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-
An Irish Carol, Greater Boston Stage Company, December 5-21, 2025
The Seagull – Quannapowitt Players, January 16-31, 2026
ONGOING & UPCOMING-
Try a FREE online (recorded) cooking class compliments of Effortless Kitchen with Arlington Personal Chef, Debbie Brosnan!
WRITERS COLLABORATIVE, Reading, Massachusetts
ZooLights at Stone Zoo, November 14th- January 4th, Stoneham, Massachusetts
Friday, December 12th, 2025
LIVE MUSIC – The Getaways at the Charles, 7pm, Reading, Massachusetts
LIVE MUSIC – Holiday POPS, 7:30pm, Concord, Massachusetts
3 Floors Up Christmas Party, 8pm, The Brickyard, Woburn, Massachusetts
Saturday, December 13th, 2025
December Holiday Farmer’s Market, 10-1pm, Wakefield, Massachusetts
LIVE MUSIC – Holiday POPS, Shows 12pm & 4pm, Concord, Massachusetts
Santa Goes to Wakefield! 1pm, Wakefield, Massachusetts
Santa Comes to Woburn! 12-3pm, Lord Hobo, Woburn, Massachusetts
CraneOutdoors: Sunset Hike to Cedar Point, 2-4pm, Ipswich, Massachusetts
Poetry Reading – Horn Pond: The Way I See It with local poet, Ann Taylor, 2:30-3:30pm, Woburn Public Library, Woburn, Massachusetts
Grinch Movie Night, 6-8pm, North Suburban YMCA, Woburn, Massachusetts
New England Americana Songwriter Showcase & Benefit for Children’s Hospital, 5:30-10:15pm, Medford Brewing Company, Medford, Massachusetts
LIVE MUSIC – Stray Dog Band, 8pm, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts
Sunday, December 14th, 2025
Sunday Run, 11am-12pm, Medford Brewing Company, Medford, Massachusetts
Melrose Holiday Market, 11am-3pm, Melrose YMCA, Melrose, Massachusetts
Eileen Ivers: Joyful Christmas, 3pm, Cary Hall, Lexington, Massachusetts
LIVE MUSIC – Holiday POPS, Show 3pm, Concord, Massachusetts
Wakefield Town Menorah Lighting, 4pm, Wakefield, Massachusetts
Karaoke, 6-9:30pm, Waves Restaurant & Bar, Wakefield, Massachusetts
Christmas Sinalong with Debbie Gruber, 10:00am, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts
Monday, December 15th, 2025
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation Trivia Night, 6pm, Lord Hobo Woburn, Massachusetts
Tuesday, December 16th, 2025
Seaglass Trees in Woburn at Lord Hobo Brewing, 7pm, Lord Hobo, Woburn, Massachusetts
Improv Workshop for Adults, 7-8pm, Woburn Public Library, Woburn, Massachusetts
Trivia Night, 7-9pm, Medford Brewing Company, Medford, Massachusetts
Wednesday, December 17th, 2025
Story & Movement Time with Daisy, 10:30-11:30am, Whitelam Books, Reading, Massachusetts
Thursday, December 18th, 2025
LIVE MUSIC – For a Dime at the Charles, 7pm, Reading, Massachusetts
Canadian Brass: “Making Spirits Bright”, 7:30pm, Cary Hall, Lexington, Massachusetts
LIVE MUSIC – The Beagles, 7-9pm, Medford Brewing Company, Medford, 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
Preparing for a Winter Home Sale in Massachusetts: How Smart Sellers Stand Out When the Snow Falls
The For Sale Sign That Went Up in a Snowstorm A few years back, I remember driving through Woburn just after the first real snowfall
Things to do North of Boston December 12th to December 18th
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