Things to do North of Boston February 13th to February 19th

Valentine's Day

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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UPCOMING THEATER & SHOWS-

Something Intangible- Quannapowitt Players, March 20th-April 4th, 2026

Wait Until Dark, Greater Boston Stage Company, March 6th-22nd, 2026

ONGOING & UPCOMING- 

At the Table: Pasta-Making Class with Seven Hills Pasta (Mar 26th), Mar 26th (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

Presence & Co., Reading, Massachusetts

Kadanse, Woburn, Massachusetts

Stone Zoo, Stoneham, Massachusetts

Register now for Valentine’s Day Prix-fixe Menu at the Fox Den in Woburn, Massachusetts

NOT NORTH OF BOSTON BUT WORTH CONSIDERING A VISIT

Wayland Winter Market – through March 14

Friday, February 13th, 2026

Color! Art Launch Event, 5:30pm, Writers’ Collaborative, Reading, Massachusetts

The Karl Henning Ensemble performs “Charms and Memorials”, a concert of new music, 7pm, Church of the Reedemer, Woburn, Massachusetts

Adult Book Bedazzling  (wine provided so bring your ID!), 7-9pm, Book Ends, Winchester, Massachusetts

LIVE MUSIC -Hell on Heels, 8pm, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts

LIVE MUSIC, 8-11pm, Bunratty Tavern, Reading, Massachusetts

Saturday, February 14th, 2026

Valentine’s Day Cookie Class, 12pm, Brissonte, North Reading

Chelmsford Winter Market, 10am-1pm, Chelmsford, Massachusetts

Belmont World Film’s 23rd Family Festival, 1pm, Regent Theatre, Arlington, Massachusetts

Mystic Makerspace – Basic Embroidery, 2-4pm, Medford Public Library

MOVIE – Amelie, 7:30pm, Capitol Theatre, Arlington, Massachusetts

LIVE MUSIC – Celebrating Coexistence, 7:30pm, Lexington Symphony, Lexington, Massachusetts

Sunday, February 15th, 2026

LIVE INTERACTIVE THEATER – The Jury Experience – Diamonds, Lies and a Dead Man in Boston!, 2 Shows, The Regent Theatre, Arlington, Massachusetts

Melrose Winter Farmers Market, 11am-2pm, Melrose, Massachusetts

Sunday Run, 11am-12pm, Medford Brewing Company, Medford, Massachusetts

Books and Brews!, 2-5pm, Medford Brewing Company, Medford, Massachusetts

Live Music: Mardi Gras Brunch Squeezebox Stompers, 10:30am, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts

Vision and Vibes: Vision Board Workshop, 4-5:30pm, The Hearth Wilmington, Wilmington, Massachusetts

Monday, February 16th, 2026

An Overview of Maple Sugaring at Wright-Locke Farm, 9:15-11:30am, Winchester, Massachusetts

Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival, 7-9:15pm, Regent Theatre, Arlington, Massachusetts

Tuesday February 17th,  2026

Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival, 7-9:15pm, Regent Theatre, Arlington, Massachusetts

Trivia Night, 7-9pm, Medford Brewing Company, Medford, Massachusetts

Wednesday, February 18th, 2026

Story & Movement Time with Daisy, 10:30-11:30am, Whitelam Books, Reading, Massachusetts

Whitelam Books to Host Story Time with Children’s Author & Illustrator AJ Smith, 10:30am, Reading, Massachusetts

Wednesday Wax, 5-9:30pm, Music Night of the Year! – Medford Brewing Company, Medford, Massachusetts

Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival, 7-9:15pm, Regent Theatre, Arlington, Massachusetts

Thursday, February 19th, 2026

Live Music: Julie Kaufmann, 6:30pm, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts

Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival, 7-9:15pm, Regent Theatre, Arlington, Massachusetts

North of Boston Theater & Show Venues

Greater Boston Stage Company, Stoneham, Massachusetts

The Quannapowitt Players, Reading, Massachusetts

Regent Theatre, Arlington, Massachusetts

The Cabot, Beverly, Massachusetts

Cary Hall, Lexington, Massachusetts

Capitol Theatre, Arlington, Massachusetts

Winchester Community Music School, Winchester, Massachusetts

North of Boston Chambers

Woburn Chamber of Commerce

Reading – North Reading Chamber of Commerce

Wakefield Area Chamber of Commerce

Burlington Area Chamber of Commerce

Stoneham Chamber of Commerce

Lexington Chamber of Commerce

Winchester Chamber of Commerce

North of Boston Book Stores

The Purple Couch, North Andover, Massachusetts

Book Ends, Winchester, Massachusetts

Whitelam Books, Reading, Massachusetts

The Book Oasis, Stoneham, Massachusetts

North of Boston Podcasts

Don’t Be Caged by Your Age

My Ex Appeal

Website Design Made Simple

North of Boston 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

North of Boston Art Classes

Arts Arlington, Arlington, Massachusetts

Munroe Center for the Arts, Lexington, Massachusetts

North of Boston 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

North of Boston Fitness and Health

Sh;ft Fitness Classes, Woburn, Massachusetts

High Function Fitness, Woburn, Massachusetts

North of Boston 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

North of Boston 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 Crowley

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!