Things to Do North of Boston (March 20–26, 2026)
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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
UPCOMING THEATER & SHOWS-
To Kill a Mockingbird, Umbrella Arts Center, through March 22, Concord, Massachusetts
Something Intangible- Quannapowitt Players, March 20th-April 4th, 2026
Wait Until Dark, Greater Boston Stage Company, March 6th-22nd, 2026
ONGOING & UPCOMING-
5th Annual Cornhole, Woburn Chamber of Commerce, 5pm March 24th, 2026
First Friday Family Art Studio, Registration starts March 27th for April 3rd, 3:30-4:30pm, Wakefield Public Library
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
Friday, March 20th, 2026
LIVE MUSIC- Sugarbush , 8pm, Waves Restaurant & Bar, Wakefield, Massachusetts
LIVE MUSIC – Pick 6 8pm, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts
LIVE MUSIC- Tom Courtney & Friends 8-11pm, Bunratty Tavern, Reading, Massachusetts
Mission of Deeds Dueling Pianos Fundraiser, 6:30-10:30pm, North Reading, Massachusetts
Family Yoga at Wright-Locke Farm, 10-11:30am, Winchester, Massachusetts
Red Hot Chilli Pipers, 7:30-9:30pm, Cary Memorial Hall, Lexington, Massachusetts
Flower Arrangement Workshop at McCue Garden Center, 12:30-1:30pm, Woburn, Massachusetts
Saturday, March 21st, 2026
Popup Bookfair by Bookends of Winchester at Short Path Distillery, 12-4pm, Everett, Massachusetts
LIVE MUSIC: Gunpowder & Lead, 8pm, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts
LIVE MUSIC: Amsterdam’s Waiting, Waves Restaurant & Bar, Wakefield, Massachusetts
Sunset Hike to Cedar Point with Firepit, 3:30-5:30pm, Ipswich, Massachusetts
Annual Spring Craft Fair, 10am-2pm, Danvers, Massachusetts
Sunday, March 22nd, 2026
Collector Expo Card Show at the Great American Beer Hall, 9am-4pm, Medford, Massachusetts
Symphony by the Sea: Winter Dreams, 3pm, Beverly, Massachusetts
LIVE MUSIC: – Jim & Tonic, 10:30am, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts
Sunday Run, 11am-12pm, Medford Brewing Company Medford, Massachusetts
Sunday Karaoke, 6-9pm, Waves Restaurant & Bar, Wakefield, Massachusetts
Monday, March 23rd, 2026
March Sound Meditation at Wright-Locke Farm, 6:30-8pm, Winchester, Massachusetts
Tuesday, March 24th, 2026
Winter Farmers Market at the Great American Beer Hall, 3-6pm, Medford, Massachusetts
Trivia Night, 7-9pm, Medford Brewing Company, Medford, Massachusetts
Book Speed Dating for Teens, 3:30-4:30pm, Medford, Massachusetts
Barnyard Story Hour at Appleton Farms, 10:30-11:30am, Hamilton & Ipswich
Wednesday, March 25th, 2026
Ditch the Dirt: Simple DIY Hydroponic Growing, 6:30pm, Burlington, Massachusetts
Story & Movement Time with Daisy, 10:30-11:30am, Whitelam Books, Reading, Massachusetts
LIVE MUSIC- Come Have a Brew with Alan Roux, 5:30pm, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts
Thursday, March 26th, 2026
LIVE MUSIC- Taylor Hughes, 6:30pm, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts
LIVE MUSIC: Tea Wrecks, Waves Restaurant & Bar, Wakefield, 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
The Umbrella Arts Center, Concord, Massachusetts
North of Boston Chambers
Reading – North Reading Chamber of Commerce
Wakefield Area Chamber of Commerce
Burlington Area 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
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
Wilmington Public Library Calendar
Tewksbury Public Library Calendar
Winchester Public Library Calendar
Lexington Public Library Calendar
North of Boston Town Recreation Department Calendars
Woburn Recreation, Woburn, Massachusetts
Burlington Parks & Recreation, Burlington, Massachusetts
Reading Recreation Division, Reading, Massachusetts
Wakefield Recreation, Wakefield, Massachusetts
Wilmington Recreation, Wilmington , Massachusetts
Stoneham Recreation Department, Stoneham, Massachusetts
Lexington Recreation & Community Programs, Lexington, Massachusetts
Winchester Recreation Department, Winchester, Massachusetts
Chelmsford Recreation Department, Chelmsford, Massachusetts
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