Boston Events - Friday, April 24, 2026

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Family & Kids Event Calendar: Today

Seasonal Fun Events
	Boston Public Garden Swan Boats 2026	Back Bay	-
	Game Day Gear Offer at View Boston	Boston	$
	Jeopardy! Bar League at FiDO Pizza	Boston	Free
	The Anchor at Shipyard Park	Charlestown	Free
Accessible & Adaptive Events
	Adaptive Hiking at Harold Parker State Forest...	North Andover	Free
Animals
	Right Whale Day	Boston	Free
Arts & Crafts
	Drop-in Art Making at PEM	Salem	$$
	DROP-IN Paint Pottery, Canvas & Plaster at...	Wellesley	$$
	Mosaic Heart or Jewelry Workshop	Waltham	$$
	Painting Place April Vacation Camps	Wellesley	$$
	Pottery Wheel Class \| One Time	Boston	$
	Private School No School Workshops at The...	Wellesley	$$
	Spin & Score! - Build Your Own Game	Peabody	$
	The Artist Cycle: Toying With Time	Brockton	Free
Arts & Culture Events
	Botanical Tattoo at New England Botanic Garden...	Boylston	$
	Eric Pape: Fantasy Illustrations	Gloucester	$
	Spring Into WNDR	Boston	$$
	The April Members Exhibit	Wayland	Free
Biking Events
	Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts to...	Boston	Free
Carousels
	Flying Horses Carousel at Martha's Vineyard...	Martha's Vineyard	$
	Frog Pond Carousel on Boston Common	Boston	$
	Paragon Carousel	Hull	$
Dance Events
	Latin Night! Learn Salsa	Beverly	$$$
	Participatory International Folk Dancing	Arlington	$
Exhibits
	10th Connecticut Spring Boat Show	Connecticut	$$
	Discovering King Tut's Tomb	Boston	$$
	Framing Nature: Gardens and Imagination	Boston	$$
	Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: General...	Boston	$
	Kids Free Week at Hammond Castle Museum	Gloucester	$$
	Patriots of Color Exhibition	Back Bay	$
	Sea Monsters: Wonders of Nature and Imagination...	Cambridge	-
	The Road to Revolution: Massachusetts and...	Boston	$
	The Secret World of Elephants Exhibit at...	Worcester	$$
	🖼️ Family-Friendly Exhibitions at the...	Boston	$$
Fairs & Festivals
	Boston College Arts Festival	Chestnut Hill	Free
	Nantucket Annual Daffodil Festival	Nantucket	-
Farmers Markets
	Boston Public Market	Boston	Free
	Haymarket	Boston	$
Movies
	Independent Film Festival of Boston	Boston	$
Food Fun Events
	Dumpling Making Party In Massachusetts (Fridays)...	Cambridge	$$$
	Greenway Food Trucks Daily Schedule	Boston	Free
	Loyall Counting Room	Boston	$$
	North End Pizza Tour	Boston	$$
	Spice School: Blending Bar at Boston Public...	Boston	$$
Learn Something Events
	April Science Vacation Week at MIT	Cambridge	Free
	Children's Survival 101	New England	$$
	Little Dragon After School Program	Malden	$
	Mapparium® Globe FREE for Boston Marathon...	Back Bay	Free
	Monthly Spotlight: Old State House & Old...	Boston	$
Lectures/Discussions
	GBH Press Café Live Broadcasts & Events...	Boston	Free
Music & Concerts
	Isabelle Demers in Concert	Boston	$
	Jeff Jam at the Boston Public Market	Boston	Free
	Leo Kottkel \|Acoustic Guitarist	Rockport	$$
Nature & Outdoors
	Earth Day Clean Up Month	Westwood	Free
	Earth Week at Discovery Museum!	Acton	-
	Field of Daffodils at New England Botanic...	Boylston	$$
	Wicked Tulips Flower Farm U-Pick Tulip Experience...	Rhode Island	$$
Parents Only Events
	Sharon Parent Group	Sharon	Free
Performances
	Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater	Boston	$$$
	What Are You Afraid Of? Immserive Experience!...	Somerville	$
Sales & Deals
	Discover with the Kids Children’s Museum...	Boston	$$$
	Kids Free April	Sturbridge	$
School Vacation Events
	April Hands-On History	Boston	$
	April School Vacation at CambridgeSide	Cambridge	Free
	April Vacation Week at MFA	Boston	$
	April Vacation Week Fun at Patriot Place	Foxboro	-
	Boston Children's Museum - April Vacation...	Boston	$$
	DCR April Vacation Week Free Family-Friendly...	Massachusetts	Free
	Family Field Days	Sturbridge	$
	Highland Street Spring Week - Free Admission...	Boston	Free
	Kids Week at Boston Public Market	Boston	Free
	Puppet Showplace Theatre Presents: Vacation...	Brookline	$
	Spring Break Family Days: Art with a Job...	Stockbridge	Free
	Spring Break Family Days: Art with a Job...	Stockbridge	Free
	Spring Discoveries (Ages 7-10) at New England...	Boylston	$$
	Stone Zoo April Vacation Activities	Stoneham	$$
	Twisted Trees (Ages 8-12) at New England...	Boylston	$$
Science & Technology Events
	April Vacation Discover STEAM Camp at In...	Peabody	$
Special Events
	A Bug's World at Roger Williams Park Zoo	Rhode Island	$
	Create & Craft	Wenham	$
	Easter Egg Hunt at UMass Boston	Dorchester	Free
	Goat Mingle with Goats to Go	Wenham	$
	ICA Free Thursday Nights	Boston	Free
	LEGO® F1® - themed ‘Build the Thrill...	Massachusetts	$
	Meet a Scientist at HMNH	Cambridge	$
Sporting Events
	All Girls Sports Festival 2026	Boston	Free
	April Vacation Red Sox Home Games at Fenway...	Boston	$$$
Story Hours
	PACE CFCE Play & Learn	New Bedford	Free
	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
	72-Hour Musical Vacation: Shrek The Musical...	Stoneham	$$$
	Beauty and the Beast	Boston	$$
	Charlotte's Web	Boston	$$
	HAIRSPRAY with KidCare at The Umbrella Arts...	Concord	$$
	Hairspray, the Broadway Musical	Concord	$$$
	The Secret Sharer	Boston	$
	What the Constitution Means to Me	Stoneham	$$
	Wild Kratts Live! 2.0	Boston	$$
Tours
	Black Heritage Trail Walking Tours \| Boston...	Boston	Free
	Book Car Service from Boston to Cape Cod	Massachusetts	$$
	Boston Duck Boat Tours	3 Locations	$$$
	Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East Tours...	Cambridge	Free
	Massacre and Memory Tour	Boston	$
	Slavery and Resistance in Colonial Massachusetts...	Boston	$
	Tour the Otis House	Boston	$

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Winter Fun

Arts & Crafts
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Daytrips
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