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Family & Kids Event Calendar: Saturday, August 1, 2026 (Weekend)

Seasonal Fun Events
	August Adventures with Highland Street Foundation...	Boston	Free
	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
	MBTA Commuter Rail: Free Summer Fridays \|...	Massachusetts	$$
	Redcoats and Rebels	Sturbridge	$$
	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	$$
	Waterfire Providence 2026	Rhode Island	Free
Accessible & Adaptive Events
	Accessible Adventures: A Fun Day at Deer...	Boston	Free
	Golfing with Golf for All	Canton	Free
	Sailing with Community Boating, Inc.	Boston	$$
Adults (21+) Events
	Comedy at Summer Shack ($15 + Free Parking!)...	Cambridge	$
Animals
	Barnyard Buddies at Powisset Farm	Dover	$
	Canine Champions for Conservation	Rhode Island	Free
	Feline Fun Day	Worcester	Free
Arts & Crafts
	Boston Open Market at Boylston Street	Boston	Free
	Brick by Brick: Salem's Hidden Architectural...	Essex	$$
	Drop-In Craft for Ages 5-12	Franklin	Free
	En Plein Air Sketch Class with Sue Wheeler...	Gloucester	$$
	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	$$$
	League of NH Craftsmen 93rd Annual Craftsmen's...	Boston	$$
	Pottery Wheel Class \| One Time	Boston	$
	SketchyGOichie DRAW! Summer 2026	New Bedford	$$
	🎨 Art in the Park - Georges Island	Boston	Free
Arts & Culture Events
	Artist Brendan Murphy Debut Solo Exhibition...	Boston	Free
	Boston By Little Feet	Boston	$
	ICA Watershed	Boston	Free
	Lego® Ninjago®: The True Ninja Trials Event...	Somerville	$
	Puppet Showplace Theater Presents: Magnificent...	Boston	Free
	The July and August Member Exhibit	Wayland	Free
	The Umbrella Arts Center	Concord	Free
	Then & Now	Lexington	Free
Biking Events
	Pan-Mass Challenge 2026	Worcester	$$$
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	$
Dance Events
	Boston Ballet School - Preparatory Trial...	Boston	Free
Exhibits
	Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries...	Cambridge	$
	Dino Safari: A Walk Thru Adventure	Cambridge	$
	Discovering King Tut's Tomb	Boston	$$
	Hammond Castle Museum Daily Guided and Self-Guided...	Gloucester	$$
	Museums on Us from Bank of America	Massachusetts	Free
	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	$$
Fairs & Festivals
	2026 Paranormal Truth Seekers Expo 'The Magic,...	New Hampshire	$$
	Atlantic Wharf's Summer Bash	Boston	Free
	Atlantic Wharf's Summer Bash	Boston	Free
	Beasts from the East Dragon Boat Classic...	Boston	Free
	Beverly Homecoming Days & Fireworks	Beverly	$
	Boston Race Amity Arts & Music Festival	Boston	Free
	Festival by the Sea 2026	Manchester-by-the-Sea	Free
	North End Italian Feast & Processions Guide...	Boston	Free
	Paranormal Truth Seekers Expo	New Hampshire	$$
	Seaport x Black Owned Bos. Market	Boston	Free
	Yankee Homecoming Days: A Family Tradition...	Newburyport	Free
Farmers Markets
	Ashland Farmers Market	Ashland	Free
	Boston Public Market	Boston	Free
	Haymarket	Boston	$
	Kids Markets at Red Apple Farm - Caribbean...	Other Boston Area	Free
	Marlborough Farmer's Market	Marlborough	Free
	Mashpee Farmers Market	Mashpee	Free
	Natick Farmer's Market	Natick	-
	Rockport Farmers Market	Rockport	Free
	Roslindale Village Farmers' Market	Roslindale	Free
	Roslindale Village Main Street Farmers Market...	Roslindale	Free
	Union Square Farmers Market	Somerville	Free
Movies
	Alamo Kids Camp at Alamo Drafthouse Boston...	Boston	$$
	Big Bird's Planetarium Adventure: One World...	Boston	$
	Hocus Pocus Movies & More Tour	Salem	$$
	Phoenix Theatres Patriot Place	Foxboro	$
	Summer Movie Nights at Boston Landing 2026...	Boston	Free
	The Boston French Film Festival at the MFA...	Boston	$
	Theatre Thursdays at Revere Beach	Revere	Free
Fitness Classes
	Blue Line Flex @ Suffolk Downs - Rumble Boxing...	Revere	Free
	Boston Free Summer Fitness Series 2026	2 Locations	Free
Food Fun Events
	Dine Out Boston	Boston	-
	Dumpling Making Party In Massachusetts (Fridays)...	Cambridge	$
	Dumpling Making Party In Massachusetts (Saturdays)...	Cambridge	$
	Dumpling Making Party In Massachusetts (Sundays)...	Cambridge	$
	Dumpling Making Party In Massachusetts (Thursdays)...	Cambridge	$
	Greenway Food Trucks Daily Schedule	Boston	Free
	Loyall Counting Room	Boston	$$
	Mayor Wu's Neighborhood Coffee Hours	Boston	Free
	North End Pizza Tour	Boston	$$
Health & Wellness
	BlueBikes Limited Edition 250th Bikes	Boston	-
Holiday Events
	Boston Fireworks by Date 2026	Massachusetts	Free
Holiday Markets
	Black Owned Bos. Market	Boston	Free
Learn Something Events
	Children's Survival 101	New England	$$
	Pop Quiz: 1776	Cambridge	-
	Sip & Suds Summer Refresher: Goat’s Milk...	Western Mass	$$
	Teen Just-Us	Boston	Free
	The Cozy Town Blueprint™: Cozy Fiction...	Virtual/Online	$$
Lectures/Discussions
	History Unlocked: Drop-In Chats - Milk Row...	Somerville	Free
	History Unlocked: Open Days at Somerville's...	Somerville	Free
	Salem as Muse: In Discussion with Footwear...	Salem	$$
LGBTQ & Pride Events
	Dynasty with Plane Jane, Kori King and the...	Somerville	$$
Music & Concerts
	Bang on a Can LOUD Weekend at MASS MoCA	Western Mass	$$$
	Boston Landmarks Orchestra Free Summer Concert...	Boston	Free
	Free Thursday Nights at Isabella Stewart...	Boston	$
	Freetown's 2026 Summer Sounds Concert Series...	Massachusetts	Free
	Hatch Shell Events	Boston	Free
	Hopkinton Summer Concerts on the Common	Hopkinton	Free
	Jagged Little Pill	Norwell	$$
	Lowell Summer Music Series 2026	Lowell	-
	Parody Playhouse	Berlin	$
	Rat City Arts Festival 2026	Allston	Free
	Salisbury Beach Summer Concerts & Fireworks...	Salisbury	Free
	Salisbury Beach Summer Concerts 2026	Salisbury	Free
	Scenic Songs: A Hiking Concert with Sweet...	Ipswich	$$
	Seaport Smalls: Free Summer Programming for...	Boston	Free
	Stacey Peasley Band Summer Shows 2026	Massachusetts	Free
	Street Stage at Moakley Park	Boston	Free
	Sullivan Fortner	Boston	$$
Nature & Outdoors
	DCR Summer Nights: Nature Play & Learn at...	New Bedford	Free
	Misery Island Mushroom Walk	Salem	$
	Neponset Day	Boston	Free
Nightlife (21+) Events
	Seaport Summer Cruise Series: Best Floating...	Boston	$$
Performances
	Buyer & Cellar	Back Bay	Free
Preschool Fun Events
	Happiness Showcase: Preschool Open House...	Franklin	Free
	Seaport Smalls	Boston	Free
	Splash into Summer - Acushnet Public Library...	Other Boston Area	Free
Sales & Deals
	Discover with the Kids Children’s Museum...	Boston	$$$
	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
	A Bug's World at Roger Williams Park Zoo	Rhode Island	$
	Boston Spartans Summer Picnic	Boston	Free
	Dine Out Boston	Boston	$$
	Free FaceArt Face Painting at the Greenway...	Boston	Free
	ICA Free Thursday Nights	Boston	Free
	Lawn Days at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum...	Brookline	-
Sporting Events
	Boston Parks Junior Golf Lessons	2 Locations	Free
	Discover the Olympic Sport of Fencing	Newton Highlands	Free
	Free Summer Sports Centers for Ages 7-14	3 Locations	Free
	Purple Heart Day Virtual Race 2026 (1M, 5K,...	Boston	$
	Summer Series: Free Yoga at Green Hill Park...	Worcester	Free
Story Hours
	Asian Women for Health: Mind Hive Roots Storytelling...	Boston	Free
Theater & Shows
	Free Shakespeare on the Common 2026: A Midsummer...	Boston	Free
	Moon Over Buffalo-Cackeling Comical Cabaret...	Stoughton	$$
	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	$

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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