Boston Events - Sunday, August 17, 2025

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Family & Kids Event Calendar: Sunday, August 17, 2025 (Weekend)

Seasonal Fun Events
	August Adventures with Highland Street Foundation...	Boston	Free
	Boston After Dark – Free Teen Events All...	Boston	Free
	Summer 2025 at Boston Children’s Museum...	Boston	$$
	Sunflower Spectacular at Elm Bank	Wellesley	$
	Thursday Nights at The YARD – Free Outdoor...	Boston	Free
Adults (21+) Events
	Bonsai Workshop at Bent Water Brewing Company...	Lynn	$
	Make Epic Sushi Rolls With Chef Harold at...	Everett	$
Animals
	Butterfly Hollow at Franklin Park Zoo	Boston	$
	New England Aquarium Whale Watch Cruise	Boston	$$
Arts & Crafts
	Bonsai Workshop at Long Live Beerworks -...	Boston	$$
	CAC All Ages Art Programs	Cambridge	Free
	Curiosity Kitchen	Boston	$
	Drawing Inspiration: Live Sketching with...	Boston	$
	DROP-IN Paint Pottery, Canvas & Plaster at...	Wellesley	$$
	Kids Painting on the Green at 3rd Ave Burlington...	Burlington	$
	Private School No School Workshops at The...	Wellesley	$$
	🎨 Art in the Park – Spectacle Island...	Boston	-
Arts & Culture Events
	Art in Motion: 25 Years of Sculpture by George...	Boylston	$
	Chinese Empresses by Xiang Li at New England...	Boylston	$
	Member Mornings: “Van Gogh: The Roulin...	Boston	Free
	Mornings at the Museum	Massachusetts	$
	Paint Night! for Adults	Beverly	$$
	SoWa Sundays	South End	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
	Boston-Dedham Sports Card & Autograph Show...	Dedham	$
	Emeralds	Cambridge	-
	Gallery Opening and August and September...	Wayland	Free
	Qi Baishi: Inspiration in Ink at the MFA...	Boston	$$
	Sea Monsters: Wonders of Nature and Imagination...	Cambridge	-
	SEED 2 Soul	Jamaica Plain	Free
	The Moonwalkers in Boston: A Journey With...	Boston	$$$
	Van Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits	Boston	$$$
Fairs & Festivals
	Annual Gloucester Waterfront Festival	Gloucester	Free
	Fisherman's Feast	Boston	Free
	Gloucester Waterfront Festival	Gloucester	Free
	Marshfield Fair 2025	Marshfield	$
	Quincy August Moon Festival	Quincy	Free
	Quincy August Moon Festival 2025	Quincy	Free
Movies
	Other Side: Director's Spotlight	Newton	$
	The Heart of New England	Boston	$
	🎬 MIT Open Space Programming: Summer Movie...	Cambridge	Free
	🎥 Outdoor Movie Nights at Aeronaut Brewing...	Somerville	Free
Fitness Classes
	Greenway Fitness Classes	Boston	Free
	Seaport Sweat: 11th Season	Boston	Free
	Yoga at the New England Botanic Garden: Summer...	Boylston	$
Food Fun Events
	Cook It Up With Chef Joe Gatto	Cambridge	Free
	Pizza Decorating for Kids	Braintree	$
	Sunset Lobster Clambake on Spectacle Island...	Boston	$$$
Health & Wellness
	Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Launches...	Boston	Free
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
	Concert: Bedroom Blindness	Cambridge	Free
	Friends Fridays - Quincy Free Summer Concert...	Quincy	Free
	Hopkinton Summer Concerts on the Common	Hopkinton	Free
	Live Piano Every Weekend	Boston	Free
	Shpilkis	Somerville	$
	Tanglewood 2025 Popular Artist Series 2025...	Lenox	$$$
	The Talking Deads	Somerville	$
Nature & Outdoors
	Kidleidoscope on Spectacle Island	Boston	Free
	Little Gardeners: Outdoor Play & Grow	Bridgewater	$$
	Rooftop Garden in Kendall Square (with Free...	Cambridge	Free
	The Pickle Patch (Ages 6-10) at New England...	Boylston	$$
	Thursday Summer Evenings at New England Botanic...	Boylston	$
	Wildlife Kayak Tours	New Hampshire	$$
	🧪 Science in the Park: Wild Wednesdays...	Boston	-
Performances
	Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater	Boston	$$$
	Family Fun Friday: The Instant Circus	Cape Cod	$
	The Good News Gus Show at Uncommon Corner...	Boston	Free
	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	Norwell	$$
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
Special Events
	Boston Lights: A Lantern Experience at Franklin...	Boston	$$
	City Cruises Live 2004 Boston Red Sox World...	Boston	$$$
	Double Take Exhibit Exploration	Cambridge	Free
	Fenway Flea	Back Bay	Free
	Free Sunday Music for Littles	Boston	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	$$
Sporting Events
	Boston Triathlon Weekend	Boston	Free
	Bruins Training Camp: Open Practices at Warrior...	Brighton	Free
	Free Kids Intro Class - Martial Arts (Ages...	Stoneham	Free
	🏟️ City of Boston 2025 Summer Sports...	Boston	Free
Theater & Shows
	'The Good News Gus Show' at Uncommon Stage...	Boston	Free
	Arias Aloft: Midsummer Magic at New England...	Boylston	$$
	Flip Circus	Braintree	$$
	The Wiz	Boston	$$$
Tours
	Beacon Hill Walking History Tour	Boston	$
	Boch Center Tours	Boston	$
	Book Car Service from Boston to Cape Cod	Massachusetts	$$
	Boston By Little Feet - kid & family Boston...	Boston	$
	Boston By Little Feet Walking Tour	Boston	$
	Boston Duck Tours	3 Locations	$$$
	Dark Side of Boston Walking History Tour	Boston	$
	Free Tours of Fort Independence on Castle...	Boston	Free
	Freedom Trail Tours	Boston	$$
	Journey Down Elm Street Historic Walking...	Andover	$
	The 'Hahvahd' tour	Cambridge	$
	The North End: Boston's Immigration Gateway...	Boston	$
	Tour the Otis House	Boston	$
Virtual Activities
	Summer Kids Coding Camp (Ages 8 - 17)	Virtual/Online	Free
Water Fun Events
	Community Boating Kayak, Stand-Up Paddleboard...	Boston	$$
	Frog Pond & Spray Fountain	Boston	Free

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