SUNDAY
25
OCTOBER
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Things to do with kids in the Boston area this week
431 things to do with kids in the Boston area this week, October 24–30, 37 of them this weekend: story times, classes, family festivals, puppet shows and more. We reviewed 9,000+ Boston-area events to find them. Updated daily.
All kids & family events in the Boston area — October 24–30
Toe Jam Puppet Band performs twice, with trick‑or‑treating around the Bookmobile and library, plus crafts, at the Annual Halloween Party, all ages.
Halloween cookie decorating, dance party, Monster fishing, Pin the Boo on the Ghost, penny pitching and more at Williams School, with a $5 registration fee, for ages 3–10.
Free pumpkins for the first 50, pumpkin decorating, games, activities and snacks at Louis Pasteur Park, optional costumes, for ages 3–13.
Costumed Halloween run on the Western Greenway trails, starting at the McLaughlin Building, with a free Kids' Monster Dash at 11:30 am and a 5K at noon, ages 3–13.
Trick-or-Treat for a Cause offers candy, surprises, and Halloween beats across Assembly Row businesses, with donation drop‑off on The Lawn for the Somerville Homeless Coalition.
Treats, games, and family‑friendly activities await in Malden, for ages 3–13.
Halloween in the Morning Mist is held at deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum.
MONDAY
26
OCTOBER
Halloween playdate and costume party in the South Boston Library courtyard offers treats, music, and crafts; costumes encouraged, all ages.
Ms. Erica leads kids in making themed collages from magazines, stickers, and washi tape, crafting a silly jack‑o‑lantern face in the Main Library Wakelin Room — ages 3–12.
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Miss Janice leads a beginning reader's book club reading Halloween Night, with story discussion and activities; copies available at the Children’s Room desk, registration required, for ages 3–12.
TUESDAY
27
OCTOBER
Halloween-themed concert with Franc Graham kicks off the jamboree in lower-level Keys Community Room, followed by trick‑or‑treating and a craft in Story Hour Room, for ages 3–12.
Costume contest, spooky photo booth, crafts, candy, and music fill Grove Hall’s annual HALL‑oween party for all ages.
Miss Lisa leads a sensory Halloween story in the Children's Room at Revere Public Library, for ages 0‑5.
Trick or treat at Watertown City Hall and the Free Public Library, offering candy, spooky decorations, and costumed staff, free, for ages 3–13.
Slightly scary stories and creepy Halloween crafts in the Large Meeting Room, supplies and instructions provided, staff on hand, all ages, children under 8 need adult.
Create a Monster Bookmark in the Children's Program Room at Belmont Public Library using free supplies from the Friends of the Library, for ages 3–12.
Monster Mash dance party in Bonsignore Hall, Medford Public Library, featuring kid‑approved spooky music for costume testing, all ages.
Family movie night showing Hocus Pocus at the North End Branch, patrons may bring snacks; all ages.
Monster House (2006) screened in the Lower Mills library community room, Dorchester, offering a PG horror‑adventure film for all ages.
WEDNESDAY
28
OCTOBER
Halloween Story Time & Craft (West Roxbury Community Room) — Spooky books, songs, and a Halloween craft for ages 5 and under.
Costume-clad toddlers dance to Halloween music in East Boston, ages 0–5.
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.
Explore real Massachusetts animal bones and pet giant bugs at Codman Square, Dorchester; limited to 25 participants, reserve by phone or email, for ages 6–12.
Spooky Halloween crafts in the West Roxbury Community Room, West Roxbury — ages 6–12.
Bilingual story time presents “Room on the Broom” in English and Mandarin, followed by songs, movement, and a broom‑themed craft activity, for ages 0–5.
Spooky screening of Hocus Pocus (1993) with light refreshments at Honan-Allston, Allston, all ages.
Creepy crafting at Egleston Square includes paper bag monster puppets, paper tube monster art, and masks for ages 3–12.
Spooky-themed early-release BINGO at the East Branch offers stickers to build a seasonal scene; kids under 5 need a helper, for ages 3–12.
Free Pop-Up Boo!tique offers swapped costumes, masks, wigs, headbands, gloves, props, puppets, stuffed animals, and rainbow fabrics during Open Maker Hours for all ages.
THURSDAY
29
OCTOBER
Halloween adventure at Harvard Museum of Natural History includes trick-or-treating galleries, photo booth, costume-inspired nature displays, rare specimen encounters, and a free raffle.
Tom Knight’s Halloween puppet show in Lower Mills library community room features Freddy the Troll, hand‑made puppets, musical numbers and audience participation, all ages.
Free after‑hours Halloween adventure at Harvard Museum of Natural History, with trick‑or‑treating through galleries and encounters with rare, mysterious specimens.
Ms. Lisa reads a Halloween story and leads a themed craft in the Children’s Room at Revere Public Library, for ages 0‑5.
Glow‑in‑the‑dark Halloween concert featuring Vanessa Trien and the Jumping Monkeys at The Street Chestnut Hill, with costumes encouraged and glowsticks available, all ages.
At the Uphams Corner Children’s Room, decorate a metallic sarcophagus and craft a mummy to preserve inside the tomb, all ages.
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.
Trick‑or‑treating takes place at Woburn City Hall and Woburn Center.
Create a diamond‑painted Spooky Bell Jar Magnet or a Cozy Sticker Scene in the Library’s Workshop, free for all ages, with open‑hour access 1–7:30 PM.
Spooky writing games and prompts in the Green Room at Revere Public Library, for ages 6–12.
Create a diamond‑painted Spooky Bell Jar Magnet or a Cozy Sticker Scene in the Library’s Workshop, free for all ages.
Free Pop-Up Boo!tique offers swapped costumes, masks, wigs, headbands, gloves, props, puppets, stuffed animals, and rainbow fabrics during Open Maker Hours for all ages.
Drop off carved pumpkins at Minute Man Visitor Center for staff‑added lights and a family‑friendly illuminated display along the Hartwell trail.
FRIDAY
30
OCTOBER
Halloween crafts, music, temporary tattoos, and treats for ages 5 and under at Stoneham Public Library.
Costume parade, singing, movement games, and trick‑or‑treat stations with a take‑home craft kit at Coolidge Corner Meeting Room — for ages 3–12.
Professor Bugman's 'Spooky Bones and Creepy Crawlies' program at O'Connell Branch features handling animal bones, skulls, skeletons and comparing them to arthropod exoskeletons, treats provided, ages 5–11.
Trunk or Treat in Chelsea Square offers trick-or-treating, entertainment, and activities with free candy, open to all ages.
Little Groove leads a spooktacular Halloween concert with singing and dancing at South End Library Park, for ages 5 and under.
Costumes, Halloween stories, songs, a craft, and a library parade fill the Main Library’s Wakelin Room, for ages 3–12.
A Trick or Treat Treasure Map is handed out at City Hall Plaza, directing participants to candy spots around the square, for ages 12 and under.
Monster Mash Dance Party (Children's Program Room, Watertown Free Public Library) — Dance party with costume encouragement, no candy distribution, for ages 3–12.
Trick-or-treat at Adams Street Library offers mini‑coloring books, temporary tattoos, crafts, candy, and a Halloween photo station for all ages.
Spooky slime making in Jamaica Plain, Boston, the day before Halloween, for ages 3–12.
9th Annual Nolop Haunted House (Medford/Somerville campus) showcases spooky robots built by Dr. E’s Simple Robotics class.
Spooky Skies at the FSU Planetarium showcases ghoulish galaxies, nefarious nebulae, then screens the film Undiscovered Worlds; costumes encouraged, all ages.
Outdoor showing of Hocus Pocus on Chelsea Recreation & Cultural Affairs' giant 9 × 16′ LED screen; bring a blanket or chair.
Create a diamond‑painted Spooky Bell Jar Magnet or a Cozy Sticker Scene in the Workshop at the Main Library, free for all ages.
Diamond painting kits and cozy sticker scenes available for calm crafting at The Workshop, Main Library, with free registration for all ages, pick one kit per visit.
Free Pop-Up Boo!tique offers swapped costumes, masks, wigs, headbands, gloves, props, puppets, stuffed animals, and rainbow fabrics during Open Maker Hours for all ages.
Seasonal brews, costumes, live music, and a scary amount of candy at the Halloween party in Samuel Adams Boston Brewery.
Sensory‑Friendly Halloween at Discovery Museum.
Drop off carved pumpkins at Minute Man Visitor Center for staff‑added lights and a family‑friendly illuminated display along the Hartwell trail.