Boston Events - Friday, August 8, 2025

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Family & Kids Event Calendar: Friday, August 8, 2025

Seasonal Fun Events
	Boston After Dark – Free Teen Events All...	Boston	Free
	Summer 2025 at Boston Children’s Museum...	Boston	$$
	Thursday Nights at The YARD – Free Outdoor...	Boston	Free
Adults (21+) Events
	Make Epic Sushi Rolls With Chef Harold at...	Everett	$
Animals
	Butterfly Hollow at Franklin Park Zoo	Boston	$
	New England Aquarium Whale Watch Cruise	Boston	$$
Arts & Crafts
	Bonsai Workshop at Deacon Giles Distillery...	Salem	$$
	Bonsai Workshop at Long Live Beerworks -...	Boston	$$
	CAC All Ages Art Programs	Cambridge	Free
	Crafternoons!	Mattapan	Free
	Curiosity Kitchen	Boston	$
	Downtown Boston Arts Market	Boston	Free
	Drawing Inspiration: Live Sketching with...	Boston	$
	DROP-IN Paint Pottery, Canvas & Plaster at...	Wellesley	$$
	Private School No School Workshops at The...	Wellesley	$$
Arts & Culture Events
	A Party for your Inner Child (Adults)	Newton	$
	Art in Motion: 25 Years of Sculpture by George...	Boylston	$
	Chinese Empresses by Xiang Li at New England...	Boylston	$
	Mornings at the Museum	Massachusetts	$
	Paint Night! for Adults	Beverly	$$
Books & Poetry Events
	Read-Aloud Book Club	Dorchester	Free
Carousels
	Greenway Carousel	Boston	$
Community Action Events
	Art Grows Here 2025	Wenham	Free
	Free Cruise Birthday Party Entry	Massachusetts	$
	School Supply Donation Drive for East End...	Cambridge	-
	SpicetoberFest: Spice. Culture. Food.	Boston	Free
Exhibits
	An Unfulfilled Promise: Desegregation and...	Boston	Free
	Annual Prison Outreach Program Exhibition...	Concord	Free
	Emeralds	Cambridge	-
	Family Heritage Experience by American Ancestors...	Boston	$
	Gallery Opening and August and September...	Wayland	Free
	Qi Baishi: Inspiration in Ink at the MFA...	Boston	$$
	Return of the Dinosaurs! at Roger Williams...	Rhode Island	$$
	Sea Monsters: Wonders of Nature and Imagination...	Cambridge	-
	See Downtown Beverly Built Out of LEGOS!	Beverly	Free
	SEED 2 Soul	Jamaica Plain	Free
	Set at Liberty: Stories of the Enslaved People...	Beverly	Free
	The Moonwalkers in Boston: A Journey With...	Boston	$$$
	Van Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits	Boston	$$$
Fairs & Festivals
	Salem Heritage Days	Salem	-
	Tito Puente Latin Music Series 2025	Boston	Free
	Truck & Tractor Day on the Greenway 2025	Boston	Free
Movies
	BonJourney with opener Whitney Doucet	Acton	$$
	FREE Outdoor Movie Night Series at CambridgeSide...	Cambridge	Free
Fitness Classes
	Greenway Fitness Classes	Boston	Free
	Seaport Sweat: 11th Season	Boston	Free
	Yoga at the New England Botanic Garden: Summer...	Boylston	$
Food Fun Events
	Cook It Up With Chef Joe Gatto	Cambridge	Free
	Dine Out Boston	Boston	$$
	Elevated Italian Dining: Matria’s Dine...	Boston	$$
	Sunset Lobster Clambake on Spectacle Island...	Boston	$$$
Get Some Exercise Events
	Yoga in the Park	Somerville	Free
Health & Wellness
	Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Launches...	Boston	Free
	NEW Health Celebrates National Health Center...	Boston	Free
	Reps and Rattles	Natick	$
Learn Something Events
	Ayo’s Adventure: Across the African Diaspora...	Concord	Free
	Snapshot! Teen Photography Classes	Beverly	$$$
	🎯 Archery Sundays at Gore Place	Waltham	$$
Lectures/Discussions
	Archaeology of Historic Balch House	Beverly	Free
	GBH Press Café Live Broadcasts & Events...	Boston	Free
	History Camp Boston 2025 (Adults)	Boston	$$
	The Pursuit of History: The Siege and Liberation...	Boston	$$$$
Music & Concerts
	Berklee Concerts at Kendall Urban Rooftop...	Boston	Free
	Chorus pro Musica presents Summer Sings!	Boston	$
	deCordova Performance Series: Leslie Mendelson...	Lincoln	$$
	deCordova Performance Series with Low Lily...	Lincoln	$
	deCordova Summer Concert Series	Lincoln	$$
	Friends Fridays - Quincy Free Summer Concert...	Quincy	Free
	Jazz Fridays at The Fed	Boston	Free
	Live Piano Every Weekend	Boston	Free
	Music & Movement at the Esplanade 2025	Boston	Free
	Stephanie James, Luis Gamarra	Somerville	$
	Tanglewood 2025 Popular Artist Series 2025...	Lenox	$$$
Nature & Outdoors
	Homeschool: Blooming Botany (Ages 6-12) at...	Boylston	$
	Kidleidoscope on Spectacle Island	Boston	Free
	Little Gardeners: Outdoor Play & Grow	Bridgewater	$$
	Rooftop Garden in Kendall Square (with Free...	Cambridge	Free
	Thursday Summer Evenings at New England Botanic...	Boylston	$
	Wildlife Kayak Tours	New Hampshire	$$
	🧪 Science in the Park: Wild Wednesdays...	Boston	-
Parents Only Events
	Sharon Parent Group	Sharon	Free
Performances
	Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater	Boston	$$$
	Comedy at Bill's Bar ($12) - Boston, MA	Boston	$
	Family Fun Friday: The Instant Circus	Cape Cod	$
	MOM* and the Making It Up Art Exhibition	Somerville	$
	The Bella Show: Bugs! at Uncommon Corner...	Boston	Free
	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	Norwell	$$
	The Murder Mystery Co’s Dinner Theater...	Malden	$$
Preschool Fun Events
	Summer Garden Buds (Ages 3-5) at New England...	Boylston	$
	Summer Preschool Programs at the Waterworks...	Chestnut Hill	Free
Sales & Deals
	Free Boston Parking: City of Boston Holiday...	Boston	Free
Special Events
	Double Take Exhibit Exploration	Cambridge	Free
	Drop-In Gaming Time	Boston	Free
	Fun Research for Kids (Ages 1-10) - Earn...	Boston	Free
	Jeopardy! Bar League at Long Live Roxbury...	Roxbury	Free
	Kids Play Free at Versus - All Summer Long!...	Boston	Free
	Open Lawn Days at Lawn on D	Boston	Free
	TNT Teams Up With Nonprofit Little Free Library...	Boston	Free
	Truck & Tractor Day Powered by Eversource...	Boston	Free
Sporting Events
	2025 Cranberry Cup International & Cranberry...	Norwood	$
	Bruins Training Camp: Open Practices at Warrior...	Brighton	Free
	Free Kids Intro Class - Martial Arts (Ages...	Stoneham	Free
	Patriots Training Camp 2025	Foxboro	Free
	🏟️ City of Boston Summer Sports Programs...	Boston	Free
Story Hours
	Story Hour with Mr. Ed: Barnes & Noble, Burlington...	Burlington	Free
	Story Time: Barnes & Noble (Peabody)	Peabody	Free
	Storytime for 2 Year Olds: Somerville Library...	Somerville	Free
Theater & Shows
	The Meeting Tree	Dorchester	Free
Tours
	Beacon Hill Walking History Tour	Boston	$
	Boch Center Tours	Boston	$
	Book Car Service from Boston to Cape Cod	Massachusetts	$$
	Boston By Little Feet - kid & family Boston...	Boston	$
	Boston Duck Tours	3 Locations	$$$
	Dark Side of Boston Walking History Tour	Boston	$
	Freedom Trail Tours	Boston	$$
	The 'Hahvahd' tour	Cambridge	$
	The North End: Boston's Immigration Gateway...	Boston	$
	Tour the Otis House	Boston	$
Water Fun Events
	Community Boating Kayak, Stand-Up Paddleboard...	Boston	$$
	Frog Pond & Spray Fountain	Boston	Free

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