Boston Events - Saturday, May 9, 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
	Golfing with Golf for All	Canton	Free
	Sailing with Community Boating, Inc.	Boston	$$
Adults (21+) Events
	Comedy at Summer Shack ($15 + Free Parking!)...	Cambridge	$
Animals
	Early Learning Center at Fay School Open...	Southborough	Free
	Open Barnyard at Weir River Farm	Hingham	$
	Teddy Bear Check-up at Stone Zoo	Stoneham	Free
Arts & Crafts
	Arneis Quartet	Rockport	Free
	Boston Open Market at Boylston Street	Boston	Free
	Drop-in Art Making at PEM	Salem	$$
	Drop-In Kids' Craft at Boston Public Market...	Boston	Free
	DROP-IN Paint Pottery, Canvas & Plaster at...	Wellesley	$$
	En Plein Air Sketch Class with Sue Wheeler...	Gloucester	$$
	Greenway Artisan Market	Boston	Free
	LexArt: Outdoor Market May 9	Lexington	Free
	Mother's Day Bouquets (Ages 5-12) at New...	Boylston	$$
	Pottery Wheel Class \| One Time	Boston	$
	Private School No School Workshops at The...	Wellesley	$$
Arts & Culture Events
	Artist Brendan Murphy Debut Solo Exhibition...	Boston	Free
	Boston By Little Feet	Boston	$
	Boston Chamber Symphony with MET Opera Principal...	Newton	$
	Botanical Tattoo at New England Botanic Garden...	Boylston	$
	Creative Foundations: Cyanotypes	Salem	$
	Echoes of Liberty Exhibit	Wayland	Free
	Song Sung Neils	Massachusetts	$$
Biking Events
	Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA Celebrates Nat'l...	Boston	Free
Carousels
	Flying Horses Carousel at Martha's Vineyard...	Martha's Vineyard	$
	Frog Pond Carousel on Boston Common	Boston	$
	Paragon Carousel	Hull	$
Community Action Events
	Waltham Lions Club Carnival	Massachusetts	-
Dance Events
	Latin Night! Learn Salsa	Beverly	$$$
	Spring Experience with Boston Ballet 2026...	Boston	$$
Exhibits
	Framing Nature: Gardens and Imagination	Boston	$$
	Hammond Castle Museum Daily Guided and Self-Guided...	Gloucester	$$
	Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: General...	Boston	$
	Middlesex Community College's Communication...	Lexington	Free
	Patriots of Color Exhibition	Back Bay	$
	Sea Monsters: Wonders of Nature and Imagination...	Cambridge	-
	The Big Free Admission Sports Card & Pokemon...	Marlborough	Free
	The Road to Revolution: Massachusetts and...	Boston	$
	The Secret World of Elephants Exhibit at...	Worcester	$$
Fairs & Festivals
	Boston Hot Sauce Festival	Cambridge	$$
	LEGO Let's Start Building Duckling Day Experience...	Boston	Free
	Music for All! New Philharmonia Orchestra...	3 Locations	Free
	New England Spring Craft Festival	Connecticut	$
	Somerville's PorchFest	Somerville	Free
	Spring Busker Festival in Lowell	Lowell	Free
	Spring Open House + 3rd Anniversary at The...	Boston	Free
	Watch City Steampunk Festival - (New Hours...	Waltham	Free
Farmers Markets
	Boston Public Market	Boston	Free
	Haymarket	Boston	$
	Natick Farmer's Market	Natick	-
	Union Square Farmers Market	Somerville	Free
Movies
	UNIQLO Festival of Films from Japan at the...	Boston	$
Fitness Classes
	Boston Free Summer Fitness Series 2026	2 Locations	Free
Food Fun Events
	Greenway Food Trucks Daily Schedule	Boston	Free
	Loyall Counting Room	Boston	$$
	North End Pizza Tour	Boston	$$
Fundraisers
	Boston OCD Walk	Brighton	Free
	Boy Scout Troop 42 Pancake Breakfast	Norwood	$
	Community Harvest Project’s Plantapalooza...	Grafton	Free
Green Events
	Spring Herb Sale at Lyman Estate	Waltham	Free
Holiday Events
	Mother's Day at View Boston	Back Bay	$
Learn Something Events
	Children's Survival 101	New England	$$
	Donuts & Coding for Kids \| FREE Open House...	Needham	Free
	Dumpling Making Party In Massachusetts (Fridays)...	Cambridge	$
	Dumpling Making Party In Massachusetts (Saturdays)...	Cambridge	$
	Dumpling Making Party In Massachusetts (Sundays)...	Cambridge	$
	Dumpling Making Party In Massachusetts (Thursdays)...	Cambridge	$
Lectures/Discussions
	2nd Saturdays - Beyond Gravity: Moving Water...	Boston	Free
	History Unlocked: Drop-In Chats - Prospect...	Massachusetts	Free
Music & Concerts
	A Far Cry presents: The Strangers' Case	Boston	$
	Bach and Boogie	Melrose	$
	Howie Day \| Tenor performance	Rockport	$$
	Jeff Jam at the Boston Public Market	Boston	Free
	Johnny Cash + The Ultimate Creedence Clearwater...	Beverly	$$
	Jumaane Smith	Boston	$$
	MOJO Boston Music Festival	Boston	-
	Newton Family Singers Celebrates R.E.M. and...	Newton	$
	Robin Burrage - GOing to the Dogs	Boston	$$
	Sarasa Ensemble Presents 'All in the Family'...	Cambridge	$
	Sinners and the Sound of Black History	Roxbury	Free
	Sol’Sešh Live by Tolieth	Boston	$
	Somerville Porchfest – Family Fun For All...	Somerville	Free
	The Future of Classical Music, Live on Stage...	Boston	$$$
	UU Wellesley Hills Concert Series: Annie...	Wellesley	$
Nature & Outdoors
	Field of Daffodils at New England Botanic...	Boylston	$$
	Wicked Tulips Flower Farm U-Pick Tulip Experience...	Rhode Island	$$
Performances
	BABYBABYBABY: Dance Performance	Cambridge	$
	Celebrate! Lion Dance and Kung Fu Traditions...	Boston	Free
Preschool Fun Events
	Seaport Smalls	Boston	Free
Races/Walks
	Boston Marine Corps Honor Run 5K	Boston	$
	Danehy Park parkrun 5k – Free Weekly Community...	Cambridge	Free
	Jamaica Pond parkrun	Boston	Free
	New England Congenital Heart Walk	Boston	Free
Sales & Deals
	Celebrate Graduation at View Boston with...	Back Bay	-
	Discover with the Kids Children’s Museum...	Boston	$$$
	Spring Seedling Sale at Powisset Farm	Dover	Free
School Events
	Boston Area College Graduation Dates 2026...	Boston	-
Special Events
	A Bug's World at Roger Williams Park Zoo	Rhode Island	$
	ICA Free Thursday Nights	Boston	Free
	Kids Play Free at VERSUS	Boston	Free
	Lawn Days at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum...	Brookline	-
	LEGO® F1® - themed ‘Build the Thrill...	Somerville	$
	March for Babies	Boston	Free
	Mother's Day Coffee with the Cows at Appleton...	Hamilton	$$
	Mother's Day Coffee with the Cows at Appleton...	Hamilton	$$
	Scout Appreciation Month at LEGO® Discovery...	Somerville	$
	Tulip Fest at Cider Hill Farm 2026	Amesbury	$
	Yankee Ingenuity: MOVE	Sturbridge	-
Sporting Events
	Boda Borg Boston: Experience the Quest!	Malden	$$
	Discover the Olympic Sport of Fencing	Newton Highlands	Free
Theater & Shows
	HAIRSPRAY with KidCare at The Umbrella Arts...	Concord	$$
	Hairspray, the Broadway Musical	Concord	$$$
	The Pied Piper of Hamelin by CactusHead Puppets...	Brookline	$
	Wild Kratts Live! 2.0	Boston	$$
	“Dig Down Deep: A Cave Adventure” by...	Brookline	$
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	$$
	Boston 250 Pass at Revolutionary Spaces	Boston	$$
	Boston 250 Tour Pass at Revolutionary Spaces...	Boston	$$
	Boston Duck Boat Tours	3 Locations	$$$
	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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