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Family & Kids Event Calendar: Saturday, July 18, 2026 (Weekend)

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
	Kevin W. Fitzgerald Park Summer Programs	Boston	Free
	MA Fireworks 2026: 4th of July Displays (by...	Massachusetts	Free
	MBTA Commuter Rail: Free Summer Fridays \|...	Massachusetts	$$
	Summer Flicks at The Pru: Summer Movies	Boston	Free
	The Anchor at Shipyard Park	Charlestown	Free
	The Grove at the Lawn on D	Boston	Free
	View Boston’s Summer Reimagined Seasonal...	Back Bay	$$
Accessible & Adaptive Events
	Golfing with Golf for All	Canton	Free
	Sailing with Community Boating, Inc.	Boston	$$
Adults (21+) Events
	Comedy at Summer Shack ($15 + Free Parking!)...	Cambridge	$
Animals
	Canine Champions for Conservation	Rhode Island	Free
Arts & Crafts
	Boston Open Market at Boylston Street	Boston	Free
	Brick by Brick: Salem's Hidden Architectural...	Essex	$$
	Drop-In Craft for Ages 5-12	Franklin	Free
	En Plein Air Sketch Class with Sue Wheeler...	Gloucester	$$
	Face Painting by FaceArt	Boston	Free
	Glass In Flight at New England Botanic Garden...	Boylston	$
	Greenway Artisan Market	Boston	Free
	Kid's Recycled Arts Camp	Cambridge	-
	Kids' Pottery + Painting Party	Boston	$$$
	Minni Family Workshop - Summer Shades	Boston	$$
	Pottery Wheel Class \| One Time	Boston	$
	SketchyGOichie DRAW! Summer 2026	New Bedford	$$
	Stop-Motion Animation Lab: Make Your Character...	Beverly	$
	Summer Mosaic Fun with Arts Wayland	Waltham	-
	🎨 Art in the Park - Georges Island	Boston	Free
Arts & Culture Events
	Artist Brendan Murphy Debut Solo Exhibition...	Boston	Free
	Boston By Little Feet	Boston	$
	Danforth's Hype the Arts!	Framingham	Free
	ICA Watershed	Boston	Free
	Lego® Ninjago®: The True Ninja Trials Event...	Somerville	$
	Puppet Showplace Theater Presents: Party...	Boston	Free
	The July and August Member Exhibit	Wayland	Free
	The Umbrella Arts Center	Concord	Free
	Then & Now	Lexington	Free
Bar Crawls (21+) Events
	Blackburn Brew Fest 2026	Gloucester	$$
Biking Events
	Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Helps...	Boston	Free
Carousels
	Flying Horses Carousel at Martha's Vineyard...	Martha's Vineyard	$
	Frog Pond Carousel on Boston Common	Boston	$
	Paragon Carousel	Hull	$
Community Action Events
	Boston Summer Eats Program	Boston	Free
	Moakley Park Clean Up - Third Saturdays	Dorchester	Free
	Seaport Summer Cruise Series: Best Floating...	Boston	$
Exhibits
	Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries...	Cambridge	$
	Dino Safari: A Walk Thru Adventure	Cambridge	$
	Discovering King Tut's Tomb	Boston	$$
	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
	Festival Betances 2026 - Boricua Legacy:...	South End	Free
	Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting...	Revere	Free
	Seaport x Black Owned Bos. Market	Boston	Free
	Somerville ArtBeat 2026 Festival: REVolution!...	Somerville	Free
	St. Mary of Carmen Society Festival	Newton	-
Farmers Markets
	Ashland Farmers Market	Ashland	Free
	Boston Public Market	Boston	Free
	Haymarket	Boston	$
	Marlborough Farmer's Market	Marlborough	Free
	Mashpee Farmers Market	Mashpee	Free
	Natick Farmer's Market	Natick	-
	Rockport Farmers Market	Rockport	Free
	Roslindale Village Farmers' Market	Roslindale	Free
	Roslindale Village Main Street Farmers Market...	Roslindale	Free
	Union Square Farmers Market	Somerville	Free
Movies
	Alamo Kids Camp at Alamo Drafthouse Boston...	Boston	$$
	Big Bird's Planetarium Adventure: One World...	Boston	$
	Hocus Pocus Movies & More Tour	Salem	$$
	Phoenix Theatres Patriot Place	Foxboro	$
	Rocky Woods Movie Night	Medfield	$$
	Summer Movie Nights at Boston Landing 2026...	Boston	Free
	Summer Saturdays at Urban Park \| Kendall...	Cambridge	Free
	Theatre Thursdays at Revere Beach	Revere	Free
Fitness Classes
	Boston Free Summer Fitness Series 2026	2 Locations	Free
Food Fun Events
	Dumpling Making Party In Massachusetts (Fridays)...	Cambridge	$
	Dumpling Making Party In Massachusetts (Saturdays)...	Cambridge	$
	Dumpling Making Party In Massachusetts (Sundays)...	Cambridge	$
	Dumpling Making Party In Massachusetts (Thursdays)...	Cambridge	$
	Greenway Food Trucks Daily Schedule	Boston	Free
	Loyall Counting Room	Boston	$$
	Mayor Wu's Neighborhood Coffee Hours	Boston	Free
	Millennial Speed-Dating (Monogamous): Saturday,...	Everett	$$
	My Caribbean One World Expo	Boston	Free
	North End Pizza Tour	Boston	$$
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	$$
	LEAP Lab with Alex Makes Art	Cambridge	Free
	Pop Quiz: 1776	Cambridge	-
	Sip & Suds Summer Refresher: Goat’s Milk...	Western Mass	$$
	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	$$
LGBTQ & Pride Events
	Queer Artists Market	Boston	Free
Music & Concerts
	Free Thursday Nights at Isabella Stewart...	Boston	$
	Free Voice Lessons	Boston	Free
	Freetown's 2026 Summer Sounds Concert Series...	Massachusetts	Free
	Hatch Shell Events	Boston	Free
	Hopkinton Summer Concerts on the Common	Hopkinton	Free
	Levitate Music & Arts Festival 2026	Marshfield	$
	Lowell Summer Music Series 2026	Lowell	-
	Martin Sexton	Massachusetts	$$
	Parody Playhouse	Berlin	$
	Salisbury Beach Summer Concerts & Fireworks...	Salisbury	Free
	Seaport Smalls: Free Summer Programming for...	Boston	Free
	Stacey Peasley Band Summer Shows 2026	Massachusetts	Free
	Sunset Concerts at Symphony Park	Boston	Free
	Vinyl Nights at the ICA	Boston	Free
Nature & Outdoors
	DCR Summer Nights: Nature Play & Learn at...	New Bedford	Free
	Misery Island Mushroom Walk	Salem	$
	Spectacle Summer Nights	Boston	$$
	Spectacle Summer Nights	Boston	$$
Nightlife (21+) Events
	Seaport Summer Cruise Series: Best Floating...	Boston	$$
Performances
	Buyer & Cellar	Back Bay	Free
	Songs of Liberty at OSV	Sturbridge	$$
	The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery...	Massachusetts	$$
Preschool Fun Events
	Happiness Showcase: Preschool Open House...	Easton	Free
	Seaport Smalls	Boston	Free
	Splash into Summer - Acushnet Public Library...	Other Boston Area	Free
Sales & Deals
	Discover with the Kids Children’s Museum...	Boston	$$$
	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
	2BP Family Day	Brookline	Free
	A Bug's World at Roger Williams Park Zoo	Rhode Island	$
	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	-
	SKZOO Summer Pop-Up: Kpop Miniverse Stray...	Western Mass	Free
Sporting Events
	Boston Parks Junior Golf Lessons	2 Locations	Free
	Delaney Geffen	Boston	Free
	Discover the Olympic Sport of Fencing	Newton Highlands	Free
	Free Summer Sports Centers for Ages 7-14	3 Locations	Free
	Matchdays at the Market: FIFA World Cup 2026...	Boston	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
	Storytime with Author: Susan Edwards Richmond...	Boylston	$
Theater & Shows
	DroneArt Show: Harry Potter™	Boston	$$
	Gazebo Players Presents The Taming of the...	Medfield	Free
	Sleeping Beauty	Walpole	$
	The Great Gatsby	Boston	$$
	The Post-Meridian Radio Players Present -...	Boston	$
	The Taming of the Shrew - Summer Shakespeare...	Medfield	Free
Tours
	Arnold Arboretum Self-Guided Walking Tours...	Jamaica Plain	Free
	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	$$
	Boston By Little Feet Walking Tour	Boston	$
	Boston Duck Boat Tours	3 Locations	$$$
	Historic Walking Tours of Jamaica Plain	Jamaica Plain	Free
	Tour the Otis House	Boston	$
Volunteer Events
	Borgen Project Tabling	Brighton	Free
Water Fun Events
	City Splash 2026	Back Bay	Free
	GetOpen Boston Beach Party & Wellness Festival...	Boston	Free

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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