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-
Shrek the Musical at Woburn HS Theatre, December 5-7, Woburn, Massachusetts
An Irish Carol, Greater Boston Stage Company, December 5-21, 2025
The Seagull – Quannapowitt Players, January 16-31, 2026
ART CLASSES
Upcoming Bimonthly Watercolor Classes are in the 1st Baptist Church Hall in Woburn Center, 6:00 to 8:00 PM are:
Dec. 11.
For more information, email [email protected] or just show up!
ONGOING & UPCOMING-
Try a FREE online (recorded) cooking class compliments of Effortless Kitchen with Arlington Personal Chef, Debbie Brosnan!
ZooLights at Stone Zoo, November 14th- January 4th, Stoneham, Massachusetts
Friday, December 5th, 2025
Boston Cream Blonde Stout Party at Lord Hobo, 11am-11:30pm, Woburn, Massachusetts
Saturday, December 6th, 2025
Festival of Trees, 10am-8pm, Reading, Massachusetts
Winter Festival & Tree Lighting, 2-6pm, Billerica, Massachusetts
7th Annual Holiday Craft Fair, 10am-2pm, Wakefield, Massachusetts
LIVE MUSIC – The Lisa Love Experience, 8pm, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts
Zumba GOLD: For Beginners and Aging, Active Adults, 10-11am, Woburn, Massachusetts
Poetry Workshop Series: The Untamed Line, 11am-1pm, Reading, Massachusetts
Wilmington Tree Lighting, 4-7pm, Wilmington, Massachusetts
Sunday, December 7th, 2025
Festival of Trees, 10am-4pm, Reading, Massachusetts
The Polar Express Movie Event, 2-5pm, Wilmington, Massachusetts
Holiday Fun at 3rd Ave, 12-3pm, Burlington, Massachusetts
Creative Chaos Emporium Holiday Sale, with Arts Collaborative, 11am, Wakefield, Massachusetts
Musical Bingo at the Charles, 7pm, Reading, Massachusetts
Sunday Run, 11am-12pm, Medford Brewing Company, Medford, Massachusetts
Karaoke, 6-9:30pm, Waves Restaurant & Bar, Wakefield, Massachusetts
2 Tickets to Paradise: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Game Show, 10:00am, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts
Monday, December 8th, 2025
Teen Crafternoon: Bedazzle Holiday Cards, 4:30-5:30pm, Woburn, Massachusetts
Tuesday, December 9th, 2025
Trivia Night, 7-9pm, Medford Brewing Company, Medford, Massachusetts
Wednesday, December 10th, 2025
Story & Movement Time with Daisy, 10:30-11:30am, Whitelam Books, Reading, Massachusetts
Thursday, December 11th, 2025
Creative Movement with Infinity Studios, 10-10:30am, Woburn, Massachusetts
Parent/Tween Craft Night, 6:30-8pm, 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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