Things to do North of Boston October 17th to October 23rd

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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

Have a local event you’d like to spread the word about? To suggest a highlight on an upcoming event list, contact me here: [email protected]
 

THEATER-

Rumpelstiltskin, October 4th to the 25th, 10am Saturdays, Burlington, Massachusetts

Murder for Two, October 24th to November 9th, Stoneham, Massachusetts

ART CLASSES

Upcoming Bimonthly Watercolor Classes are in the 1st Baptist Church Hall in Woburn Center, 6:00 to 8:00 PM are:

Oct. 2, 23, Nov. 6, 27, and Dec. 11.

Expressive Art Class on Oct. 18.

For more information, email [email protected] or just show up!

HAPPENING THIS WEEK/MONTH – 

Fall Fun in Massachusetts – Pumpkin Patches and Corn Mazes!

Maximize Website Conversion with Accessible Design – Limited seats available October 22nd, 4:30-6:30pm, Woburn, Massachusetts

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

Krochmal Farms Pumpkin Festival – Sept 20-Oct 26, Tewksbury, Massachusetts

LexHAB Home Show, October 11th to November 2nd, Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm, The 2nd Biennial Home Exhibition raises funds to support LexHAB’s mission of safe, accessible housing for allLexington, Massachusetts

Limited spots! Sign up for Nov 4 workshop

Holiday Prep Power Session – website and social refresh at Presense & Co., Reading, Massachusetts

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Friday, October 17th, 2025

JamBaby on the Green, 9:30am-10am, Burlington, Massachusetts

Live Music – The Lisa Love Experience, 8pm, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts

Live Music – Slainte, 8-11pm, Bunratty Tavern, Reading, Massachusetts

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Live Music, 7-10pm, Chopps, Burlington, Massachusetts

Saturday, October 18th, 2025

Boo at the Zoo, 9am-1pm, Stone Zoo, Stoneham, Massachusetts

Waltham Farmers’ Market, 9:30am-2pm, Waltham, Massachusetts

Arlington Home & Garden Expo, 11am-2pm, Arlington, Massachusetts

Ellen T. Crenshaw – Baby-sitters Club Graphic Novel Event, 2-4pm, The Purple Couch Bookshop, North Andover, Massachusetts

Live Music- Motley Crue Tribute Band, 10am & 4pm, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts

Live Greek Music at Eleni’s, 8:30pm, Woburn, Massachusetts

Sunday, October 19th, 2025

Boo at the Zoo, 9am-1pm, Stone Zoo, Stoneham, Massachusetts

Our Village Walk Club, 11am-12pm, Woburn, Massachusetts

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

Printmaking Fun for All, 1-3pm, Medford, Massachusetts

TWO-STEP & COUNTRY MIXER, 6pm beginner, 6:30pm Beyond Beginner, 7-9:30pm Dance Party, Kadanse, Woburn, Massachusetts

Karaoke, 7pm, The BrickYard, Woburn, Massachusetts

COMEDY – Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood, 7pm, Cary Hall, Lexington, Massachusetts

Karaoke, 6-9:30pm, Waves Restaurant & Bar, Wakefield, Massachusetts

Tuesday, October 21st, 2025

Whitelam Woolies: Drop-in Knitting Circle, 10:30-11:30am, Reading, Massachusetts

Cornhole Tournament Tuesday, 6-9pm, Burlington, Massachusetts

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

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025

Oake Knoll Farms at Arlington Farmer’s Market, 2-6:30pm, Arlington, Massachusetts

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

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

Wednesday Trivia, 6:30-8:30pm, Lord Hobo, Woburn, Massachusetts

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

Thursday, October 23rd, 2025

oct 23 pumpkin palooza

Karaoke, 8pm, The BrickYard, Woburn, Massachusetts

Local Podcasts

Don’t Be Caged by Your Age

My Ex Appeal

Website Design Made Simple

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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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!