Boston Events - Saturday, August 16, 2025

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Family & Kids Event Calendar: Saturday, August 16, 2025 (Weekend)

Seasonal Fun Events
	Boston After Dark – Free Teen Events All...	Boston	Free
	Summer 2025 at Boston Children’s Museum...	Boston	$$
	Sunflower Spectacular at Elm Bank	Wellesley	$
	Thursday Nights at The YARD – Free Outdoor...	Boston	Free
Adults (21+) Events
	Make Epic Sushi Rolls With Chef Harold at...	Everett	$
Animals
	Butterfly Hollow at Franklin Park Zoo	Boston	$
	New England Aquarium Whale Watch Cruise	Boston	$$
Arts & Crafts
	Bonsai Workshop at Long Live Beerworks -...	Boston	$$
	CAC All Ages Art Programs	Cambridge	Free
	Come as You Art	Gloucester	Free
	Curiosity Kitchen	Boston	$
	Drawing Inspiration: Live Sketching with...	Boston	$
	DROP-IN Paint Pottery, Canvas & Plaster at...	Wellesley	$$
	Family Saturdays at Longfellow House	Cambridge	Free
	Home Depot's Kids' Workshops (First Saturday...	Massachusetts	Free
	LEGO Saturdays: Draw, Build, & Create	Beverly	Free
	Private School No School Workshops at The...	Wellesley	$$
	Saturday Open Studio	Boston	$
	Tradition in Trades	Sturbridge	$$
Arts & Culture Events
	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	$$
Books & Poetry Events
	Hello Dog/ Hello Human Children's Storytime...	Natick	Free
Carousels
	Greenway Carousel	Boston	$
Community Action Events
	Art Grows Here 2025	Wenham	Free
	Free Cruise Birthday Party Entry	Massachusetts	$
	School Supply Donation Drive for East End...	Cambridge	-
	SpicetoberFest: Spice. Culture. Food.	Boston	Free
Dance Events
	José Mateo Ballet Theatre Cambridge Open...	Cambridge	Free
Exhibits
	An Unfulfilled Promise: Desegregation and...	Boston	Free
	Annual Prison Outreach Program Exhibition...	Concord	Free
	Emeralds	Cambridge	-
	Family Heritage Experience by American Ancestors...	Boston	$
	Gallery Opening and August and September...	Wayland	Free
	Qi Baishi: Inspiration in Ink at the MFA...	Boston	$$
	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
	Fisherman's Feast	Boston	Free
	Salem Jazz and Soul Festival	Salem	Free
Farmers Markets
	Rockport Farmers Market	Rockport	Free
Movies
	The Heart of New England	Boston	$
Fitness Classes
	Ambient Sound Bath Flow & Restore Yoga	Milton	$
	Blue Line Flex @ Suffolk Downs - Pilates...	Revere	Free
	Greenway Fitness Classes	Boston	Free
	Moccasin Yoga’s HeartWork	Boston	Free
	Seaport Sweat: 11th Season	Boston	Free
	Total Body Greenway with Sam Amado	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	$$
	Elevated Italian Dining: Matria’s Dine...	Boston	$$
	Room for Milk?	Boston	Free
	Sunset Lobster Clambake on Spectacle Island...	Boston	$$$
	UFC 318 at City Works Eatery & Pour House...	Watertown	Free
Health & Wellness
	Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Launches...	Boston	Free
Holiday Markets
	Boston Women's Market at Downtown Crossing...	Boston	-
Learn Something Events
	Ayo’s Adventure: Across the African Diaspora...	Concord	Free
	Learners at The Center	Roslindale	$$
	🎯 Archery Sundays at Gore Place	Waltham	$$
Music & Concerts
	Berklee Concerts at Kendall Urban Rooftop...	Boston	Free
	DVinci Soul	Somerville	$
	Friends Fridays - Quincy Free Summer Concert...	Quincy	Free
	Little Groove Kids Music Class at High Street...	Boston	Free
	Live Piano Every Weekend	Boston	Free
	Summer Sounds: 34 Dark, Live & Local –...	Andover	Free
	Tanglewood 2025 Popular Artist Series 2025...	Lenox	$$$
	The Pirates of Penzance	Boston	$
Nature & Outdoors
	Kidleidoscope on Spectacle Island	Boston	Free
	Little Gardeners: Outdoor Play & Grow	Bridgewater	$$
	Rooftop Garden in Kendall Square (with Free...	Cambridge	Free
	Seining in the Bay	Falmouth	Free
	Thursday Summer Evenings at New England Botanic...	Boylston	$
	Wildlife Kayak Tours	New Hampshire	$$
	🧪 Science in the Park: Wild Wednesdays...	Boston	-
Performances
	Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater	Boston	$$$
	Family Fun Friday: The Instant Circus	Cape Cod	$
	Magician, Peter O'Malley at Boston Public...	Boston	Free
	Puppet Showplace Theater at UnCommon Stage...	Back Bay	Free
	Reefer Madness Musical	Somerville	$
	The Good News Gus Show at Uncommon Corner...	Boston	Free
	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	Norwell	$$
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
Science & Technology Events
	Science Exploration with MIT (Ages 6-12)	Boston	Free
Special Events
	11th Annual Cars in the Park	Central Mass	$
	Double Take Exhibit Exploration	Cambridge	Free
	Fenway Flea	Back Bay	Free
	Fun Research for Kids (Ages 1-10) - Earn...	Boston	Free
	Hands-On History	Salem	$
	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
	WWII Tank Demonstration Weekend	Hudson	$$
Sporting Events
	Bruins Training Camp: Open Practices at Warrior...	Brighton	Free
	Free Kids Intro Class - Martial Arts (Ages...	Stoneham	Free
	🏟️ City of Boston Summer Sports Programs...	Boston	Free
Theater & Shows
	'The Good News Gus Show' at Uncommon Stage...	Boston	Free
	Flip Circus	Braintree	$$
	The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery...	Wakefield	$
	The Wiz	Boston	$$$
Tours
	Beacon Hill Walking History Tour	Boston	$
	Boch Center Tours	Boston	$
	Book Car Service from Boston to Cape Cod	Massachusetts	$$
	Boston By Little Feet - kid & family Boston...	Boston	$
	Boston Duck Tours	3 Locations	$$$
	Dark Side of Boston Walking History Tour	Boston	$
	Free Historic Walking Tours in Jamaica Plain...	Jamaica Plain	Free
	Free Tours of Fort Independence on Castle...	Boston	Free
	Freedom Trail Tours	Boston	$$
	Historic Walking Tours of Jamaica Plain	Jamaica Plain	Free
	Shawsheen Village East Historic Walking Tour...	Andover	$
	Shawsheen Village West Historic Walking Tour...	Andover	$
	The 'Hahvahd' tour	Cambridge	$
	The North End: Boston's Immigration Gateway...	Boston	$
	Tour the Otis House	Boston	$
Virtual Activities
	Summer Kids Coding Camp (Ages 8 - 17)	Virtual/Online	Free
Volunteer Events
	Moakley Park Clean Up	Boston	Free
Water Fun Events
	Community Boating Kayak, Stand-Up Paddleboard...	Boston	$$
	Frog Pond & Spray Fountain	Boston	Free

Fun Family Activities

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