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BOSTON

WEEK OF APRIL 13 – 19, 2026

MONDAY - 4/13

Children's Classes - JCC Greater Boston
  • Welcome Baby Coffee Meetup - Foxboro at 9:30am view details
  • Spring ELC Little Scientists (3.5-4 yrs) at 12:45pm view details
  • Karishim - Spring - Junior register
  • Karishim - Spring - Age Group Prep register
  • Karishim - Spring - Age Group register
  • Karishim - Spring - High School register
  • Karishim - Spring - Junior Prep register
USS Constitution Museum
  • Scout Day at 10:00am - 2:00pm scout day

WEDNESDAY - 4/15

Museum of Fine Arts Boston
  • Maritime Museum Monthly Activities: Titanic at 10:00am learn more

THURSDAY - 4/16

Family Events - YMCA of Greater Boston
  • Parkway Community YMCA – Healthy Kids Day 2026 at 5:00pm learn more

FRIDAY - 4/17

Family Events - YMCA of Greater Boston

SATURDAY - 4/18

Mud Flat Pottery
  • Annual Kids Fishing Derby at 07:30am, 11:00am kids fishing
Riverside Theatre Works
Arnold Arboretum
  • Kid’s Nature Art with Deborah Bazer: May Baskets! at 10:00am create art
Boston Nature Center
USS Constitution Museum

SUNDAY - 4/19

USS Constitution Museum
Mud Flat Pottery
  • Public Swim at Sady Pool at 12:00pm, 04:00pm public swim
Riverside Theatre Works
  • Public Swim at Sady Pool at 12:00pm swim
Museum of Fine Arts Boston

MONDAY - 4/20

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
  • April Mini Camp Monday at 10:00am mini camp

TUESDAY - 4/21

Boston Nature Center
  • April Vacation Week: Younger Participants at 8:30am-5:30pm vacation fun
  • April Vacation Week: Older Participants at 8:30am-5:30pm vacation fun
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
  • April Mini Camp Tuesday at 10:00am mini camp
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Paul Revere House
  • Drop-In Family Activities: Learn to Write with a Quill Pen at 1:00pm - 3:00pm learn to write

WEDNESDAY - 4/22

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
  • April Mini Camp Wednesday at 10:00am mini camp

THURSDAY - 4/23

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
  • April Mini Camp Thursday at 10:00am mini camp

SATURDAY - 4/25

Family Events - YMCA of Greater Boston
  • Charles River YMCA – Healthy Kids Day 2026 at 10:00am learn more
Frugal Bookstore Inc
  • Independent Bookstore Day! at 11:00am - 6:00pm book day
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
  • Titanic Lecture: A Night to Remember learn more

SUNDAY - 4/26

Museum of Fine Arts Boston

FRIDAY - 5/1

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
  • Maritime Museum Monthly Activities: Sea Creatures at 10:00am learn more

SATURDAY - 5/2

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

SUNDAY - 5/3

Museum of Fine Arts Boston

SUNDAY - 5/10

FRIDAY - 5/15

SUNDAY - 5/17

Museum of Fine Arts Boston

ALL VENUES

Adam Theater Arnold Arboretum BCYF (Boston Centers for Youth & Families) Boston Children's Museum Boston Community Events Calendar Boston Harbor City Cruises Whale Watch Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area Boston Nature Center Boston Parks & Recreation Department Boston Public Library — Children's Library Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum Boston's Official Calendar of Events Brattle Book Shop Brewster Book Store Children's Classes - JCC Greater Boston Classical Conversations of Merrimack Valley Code Ninjas in Wellesley Coit Observatory (Boston University) East End Books Boston Seaport Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts Enrichment Programs - Hill House Boston Family Events - YMCA of Greater Boston Franklin Park Zoo Frugal Bookstore Inc Fusion Academy - Boston Groovy Baby Music I AM Books Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum LEX Language Project Little Lovage Club Little Social Navigator Massachusetts Home Learning Association (MHLA) Massachusetts Homeschool Organization of Parent Educators (MassHOPE) MassHOPE Support Groups Maxima Book Center MHLA Local Support Groups Minni Art Studio Molly's Bookstore More Than Words Boston Warehouse Bookstore Mud Flat Pottery Museum of Fine Arts Boston Museum of Science New England Aquarium New England Chess School Old North Church Outstanding Homeschool Adventures Papercuts, J.P. Parkside Bookshop Paul Revere House Porter Square Books: Boston Edition Posman Books Regina Caeli Academy of Boston Riverside Theatre Works Sanctuary Cafe and Books SEA Education Association Silly Bunny Toys & Books Strength in Numbers Tutoring Studio of Engaging Math Tinkergarten Classes Trident Booksellers & Café USS Constitution Museum Wheelock Family Theatre