Boston Events - Saturday, October 17, 2026

Events for This Week, Weekend, & Month »

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31
1	2	3	4	5	6	7

Family & Kids Event Calendar: Saturday, October 17, 2026 (Weekend)

Seasonal Fun Events
	Applefest at Wachusett Mountain	Princeton	$
	Boo at the Zoo and 'Baby Boo' at Buttonwood...	New Bedford	$$
	Boo in the Barnyard at Weir River Farm	Hingham	$
	Brick-Or-Treat - Kid's Halloween Event at...	Somerville	$
	Children's Trick or Treat at Chestnut Hill...	New Hampshire	$
	Cityside Pumpkin Patch at Island Creek Raw...	Boston	$
	Connors Farm Corn Maze	Danvers	$$
	Corn Maze at Marini Farm	Ipswich	$
	Douglas Common Preservation Society 3rd Annual...	Douglas	Free
	Fall Fun at Powisset Farm	Dover	$
	Fall Party at Kendall/MIT Open Space	Cambridge	Free
	Fall Party at MIT Open Space	Cambridge	Free
	FOCCP Annual Fall Festival	Boston	Free
	Free Family Friendly Event and Boo-Tique...	Fall River	Free
	Fright Kingdom: New England's Scariest Haunted...	New Hampshire	$$
	Ghosts on the Banke Family Halloween	New Hampshire	$
	Hallowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth	Salem	$$
	Halloween - Salem Haunted Happenings 2026...	Salem	$
	Halloween On The Hill 2026	Beverly	$$
	Jack-O-Lantern Halloween Spectacular: Roger...	Rhode Island	$$
	Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at Roger Williams...	Rhode Island	$
	Kimball Farm Corn Maze in Haverhill	Haverhill	$
	Maudslay is Haunted	Newburyport	$
	NEW! Jack-O'-Lantern Nights at Stone Zoo...	Stoneham	$$
	Peanut's 5th Annual Trick or Treat Fest	Attleboro	Free
	Pumpkin Fest at Boston Nature Center	Mattapan	$
	Pumpkin People in the Park	Cape Cod	Free
	Pumpkintown USA: 'The Village' and 'The Ride'...	Connecticut	$$
	Return of the Pumpkin People 40th Birthday...	New Hampshire	Free
	See Boston's Official Pumpkin at Boston Public...	Boston	Free
	Six Flags Fright Fest & Kids Boo Fest	Western Mass	$$$
	Spooky Saturday at Urban Park Roof Garden...	Cambridge	Free
	Stop and Shop Trunk or Treat	Plymouth	Free
	The Big Squash: An Annual Pumpkin Festival...	Cambridge	Free
	The Haunted Maze at Mahoney's Winchester	Winchester	Free
	The Incredible Naumkeag Pumpkin Show	Western Mass	$$
	Trick-or-Treat Hayrides at Marini Farm 2026...	Ipswich	$$
	Waterfire Providence 2026	Rhode Island	Free
	Witch's Woods Screampark & Haunted Hayride...	Westford	$$$
Accessible & Adaptive Events
	Golfing with Golf for All	Canton	Free
	Sailing with Community Boating, Inc.	Boston	$$
Adults (21+) Events
	Comedy at Summer Shack ($15 + Free Parking!)...	Cambridge	$
	Elijah Craig Old Fashioned Week: The Tavern...	Boston	-
Animals
	Barnyard Buddies at Powisset Farm	Dover	$
Arts & Crafts
	America Craft Fair at New England Botanic...	Boylston	$
	Art Cart: Inktober Edition	Duxbury	Free
	Boston Open Market at Boylston Street	Boston	Free
	Glass In Flight at New England Botanic Garden...	Boylston	$
	Greenway Artisan Market	Boston	Free
	Kids' Pottery + Painting Party	Boston	$$$
	Make a Mosaic Frame or a Piece of Jewelry...	Boston	$$
	Pottery Wheel Class \| One Time	Boston	$
Arts & Culture Events
	Boston By Little Feet	Boston	$
	Make a Mosaic Mirror or Mosaic Heart	Waltham	$$
	Roslindale Open Studios	Roslindale	Free
	The Autumn Members Exhibit	Wayland	Free
	WICKED	Boston	$$$
Biking Events
	BCBS of MA Honors Breast Cancer Awareness...	Boston	Free
Books & Poetry Events
	Book Talk: Call it Evil. Understanding the...	Boston	Free
	Boston Book Festival	Boston	Free
	Boston Book Festival 2026	Boston	Free
Carousels
	Frog Pond Carousel on Boston Common	Boston	$
	Paragon Carousel	Hull	$
Community Action Events
	Moakley Park Clean Up - Third Saturdays	Dorchester	Free
	No Kings Needham Oct 17th	Needham	Free
	Sweater Weather Fest	Outside New England	Free
Corn Mazes
	Corn Maize at Sherman Farm	New Hampshire	$$
	Corn Maze at Sauchuk Farm	Middleboro	$
	Davis Farmland's Corn Mega Maze	Sterling	$$$
	Marini Farm Corn Maze 2026	Ipswich	$$
	Mike's Maze at Warner Farm (Corn Maze)	Western Mass	$$
Exhibits
	90 Years: ICA Boston's 90th Anniversary Exhibition...	Boston	$$
	Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries...	Cambridge	$
	Hammond Castle Museum Daily Guided and Self-Guided...	Gloucester	$$
	Patriots of Color Exhibition	Back Bay	$
	Real Pirates Salem Exhibit	Salem	$
	Ruckus! at Old South Meeting House	Boston	$
	The Pigeon Comes to Boston: A Mo Willems...	Boston	$$
	The Road to Revolution: Massachusetts and...	Boston	$
Fairs & Festivals
	Fall Festival	Boston	Free
	Farm Day 2026 at Waltham Fields Community...	Waltham	Free
	Harvest Your Energy Festival 2026	Medford	Free
	Head of The Charles Regatta 2026	Cambridge	Free
	Keene Pumpkin Festival	New Hampshire	Free
	King Richard's Faire: THE New England Renaissance...	Carver	$$$$
	Medfield's 375th Anniversary: Party in the...	Medfield	Free
	Open Streets Boston Series	Boston	Free
	Rockport Harvest Fest 2026	Rockport	$$
	Seaport x Black Owned Bos. Market	Boston	Free
	The Boston Tastes, Tunes and Craft Festival...	Boston	Free
	Wellfleet Oyster Festival	Cape Cod	-
Farmers Markets
	Ashland Farmers Market	Ashland	Free
	Boston Public Market	Boston	Free
	Find a MA Farmer's Market Near You	Massachusetts	$
	Haymarket	Boston	$
	Natick Farmer's Market	Natick	-
	Roslindale Village Farmers' Market	Roslindale	Free
	Roslindale Village Main Street Farmers Market...	Roslindale	Free
	South End Fall Family Health Fair	Boston	Free
	Union Square Farmers Market	Somerville	Free
Movies
	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Silent Film with...	Maynard	-
	Hocus Pocus Movies & More Tour	Salem	$$
	Hook at Coolidge Corner Theatre	Brookline	$
	Indoor Movie Night: Hocus Pocus	Cambridge	Free
	Phoenix Theatres at Patriot Place	Foxboro	$
Fitness Classes
	Fall Fitness Classes at Boston Parks	Boston	Free
	Flow Into Fall with Serena Sculpts at View...	Back Bay	$$
Food Fun Events
	Dumpling Making Party In Massachusetts (Fridays)...	Cambridge	$$$
	Dumpling Making Party In Massachusetts (Saturdays)...	Cambridge	$$$
	Dumpling Making Party In Massachusetts (Sundays)...	Cambridge	$$$
	Dumpling Making Party In Massachusetts (Thursdays)...	Cambridge	$$$
	Loyall Counting Room	Boston	$$
	Loyall Haunting Room	Boston	$$
	North End Pizza Tour	Boston	$$
	Oktoberfest at the New England Aquarium's...	Boston	Free
Fundraisers
	2026 Barktoberfest Celebration!	Newbury	$
	Caring Partners' Coats for Kids and Families...	Boston	$
Holiday Events
	Private Boat Tours & Yacht Charters	Carver	$$
	The Great Jack O'Lantern Journey at Southwick's...	Mendon	$$
Holiday Markets
	Black Owned Bos. Market	Boston	Free
Learn Something Events
	Children's Survival 101	New England	$$
	National Streetcar Museum at Lowell	Lowell	$
	Pop Quiz: 1776	Cambridge	-
Music & Concerts
	Animal Requiem \| The Seraphim Singers \| Wellesley...	Wellesley	$$
	Another Tequilla Sunrise	Arlington	$$
	Aretha and the Soul of the 60s	Massachusetts	$$
	Free Thursday Nights at Isabella Stewart...	Boston	$
	Hatch Shell Events	Boston	Free
	Margo Cilker & Lilly Hiatt	Back Bay	$$
	Opera on the Prado	Boston	Free
	Seaport Smalls: Free Summer Programming for...	Boston	Free
	Street Stage at Moakley Park	Boston	Free
Nature & Outdoors
	Fairies Aglow at New England Botanic Garden...	Boylston	$$
	Fairy Hollow at New England Botanic Garden...	Boylston	$
	Great Spots To View Fall Foliage - New England...	Virtual/Online	Free
	Nature Play & Learn at AHA!	New Bedford	Free
	New England Fall Foliage Hotlines & Websites...	Virtual/Online	Free
Performances
	Boston Chamber Symphony Performs Mozart,...	Cambridge	$
	Coolidge Corner Kids Shows	Brookline	$
	Covenant	Boston	$$
	Direct from NYC: A Night of Big Apple Comedy...	Boston	$$
	The Umbrella Stage Company 2026/27 Season...	Concord	$$
	Vivo Performing Arts presents: Castle of...	Roxbury	Free
Preschool Fun Events
	Seaport Smalls	Boston	Free
Races/Walks
	Pumpkin Dash 5K at Revere Beach	Revere	$$
	Revere Beach Pumpkin Dash	Revere	$$
Science & Technology Events
	Cambridge Explores the Universe 2026	Cambridge	Free
Special Events
	Boston Lights: A Lantern Experience at Franklin...	Boston	$$
	ICA Free Thursday Nights	Boston	Free
	Lanterns from Moon to River Festival	Cambridge	Free
	Lawn Days at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum...	Brookline	-
	Little Friendsgiving Lunch at The Game	Peabody	$
	Phantoms by Firelight: Frankenstein Encounter...	Sturbridge	$$
Sporting Events
	Discover the Olympic Sport of Fencing	Newton Highlands	Free
Story Hours
	Children's Storytime with Author/Illustrator...	Natick	Free
Teen Happenings
	Knapping the First Tools: Teen Saturdays...	Cambridge	$
Theater & Shows
	Bat Boy: The Musical	Concord	$$$
	Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird	Boston	$$$
	HELLO, DOLLY!	Stoughton	$$
	Macbeth	Rockport	$
	Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical	Boston	$$$
	Someone Will Remember Us - Original Play,...	Boston	$
	True Rep Premieres Hold Please!, a New Play...	Kingston	$
	’Til Death Do Us Part: Late Nite Catechism...	Boston	$$
Tours
	Arnold Arboretum Self-Guided Walking Tours...	Jamaica Plain	Free
	Black Heritage Trail Walking Tours \| Boston...	Boston	Free
	Book Car Service from Boston to Cape Cod	Massachusetts	$$
	Boston 250 Pass at Revolutionary Spaces	Boston	$$
	Boston 250 Tour Pass at Revolutionary Spaces...	Boston	$$
	Boston Duck Boat Tours	3 Locations	$$$
	Ghosts and Gravestones Ghost Tour 2026	Boston	$$
	Historic Walking Tours of Jamaica Plain	Jamaica Plain	Free

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

Popular Resources

Boston with Kids
Free Things to Do
Family & Kids Events
Mass RMV - DMV
Boston Birthday Parties
Boston Museums
Rose Kennedy Greenway
Boston Aquarium
Boston Massachusetts
Boston Bowling
Boston Haymarket
Boston Whale Watching