Boston Events - Friday, December 19, 2025

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Family & Kids Event Calendar: Friday, December 19, 2025

Seasonal Fun Events
	17th Festival of Trees & Holiday Model Train...	Wellesley	$$
	Bright Nights at Forest Park Holiday Lights...	Western Mass	$
	Candlelight Stroll at Strawberry Banke	New Hampshire	$$
	Christmas at Castle Hill: A Nod to Nature...	Ipswich	$
	Christmas by Candlelight at Old Sturbridge...	Sturbridge	$
	Christmas Island Holiday Bar	Boston	Free
	Enchanted Village: Jordan's Furniture Avon...	Avon	$
	Festival of Trees at Hull Lifesaving Museum...	Hull	$$
	Gardens Aglow - A Celebration of Holiday...	Sandwich	$$
	Holiday Drone Shows on The Common	Boston	Free
	Holiday Kingdom at Downtown Crossing (DTX)...	Boston	Free
	Holiday Lights Spectacular presented by RI...	Rhode Island	$
	Holiday Zoolights: Stone Zoo	Stoneham	$
	Holidays & Sparkling Lights at the Newport...	Rhode Island	$$$
	Illuminations Somerville Tour	Somerville	Free
	JP Holiday Light Show	Jamaica Plain	Free
	La Salette Festival of Lights	Attleboro	Free
	Meet + Greet with Santa, Polar Express Story...	Walpole	Free
	Merrimack Celebration of Lights	Methuen	$$
	Merrimack Valley Celebration of Lights	Methuen	$
	Museum of Ice Cream's Pinkmas!	Boston	$
	Night Lights at New England Botanic Garden...	Boylston	$$
	Pancakes with Santa!	Braintree	Free
	Santa's Wonderland at Bass Pro Shops	Foxboro	Free
	Snowmazing! at Boston Children's Museum	Boston	$$
	Snowmazing! Polar Playground at Boston Children's...	Boston	$
	Snowport: Boston Seaport's Winter Wonderland...	Boston	-
	SoWa Winter Festival & Holiday Market 2025...	Boston	$
	The Jingle Bar: Boston (21+)	Boston	$
	The Polar Express™ Train Ride	Buzzards Bay	$$
	Winter Lights at Naumkeag, The Bradley Estate...	Canton	$$
	Winterlights at The Bradley Estate	Canton	$
Animals
	Franklin Park Zoo Winter Activities & Exhibits...	Boston	$$$
	Stone Zoo Winter Activities and Exhibits	Stoneham	$$
Arts & Crafts
	Chunky Knit Stocking Making	Cambridge	$$
	DROP-IN Paint Pottery, Canvas & Plaster at...	Wellesley	$$
	Evergreen Winter Wreath Making	Cambridge	$$
	Paint Nite Sundays at Residence Inn Back...	Boston	$$
	Private School No School Workshops at The...	Wellesley	$$
Arts & Culture Events
	$5 Third Thursdays at the MFA	Boston	$
	Boston Ballet presents Mikko Nissinen’s...	Boston	$$
	Commonwealth Ballet Company Presents: The...	Weston	-
	Dumpling Making Party In Massachusetts	Massachusetts	$$$
	The Arts Wayland December Member Exhibit	Wayland	Free
	ThotBot Implantation Center	Somerville	$$
Dance Events
	Participatory International Folk Dancing	Arlington	$
Exhibits
	All Aboard! Model Trains at Museum of Science...	Boston	$$
	All Aboard! Trains at Science Park	Boston	-
	All Aboard! Trains at Science Park	Boston	$
	Family Heritage Experience by American Ancestors...	Boston	$
	Henry Knox and the Noble Train of Artillery...	Wenham	$
	Of Light and Air: Winslow Homer in Watercolor...	Boston	$$
	Sea Monsters: Wonders of Nature and Imagination...	Cambridge	-
	SEED 2 Soul	Jamaica Plain	Free
	Set at Liberty: Stories of the Enslaved People...	Beverly	Free
	🖼️ Family-Friendly Exhibitions at the...	Boston	$$
Fairs & Festivals
	Boston's Winter Fest @ The Yard - Charlestown...	Charlestown	Free
	Harvard Square Holiday Craft Fair	Cambridge	Free
	Harvard Square Holiday Fair	Cambridge	-
	SoWa Winter Festival 2025	Boston	$
Farmers Markets
	Boston Public Market	Boston	Free
Holiday Events
	Anthony Williams’ “Urban Nutcracker”...	Boston	$$$
	Christmas by Candlelight	Sturbridge	-
	Christmas Festival of Lights: Edaville USA...	Carver	$$
	Deck the Halls at Hammond Castle Museum	Gloucester	$
	Edaville Holiday Festival of Lights	Carver	$
	Family Trees: A Celebration of Children's...	Concord	$
	Gift of Lights at NH Motor Speedway	New Hampshire	$$
	Historic Holiday Freedom Trail Stroll	Boston	$
	Holiday Lights Spectacular at RWP Zoo	Rhode Island	$
	José Mateo Ballet Theatre's The Nutcracker...	Dorchester	$
	Marshfield Holiday Light Show	Marshfield	$$
	Roger Williams Zoo Holiday Lights Spectacular...	Rhode Island	$$
	Santa in the City	Boston	-
	Santa's Elevator Express at Natick Mall	Natick	$$
	Winter Wonderland at Southwick's Zoo	Mendon	$$
Holiday Markets
	Holiday Market Place at LexArt	Lexington	Free
	Snowport Holiday Market	Boston	Free
	Sudbury Art Association Holiday Market	Sudbury	Free
	Ugly Sweater Friday at the Powisset Farm...	Dover	Free
Ice & Snow Fun Events
	Free Ice Skating Hours at Ryan Ice Arena...	Watertown	Free
	Ice Skating On Frog Pond 2025-2026 Season...	Boston	$$
	Kendall Square Community Ice Skating	Cambridge	$
	The Rink at MarketStreet	Lynnfield	$
	Weston Ski Track Cross Country Skiing & Snow...	Weston	$$
	Winter Igloos, Skating and More at Ballers...	South End	Free
	Winter Skate at Patriot Place	Foxboro	$
Learn Something Events
	Learners at The Center	Roslindale	$$
Lectures/Discussions
	GBH Press Café Live Broadcasts & Events...	Boston	Free
	The Fright before Christmas (14+)	Lexington	Free
Music & Concerts
	13TH Annual Spectacular Gift Drive for DCF...	Somerville	$
	deCordova Performance Series: Antje Duvekot...	Lincoln	$$
	Firebird Pops Orchestra: Christmas at the...	Gloucester	$$
	Live Piano Every Weekend	Boston	Free
Parents Only Events
	Arlington Parent Support Group	Arlington	Free
	Sharon Parent Group	Sharon	Free
	Watertown Parent Group	Watertown	Free
Performances
	'A Christmas Carol ' at the Omni Parker House...	Boston	$$
	Ada Twist, Scientist & Friends	Stoneham	$$
	Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater	Boston	$$$
	Anthony Williams’ “Urban Nutcracker”...	Boston	$$$
	Dance Prism Ballet Presents “The Nutcracker”...	Andover	$$
	Disney On Ice Frozen & Encanto	Boston	$$
	Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto Agganis...	Boston	$
	Harry Potter and the Cursed Child	Boston	$$
	Lyric Stage Company of Boston: A Sherlock...	Boston	$$
	Nutcracker Ballet performed by Commonwealth...	Weston	$$
Sales & Deals
	Free Boston Parking: City of Boston Holiday...	Boston	Free
Special Events
	Holiday Party Parents' Night Out	Framingham	$$
	Parents' Night Out at My Gym Framingham	Framingham	$
	Winterfest and the Tunnel of Lights	Connecticut	$
Sporting Events
	Bruins Training Camp: Open Practices at Warrior...	Brighton	Free
	Curling at Seaport	Boston	-
	Free Kids Intro Class - Martial Arts (Ages...	Stoneham	Free
	Santa's Brickmas Adventure at LEGO® Discovery...	Somerville	$
Story Hours
	Story Hour with Mr. Ed: Barnes & Noble, Burlington...	Burlington	Free
	Story Time: Barnes & Noble (Peabody)	Peabody	Free
	Storytime for 2 Year Olds: Somerville Library...	Somerville	Free
Theater & Shows
	'A Christmas Carol' at the Omni Parker House...	Boston	$$
	'TWAS Holiday Comedy Show	Boston	$
	A Christmas Carol at Hanover Theatre	Virtual/Online	$$
	A Christmas Carol: North Shore Music Theatre...	Beverly	$$$
	An Irish Carol	Stoneham	$$$
	Annie: The Musical	Boston	$$
	Black Nativity 2025	Boston	$$
	Boston Ballet's The Nutcracker 2025	Boston	$$
	Central Square Theater presents Liars and...	Cambridge	$
	Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'	Boston	$$$
	Liars and Believers' Yellow Bird Chase at...	Cambridge	$$
	Midwinter Revels: A Scandinavian Story for...	Cambridge	$$$
	Murder Mystery Co. Dinner Theater Show at...	Malden	$$
	Murder Mystery Co. Dinner Theater Show at...	Malden	$$
	The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery...	Wakefield	$
	The Nutcracker: José Mateo Ballet Theatre...	Dorchester	$$$
	The Sound of Music	Norwell	$$
	Tony Williams' Urban Nutcracker 2025	Boston	$$
	True Repertory Theatre Presents A Christmas...	Kingston	$
	Wonder: The Musical	Cambridge	$$
Tours
	A Candlelit Christmas at the Old Manse	Concord	$
	Boch Center Tours	Boston	$
	Book Car Service from Boston to Cape Cod	Massachusetts	$$
	Boston Tea Party Anniversary Tour	Boston	$$
	Santa Express Train: Lincoln, New Hampshire...	New Hampshire	$$

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