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Saturday, December 17, 2022

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Family & Kids Event Calendar: Saturday, December 17, 2022 (Weekend)

Seasonal Fun Events
	27th Annual Family Trees: A Celebration of...	Concord	$
	Christ: Living Light Festival of Lights at...	Other Boston Area	Free
	Family Trees: A Celebration of Children’s...	Concord	$$
	Festival of Illumination - 'Once Upon a Time'...	Mendon	-
	Illuminations 2022	Somerville	Free
	Lancaster Celebration of Lights	Massachusetts	$
	Meet and Greet: The Nutcracker and Ballerina...	Salem	Free
	Merrimack Valley Celebration of Lights	Methuen	$
	Polar Express Train Ride on Cape Cod Central...	Hyannis	$$
	Reindeer Quest at Powisset Farm	Dover	Free
	Santa Visits Jam Time in Natick	Natick	-
	Seaport Snowport: Curling Lanes	Boston	Free
	SOLD OUT! Night Lights at New England Botanic...	Boylston	$$
	Solstice Illumination Night	Milton	$$
	Somerville Illuminations Holiday Lights Tour...	Somerville	$
	South Shore Celebration of Lights - Marshfield...	Marshfield	$
	The Farm Nisse at Appleton Farms	Ipswich	$$
	The Polar Express Train Ride - Blackstone...	Rhode Island	$$
	The Train to Christmas Town on Cape Cod Central...	Buzzards Bay	$$
	Winter Solstice Family Fun: Folklore & the...	Hingham	$
	Winterlights at Stevens-Coolidge	North Andover	$$
	ZooLights at Stone Zoo	Stoneham	$
Animals
	Visit the New England Aquarium in Boston	Boston	$$
Arts & Crafts
	Holiday Gingerbread House Decorating at The...	Boston	$$
Arts & Culture Events
	2022 Design Biennial by MassArt x SoWa	Boston	Free
Exhibits
	Art of the Brick	Boston	$$
	Model Trains & Railroads Exhibit	Wenham	$$
	New Bedford Whaling Museum: Winter Break...	New Bedford	$$
	Sensory-Friendly Sundays at U.S.S. Constitution...	Charlestown	Free
	Swimming with Sharks: A Deep Dive into Shark...	Cambridge	$
	Your Work Here 2022: a PRC Members Exhibition...	Boston	Free
Fairs & Festivals
	Harvard Square Holiday Craft Fair	Cambridge	Free
Movies
	It's a Wonderful Life: Brattle Theatre	Cambridge	$
	Kids' Shows: The Muppet Christmas Carol	Brookline	$
Food Fun Events
	2022 FIFA World Cup at City Works Eatery...	Watertown	Free
	Boston Winter Igloo Dining Experiences	Boston	$$$
	Solstice Supper – Adults Only	Dover	$$
Fundraisers
	Winter Walk for Women's Lunch Place	Boston	$$
Hiking Events
	Ugly Sweater Night Hike at Rocky Woods	Medfield	$
Holiday Events
	2022 Christmas Wonderland	Carver	$$
	Blackstone Valley Polar Express	Rhode Island	$$$
	Boston Ballet Presents Mikko Nissinen's The...	Boston	$
	Costume Character Day with the Grinch!	Concord	$$
	Deck The Halls at Hammond Castle: Guided...	Gloucester	$$
	Holiday Wagon Rides	Waltham	$$
	Lunch Cruise with Santa	Boston	-
	Magic of Lights at Gillette Stadium 2022...	Foxboro	$$
	Memory Jars Family Program at the Concord...	Concord	$$
	Roger Williams Holiday Lights Spectacular...	Rhode Island	$$
	Santa Brunch!	Cambridge	-
	Santa Express Trains	New Hampshire	$$
	Santa in the City	Boston	$
	Santa’s Wonderland at Bass Pro Shops	Foxboro	Free
	Santa’s Wonderland returns to Bass Pro Shops...	Berlin	Free
	Santa’s Wonderland returns to Bass Pro Shops...	Grafton	Free
	Snowflake Crossing Ice Festival	Boston	Free
	Taunton's Lights On Festival 2022*	Taunton	Free
	The Nutcracker at Littleton	Littleton	-
	Ward's Holiday Hayrides with Santa and Mrs.Claus...	Sharon	$
Holiday Markets
	CraftBoston Online Holiday Market	Boston	Free
	Holiday Market at Exhibit A Brewing	Framingham	Free
	Sudbury Art Association Holiday Market	Sudbury	-
Ice & Snow Fun Events
	Best Sledding in Rhode Island	Rhode Island	Free
	Kendall Square Community Ice Skating	Cambridge	$
Learn Something Events
	Dino Safari: A Walk-Thru Adventure	Boston	$
	Greater Boston STEM Program (gbSTEM)	Cambridge	Free
Music & Concerts
	Acrylic Sound	Malden	Free
	Auditions for Northeast Massachusetts Youth...	Boxford	-
	Boston University Tanglewood Institute Young...	Lenox	$$
	Hittsville Play	Brookline	$
	Holiday Pops	Boston	$
	Holiday Pops Kids' Matinees	Boston	$
	Joyful & Triumphant--Boston Gay Men's Chorus...	Virtual/Online	Free
	Kiss The Sky – The Jimi Hendrix Re-Experience...	Beverly	$
	Sound & Spirit Holiday Concert: Snow Much...	Natick	$
	Xian Zhang and the TMC conducting fellows...	Massachusetts	$$
Nature & Outdoors
	Solstice 'Scapes	Acton	-
Performances
	Ballet Misha presents 'The Nutcracker'	New Hampshire	-
	Boston Ballet's The Nutcracker	Boston	-
	Coolidge Corner Kids Shows	Brookline	$
	Dot and the Kangaroo	Wellesley	$$
	Mosesian Arts Live Presents A Christmas Carol...	Watertown	$$
	North Atlantic Ballet Presents: The Nutcracker...	Beverly	$$
	North Atlantic Ballet Presents: The Nutcracker...	Beverly	$
	Sound & Spirit Presents: 'Snow Much Fun!'...	Natick	$$
	The Midwinter Revels: A Solstice Celebration...	Cambridge	$$$
Preschool Fun Events
	Indoor Play Saturdays at The POP Center	Newton Highlands	-
	Participate in a paid research study at Boston...	Boston	Free
Science & Technology Events
	Solstice Stargazing with Aldrich Astronomical...	Lincoln	$$
Special Events
	Festival of Illumination and Winter Wonderland...	Mendon	$$
	Snowmazing! Cocoa with Characters	Boston	$$
Sporting Events
	Free Fencing Trial Class	Cambridge	Free
Story Hours
	After School Detention: Stand-Up Comedy and...	Boston	$$
Theater & Shows
	Detention: Stand-Up Comedy and $4 Drinks...	Boston	$$
	Elf The Musical	New Hampshire	$
	Happier Family Comedy Show	Amherst	$
	Life of Pi - SOLD OUT	Cambridge	$$
	Little Women	Stoneham	$$
	Miracle of 34th Street	Andover	$$
	OTP by Elise Wien	Boston	$
	Salem Trolley & The Gallows Hill Theatre...	Salem	$$
	Six	Boston	$$$
	The Muppet Christmas Carol	Brookline	$
	The Play that Goes Wrong	Boston	$$$
	Through the Wardrobe: A Winter Wonderland...	Newburyport	$
	Urban Nutcracker	Boston	$$
Tours
	Historic Holiday Stroll	Boston	$
Virtual Activities
	The December Online	Wayland	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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