM - Morning Sing-Along (ages 0-5) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Songs, movement, and instruments to start the week. Free, drop in.

⭐ 2:00-3:00 PM - Ed Popielarczyk Magic Show (all ages) ~18 min
Brookline Public Library, Putterham Branch, 959 West Roxbury Pkwy, Chestnut Hill
An interactive magic show with balloon sculpting and storytelling. Free.

TUESDAY, July 28

Morning

⭐ 11:00-11:45 AM - Summer Eats: Kimberly’s Pocket Circus (all ages) ~12 min ✱
Brookline Avenue Playground, 575 Brookline Ave, Brookline
A traveling one-person “pocket circus” at the playground, paired with a free Summer Eats lunch. Free.

🐾 11:00 AM-12:00 PM - Toddler Story Time with Rhubarb the Therapy Dog (ages 3-5) ~12 min
Boston Public Library, West End Branch, 151 Cambridge St, Boston
Stories read alongside Rhubarb, a gentle therapy dog for little ones to sit near. Free.

🎨 10:00-11:00 AM - Kids’ Summer Hour (ages 0-5) ~12 min
Boston Public Market, 100 Hanover St, Boston
Storytime, a craft, and bubbles at the indoor market. Free. (Repeats Thursday.)

🎨 10:30-11:00 AM - Songs and Stories (ages 0-5) ~6 min ✱
Cambridge Public Library, Collins Branch, 64 Aberdeen Ave, Cambridge
A drop-in mix of songs and picture books for the youngest. Free.

Afternoon

⭐ 3:00-3:45 PM - Summer Reading: Yo-Yo Show (all ages) ~10 min
Cambridge Public Library, O’Neill Branch, 70 Rindge Ave, Cambridge
An outdoor comedy yo-yo show with tricks and audience help. Free.

WEDNESDAY, July 29

Morning

🚒 10:45 AM-12:00 PM - Let’s Get Truckin’: The Public Works Trucks Visit (all ages) ~10 min ✱
Somerville Public Library, East Branch, 115 Broadway, Somerville
Climb up and honk the horns as Somerville’s Public Works trucks roll up for a touch-a-truck morning. Free.

🎵 10:30-11:15 AM - Children’s Concert in the Courtyard: Music at the Blissful (ages 0-5) ~10 min
Boston Public Library, McKim Courtyard, 700 Boylston St, Boston
An outdoor morning music-and-movement concert in the Copley Square courtyard. Free.

🎵 10:30-11:15 AM - Little Groove: A Music and Movement Concert (ages 0-5) ~15 min ✱
Boston Public Library, South Boston Branch, 646 East Broadway, South Boston
Kids play real drums, shakers, and tambourines alongside the Little Groove musicians. Free.

🎨 11:00 AM-12:00 PM - Storytime with José Mateo Ballet Theatre (ages 0-7) ~7 min ✱
Cambridge Public Library, Valente Branch, 826 Cambridge St, Cambridge
A story time where kids learn real ballet moves with José Mateo Ballet Theatre teachers. Free.

🌿 11:00-11:45 AM - Summer Reading: Nature Story Time (ages 0-5) ~10 min
Cambridge Public Library, O’Neill Branch, 70 Rindge Ave, Cambridge
Outdoor stories plus a hunt for the plants and animals around the library grounds. Free.

Evening

🎵 6:00-7:00 PM - Family Picnic and Singalong with Matt Heaton (ages 0-5) ~10 min ✱
Somerville Public Library, Central Library lawn, 79 Highland Ave, Somerville
An outdoor evening singalong on the library lawn. Bring dinner and a blanket. Free.

🎵 7:00 PM - Boston Landmarks Orchestra (all ages) ~13 min
Hatch Memorial Shell, 47 David G. Mugar Way, Boston
A free orchestra concert on the Esplanade, made for a blanket-and-picnic evening on the lawn. This week is Vivaldi’s Four Seasons recomposed, plus Mozart. Free.

THURSDAY, July 30

Morning

🎨 10:00-11:00 AM - Kids’ Summer Hour (ages 0-5) ~12 min
Boston Public Market, 100 Hanover St, Boston
Storytime, a craft, and bubbles at the indoor market. Free.

🎵 11:00 AM-12:00 PM - Music Hour (ages 0-5) ~22 min
Boston Public Library, Lower Mills Branch, 27 Richmond St, Dorchester
An hour of songs and movement for little ones, outdoors on the plaza in good weather. Free.

⭐ 11:00 AM - Rosalita’s Marionette Puppets (all ages) ~14 min
Myrtle Street Playground, Myrtle St, Beacon Hill, Boston
A free outdoor marionette show in the park, part of Boston’s summer parks series. Free.

Afternoon

🎨 1:00-2:00 PM - DIY Salt Dough Fossils (ages 3-5 and up) ~20 min ✱
Boston Public Library, Codman Square Branch, 690 Washington St, Dorchester
Make and take home your own salt-dough fossil. Free.

🐾 3:30-4:00 PM and 4:30-5:00 PM - Live Animal Program with The Joys of Nature (all ages) ~8 min
Cambridge Public Library, O’Connell Branch, 48 Sixth St, Cambridge
A close-up meet-and-greet with live animals and their handler. Free, two sessions.

🎨 3:00-4:00 PM - Tea-Rex Tea Party (ages 0-5 and up) ~18 min
Boston Public Library, Grove Hall Branch, 41 Geneva Ave, Dorchester
A dinosaur-themed tea party with dino play and snacks. Free.

FRIDAY, July 31

🎵 10:30-11:15 AM - Music at the Blissful: A Concert for Children (ages 0-5) ~20 min
Boston Public Library, Adams Street Branch, 690 Adams St, Dorchester
A live singalong concert from Evan Haller, a Boston Parent Paper Family Favorite. Free.

🎵 11:00-11:45 AM - Summer Reading: Music and Movement with Rockabye Beats (ages 0-5) ~8 min
Cambridge Public Library, Boudreau Branch, 245 Concord Ave, Cambridge
An interactive music show with rhythm sticks, tambourines, and shakers. Free.

⭐ 11:00 AM - Rosalita’s Marionette Puppets (all ages) ~14 min
O’Day Playground, 75 West Newton St, South End, Boston
A second free outdoor marionette show this week, this time in the South End. Free.

🎨 11:00-11:30 AM - Toddler Story Time (ages 2-5) ~8 min ✱
Cambridge Public Library, O’Connell Branch, 48 Sixth St, Cambridge
Stories, songs, and rhymes to close out the week. Free, drop in.

All Week / Multi-Day

Blueberry, Raspberry, and Peach Picking (Pick Your Own)

🌿 Blueberries are at their peak everywhere this week, raspberries are winding down at the northern farms, and the first peaches are in. Fields close once they are picked through, so check the farm’s picking page before you go. All drive times are from central Cambridge. 💲

Tougas Family Farm, Northborough (~45 min, west). Blueberries and blackberries, Wednesday to Sunday, 8 AM to 4 PM. Wagon rides, a farm playground, barnyard animals, and ice cream. The most toddler-complete farm on the list.

Honey Pot Hill Orchards, Stow (~40 min, west). Blueberries on low toddler-height bushes, open daily. Picking is still a little thin this early in the season, so call ahead or go later in the week. Hedge mazes, hayrides, and animals.

Ward’s Berry Farm, Sharon (~40 min, south). Blueberries, daily 9 AM to 6 PM, first come first served. A sandbox and playground right at the picking tent, plus farm animals. The best option to the south.

Smolak Farms, North Andover (~40 min, north). Blueberries, peaches, and pluots, fields open 8 AM to 5 PM. Animals, a playground, and ice cream.

Russell Orchards, Ipswich (~50 min, north). Blueberries, the last of the raspberries, and black currants, 9 AM to 5 PM. Bakery, farm animals, and cider donuts. Go soon if you want raspberries.

Summer Splash Pads and Water Play

🌿 Open daily - Alexander W. Kemp Playground Splash Pad (all ages) ~5 min
Cambridge Common, 8 Waterhouse St, Cambridge
A splash pad with a water wheel and water tables, the best central-Cambridge toddler spot. Free.

🌿 Spray deck 8 AM-8 PM, wading pool 10:15 AM-5:45 PM - Artesani Wading Pool and Spray Deck (ages 0-5) ~13 min
Artesani Playground, 1255 Soldiers Field Road, Brighton
A shallow tot wading pool plus a spray deck on the Charles. Free.

🌿 Daily 11:00 AM-6:00 PM - Boston Common Frog Pond Spray Pool (ages 0-12) ~13 min
Boston Common, 38 Beacon St, Boston
The classic downtown spray pool, made for little tadpoles. Free.

🌿 More free spray decks are open citywide. Find the closest Cambridge one on the city’s Waterplay map, or head to Watertown’s Arsenal Park (485 Arsenal St) or Filippello Park (191 Grove St) spray pads, both open daily.

More picks

🐾 Open daily except Monday, 9 AM-5 PM - Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary (all ages) ~30 min 💲
208 South Great Road, Lincoln
A working farm with pigs, sheep, goats, and chickens, plus hay-wagon rides and a learning garden. Free for Mass Audubon members, roughly 8to8to10 otherwise.

🌿 Two North End feasts run this week: the Saint Joseph Feast (Friday to Sunday, 467 Hanover St) and the Saint Agrippina Feast, which opens Thursday July 30 with a 7:30 PM procession led by the children of the society. Both free to wander, with food, music, and processions in the streets.

Quick key:

🎵 = live music/concerts

🎨= art / playgroups / play gyms

👶= babies/pre-walkers

🌿= nature

⭐ = magic shows / puppet shows

🐾 = animal encounters

💲= paid (not free)

✱ = advance registration or reservation required

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SATURDAY, July 18

Morning

🎨 10:00 AM-4:00 PM - Drop-In Art Making: Gelli Plate Printing (all ages) ~12 min 💲
Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston
Layer inks and textures on a printing plate to pull one-of-a-kind prints. Come and go anytime. Kids 17 and under free, adult admission $27. (Runs again Sunday with mosaic bookmarks.)

⭐ 10:00 AM - Magic Show with Peter O’Malley (ages 0-8) ~12 min
Boston Public Market, The Nook, 100 Hanover St, Boston
A short, silly magic show built to make little kids laugh, right by the market stalls. Free.

🎨 11:00 AM-3:00 PM - A Berry Good Time Berry Festival (all ages) ~5 min
First Street Market, 59 First St, Cambridge
An indoor-market berry party with more than 20 vendors, a kids’ cake-decorating workshop, and berries in everything. Free to walk in.

🌿 10:00 AM-10:00 PM - Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival (all ages) ~20 min
Revere Beach, 350 Revere Beach Blvd, Revere
Master carvers build giant sculptures right on the sand, with amusement rides and food trucks. Saturday is the day to go, with fireworks that night only. Free. (Sculptures stay up through Sunday.)

Afternoon

🎨 12:00-9:00 PM - Somerville ArtBeat 2026: REVolution (all ages) ~10 min
Davis Square, Somerville
Somerville’s 40th arts festival: two stages of music and dance, over 70 craft vendors, hands-on art, roaming performers, and a community parade at 5 PM. Music runs to 9 PM. Free. Rain date Sunday.

🎨 12:00-4:00 PM - Play Date: Floating Sculpture (all ages) ~15 min
Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Dr, Boston
Build a little floating sculpture from bamboo, clay, and natural materials, with harbor views. Kids 18 and under free; use code PLAYDATE for up to two adults free. (Repeats Sunday.)

🌿 12:30-9:00 PM - Festival Betances 2026 (all ages) ~12 min
Plaza Betances, 100 West Dedham St, Boston
New England’s longest-running Latino cultural festival: inflatables for the kids, a community parade, live salsa, and Puerto Rican food in the South End. Free.

SUNDAY, July 19

Morning

🎵 10:00-10:30 AM - Jeff Jam Sing-Along (ages 0-6) ~12 min
Boston Public Market, The Nook, 100 Hanover St, Boston
A high-energy sing-and-groove set from a longtime Boston kids’ musician, with face painting to follow. Free.

⭐ 10:30 AM and 1:00 PM - Party Animals by Sarah Nolen (best 5-10, younger welcome) ~15 min 💲
Puppet Showplace Theater, 32 Station St, Brookline
Five animal friends throw their first party, told through hand puppetry, dance, and original rock music. Pay-what-you-can starting at $6.

Evening

🎵 6:00-7:30 PM - Arias Aloft: Chromatic (all ages) ~50 min 💲✱
New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, 11 French Dr, Boylston
Open-air opera paired with aerial-circus artists overhead, on a garden lawn made for picnicking. Doors and concessions at 5:30. Tickets 36adult,36adult,12 ages 4 to 12, under 3 free. Rain date Monday.

🎵 6:00-7:30 PM - Performances in the Park: The Petty Larceny Band (all ages) ~20 min
Newton Centre Bowl, Newton
A free lawn concert right next to the playground in Newton’s Sunday-evening summer series. Free.

MONDAY, July 20

🎨 3:00-4:00 PM - Summer Reading: Chalk Art (all ages) ~8 min
Cambridge Public Library, O’Connell Branch, 48 Sixth St, Cambridge
Drop-in sidewalk chalk art for the summer reading program, all ages welcome. Free.

🎵 6:00-7:00 PM - Singalong with Matt Heaton (bring a picnic) (ages 0-5) ~12 min
Somerville Public Library, West Branch lawn, 40 College Ave, Somerville
An outdoor sing-along on the library lawn from a favorite Boston kids’ musician. Bring dinner and a blanket. Free.

TUESDAY, July 21

Morning

🎵 11:00-11:45 AM - Matt Heaton Family Concert (all ages) ~12 min
Brookline Avenue Playground, 575 Brookline Ave, Brookline
A second chance at Matt Heaton this week, this time a morning playground concert with a free Summer Eats meal. Free, no registration.

🎵 11:00 AM-12:00 PM - Music at the Blissful with Evan Haller (ages 0-5) ~22 min
Boston Public Library, Lower Mills Branch, 27 Richmond St, Dorchester
An interactive, movement-packed music show from a Boston Parent Paper Family Favorite. Free.

🎨 10:00-11:00 AM - Kids’ Summer Hour (ages 0-5) ~12 min
Boston Public Market, 100 Hanover St, Boston
Storytime, a craft, and bubbles at the indoor market. Free. (Repeats Thursday.)

Evening

🎵 5:00-7:00 PM - Berklee Summer in the City: Talya Ozsardas (all ages) ~5 min
Urban Park Roof Garden, Kendall Center, 325 Main St, Cambridge
A free early-evening set on the Kendall roof garden, one of Berklee’s summer plaza concerts. Free.

🎵 6:00-8:00 PM - Danehy Park Summer Concert: Nora Meier (all ages) ~6 min
Danehy Park, 99 Sherman St, Cambridge
A free Club Passim concert on the big play lawn, with the playground right there. Free.

WEDNESDAY, July 22

🎵 10:30-11:15 AM - Children’s Concert in the Courtyard: Little Groove (ages 0-5) ~10 min
Boston Public Library, McKim Courtyard, 700 Boylston St, Boston
An outdoor move-and-sing concert from Little Groove in the Copley Square courtyard. Moves indoors in bad weather. Free.

THURSDAY, July 23

Morning

🎨 10:00-11:00 AM - Kids’ Summer Hour (ages 0-5) ~12 min
Boston Public Market, 100 Hanover St, Boston
Storytime, a craft, and bubbles at the indoor market. Free.

Afternoon

⭐ 3:00-4:00 PM - Dino Story Time and Dance Party (ages 0-5, families) ~18 min
Boston Public Library, Grove Hall Branch, 41 Geneva Ave, Dorchester
A dino handler brings a baby Triceratops for a hands-on meet-and-greet, then a dance party. Free.

Evening

🎵 5:30 PM (beach opens 5:00) - Reservoir Beach Summer Concert: Mass Ave (all ages) ~15 min
Arlington Reservoir Beach, 250 Lowell St, Arlington
A free concert at the swim beach, with food and drink vendors on site. Free. (Dogs not allowed.)

🎵 6:30-8:00 PM - Condon Shell Summer Concert: Kier Byrnes and the Kettle Burners (all ages) ~12 min
Condon Shell, 30 Forest St, Medford
Opening night of Medford’s free Thursday concert series, on the Mystic River. Free.

FRIDAY, July 24

🎨 10:00-11:00 AM - Melt the Ice Sensory Play (ages 3-7) ~12 min ✱
Medford Public Library, 111 High St, Medford
Hands-in, cool-down sensory play digging little treasures out of the ice on a hot day. Free, registration required.

All Week / Multi-Day

Blueberry, Raspberry, and Peach Picking (Pick Your Own)

🌿 Blueberries and raspberries are at their peak, and the first peaches are coming in. Fields close once they are picked through, so check the farm’s picking page before you go. All drive times are from central Cambridge. 💲

Tougas Family Farm, Northborough (~45 min, west). Blueberries and blackberries, picking Wednesday to Sunday. Wagon rides to the fields, a farm playground, barnyard animals, and ice cream.

Russell Orchards, Ipswich (~50 min, north). Raspberries, blueberries, and currants, 9 AM to 5 PM. Bakery, farm animals, and cider donuts.

Honey Pot Hill Orchards, Stow (~40 min, west). Blueberries, freshly opened for the farm’s 100th season. Hedge mazes, hayrides, and low toddler-height bushes. Check the daily update page before heading out.

Ward’s Berry Farm, Sharon (~40 min, south). Blueberries, 9 AM to 6 PM. A sandbox and playground next to the picking tent, plus farm animals.

Summer Splash Pads and Water Play

🌿 Open daily - Alexander W. Kemp Playground Splash Pad (all ages) ~5 min
Cambridge Common, 8 Waterhouse St, Cambridge
A splash pad with a water wheel and water tables right on the Common, the best central-Cambridge toddler spot. Free.

🌿 Spray deck 8 AM-8 PM, wading pool 10:15 AM-5:45 PM - Artesani Wading Pool and Spray Deck (ages 0-5) ~13 min
Artesani Playground, 1255 Soldiers Field Road, Brighton
A shallow tot wading pool plus a spray deck on the Charles. Free.

🌿 Daily 11:00 AM-6:00 PM - Boston Common Frog Pond Spray Pool (ages 0-12) ~13 min
Boston Common, 38 Beacon St, Boston
The classic downtown spray pool, made for little tadpoles. Free.

🌿 More free spray decks are open citywide. Find the closest Cambridge one on the city’s Waterplay map, or head to Watertown’s Arsenal Park (485 Arsenal St) or Fillipello Park (191 Grove St) spray pads, both open daily.

More outdoor picks

🐾 Open daily except Monday, 9 AM-5 PM - Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary (all ages) ~30 min 💲
208 South Great Road, Lincoln
A working farm with pigs, sheep, goats, and chickens, plus hay-wagon rides and a learning garden. Free for Mass Audubon members, roughly 8to8to10 otherwise.

🌿 Open daily, 11 AM-8 PM - Greenway Carousel (all ages) ~15 min 💲
Rose Kennedy Greenway, Boston
14 hand-carved New England creatures, from a sea turtle to a peregrine falcon. Pricing starting at $4 per rider.

Quick key:

🎵 = live music/concerts

🎨= art / playgroups / play gyms

👶= babies/pre-walkers

🌿= nature

⭐ = magic shows / puppet shows

🐾 = animal encounters

💲= paid (not free)

✱ = advance registration or reservation required

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SATURDAY, July 4 (Independence Day, America’s 250th)

Morning

🚒 9:00 AM parade, 10:15 AM reading - Independence Day Parade and Declaration Reading (all ages) ~12 min
Parade from Copley Square to Court Street; reading at the Old State House, 206 Washington St, Boston
Boston’s 250th-edition parade with military bands and costumed units, then the Declaration read aloud from the Old State House balcony, the same spot Bostonians first heard it in 1776. Free.

🐾 10:00 AM-1:00 PM - USS Constitution Fourth of July Turnaround (all ages) ~10 min
Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston (view free from the Navy Yard, the Harborwalk, or Castle Island)
“Old Ironsides” sails into the harbor and fires a 21-gun salute near Castle Island around 11:30. The hands-on USS Constitution Museum runs a free all-day family party alongside. Free. The cannon salute is loud, bring ear protection.

🌿 10:00 AM-6:00 PM - Fourth of July at Old North Church (all ages) ~11 min 💲
Old North Church, 193 Salem St, Boston
Dramatic Declaration readings, 18th-century courtyard music, and change-ringing of the 1745 bells by the MIT Guild. Under 5 free; site pricing starting at $5 for older kids.

Afternoon

🎵 1:00-3:00 PM - Colonial Dance Tunes and Love Songs (all ages) ~11 min
Paul Revere House, 19 North Square, Boston
Live 18th-century tunes on penny whistle, fife, and flute in the North End courtyard. Free.

🌿 12:00-4:00 PM - Boston Harborfest (all ages) ~12 min
Downtown Crossing and the waterfront, Boston
The 44th annual, branded to the 250th: reenactors, military bands, a community mural, and face painting for kids. Free (some ticketed add-ons).

Fourth of July around the suburbs (all daytime, all free)

These small-town celebrations are the easiest fit for ages 0-5, morning parades, games, and open fields instead of a late-night crowd.

🌿 9:30 AM games, 10:00 AM parade - Cambridge Recreation Games and Bike/Doll-Carriage Parade (all ages) ~5 min. Free races for ages 4-12 (every kid gets a prize), then a decorated bike, wagon, and doll-carriage procession from 82 Laurel Street with face painting, music, and crafts. Trikes and strollers welcome.

🌿 10:00 AM-12:00 PM - Newton’s Fourth of July Kids’ Morning (all ages) ~18 min. Newton Centre Bowl. A patriotic costume parade, a pet promenade, a decorated-bike parade, crafts, and free ice cream. Part of Newton’s 250th celebration.

🌿 11:00 AM-4:00 PM - Concord Picnic in the Park + Concord Museum Community Day (all ages) ~30 min. A kiddie parade and field games at Emerson Field, plus free admission at the Concord Museum, where you can see an original Paul Revere signal lantern.

🌿 10:00 AM parade - Lincoln’s Fourth of July (all ages) ~30 min. A children’s bike parade at 10 AM, a town parade at 10:40, and a free town-wide swim at Codman Pool from noon to 6 PM.

🌿 9:00 AM - Needham’s Fourth of July Parade (all ages) ~25 min. A big grand parade on Great Plain Avenue, bigger this year for the 250th, with pony rides and family activities.

Fireworks tonight (Sat July 4) and beyond

Every real fireworks launch is after 9 PM, so it runs late. For those who want to stay out for it, myself included, bring over-ear earmuffs (they help a lot at close range), a blanket, and plenty of snacks, and plan to walk or take the T rather than drive. Drive times from central Cambridge. 💲 for paid parking at some.

🌿 Concert 7:00-9:30 PM, fireworks ~9:15 PM - Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular (all ages) ~12 min. DCR Hatch Shell, Charles River Esplanade. The official Massachusetts 250th show: the Pops play the Hatch Shell live from 7 to 9:30, with a drone show around 9 PM and fireworks over the Charles at 9:15. This year the Esplanade opens at 4 PM (pushed back from noon for the extreme heat) and organizers ask people not to arrive early. Best with kids from the Cambridge side of the river, where Memorial Drive closes to cars at 4 PM for open blanket space and an easy walk-home exit (no sound towers on our side, so stream the WHDH or CNN broadcast for the music). Free.

🌿 Fireworks ~9:15 PM - Winthrop Fourth of July Fireworks (all ages) ~20 min. Coughlin Park, 31 Bay View Ave, Winthrop. A harbor-side show that is much calmer than the Esplanade. Free.

🌿 Fireworks ~9:15 PM - Newton Fourth of July (all ages) ~18 min. Albemarle Field, with a carnival and food trucks from the afternoon and a band playing tunes from each of the past 250 years. Free.

🌿 Sun July 5, 5:00 PM, fireworks ~9:00 PM - Weymouth Fourth of July Celebration (all ages) ~50 min. George Lane Beach, North Weymouth. Moved to July 5 this year; park at the Whipple Senior Center and take the free shuttle. Free.

SUNDAY, July 5

Morning

🎨 10:00 AM-3:00 PM - ICA Play Date: Free Family Art Day (all ages) ~17 min ✱
Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Dr, Boston
Drop-in family art-making with harbor views; up to two adults free with kids 12 and under. Free with code PLAYDATE.

🌿 10:00 AM-1:00 PM - Quincy Maritime Festival (all ages) ~22 min
Marina Bay, Quincy
Kids’ magic and puppet shows, a balloon artist, and a Sunday decorated bike and wagon parade on the boardwalk. Free.

Afternoon

🎨 Sundays, 10:00 AM-5:00 PM - Boston Family Days at the MFA, Gardner, and ICA (all ages) ~15 min
Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston
Free admission for Boston-resident families plus drop-in art activities. Kids are already free at the Gardner and ICA any day. Free for eligible families.

MONDAY, July 6

🎵 10:00-10:30 AM - Concert for Littles: Matt Heaton (ages 0-5) ~12 min
Belmont Public Library, Morrissey Hall, 336 Concord Ave, Belmont
A sing-along built for the youngest crowd from the well-known Boston kids’ musician. Free.

🐾 3:00-4:00 PM - Arthropod Petting Zoo (ages 3-12) ~7 min ✱
Cambridge Public Library, Collins Branch, 65 Aberdeen Ave, Cambridge
Meet and touch live insects and other arthropods. Free. (Repeats Tuesday 11 AM at the O’Connell Branch.)

TUESDAY, July 7

🎵 6:00-8:00 PM - Danehy Park Summer Concert: Rebecca Mac (all ages) ~6 min
Danehy Park, 99 Sherman St, Cambridge
A free family concert on the big play lawn from Club Passim, close to home. Free.

🎨 10:00-11:00 AM - Summer Kids’ Hour at Boston Public Market (ages 0-5) ~15 min
Boston Public Market, 100 Hanover St, Boston
Storytime, a craft, and bubbles at the indoor market. Free.

WEDNESDAY, July 8

🎵 11:00 AM-12:00 PM - Little Beats! Music and Movement (ages 0-5) ~10 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Music, movement, and instruments for the under-5 set. Free.

THURSDAY, July 9

🐾 2:00-2:45 PM - Live Animal Story Time with Land’s Sake Farm (ages 0-5) ~8 min ✱
Cambridge Public Library, Boudreau Branch, 245 Concord Ave, Cambridge
Rabbit stories and a meet-a-real-rabbit visit. Free, registration required.

🎵 6:30-8:00 PM - Condon Shell Summer Concert: Susan Cattaneo Band (all ages) ~12 min
Condon Shell, 2501 Mystic Valley Parkway, Medford
Free Americana and folk on the Mystic River. Free.

FRIDAY, July 10

🎵 10:30-11:15 AM - Little Beats (ages 0-5) ~18 min
Newton Free Library, Druker Auditorium, 330 Homer St, Newton
Yoga-inspired music and movement for the youngest, drop-in. Free.

All Week / Multi-Day

Blueberry, Cherry, and Raspberry Picking (Pick Your Own)

🌿 Cherry picking is winding down, the first blueberries are coming in, and raspberries are building through July. Fields close once they are picked through, so check the farm’s picking page before you go. All drive times are from central Cambridge. 💲

Tougas Family Farm, Northborough (~45 min, west). Fourth of July Family Fun July 3-5 with a cookout, plus cherries and early blueberries. Wagon rides, a playground, and farm animals.

Parlee Farms, Tyngsboro (~45 min, north). Sweet cherries on low trees an easy reach for little kids, with a free hayride and animal barns.

Russell Orchards, Ipswich (~50 min, north). Summer raspberries and the first red currants, Tuesday to Sunday 9 AM-6 PM. Bakery and farm animals.

Honey Pot Hill Orchards, Stow (~40 min, west). Blueberry picking opens Friday July 17, a good one to plan for. Hedge mazes, animals, and low toddler-height bushes.

Summer Splash Pads and Water Play

🌿 Open daily - Alexander W. Kemp Playground Splash Pad (all ages) ~4 min
Cambridge Common, Cambridge
A splash pad with water tables right on the Common, the best central-Cambridge toddler spot. Free.

🌿 Open daily - Artesani Wading Pool and Spray Deck (ages 0-5) ~13 min
Artesani Playground, 1255 Soldiers Field Road, Brighton
A shallow tot wading pool plus a spray deck on the Charles. Free.

🌿 Daily 11:00 AM-6:00 PM - Boston Common Frog Pond Spray Pool (ages 0-12) ~13 min
Boston Common, Boston
The classic downtown spray pool. Free.

🌿 More than 30 free Cambridge spray decks are open citywide. Find the closest on the city’s Waterplay map.

🌿 Open daily, 11 AM-8 PM - Greenway Carousel (all ages) ~15 min 💲
Rose Kennedy Greenway, Boston
14 hand-carved Boston creatures, plus free face painting Fridays and Saturdays. Pricing starting at $4 per rider; adults helping kids under 42” ride free.

Quick key:

🎵 = live music/concerts

🎨= art / playgroups / play gyms

👶= babies/pre-walkers

🌿= nature

⭐ = magic shows / puppet shows

🐾 = animal encounters

💲= paid (not free)

✱ = advance registration or reservation required

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SATURDAY, June 27

Morning

🎵 11:00 AM-12:00 PM - ¡Música! with Mariana Iranzi (ages 0-5) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, Curious George Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Bilingual English and Spanish family concert with the touring performer. Free.

🎨 11:00-11:40 AM - Drag Story Time (all ages) ~5 min
Cambridge Public Library, Central Square, 45 Pearl St, Cambridge
A joyful family storytime of books and songs. Free.

🎨 10:00-11:00 AM - Family Story Time at Medford (ages 0-5) ~14 min
Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library, 111 High St, Medford
Stories and songs for the whole family. Free.

Afternoon

🌿 1:00-4:00 PM - Family Fun Day (all ages) ~11 min
Trum Field, 541 Broadway, Somerville
Somerville’s 20th annual summer kickoff with bounce houses, a magic show, face painting, live music, arts and crafts, and lawn games. Free.

🌿 2:00-5:00 PM, parade at 11:00 AM - Boston Festival of Chariots (all ages) ~13 min
Boston Common, Boston
A giant hand-pulled chariot procession with live music, dancing, and free vegetarian food for all. Free.

🌿 12:00-4:00 PM - SaturPLAY on the Greenway (all ages) ~12 min
Auntie Kay and Uncle Frank Chin Park, Rose Kennedy Greenway, Boston
Drop-in youth-led games and play activations in the park. Free.

🎨 1:00-4:00 PM - Saturday Open Studio at the Gardner Museum (all ages) ~15 min
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 25 Evans Way, Boston
Drop-in art making in the education studio. Free with admission, youth 18 and under always free.

🎨 2:30-3:15 PM - Storytime at Moon and Back Bookstore (ages 0-5) ~14 min
Moon and Back Bookstore, 458 High St, Medford
Themed picture-book storytime at the independent kids’ bookstore. Free.

SUNDAY, June 28

Morning

🚒 10:00 AM-12:00 PM - Newton Fire Department Pancake Breakfast (all ages) ~18 min
Newton Fire Headquarters, 1164 Centre St, Newton Centre
Climb aboard a fire truck, tour the fire museum, and try the controls on a fire hose, with free pancakes while they last. Free.

🎵 10:00-10:30 AM - Jeff Jam Singalong at Boston Public Market (ages 0-5) ~15 min
Boston Public Market, The Nook, 100 Hanover St, Boston
Guitar singalong and dance party. Free.

🐾 10:00-11:00 AM - Seaport Smalls (ages 0-8) ~17 min
The Rocks at Harbor Way, 111 Harbor Way, Boston Seaport
Rotating free outdoor kids’ program: live animals, music, or magic each Sunday. Free.

🐾 9:00 AM-12:00 PM - Free Sunday Morning at Harvard Museum of Natural History (all ages, Massachusetts residents) ~3 min
Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford St, Cambridge
Glass Flowers, dinosaurs, and mounted whales. Free weekly hours for Massachusetts residents with proof of address.

🎨 11:00-11:30 AM - Sunday Storytime at Hummingbird Books (ages 0-5) ~20 min
Hummingbird Books, 55 Boylston St, Chestnut Hill, Newton
Thirty-minute storytime under the in-store oak tree. Free.

Afternoon

🌿 11:00 AM-7:00 PM - Memorial Drive Car-Free Sunday (all ages) ~3 min
Memorial Drive between JFK Street and Western Avenue, Cambridge
Stroll, bike, scoot, and picnic along the Charles. Free.

🎨 1:00-4:00 PM - Dollar Sunday at Boston Children’s Museum (all ages) ~15 min 💲 ✱
Boston Children’s Museum, 308 Congress St, Boston
Whole museum at 1perpersononSundayafternoons,includingtheWinnie−the−Poohexhibit.Pricing1perpersononSundayafternoons,includingtheWinnie−the−Poohexhibit.Pricing1, online reservation required.

MONDAY, June 29

Morning

🌿 10:00-11:00 AM - Little Explorers at the Arnold Arboretum (ages 3-5 with a grownup) ~18 min
Arnold Arboretum, Hunnewell Building, 125 Arborway, Boston
A nature story, a craft, and a themed walk built for the Arboretum’s littlest visitors. Free.

🚒 10:00-11:00 AM - Pool Noodle Robots (ages 3-7) ~14 min ✱
Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library, 111 High St, Medford
Build your own robot out of a pool noodle. Free, registration required.

🎨 10:30-11:30 AM - Sensational Play (ages 0-5) ~18 min
Newton Free Library, 330 Homer St, Newton
Self-directed sensory stations for little hands. Free.

TUESDAY, June 30

Morning

🎵 11:30 AM-12:00 PM - Jeff Jam Singalong at Magpie Kids (ages 0-5) ~5 min
Magpie Kids, 46 White St, Somerville
Guitar singalong and dance party. Free.

🎨 10:30-11:00 AM - Summer Storytime (ages 0-5) ~13 min
Public Library of Brookline, Coolidge Corner, 31 Pleasant St, Brookline
Stories, songs, and movement. Free.

Afternoon

🐾 2:00-3:00 PM - Goats and Giggles (all ages) ~9 min
Somerville Public Library, East Branch lawn, 115 Broadway, Somerville
Meet, cuddle, and photograph baby goats from Chip-In Farm (20 at a time). Free.

🐾 2:30-3:30 PM - Dr. Rosie Helps the Animals (young children) ~20 min
Public Library of Brookline, Putterham, 959 West Roxbury Parkway, Chestnut Hill
A book reading plus a stuffed-animal vet clinic: bring a stuffie for a checkup. Free.

WEDNESDAY, July 1

Morning

🎵 10:30-11:15 AM - Children’s Concert: Grooversity (ages 0-5) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Central, McKim courtyard, 700 Boylston St, Boston
An outdoor Brazilian-drumming concert for the youngest crowd. Free.

🐾 11:00-11:45 AM - Live Animal Story Time with Land’s Sake Farm (ages 0-5) ~10 min ✱
Cambridge Public Library, O’Neill, 70 Rindge Ave, Cambridge
Meet live chickens in a touch-and-interact “Chicken Circle” with a chicken story. Free, registration required.

🎵 10:30-11:00 AM - Summer at the Hyde: Family Outdoor Concert (ages 0-5) ~18 min
Hyde Community Center, 90 Lincoln St, Newton Highlands
An outdoor family concert in the park. Free.

🎵 11:15-11:45 AM - Jeff Jam Singalong at Henry Bear’s Park (ages 0-5) ~12 min
Henry Bear’s Park, 685 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington
Weekly guitar singalong. Free.

Afternoon

🎨 3:30-4:30 PM - Pride Storytime and Craft (ages 3-7) ~13 min
Public Library of Brookline, Hunneman Hall, 361 Washington St, Brookline
Picture books and a rainbow craft. Free.

THURSDAY, July 2

Morning

🎵 12:00-1:00 PM - Berklee Summer in the City: Jade Faria (all ages) ~15 min
Prudential Center South Garden, 800 Boylston St, Boston
A free outdoor lunchtime concert, stroller-friendly and come-and-go. Free.

🎨 10:30-11:00 AM - Summer Playtime for Babies and Toddlers (ages 0-5) ~13 min
Public Library of Brookline, Hunneman Hall, 361 Washington St, Brookline
Open play for the youngest, no registration. Free.

🎵 11:00-11:30 AM - Jeff Jam Singalong at Henry Bear’s Park (ages 0-5) ~18 min
Henry Bear’s Park, 500 Rutherford Ave, Charlestown
Weekly guitar singalong. Free.

Afternoon

🎨 3:00-3:30 PM - Robot Storytime at East (ages 0-5) ~9 min
Somerville Public Library, East, 115 Broadway, Somerville
A robot-themed storytime with songs. Free.

🌿 4:00-4:30 PM - Farmers’ Market Storytime (ages 0-5) ~12 min
Belmont Public Library at Belmont Center Parking Lot, Belmont
Outdoor story time at the weekly farmers’ market. Free.

FRIDAY, July 3

The Cambridge libraries are closed for the Independence Day holiday. Somerville and Watertown stay open.

Morning

🎵 10:00-10:30 AM - Sing Along at Watertown (all ages) ~10 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Songs and movement for the whole family. Free.

🎨 10:30-11:00 AM - Toddler Storytime at Central (toddlers) ~12 min
Somerville Public Library, Central, 79 Highland Ave, Somerville
Stories, songs, and movement for toddlers. Free.

🎨 11:00-11:30 AM - Storytime at West (ages 0-5) ~10 min
Somerville Public Library, West, 40 College Ave, Somerville
Stories and songs for young kids. Free.

🎵 11:30 AM-12:00 PM - Jeff Jam Singalong at Play Union (ages 0-5) ~5 min
Play Union, 378 Somerville Ave, Somerville
Free weekly community singalong (drop-in fee waived 11:10 AM-12:00 PM). Free.

All Week / Multi-Day

Summer Splash Pads and Water Play

🌿 Open daily, 9:30 AM to 7 PM - Magazine Beach Spray Deck (all ages) ~4 min
Magazine Beach, Memorial Drive, Cambridge
Free riverfront spray deck on the Charles, the closest one to home. Walk or bike over. Free.

🌿 Open daily, 9 AM to 7 PM - Riverside Press Park Spray Deck (all ages) ~2 min
Riverside Press Park, River Street, Cambridge
Free city spray deck that runs continuously, no button to push. Free.

🌿 Open daily - Artesani Wading Pool and Spray Deck (ages 0-5) ~13 min
Artesani Playground, 1255 Soldiers Field Road, Brighton
The area’s gold-standard shallow tot wading pool plus a spray deck on the Charles. Spray deck 8 AM to 8 PM, wading pool 10:15 AM to 5:45 PM. Free.

🌿 Open daily, 8 AM to 8 PM - McCrehan Spray Deck, Wading Pool and Pool (ages 0-5) ~10 min
McCrehan Memorial, 359 Rindge Avenue, Cambridge
A spray deck, a shallow wading pool, and a swimming pool at one site with a free lot. Free.

🌿 Open daily, 9 AM to 8 PM - Filippello Park Spray Pad (all ages) ~10 min
Filippello Park, 191 Grove Street, Watertown
Fifteen spray features on a soft rubber surface with a big playground alongside. Free.

🌿 Open daily - Gold Star Pool (all ages, Cambridge residents) ~10 min
Gold Star Pool, 123 Berkshire St, Cambridge
The city outdoor pool with a shallow Beginner Pool ideal for little kids. Weekdays 2-7 PM, weekends 11 AM-7 PM. Free for Cambridge residents.

🌿 More than 30 free Cambridge spray decks are open citywide, including shaded Dana Park and Corporal Burns Park (both 9 AM to 7 PM). Find the closest on the city’s Waterplay map.

🌿 Open daily, 11 AM to 7 PM - Greenway Carousel and Saturday Free Face Painting (all ages) ~15 min 💲
Rose Kennedy Greenway, between High St and State St, Boston
14 hand-carved Boston creatures, plus free face painting Fridays 11 AM-3 PM and Saturdays. Pricing starting at $4 per rider; adults helping kids under 42” ride free.

Berry and Cherry Picking (Pick Your Own)

🌿 Strawberry season is in its final days: the fields run only into early July and close for good once they are picked through, so this is the weekend to go. Cherry picking just opened, and the first blueberries and raspberries are starting too. Most farms charge by the pound or a per-box fee, and hours shift with the weather, so check the farm’s picking page or call before you go. All drive times are from central Cambridge. 💲

Tougas Family Farm, Northborough (~45 min, west). Strawberries 8 AM-6 PM (Friday and Saturday to 8:30 PM) and cherries 8 AM-2 PM. Wagon rides, a playground, and farm animals.

Parlee Farms, Tyngsboro (~45 min, north). Strawberries 8 AM-12:30 PM with a free hayride to the field, plus the first sweet cherries on low trees an easy reach for little kids.

Ward’s Berry Farm, Sharon (~37 min, south). Strawberries daily 9 AM-6 PM, with a playground and weekend hayrides to the field.

Cordelia’s Farm, Berlin (~42 min, west). Strawberries past their peak but still picking, 9 AM-4 PM. No entry fee, pick by the pound.

Russell Orchards, Ipswich (~50 min, north). Strawberries (season ending) and the first summer raspberries, Tuesday to Sunday 9 AM-6 PM. Bakery and farm animals.

Tangerini’s Spring Street Farm, Millis (~41 min, southwest). Blueberries just opened, 9 AM-5 PM daily, $8 per pint. Farm animals and a farm cafe on site.

Smolak Farms, North Andover (~42 min, north). Pick-your-own raspberries, 8 AM-5 PM, with an animal playground and hayrides. Strollers are not allowed in the picking rows.

Quick key:

🎵 = live music/concerts

🎨= art / playgroups / play gyms

👶= babies/pre-walkers

🌿= nature

⭐ = magic shows / puppet shows

🐾 = animal encounters

💲= paid (not free)

✱ = advance registration or reservation required

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FRIDAY, June 19 (Juneteenth)

Morning

🚒 10:00 AM-3:00 PM - Cambridge Juneteenth Celebration and Parade (all ages) ~5 min
Central Square to Riverside Press Park, 10 Blackstone St, Cambridge
A parade with the School of Honk and youth steel orchestras steps off at 10 AM, then a DJ, food trucks, and games at the riverside park. Free.

Afternoon

🌿 12:00-4:00 PM - Brookline Juneteenth Carnival (all ages) ~20 min
Cypress Field at Brookline High School, 298 Davis Ave, Brookline
Free outdoor carnival with games, inflatables, music, and food. The most little-kid-focused of the Juneteenth events. Free.

Also marking Juneteenth Friday with free programming (museum entry rules vary): the Museum of Fine Arts (free for Massachusetts residents, clay and button workshops), the Institute of Contemporary Art (free admission, outdoor vendor market and food hall), the Museum of African American History (free Beacon Hill block party with a 10:30 AM flag raising), and Boston Children’s Museum (free outdoor programming, indoor admission applies).

SATURDAY, June 20

Morning

🌿 11:00 AM-7:00 PM - Franklin Park Juneteenth Celebration (all ages) ~22 min
Franklin Park, The Playstead, Boston
Roxbury’s big outdoor Juneteenth festival: music, dancing, food, and family activities on the open green. Free.

🐾 10:00 AM-2:00 PM - Family Fun Fair (all ages) ~28 min
Joseph W. Koch Field at Atlantic Middle School, 86 Hollis Ave, Quincy
Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center’s free fair with a petting zoo, balloon animals, bouncy obstacle courses, face painting, and cultural performances. Free.

🎨 10:00 AM-2:00 PM - Waterfest 2026 at the Waterworks Museum (all ages) ~15 min
Metropolitan Waterworks Museum, 2450 Beacon St, Chestnut Hill
Bubble-blowing, a water wall cooling station, animal rescue activities, and hands-on water experiments. Free, suggested $5 donation.

🎵 11:00 AM-12:00 PM - Arabic Story Time (young children) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Stories and songs in Arabic for young kids. Free.

Afternoon

🎵 12:00-1:00 PM - Sulinha’s Trio Concert (ages 0-5) ~14 min
Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library hillside patio, 111 High St, Medford
Outdoor children’s concert of original songs from four kids’ albums. Free.

🎵 2:00-3:00 PM - Summer Kickoff Party with the Alastair Moock Trio (all ages) ~6 min
Joan Lorentz Park at Cambridge Public Library Main, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Live folk music with a GRAMMY-nominated kids’ performer, plus plant kits and free ice cream to launch summer reading. Free.

SUNDAY, June 21

Morning

⭐ 10:30 AM-11:15 AM - The Fairy Circus by Tanglewood Marionettes (all ages) ~10 min 💲 ✱
Puppet Showplace Theater, 32 Station St, Brookline
Twenty handcrafted marionettes perform circus acts to classical music. Also at 1:00 PM. Pricing starting at $14.50, advance ticket required.

🎵 10:00-10:30 AM - Jeff Jam Singalong at Boston Public Market (ages 0-5) ~15 min
Boston Public Market, The Nook, 100 Hanover St, Boston
Guitar singalong and dance party. Free.

🐾 10:00-11:00 AM - Seaport Smalls (ages 0-8) ~17 min
The Rocks at Harbor Way, 111 Harbor Way, Boston Seaport
Rotating free outdoor kids’ program: live animals, music, or magic each Sunday. Free.

🐾 9:00 AM-12:00 PM - Free Sunday Morning at Harvard Museum of Natural History (all ages, Massachusetts residents) ~3 min
Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford St, Cambridge
Glass Flowers, dinosaurs, and mounted whales. Free weekly hours for Massachusetts residents with proof of address.

Afternoon

🌿 11:00 AM-7:00 PM - Memorial Drive Car-Free Sunday (all ages) ~3 min
Memorial Drive between JFK Street and Western Avenue, Cambridge
Stroll, bike, scoot, and picnic along the Charles. Closest car-free zone to Cambridge homes. Free.

🎨 12:00-4:00 PM - Art Lab: Perpetual Gratitude at Institute of Contemporary Art (all ages) ~15 min
Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Dr, Boston
Drop-in interactive art installation. Free with admission, youth 18 and under always free.

🌿 11:00 AM-6:00 PM - Asian Food Festival on the Greenway (all ages) ~17 min
Rose Kennedy Greenway, Atlantic Ave at High St, Boston
Asian street food, live cultural performances, games, and a DJ. Also Saturday 11 AM to 7 PM. Free.

MONDAY, June 22

Morning

🎵 10:30-11:00 AM - Summer Solstice Concert with Little Groove (ages 0-5) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, South End, South End Library Park, 685 Tremont St, Boston
Outdoor singing and dancing concert for the youngest set. Free.

🎨 11:30 AM-12:00 PM - Dance Me a Story (ages 2-5) ~18 min
Newton Free Library, Druker Auditorium, 330 Homer St, Newton
Music, movement, and literature with the Joanne Langione Dance Center. Free.

🎵 10:30-11:00 AM - Music and Movement with Miss Julie (ages 0-5) ~12 min
Somerville Public Library, Central, 79 Highland Ave, Somerville
Songs, instruments, and movement for little ones. Free.

🎵 11:00-11:30 AM - Morning Sing-Along at Cambridge Public Library Main (ages 0-5) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, Curious George Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Sing and move together. First-come tickets. Free.

Afternoon

🎨 3:30-5:00 PM - Bubble Party (all ages) ~13 min
Public Library of Brookline, Hunneman Hall, 361 Washington St, Brookline
End-of-school-year bubbles, snacks, music, and lawn games. Free.

TUESDAY, June 23

Morning

🌿 10:00-11:00 AM - Babes in the Woods (babies and toddlers with grownups) ~16 min ✱
Botume House Visitor Center, 4 Woodland Rd, Stoneham
A gentle guided nature walk in the Middlesex Fells built for caregivers with babies and toddlers. Free, registration required.

🎵 11:00-11:30 AM - Singalong with Matt Heaton at West (ages 0-5) ~10 min
Somerville Public Library, West, 40 College Ave, Somerville
Guitar singalong with the popular local kids’ musician. Free.

🎵 11:30 AM-12:00 PM - Jeff Jam Singalong at Magpie Kids (ages 0-5) ~5 min
Magpie Kids, 46 White St, Somerville
Guitar singalong and dance party. Free.

🎵 10:30-11:00 AM - Songs and Stories at Collins (ages 0-5) ~7 min
Cambridge Public Library, Collins, 64 Aberdeen Ave, Cambridge
Songs, stories, and rhymes for babies and toddlers. Free.

WEDNESDAY, June 24

Morning

🎵 10:30-11:15 AM - Music with Mariana Iranzi (ages 0-5) ~20 min
Boston Public Library, South Boston, 646 E Broadway, South Boston
Bilingual songs and dancing for babies and preschoolers. Free.

🎵 11:15-11:45 AM - Jeff Jam Singalong at Henry Bear’s Park (ages 0-5) ~12 min
Henry Bear’s Park, 685 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington
Weekly guitar singalong. Free.

🎵 11:00-11:30 AM - Little Beats Music and Movement (ages 0-5) ~10 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Music and movement for the under-5 crowd. Free.

🎨 10:30-11:15 AM - Storytime at Moon and Back Bookstore (ages 0-5) ~14 min
Moon and Back Bookstore, 458 High St, Medford
Themed picture-book storytime at the independent kids’ bookstore. Free.

THURSDAY, June 25

Morning

🎨 10:30-11:00 AM - Art for Babies and Toddlers (ages 0-4) ~13 min
Public Library of Brookline, Hunneman Hall, 361 Washington St, Brookline
Open-ended creative play and art for the youngest. Free.

🎵 10:30-11:00 AM - Spanish and English Family Singalong with SolBe (ages 0-5) ~20 min
Public Library of Brookline, Putterham, 959 West Roxbury Parkway, Chestnut Hill
Bilingual songs for the whole family. Free.

🌿 10:00-11:00 AM - Patio Sensory Play (ages 0-5) ~10 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Outdoor sensory bins and tactile play on the patio. Free.

Afternoon

🎨 3:00-4:30 PM - Storytime at the Growing Center (all ages) ~12 min
Somerville Community Growing Center, 22 Vinal Ave, Somerville
Interactive outdoor storytelling with singing, dancing, and playing in the garden. Free.

🌿 4:00-4:30 PM - Farmers’ Market Storytime (ages 0-5) ~12 min
Belmont Public Library at Belmont Center Parking Lot, Belmont
Outdoor story time at the weekly farmers’ market. Free.

FRIDAY, June 26

Morning

🎵 11:30 AM-12:00 PM - Jeff Jam Singalong at Play Union (ages 0-5) ~5 min
Play Union, 378 Somerville Ave, Somerville
Free weekly community singalong (drop-in fee waived 11:10 AM-12:00 PM). Free.

🎨 10:30-11:00 AM - Japanese Storytime (ages 0-5) ~14 min
Public Library of Brookline, Coolidge Corner, 31 Pleasant St, Brookline
Stories and songs in Japanese. Free.

Afternoon

🐾 4:00-4:45 PM - Meet a Chicken with Land’s Sake Farm (all ages) ~10 min ✱
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Touch and interact with real chickens, with a chicken story. Free, registration is full, ask the library about a waitlist.

🎨 2:00-4:00 PM - Summer Reading Kickoff with Ice Cream (all ages) ~12 min
Belmont Public Library, 336 Concord Ave, Belmont
All-library activities and free ice cream when you sign up for summer reading. Free.

🎨 1:00-3:00 PM - Summer Reading Kickoff at O’Neill (all ages) ~10 min
Cambridge Public Library, O’Neill, 70 Rindge Ave, Cambridge
Branch summer-reading launch party with crafts and activities. Free.

🌿 3:00-5:00 PM - Cambridge Dance Party Family Block (all ages) ~6 min
Temple Street at City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Ave, Central Square, Cambridge
Face painting, soccer games, and a World Cup watch party kick off the afternoon before the evening dance party. Free.

All Week / Multi-Day

Summer Splash Pads and Water Play

🌿 Open daily, 9:30 AM to 7 PM - Magazine Beach Spray Deck (all ages) ~4 min
Magazine Beach, Memorial Drive, Cambridge
Free riverfront spray deck on the Charles, the closest one to home. Walk or bike over. Free.

🌿 Open daily, 9 AM to 7 PM - Riverside Press Park Spray Deck (all ages) ~2 min
Riverside Press Park, River Street, Cambridge
Free city spray deck that runs continuously, no button to push. Free.

🌿 Open daily - Artesani Wading Pool and Spray Deck (ages 0-5) ~13 min
Artesani Playground, 1255 Soldiers Field Road, Brighton
The area’s gold-standard shallow tot wading pool plus a spray deck on the Charles. Spray deck 8 AM to 8 PM, wading pool 10:15 AM to 5:45 PM. Free.

🌿 Open daily, 8 AM to 8 PM - McCrehan Spray Deck and Wading Pool (ages 0-5) ~10 min
McCrehan Memorial, 359 Rindge Avenue, Cambridge
Spray deck, a shallow wading pool, and a swimming pool (opens June 20) at one site with a free lot. Free.

🌿 Open daily, 9 AM to 8 PM - Filippello Park Spray Pad (all ages) ~10 min
Filippello Park, 191 Grove Street, Watertown
Fifteen spray features on a soft rubber surface with a big playground alongside. Free.

🌿 Opens Saturday June 20 - Gold Star Pool (all ages, Cambridge residents) ~10 min
Gold Star Pool, 123 Berkshire St, Cambridge
The city outdoor pool opens for the season with a shallow Beginner Pool ideal for little kids. Weekdays 2-7 PM, weekends 11 AM-7 PM. Free for Cambridge residents.

🌿 More than 30 free Cambridge spray decks are open citywide, including shaded Dana Park and Corporal Burns Park (both 9 AM to 7 PM). The school-site decks turn on June 26. Find the closest on the city’s Waterplay map.

🌿 Open daily, 11 AM to 7 PM - Greenway Carousel and Saturday Free Face Painting (all ages) ~15 min 💲
Rose Kennedy Greenway, between High St and State St, Boston
14 hand-carved Boston creatures, plus free face painting Fridays 11 AM-3 PM and Saturdays. Pricing starting at $4 per rider; adults helping kids under 42” ride free.

🌿 Open daily, 11:00 AM-4:30 PM - USS Constitution Mini Golf (all ages) ~13 min
USS Constitution Museum, Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston
Free 9-hole waterfront putt-putt at the museum, open through October, no registration. Free.

🎨 Sundays, 1:00-4:00 PM - Dollar Sunday at Boston Children’s Museum (all ages) ~15 min 💲 ✱
Boston Children’s Museum, 308 Congress St, Boston
The whole museum is 1perpersoneverySundayafternoon,includingtheWinnie−the−Poohexhibit.Pricing1perpersoneverySundayafternoon,includingtheWinnie−the−Poohexhibit.Pricing1, online reservation required.

Strawberry Picking (Pick Your Own)

🌿 Strawberry pick-your-own season started last week and only runs until early July, and once a farm’s field is picked through it is done, so go early. Most charge by the pound, some add a small field-entry fee. Hours shift with the weather, so check the farm’s picking page or call before you go. We’re going to Ward’s Berry farm! Which one are you going to? Drive times are from Central area.💲

Verrill Farm, Concord (~29 min, west). Fri and Sat 8 AM-5 PM.

Hanson’s Farm, Framingham (~34 min, southwest). Mon to Sat 9 AM-6 PM, Sun 9 AM-5:30 PM.

Boston Hill Farm, North Andover (~37 min, north). Daily 9 AM-5 PM.

Ward’s Berry Farm, Sharon (~37 min, south). Daily 9 AM-6 PM.

Tangerini’s Spring Street Farm, Millis (~41 min, southwest). 9 AM-5 PM daily.

Cordelia’s Farm, Berlin (~42 min, west). 9 AM-4 PM.

Smolak Farms, North Andover (~42 min, north). 8 AM-5 PM.

Parlee Farms, Tyngsboro (~45 min, north). 8 AM-2 PM.

Tougas Family Farm, Northborough (~45 min, west). 8 AM-4 PM.

C.N. Smith Farm, East Bridgewater (~47 min, south). 9 AM-4 PM daily.

Russell Orchards, Ipswich (~50 min, north). Tuesday to Sunday 9 AM-6 PM.

Cider Hill Farm, Amesbury (~52 min, north). 8 AM-5 PM, fields close 5:30.

Quick key:

🎵 = live music/concerts

🎨= art / playgroups / play gyms

👶= babies/pre-walkers

🌿= nature

⭐ = magic shows / puppet shows

🐾 = animal encounters

💲= paid (not free)

✱ = advance registration or reservation required

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SATURDAY, June 13

Morning

🎵 10:00-10:30 AM - Sing-Along and Story Time in Mandarin (young children) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Thirty minutes of songs and stories in Mandarin Chinese with a local educator. First-come tickets. Free.

🎵 10:00-10:45 AM - Kids’ Concert with The Grumpytime Club (18 months-5) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Brighton, 40 Academy Hill Rd, Brighton
Original sing-along music for kids and caregivers from the Grumpytime Club. Free.

🎵 10:00-10:30 AM - Music with Matt Heaton (ages 0-5) ~10 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Family music set with the popular local kids’ musician. Free.

🎨 10:00-11:00 AM - Family Story Time at Medford (ages 0-5) ~14 min
Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library, 111 High St, Medford
Stories and songs for the whole family. Free.

🌿 10:00-10:45 AM - Mindful Movement: Kids Yoga at West (ages 0-5) ~10 min
Somerville Public Library, West, 40 College Ave, Somerville
Gentle kids’ yoga and stretching. Free.

🎨 11:30 AM-12:00 PM - L’Heure du Conte: French Story Time (ages 0-5) ~14 min
French Library, 53 Marlborough St, Boston
Picture books and songs read aloud in French. Free.

Afternoon

🎵 2:00-2:45 PM - Pride Concert with The Grumpytime Club (all ages) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
A jubilant sing-along dance party of original kids’ music celebrating Pride. Free.

🌿 1:00-3:00 PM - Summer Reading Kickoff: Party in the Park (all ages) ~14 min
Emerson Garden, Davis Avenue, Brookline
Outdoor lawn games, music, bubbles, and giveaways to launch summer reading. Free.

🌿 2:00-3:00 PM - Sun and Stories (ages 0-5) ~10 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Outdoor stories in the sun. Free.

🎨 12:00-4:00 PM - Art Lab: Perpetual Gratitude at Institute of Contemporary Art (all ages) ~15 min
Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Dr, Boston
Drop-in open studio. Make decorative vessels and gratitude cards. Free with admission, youth 18 and under always free.

🎨 1:00-4:30 PM - Festa Junina: Brazilian Harvest Festival (all ages) ~12 min
Somerville Community Growing Center, 22 Vinal Ave, Somerville
Craft stations, lantern making, Quadrilha dancing, treats, and a Bumba Meu Boi ox-puppet performance. Free.

🎵 2:00-3:30 PM - Around Hear: The Search for Happiness (all ages) ~12 min
Mystic Activity Center, 530 Mystic Ave, Somerville
A free mini-play with live classical music, hands-on art-making, and pizza for families. Free.

SUNDAY, June 14

Morning

🐾 10:00-11:00 AM - Seaport Smalls (ages 0-8) ~17 min ✱
The Rocks at Harbor Way, 111 Harbor Way, Boston Seaport
Rotating free outdoor kids’ program: live animals, music, or magic each Sunday. Free, registration suggested.

🐾 9:00 AM-12:00 PM - Free Sunday Morning at Harvard Museum of Natural History (all ages, Massachusetts residents) ~3 min
Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford St, Cambridge
Glass Flowers, dinosaurs, mounted mammals. Weekly free hours for Massachusetts residents with proof of address.

🎨 11:00-11:45 AM - Family ART-trek at Institute of Contemporary Art (families) ~15 min
Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Dr, Boston
Guided gallery walk plus a hands-on art activity led by a museum educator. Free with admission.

Afternoon

🎨 10:00 AM-5:00 PM - Boston Family Days at Institute of Contemporary Art (all ages) ~15 min
Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Dr, Boston
Free museum admission all day for Massachusetts families. Free.

🌿 11:00 AM-7:00 PM - Memorial Drive Car-Free Sunday (all ages) ~3 min
Memorial Drive between JFK Street and Western Avenue, Cambridge
Stroll, bike, scoot, picnic along the Charles. Closest car-free zone to Cambridge homes. Free.

🎨 12:00-4:30 PM - Boston Dragon Boat Festival (all ages) ~6 min
John W. Weeks Footbridge, Memorial Drive, Cambridge
Dragon boat races on the Charles plus a kids’ craft zone, face painting, taiko drumming, and dance on the cultural stage. Free.

🎵 12:00-3:00 PM - Family Music Festival at New School of Music (all ages) ~8 min
Lowell School Park, 25 Lowell Street, Cambridge
Student and faculty recitals, an instrument petting zoo, lawn games, crafts, and a family sing-along. Free, ice cream for sale.

MONDAY, June 15

Morning

🌿 10:00-11:00 AM - Little Explorers (youngest visitors with grownups) ~18 min ✱
Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Boston
Nature story, craft, and a themed walk built for the Arboretum’s littlest guests. Free, registration required.

🎵 10:30-11:00 AM - Reading Rocks! Bubble, Comedy and Music with Turtle Dance Music (ages 0-5) ~14 min
Brookline Public Library, Coolidge Corner, 31 Pleasant St, Brookline
Songs, comedy, dance, and plenty of bubbles in an interactive show. Free.

🎵 11:00-11:30 AM - Morning Sing-Along at Cambridge Public Library Main (ages 0-5) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, Curious George Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Sing and move together. First-come tickets. Free.

👶 11:00-11:30 AM - Baby Lapsit at Boudreau (0-18 months) ~3 min
Cambridge Public Library, Boudreau, 245 Concord Ave, Cambridge
Bounces and rhymes to build language and motor skills. Free.

🎨 10:00-10:30 AM - Toddler Time at Watertown (toddlers) ~10 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Stories, songs, and movement for toddlers. Free.

🎨 11:00 AM-12:00 PM - Storytime in Portuguese at West (ages 0-5) ~10 min
Somerville Public Library, West, 40 College Ave, Somerville
Stories and songs in Portuguese for young kids. Free.

🎵 10:30-11:30 AM - Songs, Stories and Play at O’Neill (ages 0-5) ~10 min
Cambridge Public Library, O’Neill, 70 Rindge Ave, Cambridge
Songs and rhymes together, then open play for little ones. Free.

TUESDAY, June 16

Morning

🎵 10:30-11:00 AM - Matt Heaton Family Singalong (ages 0-5) ~20 min
Brookline Public Library, Putterham, 959 West Roxbury Parkway, Chestnut Hill
Thirty-minute interactive sing-along with performer Matt Heaton. Free.

🎵 11:00-11:25 AM - Sing-Along at Cambridge Public Library Valente (ages 0-5) ~10 min
Cambridge Public Library, Valente, 826 Cambridge St, Cambridge
Songs, rhymes, and fingerplays. Free.

🎨 10:00-10:30 AM - Toddler Time at Watertown (toddlers) ~10 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Stories, songs, and movement for toddlers. Free.

👶 9:30-10:30 AM - Baby Lapsit at Medford (pre-walking) ~14 min
Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library, 111 High St, Medford
Rhymes and bounces for the youngest babies. Free.

👶 10:30 AM-12:00 PM - Baby & Toddler Playtime (ages 0-5) ~18 min
Boston Public Library, Charlestown, 179 Main St, Charlestown
Free play with toys that build imagination and fine motor skills. Free.

🎨 10:30-11:00 AM - Bilingual Story Time with Láura Macías (ages 0-5) ~20 min
Boston Public Library, South Boston, 646 E Broadway, South Boston
Spanish and English bilingual story time. Free.

🎵 10:30-11:00 AM - Songs and Stories at Collins (ages 0-5) ~7 min
Cambridge Public Library, Collins, 64 Aberdeen Ave, Cambridge
Songs, stories, and rhymes for babies and toddlers. Free.

WEDNESDAY, June 17

Morning

🌿 9:30-10:30 AM - Nature Club: Story Time at Alewife Brook Reservation (children and families) ~10 min
Meet at the Alewife Brook bike path near O’Neill Branch, 70 Rindge Ave, Cambridge
Outdoor story time and a short nature walk. Weather-dependent. Free.

🎵 11:00-11:45 AM - Singalong with Matt Heaton at East (ages 0-5) ~9 min
Somerville Public Library, East, 115 Broadway, Somerville
Family sing-along with the popular local kids’ musician. Free.

🎵 11:00-11:30 AM - Morning Sing-Along at Cambridge Public Library Main (ages 0-5) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, Curious George Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Sing and move together. First-come tickets. Free.

👶 10:30-11:00 AM - Baby Wiggle Music Class (3-16 months) ~14 min ✱
Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library, 111 High St, Medford
Music and movement for the youngest babies. Free, registration required.

🎨 11:00-11:30 AM - All-Ages Story Time (ages 0-5) ~18 min
Boston Public Library, Charlestown, 179 Main St, Charlestown
Songs, rhymes, and picture books with movement-break props. Free.

THURSDAY, June 18

Morning

🎨 10:30-11:30 AM - Toddler Time at Medford (toddlers) ~14 min
Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library, 111 High St, Medford
Stories, songs, and movement for toddlers. Free.

🌿 10:00-11:00 AM - Patio Sensory Play (ages 0-5) ~10 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Outdoor sensory bins and tactile play on the patio. Free.

🎨 10:30-10:50 AM - Songs and Stories at Boudreau (all ages) ~3 min
Cambridge Public Library, Boudreau, 245 Concord Ave, Cambridge
Singing, dancing, and a story or two. Free.

👶 11:00-11:30 AM - Baby Time at Watertown (pre-walking) ~10 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Lapsit rhymes and bounces for babies. Free.

👶 11:00-11:30 AM - Baby Lapsit at Somerville West (pre-walking) ~10 min
Somerville Public Library, West, 40 College Ave, Somerville
Rhymes, bounces, and books for babies. Free.

Afternoon

🎨 3:00-4:30 PM - Storytime at the Growing Center (all ages) ~12 min
Somerville Community Growing Center, 22 Vinal Ave, Somerville
Interactive outdoor storytelling with singing, dancing, and playing in the garden. Free.

🌿 4:00-4:30 PM - Farmers’ Market Storytime (ages 0-5) ~12 min
Belmont Public Library at Belmont Center Parking Lot, Belmont
Outdoor story time at the weekly farmers’ market: songs and picture books for little ones. Free.

🎵 4:00-4:30 PM - Afternoon Sing-Along at Cambridge Public Library Main (ages 0-5) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, Curious George Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Sing and move. First-come tickets. Free.

🎵 4:00-5:30 PM - Park Sounds: Juneteenth Celebration with Tim Hall (all ages) ~6 min
Joan Lorentz Park at Cambridge Public Library Main, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Free outdoor live music with an award-winning musician and performance poet. Bring a blanket or chair. Free.

🎵 5:30-6:00 PM - Twilight Music and Movement (ages 0-5) ~5 min
Cambridge Public Library, Central Square, 45 Pearl St, Cambridge
Sing, play with musical props, and move together to wind down the day. Free.

FRIDAY, June 19 (Juneteenth)

Most libraries and the Cambridge Center for Families are closed for the Juneteenth holiday. The day belongs to the parade and the museums.

Morning

🌿 10:00 AM-4:00 PM - Cambridge Juneteenth Freedom Day Parade and Celebration (all ages) ~5 min
Parade from Central Square, Massachusetts Avenue at Pleasant Street, to Riverside Press Park, Cambridge
Parade steps off at 10 AM, then a celebration at the park with music, food, performances, and informational booths through 4 PM. Free.

🎨 10:00 AM-5:00 PM - We Create The World: A Juneteenth Celebration at Institute of Contemporary Art (all ages) ~15 min
Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Dr, Boston
Free museum admission all day for Juneteenth, with performances and activities. Free, advance tickets recommended.

🎨 10:00 AM-5:00 PM - Juneteenth Free Admission at Museum of Fine Arts (all ages) ~15 min
Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston
Free for all Massachusetts residents, with performances, art-making, and talks honoring Juneteenth. Free.

All Week / Multi-Day

Summer Splash Pads and Water Play (new for the season)

🌿 Open daily, 8 AM to 8 PM - Magazine Beach Spray Deck (all ages) ~4 min
Magazine Beach, Memorial Drive, Cambridge
Free riverfront spray deck on the Charles, the closest one to home. Walk or bike over. Free.

🌿 Open daily, 9 AM to 7 PM - Riverside Press Park Spray Deck (all ages) ~2 min
Riverside Press Park, River Street, Cambridge
Free city spray deck that runs continuously, no button to push. This is where Friday’s Juneteenth celebration ends. Free.

🌿 Wading pool opens Saturday June 13, 10 AM to 6 PM - Artesani Wading Pool and Spray Deck (ages 0-5) ~13 min
Artesani Playground, 1255 Soldiers Field Road, Brighton
The area’s gold-standard shallow tot wading pool plus a spray deck, right on the Charles. Playground, restrooms, and a parking lot on site. Free.

🌿 Open daily, 8 AM to 8 PM - McCrehan Spray Deck and Wading Pool (ages 0-5) ~10 min
McCrehan Memorial, 359 Rindge Avenue, Cambridge
Spray deck now, plus a shallow wading pool that opens June 13 and a swimming pool June 20, all at one site with a free lot. Free.

🌿 Open daily, 9 AM to 8 PM - Filippello Park Spray Pad (all ages) ~10 min
Filippello Park, 191 Grove Street, Watertown
Fifteen spray features on a soft rubber surface with a big playground alongside. Free.

🌿 Cambridge runs more than 30 free neighborhood spray decks, including shaded favorites Dana Park and Corporal Burns Park (both 9 AM to 7 PM). Find the closest to you on the city’s Waterplay map.

⭐ Open daily - Hundred Acre Wood: A Winnie-the-Pooh Experience (ages 0-8) ~15 min 💲 ✱
Boston Children’s Museum, 308 Congress St, Boston
Walk-through exhibit with Pooh Bear’s house, Rabbit’s garden, Owl’s library, and hands-on activities. Included with admission, pricing starting at $24, timed ticket required.

🌿 Open daily, 10 AM to 4 PM - Swan Boats (all ages) ~14 min 💲
Boston Public Garden, Boston
Iconic spring activity. Pricing starting at 4.75adult,4.75adult,3.25 kids 2-15, under 2 free.

🌿 Open daily, 11 AM to 7 PM - Greenway Carousel and Saturday Free Face Painting (all ages) ~15 min 💲
Rose Kennedy Greenway, between High St and State St, Boston
14 hand-carved Boston creatures, plus free FaceArt face painting Saturdays through September 5. Pricing starting at $4 per rider; adults helping kids under 42” ride free. Boston Public Library cardholders can reserve a free family e-pass (up to 4 riders, 1 per 30 days, physical card required).

Quick key:

🎵 = live music/concerts

🎨= art / playgroups / play gyms

👶= babies/pre-walkers

🌿= nature

⭐ = magic shows / puppet shows

🐾 = animal encounters

💲= paid (not free)

✱ = advance registration or reservation required

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SATURDAY, June 6

Morning

🎵 11:00-11:45 AM - Radius Ensemble Free Family Concert (ages 3-5) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Relaxed string-quartet concert with instrument show-and-tell. Kids play along on shakers and take one home. First-come tickets. Free.

🎨 10:00-11:00 AM - Drop-In Kids’ Craft (toddlers and up) ~14 min
Boston Public Market, The Nook, 100 Hanover St, Boston
Seasonal hands-on craft in the market’s kids nook, come and go while you shop. Free.

🎨 10:00-11:00 AM - Yoga Story Time with Ava Dussault (ages 0-5) ~14 min ✱
Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library, 111 High St, Medford
Gentle kids’ yoga paired with a story. Free, registration required.

🎨 11:30 AM-12:00 PM - L’Heure du Conte: French Story Time (ages 0-5) ~14 min
French Library, 53 Marlborough St, Boston
Picture books and songs read aloud in French. Free.

Afternoon

🌿 11:00 AM (parade), festival to 6:00 PM - Boston Pride for the People (all ages) ~15 min
Parade from Copley Square to Boston Common, Boston
Parade steps off at 11 AM from Copley to the Common, followed by an all-ages festival with music and performers. Free.

🎨 12:00-4:00 PM - Art Lab: Perpetual Gratitude at Institute of Contemporary Art (all ages) ~15 min
Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Dr, Boston
Drop-in open studio. Make decorative vessels and gratitude cards. Free with admission, youth 18 and under always free.

SUNDAY, June 7

Morning

🐾 10:00-11:00 AM - Seaport Smalls (ages 0-8) ~17 min ✱
The Rocks at Harbor Way, 111 Harbor Way, Boston Seaport
Rotating free outdoor kids’ program: live animals, music, or magic each Sunday. Free, registration suggested.

🐾 9:00 AM-12:00 PM - Free Sunday Morning at Harvard Museum of Natural History (all ages, Massachusetts residents) ~3 min
Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford St, Cambridge
Glass Flowers, dinosaurs, mounted mammals. Weekly free hours for Massachusetts residents with proof of address.

🎨 10:00 AM-3:00 PM - Play Date: Free Family Art Day at Institute of Contemporary Art (all ages) ~15 min
Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Dr, Boston
Free open-studio art making and gallery play for families, part of Boston Family Days. Free.

Afternoon

🌿 2:00-6:00 PM - SomerStreets: Carnaval (all ages) ~10 min
Broadway, Pennsylvania Avenue to McGrath Highway, East Somerville
Brazilian-style street festival with an opening samba procession, bounce houses, a fire truck, circus performers, hands-on clay, and a bike-helmet giveaway. Free.

🌿 11:00 AM-7:00 PM - Memorial Drive Car-Free Sunday (all ages) ~3 min
Memorial Drive between JFK Street and Western Avenue, Cambridge
Stroll, bike, scoot, picnic along the Charles. Closest car-free zone to Cambridge homes. Free.

🎨 3:30-4:00 PM - All Ages Story Time (ages 0-7) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Central, 700 Boylston St, Boston
Afternoon stories, rhymes, and songs for children up to age 7. Free.

MONDAY, June 8

Morning

🎵 10:30-11:00 AM - Music with Little Groove at Central (ages 0-5) ~10 min
Somerville Public Library, Central, 79 Highland Ave, Somerville
Live music-and-movement set for little ones. Free.

🎵 11:00-11:30 AM - Morning Sing-Along at Cambridge Public Library Main (ages 0-5) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, Curious George Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Sing and move together. First-come tickets. Free.

🎨 11:00 AM-12:00 PM - Spanish Story Time at West (ages 0-5) ~10 min
Somerville Public Library, West, 40 College Ave, Somerville
Stories and songs in Spanish for young kids. Free.

🎨 10:00-10:30 AM - Toddler Time at Watertown (toddlers) ~10 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Stories, songs, and movement for toddlers. Free.

👶 11:00-11:30 AM - Baby Time at Watertown (pre-walking) ~10 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Lapsit rhymes and bounces for babies. Free.

🎵 10:30-11:00 AM - Singalong, Ages 0-5 (ages 0-5) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Faneuil, 419 Faneuil St, Brighton
Songs, fingerplays, and action rhymes for young children and families. Free.

TUESDAY, June 9

Morning

🎵 11:00-11:45 AM - Wild Things with Cambridge Society for Early Music (under 7 with adult) ~10 min
Cambridge Public Library, Valente, 826 Cambridge St, Cambridge
Musical charades set to baroque chamber music, inspired by Where the Wild Things Are. Free.

🎵 11:00 AM-12:00 PM - Music at the Blissful with Evan Haller (ages 0-7) ~12 min
Brookline Public Library, Hunneman Hall, 361 Washington St, Brookline
Sing, jump, shake, and shimmy in a lively family music session. Free.

🎨 11:00-11:30 AM - Toddler Story Time at Cambridge Public Library Main (18 months-3 yrs) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, Rey Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Stories, songs, and rhymes. First-come tickets. Free.

👶 9:30-10:30 AM - Baby Lapsit at Medford (pre-walking) ~14 min
Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library, 111 High St, Medford
Rhymes and bounces for the youngest babies. Free.

🎨 3:30-4:15 PM - Play Dough Club (ages 2-5) ~14 min
Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library, 111 High St, Medford
Open play-dough sculpting and squishing. Free.

👶 10:30 AM-12:00 PM - Baby & Toddler Playtime (ages 0-5) ~18 min
Boston Public Library, Charlestown, 179 Main St, Charlestown
Free play with toys that build imagination and fine motor skills. Free.

WEDNESDAY, June 10

Morning

🎵 11:00-11:45 AM - Little Beats (ages 0-5) ~10 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Music and rhythm play for babies and toddlers. Free.

🎵 10:30-11:00 AM - Singalong at Coolidge Corner (ages 0-5) ~14 min
Brookline Public Library, Coolidge Corner, 31 Pleasant St, Brookline
Sing and dance to favorite songs with librarian Leah. Free.

👶 10:00-10:30 AM - Baby Lapsit at Cambridge Public Library Main (0-18 months) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, Rey Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Bounces and rhymes, caps at 15 babies. First-come tickets. Free.

🎨 11:00-11:30 AM - East Branch Storytime (ages 0-5) ~9 min
Somerville Public Library, East, 115 Broadway, Somerville
Picture books and songs for young children. Free.

Afternoon

🐾 3:00-5:00 PM - Free Wednesday Afternoon at Harvard Museum of Natural History (all ages, Massachusetts residents) ~3 min
Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford St, Cambridge
Glass Flowers, dinosaurs, mounted mammals. Weekly free hours for Massachusetts residents with proof of address.

🎨 4:00-5:00 PM - Big Blue Blocks (ages 0-5) ~10 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Open building with giant blue blocks. Free.

THURSDAY, June 11

Morning

🎵 10:30-11:00 AM - Sing Along with Matt Heaton (ages 0-5) ~14 min
Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library, 111 High St, Medford
Family sing-along with the popular local kids’ musician. Free.

🎨 10:00-10:30 AM - French Story Time with École Française de Boston (ages 0-5) ~10 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Stories and songs in French for young kids. Free.

🎨 10:30-11:00 AM - Japanese Storytime (ages 0-5) ~20 min
Brookline Public Library, Putterham, 959 West Roxbury Parkway, Chestnut Hill
Fun stories and songs in Japanese. Free.

🎨 11:00-11:30 AM - Toddler Story Time at Cambridge Public Library Main (18 months-3 yrs) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, Rey Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Stories, songs, and rhymes. First-come tickets. Free.

👶 10:30-11:15 AM - Baby Lapsit with Sherry Eskin (ages 0-2) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Faneuil, 419 Faneuil St, Brighton
Musical story time with singable books, shakers, and scarves. Free.

👶 11:00-11:30 AM - Baby Time at Watertown (pre-walking) ~10 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Lapsit rhymes and bounces for babies. Free.

Afternoon

🎵 4:00-4:30 PM - Afternoon Sing-Along at Cambridge Public Library Main (ages 0-5) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, Curious George Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Sing and move. First-come tickets. Free.

FRIDAY, June 12

Morning

🎨 10:00-10:30 AM - Play with Magnets (ages 0-5) ~10 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Hands-on magnet exploration and building. Free.

🎨 10:30-11:00 AM - Mandarin Storytime (ages 0-5) ~12 min
Brookline Public Library, Hunneman Hall, 361 Washington St, Brookline
Stories and songs in Mandarin, all language levels welcome. Free.

🎨 10:30-11:00 AM - Toddler Storytime at Central (toddlers) ~10 min
Somerville Public Library, Central, 79 Highland Ave, Somerville
Stories, songs, and movement for toddlers. Free.

👶 9:30-10:30 AM - Playspace (ages 0-5) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Faneuil, 419 Faneuil St, Brighton
Babies and toddlers enjoy free play with imagination-building toys. Free.

Afternoon

🎨 2:30-3:30 PM - Summer Reading Kickoff: Alex Makes Art (all ages) ~14 min
Brookline Public Library, Coolidge Corner, 31 Pleasant St, Brookline
Sign up for summer reading, spin the prize wheel, and make art with Alex Makes Art. Free.

🎨 4:00-5:00 PM - Crafternoon for Children (children) ~10 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Drop-in afternoon craft project. Free.

All Week / Multi-Day

⭐ Open daily - Hundred Acre Wood: A Winnie-the-Pooh Experience (ages 0-8) ~15 min 💲 ✱
Boston Children’s Museum, 308 Congress St, Boston
Walk-through exhibit with Pooh Bear’s house, Rabbit’s garden, Owl’s library, and hands-on activities. Included with admission, pricing starting at $24, timed ticket required.

🌿 Open daily, 10 AM to 4 PM - Swan Boats (all ages) ~14 min 💲
Boston Public Garden, Boston
Iconic spring activity. Pricing starting at 4.75adult,4.75adult,3.25 kids 2-15, under 2 free.

🌿 Open daily, 11 AM to 7 PM - Greenway Carousel and Saturday Free Face Painting (all ages) ~15 min 💲
Rose Kennedy Greenway, between High St and State St, Boston
14 hand-carved Boston creatures, plus free FaceArt face painting Saturdays through September 5. Pricing starting at $4 per rider; adults helping kids under 42” ride free. Boston Public Library cardholders can reserve a free family e-pass (up to 4 riders, 1 per 30 days, physical card required).

Quick key:

🎵 = live music/concerts

🎨= art / playgroups / play gyms

👶= babies/pre-walkers

🌿= nature

⭐ = magic shows / puppet shows

🐾 = animal encounters

💲= paid (not free)

✱ = advance registration or reservation required

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SATURDAY, May 30

Morning

🌿 11:00 AM-2:00 PM - Revere Beach Kite Festival (all ages) ~22 min
Markey Memorial Bridge, Revere Beach Boulevard, Revere
Build, decorate, and fly your own kite alongside professional kite flyers, plus live music on the sand to kick off beach season. Free.

🚒 10:00 AM-4:00 PM - NextGen STEMFest: Innovate and Create (all ages) ~20 min
Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation, 154 Moody St, Waltham
Fifty-plus hands-on stations with robots, 3D printing, biotech, and a youth-run makerspace. Free.

⭐ 10:30 AM & 1:00 PM - To The Clouds by Happy Theater (ages 0-6) ~15 min ✱
Puppet Showplace, 32 Station St, Brookline
Wordless, colorful puppet show about the water cycle with live baroque guitar, made for the very young. Pricing starting at $14, ticket required.

🎨 10:00-11:00 AM - Drop-In Kids’ Craft (toddlers and up) ~14 min
Boston Public Market, The Nook, 100 Hanover St, Boston
Seasonal hands-on craft in the market’s kids nook, come and go while you shop. Free.

🎨 10:00-11:00 AM - Play with DUPLOs (toddlers and up) ~10 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Open building and stacking with the library’s DUPLO blocks. Free.

🎨 10:00-10:30 AM - Saturday Stories (ages 0-7) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Central, 700 Boylston St, Boston
Fun-filled Saturday morning story time in Copley Square. Free.

🎨 11:00 AM-12:00 PM - Arabic Story Time (up to age 7) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, Curious George Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Story time read primarily in Arabic for young language learners. First-come day-of tickets. Free.

🎨 11:30 AM-12:00 PM - L’Heure du Conte: French Story Time (young kids and families) ~14 min
French Library, 53 Marlborough St, Boston
Story time read in French in the library’s children’s room. Free.

Afternoon

🐾 10:00 AM-4:00 PM - Proud to be ME! A Celebration of Pride (ages 3-6) ~15 min 💲
Boston Children’s Museum, 308 Congress St, Boston
Museum-wide Pride celebration with performances and activities across every floor. Included with admission, pricing starting at $24.

🎨 12:00-4:00 PM - Art Lab: Perpetual Gratitude at Institute of Contemporary Art (all ages) ~15 min
Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Dr, Boston
Drop-in installation with Boston artist Yenny Hernandez. Make decorative vessels and gratitude cards. Free with admission, youth 18 and under always free.

🚒 10:00 AM-4:00 PM - Boston Fire Museum Open Saturday (all ages) ~15 min
Boston Fire Museum, 344 Congress St, Boston
Historic firehouse with antique engines, helmets, interactive exhibits. Free.

SUNDAY, May 31

Morning

🎵 10:00-10:30 AM - Jeff Jam Sing-Along at Boston Public Market (kids/family) ~14 min
Boston Public Market, The Nook, 100 Hanover St, Boston
Acoustic guitar sing-along with classics and silly originals. Free.

🐾 10:00-11:00 AM - Seaport Smalls (ages 0-8) ~17 min
The Rocks at Harbor Way, 111 Harbor Way, Boston Seaport
Rotating free outdoor kids’ programming (live animals, music, or magic) every Sunday. Free.

🐾 9:00 AM-12:00 PM - Free Sunday Morning at Harvard Museum of Natural History (all ages, Massachusetts residents) ~3 min
Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford St, Cambridge
Glass Flowers, dinosaurs, mounted mammals. Weekly free hours for Massachusetts residents with proof of address.

⭐ 10:30 AM & 1:00 PM - To The Clouds by Happy Theater (ages 0-6) ~15 min ✱
Puppet Showplace, 32 Station St, Brookline
Wordless, colorful puppet show about the water cycle with live baroque guitar. Pricing starting at $14, ticket required.

🐾 10:30, 11:10 & 11:50 AM - Critter Weekend: Rainforest Reptiles (ages 3-6) ~15 min 💲
Boston Children’s Museum, The Common, 308 Congress St, Boston
Up-close presentation with live rainforest reptiles. Included with admission, pricing starting at $24.

🎵 10:30 AM-4:00 PM - Innovation Spotlight: Japan (all ages) ~12 min 💲
Museum of Science, 1 Science Park, Boston
Daylong celebration of Japanese ingenuity with hands-on stations and demonstrations. Included with admission.

Afternoon

🌿 12:00-6:00 PM - 41st Annual MayFair in Harvard Square (all ages) ~5 min
Harvard Square, Cambridge
Six streets close for live music, dance, performers, crafts, and food from around the world. Rain date June 7. Free.

🐾 2:00 PM - Meet a Raptor (all ages) ~12 min
Brookline Public Library, Hunneman Hall, 361 Washington St, Brookline
The New England Wildlife Center brings live falcons, eagles, and owls up close. Free.

🌿 11:00 AM-7:00 PM - Memorial Drive Car-Free Sunday (all ages) ~3 min
Memorial Drive between JFK Street and Western Avenue, Cambridge
Stroll, bike, scoot, picnic along the Charles. Closest car-free zone to Cambridge homes. Free.

🎨 12:00-4:00 PM - Art Lab: Perpetual Gratitude at Institute of Contemporary Art (all ages) ~15 min
Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Dr, Boston
Drop-in installation. Make decorative vessels and gratitude cards. Free with admission, youth 18 and under always free.

🎨 3:30 PM - All Ages Story Time (ages 0-7) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Central, 700 Boylston St, Boston
Stories, rhymes, and songs for children up to age 7. Free.

MONDAY, June 1

Morning

🌿 10:00-11:00 AM - Little Explorers (youngest visitors with grownups) ~18 min ✱
Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Boston
Nature story, craft, and a themed walk built for the Arboretum’s littlest guests. Free, registration required.

🎵 10:30-11:00 AM - Singalong with Matt Heaton at Central (ages 0-5) ~10 min
Somerville Public Library, Central, 79 Highland Ave, Somerville
Live family sing-along with the popular local kids’ musician. Free.

🎵 11:00-11:30 AM - Morning Sing-Along at Cambridge Public Library Main (ages 0-5) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, Curious George Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Sing and move together. First-come day-of tickets. Free.

🎨 10:30-11:15 AM - Songs, Stories and Play at O’Neill (all ages) ~10 min
Cambridge Public Library, O’Neill, 70 Rindge Ave, Cambridge
Songs, stories, and rhymes followed by open play. Free.

🎨 10:30 AM - Family Storytime at Putterham (ages 0-5) ~20 min
Brookline Public Library, Putterham, 959 West Roxbury Parkway, Chestnut Hill
Stories, songs, and movement for early literacy with librarian Carrie. Free.

🎨 10:00-10:30 AM - Toddler Time at Watertown (toddlers) ~10 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Stories, songs, and movement for toddlers. Free.

👶 11:00-11:30 AM - Baby Time at Watertown (pre-walking) ~10 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Lapsit, bounces, and songs for babies. Free.

👶 11:00-11:30 AM - Baby Lapsit at Boudreau (0-18 months) ~3 min
Cambridge Public Library, Boudreau, 245 Concord Ave, Cambridge
Bounces and rhymes to build language and motor skills. Free.

👶 11:00 AM-12:00 PM - Baby Sign at East (pre-walking) ~9 min ✱
Somerville Public Library, East, 115 Broadway, Somerville
Introduction to baby sign language for babies and caregivers. Free, registration required.

🎵 1:00 PM - Baby Music Class with Music at the Blissful (0-12 months) ~18 min
Boston Public Library, Charlestown, 179 Main St, Charlestown
Interactive baby music class with Evan Haller for infants and caregivers. Free.

Afternoon

🎨 3:30 PM - Craft Club (children) ~12 min
Brookline Public Library, The Rabbit Hole, 361 Washington St, Brookline
Weekly drop-in craft with different materials each week. Free.

TUESDAY, June 2

Morning

🎵 11:00 AM-12:00 PM - Little Beats Music & Movement (little ones with grownups) ~10 min ✱
Arsenal Yards, Arsenal Street, Watertown
Outdoor circle time with singing, dancing, and movement games on the River Green. Final week of the spring series. Free.

🎨 10:00-11:00 AM - Kids’ Summer Hour (toddlers and up) ~14 min
Boston Public Market, The Nook, 100 Hanover St, Boston
Drop-in kids’ activity hour every Tuesday and Thursday through the summer. Free.

🎵 11:00-11:25 AM - Sing-Along at Cambridge Public Library Valente (ages 0-5) ~10 min
Cambridge Public Library, Valente, 826 Cambridge St, Cambridge
Songs, rhymes, and fingerplays. Free.

🎨 10:30 AM - Family Storytime at Coolidge Corner (ages 0-5) ~14 min
Brookline Public Library, Coolidge Corner, 31 Pleasant St, Brookline
Stories, songs, and movement for early literacy with librarian Leah. Free.

🎨 11:00-11:30 AM - Toddler Story Time at Cambridge Public Library Main (18 months-3 yrs) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, Rey Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Stories, songs, and rhymes. First-come day-of tickets. Free.

🎨 10:00-10:30 AM - Toddler Time at Watertown (toddlers) ~10 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Stories, songs, and movement for toddlers. Free.

👶 9:30-10:30 AM - Baby Lapsit at Medford (pre-walking) ~14 min
Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library, 111 High St, Medford
Rhymes, bounces, and books for babies and caregivers. Free.

👶 10:30-11:00 AM - Baby Lapsit at Somerville Central (pre-walking) ~10 min
Somerville Public Library, Central, 79 Highland Ave, Somerville
Lap-sit rhymes and books for babies. Free.

👶 10:30 AM - Baby Prom (ages 0-5) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Central, 700 Boylston St, Boston
Dress up and dance the morning away. Free.

Afternoon

🎨 4:00-4:30 PM - Preschool Story Time at Cambridge Public Library Main (ages 3-5) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, Rey Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Stories, songs, and rhymes. First-come day-of tickets. Free.

WEDNESDAY, June 3

Morning

🎵 11:00-11:45 AM - Rockabye Beats at East (ages 0-5) ~9 min
Somerville Public Library, East, 115 Broadway, Somerville
High-energy music and movement show for little ones. Free.

🎵 10:30 AM - Singalong at Coolidge Corner (ages 0-5) ~14 min
Brookline Public Library, Coolidge Corner, 31 Pleasant St, Brookline
Sing and dance to favorite and new songs with librarian Leah. Free.

🎵 11:00-11:30 AM - Morning Sing-Along at Cambridge Public Library Main (ages 0-5) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, Curious George Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Sing and move together. First-come day-of tickets. Free.

🎨 10:30 AM - Family Storytime at Brookline Village (ages 0-5) ~12 min
Brookline Public Library, Hunneman Hall, 361 Washington St, Brookline
Stories, songs, and movement on Wednesday mornings. Free.

🎨 10:00-11:00 AM - Talking with Toys (babies and toddlers) ~10 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Open play with toys chosen to spark early language and connection. Free.

⭐ 11:00 AM - All-Ages Bilingual Story Time (ages 0-5) ~18 min
Boston Public Library, Charlestown, 179 Main St, Charlestown
Bilingual English and Spanish songs, books, and movement props. Free.

👶 10:00-10:30 AM - Baby Lapsit at Cambridge Public Library Main (0-18 months) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, Rey Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Bounces and rhymes. First-come day-of tickets. Free.

Afternoon

🐾 3:00-5:00 PM - Free Wednesday Afternoon at Harvard Museum of Natural History (all ages, Massachusetts residents) ~3 min
Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford St, Cambridge
Glass Flowers, dinosaurs, mounted mammals. Weekly free hours for Massachusetts residents with proof of address.

🎨 2:30 PM - Wednesdays of Wonder (W.O.W.!) (all ages) ~10 min
Cambridge Public Library, O’Neill, 70 Rindge Ave, Cambridge
Drop-in games plus a weekly hands-on activity, this week painting. Free.

🎨 3:30-4:30 PM - Family Story Time at Medford (ages 0-5) ~14 min
Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library, 111 High St, Medford
Stories and songs for the whole family. Free.

THURSDAY, June 4

Morning

🎵 10:30 AM - Music and Movement (children) ~12 min
Brookline Public Library, Hunneman Hall, 361 Washington St, Brookline
Interactive stories, songs, and movement. Sing, dance, and shake. Free.

🎨 10:30-11:30 AM - Toddler Time at Medford (toddlers) ~14 min
Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library, 111 High St, Medford
Stories, songs, and movement for toddlers. Free.

🎨 10:30 AM - Songs, Stories and Play at Central Square (all ages) ~5 min
Cambridge Public Library, Central Square, 45 Pearl St, Cambridge
Songs, stories, and rhymes followed by open play. Free.

🎨 11:00-11:30 AM - Toddler Story Time at Cambridge Public Library Main (18 months-3 yrs) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, Rey Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Stories, songs, and rhymes. First-come day-of tickets. Free.

👶 10:15 AM - Brookline Community Playgroup (babies and toddlers) ~14 min
Brookline Public Library, Coolidge Corner, 31 Pleasant St, Brookline
Early Education Program playgroup with a hello circle and play for little ones and caregivers. Free.

👶 11:00-11:30 AM - Baby Time at Watertown (pre-walking) ~10 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Lapsit, bounces, and songs for babies. Free.

👶 11:00-11:30 AM - Baby Lapsit at Somerville West (pre-walking) ~10 min
Somerville Public Library, West, 40 College Ave, Somerville
Lap-sit rhymes and books for babies. Free.

Afternoon

🎵 4:00-4:30 PM - Afternoon Sing-Along at Cambridge Public Library Main (ages 0-5) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, Curious George Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Sing and move. First-come day-of tickets. Free.

🎨 3:30 PM - Kids Crafternoon (children) ~14 min
Brookline Public Library, Coolidge Corner, 31 Pleasant St, Brookline
Drop-in crafting with different materials each week. Free.

FRIDAY, June 5

Morning

🎵 10:30 AM - Little Groove Music Concert for Ages 0-5 (ages 0-5) ~18 min ✱
Boston Public Library, Charlestown, 179 Main St, Charlestown
Live-music class engaging babies and preschoolers through sound, sight, and touch. Free, registration required.

🎵 11:30 AM-12:00 PM - Free Sing Along with Jeff Jam at Play Union (ages 0-7) ~10 min
Play Union, 378 Somerville Ave, Somerville
Drop-in Friday sing-along, no sign-up needed. Free during the sing-along window.

🎨 10:00-10:30 AM - Paper Bag Puppets (young kids) ~10 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Make your own paper bag puppet to take home. Free.

🎨 10:30-11:00 AM - Toddler Storytime at Somerville Central (toddlers) ~10 min
Somerville Public Library, Central, 79 Highland Ave, Somerville
Stories and songs for toddlers. Free.

🎨 10:30 AM - Japanese Storytime (ages 0-5) ~12 min
Brookline Public Library, Hunneman Hall, 361 Washington St, Brookline
Fun stories and songs read in Japanese. Free.

👶 9:30 AM - Playspace (babies and toddlers) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Faneuil, 419 Faneuil St, Brighton
Friday-morning free play with toys for imagination and fine motor skills. Free.

Afternoon

🎨 4:00-5:00 PM - Crafternoon for Children (children) ~10 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Afternoon drop-in craft for kids. Free.

All Week / Multi-Day

⭐ Open daily - Hundred Acre Wood: A Winnie-the-Pooh Experience (ages 0-8) ~15 min 💲 ✱
Boston Children’s Museum, 308 Congress St, Boston
Walk-through exhibit with Pooh Bear’s house, Rabbit’s garden, Owl’s library, and hands-on activities. Included with admission, pricing starting at $24, timed ticket required.

🌿 Open daily, 10 AM to 4 PM - Swan Boats (all ages) ~14 min 💲
Boston Public Garden, Boston
Iconic spring activity. Pricing starting at 4.75adult,4.75adult,3.25 kids 2-15, under 2 free.

🌿 Open daily, 11 AM to 7 PM - Greenway Carousel and Saturday Free Face Painting (all ages) ~15 min 💲
Rose Kennedy Greenway, between High St and State St, Boston
14 hand-carved Boston creatures, plus free FaceArt face painting Saturdays through September 5. Pricing starting at $4 per rider; adults helping kids under 42” ride free. Boston Public Library cardholders can reserve a free family e-pass (up to 4 riders, 1 per 30 days, physical card required).

Quick key:

🎵 = live music/concerts

🎨= art / playgroups / play gyms

👶= babies/pre-walkers

🌿= nature

⭐ = magic shows / puppet shows

🐾 = animal encounters

💲= paid (not free)

✱ = advance registration or reservation required

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SATURDAY, May 23

Morning

⭐ 10:00-10:30 AM - Magician Peter O’Malley at Boston Public Market (family) ~14 min
Boston Public Market, The Nook, 100 Hanover St, Boston
30-minute interactive magic set in the market’s kids nook. Free.

🎨 10:00 AM-12:00 PM - Saturday Morning Crafts at Somerville West (kids/family) ~10 min
Somerville Public Library, West Branch, 40 College Ave, Somerville
Drop-in seasonal craft. Free.

🎨 10:00 AM-4:00 PM - Drop-In Art Making at Museum of Fine Arts (all ages) ~14 min
Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston
Weekend gallery-inspired art making in the Druker Family Pavilion. Free with admission, kids 17 and under free.

🎨 10:00 AM-1:30 PM - Messy Marvels Saturday Playgroup (15 mo - 4 yrs) ~5 min
Newtowne Court Playground, Cambridge
Cambridge Center for Families outdoor playgroup with bubbles, sensory, messy play. Canceled if raining. Free.

⭐ 11:00 AM-12:00 PM - Kids Balloon Magic with Jungle Jim (ages 3-9, all ages welcome) ~15 min ✱
High Street Place, 100 High St, Boston
Storytelling, interactive play, balloons. Indoor food hall venue with seating. Free, RSVP via Eventbrite.

🎨 11:00-11:30 AM - Family Story Time at Boston Athenaeum (under 13) ~14 min
Boston Athenaeum, 10½ Beacon St, Boston
Stories, songs, craft, fish-feeding, plus run of the children’s library. Free for children 12 and under.

Afternoon

🎵 1:00-2:30 PM - Boston Festival Orchestra: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (all ages) ~6 min ✱
Cambridge Public Library, Main, Lecture Hall, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Chamber music celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander composers with Artistic Director Alyssa Wang plus guest artists. Performance and conversation, brief reception after. Free, register here.

🎨 1:00-4:00 PM - Saturday Open Studios: Leather Embossing at Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (all ages) ~14 min
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 25 Evans Way, Boston
Drop-in art studio: experiment with leather, metallics, and embossing to make a gilt object. Free with admission, kids 17 and under free.

🎨 12:00-4:00 PM - Art Lab: Perpetual Gratitude at Institute of Contemporary Art (all ages) ~15 min
Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Dr, Boston
Drop-in installation with Boston artist Yenny Hernandez. Make decorative vessels and gratitude cards. Free with admission, youth 18 and under always free.

🎨 2:00-3:00 PM - Drop-In Craft at Watertown Library (kids) ~10 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Drop-in craft. Free.

🎵 2:00-4:00 PM - Sing Into Spring with Opera Untapped (all ages) ~10 min
Somerville Community Growing Center, 22 Vinal Ave, Somerville
Outdoor spring songs with classical performers, plus pollinator education and craft. Rain date Sunday May 24. Free.

⭐ Saturday 10:00 AM (opening day) - Hundred Acre Wood: A Winnie-the-Pooh Experience (ages 0-8) ~14 min 💲 ✱
Boston Children’s Museum, 308 Congress St, Boston
Walk-through exhibit with Pooh Bear’s house, Rabbit’s garden, Owl’s library, hands-on activities. Included with admission, pricing starting at $24, requires timed ticket.

🚒 10:00 AM-4:00 PM - Boston Fire Museum Open Saturday (all ages) ~15 min
Boston Fire Museum, 344 Congress St, Boston
Historic firehouse with antique engines, helmets, interactive exhibits. Free.

SUNDAY, May 24

Morning

🎵 10:00-10:30 AM - Jeff Jam Sing-Along at Boston Public Market (kids/family) ~14 min
Boston Public Market, The Nook, 100 Hanover St, Boston
Acoustic guitar sing-along with classics and silly originals. Free.

🐾 10:00-11:00 AM - Seaport Smalls: Curious Creatures Live Animals (ages 0-8) ~17 min
The Rocks at Harbor Way, 111 Harbor Way, Boston Seaport
Hands-on live-animal wildlife education for young kids. Free.

🐾 9:00 AM-12:00 PM - Free Sunday Morning at Harvard Museum of Natural History (all ages, Massachusetts residents) ~3 min
Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford St, Cambridge
Glass Flowers, dinosaurs, mounted mammals. Weekly free hours for Massachusetts residents with proof of address.

🎨 11:00-11:30 AM - Sunday Storytime with Christine Devane (little kids) ~18 min
Hummingbird Books, 55 Boylston St #5510, Chestnut Hill
Author reads her picture book Pet Safety with Lola and Sophie at the Sunday storytime under the shop’s Great Oak Tree. Free.

🌿 10:00 AM-2:00 PM - Bigelow Chapel Open House at Mount Auburn Cemetery (all ages) ~6 min
Mount Auburn Cemetery, 580 Mount Auburn St, Cambridge
Memorial Day weekend open house at the historic 1846 Bigelow Chapel. Complimentary flags available at Main Gate to place on veteran graves. Free.

Afternoon

🌿 11:00 AM-7:00 PM - Memorial Drive Car-Free Sunday: season opening (all ages) ~3 min
Memorial Drive between JFK Street and Western Avenue, Cambridge
Season’s first car-free Sunday. Stroll, bike, scoot, picnic along the Charles. Closest car-free zone to Cambridge homes. Free.

🎨 12:00-4:00 PM - Art Lab: Perpetual Gratitude at Institute of Contemporary Art (all ages) ~15 min
Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Dr, Boston
Drop-in installation. Make decorative vessels and gratitude cards. Free with admission, youth 18 and under always free.

🎨 10:00 AM-4:00 PM - Drop-In Art Making at Museum of Fine Arts (all ages) ~14 min
Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston
Weekend gallery-inspired art making. Free with admission, kids 17 and under free.

🎨 12:00-7:00 PM - Sunday Kids Club Craft at Michaels Porter Square (ages 3+) ~4 min 💲
Michaels Porter Square, 37 White St, Cambridge
30-minute drop-in craft with all supplies included. New project each week. Pricing starting at $2 per child.

MONDAY, May 25 (Memorial Day)

Morning

🎨 9:00-10:00 AM - Sensory-Friendly Morning at the Old State House (all ages, sensory-sensitive welcome) ~14 min 💲 ✱
Old State House, 206 Washington St, Boston
Quiet early-open hour with lighting and sound adjustments, hands-on history games, crafts, dress-up, scavenger hunts. Capped at 20 guests. Free for 18 and under, $5 adult, ticket required.

🚒 9:00 AM-11:00 AM - Arlington Memorial Day Observances (all ages) ~10 min
Robbins Memorial Town Hall to Mount Pleasant Cemetery, 730 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington
Community gathering 9 to 9:45 AM in the Town Hall Auditorium (doors 8:30 AM), then 10:30 AM procession down Mass Ave and up Medford Street to Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Free.

🚒 9:30 AM - Cambridge Memorial Day Cannon Salute and Procession (all ages) ~6 min
Cambridge Common, Massachusetts Avenue at Garden Street, Cambridge
Cannon salute by the Massachusetts Bicentennial Battery on the Common followed by procession up Mount Auburn Street to Cambridge Cemetery. Free.

🚒 10:00 AM - Medford Memorial Day Ceremony at Oak Grove Cemetery (all ages) ~14 min
Oak Grove Cemetery, 79 Playstead Rd, Medford
Veterans Services-led ceremony with grave dedications, followed by march to Honor Roll Park on Winthrop Street. Free.

🚒 10:30 AM - Belmont Memorial Day Ceremony and Parade (all ages) ~12 min
Belmont Grove Street Cemetery to Veterans Memorial at Clay Pit Pond, Belmont
Ceremony followed by parade down Grove Street, right on Bright Road, left on Concord Avenue, ending at the Veterans Memorial at Clay Pit Pond. Free.

🚒 11:00 AM - Somerville Memorial Day Remembrance (all ages) ~7 min
Somerville Veterans Cemetery, between Alewife Brook Parkway and North Street, Somerville
Mayor Wilson and Director of Veterans Services Jerome Thomas lead the city’s remembrance ceremony. Free.

🚒 11:00 AM - Brookline Memorial Day Ceremony at Town Hall (all ages) ~14 min
Brookline Town Hall, 333 Washington St, Brookline
Town’s main remembrance ceremony in front of Town Hall. Earlier cemetery service at 8:30 AM with a bus from the Veterans Post. Free.

🌿 9:00 AM-4:30 PM - Story Chapel Open House at Mount Auburn Cemetery (all ages) ~6 min
Mount Auburn Cemetery, 580 Mount Auburn St, Cambridge
Memorial Day open house at the historic 1898 Story Chapel. Free flags at the Main Gate. Free.

Afternoon

🚒 12:00 PM - Watertown Memorial Day Parade (all ages) ~10 min
Starts Watertown City Hall, 149 Main St, Watertown, ends at Victor Field
Parade down Main Street, right on Waverley Avenue, right on Orchard to Victor Field for a brief closing ceremony. Free.

⭐ 10:00 AM-5:00 PM - Museum of Fine Arts Memorial Day Open House (all ages) ~14 min
Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston
Puppet Showplace takeover: roving puppet creatures, sock-puppet build station, natural-pigment painting on the Huntington Lawn, garden-themed story hour, puppet-led tours. Free with a Massachusetts zip code, first-come first-served at the door.

🎨 10:00 AM-5:00 PM - Memorial Day Free Admission at Institute of Contemporary Art (all ages) ~15 min
Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Dr, Boston
Free admission for everyone on Memorial Day, plus the Art Lab: Perpetual Gratitude drop-in 12 to 4 PM. Free.

🎨 10:00 AM-5:00 PM - Memorial Day Open House at Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (all ages) ~14 min
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 25 Evans Way, Boston
Annual Memorial Day Open House. Free with a Massachusetts zip code, first-come first-served at the door.

🚒 11:00 AM-4:00 PM - USS Constitution Museum Patriotic Flag Pin Craft (ages 3+ with help) ~12 min
USS Constitution Museum, Building 22, Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston
Make a beaded flag pin to take home and add a leaf to the Willow Tree honoring fallen service members. Old Ironsides open for public tours. Pay-what-you-wish admission.

TUESDAY, May 26

Morning

🌿 10:00-11:30 AM - Drop-In Spring Playgroup at Russell Field (15 mo - 4 yrs) ~6 min
Russell Field Playground, 359 Rindge Ave, Cambridge
Cambridge Center for Families outdoor playgroup. Rain backup at the Community Room across the street at 362 Rindge Ave. Free.

🎵 10:30-11:00 AM - Family Storytime at Brookline Coolidge Corner (ages 0-5) ~14 min
Brookline Public Library, Coolidge Corner, 31 Pleasant St, Brookline
Stories, songs, movement, early literacy with children’s librarian Leah. Free.

🎨 10:30-11:30 AM - Bilingual Story Time at Boston Public Library Connolly (ages 2-4, English and Spanish) ~18 min
Boston Public Library, Connolly, 433 Centre St, Jamaica Plain
Stories and songs in English and Spanish with a craft. Free.

👶 10:30-11:00 AM - Baby Lapsit at Somerville Central (pre-walking babies) ~10 min
Somerville Public Library, Central, 79 Highland Ave, Somerville
Lap-sit, songs, bounces. Free.

🎵 11:00-11:25 AM - Sing-Along at Cambridge Public Library Valente (ages 0-5) ~10 min
Cambridge Public Library, Valente, 826 Cambridge St, Cambridge
Songs, rhymes, fingerplays. Free.

👶 12:30-1:30 PM - Cambridge Center for Families Baby Playgroup at Frisoli (birth to 15 months) ~5 min ✱
Frisoli Youth Center, 61 Willow St, Cambridge
Pre-walking babies and caregivers, songs, free play, peer connection. Free, register with Kaleena Thompson, kthompson@cambridgema.gov.

WEDNESDAY, May 27

Morning

👶 10:00-10:30 AM - Baby Lapsit at Cambridge Public Library Main (0-18 months) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, Rey Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Bounces and rhymes. Capacity 15. Free.

🎨 10:00-11:30 AM - Cambridge Center for Families Open Gym at Gately (15 mo - 4 yrs) ~7 min
Gately Youth Center, 70 Rindge Ave, Cambridge
Wednesday indoor open gym. Run, jump, dance. Free, drop-in.

👶 10:00-10:45 AM - Wiggle Wednesday at Boston Children’s Museum (ages 0-3) ~14 min 💲
Boston Children’s Museum, KidStage, 308 Congress St, Boston
30-45 min music and dance class for infants and toddlers. Free with admission, pricing starting at $24, under 12 months free.

🎵 10:30-11:15 AM - Music at the Blissful with Evan Haller at Boston Public Library South Boston (birth to 5) ~18 min
Boston Public Library, South Boston, 646 E Broadway, South Boston
Live music for young children with Evan Haller. Free.

🎵 11:00-11:30 AM - Morning Sing-Along at Cambridge Public Library Main (ages 0-5) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, Curious George Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Sing and move. First-come ticketed, capacity 130. Free.

👶 10:00-11:30 AM - Babes in the Woods Hike at Middlesex Fells (babies in carriers) ~18 min ✱
Sheepfold Upper Parking Lot, Middlesex Fells, Stoneham
Guided 90-minute hike for adults carrying infants. No strollers. Free, registration required.

Afternoon

🐾 3:00-5:00 PM - Free Wednesday Afternoon at Harvard Museum of Natural History (all ages, Massachusetts residents) ~3 min
Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford St, Cambridge
Glass Flowers, dinosaurs, mounted mammals. Weekly free hours for Massachusetts residents with proof of address.

🎨 3:30-4:30 PM - Family Story Time at Medford (ages 3-7) ~14 min
Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library, 111 High St, Medford
Story hour with books and songs. Free.

THURSDAY, May 28

Morning

🐾 10:00 AM-1:00 PM - USS Constitution Underway plus Patriotic Flag Pin Craft (all ages) ~12 min
USS Constitution Museum, Building 22, Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston
Watch Old Ironsides sail into Boston Harbor; flag pin make-and-take 11 AM to 4 PM. Pay-what-you-wish admission.

🎵 10:30-10:50 AM - Songs and Stories at Cambridge Public Library Boudreau (ages 0-5) ~3 min
Cambridge Public Library, Boudreau, 245 Concord Ave, Cambridge
Songs and stories. Free.

👶 11:00-11:30 AM - Baby Time at Watertown Library (pre-walking) ~10 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Lapsit, bounces, songs. Free.

👶 11:00-11:30 AM - Baby Lapsit at Somerville West (pre-walking) ~10 min
Somerville Public Library, West Branch, 40 College Ave, Somerville
Lap-sit for pre-walking babies. Free.

Afternoon

🎵 4:00-4:30 PM - Afternoon Sing-Along at Cambridge Public Library Main (ages 0-5) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, Curious George Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Sing and move. First-come ticketed, capacity 130. Free.

FRIDAY, May 29

Morning

🎵 10:00-10:30 AM - Sing-Along at Watertown Library (ages 0-5) ~10 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
30-min Friday-morning sing-along. Free.

🎨 10:30-11:30 AM - Fenway Drop-In Playgroup (young kids/family) ~14 min
Fenway Community Center, 1282 Boylston St (entrance on Jersey St), Boston
Toys, games, open space for free play with other Fenway families. Free.

🎵 11:30 AM-12:00 PM - Free Jeff Jam Sing-Along at Play Union (ages 0-7) ~10 min
Play Union, 378 Somerville Ave, Somerville
Drop-in fee waived 11:10 AM to 12:00 PM. Free during that window.

🎨 10:30-11:00 AM - Bilingual Baby Time at Boston Public Library Connolly (up to 24 months, English and Spanish) ~18 min
Boston Public Library, Connolly, 433 Centre St, Jamaica Plain
Songs and playtime for babies in Spanish and English. Free.

All Week / Multi-Day

🚒 Saturday May 23 through Saturday May 30 - Boston 2026 World Expo (all ages, special kid stamps Sun-Tue) ~14 min
Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, 415 Summer St, Boston
Once-a-decade international stamp expo spanning 352,000 square feet. Kids’ area with free starter stamps and a beginners’ table, LEGO displays, country pavilions from forty postal services. First 300 kids under 16 each day Sun-Tue (May 24-26) get a free Israel sheetlet showing the Hebrew alphabet. Free admission all eight days.

🌿 Saturday through Monday, sunup to sundown - Memorial Day Flag Garden on Boston Common (all ages) ~14 min
Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Boston Common, Tremont Street, Boston
37,000-plus American flags planted by the Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund, one for every Massachusetts service member lost since the Revolutionary War. Powerful visual at any age, gone after Monday. Free.

🌿 Open daily, 10 AM to 4 PM - Swan Boats (all ages) ~14 min 💲
Boston Public Garden, Boston
Iconic spring activity. Pricing starting at 4.75adult,4.75adult,3.25 kids 2-15, under 2 free.

🌿 Open daily, 11 AM to 7 PM - Greenway Carousel and Saturday Free Face Painting (all ages) ~15 min 💲
Rose Kennedy Greenway, between High St and State St, Boston
14 hand-carved Boston creatures, plus free FaceArt face painting Saturdays through September 5. Pricing starting at $4 per rider; adults helping kids under 42” ride free. Boston Public Library cardholders can reserve a free family e-pass (up to 4 riders, 1 per 30 days, physical card required).

We have a gem this Saturday: the New England Conservatory Prep School's free 75th-anniversary Concert for the City at the Hatch Memorial Shell at 4 PM, a full Youth Philharmonic Orchestra outdoors on the Esplanade with face painting on site and blankets welcome (the classic grand outdoor Boston orchestra concert). Last Saturday was Somerville's PorchFest; this Saturday the spotlight shifts west to Watertown Porchfest, where 200+ neighbors host musicians on porches citywide 12 to 6 PM. Sunday's Herring Festival in Watertown brings Wampanoag singers and dancers, a community art build, and booths where kids print their own clothes for the spring fish migration up the Charles (11 AM to 3 PM, free). Also worth a look: a live robot dog Thursday at Cambridge Public Library O'Connell, the French Library Book Sale Saturday (French kid picture books from $1), and a free Longy student concert Saturday 11 AM. The number after the ~ in each title is drive time from central Cambridge. Have a great week!

Quick key:

🎵 = live music/concerts

🎨= art / playgroups / play gyms

👶= babies/pre-walkers

🌿= nature

⭐ = magic shows / puppet shows

🐾 = animal encounters

💲= paid (not free)

✱ = advance registration or reservation required

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SATURDAY, May 16

Morning

🎨 10:00 AM-12:00 PM - Saturday Morning Arts & Crafts at Somerville West (kids/family, drop-in) ~15 min
Somerville Public Library, West Branch, 40 College Ave, Somerville
Saturday-morning craft drop-in. Free.

🎨 10:00-10:30 AM - Mindful Movement Kids Yoga at Somerville West (kids/family) ~15 min
Somerville Public Library, West Branch, 40 College Ave, Somerville
30-min kids yoga drop-in. Free, no registration.

🎨 10:00 AM (Saturdays) - Drop-In Kids’ Craft at Boston Public Market (all ages) ~10 min
Boston Public Market, The Nook, 100 Hanover St, Boston
Self-guided seasonal craft, drop in while supplies last. Free.

🎨 10:00 AM-4:00 PM - French Library Book Sale (all ages) ~15 min
The French Library, 53 Marlborough St, Boston
Biannual book sale: hundreds of French books with prices starting at $1. Stock up on kid picture books in French.

⭐ 10:30 AM & 1:00 PM - The Three Little Pigs by Magpie Puppets (all ages, best 3-8) ~14 min 💲 ✱
Puppet Showplace Theater, 32 Station St, Brookline
45-min glove and tabletop puppet show. Three pigs as a surfer, farmer, and reader; audience names favorite sports, vegetables, and books. Meet-and-greet, dress-up, crafts after each show. Pricing starting at 18/18/14.50 members / $3 with Card to Culture (WIC, EBT, MassHealth, ConnectorCare).

🎵 11:00 AM-12:00 PM - Gund Kwok Asian Women’s Lion Dance Troupe (all ages, best 5+) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, Curious George Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
First all-Asian, all-female lion dance troupe in the country. Live performance with traditional “eating of the greens” plus hands-on photo opportunity where kids can try on lion heads. Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month centerpiece.

🎵 11:00 AM-12:00 PM - Gia Spiotti: The Power of Myth at Longy (all welcome) ~10 min ✱
Edward M. Pickman Hall, Longy School of Music, 27 Garden St, Cambridge
Composition graduating project with sopranos, mezzo, baritone, piano and instrumentalists. Mixed-voice format engages better than a solo recital. Free, registration required.

🐾 11:30 AM-5:00 PM - Watertown Porchfest at Browne House (all ages) ~12 min
Browne House, 562 Main St, Watertown
Anchor venue of the city-wide Watertown Porchfest (200+ porches host musicians citywide 12-6 PM). Browne House hosts Boston Skyline Chorus 12-1 PM and Fly By Brass Band 3-4 PM in the historic barn. Museum free to visitors. Free.

🎨 11:00 AM-4:00 PM - 2026 Greater Roxbury Book Fair Kids Program (all ages, children focus) ~22 min
Boston Public Library, Shaw-Roxbury, 145 Warren St, Roxbury
Fourth annual Greater Roxbury Book Fair kids’ programming with storytelling and picture book readings from award-winning authors. Free.

Afternoon

🎵 12:00-1:00 PM - Lift Every Voice Concert at Community Music Center of Boston (family-friendly, drop-in) ~12 min
Community Music Center of Boston, BCA Plaza (Tremont Street side), 34 Warren Ave, Boston
Outdoor plaza concert with the Una Voce adult choir, fiddle ensemble, and student/faculty musicians. Music and instruments brought for kids to join in. Free.

🎵 1:00-2:00 PM - Watertown Porchfest on the Watertown Library Patio (all ages) ~12 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Library’s Porchfest set on the patio. Free, drop-in.

🎵 2:00-3:00 PM - Park Sounds: Matching Set (all ages) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Joan Lorentz Park, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Outdoor concert on the library front lawn. Twin-led indie-folk duo with vocal harmonies. Bring chairs, blankets, snacks. Free.

🎨 3:00-4:00 PM - Cartooning Workshop for Kids with Rick Stromoski (kids) ~10 min ✱
Somerville Public Library, Central, 79 Highland Ave, Somerville
Special workshop with published children’s cartoonist Rick Stromoski. Free, registration required.

🎵 3:00-4:00 PM - Gareth Ramsey, trumpet: Metaphysics at Longy (sit-and-listen, kid-friendly) ~10 min ✱
Edward M. Pickman Hall, Longy School of Music, 27 Garden St, Cambridge
Trumpet plus electronics and trumpet-piano. Trumpet is visually engaging for ages 3-5 despite sit-and-listen format. Free, registration required.

🎵 4:00 PM - New England Conservatory Prep Concert for the City (family-friendly, all ages) ~15 min
DCR Hatch Memorial Shell, 47 David G Mugar Way, Boston (Esplanade)
New England Conservatory Prep School 75th anniversary. The Conservatory’s Youth Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Juliano Aniceto performs classical, Broadway, and American patriotic works. Face painting, accessible restrooms, water fountains, Conservatory ambassadors. Bring blankets or chairs. No on-site parking, use the Boston Common Garage or MBTA. Free.

🌿 12:00-4:00 PM - Franklin Park Kite & Bike Festival (all ages) ~22 min
Franklin Park Playstead, 25 Pierpont Rd, Boston (Roxbury)
Boston tradition since 1969. Make a kite, buy one, or bring your own. Bikes to try with Countdown to Kindergarten, REI bicycle repair station, free helmets, food trucks, 1,000+ neighbors. Free.

SUNDAY, May 17

Morning

🎵 10:00-10:30 AM - Jeff Jam Sing-Along at Boston Public Market (kids/family) ~10 min
Boston Public Market, The Nook, 100 Hanover St, Boston
30-min Sunday acoustic guitar sing-along with Jeff Jam. Classics to silly originals. Free.

🎵 10:00-11:00 AM - Seaport Smalls (ages 0-8) ~15 min
The Rocks at Harbor Way, 111 Harbor Way, Boston Seaport
Outdoor Sunday weekly kids program (May-October). Rotating partner (Curious Creatures live animals, Little Groove, Music at the Blissful, Magic Fred). Free.

⭐ 10:30 AM & 1:00 PM (Sun PWYC) - The Three Little Pigs by Magpie Puppets (all ages, best 3-8) ~14 min 💲 ✱
Puppet Showplace Theater, 32 Station St, Brookline
Same show as Saturday. Sunday afternoon is Pay-What-You-Can starting at $6.

🌿 11:00 AM-3:00 PM - 2026 Herring Festival by Charles River Watershed Association (all ages) ~12 min
64 Pleasant St, Watertown
Charles River fish-migration celebration. Wampanoag singers and dancers, community art build, art booths to print your own clothes, food, performances. The Watertown Library bookmobile is parked on site. Free.

Afternoon

🎨 2:00-4:00 PM - Make a Mini Library at Somerville Central (kids/family) ~10 min ✱
Somerville Public Library, Central, 79 Highland Ave, Somerville
Build-a-mini-library workshop. Free, registration required.

🎨 3:30-4:00 PM - Sunday Story Time at Boston Public Library Central (ages 0-7) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Copley Square, 700 Boylston St, Boston
Sunday afternoon stories, rhymes, songs.

MONDAY, May 18

Morning

🎵 11:00-11:30 AM - Morning Sing-Along at Cambridge Public Library Main (ages 0-5) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, Curious George Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Sing and move. First-come ticketed, capacity 130. Free.

🎵 10:30-11:30 AM - Songs, Stories and Play at Cambridge Public Library O’Neill (ages 0-5) ~10 min
Cambridge Public Library, O’Neill, 70 Rindge Ave, Cambridge
Songs, stories, rhymes plus open play. Free, no registration.

👶 10:30-11:15 AM - Babytime at Brookline Village (pre-walking babies) ~12 min
Brookline Public Library, Hunneman Hall, 361 Washington St, Brookline
Sit-on-the-floor baby lapsit, sing and play. Free.

👶 11:00-11:30 AM - Baby Lapsit at Cambridge Public Library Boudreau (0-18 months) ~5 min
Cambridge Public Library, Boudreau, 245 Concord Ave, Cambridge
Bounces and rhymes for caregivers and babies. Free, no registration.

🎨 11:00-11:30 AM - Storytime in Portuguese at Somerville West / Histórias em português (ages 0-5, in Portuguese) ~15 min
Somerville Public Library, West Branch, 40 College Ave, Somerville
Portuguese-language storytime. Free.

🎨 10:00-11:30 AM - Spring Playgroup at Moore Youth Center (15 mo - 4 yrs) ~5 min ✱
Moore Youth Center, 12 Gilmore St, Cambridge
Cambridge Center for Families spring playgroup. Free, lottery (full season). Contact Kim ktran@cambridgema.gov / 617-349-6385.

Afternoon

👶 5:30-5:55 PM - Evening Baby Lapsit at Cambridge Public Library Valente (0-18 months) ~10 min
Cambridge Public Library, Valente, 826 Cambridge St, Cambridge
Evening lapsit, bounces and rhymes. New evening session not in prior weeks. Free.

TUESDAY, May 19

Morning

🌿 10:00-11:30 AM - Drop-In Spring Playgroup at Russell Field (15 mo - 4 yrs) ~6 min
Russell Field Playground, 359 Rindge Ave, Cambridge
Cambridge Center for Families outdoor playgroup. Rain backup is the Community Room across the street at 362 Rindge Ave. Free, drop-in.

🎵 10:30-11:00 AM - Matt Heaton Family Sing-Along at Brookline Putterham (all ages, best 0-5) ~20 min
Brookline Public Library, Putterham, 959 West Roxbury Parkway, Chestnut Hill
Special performer Matt Heaton 30-min interactive family sing-along. Free.

🎨 10:30-11:15 AM - Brookline Community Playgroup (ages 0-5) ~12 min
Brookline Public Library, Hunneman Hall, Brookline Village, 361 Washington St, Brookline
BEEP and the library’s weekly playgroup. Hello circle plus open play and craft. Free, drop-in.

🎵 11:00 AM-12:00 PM - Little Beats Music & Movement at Arsenal Yards (toddlers/preschool) ~10 min ✱
Arsenal Yards, 130 Arsenal Yards Blvd, Watertown
Outdoor circle-time singing and movement. Eventbrite registration may show full; check day-of for no-shows or join the waitlist. Free.

🎵 11:00-11:25 AM - Sing-Along at Cambridge Public Library Valente (ages 0-5) ~10 min
Cambridge Public Library, Valente, 826 Cambridge St, Cambridge
Songs, rhymes, and fingerplays. Free.

👶 10:30-11:00 AM - Baby Lapsit at Somerville Central (pre-walking babies) ~10 min
Somerville Public Library, Central, 79 Highland Ave, Somerville
Lapsit, songs, bounces. Free.

Afternoon

🎨 3:30-4:30 PM - Play Dough Club at Medford Public Library (ages 2-5) ~15 min
Medford Public Library, 111 High St, Medford
Drop-in play dough. Free.

👶 5:30-5:50 PM - Baby Lapsit at Cambridge Public Library Central Square (0-18 months) ~5 min
Cambridge Public Library, Central Square, Lewis Room, 45 Pearl St, Cambridge
Evening lapsit. Free.

WEDNESDAY, May 20

Morning

🌿 9:30-10:30 AM - Cambridge Public Library Nature Club Story Time at Alewife Brook Reservation (ages 0-5) ~8 min
Alewife Brook Reservation, bike-path seating area near the DCR Wetland Boardwalk, Cambridge
Outdoor story time and nature walk to observe plants and animals. Canceled in bad weather. Call 617-349-4023 for updates. Free.

🎵 10:30-11:15 AM - Baby Wiggle Music Class at Medford Public Library (3-16 months) ~15 min
Medford Public Library, Bonsignore Hall, 111 High St, Medford
Interactive music class led by Little Groove. Free.

🎵 10:00-10:45 AM - Wiggle Wednesday at Boston Children’s Museum (ages 0-3) ~15 min 💲
Boston Children’s Museum, KidStage, 308 Congress St, Boston
30-45 min music and dance class for infants and toddlers. Free with admission (pricing starting at $24 adult or kid 1-15, under 12 mo free, members free).

🎵 11:00-11:30 AM - Sing-Along with Matt Heaton at Somerville East (ages 0-5) ~10 min
Somerville Public Library, East Branch, 115 Broadway, Somerville
Special performer Matt Heaton sing-along at the East branch. Free.

🎵 11:00-11:30 AM - Morning Sing-Along at Cambridge Public Library Main (ages 0-5) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, Curious George Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Sing and move. First-come ticketed, capacity 130. Free.

🎨 10:00-11:30 AM - Open Gym at Gately Youth Center (15 mo - 4 yrs) ~7 min
Gately Youth Center, 70 Rindge Ave, Cambridge
Cambridge Center for Families Wednesday open gym. Free, drop-in.

👶 10:00-10:30 AM - Baby Lapsit at Cambridge Public Library Main (0-18 months) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, Rey Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Bounces and rhymes for babies. Capacity 15. Free.

Afternoon

🎨 1:00 PM - Mini Movers Studio Community Dance Class at Play Union (ages 2+) ~10 min
Play Union, 378 Somerville Ave, Somerville
Free dance class, kids actually move. Drop-in fee may apply for play time after.

🎨 3:30-4:30 PM - Family Story Time at Medford Public Library (ages 3-7) ~15 min
Medford Public Library, 111 High St, Medford
Story hour with books and songs. Free.

🎵 5:30-6:00 PM - Wiggle Party at Cambridge Public Library O’Connell (ages 0-5) ~10 min
Cambridge Public Library, O’Connell, 48 Sixth St, Cambridge
Dance party to get the wiggles out. Freeze dance, shakers, dancing with scarves. Free.

THURSDAY, May 21

Morning

🎨 10:15-11:00 AM - Brookline Community Playgroup at Coolidge Corner (kids/family) ~14 min
Brookline Public Library, Coolidge Corner, 31 Pleasant St, Brookline
BEEP plus library weekly playgroup. Free, drop-in.

🎵 10:30-11:00 AM - Music and Movement at Brookline Village (ages 0-5) ~12 min
Brookline Public Library, Hunneman Hall, 361 Washington St, Brookline
Interactive stories, songs, movement. Free.

🎵 10:30-11:00 AM - Sing-Along with SolBe Learning, English and Español at Brookline Putterham (ages 0-5, English and Spanish) ~20 min
Brookline Public Library, Putterham, 959 West Roxbury Parkway, Chestnut Hill
Bilingual English/Spanish sing-along with SolBe Learning educators. Free.

🎵 11:00 AM - Stretch & Dance: Movement & Music at Play Union (toddler/preschool) ~10 min
Play Union, 378 Somerville Ave, Somerville
Active class, kids move. Drop-in fee may apply.

📖 10:00-10:30 AM - French Story Time with École Française de Boston at Watertown (ages 0-5, in French) ~12 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
French-language storytime led by École Française de Boston. New weekly partnership. Free, no registration.

👶 11:00-11:45 AM - Robbins Kids’ Baby Lapsit (0-18 months) ~10 min ✱
Robbins Library, 700 Mass Ave, Arlington
Lap-sit. Free, ticket required.

👶 11:00-11:30 AM - Baby Time at Watertown Library (pre-walking babies) ~12 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Lapsit, bounces, songs. Free.

Afternoon

🎵 4:00-4:30 PM - Afternoon Sing-Along at Cambridge Public Library Main (ages 0-5) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, Curious George Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Sing and move. First-come ticketed, capacity 130. Free.

⭐ 4:40-5:10 PM - Robot Story Time with the Museum of Science at Cambridge Public Library O’Connell (ages 0-7 with caregiver) ~10 min
Cambridge Public Library, O’Connell, 48 Sixth St, Cambridge
Museum of Science educator leads an interactive program asking whether robots can be friends, with an original story. After the story, participants interact with a real robot dog. Free.

FRIDAY, May 22

Morning

🎵 10:00-10:30 AM - Sing-Along at Watertown Library (ages 0-5) ~12 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
30-min Friday-morning sing-along. Free.

🎵 11:30 AM-12:00 PM - Free Sing-Along with Jeff Jam at Play Union (ages 0-7) ~10 min
Play Union, 378 Somerville Ave, Somerville
Drop-in fee waived 11:10 AM-12:00 PM. Free.

Afternoon

🎵 2:00-3:00 PM - Music at the Blissful Concert at Brookline Putterham Lawn (ages 0-5) ~20 min
Brookline Public Library, Putterham Lawn, 959 West Roxbury Parkway, Chestnut Hill
Outdoor lawn concert with Music at The Blissful. Sing, jump, shake. Free.

All Week / Multi-Day

🌿 Open daily, 10 AM to 4 PM - Swan Boats (all ages) ~12 min 💲
Boston Public Garden, Boston
Iconic spring activity. Pricing starting at 4.75adult/4.75adult/3.25 kids 2-15 / under 2 free.

🌿 Open daily, 11 AM to 7 PM - Greenway Carousel (all ages) ~12 min 💲
Rose Kennedy Greenway, between High St and State St, Boston
14 hand-carved Boston creatures. Pricing starting at $4 per rider; adults helping kids under 42” ride free. Boston Public Library cardholders can reserve a free family e-pass (up to 4 riders, 1 per 30 days, physical card required).

Quick key:

🎵 = live music/concerts

🎨= art / playgroups / play gyms

👶= babies/pre-walkers

🌿= nature

⭐ = magic shows / puppet shows

🐾 = animal encounters

💲= paid (not free)

✱ = advance registration or reservation required

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SATURDAY, May 9

Morning

🎵 9:30 AM-12:00 PM - Mini Music Therapy: Early Childhood Music Workshop at Little Cocoa Bean (early childhood, ages 0-4) ~15 min
Little Cocoa Bean Company, 308 Congress St, Boston (Seaport, across from Boston Children’s Museum)
Three-hour drop-in window with Community Music Center of Boston music therapists. Free. Pairs naturally with the Boston Children’s Museum across the street.

🎵 10:30 AM - Suzuki Ensembles Spring Concert at the New England Conservatory (families with young musicians) ~15 min
New England Conservatory, Brown Hall, 290 Huntington Ave, Boston
The Conservatory’s youngest Suzuki-method students perform short pieces. Kids on stage, kids in the audience. Free, open to the public. Best Saturday morning option for ages 3-5 at the Conservatory.

🎵 10:00 AM - Harp Recital at the New England Conservatory (all welcome) ~15 min
New England Conservatory, Keller Room, 290 Huntington Ave, Boston
Conservatory Prep students perform harp solos and ensemble pieces. Small recital room, harp novelty up close. Free.

⭐ 10:30 AM & 1:00 PM - The Pied Piper of Hamelin by CactusHead Puppets (all ages, best 4-10) ~14 min 💲 ✱
Puppet Showplace Theater, 32 Station St, Brookline
40-min mixed puppetry (hand, rod, shadow). Silly hat contest, dancing rats. After-show puppet meet, dress-up, bubbles, sidewalk chalk both shows. Pricing starting at 18/18/14.50 members / $3 with Card to Culture (WIC, EBT, MassHealth, ConnectorCare).

🎨 11:00 AM-2:00 PM - Watertown Eco Fest (all ages) ~12 min
Commander’s Mansion, 440 Talcott Ave, Watertown
Hands-on kids activities with Da Vinci Jr. and Museum of Science, bounce house (weather permitting), e-bike test rides, ~40 sustainable vendors, climb-aboard city fleet vehicles. Free.

🎨 11:30 AM-12:00 PM - L’Heure du Conte (French Storytime) (in French, ages 3-6) ~15 min
The French Library, 53 Marlborough St, Boston
French story time in the children’s room. Drop-in (adult must accompany). Free.

🌿 10:00-10:45 AM - Lilac Collection Tour at the Arboretum (all ages) ~22 min
Arnold Arboretum, Ponds, 125 Arborway, Boston
Free walking tour at peak bloom. Three Saturday tour times (10 AM, 11 AM, 12 PM); skip the 11 AM/12 PM if you’d rather hold out for Lilac Sunday tomorrow.

Afternoon

🎵 12:00-6:00 PM (in 2-hour zone blocks) - Somerville PorchFest 2026 (all ages) ~12 min
Various porches across Somerville
Map and lineup posted day-of. ~400 acts on porches. West Zone (west of Willow Ave) 12-2 PM, Central Zone (Willow to Central St) 2-4 PM, East Zone (east of Central St) 4-6 PM. For 0-5: pick one zone, plan 30-60 min. Stroller-friendly. Free.

🎵 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM - Piano Seminar Recitals at the New England Conservatory (all welcome) ~15 min
New England Conservatory, 290 Huntington Ave, Boston
Three back-to-back piano seminar recitals. Sit-and-listen format. Free. Drop in for one set.

🎵 3:00-3:30 PM - Sing Along (Watertown Library) (ages 0-5) ~12 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
30-min Saturday sing-along. Free, drop-in.

📖 3:00-4:00 PM - Bilingual Chinese Story Time (ages 3-7, in Mandarin/English) ~15 min
Medford Public Library, 111 High St, Medford
Mandarin language and culture storytime. Free.

SUNDAY, May 10 (MOTHER’S DAY)

Morning

🌟🎵 9:30 AM onward (drop-in through ~5 PM) - Spring Chamber Music Festival at the New England Conservatory (all welcome) ~15 min
New England Conservatory, Williams Hall + Keller Room + Burnes Hall, 290 Huntington Ave, Boston
Day-long drop-in. 50+ student chamber groups across three halls. Stay for one recital or sample several. Free, open to the public. Mother’s Day pick: zero pressure, kids on stage, music families’ dream.

🎵 10:00-11:00 AM - Seaport Smalls: Little Groove Music for Kids (ages 0-8) ~15 min
The Rocks at Harbor Way, 111 Harbor Way, Boston Seaport
Outdoor Sunday weekly kids program. May 10 partner is Little Groove for Mother’s Day morning. Free.

🎵 10:00-10:30 AM - Jeff Jam Sing-Along at Boston Public Market (Mother’s Day) (kids) ~10 min
Boston Public Market, The Nook, 100 Hanover St, Boston
30-min Mother’s Day morning sing-along on acoustic guitar. Free.

🎵 11:00 AM AND 1:00 PM - Music and Movement with Matt Heaton (Mother’s Day Weekend) (ages 3-6+) ~15 min 💲
Boston Children’s Museum, KidStage, 308 Congress St, Boston
Boston favorite Matt Heaton’s Mother’s Day Weekend program. Two showtimes. Free with admission (pricing starting at $24/adult or kid 1-15; under 12 mo free; members free).

🎵 10:00 AM, 1:00 PM, 4:00 PM - Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education Spring Recitals (all welcome) ~15 min
Berklee, David Friend Recital Hall, 921 Boylston St, Boston
Three concerts of solos, duos, and group performances by BIAAE students. Reception after the 4 PM. Free.

⭐ 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM - Boston Family Days: Let a Puppet Be Your Guide! at the Museum of Fine Arts (ages 5+) ~15 min 💲
Museum of Fine Arts, Sharf Visitors Desk, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston
30-min museum tour led by a museum guide with a puppet “assistant” from Puppet Showplace Theater. Bring a stuffie or puppet from home to join the tour. Free with admission; FREE for Boston K-12 + 2 guests via Boston Family Days (sign up).

⭐ 10:30 AM & 1:00 PM (Sun PWYC) - The Pied Piper of Hamelin by CactusHead Puppets (all ages, best 4-10) ~14 min 💲 ✱
Puppet Showplace Theater, 32 Station St, Brookline
Same show as Saturday. The Sunday afternoon show is Pay-What-You-Can starting at $6.

🐾 10:00 AM (parade noon) - Duckling Day (family, all ages) ~15 min
Parkman Bandstand, 139 Tremont St, Boston, to Public Garden
30+ year Mother’s Day tradition. Activity booths, lawn games, magic, live music + dance + circus + reading of “Make Way for Ducklings” at Parkman Bandstand from 10 AM. Parade kicks off at noon, retracing Mrs. Mallard’s steps. Free. The May 4 advance-registration cutoff has passed (so no goody bag), but the event is still drop-in welcome.

🎨 11:00 AM-12:00 PM AND 1:30-2:30 PM - UNIQLO Story Hour at the Museum of Fine Arts (ages 4 and under) ~15 min 💲
Museum of Fine Arts, 17th-Century New England Gallery (LG36), 465 Huntington Ave, Boston
Interactive story readings in the galleries. Two sessions; stay for one or both. Free with admission.

🎨 10:00 AM-4:00 PM - Drop-In Art Making: Mini Garden Totes for Mother’s Day (all ages) ~15 min 💲
Museum of Fine Arts, Shapiro Family Courtyard, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston
Design a garden on a mini tote bag, take home complimentary native seeds. Free with admission. Take-home gift.

🎨 11:00 AM - Family ART-trek at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ages 12 and under) ~18 min 💲
Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Dr, Boston
A museum educator leads an interactive exploration of Derrick Adams: View Master through games, drawing, and play. Free with admission (under 18 free); drop-in, capped at 20.

🌿 10:00 AM-3:00 PM - Lilac Sunday at Arnold Arboretum (all ages) ~22 min
Arnold Arboretum, Lilac Collection, 125 Arborway, Boston
Annual Mother’s Day signature event. 400+ lilac plants at peak bloom, hands-on kids programming, live chalk drawings on Valley + Meadow Roads, guided + self-guided tours, dance performances. Picnicking permitted ONLY on Lilac Sunday. Free. Public transit recommended (Forest Hills Orange Line, 9-min walk).

Afternoon

🎵 2:00 PM - YPSO at Museum of Science (ages 0-3, 3-5, 5-6, 6+) ~12 min 💲
Museum of Science, 1 Science Park, Boston
Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra’s Young People’s String Orchestra (YPSO), conducted by Marta Zurad. Designed for kids. Free with Museum of Science admission.

🎵 3:00-5:00 PM - Cambridge Chamber Singers Concert at Medford Public Library (all ages) ~15 min
Medford Public Library, Bonsignore Hall + Cafe Space, 111 High St, Medford
Free chamber choral concert on Mother’s Day afternoon.

🎨 2:00-3:30 PM - Botanical Watercolor: Mother’s Day Edition by AIRI at Boston Public Market (best for ages 5+ and adults) ~10 min 💲 ✱
Boston Public Market, The Nook, 100 Hanover St, Boston
Arrange a carnation bouquet, paint two floral watercolor pieces. All supplies included. Mother’s Day pairing for older kids and grown-ups.

🎨 12:00-4:00 PM - Mother’s Day at the Institute of Contemporary Art (all ages) ~18 min 💲
Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Dr, Boston
Mother’s Day all day: hands-on Art Lab installation, plus a 1 PM Mother’s Day family tour of Portraits from the museum’s collection (per the Mother’s Day landing page), plus Mother’s Day treats and gifts at the store. Free with admission (under 18 always free).

MONDAY, May 11

Morning

🎵 11:00-11:45 AM - Rockabye Beats at Somerville West (ages 0-5) ~15 min
Somerville Public Library, West Branch, 40 College Ave, Somerville
Live music with Rockabye Beats. Free, drop-in.

🎵 11:00-11:30 AM - Morning Sing-Along at Cambridge Public Library Main (all ages) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, Curious George Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Sing and move. Free. First-come ticketed, capacity 130, arrive 10-15 min early.

📖 10:00-10:45 AM - Robbins Kids’ Storytime Ages 3-5 (ages 3-5) ~10 min ✱
Robbins Library, 700 Mass Ave, Arlington
Stories, songs, fingerplays. Free, ticket required.

🎨 10:00-11:30 AM - Spring Playgroup at Moore Youth Center (15 mo - 4 yrs) ~5 min ✱
Moore Youth Center, 12 Gilmore St, Cambridge
Cambridge Center for Families spring playgroup. Free. Lottery only, contact Kim ktran@cambridgema.gov / 617-349-6385.

🌿 10:00-11:00 AM - Little Explorers at Arnold Arboretum (young kids with caregiver) ~22 min ✱
Arnold Arboretum, Hunnewell Lecture Hall, 125 Arborway, Boston
Indoor story and craft, then outside on a seasonal theme. Free, registration encouraged.

Afternoon

🍕 5:00-7:00 PM - Slice of the City Ward 1 at Chuckie Harris Park (all ages) ~12 min
Chuckie Harris Park, 17 Cross St East, Somerville
Free pizza, kids on the playground, drop-in with the Mayor and Council. Year of the Neighbor “get to know you” activity.

TUESDAY, May 12

Morning

🌿 10:00-11:30 AM - Drop-In Spring Playgroup at Russell Field (15 mo - 4 yrs) ~6 min
Russell Field Playground, 359 Rindge Ave, Cambridge
Cambridge Center for Families’ Tuesday outdoor playgroup. Free, drop-in. Rain backup is the Community Room across the street at 362 Rindge Ave.

🎵 11:00 AM - Little Beats Music & Movement at Arsenal Yards (toddlers/preschool) ~10 min ✱
Arsenal Yards, 130 Arsenal Yards Blvd, Watertown
Outdoor circle-time singing and movement. Free. Eventbrite registration may show full; check day-of for no-shows or join the waitlist.

🎵 11:00-11:25 AM - Sing-Along at Cambridge Public Library Valente (ages 0-5) ~10 min
Cambridge Public Library, Valente, 826 Cambridge St, Cambridge
Songs and rhymes in the Community Room (or the Reading Garden if it’s nice out). Free.

🎵 11:30 AM - Jeff Jam Sing-Along at Magpie Kids (all ages) ~10 min
Magpie Kids, 46 White St, Somerville
Free sing-along at the kids shop.

🎨 10:30-11:15 AM - Brookline Community Playgroup (ages 0-5) ~12 min
Brookline Public Library, Hunneman Hall, Brookline Village, 361 Washington St, Brookline
BEEP and the library’s weekly playgroup, hello circle plus open play and craft. Free, drop-in.

👶 9:30-10:30 AM - Baby Lapsit at Medford Public Library (0-24 months) ~15 min
Medford Public Library, 111 High St, Medford
Songs, bouncy rhymes, then mini playgroup. Free, no registration.

Afternoon

🎨 4:00-4:30 PM - Preschool Story Time at Cambridge Public Library Main (ages 3-5) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, Rey Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Stories, songs, rhymes. Free. First-come ticketed, capacity 45.

🍕 5:00-7:00 PM - Slice of the City Ward 6 at Powderhouse Park (all ages) ~10 min
Powderhouse Park, 850 Broadway, Somerville
Same format as Monday: free pizza, drop-in with Mayor and Council, kids on the playground. Free.

WEDNESDAY, May 13

Heads up: Cambridge Center for Families Open Gym at Gately is BACK this Wednesday, May 13 (after last week’s cancellation).

Morning

🎵 10:00-10:45 AM - Wiggle Wednesday at Boston Children’s Museum (ages 0-3) ~15 min 💲
Boston Children’s Museum, KidStage, 308 Congress St, Boston
30-45 min music and dance class for infants and toddlers. Free with admission. Top Wednesday pick for ages 0-3.

🎵 11:00-11:30 AM - Morning Sing-Along at Cambridge Public Library Main (all ages) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, Curious George Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Free. First-come ticketed, capacity 130, arrive 10-15 min early.

🎨 10:00-11:30 AM - Open Gym at Gately Youth Center (15 mo - 4 yrs) ~7 min
Gately Youth Center, 70 Rindge Ave, Cambridge
Cambridge Center for Families Wednesday open gym. Free, drop-in. Back this week after last week’s cancellation.

🔬 10:30 AM - STEAM Sprouts: Air Play! at Boston Children’s Museum (ages 0-3) ~15 min 💲
Boston Children’s Museum, The Common, 308 Congress St, Boston
Send paper, streamers, and balls flying. Hands-on STEAM for young toddlers. Free with admission.

Afternoon

🎵 12:00-1:30 PM - Jazz World Trio at Kendall/MIT Open Space (all ages, free outdoor) ~3 min
Kendall/MIT Open Space, 292 Main St, Cambridge
Outdoor lunchtime concert (runs from 11:30 to 1:30). Original tango-inspired compositions from Guillermo Nojechowicz. Bring snacks/blanket. Free, drop in for 20-30 min.

🎨 1:00 PM - Mini Movers Studio Community Dance Class at Play Union (ages 2+) ~10 min
Play Union, 378 Somerville Ave, Somerville
Free dance class, kids actually move. Drop-in fee may apply for play time after.

THURSDAY, May 14

Morning

🎵 10:30-11:00 AM - Sing Along with Matt Heaton at Medford Public Library (all ages) ~15 min
Medford Public Library, Bonsignore Hall, 111 High St, Medford
Beloved Boston-area kids musician at the library. Free.

🎵 11:00 AM - Stretch & Dance: Movement & Music at Play Union (toddler/preschool) ~10 min
Play Union, 378 Somerville Ave, Somerville
Active class, kids move. Drop-in fee may apply.

👶 11:00-11:45 AM - Robbins Kids’ Baby Lapsit (0-18 months) ~10 min ✱
Robbins Library, 700 Mass Ave, Arlington
Lap-sit. Free, ticket required.

Afternoon

🎵 4:00-4:30 PM - Afternoon Sing-Along at Cambridge Public Library Main (all ages) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, Curious George Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Free. First-come ticketed, capacity 130.

📖 2:00-3:00 PM - Community Gathering Table: The Story of Your Name at Boston Children’s Museum (ages 0-6+) ~15 min 💲
Boston Children’s Museum, The Common, 308 Congress St, Boston
Read-aloud of “Naming Ceremony” by Seina Wedlick + craft personalized name tags. Free with admission.

FRIDAY, May 15

Morning

🎨 10:30-11:00 AM - French Storytime / L’Heure du Conte en Français (ages 0-5, in French) ~12 min
Brookline Public Library, Hunneman Hall, Brookline Village, 361 Washington St, Brookline
French-language storytime, all language levels welcome. Free.

🎵 11:30 AM-12:00 PM - Free Sing-Along with Jeff Jam at Play Union (ages 0-7) ~10 min
Play Union, 378 Somerville Ave, Somerville
Drop-in fee waived 11:10 AM-12:00 PM. Free.

📖 10:30-11:15 AM - Community Gathering Table: Joy Takes Root Read-Aloud and Meet the Author at Boston Children’s Museum (ages 0-6+) ~15 min 💲
Boston Children’s Museum, The Common, 308 Congress St, Boston
Read-aloud of “Joy Takes Root” with author Gwendolyn Wallace. Decorate a flower pot to take home. Free with admission.

Afternoon

🎵 5:00 PM - Jeff Jam Sing-Along at Henry Bear’s Park (Cambridge) (all ages) ~5 min
Henry Bear’s Park, 1957 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge (Porter Square)
Free sing-along at the toy store. ~30-min show, ends ~5:30 PM. Closest venue all week.

All Week / Multi-Day

🌿 Open daily, 10 AM to 4 PM - Swan Boats (all ages) ~12 min 💲
Boston Public Garden, Boston
Iconic spring activity. Pricing starting at 4.75adult/4.75adult/3.25 kids 2-15 / under 2 free.

🌿 Open daily, 11 AM to 7 PM - Greenway Carousel (all ages) ~12 min 💲
Rose Kennedy Greenway, between High St and State St, Boston
14 hand-carved Boston creatures. Pricing starting at $4 per rider; adults helping kids under 42" ride free. Boston Public Library cardholders can reserve a free family e-pass (up to 4 riders, 1 per 30 days, physical card required).

🌿 Sat May 9 + Sun May 10, 11 AM-5 PM - Greenway Artisan Market (all ages) ~12 min
Rose Kennedy Greenway, Boston
30+ local makers, food trucks. Pair with the Carousel. Free to browse.

Quick key:

🎵 = live music/concerts

🎨= art / playgroups / play gyms

👶= babies/pre-walkers

🌿= nature

⭐ = magic shows / puppet shows

🐾 = animal encounters

💲= paid (not free)

✱ = advance registration or reservation required

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SATURDAY, May 9

Morning

🎵 9:30 AM-12:00 PM - Mini Music Therapy: Early Childhood Music Workshop at Little Cocoa Bean (early childhood, ages 0-4) ~15 min
Little Cocoa Bean Company, 308 Congress St, Boston (Seaport, across from Boston Children’s Museum)
Three-hour drop-in window with Community Music Center of Boston music therapists. Free. Pairs naturally with the Boston Children’s Museum across the street.

🎵 10:30 AM - Suzuki Ensembles Spring Concert at the New England Conservatory (families with young musicians) ~15 min
New England Conservatory, Brown Hall, 290 Huntington Ave, Boston
The Conservatory’s youngest Suzuki-method students perform short pieces. Kids on stage, kids in the audience. Free, open to the public. Best Saturday morning option for ages 3-5 at the Conservatory.

🎵 10:00 AM - Harp Recital at the New England Conservatory (all welcome) ~15 min
New England Conservatory, Keller Room, 290 Huntington Ave, Boston
Conservatory Prep students perform harp solos and ensemble pieces. Small recital room, harp novelty up close. Free.

⭐ 10:30 AM & 1:00 PM - The Pied Piper of Hamelin by CactusHead Puppets (all ages, best 4-10) ~14 min 💲 ✱
Puppet Showplace Theater, 32 Station St, Brookline
40-min mixed puppetry (hand, rod, shadow). Silly hat contest, dancing rats. After-show puppet meet, dress-up, bubbles, sidewalk chalk both shows. Pricing starting at 18/18/14.50 members / $3 with Card to Culture (WIC, EBT, MassHealth, ConnectorCare).

🎨 11:00 AM-2:00 PM - Watertown Eco Fest (all ages) ~12 min
Commander’s Mansion, 440 Talcott Ave, Watertown
Hands-on kids activities with Da Vinci Jr. and Museum of Science, bounce house (weather permitting), e-bike test rides, ~40 sustainable vendors, climb-aboard city fleet vehicles. Free.

🎨 11:30 AM-12:00 PM - L’Heure du Conte (French Storytime) (in French, ages 3-6) ~15 min
The French Library, 53 Marlborough St, Boston
French story time in the children’s room. Drop-in (adult must accompany). Free.

🌿 10:00-10:45 AM - Lilac Collection Tour at the Arboretum (all ages) ~22 min
Arnold Arboretum, Ponds, 125 Arborway, Boston
Free walking tour at peak bloom. Three Saturday tour times (10 AM, 11 AM, 12 PM); skip the 11 AM/12 PM if you’d rather hold out for Lilac Sunday tomorrow.

Afternoon

🎵 12:00-6:00 PM (in 2-hour zone blocks) - Somerville PorchFest 2026 (all ages) ~12 min
Various porches across Somerville
Map and lineup posted day-of. ~400 acts on porches. West Zone (west of Willow Ave) 12-2 PM, Central Zone (Willow to Central St) 2-4 PM, East Zone (east of Central St) 4-6 PM. For 0-5: pick one zone, plan 30-60 min. Stroller-friendly. Free.

🎵 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM - Piano Seminar Recitals at the New England Conservatory (all welcome) ~15 min
New England Conservatory, 290 Huntington Ave, Boston
Three back-to-back piano seminar recitals. Sit-and-listen format. Free. Drop in for one set.

🎵 3:00-3:30 PM - Sing Along (Watertown Library) (ages 0-5) ~12 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
30-min Saturday sing-along. Free, drop-in.

📖 3:00-4:00 PM - Bilingual Chinese Story Time (ages 3-7, in Mandarin/English) ~15 min
Medford Public Library, 111 High St, Medford
Mandarin language and culture storytime. Free.

SUNDAY, May 10 (MOTHER’S DAY)

Morning

🌟🎵 9:30 AM onward (drop-in through ~5 PM) - Spring Chamber Music Festival at the New England Conservatory (all welcome) ~15 min
New England Conservatory, Williams Hall + Keller Room + Burnes Hall, 290 Huntington Ave, Boston
Day-long drop-in. 50+ student chamber groups across three halls. Stay for one recital or sample several. Free, open to the public. Mother’s Day pick: zero pressure, kids on stage, music families’ dream.

🎵 10:00-11:00 AM - Seaport Smalls: Little Groove Music for Kids (ages 0-8) ~15 min
The Rocks at Harbor Way, 111 Harbor Way, Boston Seaport
Outdoor Sunday weekly kids program. May 10 partner is Little Groove for Mother’s Day morning. Free.

🎵 10:00-10:30 AM - Jeff Jam Sing-Along at Boston Public Market (Mother’s Day) (kids) ~10 min
Boston Public Market, The Nook, 100 Hanover St, Boston
30-min Mother’s Day morning sing-along on acoustic guitar. Free.

🎵 11:00 AM AND 1:00 PM - Music and Movement with Matt Heaton (Mother’s Day Weekend) (ages 3-6+) ~15 min 💲
Boston Children’s Museum, KidStage, 308 Congress St, Boston
Boston favorite Matt Heaton’s Mother’s Day Weekend program. Two showtimes. Free with admission (pricing starting at $24/adult or kid 1-15; under 12 mo free; members free).

🎵 10:00 AM, 1:00 PM, 4:00 PM - Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education Spring Recitals (all welcome) ~15 min
Berklee, David Friend Recital Hall, 921 Boylston St, Boston
Three concerts of solos, duos, and group performances by BIAAE students. Reception after the 4 PM. Free.

⭐ 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM - Boston Family Days: Let a Puppet Be Your Guide! at the Museum of Fine Arts (ages 5+) ~15 min 💲
Museum of Fine Arts, Sharf Visitors Desk, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston
30-min museum tour led by a museum guide with a puppet “assistant” from Puppet Showplace Theater. Bring a stuffie or puppet from home to join the tour. Free with admission; FREE for Boston K-12 + 2 guests via Boston Family Days (sign up).

⭐ 10:30 AM & 1:00 PM (Sun PWYC) - The Pied Piper of Hamelin by CactusHead Puppets (all ages, best 4-10) ~14 min 💲 ✱
Puppet Showplace Theater, 32 Station St, Brookline
Same show as Saturday. The Sunday afternoon show is Pay-What-You-Can starting at $6.

🐾 10:00 AM (parade noon) - Duckling Day (family, all ages) ~15 min
Parkman Bandstand, 139 Tremont St, Boston, to Public Garden
30+ year Mother’s Day tradition. Activity booths, lawn games, magic, live music + dance + circus + reading of “Make Way for Ducklings” at Parkman Bandstand from 10 AM. Parade kicks off at noon, retracing Mrs. Mallard’s steps. Free. The May 4 advance-registration cutoff has passed (so no goody bag), but the event is still drop-in welcome.

🎨 11:00 AM-12:00 PM AND 1:30-2:30 PM - UNIQLO Story Hour at the Museum of Fine Arts (ages 4 and under) ~15 min 💲
Museum of Fine Arts, 17th-Century New England Gallery (LG36), 465 Huntington Ave, Boston
Interactive story readings in the galleries. Two sessions; stay for one or both. Free with admission.

🎨 10:00 AM-4:00 PM - Drop-In Art Making: Mini Garden Totes for Mother’s Day (all ages) ~15 min 💲
Museum of Fine Arts, Shapiro Family Courtyard, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston
Design a garden on a mini tote bag, take home complimentary native seeds. Free with admission. Take-home gift.

🎨 11:00 AM - Family ART-trek at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ages 12 and under) ~18 min 💲
Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Dr, Boston
A museum educator leads an interactive exploration of Derrick Adams: View Master through games, drawing, and play. Free with admission (under 18 free); drop-in, capped at 20.

🌿 10:00 AM-3:00 PM - Lilac Sunday at Arnold Arboretum (all ages) ~22 min
Arnold Arboretum, Lilac Collection, 125 Arborway, Boston
Annual Mother’s Day signature event. 400+ lilac plants at peak bloom, hands-on kids programming, live chalk drawings on Valley + Meadow Roads, guided + self-guided tours, dance performances. Picnicking permitted ONLY on Lilac Sunday. Free. Public transit recommended (Forest Hills Orange Line, 9-min walk).

Afternoon

🎵 2:00 PM - YPSO at Museum of Science (ages 0-3, 3-5, 5-6, 6+) ~12 min 💲
Museum of Science, 1 Science Park, Boston
Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra’s Young People’s String Orchestra (YPSO), conducted by Marta Zurad. Designed for kids. Free with Museum of Science admission.

🎵 3:00-5:00 PM - Cambridge Chamber Singers Concert at Medford Public Library (all ages) ~15 min
Medford Public Library, Bonsignore Hall + Cafe Space, 111 High St, Medford
Free chamber choral concert on Mother’s Day afternoon.

🎨 2:00-3:30 PM - Botanical Watercolor: Mother’s Day Edition by AIRI at Boston Public Market (best for ages 5+ and adults) ~10 min 💲 ✱
Boston Public Market, The Nook, 100 Hanover St, Boston
Arrange a carnation bouquet, paint two floral watercolor pieces. All supplies included. Mother’s Day pairing for older kids and grown-ups.

🎨 12:00-4:00 PM - Mother’s Day at the Institute of Contemporary Art (all ages) ~18 min 💲
Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Dr, Boston
Mother’s Day all day: hands-on Art Lab installation, plus a 1 PM Mother’s Day family tour of Portraits from the museum’s collection (per the Mother’s Day landing page), plus Mother’s Day treats and gifts at the store. Free with admission (under 18 always free).

MONDAY, May 11

Morning

🎵 11:00-11:45 AM - Rockabye Beats at Somerville West (ages 0-5) ~15 min
Somerville Public Library, West Branch, 40 College Ave, Somerville
Live music with Rockabye Beats. Free, drop-in.

🎵 11:00-11:30 AM - Morning Sing-Along at Cambridge Public Library Main (all ages) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, Curious George Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Sing and move. Free. First-come ticketed, capacity 130, arrive 10-15 min early.

📖 10:00-10:45 AM - Robbins Kids’ Storytime Ages 3-5 (ages 3-5) ~10 min ✱
Robbins Library, 700 Mass Ave, Arlington
Stories, songs, fingerplays. Free, ticket required.

🎨 10:00-11:30 AM - Spring Playgroup at Moore Youth Center (15 mo - 4 yrs) ~5 min ✱
Moore Youth Center, 12 Gilmore St, Cambridge
Cambridge Center for Families spring playgroup. Free. Lottery only, contact Kim ktran@cambridgema.gov / 617-349-6385.

🌿 10:00-11:00 AM - Little Explorers at Arnold Arboretum (young kids with caregiver) ~22 min ✱
Arnold Arboretum, Hunnewell Lecture Hall, 125 Arborway, Boston
Indoor story and craft, then outside on a seasonal theme. Free, registration encouraged.

Afternoon

🍕 5:00-7:00 PM - Slice of the City Ward 1 at Chuckie Harris Park (all ages) ~12 min
Chuckie Harris Park, 17 Cross St East, Somerville
Free pizza, kids on the playground, drop-in with the Mayor and Council. Year of the Neighbor “get to know you” activity.

TUESDAY, May 12

Morning

🌿 10:00-11:30 AM - Drop-In Spring Playgroup at Russell Field (15 mo - 4 yrs) ~6 min
Russell Field Playground, 359 Rindge Ave, Cambridge
Cambridge Center for Families’ Tuesday outdoor playgroup. Free, drop-in. Rain backup is the Community Room across the street at 362 Rindge Ave.

🎵 11:00 AM - Little Beats Music & Movement at Arsenal Yards (toddlers/preschool) ~10 min ✱
Arsenal Yards, 130 Arsenal Yards Blvd, Watertown
Outdoor circle-time singing and movement. Free. Eventbrite registration may show full; check day-of for no-shows or join the waitlist.

🎵 11:00-11:25 AM - Sing-Along at Cambridge Public Library Valente (ages 0-5) ~10 min
Cambridge Public Library, Valente, 826 Cambridge St, Cambridge
Songs and rhymes in the Community Room (or the Reading Garden if it’s nice out). Free.

🎵 11:30 AM - Jeff Jam Sing-Along at Magpie Kids (all ages) ~10 min
Magpie Kids, 46 White St, Somerville
Free sing-along at the kids shop.

🎨 10:30-11:15 AM - Brookline Community Playgroup (ages 0-5) ~12 min
Brookline Public Library, Hunneman Hall, Brookline Village, 361 Washington St, Brookline
BEEP and the library’s weekly playgroup, hello circle plus open play and craft. Free, drop-in.

👶 9:30-10:30 AM - Baby Lapsit at Medford Public Library (0-24 months) ~15 min
Medford Public Library, 111 High St, Medford
Songs, bouncy rhymes, then mini playgroup. Free, no registration.

Afternoon

🎨 4:00-4:30 PM - Preschool Story Time at Cambridge Public Library Main (ages 3-5) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, Rey Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Stories, songs, rhymes. Free. First-come ticketed, capacity 45.

🍕 5:00-7:00 PM - Slice of the City Ward 6 at Powderhouse Park (all ages) ~10 min
Powderhouse Park, 850 Broadway, Somerville
Same format as Monday: free pizza, drop-in with Mayor and Council, kids on the playground. Free.

WEDNESDAY, May 13

Heads up: Cambridge Center for Families Open Gym at Gately is BACK this Wednesday, May 13 (after last week’s cancellation).

Morning

🎵 10:00-10:45 AM - Wiggle Wednesday at Boston Children’s Museum (ages 0-3) ~15 min 💲
Boston Children’s Museum, KidStage, 308 Congress St, Boston
30-45 min music and dance class for infants and toddlers. Free with admission. Top Wednesday pick for ages 0-3.

🎵 11:00-11:30 AM - Morning Sing-Along at Cambridge Public Library Main (all ages) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, Curious George Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Free. First-come ticketed, capacity 130, arrive 10-15 min early.

🎨 10:00-11:30 AM - Open Gym at Gately Youth Center (15 mo - 4 yrs) ~7 min
Gately Youth Center, 70 Rindge Ave, Cambridge
Cambridge Center for Families Wednesday open gym. Free, drop-in. Back this week after last week’s cancellation.

🔬 10:30 AM - STEAM Sprouts: Air Play! at Boston Children’s Museum (ages 0-3) ~15 min 💲
Boston Children’s Museum, The Common, 308 Congress St, Boston
Send paper, streamers, and balls flying. Hands-on STEAM for young toddlers. Free with admission.

Afternoon

🎵 12:00-1:30 PM - Jazz World Trio at Kendall/MIT Open Space (all ages, free outdoor) ~3 min
Kendall/MIT Open Space, 292 Main St, Cambridge
Outdoor lunchtime concert (runs from 11:30 to 1:30). Original tango-inspired compositions from Guillermo Nojechowicz. Bring snacks/blanket. Free, drop in for 20-30 min.

🎨 1:00 PM - Mini Movers Studio Community Dance Class at Play Union (ages 2+) ~10 min
Play Union, 378 Somerville Ave, Somerville
Free dance class, kids actually move. Drop-in fee may apply for play time after.

THURSDAY, May 14

Morning

🎵 10:30-11:00 AM - Sing Along with Matt Heaton at Medford Public Library (all ages) ~15 min
Medford Public Library, Bonsignore Hall, 111 High St, Medford
Beloved Boston-area kids musician at the library. Free.

🎵 11:00 AM - Stretch & Dance: Movement & Music at Play Union (toddler/preschool) ~10 min
Play Union, 378 Somerville Ave, Somerville
Active class, kids move. Drop-in fee may apply.

👶 11:00-11:45 AM - Robbins Kids’ Baby Lapsit (0-18 months) ~10 min ✱
Robbins Library, 700 Mass Ave, Arlington
Lap-sit. Free, ticket required.

Afternoon

🎵 4:00-4:30 PM - Afternoon Sing-Along at Cambridge Public Library Main (all ages) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, Curious George Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Free. First-come ticketed, capacity 130.

📖 2:00-3:00 PM - Community Gathering Table: The Story of Your Name at Boston Children’s Museum (ages 0-6+) ~15 min 💲
Boston Children’s Museum, The Common, 308 Congress St, Boston
Read-aloud of “Naming Ceremony” by Seina Wedlick + craft personalized name tags. Free with admission.

FRIDAY, May 15

Morning

🎨 10:30-11:00 AM - French Storytime / L’Heure du Conte en Français (ages 0-5, in French) ~12 min
Brookline Public Library, Hunneman Hall, Brookline Village, 361 Washington St, Brookline
French-language storytime, all language levels welcome. Free.

🎵 11:30 AM-12:00 PM - Free Sing-Along with Jeff Jam at Play Union (ages 0-7) ~10 min
Play Union, 378 Somerville Ave, Somerville
Drop-in fee waived 11:10 AM-12:00 PM. Free.

📖 10:30-11:15 AM - Community Gathering Table: Joy Takes Root Read-Aloud and Meet the Author at Boston Children’s Museum (ages 0-6+) ~15 min 💲
Boston Children’s Museum, The Common, 308 Congress St, Boston
Read-aloud of “Joy Takes Root” with author Gwendolyn Wallace. Decorate a flower pot to take home. Free with admission.

Afternoon

🎵 5:00 PM - Jeff Jam Sing-Along at Henry Bear’s Park (Cambridge) (all ages) ~5 min
Henry Bear’s Park, 1957 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge (Porter Square)
Free sing-along at the toy store. ~30-min show, ends ~5:30 PM. Closest venue all week.

All Week / Multi-Day

🌿 Open daily, 10 AM to 4 PM - Swan Boats (all ages) ~12 min 💲
Boston Public Garden, Boston
Iconic spring activity. Pricing starting at 4.75adult/4.75adult/3.25 kids 2-15 / under 2 free.

🌿 Open daily, 11 AM to 7 PM - Greenway Carousel (all ages) ~12 min 💲
Rose Kennedy Greenway, between High St and State St, Boston
14 hand-carved Boston creatures. Pricing starting at $4 per rider; adults assisting kids under 42” ride free.

🌿 Sat May 9 + Sun May 10, 11 AM-5 PM - Greenway Artisan Market (all ages) ~12 min
Rose Kennedy Greenway, Boston
30+ local makers, food trucks. Pair with the Carousel. Free to browse.

Quick key:

🎵 = live music/concerts

🎨= art / playgroups / play gyms

👶= babies/pre-walkers

🌿= nature

⭐ = magic shows / puppet shows

🐾 = animal encounters

💲= paid (not free)

✱ = advance registration or reservation required

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SATURDAY, May 2

Morning

🎵 9:30 AM-12:00 PM - Music & Stories Spring Fest at the New England Conservatory (ages 0-8) ~15 min
New England Conservatory, Student Life & Performance Center, 290 Huntington Ave, Boston
Make your own shaker, jingle bell, dancing ribbons, and conducting baton; touch real brass, strings, woodwinds, and percussion at the petting zoo; story-music showcase from Conservatory students; closes with a sample music-and-movement class. Free, drop-in.

🎵 10:00 AM-12:00 PM - Mini Music Therapy: Early Childhood Music Workshop (ages 0-4) ~12 min
Community Music Center of Boston, 290 Congress St, Boston (Atlantic Wharf)
Instrument petting zoo plus craft-your-own handheld instruments with CMCB music therapists. Free, drop-in.

⭐ 10:30-11:15 AM - Puppet Storytime with Leigh Baltzer (ages 0-5) ~14 min ✱
Brookline Public Library, Brookline Village, 361 Washington St, Brookline
Through Me To You Puppetry, Newton and his puppet pals. Free, ticket required (Children’s Desk 30 min before).

⭐ 10:00-10:30 AM - Magician Peter O’Malley at Boston Public Market (all ages) ~10 min
Boston Public Market, The Nook, 100 Hanover St, Boston
Boston-favorite kids magician. Free, RSVP via Eventbrite.

🎨 10:30 AM-12:00 PM - Kids DIY Cupcake Sundae Bar: Mother’s Day Edition (kid friendly) ~10 min 💲 ✱
Boston Public Market, The Nook, 100 Hanover St, Boston
Frosting, sprinkles, Mother’s Day toppers. Pricing starting at $15/child. Pairs with the magician right before.

⭐ 10:30 AM & 1:00 PM Sat + Sun - Galapagos George by Barefoot Puppet Theatre, FINAL WEEKEND (best for ages 4-12) ~14 min 💲 ✱
Puppet Showplace Theater, 32 Station St, Brookline
Last weekend, same showtimes Sat and Sun. Pricing starting at 18/18/14.50 members / $3 with Card to Culture. Heads up: Station St is closed Sat for the Brookline Village Arts Festival, take the T.

🎵 10:00-11:00 AM - Seaport Smalls (ages 0-8) ~15 min
The Rocks at Harbor Way, 111 Harbor Way, Boston Seaport
Outdoor for the season. Weekly partner rotates (Curious Creatures animals, Little Groove, Davey the Clown). Free, RSVP for theme.

🎵 10:30 AM - Little Groove Music Series at Time Out Market (babies/toddlers) ~15 min 💲 ✱
Time Out Market, 401 Park Dr, Boston
Weekly Saturday class. Pricing starting at $30/family. Registration required.

🎵 10:30-11:30 AM - Cinco de Mayo Storytime with Esther Gomez (all ages) ~15 min
Medford Public Library, Bonsignore Hall, 111 High St, Medford
Yes, three days early, Medford runs theirs on the Saturday. Bilingual immersive theater plus storytelling, music, dance. Free.

🎨 9:00 AM-12:50 PM - Scavenger Hunt Saturday at West (ages 0-12) ~10 min
Somerville Public Library, West Branch, 40 College Ave, Somerville
Spring scavenger hunt for small prizes. Drop in any time. Free.

🎨 11:30 AM-12:00 PM - L’Heure du Conte (French Storytime) (in French, ages 3-6) ~12 min
The French Library, 53 Marlborough St, Boston
French story time with Benoit. Drop-in (adult must accompany). Free.

🌿 11:00 AM-5:00 PM - Greenway Artisan Market (all ages) ~12 min
Rose Kennedy Greenway, Boston
30+ local makers, food trucks. Pair with the Greenway Carousel (below). Free to browse.

Afternoon

🎵 3:00-4:00 PM - Crabapples in Bloom: Music Inspired by Nature (all ages) ~18 min ✱
Arnold Arboretum, Peters Hill Summit, 125 Arborway, Boston
Sequel to last week’s Cherry Blossoms, same Conservatory grad ensemble, this time among crabapples in peak bloom. Registration is full but the waitlist is open, and like last week, it’s an open outdoor space (overflow listeners aren’t turned away). Bring a blanket. Peters Hill is a real climb. Rain date Sun May 3.

🎨 3:00-4:00 PM - Martial Arts Demonstration for Kids (kids) ~10 min
Cambridge Public Library, Valente Branch, Program Room, 826 Cambridge St, Cambridge
Live martial arts demo. Free, drop-in.

🎨 12:00-4:00 PM - Perpetual Gratitude: Art Lab at the Institute of Contemporary Art (all ages) ~18 min 💲
Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Dr, Boston
Drop-in craft installation, kids make vessels with paper, tape, paint pens. Free with admission (under 18 always free; pricing starting at $20 adult).

🎨 1:00-5:00 PM - Harvard Arts Festival Performance Fair (all ages) ~5 min
Harvard Yard, Cambridge (multiple stages)
100+ acts (a cappella, dance, music, theater) on 10 stages around the Yard. Each act ~20 min, toddlers can wander between stages. Free.

🌿 1:00-3:00 PM - Spring Garden Day (all ages) ~12 min
Somerville Community Growing Center, 22 Vinal Ave, Somerville
Seed and plant exchange, Maypole dance, pot herbs from Red Fire Farm, garden tour. Free. Rain date Sun.

🌿 1:00-4:00 PM - SustainaVille Block Party on Mossland Street (all ages) ~10 min
Mossland St, Somerville
Activities, refreshments, kickoff of SustainaVille Week. Free.

🌿 1:00-4:00 PM - Community on the Lawn at Browne House (all ages) ~12 min
Browne House, 562 Main St, Watertown
Lawn games, kid activities, Watertown Library Bookmobile. Free, no registration.

🎨 12:00-6:00 PM Sat + Sun - Somerville Open Studios (all ages) ~10 min
120+ studios across Somerville
420+ artists open both days. Pick one or two stops max, five-stop tours end in meltdowns. Free.

🎨 3:00-4:00 PM - Bilingual Chinese Story Time (ages 3-7, in Mandarin/English) ~15 min ✱
Medford Public Library, 111 High St, Medford
Mandarin language and culture storytime. Registration required.

SUNDAY, May 3

Morning

🎵 9:30-10:20 AM - Artysh Lab: Concert for Babies (ages 0-3) ~5 min 💲 ✱
The Foundry, 101 Rogers St, Cambridge
Live classical music for babies, puzzle play mat, shoes off, instruments up close. Pricing starting at $35/caregiver+baby. Registration required.

🎵 11:00-11:50 AM - Artysh Lab: Concert for Kids 3-5 (ages 3-5) ~5 min 💲 ✱
The Foundry, 101 Rogers St, Cambridge
Same crew, age-up, designed for movement, dancing, stage time after. Pricing starting at $35/caregiver+kid. Registration required.

🎵 11:00 AM - Petit Ensemble Concert at Boston Children’s Museum (kids/families) ~15 min 💲
Boston Children’s Museum, 308 Congress St, Boston (The Common, 2nd floor)
The Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra’s Petit Ensemble (string players under 10) plays a kid-aimed concert inside the museum. Pricing starting at $24 admission (members free). May 3 is also Boston Family Days, so Boston K-12 students and 2 guests get free admission via boston.gov/family-days-signup.

🎵 10:00-10:30 AM - Jeff Jam Sing-Along at Boston Public Market (kids) ~10 min
Boston Public Market, 100 Hanover St, Boston
Acoustic guitar sing/dance/clap-along. Free with optional donation. Pairs with the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra concert at the museum right after.

🎵 11:00 AM (nappers) & 12:00 PM (big kids) - Matt Heaton’s Burren Boogie (all ages) ~10 min 💲 ✱
The Burren, 247 Elm St, Somerville
Beloved Boston kids musician, toddlerbilly, surf, western swing. Pricing starting at 8advance/8advance/12 day of; babies in baskets free.

Afternoon

🌿 12:00-3:30 PM - Newton Earth Day Festival (all ages) ~20 min
Zervas Elementary School, 30 Beethoven Ave, Waban
Goats of Dover and Dino Chickens, face painting, Lego Challenge, scavenger hunt, climate carnival games, food trucks. Rain or shine (moves indoors). Free.

MONDAY, May 4

Morning

🌿 10:00-11:00 AM - Little Explorers at Arnold Arboretum (ages 3-5) ~18 min ✱
Arnold Arboretum, Hunnewell Lecture Hall, 125 Arborway, Boston
Indoor story and craft, then outside to look at the flowers and trees on a seasonal theme. Free, registration encouraged (~18 spots open at last check).

🎨 10:00-11:30 AM - Spring Playgroup at Moore Youth Center (15 mo - 4 yrs) ~5 min ✱
Moore Youth Center, 12 Gilmore St, Cambridge
Cambridge Center for Families spring playgroup. Free. Lottery only, contact Kim ktran@cambridgema.gov / 617-349-6385.

🎨 10:00-11:00 AM - Talking with Toys (ages 1-3) ~10 min
Somerville Public Library, West Branch, 40 College Ave, Somerville
Speech-language pathologist demos language strategies through toy play. Drop-in. Free.

🎵 10:30-11:00 AM - Singalong with Matt Heaton at Central (kids) ~5 min
Somerville Public Library, Central Library, 79 Highland Ave, Somerville
Matt Heaton with guitar, kids singing and dancing. Free.

👶 10:30-11:15 AM - Babytime (pre-walking babies) ~14 min
Brookline Public Library, Brookline Village, Hunneman Hall, 361 Washington St, Brookline
Sit-on-the-floor lapsit, sing and play. Free, no registration.

🎵 11:00-11:30 AM - Morning Sing-Along (Main) (all ages, best 0-5) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Sing and move in the Curious George Room. Free. First-come ticketed, capacity 130, arrive 10-15 min early.

TUESDAY, May 5

Morning

🌿 10:00-11:30 AM - Drop-In Spring Playgroup at Russell Field, NEW LOCATION (15 mo - 4 yrs) ~6 min
Russell Field Playground, 359 Rindge Ave, Cambridge
Cambridge Center for Families’ Tuesday playgroup moves outdoors today, first session of the season at Russell Field. Free, drop-in. Rain backup is the Community Room across the street at 362 Rindge Ave.

🎵 11:00 AM - Little Beats Music & Movement at Arsenal Yards (toddlers/preschool) ~10 min ✱
Arsenal Yards, 130 Arsenal Yards Blvd, Watertown
First class of a new outdoor circle-time spring series. Free. Registration looks full, join the waitlist or check day-of for no-shows.

🎨 10:30-11:00 AM - Brookline Community Playgroup with Hip Kids (ages 0-5) ~14 min
Brookline Public Library, Brookline Village, Hunneman Hall, 361 Washington St, Brookline
Hip Kids’ GroovyBeBop runs music exploration with instruments and props. Free, drop-in.

🎵 11:00-11:25 AM - Sing-Along (Valente) (ages 0-5) ~10 min
Cambridge Public Library, Valente Branch, 826 Cambridge St, Cambridge
Songs and rhymes in the Community Room (or the Reading Garden if it’s nice out). Free.

🎵 11:30 AM - Jeff Jam Sing-Along at Magpie Kids (all ages) ~10 min
Magpie Kids, 46 White St, Somerville
Free sing-along at the kids shop.

👶 9:30-10:30 AM - Baby Lapsit (0-24 months) ~15 min
Medford Public Library, 111 High St, Medford
Songs, bouncy rhymes, then a mini playgroup. Free.

🎨 10:30-11:00 AM - Bilingual Story Time with Láura Macías (ages 0-5, in English/Spanish) ~20 min
Boston Public Library, South Boston Branch, 646 E Broadway, South Boston
Free, no registration.

Afternoon

🎨 3:30-4:30 PM - Storytime and Craft for Ages 2-4 (ages 2-4) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Faneuil Branch, 419 Faneuil St, Brighton
Stories, movement, songs, plus a craft. Free.

🎨 4:00-4:30 PM - Preschool Story Time (Main) (ages 3-5) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, Rey Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Stories, songs, rhymes. Free. First-come ticketed, capacity 45, entire party present for ticket.

🌿 5:00-7:00 PM - Slice of the City: Ward 5 at Trum Field (all ages) ~10 min
Trum Field Playground, 1 Franey Rd, Somerville
Free pizza, kids’ activities, drop-in with the Mayor and Council. Parents eat pizza while kids run on the playground.

WEDNESDAY, May 6

Heads up: the Cambridge Center for Families Open Gym at Gately is canceled this Wednesday (back May 13).

Morning

🎨 9:00-10:00 AM - Toddler Open Gym (12 mo - 3 yrs) ~15 min 💲
Somerville YMCA, 101 Highland Ave, Somerville
Indoor gym-style play. Pricing starting at 5drop−inor5drop−inor35 / 8 weeks.

👶 10:00-10:30 AM - Baby Lapsit (Main) (0-18 months) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, Rey Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Bounces and rhymes. Free. First-come ticketed, capacity 15, arrive early.

🎨 10:30-11:00 AM - Family Storytime (ages 0-5) ~14 min ✱
Brookline Public Library, Brookline Village, Hunneman Hall, 361 Washington St, Brookline
Stories, songs, movement. Free tickets at the Children’s Room Desk from 10 AM (limited capacity).

🎵 10:30-11:00 AM - Singalong (Coolidge Corner) (ages 0-5) ~14 min
Brookline Public Library, Coolidge Corner, 31 Pleasant St, Brookline
Children’s librarian Leah leads sing-and-dance. Free.

🎵 11:00-11:30 AM - Morning Sing-Along (Main) (all ages, best 0-5) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Curious George Room. First-come ticketed, capacity 130, arrive 10-15 min early.

🎵 11:15 AM - Jeff Jam Sing-Along at Henry Bear’s Park (Arlington) (all ages) ~12 min
Henry Bear’s Park, 685 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington
Free sing-along at the toy store.

Afternoon

🎵 2:00 PM - Ríona String Quartet at Belmont Public Library (all ages) ~15 min
Belmont Public Library, 336 Concord Ave, Belmont
The Conservatory’s Ríona String Quartet plays an interactive performance with Q+A. Free, no reservation.

🎨 1:00 PM - Mini Movers Studio Community Dance Class (ages 2+) ~10 min
Play Union, 378 Somerville Ave, Somerville
Free dance class, kids actually move. Drop-in fee may apply for play time after.

🎨 4:00-5:00 PM - Construction Club: LEGO and More! (ages 3+ but all welcome) ~12 min
Boston Public Library, West End Branch, 151 Cambridge St, Boston
LEGO, Duplo, wooden blocks. Free.

🎨 4:30-5:30 PM - LEGO Club (ages 0-12) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Faneuil Branch, 419 Faneuil St, Brighton
Free LEGO building.

THURSDAY, May 7

Morning

🌳 10:15-11:00 AM - Brookline Community Playgroup (ages 0-5) ~14 min
Brookline Public Library, Coolidge Corner, 31 Pleasant St, Brookline
Free play, circle time, storytelling, crafts. Free, drop-in.

🎵 10:30-11:00 AM - Music and Movement (ages 0-5) ~12 min ✱
Brookline Public Library, Brookline Village, Hunneman Hall, 361 Washington St, Brookline
Stories, songs, movement. Free tickets at the Children’s Room Desk from 10 AM.

🎵 10:30-10:50 AM - Songs and Stories (Boudreau) (ages 0-5) ~8 min
Cambridge Public Library, Boudreau Branch, 245 Concord Ave, Cambridge
Singing, dancing, storytime. Free.

🎵 10:30-11:15 AM - Bilingual Story Time with Esther Gomez (ages 0-5, in English/Spanish) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Faneuil Branch, 419 Faneuil St, Brighton
Songs, dance, playful movement. Free.

🎨 11:00-11:30 AM - Story Time (O’Neill) (ages 0-5) ~7 min
Cambridge Public Library, O’Neill Branch, 70 Rindge Ave, Cambridge
Stories, songs, rhymes. Free.

🎵 11:00 AM - Jeff Jam Sing-Along at Henry Bear’s Park (Charlestown) (all ages) ~10 min
Henry Bear’s Park, 500 Rutherford Ave, Charlestown
Free sing-along at the toy store.

🎨 11:00 AM - Stretch & Dance: Movement & Music for Kids (toddler-preschool) ~10 min
Play Union, 378 Somerville Ave, Somerville
Active class, kids actually move. Drop-in fee may apply.

Afternoon

🎵 4:00-4:30 PM - Afternoon Sing-Along (Main) (all ages, best 0-5) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Curious George Room. First-come ticketed, capacity 130.

FRIDAY, May 8

Morning

🎨 10:30-11:00 AM - Mandarin Storytime / 中文故事會 (ages 0-5, in Mandarin) ~14 min
Brookline Public Library, Brookline Village, 361 Washington St, Brookline
Mandarin stories and songs (any language level welcome). Free.

🎵 10:30-11:30 AM - Little Groove Music (ages 0-5) ~18 min
Boston Public Library, Connolly Branch, 433 Centre St, Jamaica Plain
Live Little Groove music and movement class. Free.

🎵 11:30 AM-12:00 PM - Free Sing-Along with Jeff Jam at Play Union (ages 0-7) ~10 min
Play Union, 378 Somerville Ave, Somerville
Drop-in fee waived 11:10 AM-12:00 PM. Free.

Afternoon

🌿 3:00-6:00 PM - Arbor Day Picnic in the Park (all ages) ~12 min
Lincoln Park, 290 Washington St, Somerville
Tree planting, climate carnival games, refreshments. Closes out SustainaVille Week. Free.

🎵 1:00 PM - Trio Sinfonia at Boston Public Library (all ages) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Rabb Hall, 700 Boylston St, Boston
A Conservatory chamber trio plays with Q+A. Free, sit-and-listen format, best for kids who can settle for 30 minutes.

🎵 3:30-4:30 PM - Little Groove Music (ages 0-12) ~12 min
Boston Public Library, West End Branch, 151 Cambridge St, Boston
Interactive musical performance. Second Friday of the month. Free.

🎨 3:30-4:15 PM - LEGO Club, Ages 3-12 (ages 3-12) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Central Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston
LEGOs and DUPLOs. Free.

🎵 5:00 PM - Jeff Jam Sing-Along at Henry Bear’s Park (Cambridge) (all ages) ~5 min
Henry Bear’s Park, 1957 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge (Porter Square)
Free sing-along at the toy store.

All Week / Multi-Day

🌿 Open daily, 10 AM to 4 PM - Swan Boats (all ages) ~12 min 💲
Boston Public Garden, Boston
Iconic spring activity. Pricing starting at 4.75adult/4.75adult/3.25 kids 2-15 / under 2 free.

🌿 Open daily, 11 AM to 7 PM - Greenway Carousel (all ages) ~12 min 💲
Rose Kennedy Greenway, between High St and State St, Boston
14 hand-carved Boston creatures (lobster, harbor seal, peregrine falcon). Pricing starting at $4 per rider; adults assisting kids under 42” ride free.

Quick key:

🎵 = live music/concerts

🎨= art / playgroups / play gyms

👶= babies/pre-walkers

🌿= nature

⭐ = magic shows / puppet shows

🐾 = animal encounters

💲= paid (not free)

✱ = advance registration or reservation required

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SATURDAY, April 25

Morning

🚒 11:00 AM-2:00 PM - MIT Police Touch-A-Truck Public Safety Day (all ages) ~5 min
Westgate Parking Lot, MIT Campus (across from 269 Vassar St, Cambridge)
Police cruisers, fire trucks, ambulances, motorcycles, specialty vehicles. Hands-on - kids climb in and explore. Free. (Thank you to the parent from the MIT daycare community for sharing this!)

🎨 10:00-11:30 AM - Messy Marvels Playgroup (15 mo - 4 yrs) ~3 min
Newtowne Court Playground, Cambridge
First session of this season’s Saturday outdoor playgroup from Cambridge Center for Families. If you’ve ever wanted to give your kid the full messy-play experience (dirt, paint, bubbles, all the things) but didn’t want to deal with the cleanup at home, this is the chance. Free, drop-in, siblings welcome.

🎵 10:00-11:00 AM - Seaport Smalls: Little Groove Spanish Music for Kids (ages 0-8) ~15 min
The Paseo, 111 Harbor Way, Boston Seaport
Free indoor drop-in. This week: Little Groove Spanish-language music. Coffee at Blue Bottle and pastries at Lakon Paris next door.

🎵 10:30 AM - Little Groove Music Series (babies/toddlers) ~15 min 💲 ✱
Time Out Market, 401 Park Dr, Boston
Paid weekly Saturday class. Registration required.

⭐ 10:30 AM & 1:00 PM - Galapagos George by Barefoot Puppet Theatre (best for ages 4-12) ~14 min 💲 ✱
Puppet Showplace Theater, 32 Station St, Brookline
Rod, hand, and shadow puppetry, 50-minute show. 18/18/14.50 members / $3 with Card to Culture (WIC, EBT, MassHealth). Runs daily through May 3 - 10:30 AM weekdays, 10:30 AM and 1:00 PM weekends. Skews older but solid for 4+.

🎵 10:30-11:30 AM - Mara and Motoko Music (kids) ~12 min
Robbins Library, Fox Branch, 175 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington
Live children’s music with original songs and picture books brought to life. Free.

🐾 10:00 AM-5:00 PM - Gore Place Sheepshearing Festival (all ages) ~20 min 💲
Gore Place, 52 Gore St, Waltham
Sheepshearing demos, herding dogs working live, 100+ craft and fiber vendors, live music, food, hands-on family activities. Annual since 1987. $25/adult, kids 12 and under FREE. Free off-site parking with shuttles. Rain or shine.

🎨 10:00 AM-3:00 PM - Stuffed Animal Portrait Party (kid friendly) ~5 min ✱
Porter Square Books, 1815 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge
Bring your kid’s favorite stuffed animal, professional children’s-book illustrators draw portraits. Free, donation-based. Drop in any time. Pairs with Independent Bookstore Day same place.

🎨 10:00-11:00 AM - Drop-In Kids’ Craft at Boston Public Market (all ages) ~10 min
Boston Public Market, The Nook, 100 Hanover St, Boston
Self-guided seasonal craft, drop-in, while supplies last. Free.

⭐ 11:00-11:45 AM - Miracle Princess Party (Session 1) (ages 2-7) ~14 min ✱
Brookline Public Library, Brookline Village, Hunneman Hall, 361 Washington St, Brookline
Special guest princess from Casa Madrigal: stories, dance, sing. Costumes welcome. Free, but tickets required - pick up at Children’s Desk 30 min before.

⭐ 11:00 AM-12:00 PM - Tanglewood Marionettes: Cinderella (ages 12 mo+ need a ticket) ~20 min 💲 ✱
Newton City Hall War Memorial Auditorium, 1000 Commonwealth Ave, Newton
Marionette production with 30-inch puppets and painted backdrops. 8advance/8advance/10 at door. Advance ticket sales close noon Apr 24.

✱ ⭐ 11:00 AM-12:00 PM - Kids Balloon Magic Show with Jungle Jim (best for ages 3-9) ~15 min
High Street Place Food Hall, 100 High St, Boston
Storytelling, magic, balloon animals. Free, RSVP required.

🌿 11:00 AM-5:00 PM - Japan Festival Boston 2026 (all ages) ~15 min
Boston Common, 139 Tremont St, Boston
Free. Food, music, dance, cosplay, Kids Corner with interactive workshops. Day 1 of 2.

📖 11:30 AM-12:00 PM - L’Heure du Conte (French Storytime) (in French, ages 3-6) ~12 min
The French Library, 53 Marlborough St, Boston
Magical storytime in French. Drop-in, adult must accompany each child. Free.

Afternoon

🎵 12:00 PM - Music and Magic - Boston Symphony Family Concert (all ages) ~15 min 💲 ✱
Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave, Boston
Live BYSO orchestra plus magician Matt Roberts. Hindemith, Vivaldi, Bernstein, Mary Poppins selections. About 1 hour. Built FOR kids - they’re expected to be loud, the whole show is designed around it. Ticketed via BSO. Bravo Club pre-event at 10 AM if you want to make a morning of it.

🎵 3:00-4:00 PM - Cherry Blossoms in Bloom: Music Inspired by Nature (all ages) ~18 min ✱
Arnold Arboretum, Bradley Rosaceous Collection, 125 Arborway, Boston (near Forest Hills Gate)
NEC graduate ensemble plays Renaissance through jazz outdoors among cherry blossoms in peak bloom. Free. Bring snacks and a picnic mat. Parking is super limited - go early, park residential across the street, or take public transit. Pro tip: it’s an open outdoor area, so even if you’re not on the registration list you won’t be turned away. Rain date Apr 26.

📖 3:00-4:00 PM - Bilingual Chinese Story Time (ages 3-7, in Mandarin/English) ~15 min ✱
Medford Public Library, 111 High St, Medford
Mandarin Chinese language and culture storytime. Registration recommended.

⭐ 3:00-3:45 PM - Miracle Princess Party (Session 2) (ages 2-7) ~14 min ✱
Brookline Public Library, Brookline Village, Hunneman Hall, 361 Washington St, Brookline
Second session of the princess party - same as morning. Free, tickets required (pick up at Children’s Desk 30 min before).

🎵 4:00 PM - Jeff Jam Sing-along at Maxima Hive (all ages) ~15 min
Maxima Hive, 212 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington
Local kids music hero plays a free sing-along at this indoor play space.

SUNDAY, April 26

Morning

🎵 10:00-10:30 AM - Jeff Jam Sing-along at Boston Public Market (kids) ~10 min
Boston Public Market, The Nook, 100 Hanover St, Boston
Acoustic guitar, sing/dance/clap-along. Free with optional donation.

✱ 🎵 11:00 AM (nappers) & 12:00 PM (big kids) - Matt Heaton’s Burren Boogie (all ages) ~10 min 💲
The Burren, 247 Elm St, Somerville
Beloved Boston kids musician at The Burren in Davis Square. Two sets - pick the time that fits the nap schedule. Ticketed.

🌿 11:00 AM-5:00 PM - Japan Festival Boston 2026 - Day 2 (all ages) ~15 min
Boston Common, 139 Tremont St, Boston
Same as Saturday if you couldn’t make it.

🚗 11:30 AM - Bow Market Pine-Car Derby (all ages) ~12 min
Bow Market courtyard, 1 Bow Market Way, Somerville
Build a car from a wood block, race for prizes. Free to watch (entries support Cub Scout Pack 3). Toddlers can spectate. Rain date Sun May 3.

Afternoon

🏊 12:30 PM & 2:00 PM - Spring Splash: Dive Into Cambridge (3 mo+) ~10 min ✱
DoubleTree Suites Boston-Cambridge, 400 Soldiers Field Rd, Boston
Sample swim lesson plus sensory play and water-safety intro from British Swim School. Limited to 20 families per session - pre-registration required. Free. Rare free pool event - book fast.

🌿 1:00-3:00 PM - Earth Day: Our Power, Our Planet (kid friendly) ~12 min
Somerville Community Growing Center, 22 Vinal Ave, Somerville
Garden and pollinator crafts (with Wildlife Arts), storytelling, bake sale, plus a vermicomposting demo for the curious. Free. Rain plan: Sornova’s Community Space (21 Properzi Way).

MONDAY, April 27

Morning

🌿 10:00-11:00 AM - Little Explorers at Arnold Arboretum (ages 3-5) ~18 min ✱
Arnold Arboretum, Hunnewell Lecture Hall, 125 Arborway, Boston
Story plus craft plus nature walk on a seasonal theme. Mostly outdoors, weather permitting. Free, registration encouraged (closes 2 hours before).

🎨 10:00-11:30 AM - Spring Playgroup at Moore Youth Center (15 mo - 4 yrs) ~5 min ✱
Moore Youth Center, 12 Gilmore St, Cambridge
Cambridge Center for Families spring playgroup. Lottery registration only - contact Kim ktran@cambridgema.gov / 617-349-6385. Free. May be full but worth checking.

🎵 10:30-11:00 AM - Singalong, Ages 0-5 (ages 0-5) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Faneuil Branch, 419 Faneuil St, Brighton
Songs, fingerplays, action rhymes.

🎵 10:30-11:15 AM - Music and Movement with Little Groove (ages 0-5) ~18 min
Boston Public Library, North End Branch, 25 Parmenter St, Boston
Live Little Groove music for babies, toddlers, preschoolers.

⭐ 10:30-11:15 AM - Puppet Story Time with Through Me to You Puppetry (ages 0-5) ~20 min
Boston Public Library, South Boston Branch, 646 E Broadway, South Boston
Newton and his puppet friends read stories and sing - kids interact with puppets at the end.

🎵 11:00-11:30 AM - Morning Sing-Along (Main) (all ages, best 0-5) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Sing and move together in the Curious George Room. Free. First-come ticketed, capacity 130 - arrive 10-15 min early during busy weeks.

🎨 11:15-11:45 AM - Explore and Play (Ages 0-5) (ages 0-5) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Central Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston
Self-guided activity stations for babies and toddlers.

TUESDAY, April 28

Morning

👶 9:30-10:30 AM - Baby Lapsit (0-24 months) ~15 min
Medford Public Library, 111 High St, Medford
Songs, bouncy rhymes, gentle movement for babies.

🎨 10:00-11:30 AM - Drop-In Spring Playgroup at Fresh Pond Apartments (15 mo - 4 yrs) ~8 min
Fresh Pond Apartments Community Room, 362 Rindge Ave, Cambridge
Cambridge Center for Families drop-in playgroup. Free, no registration. Apr 28 confirmed (switches to Russell Field Playground starting May 5).

🎵 10:00-10:30 AM - Robbins Kids’ Sing-Along (ages 0-5) ~12 min
Robbins Library, 700 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington
Songs and movement at Robbins. Free.

🎵 10:30-11:00 AM - Songs and Stories (Collins) (ages 0-5) ~7 min
Cambridge Public Library, Collins Branch, 64 Aberdeen Ave, Cambridge
Songs, stories, rhymes. Free, no registration.

📖 10:30-11:30 AM - Bilingual Story Time / Hora del Cuento Bilingüe (ages 0-5, English/Spanish) ~18 min
Boston Public Library, Connolly Branch, 433 Centre St, Jamaica Plain
Stories and songs in English and Spanish with a craft session.

🎵 10:30-11:30 AM - Spanish Fun Program / Diversión en Español (ages 0-5, in Spanish) ~18 min
Boston Public Library, Connolly Branch, 433 Centre St, Jamaica Plain
Games, songs, dancing with balloons and toys.

🎨 10:30 AM-12:00 PM - Baby & Toddler Playtime (ages 0-5) ~10 min
Boston Public Library, Charlestown Branch, 179 Main St, Charlestown
Free play with developmental toys.

🎵 11:00-11:25 AM - Sing-Along (Valente) (ages 0-5) ~10 min
Cambridge Public Library, Valente Branch, 826 Cambridge St, Cambridge
Songs, rhymes, fingerplays. Free.

🎵 11:15-11:45 AM - Music and Movement, Ages 0-5 (ages 0-5) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Central Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston
Sing, read, move, rhyme.

🎵 11:30 AM - Jeff Jam Sing-along at Magpie Kids (all ages) ~10 min
Magpie Kids, 46 White St, Somerville
Free sing-along at the kids shop.

Afternoon

🎨 3:30-4:30 PM - Storytime and Craft for Ages 2-4 (ages 2-4) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Faneuil Branch, 419 Faneuil St, Brighton
Read-alouds, movement, songs, plus a craft.

WEDNESDAY, April 29

Morning

🏃 9:00-10:00 AM - Toddler Open Gym (12 mo - 3 yrs) ~15 min 💲
Somerville YMCA, 101 Highland Ave, Somerville
5drop−inor5drop−inor35 / 8 weeks. Indoor gym-style play.

👶 10:00-10:30 AM - Baby Lapsit (Main) (0-18 months) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Bounces and rhymes. First-come ticketed, capacity 15 babies plus caregivers in the Rey Room - arrive early.

🏃 10:00-11:30 AM - Open Gym at Gately Youth Center (15 mo - 4 yrs) ~7 min
Gately Youth Center, 70 Rindge Ave, Cambridge
Cambridge Center for Families weekly open gym. Free, drop-in.

✱ 🎵 10:30-11:15 AM - Little Groove: A Music and Movement Concert for Kids (ages 0-5) ~20 min
Boston Public Library, South Boston Branch, 646 E Broadway, South Boston
Top-voted music class for infants, toddlers, preschoolers. Registration full - waitlist available.

🎵 10:30-11:00 AM - Singalong (ages 0-5) ~14 min
Brookline Public Library, Coolidge Corner, 31 Pleasant St, Brookline
Sing and dance along with favorites and new songs led by children’s librarian Leah. Free, no registration.

🎵 11:00-11:30 AM - Morning Sing-Along (Main) (all ages, best 0-5) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Sing and move in the Curious George Room. First-come ticketed, capacity 130 - arrive 10-15 min early.

✱ 🎵 11:00 AM-12:00 PM - Music at the Blissful with Evan Haller (kids) ~10 min
Boston Public Library, Charlestown Branch, 179 Main St, Charlestown
Live whimsical kids music performance. Registration full - waitlist available.

🎵 11:15 AM - Jeff Jam Sing-along at Henry Bear’s Park (Arlington) (all ages) ~12 min
Henry Bear’s Park, 685 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington
Free sing-along at the toy store.

🎨 11:15-11:45 AM - Scarves and Stories, Ages 0-5 (ages 0-5) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Central Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston
Storytime with stories, scarves, movement.

Afternoon

🎨 4:00-5:00 PM - Construction Club: LEGO and More! (ages 3+ but all welcome) ~12 min
Boston Public Library, West End Branch, 151 Cambridge St, Boston
LEGO, Duplo, wooden blocks. Free.

THURSDAY, April 30

Morning

🎵 10:00-10:30 AM - Fox Kids’ Sing-Along (ages 0-5) ~12 min
Robbins Library, Fox Branch, 175 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington
Sing-along at the Fox Branch. Free.

🎨 10:15-11:00 AM - Brookline Community Playgroup (ages 0-5) ~14 min
Brookline Public Library, Coolidge Corner, 31 Pleasant St, Brookline
BEEP and the library run a weekly drop-in playgroup. Free, no registration.

🎵 10:30-11:00 AM - Music and Movement (ages 0-5) ~12 min
Brookline Public Library, Brookline Village, Hunneman Hall, 361 Washington St, Brookline
Interactive stories, songs, movement. Tickets required - pick up at Children’s Room Desk starting 10 AM.

🎵 10:30-10:50 AM - Songs and Stories (Boudreau) (ages 0-5) ~8 min
Cambridge Public Library, Boudreau Branch, 245 Concord Ave, Cambridge
Interactive singing, dancing, storytime. Free.

👶 10:30-11:15 AM - Baby Lapsit (0-24 months) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Faneuil Branch, 419 Faneuil St, Brighton
Bouncing rhymes, finger plays, songs, short books with Miss Caroline.

🎵 11:00 AM-12:00 PM - Music Hour (kids/families) ~22 min
Boston Public Library, Lower Mills Branch, 27 Richmond St, Dorchester
Sing, play, dance along library jam session.

🎵 11:00 AM - Jeff Jam Sing-along at Henry Bear’s Park (Charlestown) (all ages) ~10 min
Henry Bear’s Park, 500 Rutherford Ave, Charlestown
Free sing-along at the toy store.

👶 11:00-11:45 AM - Robbins Baby Lapsit (0-18 mo) ~12 min
Robbins Library, 700 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington
Songs, bounces, rhymes for the youngest.

🎵 11:15-11:45 AM - Reading and Rhymes, Ages 0-5 (ages 0-5) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Central Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston
Storytime with reading, rhyming, songs.

Afternoon

🎨 2:00-2:30 PM - Art for Young Children (Ages 1-4) (ages 1-4) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Central Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston
Drop-in fine motor and creativity practice.

🎵 4:00-4:30 PM - Afternoon Sing-Along (Main) (all ages, best 0-5) ~6 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Sing and move in the Curious George Room. First-come ticketed, capacity 130.

FRIDAY, May 1

Morning

⭐ 10:00-10:30 AM - Magician Peter O’Malley at Boston Public Market (all ages) ~10 min
Boston Public Market, The Nook, 100 Hanover St, Boston
Boston-favorite kids magician. Free with optional donation. RSVP via bpmmagicianpeteromalley.eventbrite.com.

🌿 10:30-11:15 AM - Fairy Walk (ages 2-5) ~18 min
Medford Public Library at Condon Shell, 2501 Mystic Valley Pkwy, Medford
Search for fairies at Condon Shell, make fairy wands, explore the park. Free.

🎨 9:30-10:30 AM - Playspace (babies/toddlers) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Faneuil Branch, 419 Faneuil St, Brighton
Free play with toys.

🎵 10:30-11:00 AM - Singalong with Matt Heaton at Central (kids) ~5 min
Somerville Public Library, Central Library, 79 Highland Ave, Somerville
Matt Heaton with guitar - kids laughing, dancing, singing along. Free.

🎵 10:30-11:00 AM - Matt Heaton Family Singalong (ages 0-5) ~14 min
Brookline Public Library, Coolidge Corner, 31 Pleasant St, Brookline
Same Matt Heaton, different library on the same morning - guitar, singing, silliness. Drop-in, tickets at children’s desk starting 10 AM (limited capacity).

🎵 10:30-11:00 AM - Singalong, Ages 0-5 (ages 0-5) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Central Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston
Live musical performance - children and caregivers join in.

🎵 10:30-11:15 AM - Music and Movement with Little Groove (ages 0-5) ~6 min
Somerville Public Library, East Branch, 115 Broadway, Somerville
Live Little Groove music and movement. Free.

🎂 10:30 AM-12:00 PM - Kids DIY Cupcake Sundae Bar: Mother’s Day Edition (kid friendly) ~10 min 💲
Boston Public Market, The Nook, 100 Hanover St, Boston
Mother’s Day weekend prep activity. Vendor-priced. Pairs with the magician show right before.

🎵 11:30 AM-12:00 PM - Free Sing-Along with Jeff Jam at Play Union (ages 0-7) ~10 min
Play Union, 378 Somerville Ave, Somerville
Weekly Friday sing-along. Drop-in fee waived 11:10 AM-12:00 PM. Free. Stay after with paid play if you want.

Afternoon

🎵 1:00-2:15 PM - Little Songbook In Bloom (kid friendly) ~12 min
Somerville Community Growing Center, 22 Vinal Ave, Somerville
Outdoor garden concert: string quartet plus soprano, music inspired by flowers and growth. Works by Caroline Shaw, Gerald Finzi, plus originals. Free, donations welcome. Outdoor so kids can move around.

🎵 5:00 PM - Jeff Jam Sing-along at Henry Bear’s Park (Cambridge) (all ages) ~5 min
Henry Bear’s Park, 1957 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge (Porter Square)
Free sing-along at the toy store.

Quick key:

🎵 = live music/concerts

🎨= art / playgroups / play gyms

👶= babies/pre-walkers

🌿= nature

⭐ = magic shows / puppet shows

🐾 = animal encounters

💲= paid (not free)

✱ = advance registration or reservation required

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SATURDAY, April 18

Morning

⭐ 10:00-10:30 AM - Magician Peter O’Malley ~12 min
Boston Public Market, 100 Hanover St, Boston
Free kids magic show to kick off Saturday morning at the market.

🐾 10:00-11:00 AM - Seaport Smalls: Curious Creatures Live Animal Education (ages 0-8) ~18 min
The Paseo, 111 Harbor Way, Boston Seaport
Free drop-in. This week: live animal encounter with Curious Creatures.

🐾 10:00-11:00 AM - Visit with Alison and Penny the Therapy Dog (ages 0-12) ~10 min
Boston Public Library, Charlestown Branch, 179 Main St, Charlestown
Pet and read with a friendly therapy dog. Drop-in, free.

💲 🌿 10:00 AM - Swan Boats Opening Day ~12 min
Boston Public Garden, Boston
Opening day of the season! 4.50/adult,4.50/adult,3/kid (2-15), free under 2.

🎨 10:00 AM-8:00 PM - Boston Marathon Fan Fest ~12 min
City Hall Plaza, 1 City Hall Square, Boston
Family zone, live music, food trucks, kid activities. Runs Friday-Sunday of Marathon weekend.

✱ 🎵 10:30 AM - Little Groove Music Series ~15 min
Time Out Market, 401 Park Dr, Boston
Free interactive kids music class. Registration required.

💲 ⭐ 10:30 AM & 1:00 PM - Puppet Showplace: “Hao Bang Ah! Horse!” (ages 3+) ~14 min
Puppet Showplace Theater, 32 Station St, Brookline
Chinese Theatre Works production with traditional music and puppetry. 18/person(18/person(14.50 members).

💲✱ 10:30 AM - Taza Chocolate: Cacao Scouts Bingo (families with kids under 10) ~8 min
Taza Chocolate Factory, 561 Windsor St, Somerville
Scavenger hunt through the chocolate factory with tastings. $6/person. Reservation recommended.

🎵 11:30 AM-12:00 PM - L’Heure du Conte - French Storytime (in French, ages 3-5) ~12 min
The French Library, 53 Marlborough St, Boston

Afternoon

🌿 1:00-4:00 PM - Cherry Blossom Celebration at Arnold Arboretum ~18 min
Arnold Arboretum, Bradley Rosaceous Collection, 125 Arborway, Boston
Taiko drumming, Japanese dance, calligraphy, family activities in peak-bloom gardens. FREE.

✱ 🎨 3:00-4:00 PM - Bilingual Chinese Story Time (ages 3-7, in Mandarin/English) ~15 min
Medford Public Library, 111 High St, Medford
Registration recommended.

SUNDAY, April 19

Morning

💲✱ 👶 9:30-10:20 AM - Artysh Lab: Concert for Babies (ages 0-3) ~3 min
The Foundry, 101 Rogers St, Cambridge
Live classical music designed for babies in a cozy concert setting. 35/caregiver+baby,35/caregiver+baby,15 second caregiver.

💲 ⭐ 10:30 AM & 1:00 PM - Puppet Showplace: “Hao Bang Ah! Horse!” (ages 3+) ~14 min
Puppet Showplace Theater, 32 Station St, Brookline
Chinese Theatre Works. Sunday 11:30 AM “After the Show Extra” with traditional Chinese music demos. 18/person(18/person(14.50 members).

💲✱ 10:30 AM - Taza Chocolate: Cacao Scouts Bingo (families with kids under 10) ~8 min
Taza Chocolate Factory, 561 Windsor St, Somerville
$6/person. Reservation recommended.

💲✱ 🎵 11:00-11:50 AM - Artysh Lab: Concert for Kids (3-5) (ages 3-5) ~3 min
The Foundry, 101 Rogers St, Cambridge
Live classical concert designed specifically for preschoolers. 35/caregiver+kid,35/caregiver+kid,15 second caregiver.

✱ 🎵 11:00 AM - Matt Heaton’s Burren Boogie ~10 min
The Burren, 247 Elm St, Somerville
Beloved Boston kids musician plays a live family show at the Burren. Sing-along, dancing, high energy. Registration recommended.

🎨 11:00 AM-2:00 PM - Family Day at Jason Russell House ~10 min
7 Jason St, Arlington
Outdoor hands-on colonial-era activities with Cyrus Dallin Art Museum and Old Schwamb Mill. Patriots’ Day weekend kickoff. Free.

MONDAY, April 20 - PATRIOTS’ DAY / VACATION WEEK BEGINS

Heads up: All Cambridge, Somerville, Brookline, Boston, and Watertown public libraries are CLOSED today. Many typical Monday storytimes don’t run this week. BUT there’s plenty to do.

Morning

🎨 10:00-11:00 AM - Kids Drop-In: Spice Painting with Curio Spice Co. ~12 min
Boston Public Market, 100 Hanover St, Boston
Free paint-with-spices craft. Part of the market’s vacation-week daily kids series.

🌿 10:00 AM-12:00 PM - Somerville Patriots’ Day Colonial Fair (great for 3-5) ~10 min
Foss Park, 49 Fellsway West, Somerville
250th commemoration - Paul Revere arrives on horseback, Colonial games (Hoops, Jacob’s Ladder), “Colonial Times Passport” for kids, cornbread, apple cider, lantern-making. Free.

💲 ⭐ 10:30 AM - Puppet Showplace Vacation Palooza: “The Loose Caboose” (ages 3-7) ~14 min
Puppet Showplace Theater, 32 Station St, Brookline
Harry LaCoste’s cardboard train adventure. 18/person(18/person(14.50 members).

🎨 11:00 AM - MIT Museum: School Vacation Family Activities ~5 min
MIT Museum, 314 Main St, Cambridge
Hands-on STEM building challenges, kinetic sculptures, robot demos. Runs daily Mon-Sat all vacation week. Free for kids under 17.

🌿 11:00 AM-12:15 PM - Paul Revere & William Dawes Reenactment Ride Arrival ~12 min
Arlington Town Hall, 730 Mass Ave, Arlington
National Lancers on horseback arrive around noon. Free, very kid-appealing (horses!).

💲✱ 🎨 All day - Boston Children’s Museum: Spring into Play Week ~15 min
Boston Children’s Museum, 308 Congress St, Boston
Cardboard Extravaganza, Imagination Playground big-blue-blocks, Trucks & Blocks pop-up. $22 admission (under 1 free). Advance timed-entry tickets recommended.

TUESDAY, April 21

Morning

🎵 10:00-11:00 AM - Storytelling with Valerie Stephens ~12 min
Boston Public Market, 100 Hanover St, Boston
Free storytelling performance for kids.

✱ 🎨 10:30-11:30 AM - Story Time & Crafts with Dinah Butterly (ages 3-6) ~10 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Registration suggested.

🎵 10:30-11:00 AM - Songs and Stories (Collins) (ages 0-5) ~7 min
Cambridge Public Library, Collins Branch, 64 Aberdeen Ave, Cambridge

⭐ 10:30 AM - Bonaparte’s Magic Show ~10 min
Robbins Library, 700 Mass Ave, Arlington
Live kids magic show - arrive early for a seat. Free. Vacation week special.

🎨 10:30 AM-12:00 PM - Baby & Toddler Playtime (ages 0-5) ~10 min
Boston Public Library, Charlestown Branch, 179 Main St, Charlestown

💲 ⭐ 10:30 AM - Puppet Showplace Vacation Palooza: “The Loose Caboose” (ages 3-7) ~14 min
Puppet Showplace Theater, 32 Station St, Brookline
18/person(18/person(14.50 members).

🎵 11:00 AM - Live at the Library: Storytelling with Len Cabral (Boudreau) ~8 min
Cambridge Public Library, Boudreau Branch, 245 Concord Ave, Cambridge
Award-winning professional storyteller. Vacation week special - not a regular storytime.

🎵 11:00-11:25 AM - Sing-Along (Valente) ~10 min
Cambridge Public Library, Valente Branch, 826 Cambridge St, Cambridge

🎵 11:15-11:45 AM - Music and Movement (ages 0-5) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Central Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston

🎵 11:30 AM-12:00 PM - New England Conservatory Musical Storytelling at the Market ~12 min
Boston Public Market, 100 Hanover St, Boston
Free New England Conservatory student musicians and stories - vacation-week pop-up.

Afternoon

✱ 🐾 3:00 PM - Land’s Sake Farm: Reading with Rabbits (Valente) ~10 min
Cambridge Public Library, Valente Branch, 826 Cambridge St, Cambridge
Read stories with LIVE RABBITS from Land’s Sake Farm. Registration required. Vacation week special.

🎨 3:30-4:30 PM - Storytime and Craft (ages 2-4) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Faneuil Branch, 419 Faneuil St, Brighton

WEDNESDAY, April 22 - EARTH DAY

Morning

💲 🎨 9:00-10:00 AM - Toddler Open Gym (12 months-3 years) ~10 min
Somerville YMCA, 101 Highland Ave, Somerville
$5 drop-in. Gym-style indoor play.

🌿 10:00 AM-3:00 PM - Family-Friendly Earth Day Festival ~12 min
Boston Public Market, 100 Hanover St, Boston
FREE. With Rose Kennedy Greenway and Highland Street Foundation - composting demos, native plants, collaborative community collage, drop-in upcycled sewing, seedling and snack pack giveaways. Under-5 sweet spot.

✱ 🎵 10:00 AM - Matt Heaton Concert ~10 min
Arsenal Yards, 485 Arsenal St, Watertown
Beloved Boston kids musician plays an outdoor family concert. Free. Registration recommended.

🎨 10:00-11:30 AM - Cambridge Center for Families: Open Gym (15 months-4 years) ~8 min
Gately Youth Center, 70 Rindge Ave, Cambridge
Run, jump, dance, and have fun. Free, drop-in, no registration. Cambridge families.

👶 🎵 10:30 AM - Baby Rave ~15 min
Medford Public Library, 111 High St, Medford
Someone please go to this and tell me what it is.

🎵 10:30-11:00 AM - Singalong (Coolidge Corner) (ages 0-5) ~14 min
Coolidge Corner Library, 31 Pleasant St, Brookline

🎵 11:00 AM - Morning Sing-Along (Main) ~8 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, 449 Broadway, Cambridge

🎵 11:00 AM - Little Groove Music at West ~10 min
Somerville Public Library, West Branch, 40 College Ave, Somerville
Little Groove performing live. Free. Vacation week special.

🎵 11:15-11:45 AM - Scarves and Stories (ages 0-5) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Central Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston

Afternoon

🎨 4:00-5:00 PM - Construction Club: LEGO and More! (ages 0-12) ~10 min
Boston Public Library, West End Branch, 151 Cambridge St, Boston
April vacation program.

THURSDAY, April 23

Morning

🐾 10:00-11:00 AM - Animal Adventures (live animals) ~12 min
Boston Public Market, 100 Hanover St, Boston
Free live animal presentation. Part of the market’s vacation-week kids series.

🎨 10:15-11:00 AM - Brookline Community Playspace (Coolidge Corner) (ages 1-4) ~14 min
Coolidge Corner Library, 31 Pleasant St, Brookline

🎵 10:30-10:50 AM - Songs and Stories (Boudreau) (ages 0-5) ~8 min
Cambridge Public Library, Boudreau Branch, 245 Concord Ave, Cambridge

💲 ⭐ 10:30 AM - Puppet Showplace Vacation Palooza: “Galapagos George” (ages 4-12) ~14 min
Puppet Showplace Theater, 32 Station St, Brookline
Barefoot Puppet Theatre’s environmental adventure. 18/person(18/person(14.50 members).

Afternoon

🎵 4:00 PM - Afternoon Sing-Along (Main) ~8 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, 449 Broadway, Cambridge

FRIDAY, April 24

Morning

🎵 10:30 AM - Singalong (ages 0-5) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Central Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston

🎵 10:30-11:00 AM - French Storytime - L’heure du Conte en Français (ages 0-5, in French) ~12 min
Brookline Village Library, Hunneman Hall, 361 Washington St, Brookline

🎵 10:30-11:00 AM - Japanese Storytime (in Japanese) ~14 min
Coolidge Corner Library, 31 Pleasant St, Brookline

🎵 11:00 AM - Little Groove Music and Movement (O’Connell) ~8 min
Cambridge Public Library, O’Connell Branch, 70 Rindge Ave, Cambridge
Little Groove performing live at the library. Free. Vacation week special.

🎵 11:00 AM - Live at the Library: Sulinha Boucher Trio (Central Square) ~5 min
Cambridge Public Library, Central Square Branch, 45 Pearl St, Cambridge
Live jazz/music trio performing for families. Free. Vacation week special.

⭐ 11:00 AM - Live at the Library: Lindsay and Her Puppet Pals (Collins) ~7 min
Cambridge Public Library, Collins Branch, 64 Aberdeen Ave, Cambridge
Live puppet show at the library. Free. Vacation week special.

🎵 11:00 AM - Stories, Songs and Play (Main) (ages 0-5) ~8 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, 449 Broadway, Cambridge

Afternoon

✱ 🎵 3:00 PM - Live at the Library: Percussion Workshop (O’Neill) ~10 min
Cambridge Public Library, O’Neill Branch, 70 Rindge Ave, Cambridge
Hands-on drumming workshop - two sessions. Free. Registration required. Vacation week special.

🎨 3:30-4:15 PM - LEGO Club (ages 3-12) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Central Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston

🐾 4:00 PM - Rainforest Reptiles ~10 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Live reptiles visit the library. Free. Vacation week special.

Quick key:

🎵 = live music/concerts

🎨= art / playgroups / play gyms

👶= babies/pre-walkers

🌿= nature

💲= paid (not free)

✱ = advance registration or reservation required

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SATURDAY, April 11

Morning

🎵 10:00-10:30 AM - Sing-Along and Story Time in Mandarin (Main) (ages 0-5, in Mandarin Chinese) ~8 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Story time and sing-along conducted in Mandarin Chinese - a great way to expose little ones to a new language!

✱ 🎨 10:00-11:30 AM - Dads and Kids at the Gym (birth-8 years, dads/male caregivers only) ~5 min
Gately Youth Center, 70 Rindge Ave, Cambridge
Light snacks provided. Registration required - email cambdads@cambridgema.gov or text 617-453-8725.

🎨 10:00-11:00 AM - Seaport Smalls: MR. AARON - Spring is Here (ages 0-8) ~18 min
The Paseo, 111 Harbor Way, Boston Seaport
Free children’s programming - drop-in, no RSVP needed.

🎨 10:00-11:00 AM - Drop-In Kids’ Craft ~15 min
The Nook, Boston Public Market, 100 Hanover St, Boston

🎨 10:00 AM-3:30 PM - Face Painting by FaceArt ~15 min
Boston Public Market, 100 Hanover St, Boston

✱ 🎵 10:30-11:30 AM - Little Groove Kids Music Class ~15 min
High Street Place, 100 High St, Boston
Free interactive music class for little ones - learn and play with music through sound, sight, and touch. Registration via Eventbrite.

🎨 11:00 AM-4:00 PM - Discovery Cart: Silver ~15 min
Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston

🎵 11:00 AM-4:00 PM - NEMPAC Performathon ~12 min
Urban Wild, 100 Hood Park Drive, Charlestown
Five hours of live music, dance, and musical theater performances by kids and faculty from the North End Music and Performing Arts Center. Food available on-site. FREE, no registration needed.

✱ 🎨 11:00 AM - Story Time with Sara Levine: “A Visit with the Birds” ~5 min
Porter Square Books, 1815 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge
Author reads from her interactive picture book about observing birds and wildlife. RSVP required.

🎵 11:30 AM - L’Heure du Conte - French Storytime (in French, ages 2-5) ~12 min
The French Library, 53 Marlborough St, Boston
Story time in French in the children’s room.

Afternoon

🎨 12:00-4:00 PM - Art Lab: Perpetual Gratitude ~18 min
Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Dr, Boston
Drop-in art making - create a 3D gratitude vessel with colorful paper, tape, and paint pens. Free for kids under 18.

💲 12:00-9:00 PM - Frostival Ferris Wheel - LAST WEEKEND! ~15 min
Rose Kennedy Greenway (next to Greenway Carousel), Boston
76-foot gondola Ferris wheel with sweeping views of Boston Harbor. 4/ride(4/ride(3 for groups of 10+). Final weekend before it closes!

🎨 1:00-4:00 PM - Saturday Open Studio: Cyanotype Portraits with Ally Schmaling ~15 min
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 25 Evans Way, Boston
Hands-on art-making for all ages. Kids 17 and under always FREE.

✱ 🌿 3:00-4:00 PM - Magnolias in Bloom: Music Inspired by Nature ~18 min
Arnold Arboretum, Hunnewell Lawn, Boston
New England Conservatory grad students perform pieces spanning Renaissance to jazz, celebrating magnolia collection in peak bloom. FREE. Registration required - spots fill up fast!

Evening

🎵 5:30-7:00 PM - Week of the Young Child Celebration ~10 min
Somerville High School, 81 Highland Ave, Somerville
Music and movement, pizza, fun activities, story about brain development, and book giveaway. FREE.

SUNDAY, April 12

Morning

🎨 9:00 AM-12:00 PM - Harvard Museum of Natural History - Free Sunday Morning ~5 min
Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford St, Cambridge
Free admission for MA residents Sunday mornings. 16 galleries - dinosaurs, Glass Flowers, minerals. Bring proof of MA residency.

🎨 10:00 AM-4:00 PM - Drop-In Art Making: Mini Garden Totes ~15 min
Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston
Design the garden of your dreams on a mini tote bag. Free native seeds to take home! All ages, included with admission.

🎨 10:00 AM-3:30 PM - Face Painting by FaceArt ~15 min
Boston Public Market, 100 Hanover St, Boston

💲✱ 10:30 AM - Taza Chocolate: Cacao Scouts Bingo (families with kids under 10) ~8 min
Taza Chocolate Factory, 561 Windsor St, Somerville
Scavenger hunt through the chocolate factory with tastings. $6/person. Online reservation required.

💲 🎵 10:30 AM & 1:00 PM - Puppet Showplace: “Please Ship This Wet Gift” ~14 min
Puppet Showplace Theater, 32 Station St, Brookline
A helmet-wearing clown uses cardboard puppets and audience participation to help kids process feelings like anger and fear. 18general/18general/14.50 members. Sunday 1 PM show is pay-what-you-can (starting at $6).

🎨 11:00 AM - Family ART-trek ~18 min
Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Dr, Boston
Interactive family tour of “Say It Loud” exhibition with games, drawing, and playful activities. For kids 12 and under with adults. Free with admission (kids under 18 free).

Afternoon

🎨 12:00-4:00 PM - Art Lab: Perpetual Gratitude ~18 min
Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Dr, Boston

💲 12:00-8:00 PM - Frostival Ferris Wheel - FINAL DAY! ~15 min
Rose Kennedy Greenway, Boston
Last chance! $4/ride.

🎨 1:00-3:00 PM - Arnold Arboretum: Majestic Magnolias - Collections Up Close ~18 min
Arnold Arboretum, Hunnewell Building Lawn, Boston
Family activities celebrating magnolias. FREE, no registration required.

Boston Family Days - FREE Museum Access

Boston Family Days - Sunday April 12
Free admission for Boston resident students (Pre-K through 12th grade) plus 2 guests at 14+ institutions including (note: this is for City of Boston residents, not Cambridge/Somerville):

• Museum of Science

• Boston Children’s Museum

• Museum of Fine Arts

• Institute of Contemporary Art

• New England Aquarium

• Franklin Park Zoo (with brand-new 10,000 sq ft wildlife playground!)

• Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

• And more

Reserve tickets in advance where required. Use code BOSFAMDAYS at the Institute of Contemporary Art.

MONDAY, April 13

Morning

🎵 10:30-11:30 AM - Songs, Stories and Play (O’Neill) (ages 0-5) ~10 min
Cambridge Public Library, O’Neill Branch, 70 Rindge Ave, Cambridge

🎵 10:30 AM - Singalong (ages 0-5) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Faneuil Branch, 419 Faneuil St, Brighton

👶 10:30-11:15 AM - Babytime (pre-walking) ~12 min
Brookline Village Library, 361 Washington St, Brookline
Baby lapsit program for babies not yet walking.

👶 10:30 AM - Bouncing Babies (non-walking) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Central Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston

👶 11:00-11:30 AM - Baby Lapsit (Boudreau) (ages 0-18 months) ~8 min
Cambridge Public Library, Boudreau Branch, 245 Concord Ave, Cambridge

🎵 11:00-11:30 AM - Morning Sing-Along (Main) ~8 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, 449 Broadway, Cambridge

🎨 11:15 AM - Explore and Play (ages 0-5) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Central Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston

🎨 11:00 AM-4:00 PM - Discovery Cart: Silver ~15 min
Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston

Afternoon

✱ 👶 12:30-1:30 PM - Baby Playgroup (birth-15 months) ~8 min
Fresh Pond Apartments Community Room, 362 Rindge Ave, Cambridge
Registration required. Contact kthompson@cambridgema.gov.

TUESDAY, April 14

Morning

👶 9:30 AM - Baby Lapsit (ages 0-24 months) ~15 min
Medford Public Library, 111 High St, Medford

🎨 10:00-11:30 AM - Drop-In Spring Playgroup (15 months-4 years) ~8 min
Fresh Pond Apartments Community Room, 362 Rindge Ave, Cambridge
Messy activities - come prepared! Drop-in, no registration needed.

✱ 🎵 10:30-11:30 AM - Story Time + Comfort Dog Visit with McKinley (ages 4-7, all ages welcome) ~10 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Story time plus a visit from comfort dog McKinley! Registration required.

🎵 10:30-11:00 AM - Songs and Stories (Collins) ~7 min
Cambridge Public Library, Collins Branch, 64 Aberdeen Ave, Cambridge

🎨 10:30-11:15 AM - Brookline Community Playgroup (ages 0-5) ~12 min
Brookline Village Library, Hunneman Hall, 361 Washington St, Brookline
Hello circle, story with movement, and a craft. Free tickets at Children’s Room desk at 10 AM.

👶 10:30 AM - Baby Lapsit at Central (pre-walking) ~10 min
Somerville Public Library, Central Library, 79 Highland Ave, Somerville

🎵 11:00-11:25 AM - Sing-Along (Valente) ~10 min
Cambridge Public Library, Valente Branch, 826 Cambridge St, Cambridge

🎵 11:15 AM - Music and Movement (ages 0-5) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Central Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston

Afternoon

✱ 👶 12:30-1:30 PM - Baby Playgroup (birth-15 months) ~10 min
Frisoli Youth Center, Cambridge
Registration required. Contact kthompson@cambridgema.gov.

🎨 2:00 PM - Drop-In Craft Table at East ~12 min
Somerville Public Library, East Branch, 115 Broadway, Somerville

🎨 3:30 PM - Storytime and Craft (ages 2-4) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Faneuil Branch, 419 Faneuil St, Brighton

Evening

👶 5:30-5:40 PM - Baby Lapsit (Central Square) (ages 0-18 months) ~5 min
Cambridge Public Library, Central Square Branch, 45 Pearl St, Cambridge
Quick 10-minute bounces and rhymes session - great if you’re already in the area!

WEDNESDAY, April 15

Morning

👶 10:00-10:30 AM - Baby Lapsit (Main) (ages 0-12 months) ~8 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, 449 Broadway, Cambridge

🎵 10:30-11:00 AM - Singalong (Coolidge Corner) (ages 0-5) ~14 min
Coolidge Corner Library, 31 Pleasant St, Brookline

🎵 11:00-11:30 AM - Morning Sing-Along (Main) ~8 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, 449 Broadway, Cambridge

🎨 11:00 AM-4:00 PM - Art Cart ~15 min
Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston

Afternoon

✱ 👶 12:30-1:30 PM - Baby Massage and Infant Development (5 weeks to pre-crawling) ~5 min
Gately Youth Center, 70 Rindge Ave, Cambridge
Registration required. Contact kthompson@cambridgema.gov.

🎵 3:00-4:30 PM - Live Music on the Lawn with DVinci Soul ~20 min
Putterham Library, 959 West Roxbury Pkwy, Brookline
Special spring concert - live music outdoors!

🎵 3:30-4:00 PM - New England Conservatory Musical Storytelling Family Series - Final Session (ages 0-7) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Central Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston
New England Conservatory students and award-winning musician Vanessa Trien present songs, movement, musical games, and stories with live cello, harp, and more. FREE, no ticket required. Last session of the series!

🎨 4:30 PM - LEGO Club ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Faneuil Branch, 419 Faneuil St, Brighton

Evening

THURSDAY, April 16

Morning

🎨 10:15-11:00 AM - Brookline Community Playgroup (Coolidge Corner) (ages 0-5) ~14 min
Coolidge Corner Library, 31 Pleasant St, Brookline

🎵 10:30-10:50 AM - Songs and Stories (Boudreau) (ages 0-5) ~8 min
Cambridge Public Library, Boudreau Branch, 245 Concord Ave, Cambridge

🎵 10:30-11:15 AM - Songs, Stories and Play (Central Square) (ages 0-5) ~5 min
Cambridge Public Library, Central Square Branch, 45 Pearl St, Cambridge

🎵 10:30-11:00 AM - Music and Movement (ages 0-5) ~12 min
Brookline Village Library, 361 Washington St, Brookline
Tickets handed out at 10 AM at the Children’s Room desk.

👶 10:30 AM - Baby Lapsit (ages 0-5) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Faneuil Branch, 419 Faneuil St, Brighton

👶 11:00 AM - Baby Lapsit at West (pre-walking) ~10 min
Somerville Public Library, West Branch, 40 College Ave, Somerville

Afternoon

🎨 2:00 PM - Face Painting and Glitter Tattoos (all ages) ~10 min
Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown
Face painting, glitter tattoos, plus books, coloring, and puzzles. Drop-in.

🎨 2:00 PM - Art for Young Children (ages 1-4) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Central Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston

🎵 4:00-4:30 PM - Afternoon Sing-Along (Main) ~8 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, 449 Broadway, Cambridge

Evening

🎨 5:00-9:00 PM - Drop-In Art Making: Mini Garden Totes ~15 min
Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston
Same garden tote activity as Sunday - design your own, take home free seeds. Included with admission.

🎵 5:30-6:00 PM - Twilight Music and Movement (Central Square) ~5 min
Cambridge Public Library, Central Square Branch, 45 Pearl St, Cambridge

🎨 6:15-7:45 PM - Crafts, Stories, and Books, Oh My! (ages 2-8) ~8 min
King Open School Cafeteria, Cambridge
Free light dinner provided. Each child chooses a free book! Drop-in, no registration needed.

FRIDAY, April 17

Morning

🎨 9:30 AM - Playspace ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Faneuil Branch, 419 Faneuil St, Brighton

🎵 10:30-11:30 AM - Stories, Songs and Play (Main) ~8 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, 449 Broadway, Cambridge

🎵 10:30-11:00 AM - French Storytime - L’heure du Conte en Francais (ages 0-5, in French) ~12 min
Brookline Village Library, Hunneman Hall, 361 Washington St, Brookline
Storytime and songs in French - a wonderful way to introduce little ones to a new language!

🎵 10:30-11:00 AM - Japanese Storytime (in Japanese) ~14 min
Coolidge Corner Library, 31 Pleasant St, Brookline
Storytime conducted in Japanese - great foreign language exposure for young kids!

🎵 10:30 AM - Singalong (ages 0-5) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Central Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston

👶 10:30 AM - Baby Lapsit and Story Time (3 months-2 years) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Brighton Branch, 40 Academy Hill Rd, Brighton

✱ 🎵 11:00-11:50 AM - Berklee KidsJam (ages 3-5) ~15 min
Cafe 939, 939 Boylston St, Boston
FREE interactive music class by Berklee College students - singing, rhythm instruments, movement, and musical games. Spring registration is closed but email berkleekidsjam@gmail.com to ask about open spots. Last session of the season!

Afternoon

🎨 3:30 PM - LEGO Club (ages 3-12) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Central Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston

Quick key:

🐣 = egg hunt

🐰 = general Easter event

💲= paid (not free)

✱ = advance registration or reservation required

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SATURDAY, April 4

Morning

🐣 9:00-10:30 AM - Hope Fellowship Church Easter Egg Hunt at Rindge Field ~15 min
Hope Fellowship Church at Rindge Field, Cambridge
Popcorn, snow cones, cotton candy at 9 AM. Egg hunt at 10 AM. FREE.

✱ 🐰 9:00 AM-12:00 PM - Home Depot Kids Workshop: Farm Planter
Home Depot (all locations)
Kids build a farm planter and get free basil seeds. FREE, register in advance.

💲✱ 🐣 9:30 AM-12:00 PM - French Library Easter Egg Hunt ~12 min
The French Library, 53 Marlborough St, Boston
Register soon - spots fill fast!

🐣 All Day - Henry Bear’s Park Easter Egg Hunt ~14 min
All locations including Cambridge (1957 Mass Ave), Brookline (19 Harvard St), Arlington, and more
Big kids find 5 eggs, little ones find 3 - earn an Easter prize! FREE.

🐣 10:00-10:45 AM - Magnolia Park Easter Egg Hunt ~19 min
Magnolia Park, Arlington
Bring 10+ pre-stuffed allergy-friendly eggs per child at 10 AM. Hunt starts at 10:30 AM - little kids get a head start. BYO basket. FREE. (no link, but I confirmed details with organizers on Facebook. Reply to me if you have questions.)

🐣 10:00-11:00 AM - Egg Hunt at Johnson Park ~20 min
Johnson Park, 136 Green St, Boston (across from Green St T stop)
5th annual egg hunt by City on a Hill Church. Check in at 9:30 AM, hunt at 10 AM. Bring a basket! FREE.

🐣 10:00-11:00 AM - Titus Sparrow Park Easter Egg Hunt and Celebration ~14 min
Titus Sparrow Park, South End, Boston
Three separate hunt areas for different age groups. Crafts, snacks, Easter Bunny. FREE!

🐣 10:00 AM-12:00 PM - Bunny Bash Easter Egg Hunt ~14 min
Winthrop Center (The Connector), Winthrop
Easter Bunny photos, live music by Little Groove, egg hunt. FREE.

🐣 11:00 AM-1:00 PM - Hilltop Church Easter Egg-stravaganza ~7 min
Hilltop Church, 41 Hampshire St, Cambridge
Petting zoo, pony rides, giant slide, bouncy house, face painting, taco truck (first 100 guests get a free taco), yard games, egg hunt at noon. FREE. Rain or shine.

💲✱ 🐰 11:00 AM-1:00 PM - Brunch with the Easter Bunny at Premiere on Broadway ~18 min
Premiere on Broadway, 517 Broadway, Somerville
Brunch with Easter Bunny visit. Tickets required.

Afternoon

✱ 🐣 1:00-3:00 PM - Twelfth Baptist Church Easter Egg Hunt ~20 min
Twelfth Baptist Church, 19 Moreland St, Boston
FREE. RSVP required. Open to public.

SUNDAY, April 5 - EASTER SUNDAY

Morning

💲✱ 🐰 9:30 AM-3:00 PM - The Beehive Easter Brunch ~15 min
The Beehive, 541 Tremont St, Boston (South End)
3-course prix fixe brunch, live music all day. 89/adult,89/adult,25/kids 10 and under. Reservations recommended.

🐣 10:00 AM - Ringgold Park Easter Egg Hunt ~15 min
Ringgold Park, Ringgold St (between Hanson and Waltham), South End, Boston
Gates open at 10 AM - eggs go very fast so get there early! Special guest appearance from the Easter Bunny. FREE, all are welcome!

💲✱ 🐣 10:00 AM-3:30 PM - Easter Brunch at Catalyst ~6 min
Catalyst, 300 Technology Square, Cambridge (Kendall Square)
Buffet brunch, Easter egg hunts at 11 AM, 12:30 PM, 2 PM, 3:30 PM. Easter Bunny appearances. 79/adult,79/adult,38/kids 3-10. Register soon - reservations filling up!

💲✱ 🐰 11:30 AM-3:00 PM - Summer Shack Easter Bunny Brunch ~16 min
Summer Shack, 149 Alewife Brook Pkwy, Cambridge
Easter Bunny 12-2 PM, face painter, balloon animals, kids make their own sundae. A la carte pricing. Reservations recommended.

BONUS: Boston Family Days - Easter Sunday

✱ Nine museums offer FREE admission for Boston Pre-K and K-12 students plus up to 2 guests. You must sign up through the City of Boston first (BPS families are auto-enrolled). Some museums require reservations - plan ahead!

Participating museums: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Children’s Museum, Institute of Contemporary Art, Museum of Science, New England Aquarium, Franklin Park Zoo, Museum of African American History, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.

NOTE: Many places are CLOSED Easter Sunday including: Boston Public Library (all branches), Brookline Library, Boston Public Market. Check hours before heading out!

Quick key:

🎵 = live music/concerts

🎨= art / playgroups / play gyms

👶= babies/pre-walkers

🌿= nature

💲= paid (not free)

✱ = advance registration or reservation required

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SATURDAY, April 4

Morning

🎨 9:00 AM-12:00 PM - Medford Family Network Drop-in Playtime (bikes, balls, tunnels) ~15 min
Medford Family Network “The Purple Door”, 489 Winthrop St, Medford

🎵 10:00-11:00 AM - Seaport Smalls: Spanish Fun Program - Las Estaciones (Spring) (ages 0-8) ~18 min
The Paseo, 111 Harbor Way, Boston Seaport
FREE weekly Saturday kids program - no RSVP required. This week: learn about spring in Spanish through songs, stories, and play. Indoors through April.

🎨 10:00 AM-4:00 PM - Drop-In Art Making: Mosaic Bookmarks ~15 min
Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston

🎨 11:00 AM-4:00 PM - Discovery Cart: Silver ~15 min
Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston

🎨 11:30 AM - L’Heure du Conte - French Storytime (in French) ~10 min
The French Library, 53 Marlborough St, Boston
Story time in French in the children’s room.

🎨 10:30 AM - Taiwanese Storytime ~14 min
Coolidge Corner Library, 31 Pleasant St, Brookline
Stories, songs in Taiwanese. Tickets at children’s desk at 10 AM.

Afternoon

🎨 12:00-4:00 PM - Art Lab: Perpetual Gratitude (kids program) ~18 min
Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Dr, Boston

SUNDAY, April 5

Morning

🎨 9:00 AM-12:00 PM - Medford Family Network Drop-in Playtime (bikes, balls, tunnels) ~15 min
Medford Family Network “The Purple Door”, 489 Winthrop St, Medford

💲🎵 9:30 AM - Baby Artysh - Concert for Babies (ages 0-3) ~10 min
The Foundry, 101 Rogers St, Cambridge

🎨 10:00 AM-4:00 PM - Drop-In Art Making: Mini Garden Totes ~15 min
Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston

🎨 10:00 AM-3:00 PM - Institute of Contemporary Art Play Date: Free Family Art Day ~18 min
Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Dr, Boston
Spring sculptures with clay, friendship frames collage, spring bingo art scavenger hunt, storybook readings at 11 AM and 1 PM. FREE for families with kids - use code PLAYDATE.

MONDAY, April 6

Morning

✱ 🌿 10:00-11:00 AM - Little Explorers at Arnold Arboretum ~15 min
Arnold Arboretum, Hunnewell Lecture Hall, 125 Arborway, Boston
Nature story, craft, and nature walk for little ones and grownups. FREE but tickets required - register early, spots fill out fast!

🎵 10:30 AM - Singalong (ages 0-5) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Faneuil Branch, 419 Faneuil St, Brighton

🎵 10:30 AM - Singalong with Matt Heaton ~18 min
Somerville Public Library, Central, 79 Highland Ave, Somerville

🎵 10:30 AM - Family Storytime, Music & Movement (ages 0-5) ~20 min
Putterham Library, 959 W Roxbury Pkwy, Brookline

🎵 10:30 AM - My Self in the World Story Time (ages 0-5) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, North End Branch, 25 Parmenter St, Boston

🎨 11:00 AM-4:00 PM - Discovery Cart: Silver ~15 min
Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston

🎨 11:15 AM - Explore and Play (ages 0-5) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Central, 700 Boylston St, Boston

👶 10:30 AM - Bouncing Babies (non-walking) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Central, 700 Boylston St, Boston

👶 10:30 AM - Baby Lapsit (pre-walking) ~18 min
Somerville Public Library, Central, 79 Highland Ave, Somerville

👶 10:30 AM - Baby & Me Story Time (ages 0-18 months) ~20 min
Boston Public Library, South Boston Branch, 646 E Broadway, South Boston

🎵 10:30 AM - Songs, Stories and Play ~10 min
Cambridge Public Library, O’Neill Branch, 70 Rindge Ave, Cambridge

🎵 11:00 AM - Morning Sing-Along ~8 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, 449 Broadway, Cambridge

👶 11:00 AM - Baby Lapsit (ages 0-18 months) ~8 min
Cambridge Public Library, Boudreau Branch, 245 Concord Ave, Cambridge

Afternoon

No afternoon events found.

TUESDAY, April 7

Morning

🎨 9:30 AM - Medford Family Network Circle Time Story Time (ages 0-2) ~15 min
Medford Family Network “The Purple Door”, 489 Winthrop St, Medford

🎨 11:00 AM - Medford Family Network Circle Time Story Time (ages 2-5) ~15 min
Medford Family Network “The Purple Door”, 489 Winthrop St, Medford

🎵 11:15 AM - Music and Movement (ages 0-5) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Central, 700 Boylston St, Boston

🎵 10:30 AM - Family Storytime (ages 0-5) ~14 min
Coolidge Corner Library, 31 Pleasant St, Brookline

🎨 10:30 AM - Little Builders (ages 0-3) ~20 min
Boston Public Library, South Boston Branch, 646 E Broadway, South Boston

🎵 11:00 AM - Sing-Along ~10 min
Cambridge Public Library, Valente Branch, 826 Cambridge St, Cambridge

🎵 10:30 AM - Songs and Stories (ages 0-5) ~7 min
Cambridge Public Library, Collins Branch, 64 Aberdeen Ave, Cambridge

👶 9:30 AM - Baby Lapsit (ages 0-24 months) ~15 min
Medford Public Library, 111 High St, Medford

Afternoon

🎵 3:00 PM - Longy: Xiaonan Dong, piano - “Final Fantasy” ~10 min
Pickman Hall, 27 Garden St, Cambridge

🎨 3:30 PM - Storytime and Craft (ages 2-4) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Faneuil Branch, 419 Faneuil St, Brighton

🎨 3:30 PM - Children’s Yoga with Freckle Face Studios ~15 min
Boston Public Library, North End Branch, 25 Parmenter St, Boston

WEDNESDAY, April 8

Morning

🎵 10:30 AM - Singalong (ages 0-5) ~14 min
Coolidge Corner Library, 31 Pleasant St, Brookline

👶 10:00 AM - Baby Lapsit (ages 0-18 months) ~8 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, 449 Broadway, Cambridge

🎵 11:00 AM - Fun with Little Gym (ages 1-3) ~18 min
Somerville Public Library, East Branch, 115 Broadway, Somerville

🎵 11:00 AM - Morning Sing-Along ~8 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, 449 Broadway, Cambridge

Afternoon

🎵 12:00 PM - Longy: Elliott Sharp - “Feedback: Translations From The IrRational” ~10 min
Pickman Hall, 27 Garden St, Cambridge

🎨 2:30 PM - Wednesdays of Wonder: W.O.W.! (games, crafts) ~10 min
Cambridge Public Library, O’Neill Branch, 70 Rindge Ave, Cambridge

🎨 2:30 PM - Wednesdays of Wonder: W.O.W.! (crafts & STEAM) ~10 min
Cambridge Public Library, Valente Branch, 826 Cambridge St, Cambridge

🎵 3:30 PM - Musical Storytelling with New England Conservatory (ages 0-7) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Central, 700 Boylston St, Boston

THURSDAY, April 9

Morning

🎵 11:00 AM - Music Hour (ages 0-5) ~20 min
Boston Public Library, Lower Mills Branch, 27 Richmond St, Dorchester

🎵 10:30 AM - Music and Movement (ages 0-5) ~12 min
Brookline Village Library, 361 Washington St, Brookline
Tickets handed out at 10 AM at the Children’s Room desk.

🎨 10:15 AM - Playspace (ages 1-4) ~14 min
Coolidge Corner Library, 31 Pleasant St, Brookline

👶 11:00 AM - Baby Lapsit (pre-walking) ~15 min
Somerville Public Library, West Branch, 40 College Ave, Somerville

👶 10:30 AM - Baby Lapsit (ages 0-5) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Faneuil Branch, 419 Faneuil St, Brighton

🎵 10:30 AM - Stories, Songs & Play (30 min songs + 30 min play) ~5 min
Cambridge Public Library, Central Square Branch, 45 Pearl St, Cambridge

🎵 10:30 AM - Songs and Stories ~8 min
Cambridge Public Library, Boudreau Branch, 245 Concord Ave, Cambridge

Afternoon

🎵 4:00 PM - Afternoon Sing-Along ~8 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, 449 Broadway, Cambridge

🎨 2:00 PM - Art for Young Children (ages 1-4) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Central, 700 Boylston St, Boston

FRIDAY, April 10

Morning

🎨 9:30 AM - Medford Family Network Circle Time Story Time (ages 0-2) ~15 min
Medford Family Network “The Purple Door”, 489 Winthrop St, Medford

🎨 11:00 AM - Medford Family Network Circle Time Story Time (ages 2-5) ~15 min
Medford Family Network “The Purple Door”, 489 Winthrop St, Medford

🎵 10:30 AM - Singalong (ages 0-5) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Central, 700 Boylston St, Boston

🎵 10:30 AM - Stories, Songs & Play ~8 min
Cambridge Public Library, Main, 449 Broadway, Cambridge

🎨 9:30 AM - Playspace ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Faneuil Branch, 419 Faneuil St, Brighton

Afternoon

🎵 3:30 PM - Little Groove Music (ages 0-5) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, West End Branch, 151 Cambridge St, Boston

🎨 3:30 PM - LEGO Club (ages 3-12) ~15 min
Boston Public Library, Central, 700 Boylston St, Boston