Free Weekend Activities

Free activities from local institutions

Some activities may require registration, please check their link.

Universities and other institutions

Event	Date	Time
3rd Avenue Burlington: JamBaby – Register	Fridays and Sundays	9:30~10a
💡Save the harbor Save the bay: Free harbor cruises to Spectacle Island	Various Sundays	9a~2p
💡Lexington: 2026 Spinning Tableau (Celebrate 250 years of Bold Women & Fiber Arts)	Aug. 29	10a~3p
💡Waltham: MassDestruction Resurgence Six: Robot Combat!	Aug. 29	10:30a~6:30p
Wilson Farm: Tomato Fest	Aug. 29~30	11a~4p
North End: St. Anthony’s Feast	Aug. 27~30
💡Walden Pond: Henry’s Watermelon Party	Aug. 29	12~2p
💡Brewer Fountain Plaza (Boston Common): GBCCA Chinese Music Ensemble	Aug. 29	1~3p
North Suburban YMCA (Woburn): End of Summer Family Fest	Aug. 30	9a~12p
Belmont Books: Open Karaoke Night	Aug. 30	4:30~6:30p
Stoneham: Music Together Demo Class (Free but registration required, ages 0~5)	Sep. 6 & 20	4p

Boston Public Library

Location	Date	Time	Detail/Link
💡Copley	Aug. 24	4~4:45p	STEAM Team with Harvard Women in Chemistry (Ages 6-12)
💡North End	Aug. 27	3:30~4:30p	DIY Ice Cream (Ages 5-12) – Register
Uphams Corner	Aug. 27	4~7p	Ancient Games
💡Copley	Aug. 28	12:30~1:30p	Boston Lyric Opera: Concerts in the Courtyard Series
💡Brighton	Aug. 28	3~4:30p	Boston’s Revolutionary Chocolate History – Register
Faneuil	Aug. 29	9:30~10:30a	Storytime with Boston Ballet School
Parker Hill	Aug. 29	10:30~11:30a	LEGO Story Time
Copley	Aug. 29	3:30~4:15p	Science Exploration with MIT (Ages 6-12)
North End	Sep. 5	10a~12p	Make Some Mail: Postcard Edition!
💡Copley	Sep. 5	2~2:45p	Signing YOUTH with Signing Basics (Ages 6-12)

Minuteman Library Network

Location	Date	Time	Detail/Link	Ages
Arlington	Aug. 26	5:30~7p	Fox – Kids’ Drop In Craft	All
Arlington	Aug. 27	4:30~6:30p	Robbins – Kids’ Family Game Night	All
Belmont	Aug. 27	4~4:30p	Farmers’ Market Storytime (Belmont Center Parking Lot)	2~6
Cambridge	Aug. 26	6~7p	Pokemon Club (O’Neill)	5~11
Cambridge	Sep. 5	11~11:45fa	Tween Craft: Junk Journals (Main)	10~12
Lexington	Aug. 24	6~7:30p	The Art of Henna – Register	Gr. 3~5
Lexington	Aug. 26	4~5p	Comic Squad – Register	Gr. 4~5
Medford	Aug. 25	3:30~4:30p	Kids’ Machine Sewing Workshop – Register	8~12
Medford	Aug. 30	12~4p	Maker Fair & Craft Supply Swap – Register	All
💡Somerville	Aug. 24	5:30~8p	Air Dry Clay for Teens & Tweens!	11+
Somerville	Aug. 26	6:30~7:30p	Comic Crew at West – Register	8~11
Somerville	Sep. 5	11~11:30a	STEM Storytime at West	Children
💡Watertown	Aug. 26	6~7p	Danger Club (Tie-dye with water balloons) – Register	8~11
Watertown	Sep. 6	2~3p	Jellyfish Craft	All
⭐Winchester	Aug. 24	2:30~4p	Craftyspace	All
⭐Winchester	Aug. 26	2:30~4:30p	Game Time!	Gr.K~2
⭐Winchester	Aug. 29	9a~1p	WPL @ The Farmers’ Market	All
⭐💡Winchester	Aug. 29	3~4p	Candy Sushi for Kids! – Register	Gr.1~5
⭐💡Winchester	Aug. 31	4:30~5:30p	Breakerstation – Register	Gr.2~5
⭐Winchester	Sep. 1	4:30~5:30p	The Grass is Greener – Register	Gr.K~5
⭐Winchester	Sep. 12	9a~1p	WPL @ The Farmers’ Market	All
⭐Winchester	Sep. 12	3~3:45p	Family Storytime and Parachute Games	All
⭐💡Winchester	Sep. 14	4:30~5:30p	School’s Back! Food Fight! – Register	Gr.3~5
💡Woburn	Aug. 26	1~2p	3D Printing 101 Workshop – Register	10+