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-
Rumpelstiltskin, October 4th to the 25th, 10am Saturdays, Burlington, Massachusetts
Murder for Two, October 24th to November 9th, Stoneham, Massachusetts
Tina- The Tina Turner Musical, October 24th-26th, Colonial Theatre, Boston
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.
For more information, email [email protected] or just show up!
ONGOING & UPCOMING-
Fall Fun in Massachusetts – Pumpkin Patches and Corn Mazes!
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 all. Lexington, Massachusetts
Limited spots! Sign up for the Nov 4th workshop
Holiday Prep Power Session – website and social refresh at Presense & Co., Reading, Massachusetts
Friday, October 24th, 2025
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory: The Taste-A-Long Experience, 7:30pm, Medford, Massachusetts
JamBaby on the Green, 9:30am-10am, Burlington, Massachusetts
Live Music – Side Project, 8-11pm, Bunratty Tavern, Reading, Massachusetts
Live Music, 7-10pm, Chopps, Burlington, Massachusetts
Saturday, October 25th, 2025
15th Annual Halloween Stroll, 1-3pm, Stoneham, Massachusetts
Iskwelahang Filipino Dance Festival, 3:30-4:30pm, Woburm, Massachusetts
Sweet Caroline Cookie Pop-Up Bakery, 8am-2pm, Woburn, Massachusetts
Zoo Howl at Franklin Park Zoo, 9am-1pm, Boston, Massachusetts
Castleberry Fall Festival, 10am-5pm, Wilmington, Massachusetts
Waltham Farmers’ Market, 9:30am-2pm, Waltham, Massachusetts
Moody Monster Storytime, 11-11:30am, The Purple Couch Bookshop, North Andover, Massachusetts
Live Music- 4 Acoustic Sake, 8pm, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts
Small Town New England Romance Authors Panel, 4-6pm, The Purple Couch Bookshop, North Andover, Massachusetts
Sunday, October 26th, 2025
Snow Leopard Day, 10am-2pm, Stoneham, Massachusetts
Castleberry Fall Festival, 10am-4pm, Wilmington, Massachusetts
Woburn Halloween Parade, 1-3pm, Woburn, Massachusetts
Wilmington Farmers Market Association’s Winter Market, 10am-1pm, Wilmington, Massachusetts
Kids’ Halloween Event: Storytime & Craft, 12-1pm, The Purple Couch Bookshop, North Andover, Massachusetts
Our Village Walk Club, 11am-12pm, Woburn, Massachusetts
Sunday Run, 11am-12pm, Medford Brewing Company, Medford, Massachusetts
Karaoke, 7pm, The BrickYard, Woburn, Massachusetts
Karaoke, 6-9:30pm, Waves Restaurant & Bar, Wakefield, Massachusetts
Zoo Howl at Franklin Park Zoo, 9am-1pm, Boston, Massachusetts
Monday, October 27th, 2025
Halloween at Wayside, 3-5pm, Burlington, Massachusetts
Tuesday, October 28th, 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 29th, 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
PJ Storytime: Stuffed Animal Sleepover, 5:30-6:15pm, Woburn, Massachusetts
Thursday, October 30th, 2025
Karaoke, 8pm, The BrickYard, Woburn, 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
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