Boston Events - Saturday, April 18, 2026

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Family & Kids Event Calendar: Today

Seasonal Fun Events
	Boston Marathon Weekend at View Boston	Back Bay	$
	Boston Public Garden Swan Boats 2026	Back Bay	-
	Game Day Gear Offer at View Boston	Boston	$
	Jeopardy! Bar League at FiDO Pizza	Boston	Free
	Kite Day at Cogswell's Grant	Essex	Free
	Spring Indoor Pop-Up Market at CambridgeSide...	Cambridge	Free
	The Anchor at Shipyard Park	Charlestown	Free
Adults (21+) Events
	Comedy at Summer Shack ($15 + Free Parking!)...	Cambridge	$
	The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery...	Wakefield	$$
	Yannis Pappas	Boston	$$
Animals
	Franklin Park Zoo April Vacation Week Activities...	Boston	$
	Open Barnyard at Weir River Farm	Hingham	$
Arts & Crafts
	Drop-in Art Making at PEM	Salem	$$
	Drop-In Kids' Craft at Boston Public Market...	Boston	Free
	DROP-IN Paint Pottery, Canvas & Plaster at...	Wellesley	$$
	Mosaic Heart or Jewelry Workshop	Waltham	$$
	Pottery Wheel Class \| One Time	Boston	$
	Private School No School Workshops at The...	Wellesley	$$
Arts & Culture Events
	Boston By Little Feet	Boston	$
	Botanical Tattoo at New England Botanic Garden...	Boylston	$
	Eric Pape: Fantasy Illustrations	Gloucester	$
	Spring Into WNDR	Boston	$$
	The April Members Exhibit	Wayland	Free
Books & Poetry Events
	Boston Marathon Themed Storytime with Kate...	Natick	Free
	Squirrel Tales Author Visit: Carrie Finison...	Boston	Free
Carousels
	Frog Pond Carousel on Boston Common	Boston	$
	Paragon Carousel	Hull	$
Community Action Events
	Life Surge Boston	Boston	$$$
Dance Events
	Latin Night! Learn Salsa	Beverly	$$$
Exhibits
	Discovering King Tut's Tomb	Boston	$$
	Framing Nature: Gardens and Imagination	Boston	$$
	Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: General...	Boston	$
	Sea Monsters: Wonders of Nature and Imagination...	Cambridge	-
	The Road to Revolution: Massachusetts and...	Boston	$
	The Secret World of Elephants Exhibit at...	Worcester	$$
	🖼️ Family-Friendly Exhibitions at the...	Boston	$$
Fairs & Festivals
	'Impossible T' at Boston Marathon Fan Fest...	Boston	Free
	Boston Marathon Fan Fest	Boston	Free
	Lynn Carnival	Lynn	-
Farmers Markets
	Boston Public Market	Boston	Free
	Haymarket	Boston	$
	Natick Farmer's Market	Natick	-
	Spring Farmers Markets at Suffolk Downs	Revere	Free
Movies
	Aladdin (1992)	Brookline	$
	ALaddin on the Big Screen at the Coolidge...	Brookline	$$
	Director's Spotlight: Age Group Winner	Newton	$
Fitness Classes
	Rhone X JOYN Marathon Yoga Class	Boston	$
Food Fun Events
	Dumpling Making Party at the Dumpling School...	Cambridge	$
	George Howell Coffee x Brooks Running	Boston	$
	Greenway Food Trucks Daily Schedule	Boston	Free
	Loyall Counting Room	Boston	$$
	North End Pizza Tour	Boston	$$
Green Events
	Thoreau Path Arbor Day Clean Up	Boston	Free
Health & Wellness
	Family Event: Healthy Kids Day	Lynn	Free
	Xyzal® at the 130th Bank of America Boston...	Boston	Free
Learn Something Events
	Children's Survival 101	New England	$$
	Mapparium® Globe FREE for Boston Marathon...	Back Bay	Free
	Monthly Spotlight: Old State House & Old...	Boston	$
	Sendory-Friendly Mornings at Revolutionary...	Boston	$
Music & Concerts
	A Little History 2.0	Roxbury	Free
	Bach and Boogie	Melrose	$
	Bach and Boogie	Melrose	$
	Boston Children’s Chorus: The Road She...	Boston	$$
	Draw The Line	Beverly	$$
	Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Boston Children's...	Boston	$$
	Jeff Jam at the Boston Public Market	Boston	Free
	Music & Movement with Miss Bernadette	Acton	Free
	Robert Bravo - The Best of Both Worlds	Boston	$$
	Toccata, Motet, Mass: The Sacred Genius of...	Cambridge	$$
Nature & Outdoors
	Daffodil Days (Ages 4-8) at New England Botanic...	Boylston	$
	Earth Day Clean Up Month	Westwood	Free
	Earth Week at Discovery Museum!	Acton	-
	Field of Daffodils at New England Botanic...	Boylston	$$
Performances
	Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater	Boston	$$$
	What Are You Afraid Of? Immserive Experience!...	Somerville	$
Preschool Fun Events
	Seaport Smalls	Boston	Free
Races/Walks
	Danehy Park parkrun 5k – Free Weekly Community...	Cambridge	Free
	Fifth Annual Marathon Daffodil Dash	Revere	Free
	Human Powered Health Community Shakeout Run...	Wellesley	Free
	Jamaica Pond parkrun	Boston	Free
	Marathon Daffodil Dash	Boston	Free
Sales & Deals
	Discover with the Kids Children’s Museum...	Boston	$$$
	Kids Free April	Sturbridge	$
School Vacation Events
	April School Vacation Week at USS Constitution...	Charlestown	$
	April Vacation Week Fun at Patriot Place	Foxboro	-
	DCR April Vacation Week Free Family-Friendly...	Massachusetts	Free
	Family Field Days	Sturbridge	$
	School Vacation Week at the Garden: Planet...	Boylston	$
	Spring Break Family Days: Art with a Job...	Stockbridge	Free
	Spring Break Family Days: Art with a Job...	Stockbridge	Free
	Spring Engineering: Robot Arms and Cardboard...	Chestnut Hill	Free
	Stone Zoo April Vacation Activities	Stoneham	$$
Science & Technology Events
	In-person Free Coding Workshop For Kids at...	Braintree	Free
Special Events
	A Bug's World at Roger Williams Park Zoo	Rhode Island	$
	Battle of Lexington: Boston Patriots Day...	Lexington	Free
	Concord Patriots Day Battle Reenactments...	Concord	-
	ICA Free Thursday Nights	Boston	Free
	Kids Play Free at VERSUS	Boston	Free
	LEGO® F1® - themed ‘Build the Thrill...	Massachusetts	$
	Opening Day for Swan Boats 2026	Back Bay	$
	Record Store Day at Bow Market's Vinyl Index...	Somerville	Free
Sporting Events
	April Vacation Red Sox Home Games at Fenway...	Boston	$$$
	Discover the Olympic Sport of Fencing	Newton Highlands	Free
Story Hours
	PACE CFCE Play & Learn	New Bedford	Free
Theater & Shows
	Beauty and the Beast	Boston	$$
	Charlotte's Web	Boston	$$
	Hao Bang Ah! Horse! by Chinese Theatre Works...	Brookline	$
	Playtime Theatre Shows by Concord Youth Theatre:...	Concord	$
	Puppet Showplace Theatre Presents: “Hao...	Brookline	$
	The Belmont Dramatic Club Presents	Belmont	$
	What the Constitution Means to Me	Stoneham	$$
	Wheelock Family Theatre: Charlotte's Web	Boston	$$
	Wild Kratts Live! 2.0	Boston	$$
Tours
	Arnold Arboretum Self-Guided Walking Tours...	Jamaica Plain	Free
	Black Heritage Trail Walking Tours \| Boston...	Boston	Free
	Book Car Service from Boston to Cape Cod	Massachusetts	$$
	Boston Duck Boat Tours	3 Locations	$$$
	Explore The New England Botanic Gardens at...	Boylston	$$
	Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East Tours...	Cambridge	Free
	Historic Walking Tours of Jamaica Plain	Jamaica Plain	Free
	Massacre and Memory Tour	Boston	$
	Slavery and Resistance in Colonial Massachusetts...	Boston	$
	Tour the Otis House	Boston	$

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