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
THEATER-
The House on Haunted Hill, September 26th to October 11th, Reading, Massachusetts
Rumpelstiltskin, 10am Saturdays, Burlington, Massachusetts
Murder for Two, October 24th to November 9th, Stoneham, Massachusetts
ART CLASSES
Upcoming Bimonthly Watercolor Classes are in the 1st Baptist Church Hall in Woburn Center, 6:00 to 8:00 PM are:
Sept. 11 & 25, Oct. 2, 23, Nov. 6, 27, and Dec. 11.
Expressive Art Classes on Sept. 20 and Oct. 18.
For more information, email [email protected] or just show up!
HAPPENING THIS WEEK/MONTH –
Fall Fun in Massachusetts – Pumpkin Patches and Corn Mazes!
Maximize Website Conversion with Accessible Design – Limited seats available October 22nd, 4:30-6:30pm, Woburn, Massachusetts
Try a FREE online (recorded) cooking class compliments of Effortless Kitchen with Arlington Personal Chef, Debbie Brosnan!
Krochmal Farms Pumpkin Festival – Sept 20-Oct 26, Tewksbury, Massachusetts
Sept 6-Oct 5 – Lexington/ LexArt: “In Plain Sight” features Boston-area Black & Brown photographers, curated by Archy LaSalle. LexArt
Topsfield Fair, October 3-13th, Topsfield, Massachusetts
Friday, October 3rd, 2025
JamBaby on the Green, 9:30am-10am, Burlington, Massachusetts
Live Music – All That Glitters, 8pm, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts
Live Music –
Vitamin String Quartet – The Music of Taylor Swift, Bridgerton, and Beyond, 8-10pm, Lexington, Massachusetts
Live Music, 8-11pm, Bunratty Tavern, Reading, Massachusetts
Live Music, 7-10pm, Chopps, Burlington, Massachusetts
Family Singalong with James Lepler, 11-11:30am, Woburn, Massachusetts
Saturday, October 4th, 2025
Fall Fresh Floral Arrangement, 10:30am, The Village Studio, North Andover, Massachusetts
Trucktober, 11am-2pm, Burlington Town Common, Burlington, Massachusetts
Step Out for Hospice, 11:30am, Irish American Club, Woburn, Massachusetts
Octoberfest, 12pm, Medford, Massachusetts
Chess Extravaganza with Robert Katende, 2-5pm, Woburn Public Library, Woburn, Massachusetts
Live Music, 7-10pm, Chopps, Burlington, Massachusetts
Waltham Farmers’ Market, 9:30am-2pm, Waltham, Massachusetts
300 Anniversary Grand Finale and Light Show, 3:30pm, Stoneham, Massachusetts
Live Music- Dueling Pianos, 8pm, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts
Sunday, October 5th, 2025
Dogtoberfest, Lord Hobo, Woburn, Massachusetts
Live Music, 10am, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts
Our Village Walk Club, 11am-12pm, Woburn, Massachusetts
Sunday Run, 11am-12pm, Medford Brewing Company, Medford, Massachusetts
LexFarm Fall Festival, 1-4pm, Lexington, Massachusetts
Author Event: Dr. Renee Hoekstra, Psy.D., 2-4pm, The Purple Couch Bookstore, North Andover, Massachusetts
Faculty Concert: Reflections & Influences, 4-5:30pm, Winchester Community Music School, Winchester, Massachusetts
Karaoke, 7pm, The BrickYard, Woburn, Massachusetts
iIuminate, 7pm, Cary Hall, Lexington, Massachusetts
Karaoke, 6-9:30pm, Waves Restaurant & Bar, Wakefield, Massachusetts
Monday, October 6th, 2025
Tuesday, October 7th, 2025
Cheese Meets Beer: Oktoberfest at Lord Hobo, 6-8pm, Woburn, Massachusetts
Whitelam Woolies: Drop-in Knitting Circle, 10:30-11:30am, Reading, Massachusetts
Cornhole Tournament Tuesday, 6-9pm, Burlington, Massachusetts
Trivia Night, 7-9pm, Medford Brewing Company, Medford, Massachusetts
Wednesday, October 8th, 2025
Oake Knoll Farms at Arlington Farmer’s Market, 2-6:30pm, Arlington, Massachusetts
Shamrock Running Club, 6-8:30pm, Woburn, Massachusetts
Story & Movement Time with Daisy, 10:30-11:30am, Whitelam Books, Reading, Massachusetts
Wednesday Trivia, 6:30-8:30pm, Lord Hobo, Woburn, Massachusetts
Stump Trivia at Bunratty Tavern, 7pm, Reading, Massachusetts
Thursday, October 9th, 2025
Medford Farmer’s Market, 3-7pm, Chevalier Theater, Medford, Massachusetts
An Evening with Violent Femmes, 7pm, Medford, Massachusetts
Karaoke, 8pm, The BrickYard, Woburn, Massachusetts
Local Podcasts
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
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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