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On the first and second Sundays of each month, students living in Boston enrolled in grades K-12 or Boston Pre-K get free admission along with up to two guests to the Aquarium.

On the first and second Sundays of each month, students living in Boston enrolled in grades K-12 or Boston Pre-K get free admission along with up to two guests to the Aquarium.
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Boston Family Days at New England Aquarium offers free admission for Boston K‑12 and Pre‑K students plus up to two guests.
Halloween-themed weekend at Museum of Science Boston offers drop‑in activities, design challenges, live presentations, and a member‑only raffle; costumes encouraged.
Play Date: Free Family Art Day at the Institute of Contemporary Art Boston — free, all ages.
Stories, games, and crafts explore God and the world in Trinity Church’s Sunday School for ages 3–11.
Youth Sunday School (Parish House, 206 Clarendon St.) offers guest speakers sharing faith stories and service projects for middle and high school students.
Stories, rhymes, and songs fill the Rey Room at the Central Library, all ages 0–7.
Storytelling and papel picado craft celebrate Día de los Muertos in the Rey Room at the Central Library, for ages 3–12.
Face painting by FaceArt at Boston Public Market.
Costumed divers appear in the Giant Ocean Tank, not‑scary tunes play, and a costume contest awards prizes at the New England Aquarium’s members‑only Boo‑quarium.
Costume‑wearing visitors hunt hidden “sunken” jack‑o‑lanterns throughout New England Aquarium exhibits and enjoy Halloween‑themed activities.
First‑hand look at Atlantic harbor seals and the aquarium’s care practices, plus ways to support their conservation.
Docent‑led 90‑minute tour in front of the Hunnewell Building explores over a mile of the Arboretum’s 281‑acre landscape, highlighting woody plant collections and current blooms.
Oceanographer Marina Lévy explores the ocean’s carbon machine at the John H. Carlson Lecture in Simons Theatre, presented by the Aquarium’s Lowell Lecture Series and MIT’s Lorenz Center.