Things to do North of Boston September 29th – October 5th, 2023

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Upcoming Events North of Boston

Friday, September 29th, 2023

Live Music on the Green, 5-8pm, 3rd Ave, Burlington, Massachusetts

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

CraneOutdoors: Dunes by the Light of the Full Moon, 5:30pm-8pm, Ipswich, Massachusdetts

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

Saturday, September 30th, 2023

Chalk Walk: A Community Art Gallery Supporting Arts for All, 10am-1pm, Melrose, Massachusetts

StitchCraft, Chelmsford Fiber Arts Festival, 10am-4pm, Chelmsford, Massachusetts

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

2023 Marini Farm Maze Park & Corn Maze Admission & Events, 10am-6pm, Ipswich, Massachusetts

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

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

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

Fall Fireworks Festival, 3-7:30pm, Woburn, Massachusetts

Brew Your Way Through, 7-10pm, Marini Farm, Ipswich, Massachusetts

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

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

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

Live Music on the Green, 5-8pm, 3rd Ave, Burlington, Massachusetts

Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day Trivia Night for James L. McKeown Boys and Girls Club, Doors 6pm, Games start 7pm, Woburn, Massachusetts

Live Music – JOE JENCKS with Jane Fallon opening, 7:30pm, Lindentree Coffeehouse, Wakefield, Massachusetts

Sunday, October 1st, 2023

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

2023 Marini Farm Maze Park & Corn Maze Admission & Events, 10am-6pm, Ipswich, Massachusetts

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

HarvestFestival, 2pm, LexFarm, Lexington, Massachusetts

Boston: Dog / Family Friendly Cruise, 2-3:30pm, Boston, Massachusetts

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

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

Monday, October 2nd, 2023

Family Maker Night, 6-8pm, Medford Public Library

Paint Nite: Blossoming Forest Magic Wine Bottle, 7-8pm, Lord Hobo, Woburn, Massachusetts

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023

Brewery Cake Decorating, 6-8pm, Lord Hobo, Woburn, Massachusetts

Yoga at Kadanse, 7-8pm, Woburn, Massachusetts

Wednesday, October 4th, 2023

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

Pumpkin Painting at Brissonte, 6:30-8pm, North Reading, Massachusetts

New England Rodeo, 3pm & 7pm, Topsfield, Massachusetts

JIM KWESKIN WITH THE LOVESTRUCK BALLADEERS, Doors 7pm, Music 8pm, Club Passim, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Thursday, October 5th, 2023

Ipswich Homegrown Market, 3-7pm, Ipswich, Massachusetts

New England Rodeo, 3pm & 7pm, Topsfield, Massachusetts

Medford Farmer’s Market, 3-7pm, Medford, Massachusetts

Sailing

Sunset Sail, Salem, Massachusetts

Art Exhibition

Through November 5th, 2023

Gu Wenda: United Nations, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts

Theater – Upcoming Shows!

October 6 – October 22, 2023

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, Quannapowitt Players, Reading, Massachusetts

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

Thursdays, June 1-September 21, 2023

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

Thursdays May 18-October 5, 2023

Ipswich Homegrown Market, 3-7pm, Ipswich, Massachusetts

Saturdays June 10-October 28, 2023

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

Saturdays June 17-October 14, 2023

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

Saturdays June 17-October 29, 2023

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

Fridays June 30-October 6, 2023

Hamilton-Wenham Farmer’s Market, 3-7pm, Hamilton, 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

Friday, October 6th, 2023

Creatures & Critters, 5:30-8:30pm, the Arts Collaborative of Wakefield, Wakefield, Massachusetts

Catie Curtis Live Concert, 8pm, Marblehead, Massachusetts

Saturday, October 7th, 2023

Rice Paper Dumplings, ONLINE Cooking Class with our favorite local personal chef, Debbie Brosnan

Tuesday, October 18th, 2023

Registration begins for Oct 26th class – Baby Infant Massage Group with Early Intervention, 10-11am Woburn Public Library, Woburn, Massachusetts

Wednesday, October 25th, 2023

Mac and Cheese Bowl! A fun family event!, 5-7pm, Woburn Chamber of Commerce, Woburn, Massachusetts

Thursday, October 26th, 2023

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

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

Thursday, November 16th, 2023

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

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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!