Boston family events
Family-friendly events around Boston, MA: museum programs, shows, nature activities and more, Sep 25 - Oct 9, 2026.
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Free Admission at the Harvard Museum of Natural History10aWheels & Wings10aJeff Jam Sing-a-long18 more
10aLesley Ellis School Open House3pDrop-In Board Games3pBoston Teachers Union: Homework Help (Lower Mills)19 more
runs several days one day repeats on other days
Friday, September 25 15 events
Fantastical Cardboard Forest9am to 4:30pm, day 1 of 3, Sep 25 to 27177 Main Street, Acton, MA 01720Walk under cardboard trees, skip along a cardboard river, and scramble over a cardboard hill in this temporary forest installation built by hand by Museum staff and local students, with materials available for visitors to add their own creative cardboard elements.discoveryacton.org
Pop Quiz: 1776 at the Harvard Museum of Natural History9am to 5pm, day 1 of 15, Sep 25 to Oct 926 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138A four-museum scavenger adventure across Harvard's museums uncovering surprising ways life at Harvard in 1776 was similar to and different from today.mommypoppins.com
Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow's Discoveries9am to 5pm, day 1 of 15, Sep 25 to Oct 926 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138Explore treasures from Harvard's 26-million-specimen collections, spanning billions of years of stone, bone, plant, animal, feather, and fossil.mommypoppins.com
Game Time! (All Ages)3 to 4:30pm27 Richmond Street, Dorchester, MA 02124Kids of all ages are invited for an afternoon of play with classic board games like chess and Chutes and Ladders, video games like Mario Kart, and a sporty game of ping-pong.bpl.bibliocommons.com
LEGO Club (Ages 3-12)3:30 to 4:15pm700 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116Build, play, and stretch your creativity with LEGO and DUPLO blocks at this drop-in club for ages 3-12.bpl.bibliocommons.com
Boston Lights: A Lantern Experience6 to 10:30pm, day 1 of 4, Sep 25 to 28$31.951 Franklin Park Road, Boston, MA 02121A glowing nighttime walk through Franklin Park Zoo filled with giant lantern displays of animals and plants, interactive activities, and nightly Chinese dance performances.meetboston.com
Cirque Us: Stories7pm, day 1 of 3, Sep 25 to 27200 The Riverway, Boston, MA 02215Cirque Us: Stories is a circus adventure celebrating community, identity, and beloved tales through aerialists, jugglers, acrobats, contortionists, and clowns.wheelockfamilytheatre.org
Fright KingdomAll day, day 1 of 2, Sep 25 to 26$4112 Simon Street, Nashua, NH 03060New England's top-rated haunt packs five terrifying attractions plus the Monster Midway with nonstop scares; ages 14 and up.mommypoppins.com
Fairies AglowAll day, day 1 of 2, Sep 25 to 2611 French Drive, Boylston, MA 01505The Ramble glows with fairy lights, illuminated fairy houses, and enchanting activities on select fall evenings at the New England Botanic Garden.nebg.org
King Richard's FaireAll day, day 1 of 3, Sep 25 to 27$46235 Main Street, Carver, MA 02330New England's largest Renaissance festival offers jousting knights, eight stages of music and stunt shows, artisan wares, and turkey legs on 80 wooded acres.mommypoppins.com
The Great Halloween FestivalAll day, day 1 of 3, Sep 25 to 27$151782 Fall River Avenue, Seekonk, MA 02771An expansive outdoor festival in Seekonk with games, food, and spooky attractions designed for both the young and the young at heart.mommypoppins.com
The Big EAll day, day 1 of 10, Sep 25 to Oct 4$17.501305 Memorial Avenue, Springfield, MANew England's autumn tradition, the ninth-largest fair in North America, with the Super Circus, Avenue of States, thrill shows, rides, animals, and global foods.mommypoppins.com
17th Annual Flying Horse Outdoor Sculpture ExhibitAll day, day 1 of 15, Sep 25 to Oct 9Free537 Highland Street, South Hamilton, MA 01982More than 50 new large-scale sculptures plus a permanent collection spread across Pingree School's 100-acre campus, free and open daily dawn to dusk.mommypoppins.com
Ruckus!All day, day 1 of 15, Sep 25 to Oct 9310 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02108A 25-minute immersive show inside Old South Meeting House that drops visitors into the debates and defiance that ignited the American Revolution.meetboston.com
Exhibition: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of HappinessAll day, day 1 of 15, Sep 25 to Oct 9Free700 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116To mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, BPL's Community History Department partnered with Revolutionary Spaces on a free and public program series called Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.bpl.bibliocommons.com
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