Things to do North of Boston December 29th – January 4th, 2023

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Here are our favorite things to do North of Boston this upcoming week:

Scroll down for links to local public library and recreation department calendars! There is always something fun to do in our local communities.

Zoolights November 17-January 7, 2023, Stone Zoo, Stoneham, Massachusetts

Winterlights ticket sales for November 24-December 31, Stevens-Coolidge House and Gardens, North Andover, Massachusetts

Fresh Paint Art Show, through December 2023, Munroe Center, Lexington, MA

28th Annual Family Trees: A Celebration of Children’s Literature, 10am-4pm, through January 1, Concord Museum, Concord, Massachusetts

2024 SCI Youth Grant Pitch Contest, Rolling applications through January 12, 2024

2024 Pot of Gold Raffle Tickets On Sale for the Boys and Girls Club of Woburn

Friday, December 29th, 2023

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Frozen Fire Festival, 11am, Salem, Massachusetts

Puppet Show, 7pm, Wright Locke Farm, Winchester, Massachusetts

Friday Wakefield Ballroom Dance, 7-10:30pm, Knights of Columbus, Wakefield, Massachusetts

Saturday, December 30th, 2023
 
The Best Flippin’ Card Show, 9am-1pm, Woburn, Massachusetts
 
Maxwell’s Winter Farmer’s Market, 10am-1pm, Chelmsford, Massachusetts
 
Frozen Fire Festival, 11am, Salem, Massachusetts
 
New Year Sound Meditation, 11am-12:30pm, Wright Locke Farm, Winchester, Massachusetts
 
Sound Play Music: Pop-Up Demo Class, 11:30-12:15pm, First Congregational Church of Reading, Reading, Massachusetts
 
 
Board Game Cafe, 2-4:30pm, Woburn Public Library, Woburn, Massachusetts
 
Open Mic Night, 6pm, First Congregational Church of Reading, Reading, Massachusetts
 
ELLIS PAUL & FRIENDS, 5pm & 8pm, Club Passim, Cambridge, Massachusetts
 
Sunday, December 31st, 2023

Frozen Fire Festival, 11am, Salem, Massachusetts

New Years Eve at Sogno, 11:30am, Woburn, Massachusetts

Strictly Sinatra, 3pm & 7pm, Greater Boston Theater Company, Stoneham, Massachusetts

Ring in the New Year EARLY at Dave & Busters, 4-7pm, Woburn, Massachusetts

ELLIS PAUL & FRIENDS, 5pm & 8pm, Club Passim, Cambridge, Massachusetts

New Year’s Eve Party at Common Craft, 8pm, Burlington, Massachusetts

Ring in the New Year at Dave & Busters, 9pm, Woburn, Massachusetts

New Year’s Eve 2024 at Hammond Castle Museum, 9pm, Gloucester, Massachusetts

Rockport New Year’s Eve, 4pm-12am, Rockport, MA

New Year’s Eve Celebration with The Gravel Project, 9:30pm-1am, Menotomy Grill & Tavern, Arlington, Massachusetts

Monday, January 1st, 2023

Happy New Year!

Frozen Fire Festival, 11am, Salem, Massachusetts

Tuesday, January 2nd, 2023

10-10:45am & 11-11:45am

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Tune Inward Meditation Class, 10-10:45am, Woburn Public Library, Woburn, Massachusetts

Story Crafternoon, 3:30-4:30pm, Woburn Public Libarary, Woburn, Massachusetts

Wednesday, January 3rd, 2023

Story & Movement time with Daisy! Whitelam Books, Wednesdays at 10:30am, Reading, Massachusetts

PJ Storytime, 5:30-6:15pm, Woburn Public Library, Woburn, Massachusetts

Sound of Music Sing-A-Long with On Screen Lyrics!, 6pm, Regent Theater, Arlington, Massachusetts

Teen Movie Night: Ice Age, 6-8:30pm, Woburn Public Library, Woburn, Massachusetts

Thursday, January 4th, 2023

Spanish Fun Program, 11-12pm, Woburn Public Library, Woburn, Massachusetts

Sound of Music Sing-A-Long with On Screen Lyrics!, 1pm & 6pm shows, Regent Theater, Arlington, Massachusetts

Candlelight Deck The Halls Tours, Hammond Castle Museum, 8pm, Gloucester, Massachusetts

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January 17th, 2023

WOW: “ENERGIZE YOUR LIFE: UNLEASH YOUR SUPERPOWER” with local expert, Heather Maguire, 12-1:30pm, Woburn Chamber of Commerce Women of Woburn (WOW), Woburn, Massachusetts

Art Classes

Arts Arlington, Arlington, Massachusetts

Munroe Center for the Arts, Lexington, Massachusetts

Julie’s Art School, North Andover, 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

Book Clubs

Story & Movement time with Daisy! Whitelam Books, Wednesdays at 10:30am, Reading, Massachusetts

First Thursday of every month

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club at Whitelam Books, 7:00- 8:00 pm, Reading, Massachusetts

Second Thursday of every month

Non-Fiction Book Club with Nina at Whitelam Books, Reading, Massachusetts

Fitness and Health

Nursing Your Way to Wellness

Public Library Calendars

Woburn Public Library Calendar

Burlington Public Library Calendar

Arlington Public Library Calendar

Reading Public Library Calendar

Wakefield 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

Thursday, January 25th, 2023

Full Moon Tours at DeCordova, 7-8pm, Lincoln, Massachusetts

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I’m Jodi Crowley, lifestyle blogger and Realtor at Lamacchia Realty. I live and work North of Boston and love everything this beautiful area has to offer. If you live North of Boston or are thinking about moving here, you have come to the right place! Stay up to date with North of Boston Events, Restaurants, Outdoors, Real Estate and more!