Things to do North of Boston May 2nd to May 8th

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Here are our favorite things to do North of Boston this upcoming week:

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Scroll down for links to local theater, public library, and recreation department calendars! There is always something fun to do in our local communities

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THEATER-

Founding F%!#ers, May 2nd-May 18th, The Greater Boston Stage Company, Stoneham, Massachusetts

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Magical Mandala Paint Night, 2-4pm, Sweetbay Flowers and Gifts, Wakefield, Massachusetts

HAPPENING THIS WEEK – 

Narwhal: Revealing an Arctic Legend, Now through June 15th, Salem, Massachusetts

Try a FREE online (recorded) cooking class compliments of Effortless Kitchen with Arlington Personal Chef, Debbie Brosnan!

Friday, May 2nd, 2025

Live Music, 7-10pm, Bunratty Tavern, Reading, Massachusetts

Top of the World A Carpenters Tribute, 7pm Doors – 8pm Show, The Cabot, Beverly, Massachusetts

Board Game Night, 8-10pm, The Fox Den, Woburn, Massachusetts

Live Music, 8:30-11:30pm, Goodnight Johnny’s Music Bar, Burlington, Massachusetts

Saturday, May 3rd, 2025

Community Yard Sale, 9am-1pm, Woburn, Massachusetts

Touch a Truck, 9am-1pm, Burlington, Massachusetts

Fairy Garden or Dinosaur Garden Class at Made in Burlington, 11am, Burlington, Massachusetts

Traditional Irish Seisiun, 1-4pm, Bunratty Tavern, Reading, Massachusetts

Live Music, 7-10pm, Bunratty Tavern, Reading, Massachusetts

Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood: Asking for Trouble, 7 Doors – 8 Show, The Cabot, Beverly, Massachusetts

May Pops Finale, 8pm, Melrose Symphony Orchestra, Melrose, Massachusetts

Featuring Boston’s Comedic Royalty – Dave Russo & Steve Sweeney, 7:30-9pm, Goodnight Johnny’s Music Bar, Burlington, Massachusetts

Mario Cart/Smash Bros Night, 8pm-10pm, The Fox Den, Woburn, Massachusetts

Sunday, May 4th, 2025

Sunday Run, 11am – 12pm, Medford Brewing Company, Medford, Massachusetts

Stitch n’ B*tch, 2-4pm, The Fox Den, Woburn, Massachusetts

Live Music – All Broadway Brunch Sing Along (Debbie Gruber), 10:30am-1:30pm and 4-7pm, Goodnight Johnny’s Music Bar, Burlington, Massachusetts

Kathak, North Indian classical dance and music, 3pm, Regent Theatre, Arlington, Massachusetts

Karaoke, 7pm, The BrickYard, Woburn, Massachusetts

Monday, May 5th, 2025

Teen Crafternoon: Mood Music Painting, 4:30-5:30pm, Woburn Public Library, Woburn, Massachusetts

Tuesday, May 6th, 2025

Spent Grain Breadmaking Class, 6-8pm, Woburn, Massachusetts

Trivia Night, 7-9pm, Medford Brewing Company, Medford, Massachusetts

Karaoke, 6-9pm, Bunratty Tavern, Reading, Massachusetts

Wednesday, May 7th, 2025

Mother’s Day Storytime with Nora and Emma Oliver, 5:30-6:15pm, Woburn Public Library, Woburn, Massachusetts

SCI Idealist Celebration, 5:30-8:30pm, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Karaoke Night, 6-8pm, Goodnight Johnny’s Music Bar, Burlington, Massachusetts

1/2 off Kids Meals Wednesdays, The Fox Den, Woburn, Massachusetts

Thursday, May 8th, 2025

Crop Circle Pizza at Medford Brewing, 5-8pm, Medford, Massachusetts

2025 Annual Cornhole Fundraiser Tournament for Connor’s Kindness, 5:30-8:30pm, Woburn, Massachusetts

Karaoke, 8pm, The BrickYard, Woburn, Massachusetts

Book Clubs

Thursday Book Clubs at Whitelam Books

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club at Whitelam Books, 7:00- 8:00 pm, Reading, Massachusetts

Non-Fiction Book Club with Nina at Whitelam Books, Reading, Massachusetts

Fiction Book Club

Art Classes

Arts Arlington, Arlington, Massachusetts

Munroe Center for the Arts, Lexington, Massachusetts

Music Classes and Lessons

Group Piano Classes for Kids, Wednesdays 1:30 pm & 2:30 pm, Arlington, Massachusetts

Second Monday of Each Month for adults

Guitar League, 7:30pm, Wakefield, Massachusetts

Music Lessons

Stage Music Center, Winchester and Acton, Massachusetts

National Music Inc, Woburn, Massachusetts

Fitness and Health

Sh;ft Fitness Classes, Woburn, Massachusetts

High Function Fitness, Woburn, Massachusetts

Public Library Calendars

Woburn Public Library Calendar

Burlington Public Library Calendar

Arlington Public Library Calendar

Reading Public Library Calendar

Wakefield Public Library Calendar

Tewksbury Public Library Calendar

Winchester Public Library Calendar

Lexington Public Library Calendar

Town Recreation Departments

Woburn Recreation, 10 Common Street, Woburn, Massachusetts, 781-897-5805

Burlington Parks & Recreation, 61 Center Street, Burlington, Massachusetts, 781-270-1695

Reading Recreation Division, 16 Lowell Street, Reading, Massachusetts, 781-942-9075

Wakefield Recreation, Americal Civic Center, 467 Main Street, Wakefield, Massachusetts, 781-246-6389

Stoneham Recreation Department, 35 Central Street, Stoneham, Massachusetts, 781-279-2609

Lexington Recreation & Community Programs, 39 Marrett Road, Lexington, Massachusetts, 781-698-4800

Winchester Recreation Department, 263 Main Street, Winchester, Massachusetts, 781-721-7125

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I’m Jodi Crowley, lifestyle blogger and Realtor at Lamacchia Realty. I live and work North of Boston and love everything this beautiful area has to offer. If you live North of Boston or are thinking about moving here, you have come to the right place! Stay up to date with North of Boston Events, Restaurants, Outdoors, Real Estate and more!