Boston Family Days

Sun · Oct 4·10 AM – 5 PM·Institute of Contemporary Art Boston

Sun · Oct 11·10 AM·Nature's Neighborhoods Children's Zoo, Franklin Park Zoo, 1 Franklin Park Rd, Boston, MA 02121

Prepare to be bamboozled by the undeniable cuteness of these ring-tailed rascals! Also known as the "firefox," "bear-cat," or "first panda," this ancient species is full of unique characteristics! Location: Nature's Neighborhoods Children's Zoo Weather permitting

Sun · Oct 11·10:30 AM·Lyrik, 400 Newbury Street, Boston, MA

Sunday, Oct 11, 2026 10:30a — Lyrik, 400 Newbury Street, Boston, MA

Sun · Oct 11·11 AM – 3 PM·Institute of Contemporary Art Boston

Sun · Oct 11·1:30 PM·Giraffe Savannah across from the playground, Franklin Park Zoo, 1 Franklin Park Rd, Boston, MA 02121

Join us for a chat about the world's tallest land mammal and how you can help protect them in the wild. Location: Giraffe Savannah across from the playground Weather permitting

Sun · Oct 11·2 PM·Tropical Forest, Franklin Park Zoo, 1 Franklin Park Rd, Boston, MA 02121

Meet our gorilla family and discover how your family can join us to keep their rainforest home healthy. Location: Tropical Forest

Sat · Oct 10·3 PM – 4:30 PM·Faneuil, Brighton · Boston

Come to the Faneuil Branch and work on crafts with company! Bring your own or try one of ours! Afterwards, join the new Queer Book Club, where we’ll be discussing Forest Euphoria . Feel free to keep working on your crafts during the discussion! Pick up a copy of the book at the Faneuil Branch. Accessibility Notice : We…

Sat · Oct 10·10 AM·Cape Ann Museum, 27 Pleasant St, Gloucester, MA · Boston

Saturday, Oct 10, 2026 10:00a — Cape Ann Museum, 27 Pleasant St, Gloucester, MA

Sat · Oct 10·10 AM – 1 PM·Lower Mills, This event will be held inside the library community room., Dorchester · Boston

Join us for our fourth annual celebration of National Chess Day! Festivities will include: A partner-chess tournament (hand-and-brain) A chess trivia contest Over a dozen chess sets and clocks for open play Craft supplies and instructions for making paper chess sets Chromebooks for playing on ChessKid.com Light refresh…

Thu · Sep 24·5 PM – 9 PM·Institute of Contemporary Art Boston

Thu · Sep 24·7 PM – 11 PM·Institute of Contemporary Art Boston

Fri · Sep 25·8 PM·Institute of Contemporary Art Boston

Sat · Sep 26·12 PM – 4 PM·Institute of Contemporary Art Boston