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Saturday, December 9, 2023

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Family & Kids Event Calendar: Saturday, December 9, 2023 (Weekend)

Seasonal Fun Events
	A Taste of Winter	Brighton	$
	Annual Candlelight Stroll at Strawberry Banke...	New Hampshire	$$
	Bright Nights at Forest Park Holiday Lights...	Western Mass	$
	Christmas at the Old Manse	Concord	$
	Christmas by Candlelight at Old Sturbridge...	Sturbridge	$
	Cozy and Bright PJ Party Night	Newton	$$
	Deck The Halls Holiday Celebration	Gloucester	$
	Emerald Glow at Charlesgate: LED Trees in...	Boston	Free
	Enchanted Village: Jordan's Furniture Avon...	Avon	$
	Festival of Trees and Snow Village at Mass...	Wellesley	$$
	Gardens Aglow - A Celebration of Holiday...	Sandwich	$$
	Holiday Bricktacular	Somerville	$$
	Holiday Craftstravaganza Children's Drop-Off...	Dover	$
	Holiday Zoolights: Stone Zoo 2023	Stoneham	$
	Holidays at the Newport Mansions	Rhode Island	$$$
	Jingle Jam: Free, Festive Christmas Fun	Watertown	Free
	La Salette Festival of Holiday Lights	Attleboro	Free
	Pastries & Play with Santa 2023	Newton	$$
	Photos with Santa at Faneuil Hall Marketplace...	Boston	-
	Santa’s Wonderland at Bass Pro Shops with...	Foxboro	Free
	Snowport - Boston Seaport's Winter Wonderland,...	Boston	-
	SoWa Winter Festival & Holiday Market	Boston	$
	The Enchanted Village	Avon	Free
	The Train to Christmas Town on Cape Cod Central...	Buzzards Bay	$$
	Visit Santa At The Shore Line Trolley Museum...	Connecticut	$
	Visit With Santa - In Person! (DECEMBER 2023...	Amherst	$
	Visit with Santa at Little Wanderers	Fall River	$$
	Winter Lights at Naumkeag, The Bradley Estate...	Canton	$$
	Winterlights at Naumkeag, The Stevens-Coolidge...	3 Locations	$$
Animals
	Franklin Park Zoo Winter Activities & Exhibits...	Boston	$$$
	Stone Zoo Winter Activities and Exhibits	Stoneham	$$
Arts & Crafts
	Dress your Stuffed Pet	Acton	-
	DROP-IN Paint Pottery, Canvas & Plaster at...	Wellesley	$$
	Home Depot's Kids' Workshops (First Saturday...	Massachusetts	Free
	M is for Museum & P is for Playdate	Wenham	$
Arts & Culture Events
	Art of Penobscot Bay Exhibit at Thos. Moser...	Maine	Free
	Destination: Nature Juried Art Exhibit	Harvard	Free
	Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery	Cambridge	$
	Marine Heatwaves 3D Art Installation	New Bedford	$
	Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition...	Chelsea	$$
	Of Many Minds	Boston	Free
	Senior Choreographers Concert	Back Bay	Free
	SoWa Artists Guild Winter Festival	South End	Free
	Sudbury Cooperative Preschool Diverse Book...	Sudbury	Free
	The Band's Visit: Huntington Theatre	Boston	$$
	The Heart Sellers	Boston	$$
Books & Poetry Events
	AAPI/LGBTQIA+ Book Club: Afterparties	Quincy	Free
	Circle Round Live: Holiday Edition	Boston	$$
Exhibits
	'Framing Mass Killings' Exhibit at Old State...	Boston	$
	All Aboard! Trains at Science Park	Boston	$
	Body Worlds: The Anatomy of Happiness	Back Bay	$$
	Exhibition: Fashioned by Sargent	Boston	$$
	Impassioned Destruction: Politics, Vandalism,...	Boston	$
	Interwoven: Women's Lives Written in Thread'...	Concord	$$
	Lunchbox Moments exhibition	Boston	Free
	Maritime History Exhibition: All Hands! Yankee...	New Bedford	$
	Material Mapping: Data-driven Sculpture by...	Brockton	-
	Polly Sumner Doll: Conventional & Controversial...	Boston	$
	Real Pirates Salem Exhibit	Salem	$
	Swimming with Sharks: A Deep Dive into Shark...	Cambridge	$
	The Humble Petitioner: Fighting for Rights...	Boston	$
	Tiny Treasures: The Magic of Miniatures at...	Boston	$$
	Welcome to the Table - Holiday Exhibition...	New Hampshire	$
Fairs & Festivals
	Christmas Spectacular	Essex	-
	Middle Street Walk	Gloucester	Free
	Winter Wonder Fest 2023	Boston	Free
Movies
	The Heart of New England	Boston	$
Fitness Classes
	Arogya Yoga Ashram	Brookline	$
	Free Fencing Class for Kids	Newton Highlands	Free
	Sunday Run Club at Castle Island Brewing...	Norwood	Free
Food Fun Events
	Gingerbread cookie day / Pepparkakans Dag...	Newton	$
	North End Pizza Tour	Boston	$$
Holiday Events
	28th Annual Family Trees: A Celebration of...	Concord	-
	31 Nights of Light	Boston	Free
	Brunch with Santa Cruise	Boston	-
	Cape Cod Train to Christmas Town (Polar Express)...	Buzzards Bay	$$
	Chloë Agnew & Friends Present Their Annual...	Canton	$$
	Christmas Festival of Lights: Edaville USA...	Carver	$$
	Deck The Halls at Hammond Castle: Guided...	Gloucester	$$
	Free Christmas Movie Event (The Muppet Christmas...	Billerica	Free
	Gift of Lights at NH Motor Speedway	New Hampshire	$$
	Hanukkah at Town Meeting Bistro	Lexington	$$
	Historic Holiday Freedom Trail Stroll	Boston	$$
	Holiday Lights Spectacular at RWP Zoo	Rhode Island	$
	Holiday Trolley	Salem	-
	Nauti or Nice Holiday Party at Nautilus Pier...	Boston	-
	Night Lights: Starry Skies at New England...	Boylston	$$
	Peter Mayer of Jimmy Buffet's Coral Reefer...	Cambridge	-
	Santa in the City	Boston	-
	Santa Tea at Town Meeting Bistro	Lexington	$$
	Santa visits The Shops at Chestnut Hill	Chestnut Hill	Free
	Santa's Elevator Express at Natick Mall	Natick	$$
	Santa’s Wonderland Returns to Cabela's with...	Berlin	Free
	Stories & Songs with Mrs. Claus	Massachusetts	$$
	Visit Santa in Downtown Crossing	Boston	Free
	WBUR’S Circle Round Live: Holiday Edition...	Boston	$
	Winter Wonderland at Southwick's Zoo	Mendon	$$
Holiday Markets
	2023 Holiday Glass Sale	Cambridge	Free
	Boston Women's Holiday Marketplaces (3 locations)...	3 Locations	Free
	Christkindlmarkt – German Holiday Market	Allston	$
	Downtown Boston Holiday Market	Boston	-
	Downtown Crossing Holiday Market 2023	Boston	-
	GISB Holiday Market	Allston	Free
	Holiday Market at Powisset Farm Store	Dover	Free
	Holiday Market Place at LexArt	Lexington	Free
	Holiday Shopping at Powisset Farm Store	Dover	Free
	Hood Park Winter Village	Charlestown	Free
	Junior League of Boston Holiday Market	Back Bay	$
	LexArt Holiday Market Place	Lexington	Free
	Snowport Holiday Market at the Seaport	Boston	Free
	Sudbury Art Association Holiday Market	Sudbury	Free
	The Holiday Market at SNOWPORT	Boston	Free
Ice & Snow Fun Events
	Ice Rink at 401 Park in the Fenway	Boston	-
	Ice Skating at the Worcester Common Oval	Worcester	$
	Ice Skating On Frog Pond 2023-224 Season...	Boston	$$
	Winter Skate at Patriot Place (UNDER RENOVATION...	Foxboro	$
Learn Something Events
	Fabulous Fungi: The 'Art' of the Mushroom...	Dover	-
	TiE Young Entrepreneurs (TYE) Academy	Cambridge	$$$
Music & Concerts
	Bach Christmas Oratorio: Parts I-III for...	Concord	$
	Ben Rudnick and Friends: Holiday Extravaganza...	Beverly	-
	Boston Pops: Holiday Pops	Boston	$$$$
	ELVIS CHRISTMAS SHOW	Boston	-
	Family and Children's Concert: WE Sow, WE...	Medford	Free
	Matt Heaton & the Outside Toys	Brookline	$
	Sound & Spirit: The Magic of the Season Concert!...	Natick	$$
	The Concord Band and the Nutcracker	Concord	$
Nature & Outdoors
	Free Entrance Days in the National Parks	Other Boston Area	Free
Performances
	Black Nativity	Back Bay	-
	Hanukkats by Talking Hands Theatre	Brookline	$
	Hanukkats by Talking Hands Theatre	Brookline	$
	Shadow Play Art Lab Hours at ICA	Boston	Free
	The Calamari Sisters: The Feast of the Seven...	Arlington	$
	The Dating Game LIVE \| Round 3	Beverly	$$
	The Grinch Who Stole Christmas & Rudolph...	Maynard	Free
Preschool Fun Events
	Participate in a paid research study at Boston...	Boston	Free
Sales & Deals
	Free Boston Parking: City of Boston Holiday...	Boston	Free
	Ski NH - 4th & 5th Grade Snowsports Passport...	New Hampshire	Free
	Ski Vermont 5th Grade Passport	Vermont	$
	Zoodoptions at Zoo New England	Boston	$$$
School Events
	Admissions Open House – Preschool & Kindergarten...	Allston	Free
Special Events
	31 Nights of Light at Prudential Center	Boston	Free
	Army-Navy Game Week at the USS Constitution...	Charlestown	Free
	The Southern New England Sports Card & Autograph...	Mansfield	$
	Winterfest and the Tunnel of Lights	Connecticut	$
Sporting Events
	Curling at Seaport	Boston	-
	Free Fencing Class for Kids	Newton Highlands	Free
	MBTA Commuter Service \| Army-Navy Game	Foxboro	$
Story Hours
	After School Detention: Stand-Up Comedy and...	Boston	$$
Theater & Shows
	A Christmas Carol at Mosesian Arts Center...	Watertown	$$
	A Christmas Carol at Mosesian Arts Center...	Watertown	$
	A Christmas Carol: North Shore Music Theatre...	Beverly	$$$
	All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914	Stoneham	$$
	Black Nativity	Boston	$$
	Boston Ballet's The Nutcracker 2023	Boston	$$
	Cannabis Cabaret	Boston	$
	That Holiday Feeling-The Tradition Continues...	Stoughton	$
	The Company Theatre: Rodgers and Hammerstein's...	Norwell	$$
	The Illusionists: Magic of the Holidays	Boston	-
	The Nutcracker: A Family Tradition by Commonwealth...	Weston	$$
	The Nutcracker: José Mateo Ballet Theatre...	Dorchester	$$$
	‘Twas - The Night Before Christmas Improvised...	Boston	$$
Tours
	Boch Center Tours	Boston	$
	Harvard Square Chocolate Tour	Cambridge	$$
	King's Chapel Art & Architecture Tours (Winter...	Boston	$$
	Santa Express Train: Lincoln, New Hampshire...	New Hampshire	$$
	The Polar Express Train Ride - Blackstone...	Rhode Island	$$$
Water Fun Events
	Cookies and Carols	Cambridge	-

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Laser Tag
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Spray Parks & Pools
Trampoline Parks
Winter Fun

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