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 19th, 2025
LIVE MUSIC – Mike Mazzola at the Charles, 7pm, Reading, Massachusetts
Medford Brewing Company 10-Year Anniversary Party, 5-10pm, Medford, Massachusetts
Holiday Show: Jacyn Tremblay & Thom Smoker, 8pm, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts
Saturday, December 20th, 2025
Winter Solstice Celebration, 10:30am-3pm, Peabody, Massachusetts
Scattered Snowman Scavenger Hunt, All Day, Children’s Area at the Beebe Library, Wakefield, Massachusetts
Christmas at Castle Hill: A Nod to Nature, 10am-4pm, Ipswich, Massachusetts
CraneExplorer: Coastal Holiday Crafts, 10am-12:30, Ipswich, Massachusetts
The Merry Minstrels: Tis the Season – A Holiday Celebration in Song, 2:00-3:15pm, Woburn Public Library, Woburn, Massachusetts
LIVE MUSIC – Samantha Rae, 8pm, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts
Sunday, December 21st, 2025
Frosty’s Ornament Workshop at the Fox Den, 2-4pm, Woburn, Massachusetts
Karaoke, 6-9:30pm, Waves Restaurant & Bar, Wakefield, Massachusetts
Monday, December 22nd, 2025
Artist Reception: Frank DiMauro, 6-8pm, Woburn, Massachusetts
Teen Hot Chocolate Bar and Ornament Making, 7-8pm, Burlington, Massachusetts
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2025
$1 Movie- The Muppet Christmas Carol at the Cabot, 6:30pm, Beverly, Massachusetts
Vinyasa Flow Yoga, 12-1pm, Woburn Public Library, Woburn, Massachusetts
Trivia Night, 7-9pm, Medford Brewing Company, Medford, Massachusetts
Wednesday, December 24th, 2025
Story & Movement Time with Daisy, 10:30-11:30am, Whitelam Books, Reading, Massachusetts
Feast of Seven Fishes Dinner at Sogno, 12pm-9pm, Woburn, Massachusetts
Thursday, December 25th, 2025
🎄Merry Christmas to all who celebrate!
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
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