Things to do North of Boston May 16th to May 22nd

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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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THEATER-

Founding F%!#ers, May 2nd-May 18th, The Greater Boston Stage Company, 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 – 

Narwhal: Revealing an Arctic Legend, Now through June 15th, Salem, Massachusetts

Try a FREE online (recorded) cooking class compliments of Effortless Kitchen with Arlington Personal Chef, Debbie Brosnan!

Friday, May 16th, 2025

Babci’s Pierogi, 11am – 12pm, Medford Brewing Company, Medford, Massachusetts

2025 En Ka Fair, 4-10pm, Winchester, Massachusetts

Live Music, 7-10pm, Bunratty Tavern, Reading, Massachusetts

Board Game Night, 8-10pm, The Fox Den, Woburn, Massachusetts

Live Music, 8:30-11:30pm, Goodnight Johnny’s Music Bar, Burlington, Massachusetts

Saturday, May 17th, 2025

The Best Flippin’ Card Show Monthly Mixer, 8:30am-2pm, Woburn, Massachusetts

FREE Annual Health and Wellness Fair, 10am-1pm, Woburn, Massachusetts

2025 En Ka Fair, 10am-9pm, Winchester, Massachusetts

Lexington Battle Green BBQ Fest, 12-6pm, Lexington, Massachusetts

Traditional Irish Seisiun, 1-4pm, Bunratty Tavern, Reading, Massachusetts

May Railroad Open House, 1-5pm, Wakefield, Massachusetts

Live Music, 7-10pm, Bunratty Tavern, Reading, Massachusetts

Live Music, 7-10pm, Goodnight Johnny’s Music Bar, Burlington, Massachusetts

Mario Cart/Smash Bros Night, 8pm-10pm, The Fox Den, Woburn, Massachusetts

Sunday, May 18th, 2025

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

4GoodVibes Artisan Fair

Asian Art and Food Truck Festival, 12-2pm, Wakefield, Massachusetts

Lexington Battle Green BBQ Fest, 12-4pm, Lexington, Massachusetts

How to Catch a Garden Fairy – Magical Party! (ages 4-8), 1-3pm, Winchester, Massachusetts

Magical Mandala Paint Night, 2-4pm, Sweetbay Shop, Wakefield, Massachusetts

Book Launch: Claudette Sabbag’s “Deer in the Road”, 2:30-4pm, Reading, Massachusetts

Stitch n’ B*tch, 2-4pm, The Fox Den, Woburn, Massachusetts

Fresh Pasta Making: Tortellinis, 4-6pm, Lord Hobo, Woburn, Massachusetts

Ales & Tails, 5-7:30pm, Stone Zoo, Stoneham, Massachusetts

Karaoke, 7pm, The BrickYard, Woburn, Massachusetts

Monday, May 19th, 2025

Rodent Prevention & Safe Rodent Control, 6:30pm, Woburn Public Library, Woburn, Massachusetts

Tuesday, May 20th, 2025

3rd Ave Cornhole Tournament, 6pm, Burlington, Massachusetts

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

8x10in Resin Seascapes at Lord Hobo Brewing, 7-9pm, Lord Hobo, Woburn, Massachusetts

Karaoke, 6-9pm, Bunratty Tavern, Reading, Massachusetts

Wednesday, May 21st, 2025

Karaoke Night, 6-8pm, Goodnight Johnny’s Music Bar, Burlington, Massachusetts

Shamrock Running Club, 6-8:30pm, Lord Hobo, Woburn, Massachusetts

1/2 off Kids Meals Wednesdays, The Fox Den, Woburn, Massachusetts

Stump Trivia, 7pm, Bunratty Tavern, Reading, Massachusetts

Thursday, May 22nd, 2025

Memorial Day Program, 11am, Woburn Senior Center, Woburn, Massachusetts

Good Thomas Musical Bingo, 7pm, Bunratty Tavern, Reading, Massachusetts

Live Music, 7-9pm, Medford Brewing Company, Medford, 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

Fiction Book Club

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

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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!