Boston Events - Friday, July 17, 2026

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

Seasonal Fun Events
	Boston Public Garden Swan Boats 2026	Back Bay	-
	Free Friday Flicks at the Hatch Shell & More...	Boston	Free
	Game Day Gear Offer at View Boston	Boston	$
	Guide to Boston Spray Parks & Wading Pools...	Boston	Free
	MA Fireworks 2026: 4th of July Displays (by...	Massachusetts	Free
	Summer Street Plaza Outdoor Market Series...	Boston	Free
	The Anchor at Shipyard Park	Charlestown	Free
	The Grove at the Lawn on D	Boston	Free
	View Boston’s Summer Reimagined Seasonal...	Back Bay	$$
Accessible & Adaptive Events
	Golfing with the Massachusetts Para-Golfers...	Weston	Free
	Sailing with Community Boating, Inc.	Boston	$$
Animals
	Canine Champions for Conservation	Rhode Island	Free
Arts & Crafts
	Brick by Brick: Salem's Hidden Architectural...	Essex	$$
	Children's Arts & Crafts Workshops in Boston...	Boston	Free
	Drop-In Craft for Ages 5-12	Franklin	Free
	Glass In Flight at New England Botanic Garden...	Boylston	$
	Kid's Recycled Arts Camp	Cambridge	-
	Kids' Pottery + Painting Party	Boston	$$$
	Paint Lounge Friday Night Date Nights: Paint...	Boston	$$
	Pottery Wheel Class \| One Time	Boston	$
	Summer Mosaic Fun with Arts Wayland	Waltham	-
Arts & Culture Events
	Artist Brendan Murphy Debut Solo Exhibition...	Boston	Free
	Creative Kids: Emerging Artists	Salem	$
	ICA Watershed	Boston	Free
	Lego® Ninjago®: The True Ninja Trials Event...	Somerville	$
	The July and August Member Exhibit	Wayland	Free
	The Umbrella Arts Center	Concord	Free
	Then & Now	Lexington	Free
Biking Events
	Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Helps...	Boston	Free
Carousels
	Flying Horses Carousel at Martha's Vineyard...	Martha's Vineyard	$
	Frog Pond Carousel on Boston Common	Boston	$
	Paragon Carousel	Hull	$
Community Action Events
	Boston Summer Eats Program	Boston	Free
	Seaport Summer Cruise Series: Best Floating...	Boston	$
	Spice School: Blending Bar (Boston)	Boston	$$
Exhibits
	Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries...	Cambridge	$
	Dino Safari: A Walk Thru Adventure	Cambridge	$
	Discovering King Tut's Tomb	Boston	$$
	Hammond Castle Museum Daily Guided and Self-Guided...	Gloucester	$$
	Patriots of Color Exhibition	Back Bay	$
	Sinister Streets & Salem Stories	Salem	$$
	Sinister Streets: Witch Trials, Murders &...	Salem	$$
	The Road to Revolution: Massachusetts and...	Boston	$
	The Secret World of Elephants Exhibit at...	Worcester	$$
Fairs & Festivals
	Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting...	Revere	Free
	Seaport x Black Owned Bos. Market	Boston	Free
	St. Mary of Carmen Society Festival	Newton	-
Farmers Markets
	Boston Public Market	Boston	Free
	Haymarket	Boston	$
	Mashpee Farmers Market	Mashpee	Free
Movies
	Alamo Kids Camp at Alamo Drafthouse Boston...	Boston	$$
	Big Bird's Planetarium Adventure: One World...	Boston	$
	Hocus Pocus Movies & More Tour	Salem	$$
	Mayor's Movie Nights 2026	Boston	Free
	Mayor's Summer Movie Nights in the Parks	4 Locations	Free
	Outdoor Movie Night at Canal Park: Angry...	Cambridge	Free
	Phoenix Theatres Patriot Place	Foxboro	$
	Summer Movie Nights at Boston Landing 2026...	Boston	Free
	Theatre Thursdays at Revere Beach	Revere	Free
	🎬 MIT Open Space Programming: Summer Movie...	Cambridge	Free
Fitness Classes
	Boston Free Summer Fitness Series 2026	2 Locations	Free
Food Fun Events
	Dumpling Making Party In Massachusetts (Fridays)...	Cambridge	$
	Dumpling Making Party In Massachusetts (Saturdays)...	Cambridge	$
	Dumpling Making Party In Massachusetts (Sundays)...	Cambridge	$
	Dumpling Making Party In Massachusetts (Thursdays)...	Cambridge	$
	Free Tour Fridays at the Boston Public Market...	Boston	Free
	Greenway Food Trucks Daily Schedule	Boston	Free
	Loyall Counting Room	Boston	$$
	Mayor Wu's Neighborhood Coffee Hours	Boston	Free
	North End Pizza Tour	Boston	$$
Health & Wellness
	BlueBikes Limited Edition 250th Bikes	Boston	-
Holiday Events
	Boston Fireworks by Date 2026	Massachusetts	Free
Holiday Markets
	Black Owned Bos. Market	Boston	Free
Learn Something Events
	Children's Survival 101	New England	$$
	Graduate Music Summer Workshops at Gordon...	Wenham	$$$
	Pop Quiz: 1776	Cambridge	-
	Sip & Suds Summer Refresher: Goat’s Milk...	Western Mass	$$
	Teen Just-Us	Boston	Free
	Voices of a Revolution	Sturbridge	$$
Lectures/Discussions
	History Unlocked: Drop-In Chats - Milk Row...	Somerville	Free
	History Unlocked: Open Days at Somerville's...	Somerville	Free
	Hydrangea Festival	Sandwich	$$
	Salem as Muse: In Discussion with Footwear...	Salem	$$
Music & Concerts
	Free Thursday Nights at Isabella Stewart...	Boston	$
	Free Voice Lessons	Boston	Free
	Freetown's 2026 Summer Sounds Concert Series...	Massachusetts	Free
	Friday Night Summer Concerts at Hingham Shipyard...	Hingham	Free
	Hatch Shell Events	Boston	Free
	Hopkinton Summer Concerts on the Common	Hopkinton	Free
	Lowell Summer Music Series 2026	Lowell	-
	Parody Playhouse	Berlin	$
	Stacey Peasley Band Summer Shows 2026	Massachusetts	Free
	Summer in the City \| Summer Concerts at Boston...	Boston	Free
	Sunset Concerts at Symphony Park	Boston	Free
	The High Kings	Rockport	$$
Nature & Outdoors
	Backyard and Beyond: Treehouse Yoga at Discovery...	Acton	-
	Misery Island Mushroom Walk	Salem	$
Nightlife (21+) Events
	Paris at Night with @ochokmusic takes over...	Boston	-
	Paris at Night with @ochokmusic takes over...	Boston	-
	Party Like is 2016 Cruise featuring DJ Artie...	Boston	Free
	Seaport Summer Cruise Series: Best Floating...	Boston	$$
Parents Only Events
	Arlington Parent Support Group	Arlington	Free
	Watertown Parent Group	Watertown	Free
Performances
	Songs of Liberty at OSV	Sturbridge	$$
Preschool Fun Events
	Splash into Summer - Acushnet Public Library...	Other Boston Area	Free
Sales & Deals
	Discover with the Kids Children’s Museum...	Boston	$$$
	View Boston Offers Kids Free Entry All Summer...	Back Bay	Free
School Vacation Events
	Early Childhood Music	Brewster	$$$
	Early Childhood Music	Brewster	$$$
	Summer Performing Arts for Students: Young...	Brewster	$$$
	Summer Performing Arts for Students: Young...	Brewster	$$$
Special Events
	A Bug's World at Roger Williams Park Zoo	Rhode Island	$
	Boston After Dark Menino YMCA (Hyde Park)...	Boston	Free
	Boston After Dark Roxbury YMCA (Roxbury)	Roxbury	Free
	Eastie Weeks 2026	Boston	Free
	Free FaceArt Face Painting at the Greenway...	Boston	Free
	ICA Free Thursday Nights	Boston	Free
	Lawn Days at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum...	Brookline	-
	Pottery Barn Kids Hosting Silhouettes by...	Natick	Free
Sporting Events
	Boston Parks Junior Golf Lessons	2 Locations	Free
	Delaney Geffen	Boston	Free
	Free Summer Sports Centers for Ages 7-14	3 Locations	Free
	Mayor Wu's Community FIFA World Cup™ Watch...	Boston	Free
	Somerville World Cup Watch Party Series	Somerville	Free
	Somerville World Cup Watch Party Series	Somerville	Free
	Summer Series: Free Yoga at Green Hill Park...	Worcester	Free
Story Hours
	Story Hour with Mr. Ed: Barnes & Noble, Burlington...	Burlington	Free
	Story Time: Barnes & Noble (Peabody)	Peabody	Free
	Storytime for 2 Year Olds: Somerville Library...	Somerville	Free
Theater & Shows
	Sleeping Beauty	Walpole	$
	The Great Gatsby	Boston	$$
	The Post-Meridian Radio Players Present -...	Boston	$
Tours
	Black Heritage Trail Walking Tours \| Boston...	Boston	Free
	Book Car Service from Boston to Cape Cod	Massachusetts	$$
	Boston 250 Pass at Revolutionary Spaces	Boston	$$
	Boston 250 Tour Pass at Revolutionary Spaces...	Boston	$$
	Boston By Little Feet Tours	Boston	$
	Boston By Little Feet Walking Tour	Boston	$
	Boston Duck Boat Tours	3 Locations	$$$
	Tour the Otis House	Boston	$

Fun Family Activities

Amusement Parks
Beaches
Boating & Sailing
Escape Rooms
Historic Landmarks
Indoor Adventures
Rock Climbing
Paintball
Science & Technology
Sports Teams
Tours
Whale Watching

Arcades & Mini Golf
Biking
Bowling
Farms & Orchards
Laser Tag
Libraries
Roller Skating
Playgrounds
Skiing
Spray Parks & Pools
Trampoline Parks
Winter Fun

Arts & Crafts
Birthday Parties
Daytrips
Hiking/Walking
Ice Skating
Museums
Parks & Nature
Playspaces
Snow Tubing
Theaters
Water Fun
Zoos & Aquariums

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