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Things to do with kids in the Boston area this week
409 things to do with kids in the Boston area this week, November 3–9, 158 of them this weekend: story times, classes, family festivals, puppet shows and more. We reviewed 9,000+ Boston-area events to find them. The list covers Boston, Cambridge, Brookline, Concord, Somerville and 24 more towns. Last updated November 3, 2026.
All kids & family events in the Boston area — November 3–9
Cozy pajama storytime in the Children's Activity Room with bedtime tales, calm rhymes, and gentle songs for winding down, for ages 3–6.
Kid-friendly art project in the Children's Room, Main Library, Quincy, with grownups required to accompany a child, for ages 2–5.
Disney Descendants, ZOMBIES & Camp Rock: Worlds Collide Concert Tour performs at TD Garden in Boston.
Wicked (Touring) at Citizens Opera House — Musical theater performance, small purses only, $5 facility fee added to each ticket.
Wicked runs at Off Campus in Waltham, telling the untold true story of the Witches of Oz; the 2‑hour‑45‑minute show includes a 15‑minute intermission.
Mad Tsai, Mykey performs at Sonia in Cambridge, MA, for all ages.
At MIT Chapel, strike a tam‑tam to activate lanterns and sound ripples, performances by Maria Finkelmeier, Amelia Hollander Ames, art by Supreetha Krishnan, with cider and hot chocolate.
Willi Carlisle delivers The Universal Bubba Tour in the Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre, standing‑room‑only general admission, all ages.
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In the South Boston program room, a Little Groove musician leads a 40‑minute music and movement session with drums, shakers, and tambourines for ages 5 and under.
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Matt Heaton leads a high‑energy sing‑along on his orange rockabilly guitar in the Large Meeting Room at Cary Memorial Library, limited chairs, floor seating, tickets required, all ages.
Interactive magic show with Ed Popielarczyk, balloon sculptor and flea‑circus ringmaster, performed in Hunneman Hall at Brookline Village Library, free tickets, ages 3–12.
Ed Popielarczyk delivers interactive magic, balloon sculptures, flea‑circus acts and storytelling in Hunneman Hall at Brookline Village Library, free tickets at the library desk, ages 3–12.
Little Explorers at Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary, Lincoln, for ages 1–3.
Storytime in the library’s Storytime Room features fall‑themed books about bats, leaves and Halloween, followed by a matching craft in the Children’s Craft Room, ages 3‑5.
Music therapy sessions in the North Quincy Library Dinegan Room help regulate emotions, improve speech, motor and sensory skills; registration required, for ages 3–12.
Busy Bookworms Drop-in Playgroup (Woburn) — Literacy‑focused playgroup with music, movement, free play, circle time featuring books and songs, for ages 0‑5.
Stories, rhymes, music and dancing with library children's librarians in the Lecture Hall, Waltham Public Library, for all ages.
Bilingual story time in English and Spanish on the second‑floor program room, featuring songs, music, books, and prop play for babies and toddlers, ages 0‑5.
Cozy storytime with lap bounces, rhymes, songs, and simple stories at the Fells Branch, ages 3–12.
Music and movement classes at Connolly blend contemporary beats with dance exercises to develop rhythm and motor skills, for ages 18 months–5.
Ms Elaine and Buddy lead rhymes, songs, and stories in the Story Hour Room for ages 0–5.
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A 25‑minute story time with songs and movement gets toddlers wiggling, bouncing, and grooving, followed by playtime; registration required, for ages 1.5–3.
Pajama Storytime in the Storytime Room offers stories and a craft for ages 3–6, registration required.
Librarian Morgan leads moving, singing, and story reading for babies and toddlers at the Chinatown Lower Level, for ages 0–3.
Stories are read followed by an open‑ended building challenge with supplied materials, for ages 3–6.
Stories, songs, and movement led by Ms. Alessandra in the Children’s Room, with stroller‑friendly ramp access, for all ages.
Miss Lisa leads sing‑along and dance activities in the Children’s Room at the Revere Public Library, ages 2 months–3 years.
Books, songs, movement, and a craft are featured at the weekly storytime in East Boston, for ages 2–5; groups call ahead.
Storytime with playful penguins, songs, and movement activities for wiggly toddlers at Belmont Public Library’s Children’s Program Room, ages 3–12.
PJ storytime in pajamas with books and songs for ages 1‑5, held in the Children’s Room at the Main Library, Quincy.
Open Play Time offers free drop‑in play for babies, toddlers and preschoolers with caregivers at the Melrose Public Library Youth Services Program Room, for ages 3–12.
Storytime with songs, stories, and activities for infants and toddlers in the Children’s Program Room at Belmont Public Library, for ages 3–12.
Morning sing‑along in the Curious George Room features group singing and movement for children five and under.
A Little Beats teacher leads 30 minutes of music and movement in the Watertown Savings Bank Room, for ages 0‑5.
Pre School Storytime (Jamaica Plain community room) — Librarian Chris reads three stories, leads songs, fingerplays, prop play and parachute time, for ages 5 and under.
Storytime with Miss Melissa sharing favorite tales in the Marcy Room at Stoneham Public Library, for ages 5 and under.
Stories, rhymes, and songs fill the Rey Room at the Central Library, all ages 0–7.
Singalong led by librarian Leah in Coolidge Corner Meeting Room features singing and dancing to favorite songs and new hits, for ages 3–12.
Free-play indoor lawn games feature giant Legos, hula hoops, and more in Woburn, all ages.
Songs, rhymes, short stories and lots of movement let wiggles out at this storytime for busy toddlers, all ages.
Sing and dance to traditional and original interactive family music in the Tarbell Room, Lincoln Public Library, with voices, instruments, and imagination; all ages.
Books and songs explore new concepts, ending with a short craft, at the Youth Services Programming Room, Medford Public Library, for ages 3–7.
Storytime with songs and fingerplays fills the Wakelin Room, then free play with toys and manipulatives follows, ages 3–12, sponsored by the Friends of the Wellesley Free Libraries.
Seasonal make-and-take crafts are offered weekly at Hyde Park, Boston Public Library, open to all ages.
Stories, songs, and rhymes fill the O'Connell Branch evening, for ages five and under.
Process & Play — Free play, circle time with books and songs, and a new process‑art project each week; messy‑friendly clothing encouraged. For ages 15 months–5.
Ms. Tory leads LEGO Club in the Story Hour Room, where participants build a themed LEGO scene and display finished creations in the Children’s Room; ages 6‑12, registration required.
Baby & Toddler Playdate (Children's Rooms, Winthrop Public Library & Museum) — Social play for children under five with adult supervision, ages 4 and under.
Stories, songs, and rhymes fill the Collins Branch evening for ages 5 and under.
Stories, songs, and rhymes fill the Central Square Children’s Room, welcoming children five and under and their caregivers.
Free Lego building session with Mega Blocks for younger kids in East Boston, for ages 6–12.
Anime Club meets in the Waltham Public Library Teen Room to screen classic anime, discuss favorites, and share snacks, for ages 13–18.
Weekly drop-in LEGO building in the children’s room, offering large brick bins, Duplo pieces, and a week‑long display of creations, for ages 12 and under.
Read aloud to a quietly seated therapy dog with its handler in Putterham’s meeting room; 15‑minute sessions for ages 3–12, registration required.
Construction Club at West End Library offers LEGO, Duplo, wooden blocks and building challenges for all ages.
Weekly library games and rotating STEAM crafts, this session focuses on designing entries for the CPL Library Card Design contest, ages 5–11.
Build royal castles or cool cars with provided LEGO bricks, meet peers, and create freely; adults must accompany children ages 6–12.
Kids make butter by hand and taste it at the STEAM Club in the Children’s Program Room, Watertown Free Public Library, for ages 4–8.
Weekly games and rotating crafts or STEAM activities at Valente Branch library for ages 5–11.
Craft, art projects, and engineering puzzles at The Workshop, Main Library in Concord, free for makers ages 3–12.
Craft activity and related stories in the Central Square Children’s Room, for ages 5–11.
LEGO and Block Club (Faneuil, Brighton) — Hour of creative building with LEGO bricks and soft blocks, imagination required, all ages, no registration.
Weave a seamless bag at the MakerSpace, Medford Public Library, learning basic weaving techniques and crafting a small bag, for ages 8–12.
Make a pretty vase from a plastic bottle using yarn at the MakerSpace in Waltham Public Library, ages 5 and up.
Nintendo Switch games on a big screen and board games are available for families at Chelsea Public Library, for ages 5–12.
Stories and a fall‑themed craft for two‑year‑olds in the library’s Storytime and Craft Rooms, with an adult staying with each child.
Stories, songs, and finger plays with Meghan at East Branch, limited indoor space, strollers parked outside, for ages 3–12.
Bilingual story time and authentic Day of the Dead treats at the Revere Library, for ages 0–12.
Open LEGO-building at Shaw‑Roxbury Library, with challenges to build the tallest tower or coolest car; ages 6–12.
Draw, paint, glue, bead, and create with library craft supplies, making projects to take home, in the Children’s Room at Central Library, ages 3–12.
Build colorful flapping bird mechanisms using simple linkages, then experiment with shape, size and personality, even designing pteranodons, at the East Branch library, for ages 3–12.
One-shot Dungeons and Dragons adventure in the Main Library craft room, characters and dice provided, beginners welcome, ages 9–12, registration required.
Stories, songs, and fun fill Chelsea Public Library’s Wednesday morning Storytime, with additional Spanish Storytimes on Thursdays and Saturday sessions at 10:30 am.
After School Crafts (Jamaica Plain branch library, children’s room) — Make a fun craft, ages 12 and under.
Stories in the Storytime Room followed by a simple Fall‑themed craft designed for two‑year‑olds, with an adult required for each child.
Scratch Coding Club (Roslindale) — Create games and animated stories using Scratch, a free coding tool, for ages 6–12.
Young engineers build and test Mayflower‑style boats using assorted materials, measuring how much weight each can hold, in a half‑day, messy engineering session for ages 3–12.
Taste Brazilian snacks in the Children’s Room at the Main Library, with hang‑out time for grades 3‑7; registration required, for ages 3–12.
Kids Cooking Green leads a pumpkin waffle cooking class, making waffles with local pumpkin, salted seeds, maple syrup, and hand‑whipped cream for ages 3–12.
Award‑winning Taiko artist Takumi Kato and his family perform, then guide audience participation, followed by a Japanese food and drinks reception.
Morning singing and storytelling with Karen in the Children’s Room at Parlin Memorial Library.
Bookworms gathers in the Fowler Library meeting room for book discussions with snacks and lemonade, for ages 3–12.
Friendly farmer tends raised veggie beds in Urban Park roof garden, showing growing processes and assisting harvest for all ages.
Dr. Catherine Fung leads a workshop at Arlington High School’s Immersion Lab discussing Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi American history, community issues, and equity strategies, all ages.
Board games are available for play in the Curious George Room at the Main Library, for ages 5–11.
Draw Along Creatures (Newton Free Library, Children’s Program Room) — Learn to draw hedgehogs from simple shapes, then create imaginative scenes, for ages 7‑10.
DIY Puffy Paint (Egleston Square, Roxbury) — Participants make tactile quick‑dry puffy paint art with simple materials and a microwave, ages 6–12.
Role‑playing, improvisation, and storytelling activities fill the Craft Room at Parlin Memorial Library, encouraging creativity for ages 5–12.
Wicked (Touring) at Citizens Opera House — Musical theater performance, small purses only, $5 facility fee added to each ticket.
Monica leads crafts in the Program Room at Malden Public Library each Wednesday, for ages 3–12.
Girls Who Code club meets weekly for nine weeks in the Brookline Village Tween Room, focusing on coding activities for ages 8–10.
Tech Lab at Medford Public Library offers tweens grades 5‑8 hands‑on writing workshops to create and publish a book for library shelves, ages 8–18.
Homeschool Family Workshop (Institute of Contemporary Art Boston) — open to all ages.
Stories and songs in Spanish and Portuguese with Gabi at West Branch Children’s Room, 2nd floor, for ages 3–12.
Bilingual storytime and crafts celebrate Day of the Dead in the Children’s Room at Revere Public Library, for ages 13 and up.
Design, wire, and program a custom electronic musical instrument at the Medford/Somerville campus using various platforms and a DDS recording room, all ages.
Boston Park Rangers guide a casual, informative walk through Olmsted Park’s Daisy Field, explaining why leaves change color.
Hands‑on crafting, experiments, and creation in the Fowler Library meeting room, moving outdoors to the backyard when weather permits — all ages.
Pokemon Club (O'Neill) — Biweekly drop-in offers Pokemon‑themed crafts, card game play, and trading sessions at the O’Neill Branch, ages 5–11.
Homework assistance from a Boston Public Schools teacher at the Egleston Square library, drop‑in, no registration required, for ages 6–18.
Open hours at The Cranium makerspace let all ages drop in to use equipment for projects, with a 12‑person capacity and recommended advance reservations.
Fresh Pond Nature Walk (Collins Branch) — Park Ranger Amanda Garms leads an uneven‑terrain hike around Fresh Pond, exploring hills, roots and seasonal plant changes, all ages.
Homework assistance from a Boston Public Schools teacher is available at the North End library, drop‑in, no registration required, for ages 6–18.
Free bike repair workshop at BCYF Blackstone teaches patching tires, aligning brakes, adjusting gears and shifters.
Shadow puppet art activity and a brief bat dance in Malden, with optional costumes, invite community participation.
The Getaway Driver (Central Square Theater) dramatizes Katherine Ann Power and Clare Schroeder’s 1970 activist clash, murder, FBI pursuit, and later redemption.
Homework help from a Boston Public Schools teacher at Adams Street library, drop‑in, no registration required, ages 6–18.
Weekly picture‑book author study with Watertown Family Center educators, comparing themes and illustrations in the Children's Program Room at Belmont Public Library, ages 3–12 (recommended 3–6).
Study Buddies provides free tutoring and academic support for grades K‑8 in the Parlin Library Children’s Room, guiding students through assignments and test prep, ages 5–14.
Homework help from a Boston Public Schools teacher is offered at Honan-Allston library, drop‑in with no registration required, for ages 6–18.
Reading and discussing MCBA‑nominated books, voting for a winner, with pizza and limited copies, at Central Square Library’s Lewis Room for ages 5–11.
Ling Ma reads from Severance and Bliss Montage, then converses with Mills College Writing faculty Kim Magowan, exploring speculative takes on capitalism, immigration, and zombies, all ages, free.
Learn which fall vegetables are grown locally at Newton Community Farm and how to turn them into festive dishes.
Explore the art collection in the Converse Memorial Building at the Malden Public Library, for all ages.
A lunch conversation with former Bruins community director Kerry Collins on how athletes use jerseys to influence teams, institutions and neighborhoods, with lunch provided, all ages.
Saxophonist Joseph Borsellino III and bassist Tony Irons present Mkeka’s effects‑laden African‑diasporic textures at MIT Welcome Center, free soup (bring a mug for a sweet treat). All ages.
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Live 40‑minute concert at Shaw‑Roxbury where infants, toddlers and preschoolers move and sing with a Little Groove musician, ages 5 and under.
DINOSAUR Nature Explorers offers STEAM games and activities about dinosaurs in the Newton Free Library’s Children’s Program Room for ages 3‑5, drop‑ins welcome.
Live concert at Faneuil, Brighton lets caregivers and infants play drums, shakers, and tambourines while singing and moving together, for ages 36 months and under.
Stories, songs, and rhymes in the Rey Room, Main Library, Cambridge, for children 18 months to 3 years.
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