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-
The Seagull – Quannapowitt Players, January 16-31, 2026
Wait Until Dark, Greater Boston Stage Company, March 6th-22nd, 2026
ONGOING & UPCOMING-
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ZooLights at Stone Zoo, November 14th- January 4th, Stoneham, Massachusetts
Cooking Class – Elegant Mediterranean Fare, January 24th, 5:30pm, Lexington, Massachusetts
Friday, January 2nd, 2026
LIVE MUSIC – Mike Mazzola at the Charles, 7pm, Reading, Massachusetts
Family Full Moon Hike in the Dunes, 3:30-5:30pm, Ipswich, Massachusetts
Majestic Woods in Winter Paint Night, 7-9pm, Lexington, Massachusetts
Jackbox Game Afternoon for All Ages, 4-5:45pm, Burlington, Massachusetts
Saturday, January 3rd, 2026
Needle-Felted Nature Scenes, 3pm, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts
Fire at the Farm 2026, 4-7pm, Tillies Farm, Peabody, Massachusetts
LIVE MUSIC – A Little Bit Shaggy, 8pm, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts
Movie Screening: The Princess Bride, 1-2:45pm, Woburn, Massachusetts
Sunday, January 4th, 2026
Family Winter Wildlife Walk, 1-3pm, Ipswich, Massachusetts
Karaoke, 6-9:30pm, Waves Restaurant & Bar, Wakefield, Massachusetts
Live Music: The Bill McGoldrick Acoustic Duo, 11am, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts
Monday, January 5th, 2026
Tween Diamond Art Snowflake Keychains, 7-8pm, Burlington, Massachusetts
Tuesday, January 6th, 2026
Create a Framed Vision Board Workshop, 7-8:30, Wakefield, Massachusetts
Trivia Night, 7-9pm, Medford Brewing Company, Medford, Massachusetts
Wednesday, January 7th, 2026
Scottish Country Dancing, 7-8:30, Woburn, Massachusetts
Intro to Sewing Night for Kids, 3-5pm, Tin Bucket Shop, Reading, Massachusetts
Ladies Night, 8pm, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts
Story & Movement Time with Daisy, 10:30-11:30am, Whitelam Books, Reading, Massachusetts
Thursday, January 8th, 2026
Live Music: Maddi Ryan, 8pm, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, 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
Things to do North of Boston January 2nd to January 8th
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