Boston Events - Saturday, May 2, 2026

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Family & Kids Event Calendar: Today

Seasonal Fun Events
	Boston Public Garden Swan Boats 2026	Back Bay	-
	CSBBN Black Business Spring Marketplace	Cambridge	Free
	Game Day Gear Offer at View Boston	Boston	$
	Jeopardy! Bar League at FiDO Pizza	Boston	Free
	Piers Park Opening Day & Free Sailing	Boston	Free
	Spring BloomFest at Stevens-Coolidge House...	North Andover	$$
	The Anchor at Shipyard Park	Charlestown	Free
Accessible & Adaptive Events
	Golfing with Golf for All	Canton	Free
	Sailing with Community Boating, Inc.	Boston	$$
Adults (21+) Events
	Comedy at Summer Shack ($15 + Free Parking!)...	Cambridge	$
Animals
	Open Barnyard at Weir River Farm	Hingham	$
	Park-9 Annual Dog Derby	Everett	Free
Arts & Crafts
	Boston Open Market at Boylston Street	Boston	Free
	Drop-in Art Making at PEM	Salem	$$
	Drop-In Kids' Craft at Boston Public Market...	Boston	Free
	DROP-IN Paint Pottery, Canvas & Plaster at...	Wellesley	$$
	Greener Good Market at Magazine Beach Park...	Cambridge	Free
	Greenway Artisan Market	Boston	Free
	Mosaic Heart or Jewelry Workshop	Waltham	$$
	Pottery Wheel Class \| One Time	Boston	$
	Private School No School Workshops at The...	Wellesley	$$
Arts & Culture Events
	Art in Bloom at the MFA Boston - Celebrate...	Boston	Free
	Artist Brendan Murphy Debut Solo Exhibition...	Boston	Free
	Boston By Little Feet	Boston	$
	Botanical Tattoo at New England Botanic Garden...	Boylston	$
	Botanical Tattoo Weekend at New England Botanic...	Boylston	$
	Echoes of Liberty Exhibit	Wayland	Free
	History of Hip-Hop and Lyricism	Roxbury	Free
	Museums on Us from Bank of America	Boston	Free
	Somerville Open Studios	Somerville	Free
	SoWa Art Walk	South End	Free
Biking Events
	Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA Celebrates Nat'l...	Boston	Free
Books & Poetry Events
	Children's Storytime with Illustrator Rob...	Natick	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	$$$
Exhibits
	BizSold	New England	Free
	Framing Nature: Gardens and Imagination	Boston	$$
	Hammond Castle Museum Daily Guided and Self-Guided...	Gloucester	$$
	Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: General...	Boston	$
	Middlesex Community College's Communication...	Lexington	Free
	Museums on Us from Bank of America	Massachusetts	Free
	Patriots of Color Exhibition	Back Bay	$
	Sea Monsters: Wonders of Nature and Imagination...	Cambridge	-
	The Road to Revolution: Massachusetts and...	Boston	$
	The Secret World of Elephants Exhibit at...	Worcester	$$
Fairs & Festivals
	18th Newton Taiwan Day - A free, family-friendly...	Newton	$
	Annual Boston Hot Sauce Festival 2026	Brighton	$
	Everwild: Women’s MTB Day at Hale	Westwood	$
	Fun at the 'Forge: Fairy Walk	Medfield	Free
	Harvard Arts Fest 2026	Cambridge	Free
	In Person - Mini Renaissance Faire @ the...	Ashland	Free
	Wake Up the Earth Festival & Parade 2026	Jamaica Plain	Free
Farmers Markets
	Boston Public Market	Boston	Free
	Gibson Point Spring Market	Revere	$
	Haymarket	Boston	$
	Natick Farmer's Market	Natick	-
	Spring Farmers Markets at Suffolk Downs	Revere	Free
Movies
	Ghibliotheque at Coolidge Corner Theatre	Brookline	$$
Fitness Classes
	Sky High Yoga @ View Boston \| Rhone x JOYN...	Boston	$$
Food Fun Events
	Greenway Food Trucks Daily Schedule	Boston	Free
	Loyall Counting Room	Boston	$$
	North End Pizza Tour	Boston	$$
	Spring Farm-to-Table Lunch at Powisset Farm...	Dover	$$$
Fundraisers
	Big Climb Boston	Boston	-
	Lean On Me and Imagine How Music Heals	Massachusetts	$$
Green Events
	Greener Good Market at Magazine Beach Park...	Cambridge	Free
	Spring Herb Sale at Lyman Estate	Waltham	Free
Health & Wellness
	Healthy Kids Day at Church St YMCA	Newton	Free
Learn Something Events
	Children's Survival 101	New England	$$
	Dumpling Making Party In Massachusetts (Fridays)...	Cambridge	$
	Dumpling Making Party In Massachusetts (Saturdays)...	Cambridge	$
	Teen Science Cafe at MIT Museum	Cambridge	Free
Lectures/Discussions
	Early Connections Conference 2026	Watertown	$$
Music & Concerts
	Bach and Boogie	Melrose	$
	Bach and Boogie	Melrose	$
	Bre Kennedy \| Nashville-based Singer Songwriter...	Rockport	$$
	Elvira Tortora - The Bookmaker's Daughter...	Boston	$$
	Eugene Onegin \| Soprano	Rockport	$$
	Jeff Jam at the Boston Public Market	Boston	Free
	Juventas x Navona Records	Cambridge	$
	May the Fourth: Celebrating the Music of...	Somerville	$$
	The Town and The City Festival 2026	Lowell	Free
	To Look for America, Seraphim Singers, Newton...	Newton	$$
Nature & Outdoors
	Field of Daffodils at New England Botanic...	Boylston	$$
	Spring Heritage Stroll at Powisset Farm	Dover	$
	Wicked Tulips Flower Farm U-Pick Tulip Experience...	Rhode Island	$$
Performances
	Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater	Boston	$$$
	Cece Coakley	Back Bay	$$
Preschool Fun Events
	Seaport Smalls	Boston	Free
Races/Walks
	Danehy Park parkrun 5k – Free Weekly Community...	Cambridge	Free
	Jamaica Pond parkrun	Boston	Free
	Rescue Run: Race for Marine Mammals	New Hampshire	$
	Seacoast Science Center’s Rescue Run: Race...	New Hampshire	$
Sales & Deals
	Discover with the Kids Children’s Museum...	Boston	$$$
	Used Book Sale - PUBLIC SALE DAY	Westford	Free
School Vacation Events
	Puppet Showplace Theatre Presents: Vacation...	Brookline	$
Special Events
	A Bug's World at Roger Williams Park Zoo	Rhode Island	$
	Bessie’s Closet at Discovery Museum	Acton	Free
	Boston Spring Market	Boston	$
	Celebrate 'World Labrynth Day' at Armenian...	Boston	Free
	Free Comic Book Day: Comics Stores	New England	Free
	ICA Free Thursday Nights	Boston	Free
	Kids Play Free at VERSUS	Boston	Free
	LEGO® F1® - themed ‘Build the Thrill...	Somerville	$
	Lexington Fife & Drum Muster	Lexington	Free
	Opening Day Event at Eastleigh Farm	Framingham	$
	Opening Weekend at Fairbanks House Museum...	Dedham	Free
	Scout Appreciation Month at LEGO® Discovery...	Somerville	$
	Tulip Fest at Cider Hill Farm 2026	Amesbury	$
	Yankee Ingenuity: EAT	Sturbridge	-
	JetBlue's “Carry-On Cup” at Gillette...	Foxboro	Free
Sporting Events
	Boda Borg Boston: Experience the Quest!	Malden	$$
	Boston Banshees vs New York Exiles competing...	Quincy	$
	Discover the Olympic Sport of Fencing	Newton Highlands	Free
Theater & Shows
	Beauty and the Beast	Boston	$$
	Clue: High School Edition: Presented by RMHS...	Reading	$
	HAIRSPRAY with KidCare at The Umbrella Arts...	Concord	$$
	Hairspray, the Broadway Musical	Concord	$$$
	Spring 24hr Musical	Stoneham	$$$
	The Hay Man	Lexington	$
	The Secret Sharer	Boston	$
	Wild Kratts Live! 2.0	Boston	$$
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	$$
	Boston 250 Tour Pass at Revolutionary Spaces...	Boston	$$
	Boston Duck Boat Tours	3 Locations	$$$
	Community Harvest Project Open House 2026...	Grafton	Free
	Explore The New England Botanic Gardens at...	Boylston	$$
	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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