Boston Events - Friday, April 17, 2026

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Family & Kids Event Calendar: Friday, April 17, 2026

Seasonal Fun Events
	Jeopardy! Bar League at FiDO Pizza	Boston	Free
Arts & Crafts
	Drop-in Art Making at PEM	Salem	$$
	DROP-IN Paint Pottery, Canvas & Plaster at...	Wellesley	$$
	Mosaic Heart or Jewelry Workshop	Waltham	$$
	Pottery Wheel Class \| One Time	Boston	$
	Private School No School Workshops at The...	Wellesley	$$
Arts & Culture Events
	Botanical Tattoo at New England Botanic Garden...	Boylston	$
	Eric Pape: Fantasy Illustrations	Gloucester	$
	Spring Into WNDR	Boston	$$
Dance Events
	Participatory International Folk Dancing	Arlington	$
Exhibits
	Discovering King Tut's Tomb	Boston	$$
	Framing Nature: Gardens and Imagination	Boston	$$
	Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: General...	Boston	$
	Sea Monsters: Wonders of Nature and Imagination...	Cambridge	-
	The Road to Revolution: Massachusetts and...	Boston	$
	The Secret World of Elephants Exhibit at...	Worcester	$$
	🖼️ Family-Friendly Exhibitions at the...	Boston	$$
Farmers Markets
	Boston Public Market	Boston	Free
	Haymarket	Boston	$
Movies
	Bending the Arc: The Journey Continues	Newton	$
Food Fun Events
	Dumpling Making Party In Massachusetts (Fridays)...	Cambridge	$$$
	Greenway Food Trucks Daily Schedule	Boston	Free
	North End Pizza Tour	Boston	$$
Health & Wellness
	Xyzal® at the 130th Bank of America Boston...	Boston	Free
Learn Something Events
	Children's Survival 101	New England	$$
	Little Dragon After School Program	Malden	$
	Mapparium® Globe FREE for Boston Marathon...	Back Bay	Free
	Monthly Spotlight: Old State House & Old...	Boston	$
Lectures/Discussions
	GBH Press Café Live Broadcasts & Events...	Boston	Free
Music & Concerts
	Jeff Jam at the Boston Public Market	Boston	Free
Nature & Outdoors
	Earth Day Clean Up Month	Westwood	Free
Parents Only Events
	Arlington Parent Support Group	Arlington	Free
	Sharon Parent Group	Sharon	Free
	Watertown Parent Group	Watertown	Free
Performances
	Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater	Boston	$$$
	Click, Clack, Moo	Stoneham	$$
Special Events
	A Bug's World at Roger Williams Park Zoo	Rhode Island	$
	ICA Free Thursday Nights	Boston	Free
Sporting Events
	April Vacation Red Sox Home Games at Fenway...	Boston	$$$
Story Hours
	Story Hour with Mr. Ed: Barnes & Noble, Burlington...	Burlington	Free
	Story Time: Barnes & Noble (Peabody)	Peabody	Free
	Storytime for 2 Year Olds: Somerville Library...	Somerville	Free
Theater & Shows
	Beauty and the Beast	Boston	$$
	Charlotte's Web	Boston	$$
	Click, Clack, Moo	Stoneham	$$
	The Murder Mystery Co’s Dinner Theater...	Malden	$$
	What the Constitution Means to Me	Stoneham	$$
	Wild Kratts Live! 2.0	Boston	$$
Tours
	Black Heritage Trail Walking Tours \| Boston...	Boston	Free
	Book Car Service from Boston to Cape Cod	Massachusetts	$$
	Boston Duck Boat Tours	3 Locations	$$$
	Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East Tours...	Cambridge	Free
	Massacre and Memory Tour	Boston	$
	Slavery and Resistance in Colonial Massachusetts...	Boston	$
	Tour the Otis House	Boston	$

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