Boston Events - Friday, August 7, 2026

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Family & Kids Event Calendar: Friday, August 7, 2026

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
	MA Fireworks 2026: 4th of July Displays (by...	Massachusetts	Free
	Pick Your Own Sunflowers at Verrill Farm	Concord	$
	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
	Falconry & the Medieval World: A Live Bird...	Gloucester	$$
Arts & Crafts
	Brick by Brick: Salem's Hidden Architectural...	Essex	$$
	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	$$$
	League of NH Craftsmen 93rd Annual Craftsmen's...	Boston	$$
	Pottery Wheel Class \| One Time	Boston	$
	Rosalita's Puppets Summer Marionette Shows...	Boston	Free
Arts & Culture Events
	Artist Brendan Murphy Debut Solo Exhibition...	Boston	Free
	ICA Watershed	Boston	Free
	Lego® Ninjago®: The True Ninja Trials Event...	Somerville	$
	Somerville Art Fair \| August Art Salon	Somerville	Free
	SoWa First Friday	South End	Free
	SoWa Sundays	South End	Free
	The July and August Member Exhibit	Wayland	Free
	The Umbrella Arts Center	Concord	Free
	TIMELESS: Floral Landscapes by Suzan Osborn...	Boylston	$
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
	Lynn Carnival	Massachusetts	-
	Seaport Summer Cruise Series: Best Floating...	Boston	$
Exhibits
	Art Gallery Opening at ShowUp: Roll Call...	Boston	Free
	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	$
	Ruckus!	Boston	$
	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	$$
Fairs & Festivals
	Beverly Homecoming Days & Fireworks	Beverly	$
	Free Greenway Carousel Rides courtesy of...	Boston	$
	Gloucester Block Party #2	Gloucester	Free
	North End Italian Feast & Processions Guide...	Boston	Free
	Open Streets Boston Series	Boston	Free
	Seaport x Black Owned Bos. Market	Boston	Free
	Summer Series @ Suffolk Downs - 4EverFab...	Revere	Free
Farmers Markets
	Boston Public Market	Boston	Free
	Find a MA Farmer's Market Near You	Massachusetts	$
	Haymarket	Boston	$
	Mashpee Farmers Market	Mashpee	Free
	Mashpee Farmers Market	Mashpee	Free
Movies
	Alamo Kids Camp at Alamo Drafthouse Boston...	Boston	$$
	Big Bird's Planetarium Adventure: One World...	Boston	$
	Cat Video Fest 2026	Arlington	$$
	DCR Movies in the Parks: Free Family Flicks...	Boston	Free
	Hocus Pocus Movies & More Tour	Salem	$$
	Phoenix Theatres at Patriot Place	Foxboro	$
	Summer Movie Nights at Boston Landing 2026...	Boston	Free
	Summer Planetarium: A Galactic Odyssey &...	Framingham	$
	The Boston French Film Festival at the MFA...	Boston	$
	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
	Angel's Cafe: Shawarma Fridays	Foxboro	$
	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
	Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Launches...	Boston	Free
	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
Lectures/Discussions
	GBH Press Café Live Broadcasts & Events...	Boston	Free
	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	$$
Music & Concerts
	Acton Summer Concert Series at NARA Park	Acton	Free
	Ben Rudnick and Friends Concerts 2026	Watertown	Free
	Boston Landmarks Orchestra Free Summer Concert...	Boston	Free
	Free Thursday Nights at Isabella Stewart...	Boston	$
	Freetown's 2026 Summer Sounds Concert Series...	Massachusetts	Free
	Friday Night Summer Concerts at Hingham Shipyard...	Hingham	Free
	Hatch Shell Events	Boston	Free
	Hopkinton Summer Concerts on the Common	Hopkinton	Free
	Jagged Little Pill	Norwell	$$
	Larry McCray	Rockport	$$
	Lowell Summer Music Series 2026	Lowell	-
	Music and Movement at the Esplanade	Boston	Free
	Parody Playhouse	Berlin	$
	Stacey Peasley Band Summer Shows 2026	Massachusetts	Free
	Street Stage at Moakley Park	Boston	Free
	Summer in the City \| Summer Concerts at Boston...	Boston	Free
	The Borromeo: Luminous Beauty - Wellfleet...	Cape Cod	$
	Town of Acton Summer Concert Series presents...	Acton	$$
Nature & Outdoors
	Designing for Delight: A Garden Tour of Naumkeag...	Stockbridge	$$
	Ferry Service to Boston Harbor Islands	Boston	$
	First Fridays: Family Firefly Walk	Canton	$
	Misery Island Mushroom Walk	Salem	$
	Truck and Tractor Day on the Greenway	Boston	Free
	🧪 Science in the Park: Wild Wednesdays...	Boston	-
Nightlife (21+) Events
	Seaport Summer Cruise Series: Best Floating...	Boston	$$
Parents Only Events
	Arlington Parent Support Group	Arlington	Free
	Watertown Parent Group	Watertown	Free
Preschool Fun Events
	Splash into Summer - Acushnet Public Library...	Other Boston Area	Free
Sales & Deals
	Discover with the Kids Children’s Museum...	Boston	$$$
	View Boston Offers Kids Free Entry All Summer...	Back Bay	Free
Science & Technology Events
	Meet the Scientist: Rocks and Minerals with...	Acton	Free
Special Events
	A Bug's World at Roger Williams Park Zoo	Rhode Island	$
	Boston After Dark East Boston YMCA (East...	Boston	Free
	Boston Comic Con: FanExpo	Boston	$$
	Carson Beach Community Kickback	Boston	Free
	Dine Out Boston	Boston	$$
	Free FaceArt Face Painting at the Greenway...	Boston	Free
	ICA Free Thursday Nights	Boston	Free
	Kids Free August	Sturbridge	Free
	Lawn Days at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum...	Brookline	-
	Mapping Your Neighborhood Family Program	Somerville	$$
	Millennial Speed-Dating at Park-9 Dog Bar:...	Everett	$
	Teacher Appreciation Month at LEGO Discovery...	Somerville	$
	Truck and Tractor Day 2026	Boston	Free
Sporting Events
	Boston Parks Junior Golf Lessons	2 Locations	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
	🏟️ City of Boston Summer Sports Programs...	Boston	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
	Free Shakespeare on the Common 2026: A Midsummer...	Boston	Free
	Murder Mystery Co. Dinner Theater Show at...	Boston	$$
	Shrek The Musical	Hopkinton	$
	Sunset Boulevard	Somerville	$$
	Sunset Boulevard presented by Moonstruck...	Somerville	$$
Tours
	Black Heritage Trail Walking Tours \| Boston...	Boston	Free
	Book Car Service from Boston to Cape Cod	Massachusetts	$$
	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	$$$
	Boston Harbor Sightseeing Tours	Boston	$$
	Salem Witch Trials Mystery Adventure	Salem	$
	Tour the Otis House	Boston	$
Water Fun Events
	Pedal Boats at the Boston Children's Museum...	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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