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 Wizard of Oz at the North Shore Music Theatre, July 8th t0 July 20th, Beverly, Massachusetts
Summer Festival at the Greater Boston Stage Company, July 7th to August 10th, Locations vary, Stoneham, Massachusetts
UPCOMING LIVE MUSIC-
Jane Lynch & Kate Flannery: The Trouble with Angels – tickets on sale now for Aug 9 show 8pm, Cary Hall, Lexington, Massachusetts
HAPPENING THIS WEEK –
Registration is open for Woburn Recreation Programming Summer 2025!
Try a FREE online (recorded) cooking class compliments of Effortless Kitchen with Arlington Personal Chef, Debbie Brosnan!
The Phoenix Project with the Lexington Symphony, July 21st-24th, Lexington, Massachusetts
Christmas in July Pottery Painting, July 24th & 25th, Reading, Massachusetts
Friday, July 18th, 2025
Friday Family Flicks at the Library, 11am-1pm, Burlington, Massachusetts
Summer Concert Series, 6-8pm, Woburn, Massachusetts
Women’s Summer Camp at Shift Studios, 10am-1pm, Woburn, Massachusetts
Change of Seasons Paint Class at Pinot’s Palette, 7:30-9:30pm, Lexington, Massachusetts
Live Music, 8:30pm, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts
Fill the Free Little Art Gallery Craft Day, 2-3:30pm, Lexington, Massachusetts
Saturday, July 19th, 2025
Slice Swap: Library Cake Picnic, 10:30am-12pm, Burlington, Massachusetts
Beer Garden & Live Music at the Jason Russell House & Museum, 1-4pm, Arlington, Massachusetts
Live Music, 7pm, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts
Waltham Farmers’ Market, 9:30am-2pm, Waltham, Massachusetts
Mario Cart/Smash Bros Night, 8pm-10pm, The Fox Den, Woburn, Massachusetts
Sunday, July 20th, 2025
Kids Painting on the Green, 10-11am, Burlington, Massachusetts
10th Anniversary Festival: Ten Years on Tap at Lord Hobo, 12-5pm, Woburn, Massachusetts
Melrose Beer Garden, 1-6pm, Idle Hands Craft Ales, Melrose, Massachusetts
Our Village Walk Club, 11am-12pm, Woburn, Massachusetts
Stitch n’ B*tch, 2-4pm, The Fox Den, Woburn, Massachusetts
Karaoke, 7pm, The BrickYard, Woburn, Massachusetts
Karaoke, 6-9:30pm, Waves Restaurant & Bar, Wakefield, Massachusetts
Monday, July 21st, 2025
Billerica Farmers Market, 3-7pm, Billerica, Massachusetts
Healing Plates with Kristen Herlihy, 7-8pm, Woburn, Massachusetts
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2025
Family Farm Nights, 5:30-7:30pm, Winchester, Massachusetts
Mystic River Band Family Concert, 6:30-8pm, Burlington, Massachusetts
Medford Family Network Concerts at Wright’s Pond, 5-7pm, Medford, Massachusetts
Whitelam Woolies: Drop-in Knitting Circle, 10:30-11:30am, Reading, Massachusetts
Summer Farmers’ Market, 2-6:30pm, Lexington, Massachusetts
Karaoke, 6-9pm, Bunratty Tavern, Reading, Massachusetts
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025
Summer Concert Series at Whittemore Park, 6:30-8:15pm, Arlington, Massachusetts
Oake Knoll Farms at Arlington Farmer’s Market, 2-6:30, Arlington, Massachusetts
Story & Movement Time with Daisy, 10:30-11:30am, Whitelam Books, Reading, Massachusetts
Shamrock Running Club, 6-8:30pm, Lord Hobo, Woburn, Massachusetts
1/2 off Kids Meals Wednesdays, The Fox Den, Woburn, Massachusetts
Wednesday Trivia, 6:30-8:30, Lord Hobo, Woburn, Massachusetts
Thursday, July 24th, 2025
Christmas in July Pottery Painting, 11am-4pm, Reading, Massachusetts
Watercolor Classes, 6-8pm, Woburn, Massachusetts (email [email protected] if interested)
Make a Wooden Block Puzzle for Teens, 6-7pm, Woburn, Massachusetts
Stoneham Farmers Market, 2:30-6:30pm, Stoneham, Massachusetts
Summer Beer Garden & Concert Series, 7-9pm, Stoneham, Massachusetts
Movies on the Green: Moana 2, 7pm, Woburn, Massachusetts
Live Music, 6:30pm, Goodnight Johhny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts
Medford Farmer’s Market, 3-7pm, Medford, Massachusetts
Good Thomas Musical Bingo, 7pm, Bunratty Tavern, Reading, Massachusetts
Karaoke, 8pm, The BrickYard, Woburn, Massachusetts
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, 781-721-71
Connor’s Kindness Project: Building a Kinder Community North of Boston
A Local Nonprofit Making a Big Impact If you’ve been around Woburn or nearby towns like Winchester, Lexington, Burlington, Reading, and Wakefield, you’ve probably noticed
Family Dinner
A Better Way to CSA – Family Dinner We firmly believe in community supported agriculture (CSA). We want you to enjoy all of the benefits
Things to do North of Boston September 12th to September 18th
Here are our favorite things to do North of Boston this upcoming week: Table of Contents Scroll down for links to local theater, public library,
