Here are our favorite things to do North of Boston this upcoming week:
Table of Contents
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
Something Intangible- Quannapowitt Players, March 20th-April 4th, 2026
Wait Until Dark, Greater Boston Stage Company, March 6th-22nd, 2026
ONGOING & UPCOMING-
Perfect Pairs: Cocktails & Cheese, Mar 5th (tickets will sell quickly!), 7-9pm, Nouvelle Maison, Winchester, Massachusetts
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, February 6th, 2026
Salem’s So Sweet Chocolate & Ice Sculpture Festival, All Weekend, Salem, Massachusetts
Bluegrass Love Songs: A Celebration of Love with the Splinters Bluegrass Band, 7-8:30pm, Lexington, Massachusetts
Live Music -Stray Dog Band, 8pm, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts
Live Music, 8-11pm, Bunratty Tavern, Reading, Massachusetts
Ripley Presents: Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light, 7:30-9pm, Winchester, Massachusetts
Saturday, February 7th, 2026
Salem’s So Sweet Chocolate & Ice Sculpture Festival, All Weekend, Salem, Massachusetts
Ice Cream for Breakfast Day at Cherry Farm Creamery, 8am-12pm, Danvers, Massachusetts
West Coast Swing Night, 6:30pm, Woburn, Massachusetts
Live Music – 12 Barz Band, 8pm, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts
Belmont World Film’s 23rd Family Festival, 1pm, Regent Theatre, Arlington, Massachusetts
Book Launch event with author Cynthia Platt, 3-4pm, Whitelam Books, Reading, Massachusetts
Sunday, February 8th, 2026
Super Bowl Watch Party, 4:30-11pm, Medford Brewing Company, Medford, Massachusetts
The Best Flippin’ Card Show- Superbowl Edition, 11am-4pm, Woburn, Massachusetts
Melrose Winter Farmers Market, 11am-2pm, Melrose, Massachusetts
Salem’s So Sweet Chocolate & Ice Sculpture Festival, All Weekend, Salem, Massachusetts
Sunday Run, 11am-12pm, Medford Brewing Company, Medford, Massachusetts
Live Music: Debbie Gruber Boadway Singalong, 10:30am, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts
Monday, February 9th, 2026
Tuesday February 10th, 2026
Whitelam Woolies: Drop in Knitting Circle, 10:30-11:30am, Reading, Massachusetts
Trivia Night, 7-9pm, Medford Brewing Company, Medford, Massachusetts
Wednesday, February 11th, 2026
Story & Movement Time with Daisy, 10:30-11:30am, Whitelam Books, Reading, Massachusetts
Make & Take Craft Night- Valentine’s Cards, 5:30-6:30pm, Woburn, Massachusetts
Thursday, February 12th, 2026
Live Music: Pick 6, 6:30pm, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts
55+ Sound Bath Meditation, 1-3pm, Medford, 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
Where to Buy Valentine’s Flowers North of Boston: A Local’s Guide to Romantic, Meaningful Bouquets
Valentine’s Day has a funny way of sneaking up on us. One minute, it’s January. The next, you’re staring at a calendar thinking, Wait… how
Things to do North of Boston February 6th to February 12th
Here are our favorite things to do North of Boston this upcoming week: Table of Contents Scroll down for links to local theater, public library,
Things to do North of Boston January 30th to February 5th
Here are our favorite things to do North of Boston this upcoming week: Table of Contents Scroll down for links to local theater, public library,
