Things to do North of Boston August 29th to September 4th

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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

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THEATER-

Feather Baby at the Greater Boston Stage Company, September 12th to 28th, 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:

August 28, Sept 11, 25, October 2, 23, Nov 6, 27, and Dec 11.

Expressive Art Classes start August 23, 12:30 to 2:30, then Sept 20, and October 18.

For more information, email [email protected] or just show up!

HAPPENING THIS WEEK/MONTH – 

41st Annual Gloucester Schooner Festival, August 27th-31st, Gloucester, Massachusetts

Try a FREE online (recorded) cooking class compliments of Effortless Kitchen with Arlington Personal Chef, Debbie Brosnan!

Friday, August 29th, 2025

JamBaby on the Green – 9:30am-10am, Burlington, Massachusetts

Summer Music Series – 6-8pm, Woburn, Massachusetts

Outdoor Movie: Snoopy Presents- A Summer Musical, 7:46 PM, Melrose, Massachusetts

Beatles Vinyl Night, 8pm, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts

Birria Gordita Taco Pop Up at Medford Brewing Company, 5pm, Medford, MA

Saturday, August 30th, 2025

Beer Garden & Live Music, 2-7pm, Arlington, Massachusetts

Waltham Farmers’ Market, 9:30am-2pm, Waltham, Massachusetts

Live Music- Rob Pagnano, 8pm, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts

Video Games In Concert, 8pm, Wakefield, Massachusetts

Sunday, August 31st, 2025

Live Music – Everett Pendleton, 4pm, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts

Karaoke, 7pm, The BrickYard, Woburn, Massachusetts

Karaoke, 6-9:30pm, Waves Restaurant & Bar, Wakefield, Massachusetts

Our Village Walk Club, 11am-12pm, Woburn, Massachusetts

Monday, September 1st, 2025

Billerica Farmers Market, 3-7pm, Billerica, Massachusetts

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025

Whitelam Woolies: Drop-in Knitting Circle, 10:30-11:30am, Reading, Massachusetts

Decoupage Rose Bowl Paint Nite at Lord Hobo, 7-9pm, Woburn, Massachusetts

Summer Farmers’ Market, 2-6:30pm, Lexington, Massachusetts

Cornhole Tournament Tuesday, 6-9pm, Burlington, Massachusetts

Story Crafternoon, 3:30-4:30, Woburn, Massachusetts

Karaoke at Bunratty Tavern, 6-9pm, Reading, Massachusetts

Wednesday, September 3rd, 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, September 4th, 2025

Stoneham Farmers Market, 2:30-6:30pm, Stoneham, Massachusetts

Summer Sunset Concert with Naomi Westwater at LexFarm, 6pm, Lexington, Massachusetts

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club (first Thursdays) at Whitelam Books, 7:00 PM, Reading, Massachusetts

Medford Farmer’s Market, 3-7pm, Medford, Massachusetts

Karaoke, 8pm, The BrickYard, Woburn, Massachusetts

Learn Country Line Dancing at Bunratty Tavern, 6:30pm, Burlington, Massachusetts

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

Fiction Book Club

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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Jodi is a huge fan of communities North of Boston. Each city has unique characteristics that families can compare to find the best possible fit for their next home. Jodi enjoys highlighting successful local small businesses, fun events and activities, the best local restaurants and so much more!