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Family & Kids Event Calendar: Saturday, August 8, 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
	MA Fireworks 2026: 4th of July Displays (by...	Massachusetts	Free
	MBTA Commuter Rail: Free Summer Fridays \|...	Massachusetts	$$
	Pick Your Own Sunflowers at Verrill Farm	Concord	$
	Summer Flicks at The Pru: Summer Movies	Boston	Free
	The Anchor at Shipyard Park	Charlestown	Free
	The Grove at the Lawn on D	Boston	Free
	View Boston’s Summer Reimagined Seasonal...	Back Bay	$$
Accessible & Adaptive Events
	Golfing with Golf for All	Canton	Free
	Sailing with Community Boating, Inc.	Boston	$$
Adults (21+) Events
	Comedy at Summer Shack ($15 + Free Parking!)...	Cambridge	$
Animals
	Barnyard Buddies at Powisset Farm	Dover	$
	Canine Champions for Conservation	Rhode Island	Free
	Feed the Beach Creatures: Sandy Beach Dwellers...	Newburyport	$
Arts & Crafts
	Boston Open Market at Boylston Street	Boston	Free
	Brick by Brick: Salem's Hidden Architectural...	Essex	$$
	Cape Ann Artisans Mini Tour Summe Open Studio...	Gloucester	Free
	Drop-In Craft for Ages 5-12	Franklin	Free
	Free Family Day at The Umbrella	Concord	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	$$$
	League of NH Craftsmen 93rd Annual Craftsmen's...	Boston	$$
	Let's Make Mixed Media Art at Cambridge KiOSK...	Cambridge	Free
	Pottery Wheel Class \| One Time	Boston	$
	SketchyGOichie DRAW! Summer 2026	New Bedford	$$
	The Land Tells Our Stories Artist Workshop:...	Harvard	$$
	🎨 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 Presents: Word Play by Good...	Boston	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
	Seaport Summer Cruise Series: Best Floating...	Boston	$
Dance Events
	LEAP Lab: Creative Dance for Kids	Cambridge	Free
Exhibits
	Be an ARTIVIST! Hands-on arts-advocacy workshop...	Massachusetts	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 Great Elephant Migration Boston	Boston	Free
	The Road to Revolution: Massachusetts and...	Boston	$
	The Secret World of Elephants Exhibit at...	Worcester	$$
Fairs & Festivals
	Africa Connect Food Festival	Waltham	Free
	Beverly Homecoming Days & Fireworks	Beverly	$
	Charles River Jazz Festival	Boston	Free
	Del Barrio Afro Latino Festival	Boston	Free
	Fernandes EGGFest 2026!	Easton	Free
	ISW India Day 2026	Worcester	Free
	North End Italian Feast & Processions Guide...	Boston	Free
	Open Streets Boston Series	Boston	Free
	Peach & Sunflower Festival 2026	Amesbury	Free
	Pollinator Family Festival	Mattapan	$
	Seaport x Black Owned Bos. Market	Boston	Free
	Watertown Arts Market 2026	Watertown	Free
Farmers Markets
	Ashland Farmers Market	Ashland	Free
	Boston Public Market	Boston	Free
	Find a MA Farmer's Market Near You	Massachusetts	$
	Haymarket	Boston	$
	Kids Markets at Hollis Hills Farm	Fitchburg	Free
	Marlborough Farmer's Market	Marlborough	Free
	Mashpee Farmers Market	Mashpee	Free
	Natick Farmer's Market	Natick	-
	Rockport Farmers Market	Rockport	Free
	Roslindale Village Farmers' Market	Roslindale	Free
	Roslindale Village Main Street Farmers Market...	Roslindale	Free
	Union Square Farmers Market	Somerville	Free
Movies
	Alamo Kids Camp at Alamo Drafthouse Boston...	Boston	$$
	Cat Video Fest 2026	Arlington	$$
	Hocus Pocus Movies & More Tour	Salem	$$
	Phoenix Theatres at 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
	🎥 Outdoor Movie Nights at Aeronaut Brewing...	Somerville	Free
Fitness Classes
	Blue Line Flex @ Suffolk Downs - Cardio Dance...	Revere	Free
	Boston Free Summer Fitness Series 2026	2 Locations	Free
Food Fun Events
	Bi & Pan Speed-Dating (Monogamous, 25-35):...	Everett	$$
	Dine Out Boston	Boston	-
	Dumpling Making Party In Massachusetts (Fridays)...	Cambridge	$
	Dumpling Making Party In Massachusetts (Saturdays)...	Cambridge	$
	Dumpling Making Party In Massachusetts (Sundays)...	Cambridge	$
	Dumpling Making Party In Massachusetts (Thursdays)...	Cambridge	$
	Greenway Food Trucks Daily Schedule	Boston	Free
	Loyall Counting Room	Boston	$$
	Mayor Wu's Neighborhood Coffee Hours	Boston	Free
	North End Pizza Tour	Boston	$$
Health & Wellness
	Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Launches...	Boston	Free
	BlueBikes Limited Edition 250th Bikes	Boston	-
Holiday Events
	Boston Fireworks by Date 2026	Massachusetts	Free
Holiday Markets
	Black Owned Bos. Market	Boston	Free
	New England's Biggest Free Admission Card...	North Attleboro	Free
Learn Something Events
	Children's Survival 101	New England	$$
	Pop Quiz: 1776	Cambridge	-
	Sip & Suds Summer Refresher: Goat’s Milk...	Western Mass	$$
	Teen Just-Us	Boston	Free
Lectures/Discussions
	CDF Joy on the Vineyard - Children's Forum...	Other Boston Area	Free
	History Unlocked: Drop-In Chats - Milk Row...	Somerville	Free
	History Unlocked: Open Days at Somerville's...	Somerville	Free
	Salem as Muse: In Discussion with Footwear...	Salem	$$
Music & Concerts
	Boston Landmarks Orchestra Free Summer Concert...	Boston	Free
	Em Wise Farewell Boston Show	Somerville	$
	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	$$
	Jake Pardee, trio	Rockport	$$
	Jean-Yves Thibaudet	Rockport	$$
	Lowell Summer Music Series 2026	Lowell	-
	One Day Only Fest on the Greenway 2026	Boston	Free
	Parody Playhouse	Berlin	$
	Rock The Beach Sober Celebration!	Hull	Free
	Salisbury Beach Summer Concerts & Fireworks...	Salisbury	Free
	Seaport Smalls: Free Summer Programming for...	Boston	Free
	Stacey Peasley Band Summer Shows 2026	Massachusetts	Free
	Street Stage at Moakley Park	Boston	Free
Nature & Outdoors
	Ferry Service to Boston Harbor Islands	Boston	$
	Misery Island Mushroom Walk	Salem	$
	🧪 Science in the Park: Wild Wednesdays...	Boston	-
Nightlife (21+) Events
	Seaport Summer Cruise Series: Best Floating...	Boston	$$
Preschool Fun Events
	Seaport Smalls	Boston	Free
	Splash into Summer - Acushnet Public Library...	Other Boston Area	Free
Races/Walks
	Boston 10K for Women Run Club	Boston	Free
Sales & Deals
	Discover with the Kids Children’s Museum...	Boston	$$$
	Tax-Free Weekend In Massachusetts \| Tax Exemptions...	Boston	-
	View Boston Offers Kids Free Entry All Summer...	Back Bay	Free
Science & Technology Events
	Snail Slime at New England Botanic Garden...	Boylston	$$
Special Events
	A Bug's World at Roger Williams Park Zoo	Rhode Island	$
	Boston Comic Con: FanExpo	Boston	$$
	Celebrate Burlington 2026	Burlington	Free
	Dine Out Boston	Boston	$$
	Flip Flop Party on the Pier	Charlestown	$$
	Free FaceArt Face Painting at the Greenway...	Boston	Free
	ICA Free Thursday Nights	Boston	Free
	Kids Free August	Sturbridge	Free
	Kids Run the Bases Days at Fenway 2026	Boston	$$$
	Lawn Days at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum...	Brookline	-
	Mapping Your Neighborhood Family Program	Somerville	$$
	MILK on the GREENS!	Worcester	Free
	Millennial Millennial Speed-Dating (Monogamous):...	Everett	$
	Teacher Appreciation Month at LEGO Discovery...	Somerville	$
Sporting Events
	Boston Parks Junior Golf Lessons	2 Locations	Free
	Discover the Olympic Sport of Fencing	Newton Highlands	Free
	Free Summer Sports Centers for Ages 7-14	3 Locations	Free
	Purple Heart Day Virtual Race 2026 (1M, 5K,...	Boston	$
	Summer Series: Free Yoga at Green Hill Park...	Worcester	Free
	Vintage Base Ball, Fiber Revival Cup	Newbury	$
	🏟️ City of Boston Summer Sports Programs...	Boston	Free
Story Hours
	Storytime with Author: Mia Wenjen (Ages 3-8)...	Boylston	$
Theater & Shows
	Free Shakespeare on the Common 2026: A Midsummer...	Boston	Free
	Moon Over Buffalo-Cackeling Comical Cabaret...	Stoughton	$$
	Shrek The Musical	Hopkinton	$
	Sunset Boulevard	Somerville	$$
	Sunset Boulevard presented by Moonstruck...	Somerville	$$
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	$$
	Boston By Little Feet Walking Tour	Boston	$
	Boston Duck Boat Tours	3 Locations	$$$
	Boston Harbor Sightseeing Tours	Boston	$$
	Historic Walking Tours of Jamaica Plain	Jamaica Plain	Free
	Public Art in Nubian Square	Roxbury	Free
	Tour the Otis House	Boston	$
Water Fun Events
	Pedal Boats at the Boston Children's Museum...	Boston	$

Fun Family Activities

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Escape Rooms
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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
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Parks & Nature
Playspaces
Snow Tubing
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