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Things to do During Boston School Vacation Week

It's School Vacation week in the Boston area! Local Museums and organizations have set up some fantastic programming kids and families. In addition, you'll find entertainment that includes live music performances, puppet & marionette shows, super science & art workshops, sports camps, and more. Spring is here - Enjoy!



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Best Sledding in Rhode IslandRhode Island, Free
Thu, December 15, 2022  -  Fri, March 31, 2023   
Time to get out the sleds, saucers, and tubes. Here are the best Rhode Island spots
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Sledding Spots: Trustees of ReservationsMassachusetts, $
Sun, January 15, 2023  -  Fri, March 31, 2023   
With winter upon us, now’s the perfect time to visit a Trustees reservation where sliding is a downhill delight. So bundle up, head out, and let the snow – and gravity – guarantee a good time.
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Spring Vacation Camp at The Painting PlaceWellesley, $$
Mon, March 20, 2023  -  Fri, March 31, 2023   
Looking for something fun and creative? Drop in to paint pottery, canvas and plaster projects. Make candles, slime and create mosaics.
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Concord Patriots Day Battle Reenactments 2023Concord
Sat, April 8, 2023  -  Wed, April 19, 2023   
The peace of the Concord countryside will once more be shattered by the sounds of marching feet and musketry as British and Colonial Re-enactors bring the fateful morning of April 19, 1775 to life in this commemoration...
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Opening Day for Swan Boats 2023Back Bay, $
Sat, April 15, 2023  -  Sat, April 15, 2023   
The first Swan Boat ride of the season will be on May 8, as the popular attraction reopens at the Public Garden lagoon this spring.
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Painting Place April Vacation CampsWellesley, $$
Sun, April 16, 2023  -  Fri, April 21, 2023   
Do your kid's like to paint, play games, do crafts, make slime and so much more? We have some super fun indoor and outdoor activities planned (weather permitting).
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All Girls Sports Festival 2023Roxbury, Free
Wed, April 19, 2023  -  Thu, April 20, 2023   
Boston girls ages 9 - 14 are invited to enjoy a variety of fun ways to exercise mind, body, and spirit and try out a variety of sports with expert instructors including including basketball, tennis, Double Dutch, step...
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Gore Place Sheepshearing FestivalWaltham, $$
Sat, April 22, 2023  -  Sat, April 22, 2023   
SSince 1987, this annual event has entertained guests with music, 100+ craft and fiber artists, demonstrations of traditional shearing and herding dogs, and historic re-enactors on the beautiful grounds of this...
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Wicked Tulips Flower Farm U-Pick Tulip ExperienceRhode Island, $$
Wed, May 3, 2023  -  Sun, May 7, 2023   
Tiptoe through more than 600,000 tulips, experience the sights, sounds, and smells of spring on a historic farm and bring home a fresh hand picked bouquet of the most amazing tulips you have ever seen.
Plimoth Patuxet Adventure CampPlymouth, $$
Mon, June 26, 2023  -  Fri, June 30, 2023   
Plimoth Patuxet Summer Camps provide campers with fun, hands-on, immersive encounters with history that foster curiosity and respect for the people, places, and ideas of colonial and Indigenous communities in the 17th-century.
Playing the PastPlymouth, $$
Mon, July 10, 2023  -  Fri, July 14, 2023   
Plimoth Patuxet Summer Camps provide campers with fun, hands-on, immersive encounters with history that foster curiosity and respect for the people, places, and ideas of colonial and Indigenous communities in the 17th-century.
Shakespeare & FriendsPlymouth, $$
Mon, July 24, 2023  -  Fri, July 28, 2023   
Plimoth Patuxet Summer Camps provide campers with fun, hands-on, immersive encounters with history that foster curiosity and respect for the people, places, and ideas of colonial and Indigenous communities in the 17th-century.
Plimoth Patuxet Adventure CampPlymouth, $$
Mon, August 7, 2023  -  Fri, August 11, 2023   
Plimoth Patuxet Summer Camps provide campers with fun, hands-on, immersive encounters with history that foster curiosity and respect for the people, places, and ideas of colonial and Indigenous communities in the 17th-century.
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