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Family & Kids Event Calendar: Sunday, December 17, 2023 (Weekend)
Seasonal Fun Events
Annual Candlelight Stroll at Strawberry Banke...New Hampshire  $$
Bright Nights at Forest Park Holiday Lights...Western Mass  $
Christmas at the Old ManseConcord  $
Christmas by Candlelight at Old Sturbridge...Sturbridge  $
Deck The Halls Holiday CelebrationGloucester  $
Emerald Glow at Charlesgate: LED Trees in...Boston  Free
Enchanted Village: Jordan's Furniture Avon...Avon  $
Festival of Trees and Snow Village at Elm...Wellesley  $$
Festival of Trees and Snow Village at Mass...Wellesley  $$
Gardens Aglow - A Celebration of Holiday...Sandwich  $$
Holiday BricktacularSomerville  $$
Holiday Zoolights: Stone ZooStoneham  $
Holidays at the Newport MansionsRhode Island  $$$
Kid's Holiday PartyMashpee  $
La Salette Festival of Holiday LightsAttleboro  Free
Merrimack Celebration of LightsMethuen  $$
Santa’s Wonderland at Bass Pro Shops with...Foxboro  Free
Snowmazing! at Boston Children's MuseumBoston  $$
Snowport - Boston Seaport's Winter Wonderland,...Boston  -
SoWa Winter Festival & Holiday MarketBoston  $
The Enchanted VillageAvon  Free
The Polar Express at Wachusett MountainPrinceton  Free
The Train to Christmas Town on Cape Cod Central...Buzzards Bay  $$
Visit Santa At The Shore Line Trolley Museum...Connecticut  $
Visit With Santa - In Person! (DECEMBER 2023...Amherst  $
Winter Lights at Naumkeag, The Bradley Estate...Canton  $$
Winterlights at Naumkeag, The Stevens-Coolidge...3 Locations  $$
Animals
Franklin Park Zoo Winter Activities & Exhibits...Boston  $$$
Stone Zoo Winter Activities and ExhibitsStoneham  $$
Arts & Crafts
DROP-IN Paint Pottery, Canvas & Plaster at...Wellesley  $$
Kids' Art Brunch at the Ford Tavern, Medford...Medford  $
M is for Museum & P is for PlaydateWenham  $
Musical Magi: A Family EventBoston  Free
Winter WonderlandGloucester  Free
Arts & Culture Events
Art of Penobscot Bay Exhibit at Thos. Moser...Maine  Free
Ballet Misha presents 'The Nutcracker'New Hampshire  -
Commonwealth Ballet Company, The Nutcracker...Weston  -
Destination: Nature Juried Art ExhibitHarvard  Free
Earth & Planetary Sciences GalleryCambridge  $
Marine Heatwaves 3D Art InstallationNew Bedford  $
Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition...Chelsea  $$
SoWa Sundays/ SoWa Artists Guild Winter Festival...South End  Free
The Band's Visit: Huntington TheatreBoston  $$
The Heart SellersBoston  $$
Dance Events
The Nutcracker presented by Dance Prism Ballet...Andover  $$
Exhibits
'Framing Mass Killings' Exhibit at Old State...Boston  $
All Aboard! Trains at Science ParkBoston  $
Body Worlds: The Anatomy of HappinessBack Bay  $$
Exhibition: Fashioned by SargentBoston  $$
Impassioned Destruction: Politics, Vandalism,...Boston  $
Interwoven: Women's Lives Written in Thread'...Concord  $$
Maritime History Exhibition: All Hands! Yankee...New Bedford  $
Material Mapping: Data-driven Sculpture by...Brockton  -
Polly Sumner Doll: Conventional & Controversial...Boston  $
Real Pirates Salem ExhibitSalem  $
Swimming with Sharks: A Deep Dive into Shark...Cambridge  $
The Humble Petitioner: Fighting for Rights...Boston  $
Tiny Treasures: The Magic of Miniatures at...Boston  $$
Welcome to the Table - Holiday Exhibition...New Hampshire  $
Fairs & Festivals
Harvard Square Holiday Craft FairCambridge  Free
Harvard Square Holiday FairCambridge  -
Movies
A Christmas CelebrationMaynard  -
The Heart of New EnglandBoston  $
TOGETHER Holiday Movie NightTaunton  $
Fitness Classes
Free Fencing Class for KidsNewton Highlands  Free
Sunday Run Club at Castle Island Brewing...Norwood  Free
Food Fun Events
AFROCITY BRUNCH + DAY PARTYBoston  $
Breakfast With Santa at The VERVE Hotel,...Natick  $$
Live Music Sundays JPJamaica Plain  Free
North End Pizza TourBoston  $$
Tots in the Kitchen: Weekend Special!Dover  $
Fundraisers
The Giving Machines at CambridgeSideCambridge  -
Holiday Events
28th Annual Family Trees: A Celebration of...Concord  -
31 Nights of LightBoston  Free
An Irish Christmas Day with Ishna ft. Irish...Canton  $$
Anthony Williams' Urban NutcrackerBoston  $$$
Baroque ChristmasBoston  $$
Cape Cod Train to Christmas Town (Polar Express)...Buzzards Bay  $$
Cultural Survival BaazarBoston  Free
Deck The Halls at Hammond Castle: Guided...Gloucester  $$
Gift of Lights at NH Motor SpeedwayNew Hampshire  $$
Holiday Lights Spectacular at RWP ZooRhode Island  $
Night Lights: Starry Skies at New England...Boylston  $$
Santa BrunchSalem  -
Santa in the CityBoston  -
Santa visits The Shops at Chestnut HillChestnut Hill  Free
Santa's Elevator Express at Natick MallNatick  $$
Santa’s Wonderland Returns to Cabela's with...Berlin  Free
The Nutcracker: by Dance PrismAndover  $$
Toysinbox Holiday Season 3D Printing Show...Wellesley  -
Visit Santa in Downtown CrossingBoston  Free
Winter Wonderland at Southwick's ZooMendon  $$
Holiday Markets
Boston Women's Holiday Marketplaces (3 locations)...3 Locations  Free
CSBBN Passport to Black Business Holiday...Cambridge  Free
Holiday Market at Powisset Farm StoreDover  Free
Holiday Market Place at LexArtLexington  Free
Holiday Shopping at Powisset Farm StoreDover  Free
LexArt Holiday Market PlaceLexington  Free
Snowport Holiday Market at the SeaportBoston  Free
Sudbury Art Association Holiday MarketSudbury  Free
The Holiday Market at SNOWPORTBoston  Free
Ice & Snow Fun Events
Ice Rink at 401 Park in the FenwayBoston  -
Ice Skating at the Worcester Common OvalWorcester  $
Ice Skating On Frog Pond 2023-224 Season...Boston  $$
Winter Skate at Patriot Place (UNDER RENOVATION...Foxboro  $
Music & Concerts
A Christmas Peril: Free Live Theatre Production...Other Boston Area  Free
A Far Cry Presents: Immortal at LongyCambridge  -
A Holiday Pops ConcertConcord  $$
Boston Pops Holiday Pops Kids MatineesBoston  $$$
Boston Pops: Holiday PopsBoston  $$$$
Cambridge Community Chorus Winter Concert,...Cambridge  $$
Cambridge Community Chorus Winter Concert,...Cambridge  $
Christmas at EmmanuelBoston  Free
Holiday Pops ConcertConcord  $$
Music Worcester Presents: The Worcester Chorus...Worcester  $
Nature & Outdoors
Free Entrance Days in the National ParksOther Boston Area  Free
Performances
Black NativityBack Bay  -
Hanukkats by Talking Hands TheatreBrookline  $
Holyoke Historic NutcrackerOther Boston Area  $
Shadow Play Art Lab Hours at ICABoston  Free
The NutcrackerRhode Island  -
The NutcrackerNorwood  $$
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 PassportVermont  $
Special Events
31 Nights of Light at Prudential Center 2023...Boston  Free
Greater Boston Sports Card & Autograph Show...Massachusetts  $
Hot Cocoa with Mrs. Claus at Smolak Farms...North Andover  Free
Winterfest and the Tunnel of LightsConnecticut  $
Sporting Events
Bringing the Olympic sport of fencing to...Newton Highlands  -
Curling at SeaportBoston  -
Free Fencing Class for KidsNewton Highlands  Free
Theater & Shows
A Christmas Carol: North Shore Music Theatre...Beverly  $$$
All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914Stoneham  $$
Black NativityBoston  $$
Boston Ballet's The Nutcracker 2023Boston  $$
Midwinter Revels: The Feast of FoolsCambridge  $$$
The Company Theatre: Rodgers and Hammerstein's...Norwell  $$
The Nutcracker: A Family Tradition by Commonwealth...Weston  $$
The Nutcracker: José Mateo Ballet Theatre...Dorchester  $$$
Tony Williams' Urban NutcrackerBoston  $$
‘Twas - The Night Before Christmas Improvised...Boston  $$
Tours
Boch Center ToursBoston  $
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
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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