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-
Winter Festival at the Greater Boston Stage Company, January 29th- February 8th, 2026, Stoneham, Massachusetts
The Seagull – Quannapowitt Players, January 16-31, 2026
Wait Until Dark, Greater Boston Stage Company, March 6th-22nd, 2026
ONGOING & UPCOMING-
Salem Restaurant Week, January 25th-29th, Salem, Massachusetts
Try a FREE online (recorded) cooking class compliments of Effortless Kitchen with Arlington Personal Chef, Debbie Brosnan!
WRITERS COLLABORATIVE, Reading, Massachusetts
The Life of a Super Fan Dance Party, January 31st, 6-9pm, at the Hearth, Wilmington, Massachusetts (space is limited!)
Friday, January 23rd, 2026
Live Music: Spike the Punch, 9pm, Scoreboard, Woburn, Massachusetts
Majestic Wonderland Paint Night, 7:30-9:30pm, Lexington, Massachusetts
International Folk Dancing Class, 12:30-2:30pm, Reading, Massachusetts
Live Music – Brass Traxx, 8pm, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts
Live Music- Tommy & Timmy, 8-11pm, Bunratty Tavern, Reading, Massachusetts
Tandoor & Curry Pop-Up, 5-8pm, Medford Brewing Company, Medford, Massachusetts
Saturday, January 24th, 2026
The Chocolate Expo, 10am-6pm, Wilmington, Massachusetts
The Best Flippin’ Card Show Monthly Mixer, 8:30am-2pm, Woburn, Massachusetts
Grand Opening of Creative Chaos Emporium, 10am-6pm, Wakefield, Massachusetts
Vivaldi & Mozart Candlelight Experience, 6-9pm, Marblehead, Massachusetts
Monologue Night at Friends of the Drama Theatre, 7pm, Arlington, Massachusetts
Needle-Felted Nature Scenes, 3pm, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts
Brian Rose Presents: “One for My Baby”: The Hollywood Songbook of Frank Sinatra, 1-2pm, Woburn, Massachusetts
Live Music – Wildfire, 8pm, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts
Sunset Hike to Cedar Point with Firepits, 2:30-4:30pm, Ipswich, Massachusetts
Pop-Up Golf Simulator Night at Medford Brewing, 6-9pm, Medford, Massachusetts
Sunday, January 25th, 2026
Winter Wildlife Walk, 1-3:30pm, Ipswich, Massachusetts
The Chocolate Expo, 10am-6pm, Wilmington, Massachusetts
Sunday Run, 11am-12pm, Medford Brewing Company, Medford, Massachusetts
Health Fair, 9am-12pm, Woburn, Massachusetts
Cheese 101 with Life, Love, Cheese, 5:30-7pm, Wakefield, Massachusetts
Karaoke, 6-9:30pm, Waves Restaurant & Bar, Wakefield, Massachusetts
Live Music: West Samois Gypsy Jazz Brunch, 10:30am, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts
Monday, January 26th, 2026
Cozy Creations: Knitting & Crochet Group, 10:30am-12:30pm, Woburn, Massachusetts
Teen Candle Making, 7-8pm, Burlington, Massachusetts
Tuesday, January 27th, 2026
Kids Beaded Snowflake Craft, 4-4:45pm, Burlington, Massachusetts
Trivia Night, 7-9pm, Medford Brewing Company, Medford, Massachusetts
Wednesday, January 28th, 2026
Teen Movie Night: Thunderbolts, 6-8:15pm, Woburn, Massachusetts
Story & Movement Time with Daisy, 10:30-11:30am, Whitelam Books, Reading, Massachusetts
Thursday, January 29th, 2026
Sticker & Chill Craft Night, 6:30-8:30pm, Woburn, Massachusetts
Poetry Open Mic Night, 7-8pm, Reading, Massachusetts
Live Music: Fred Ellsworth, 6:30pm, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, 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
Things to do North of Boston January 23rd to January 29th
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Things to do North of Boston January 16th to January 22nd
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