Here are our favorite things to do North of Boston this upcoming week:
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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-
Try a FREE online (recorded) cooking class compliments of Effortless Kitchen with Arlington Personal Chef, Debbie Brosnan!
WRITERS COLLABORATIVE, Reading, Massachusetts
Kadanse, Woburn, Massachusetts
Register now for Valentine’s Day Prix-fixe Menu at the Fox Den in Woburn, Massachusetts
Friday, January 30th, 2026
Prom Dress Pop Up: Drop Off, 10am-5:30pm, Presense & Co., Reading, Massachusetts
Live Music – The Locals, 8pm, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts
Live Music- Black Velvet Band, 8-11pm, Bunratty Tavern, Reading, Massachusetts
Jazz Quartet Plays “Mid-Century Classics from the Record Cabinet,” 6-9pm, Winchester, Massachusetts
Saturday, January 31st, 2026
Artist Reception: Sue Collins, 1-2pm, Woburn Public Library, Woburn, Massachusetts
Portuguese Fun Program, 3-3:45pm, Woburn Public Library, Woburn, Massachusetts
Live Music – Ignition Band, 8pm, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts
Live Music – West of Willow, 7:30-9:30pm, Medford Brewing Company, Medford, Massachusetts
Sunday, February 1st, 2026
Sunday Run, 11am-12pm, Medford Brewing Company, Medford, Massachusetts
Swinging with the Rat Pack, 2pm, Regent Theatre, Arlington, Massachusetts
Live Music: Keith Drab, 10:30am, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts
Monday, February 2nd, 2026
Reading Community Singers Open Rehearsals, 7:30pm, Reading, Massachusetts
Tuesday February 3rd, 2026
Whitelam Woolies: Drop in Knitting Circle, 10:30-11:30am, Reading, Massachusetts
Fondue and Brew, 7:30pm, Lord Hobo, Woburn, Massachusetts
Trivia Night, 7-9pm, Medford Brewing Company, Medford, Massachusetts
Wednesday, February 4th, 2026
Story & Movement Time with Daisy, 10:30-11:30am, Whitelam Books, Reading, Massachusetts
Mystic Maker Space: Paper Lanterns, 7-8:30pm, Medford Public Library, Medford, Massachusetts
Thursday, February 5th, 2026
Be Mine Floral Arrangement Workshop, 5:30pm, Wilson Farm, Lexington, Massachusetts
Galentine’s Craft Fair, 6-9pm, Wilmington, Massachusetts
Live Music: Kyle Erickson, 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 30th to February 5th
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Things to do North of Boston January 23rd to January 29th
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