Free Weekend Activities

Free activities from local institutions

Some activities may require registration, please check their link.

Universities and other institutions

Event	Date	Time
Michaels: Kids Club: Summer Bracelets	Jul. 25	2~4p
Franklin Park (Boston): The Puerto Rican Festival	Jul. 25~26
Tufts Park: Super Mario Galaxy Movie	Jul. 25	8:30~10:30p
Einstein’s Workshop: Free Drop-in	Jul. 26 Aug. 1	10a~3p 10a~5:30p
3rd Avenue Burlington: JamBaby – Register	Fridays and Sundays	9:30~10a
The LEAP school: Popsicle Play Dates (at Ginn Field)	Jul. 28	3:30~4:30p

Boston Public Library

Location	Date	Time	Detail/Link
Hyde Park	Aug. 1	9:30~11:30a	Dinosaur Scavenger Hunt
Faneuil	Aug. 1	9:30~10:15a	Sidewalk Chalk Fun
Copley	Aug. 1	10a~4p	City-Wide Friends Book Sale
Roslindale	Aug. 1	10~11:30a	Chess Club (All Ages)
Copley	Aug. 1	10~10:30a	Courtyard Story Time, Ages 0-7
Hyde Park	Aug. 1	12:30~4:45p	Chess and Checkers with Charlie
South Boston	Aug. 1	2~3p	250 Years of American Piano Music with Classical Pianist Hua Ye – Register
Copley	Aug. 1	2~4:30p	Paper Folding Craft: Crease, Fold, Transform – Register
Copley	Aug. 1	3:30~4:30p	Family Board Games (Ages 4-12)
North End	Aug. 8	10a~12p	Make Some Mail!
Uphams Corner	Aug. 8	11a~2p	Dinosaur Day
West Roxbury	Aug. 8	11a~12p	Music at the Blissful: A Concert for Children
Honan-Allston	Aug. 8	2~3p	Piano Dreams — A Concert with Mae Siu Wai Stroshane
Copley	Aug. 8	3:30~4:15p	Story and a Craft (Ages 4-12)

Minuteman Library Network

Location	Date	Time	Detail/Link	Ages
Arlington	Jul. 25	10a~12p	Robbins – Kids’ Ready, Set, LEGO!	3+
Arlington	Jul. 25	1~2p 2:30~3:30p	Robbins – Kids’ Rescue the Relics of the Realm Escape Room	8~14
Arlington	Jul. 29	5:30~7p	Fox – Kids’ Drop In Craft	All
Arlington	Jul. 29	6~7p	Robbins – Kids’ Concert on the Lawn Mr Aaron	All
Arlington	Jul. 30	4:30~6:30p	Robbins – Kids’ Family Game Night	All
Belmont	Jul. 23	4~4:30p	Farmers’ Market Storytime (Belmont Center Parking Lot)	2~6
Belmont	Jul. 23	6:15~6:45p	Pajama Storytime – Register	All
Belmont	Jul. 30	4~4:30p	Farmers’ Market Storytime (Belmont Center Parking Lot)	2~6
Brookline	Jul. 25	11~11:30a	Matt Heaton Family Singalong	0~5
Brookline	Jul. 30	4~5p	Summer Sessions: Plant Your Own Seeds	4~10
Brookline	Jul. 30	6:30~7:30p	Chinese Acrobatics with Li Liu	All
Cambridge	Jul. 25	12~1p	Summer Reading: Cyanotype Printmaking (Central Square)	All
Cambridge	Jul. 25	2~3:30p	Summer Reading: Fun with Bubbles (O’Neill)	5~11
Cambridge	Jul. 27	4~4:45p	Main – LEGO Time (Main)	5+
Cambridge	Jul. 28	4~5p	Collins – Summer Reading: Crafternoon	6~12
Cambridge	Jul. 28	5~6p	Valente – Summer Reading: Patio Project	All
Cambridge	Jul. 30	4:30~5p	O’Connell – Live Animal Program with The Joys of Nature	4+
Cambridge	Aug. 1	11a~12p	Summer Reading: BioDesign with the Rhode Island Computer Museum (Main)	8~13
Cambridge	Aug. 1	3p~4p	Summer Reading: Arthropod Petting Zoo (Valente)	3~12
Lexington	Jul. 23	4~6p	Elementary Art Lab – Register	Gr. 4~6
Lexington	Jul. 28	4~5p	Creative Writing – Register	Gr. 3~5
Lexington	Jul. 29	4~5p	Comic Squad – Register	Gr. 4~5
Medford	Jul. 20	6~8p	Family Craft Night: Beaded Plants – Register	6+
Medford	Jul. 21	6~8p	Kids’ Machine Sewing Workshop – Register	8~12
Medford	Jul. 22	6~7p	Kids Crochet Drop In	8+
Medford	Jul. 25	10:30~11a	Spanish Fun Time (ages 1-4) – Register	1~4
Medford	Jul. 25	11~11:45a	Spanish Fun Time (ages 5~11) – Register	5~11
Medford	Jul. 27	6~7:30p	Family Make Stuff Night	5+
Medford	Jul. 30	6:30~7:30p	Awesome Artists	5+
Somerville	Jul. 25	10a~4p	Comix Con 2026 – Register	All
Somerville	Jul. 29	6~7p	Family Picnic and Singalong with Matt Heaton (Central Library Lawn)	All
Somerville	Jul. 29	6:30~7:30p	Comic Crew at West – Register	8~11
Somerville	Aug. 1	9a~12:45p	Summer Scavenger Hunt at West	All
Watertown	Jul. 29	6~7p	Danger Club – Register	8~11
Watertown	Aug. 1	10~11a	Drop-In Craft	All
Watertown	Aug. 1	1~3p	MassArt at the Library! Aluminum Pour – Register	10~18
Watertown	Aug. 2	2~3p	Paper Chains	All
Winchester	Jul. 20	4:30~5:30p	Button Flowers – Register	Gr. 3~5
Winchester	Jul. 23	4:30~5:30p	Sew a Rainbow – Register	Gr. PreK~2
Winchester	Jul. 25	12~3p	LED Mini Golf – Register 12p, 12:30p, 1p, 1:30p, 2p, 2:30p	Gr. PreK~6
Winchester	Jul. 27	4:30~5:30p	Kindness Rocks! – Register	Gr.K~5
Winchester	Jul. 28	4~5p	Geometric Design Drawing – Register	Gr.K~5
Winchester	Jul. 30	5~6p	Matt Heaton and The Outside Toys – Register	0~6
Winchester	Aug. 1	2:30~4:30p	Team Builders	Gr.PreK~5
Winchester	Aug. 5	4~7p	Gamers Arcade with One Up Games – Register	5+
Winchester	Aug. 6	4:30~5:30p	Sew a Softie – Register	Gr.1~4
Woburn	Jul. 20	6~7p	Tween Karaoke Lounge	8~11
Woburn	Jul. 21	5:30~6:30p	Spanish Bilingual Storytelling: Legend of the Two Volcanoes	All
Woburn	Jul. 22	5:30~6:15p	PJ Storytime	2~5
Woburn	Jul. 23	6:30~8p	Bookbinding for Kids!	5~11
Woburn	Jul. 29	5:30~6:30p	Make & Take Craft Night	All
Woburn	Jul. 30	6~7p	Fossils with Science from Scientists! – Register	7~11