Things to do North of Boston October 27th – November 2nd, 2023

halloween North of Boston

Upcoming Events North of Boston

Scroll down for links to local public library and recreation department calendars! There is always something fun to do in our local communities.

Daily 7am-7pm – FREE Corn Maze at McCues Garden Center, Woburn, Massachusetts

Winterlights ticket sales for November 24-December 31, Stevens-Cooidge House and Gardens, North Andover, Massachusetts

Friday, October 27th, 2023

Haunted Maze, 9am-6pm, Mahoney’s, Winchester, Massachusetts

Adult Maker Space Craft Classes: Paperback Pumpkin, 1:30-2:30pm, Woburn Public Library, Woburn, Massachusetts

Halloween House Decorating Workshop, 6-8pm, Brissonte, North Reading, Massachusetts

Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth, 3-10pm, Salem, Massachusetts

Live Music on the Green, 5-6pm, 3rd Ave, Burlington, Massachusetts

Live Irish Music at Bunratty Tavern, Reading, Massachusetts

Hysteria! The Salem Haunted Magic Show, 6:30pm, 8:30pm, Salem, Massachusetts

Saturday, October 28th, 2023

Council of Social Concern, Postal Food Drive

Haunted Maze, 9am-6pm, Mahoney’s, Winchester, Massachusetts

Krochmal Farms Annual Pumpkin Festival 2023, 10am-5pm, Tewksbury, Massachusetts

Halloween 6th Annual Craft & Vendor Fair, 10am-2pm, Chelmsford Lodge Elks, Chelmsford, Massachusetts

LORD HOBO DOOM RACE – BENEFITING COUNCIL OF SOCIAL CONCERN, 11-2pm, Woburn Massachusetts

7th Annual Halloween Spooktacular Event Vendor and Craft Fair, 11am-3pm, Woburn/Stoneham Elks, Woburn, Massachusetts

Fall Farm Days, 11am-3pm, Good Pickin’ Farm, Westford, Massachusetts

Hysteria! The Salem Haunted Magic Show, 1pm, 3:30pm, 6:30pm, 8:30pm & 11pm, Salem, Massachusetts

Trick or Treat at Mahoney’s Winchester, 1-5pm, Winchester, Massachusetts

Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth, 3-9pm, Salem, Massachusetts

Wakefield Farmer’s Market, 9-1pm, Wakefield, Massachusetts

Winchester Farmer’s Market, 9:30-1:30pm Winchester, Massachusetts

Burlington Recreation Halloween Spooktakular, 2pm, Burlington, Massachusetts

Halloween Party at Focus Martial Arts, 2-4pm, Woburn, Massachusetts

Live Music on the Green, 5-6pm, 3rd Ave, Burlington, Massachusetts

Pumpkin Fest at Creative Arts, 5-7pm, Reading Massachusetts

Live Irish Music at Bunratty Tavern, Reading, Massachusetts

Christine Hurley & Bob DiBuono at Giggles Comedy Club, 8:30-10pm, Saugus, Massachusetts

Sunday, October 29th, 2023

Haunted Maze, 9am-6pm, Mahoney’s, Winchester, Massachusetts

Halloween in the Morning Mist, Toddlers to pre-school with their grown ups, 9:30-10-30am, DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, Massachusetts

Woburn Host Lions 69th Annual  Halloween Parade,  1pm, Woburn, Massachusetts

Hysteria! The Salem Haunted Magic Show, 1pm, 3:30pm, & 6:30pm, Salem, Massachusetts

6th Annual Autumn 4GoodVibes Craft Fair, 11-3pm, American Legion, Medford, Massachusetts

Sunday Blues and Brews with Andrew Gravel, 1-4pm,  Craft Food Halls, Lexington, Massachusetts

Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth, 3-9pm, Salem, Massachusetts

Full Moon Tours, 8-9pm, DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, Massachusetts

Monday, October 30th, 2023

Monday Happy Hour and Music in Melrose, 5:30-8:30PM, Rising Eagle, Melrose, Massachusetts

Tuesday, October 31st 2023

Baby Infant Massage Group with Early Intervention, 10-11am Woburn Public Library, Woburn, Massachusetts

Wednesday, November 1st, 2023

Story & Movement time with Daisy! Whitelam Books, Wednesdays at 10:30am, Reading, Massachusetts

Thursday, November 2nd, 2023

Get Lit at Hopothecary North Reading, 5pm, North Reading, Massachusetts

Bead Bar Bracelet Workshop, 6:30pm, The Village Studio, North Andover, Massachusetts

Railroad Earth, 6:30pm Doors, 7:30pm Show, The Cabot, Beverly, Massachusetts

Theater – Upcoming Shows!

October 20 – November 5, 2023

We had a Girl Before You, Greater Boston Stage Company, Stoneham, Massachusetts

November 28 – December 3, 2023

Chicago, Emerson Colonial Theater, Boston, Massachusetts

December 8 – December 23, 2023

ALL IS CALM: The Christmas Truce of 1914, Greater Boston Stage Company, Stoneham, Massachusetts

Farmer’s Markets

Tuesdays, May 30-October 31st, 2023

Lexington Farmer’s Market, 2-6:30pm, Lexington, Massachusetts

Saturdays June 10-October 28, 2023

Winchester Farmer’s Market, 9:30-1:30pm Winchester, Massachusetts

Saturdays June 17-October 29, 2023

Wakefield Farmer’s Market, 9-1pm, Wakefield, Massachusetts

Art Classes

Arts Arlington, Arlington, Massachusetts

Munroe Center for the Arts, Lexington, Massachusetts

Julie’s Art School, North Andover, 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

Book Clubs

Story & Movement time with Daisy! Whitelam Books, Wednesdays at 10:30am, Reading, Massachusetts

First Thursday of every month

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club at Whitelam Books, 7:00- 8:00 pm, Reading, Massachusetts

Second Thursday of every month

Non-Fiction Book Club with Nina at Whitelam Books, Reading, Massachusetts

Fitness and Health

Nursing Your Way to Wellness

Public Library Calendars

Woburn Public Library Calendar

Burlington Public Library Calendar

Arlington Public Library Calendar

Reading Public Library Calendar

Wakefield 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

Saturday, November 4th, 2023

Tuscan Chicken Meatballs, 1-2pm, Online cooking class with Debbie Brosnan, Personal Chef from Arlington, Massachusetts

ART WORKSHOPS AT CHRISTINA CHANG’S STUDIO, 1-3pm, Medford, Massachusetts

Sunday, November 12th, 2023

Book Launch: Peter F. Crowley’s, That Night & Other Stories and Empire’s End w/ music and Special Guests, 3-5pm, Arts and The Armory, Somerville, Massachusetts

Thursday, November 16th, 2023

Paint Your Own Piece: Furniture 101, 10am-4pm, Brissonte, North Reading, Massachusetts

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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!