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Friday, December 15, 2023

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Family & Kids Event Calendar: Friday, December 15, 2023

Seasonal Fun Events
	Annual Candlelight Stroll at Strawberry Banke...	New Hampshire	$$
	Bright Nights at Forest Park Holiday Lights...	Western Mass	$
	Christmas by Candlelight at Old Sturbridge...	Sturbridge	$
	Deck The Halls Holiday Celebration	Gloucester	$
	Emerald Glow at Charlesgate: LED Trees in...	Boston	Free
	Enchanted Village: Jordan's Furniture Avon...	Avon	$
	Festival of Trees and Snow Village at Elm...	Wellesley	$$
	Festival of Trees and Snow Village at Mass...	Wellesley	$$
	Gardens Aglow - A Celebration of Holiday...	Sandwich	$$
	Holiday Bricktacular	Somerville	$$
	Holiday Zoolights: Stone Zoo	Stoneham	$
	Holidays at the Newport Mansions	Rhode Island	$$$
	La Salette Festival of Holiday Lights	Attleboro	Free
	Lamplighter's Ugly Sweater Party	Cambridge	Free
	Merrimack Celebration of Lights	Methuen	$$
	Santa’s Wonderland at Bass Pro Shops with...	Foxboro	Free
	Snowmazing! at Boston Children's Museum	Boston	$$
	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	$$
	Visit With Santa - In Person! (DECEMBER 2023...	Amherst	$
	Winter Lights at Naumkeag, The Bradley Estate...	Canton	$$
	Winterlights at Naumkeag, The Stevens-Coolidge...	3 Locations	$$
Animals
	Franklin Park Zoo Winter Activities & Exhibits...	Boston	$$$
	Stone Zoo Winter Activities and Exhibits	Stoneham	$$
Arts & Crafts
	DROP-IN Paint Pottery, Canvas & Plaster at...	Wellesley	$$
	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	$$
	Of Many Minds	Boston	Free
	SoWa Artists Guild Winter Festival	South End	Free
	The Band's Visit: Huntington Theatre	Boston	$$
	The Heart Sellers	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	$$
	Gingerbread House Competition	Wenham	Free
	Impassioned Destruction: Politics, Vandalism,...	Boston	$
	Interwoven: Women's Lives Written in Thread'...	Concord	$$
	Lunchbox Moments exhibition	Boston	Free
	Maritime History Exhibition: All Hands! Yankee...	New Bedford	$
	Material Mapping: Data-driven Sculpture by...	Brockton	-
	On View Now -- 'Future: Illustrated' Exhibit...	Arlington	Free
	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	$$
	Welcome to the Table - Holiday Exhibition...	New Hampshire	$
Fairs & Festivals
	Harvard Square Holiday Craft Fair	Cambridge	Free
	Harvard Square Holiday Fair	Cambridge	-
Movies
	The Heart of New England	Boston	$
Fitness Classes
	Arogya Yoga Ashram	Brookline	$
	Free Fencing Class for Kids	Newton Highlands	Free
	Sunday Run Club at Castle Island Brewing...	Norwood	Free
Food Fun Events
	North End Pizza Tour	Boston	$$
Fundraisers
	The Giving Machines at CambridgeSide	Cambridge	-
Holiday Events
	2023 Longfellow Holiday Open House	Cambridge	Free
	28th Annual Family Trees: A Celebration of...	Concord	-
	31 Nights of Light	Boston	Free
	Cape Cod Train to Christmas Town (Polar Express)...	Buzzards Bay	$$
	Carolers and Cocoa at the Pru	Boston	Free
	Christmas Festival of Lights: Edaville USA...	Carver	$$
	Cultural Survival Baazar	Boston	Free
	Deck The Halls at Hammond Castle: Guided...	Gloucester	$$
	DHAC Kids' Night Out Event	Dedham	-
	Gift of Lights at NH Motor Speedway	New Hampshire	$$
	Hanukkah at Town Meeting Bistro	Lexington	$$
	Historic Holiday Freedom Trail Stroll	Boston	$$
	Holiday Lights Spectacular at RWP Zoo	Rhode Island	$
	Night Lights: Starry Skies at New England...	Boylston	$$
	Santa in the City	Boston	-
	Santa visits The Shops at Chestnut Hill	Chestnut Hill	Free
	Santa's Elevator Express at Natick Mall	Natick	$$
	Santa’s Wonderland Returns to Cabela's with...	Berlin	Free
	Winter Wonderland at Southwick's Zoo	Mendon	$$
Holiday Markets
	Boston Women's Holiday Marketplaces (3 locations)...	3 Locations	Free
	CSBBN Passport to Black Business Holiday...	Cambridge	Free
	Downtown Boston Holiday Market	Boston	-
	Downtown Crossing Holiday Market 2023	Boston	-
	Holiday Market at Powisset Farm Store	Dover	Free
	Holiday Market Place at LexArt	Lexington	Free
	Holiday Shopping at Powisset Farm Store	Dover	Free
	LexArt Holiday Market Place	Lexington	Free
	Snowport Holiday Market at the Seaport	Boston	Free
	Sudbury Art Association Holiday Market	Sudbury	Free
	The Holiday Market at SNOWPORT	Boston	Free
Ice & Snow Fun Events
	Ice Rink at 401 Park in the Fenway	Boston	-
	Ice Skating at the Worcester Common Oval	Worcester	$
	Ice Skating On Frog Pond 2023-224 Season...	Boston	$$
	Winter Skate at Patriot Place (UNDER RENOVATION...	Foxboro	$
Learn Something Events
	Homeschool Day - Hearthcooking for the Holidays...	Plymouth	$$
Music & Concerts
	A Christmas Peril: Free Live Theatre Production...	Other Boston Area	Free
	A Holiday Pops Concert	Concord	$$
	Concerts at First Church Presents Classical...	Dedham	-
	Holiday Pops Concert	Concord	$$
	The Avocates - Holiday Swing	Boston	$$
Nature & Outdoors
	Free Entrance Days in the National Parks	Other Boston Area	Free
Parents Only Events
	Arlington Parents Group (for NEW parents...	Arlington	Free
	Arlington Parents of Infants	Arlington	Free
	Friday Night Flights	Boston	$
	Sharon Parents Group for NEW Parents with...	Sharon	Free
	Sharon Parents of Infants Group	Sharon	Free
	Watertown Parents of Infants VIRTUAL Group...	Virtual/Online	Free
Performances
	Black Nativity	Back Bay	-
	Boston Tea Party 250th Anniversary Commemoration:...	Boston	$
	Hanukkats by Talking Hands Theatre	Brookline	$
	The Nutcracker	Norwood	$$
	The Nutcracker	Rhode Island	-
Preschool Fun Events
	Participate in a paid research study at Boston...	Boston	Free
	PJ Library Shabbat Drop In Playgroup at JCDS...	Watertown	Free
Sales & Deals
	Free Boston Parking: City of Boston Holiday...	Boston	Free
	Ski NH - 4th & 5th Grade Snowsports Passport...	New Hampshire	Free
	Ski Vermont 5th Grade Passport	Vermont	$
	Zoodoptions at Zoo New England	Boston	$$$
Special Events
	31 Nights of Light at Prudential Center 2023...	Boston	Free
	Winterfest and the Tunnel of Lights	Connecticut	$
Sporting Events
	Curling at Seaport	Boston	-
Story Hours
	Big Barn Story & Craft Hour	Dover	$
	Story Hour with Mr. Ed: Barnes & Noble, Burlington...	Burlington	Free
	Story Time: Barnes & Noble (Peabody)	Peabody	Free
	Storytime for 2 Year Olds: Somerville Library...	Somerville	Free
Theater & Shows
	A Christmas Carol: North Shore Music Theatre...	Beverly	$$$
	All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914	Stoneham	$$
	Black Nativity	Boston	$$
	Boston Ballet's The Nutcracker 2023	Boston	$$
	Midwinter Revels: The Feast of Fools	Cambridge	$$$
	The Nutcracker: A Family Tradition by Commonwealth...	Weston	$$
	The Nutcracker: José Mateo Ballet Theatre...	Dorchester	$$$
Tours
	Boch Center Tours	Boston	$
	Harvard Square Chocolate Tour	Cambridge	$$
	King's Chapel Art & Architecture Tours (Winter...	Boston	$$
	Santa Express Train: Lincoln, New Hampshire...	New Hampshire	$$
	The Polar Express Train Ride - Blackstone...	Rhode Island	$$$
Virtual Activities
	Arts Wayland Presents: The December Online...	Wayland	Free
	Boston University virtual paid research study...	Boston	-
	New Adoptive Parents Group	Virtual/Online	Free
	New Adoptive Parents Support Group	Boston	Free
	Virtual Watertown Parents Group for NEW Parents...	Watertown	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

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