Fall

Ward Fall Foliage Fun Day

Fall Foliage Day at Ward Reservation

Join the Trustees on the top of Holt Hill to kick off the Fall foliage season with phenomenal views of Boston framed by gorgeous autumn color. Enjoy guided hikes to the unexplored areas of Ward Reservation. Take part in family activities including kite making and lawn games. Enjoy some of your favorite fall treats, like apple cider donuts, and roast marshmallows for s’mores.

When:

Saturday, October 14, 2017 11am-2pm

Location:

Ward Reservation

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Breakheart Reservation Fall Festival

Come to Breakheart Reservation in Saugus to celebrate the arrival of Fall!

Breakheart Reservation invites you to an afternoon of family fun that celebrates the arrival of Fall! The fun and games include a free pumpkin for every child, scarecrow making, children's crafts, cider press, native wildlife, balloon art, face painting, Saugus Action Volunteers for the Environment, Saugus River Watershed Council, and much more! Co-sponsored by the Friends of Breakheart Reservation.

When:

Saturday, September 28, 2013 10am - 12pm

Location:

Breakheart Reservation

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Robots and Beyond: Exploring Artificial Intelligence at MIT

Robots and Beyond shares the results of decades of Artificial Intelligence (AI) innovation at MIT. Explore the ideas that shaped AI and the birth of robotics, fields that are synonymous with research at MIT.

Where: MIT Museum

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Rockport Maker's Festival

Shop for the perfect handmade gifts in a seaside Christmas village! Join us for a town-wide festival and holiday market, with maker-themed events in the shops, festive food, holiday music and attractions—even horse drawn carriage rides! Plan your visit today! A Town-wide Festival!

Where: Downtown Rockport

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The Polar Express in 4D!

Go on an extraordinary 4-D adventure this holiday season on THE POLAR EXPRESS! When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe. THE POLAR EXPRESS 4-D...

Where: Museum of Science

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Discount Tickets Boston Mayor's Holiday

Mayor’s Holiday Special is the region’s premier seasonal promotion which celebrates the wonder and joy of the holiday season by providing affordable access to over 150 of the region’s best and beloved holiday shows and performances, with ticket deals up to 50% off, dining deals, and free...

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The Y Theatre Company presents Elf Jr

Buddy, a young orphan, mistakenly crawls into Santa's bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. The would-be elf is raised, unaware that he is actually a human, until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth.

Where: Ames Hall

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Gingerbread Decorating Workshop at Marini Farm

Celebrate the season with us, friends and gingerbread fun. Decorate your very own gingerbread house and take it home to eat or display as a centerpiece during your holiday celebrations. Enjoy endless decorating options, from frosted roofs, gum drop fences and cookie christmas trees.

Where: Marini Farm

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MarketStreet Lynnfield Outdoor Ice Skating and Warming Tent

MarketStreet Lynnfield is pleased to announce the return of one of the North Shore’s most beloved winter traditions, The MarketStreet Rink sponsored by Lahey Health. This special seasonal destination kicks off its sixth year. This year, the MarketStreet Rink will newly feature a Warming Tent,...

Where: MarketStreet Lynnfield

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Santa's Workshop

Newburyport is a favorite local town to shop - especially during the holidays. The fantastic lights downtown, the tree in Market Square, all the beautifully decorated window boxes and of course, Santa's Workshop, where the kids can whisper their wishes to Santa.

Where: Newburyport Chamber of Commerce

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MSL: 12 Days of Christmas Prize Giveaway

The businesses at MarketStreet have teamed up to make your holiday season a whole lot brighter with over $3,000 in prizes being given away on MarketStreet Lynnfield's Insta

Where: MarketStreet Lynnfield

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The Polar Express at Goddard School Middleton

Goddard School in Middleton is hosting a spootacular Holiday event. All Aboard to The Polar Express at The Goddard School of Middleton! Come one, come all! featuring: Middleton Police Chief DiGianvittorio as SANTA! Visit the North Pole Watch the Polar Express Movie Hot Chocolate Station Reindeer...

Where: Goddard School

10:00 am to 1:00 pm

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AJH: Childbirth Education Classes

Congratulations: you are pregnant! This class is for mothers and partners during the last trimester of pregnancy to learn skills needed for the childbirth experience such as breathing methods, relaxation techniques, and comfort measures. Topics covered include: Anatomy Labor & delivery...

Where: Anna Jaques Hospital

10:00 am to 5:00 pm

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Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Classic, at the MFA - Boston

Get ready for an adventure with your favorite bear. The beloved teddy bear at the center of Winnie-the-Pooh, first published in 1926 and translated into more than 50 languages, is one of the most famous children’s book characters of all time. This exhibition traces the history and universal appeal...

Where: Museum of Fine Arts

10:00 am to 5:00 pm

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Dog Friendly Shops at MarketStreet Lynnfield

Animal lovers will be glad to learn MarketStreet Lynnfield has over 40 shops and restaurants that are dog-friendly. Use #PupsOfMarketStreet on social media when you are there with your four-legged friend to get a free treat at PolkaDog Bakery. Enjoy!

Where: MarketStreet Lynnfield

10:00 am to 9:00 pm

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PEM Explores Innovations Inspired by Nature - Salem

This summer discover how creative innovators are turning to nature for new ideas and smart solutions to human challenges. Wild Designs, on exhibit at Peabody Essex Museum, features works by artists and other creatives who are looking to nature and living systems for new ideas and creative...

Where: Peabody Essex Museum

10:00 am to 5:00 pm

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AJH: Birthing with Hypnosis

Relax, clear your mind, and experience the positive effects of self-hypnosis during pregnancy and birthing. Class focuses on easy and natural relaxation techniques. If your birth plan does not embrace a firm decision for an epidural, this is a great option for you and your partner. Recommended to...

Where: Anna Jaques Hospital

10:00 am to 5:00 pm

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CAFM Holiday Market

What does the Cape Ann Farmers' Market have to offer in the dead of winter? Plenty! Pick up the last of the season’s produce, food items to get you you through the busy days ahead, and handmade gifts for all. This year we are sponsoring a Holiday Food Drive for The Open Door-our goal is to...

Where: Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church

10:00 am to 1:00 pm

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Sing & Dance with the Music Man

Come join the fun at Community House Of Hamilton & Wenham Monday, Thursday, and Saturday mornings at 10 a.m. for 30 - 45 minutes of great music with Brian Doser! Sing and dance with the Music Man during a family concert, featuring familiar and original tunes, performed by local dad and musician...

Where: Community House Of Hamilton & Wenham

10:00 am to 10:45 am

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Winterfest Weekend in Amesbury

On December 15 and 16, Amesbury's beautiful and historic Market Square and Upper Millyard will be the center of a two-day winter celebration. Ring in the season with carolers, ice sculpture demonstrations, horse-drawn carriage rides, an outdoor skating rink, a visit from Santa, and more!

Where: Amesbury Town Park

10:00 am to 4:00 pm

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Community Giving Tree Donation Drop Off - Newburyport

Time to clean out and drop off your gently-used donations to Essex County children in need. On the third Saturday of each month, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., the Community Giving Tree van is accepting donations at Cushing Park/Kent Playground in Newburyport.

Where: Cushing Park

10:00 am to 12:00 pm

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Holiday Sing Along

Gather your family and friends and come over to the Firehouse for a little old-fashioned Holiday Sing-Along to kick off your Holidays with music! The Youth Choir from the Immaculate Conception Church (Newburyport), directed by Donna Postle, will be there to lead everyone in singing some well-loved...

Where: Firehouse Center for the Arts

11:00 am

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Gingerbread House Workshop at Taste Buds Kitchen

Celebrate the season with family bonding and gingerbread fun at our signature workshops. Parent and child pairs work together to design and decorate their very own Gingerbread House.

Where: Taste Buds Kitchen

11:00 am to 6:00 pm

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Salem Winter Farmers Market

Salem Main Streets is pleased to announce the return of the Salem Winter Market!! A seasonal extension of the Salem Farmers’ Market, this year’s Salem Winter Market will take place inside the Witch City Mall (formerly Museum Place Mall) located a 1 church street in Salem.

Where: Downtown Salem

1:00 pm to 5:00 pm

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Ipswich Evergreen

Ipswich Evergreen is a Holiday festival and civic celebration at the Ipswich Visitor Center , and Ipswich's Old South Meetinghouse Green. Ipswich has great cause for merriment and jubilation! With the new year in sight, let us gather as a community to reflect on what makes living in Ipswich the...

Where: Ipswich Museum, Where: Ipswich Visitor Center , Where: South Village Green Ipswich

1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

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A Cinderella Panto - Matinee

Edward Speck and Joshua Shack bring back a favorite TITO Holiday Panto. We’ve updated our version of this classic fairy tale, added a holiday spin, plenty of adorable mice and even a few playful clowns to lead audiences on an enchanted adventure. It’s everything that you loved the first time you...

Where: Firehouse Center for the Arts

3:00 pm

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Winter Solstice Lantern Walk

Throughout time, people have come together to celebrate the shortest day of the year and welcome the lengthening days ahead. Sanctuary staff and volunteers invite you to join us for this beautiful candlelit event. Lantern making begins at 4:00 pm, followed by some solstice stories and folklore....

Where: Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary

4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

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Zoo Lights at the Stone Zoo

ZooLights promises to dazzle visitors of all ages this holiday season. Enter a winter wonderland of tree-lined paths lit by thousands of twinkling lights. Stroll through festively decorated Yukon Creek, home to bald eagles, Canada lynx, and reindeer.

Where: Stone Zoo

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm

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Winterlights at the Stevens-Coolidge Estate

Join The Trustees of Reservations at the Stevens-Coolidge Place for the most magical time if the year at The Stevens-Coolidge Place!

Where: Stevens-Coolidge Place

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm

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A Cinderella Panto

Edward Speck and Joshua Shack bring back a favorite TITO Holiday Panto. We’ve updated our version of this classic fairy tale, added a holiday spin, plenty of adorable mice and even a few playful clowns to lead audiences on an enchanted adventure. It’s everything that you loved the first time you...

Where: Firehouse Center for the Arts

7:00 pm

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North Shore Music Theater Presents A Christmas Carol

New England’s brightest holiday tradition! An original adaptation based on Charles Dickens’ classic novella, A CHRISTMAS CAROL is a musical ghost story following the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge through a series of strange and magical journeys, where he ultimately discovers the true spirit of the...

Where: North Shore Music Theatre

7:30 pm to 10:00 pm

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Sunday, December 16

Santa's Workshop

Newburyport is a favorite local town to shop - especially during the holidays. The fantastic lights downtown, the tree in Market Square, all the beautifully decorated window boxes and of course, Santa's Workshop, where the kids can whisper their wishes to Santa.

Where: Newburyport Chamber of Commerce

♦ Read More →

The Polar Express in 4D!

Go on an extraordinary 4-D adventure this holiday season on THE POLAR EXPRESS! When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe. THE POLAR EXPRESS 4-D...

Where: Museum of Science

♦ Read More →

MarketStreet Lynnfield Outdoor Ice Skating and Warming Tent

MarketStreet Lynnfield is pleased to announce the return of one of the North Shore’s most beloved winter traditions, The MarketStreet Rink sponsored by Lahey Health. This special seasonal destination kicks off its sixth year. This year, the MarketStreet Rink will newly feature a Warming Tent,...

Where: MarketStreet Lynnfield

♦ Read More →

Discount Tickets Boston Mayor's Holiday

Mayor’s Holiday Special is the region’s premier seasonal promotion which celebrates the wonder and joy of the holiday season by providing affordable access to over 150 of the region’s best and beloved holiday shows and performances, with ticket deals up to 50% off, dining deals, and free...

♦ Read More →

Robots and Beyond: Exploring Artificial Intelligence at MIT

Robots and Beyond shares the results of decades of Artificial Intelligence (AI) innovation at MIT. Explore the ideas that shaped AI and the birth of robotics, fields that are synonymous with research at MIT.

Where: MIT Museum

♦ Read More →

Rockport Maker's Festival

Shop for the perfect handmade gifts in a seaside Christmas village! Join us for a town-wide festival and holiday market, with maker-themed events in the shops, festive food, holiday music and attractions—even horse drawn carriage rides! Plan your visit today! A Town-wide Festival!

Where: Downtown Rockport

♦ Read More →

The Y Theatre Company presents Elf Jr

Buddy, a young orphan, mistakenly crawls into Santa's bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. The would-be elf is raised, unaware that he is actually a human, until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth.

Where: Ames Hall

♦ Read More →

MSL: 12 Days of Christmas Prize Giveaway

The businesses at MarketStreet have teamed up to make your holiday season a whole lot brighter with over $3,000 in prizes being given away on MarketStreet Lynnfield's Insta

Where: MarketStreet Lynnfield

♦ Read More →

Boston Tea Party Ships Annual Reenactment 2018

Step inside for an incredible journey back in time. Be a participant in the single most important event leading up to the American Revolution at the Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum. Join in on one of Boston´s most iconic protests. Re-enactors from across New England come together to tell the...

Where: Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum

9:00 am to 5:00 pm

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AJH: Newborn Care Class

The Newborn Care class will cover practical baby care topics that will help you to feel more confident in your ability to care for your newborn. Classes are on Sundays from 9:30am-12:00am in the Higgins Conference Room at Anna Jaques Hospital.

Where: Anna Jaques Hospital

9:30 am to 12:00 pm

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