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WEEK OF APRIL 27 - MAY 03, 2026

From Tots’ Exploration Station at EcoTarium to Wednesday Watch Party at GPL Calendar of Events - LibCal - Grafton Public Library and Kids Can Cook RAP 4 at Southborough Community Events.

MONDAY - 4/27

CampMtg Family Events - Douglas Camp Meeting, Douglas — TBA at - name: Spring Family Retreat spring retreat
Cotsen Children's Library - Princeton University, Princeton
  • 10:30am — Kids: Storytime with Jeff story time
  • 3:00pm — Kids & Teens: Homework Help homework help
  • 4:00pm — Kids: eSTEAM Club: Making Bird Feeders steam club
EcoTarium, Worcester
Events - Fivesparks, Harvard — Birds! Exhibit Event: Book Club with the Boxborough Birders at 6:00pm - 8:00pm birds book club
Extracurricular Activities - Holy Family Academy - Gardner,, Gardner — TBA at - name: Memorial Day- No School holiday break
GPL Calendar of Events - LibCal - Grafton Public Library, Grafton
  • 11:30am — Homeschooler's Meetup info
  • 2:00pm — Poetry Month: Typewriter Poetry info
  • 2:00pm — Star Wars Day info
  • 6:45pm — Child Care at Town Hall Meeting info
  • 9:30am — Library Babies info
Hanover Theatre & Conservatory, Worcester — Star Wars Original Trilogy Marathon at 4:00pm star wars
Kids' and Teen Classes - Barre - Listening Wellness Center, Barre — Patterns in Art at 4:00pm kids programs
Leominster Recreation Department, Leominster
  • - name: 2026 Memorial Day — TBA learn more
  • - name: 2026 Memorial Day Ceremony — TBA learn more
  • 6:00pm — Yoga on the Battleship details
Month Calendar - Auburn Public Library, Auburn
Museum Passes - Fiske Public Library - Assabet Interactive, Templeton
  • 10:00am — Seed Collective at The Pepperell Library explore nature
  • 4:30pm — Community Yoga at the Winchendon Library join in
  • 6:00pm — Explore Your World With Hands On Nature explore nature
Phillipston Lions Club - Lions e-Clubhouse, Phillipston — Pancake Breakfast (no cost to moms) at 08:00am pancake breakfast
Programs - Sharon Recreation, Barre — Sharon Soccer Spring 2026 at 4:30pm - 7:30pm soccer
Southborough Community Events, Southborough
Southwick's Zoo, Mendon — Police, Fire, and EMT Week at 10:00am thank heroes
Sturbridge Public Library, Sturbridge — Family Craft Time: Felt Monster Dolls at 3:30pm family craft time
Upcoming Events - Athol Public Library, Athol — Teen Manga Book Club: Shadows House at 4:00pm read manga
Wellesley Books, Webster
  • - name: Independent Bookstore Day 2026! — TBA bookstore day
  • - name: MA Center for the Book Reading Challenge Week — TBA reading challenge
  • 5:30pm — Meet Award Winning Author Jerry Craft at the Webster Library! meet author
Worcester Public Library, Worcester
family-support-center.html, Millville — TBA at - name: ValleyCAST & BVAA at the Worcester Center for Crafts Community Gallery community gallery

TUESDAY - 4/28

Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center, Worcester — Preschool Story Hour - Pollinators at 10:00am learn more
Charlton Public Library, Charlton
  • - name: BabyStorytime — TBA join in
  • - name: Preschool Storytime — TBA join in
  • - name: Tiny Tots Storytime — TBA join in
EcoTarium, Worcester — Tots’ Exploration Station at 10:00am - 12:00pm tots exploration
Events - Fivesparks, Harvard — Slime Time with Miss Lisa at 3:45pm - 5:00pm slime time
GPL Calendar of Events - LibCal - Grafton Public Library, Grafton
  • 10:30am — Storytime at Willard House info
  • 2:00pm — Tasting Tuesday: Pickle for a Poem info
  • 4:00pm — Comic Creator Club info
  • 5:30pm — Bookworms Bookclub Grades K-1 info
  • 6:15pm — Bookworms Bookclub Grades 2-3 info
  • 7:00pm — Bookworms Bookclub Grades 4-5 info
Kids' and Teen Classes - Barre - Listening Wellness Center, Barre — Sketching 101 at 4:00pm kids programs
Month Calendar - Auburn Public Library, Auburn
Programs - Sharon Recreation, Barre
  • 4:00pm - 5:15pm — A Learning Studio for Children - A Learning Studio for Children-Session 1 Spring learning studio
  • 4:30pm - 7:00pm — South Shore Children's Chorus chorus
Southborough Community Events, Southborough
Sterling Academy of Gymnastics and Dance, Sterling — Snapology S.T.EM Programs - RoboPets at 3:45pm snapology stem
Sturbridge Public Library, Sturbridge — Spring Toddler Time at 10:45am spring toddler time
Upcoming Events - Athol Public Library, Athol — Teen Jeopardy at 4:00pm play games
Uxbridge Parks and Recreation, Upton — youth lax practices at 4:00pm youth lax
Vineyard Farm, Westborough — Sundown & Slices – Weekly Sunset Tour & Tasting at 7:00pm sunset tour

WEDNESDAY - 4/29

EcoTarium, Worcester — Budding Scientists at 10:30am - 11:15am budding scientists
Extracurricular Activities - Holy Family Academy - Gardner,, Gardner — TBA at - name: PREK & K Last Day of School celebrate young learners
GPL Calendar of Events - LibCal - Grafton Public Library, Grafton
  • 2:00pm — Wednesday Watch Party info
  • 9:30am — Toddler Time info
Holden Chapel Kids, Holden — Youth Group at 6:30pm – 8:30pm learn more
Leominster Recreation Department, Leominster
  • - name: Layered Wooden Ocean Scene Workshop — TBA learn more
  • 10:00am — Maritime Museum Monthly Activities: Titanic learn more
Month Calendar - Auburn Public Library, Auburn
Programs - Sharon Recreation, Barre
  • 3:30pm - 5:30pm — Chocolate 101: Chocolate Therapy for Kids - Chocolate 101: Chocolate Therapy for Kids chocolate therapy
  • 4:45pm - 5:30pm — On The Barre Dance Studio: Youth Dance Programs - On The Barre Dance Studio: Tumble Tots -Spring Session 2 tumble tots
  • 5:30pm - 6:15pm — On The Barre Dance Studio: Youth Dance Programs - On The Barre Dance Studio: Hip Hop Spring Session 2 hip hop
  • 5:30pm - 7:30pm — Deepti Raval-Cub Scouts Pack 95 cub scouts
Southborough Community Events, Southborough
  • 2:30pm — Trottier Fishing fishing
  • 3:05pm — Tennis is the Parks RAP tennis parks
  • 3:15pm — After-School Indoor Soccer with BEST Soccer indoor soccer
  • 3:15pm — Minds In Motion Chemical Creations RAP chemical creations
  • 3:30pm — FAST ATHLETICS: Super Sports super sports
  • 3:30pm — STEM IS FUN FOR KIDS stem fun
  • 4:30pm — Tennis in the Parks - Learn to Play! Weekly Lessons tennis lessons
Sterling Academy of Gymnastics and Dance, Sterling — Snapology S.T.EM Programs - SuperHeroes at 3:45pm snapology stem
Sturbridge Public Library, Sturbridge — Spring Baby Time at 10:45am spring baby time
Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Princeton
family-support-center.html, Millville
  • - name: ValleyCAST Hosts June Card Making Classes — TBA card making
  • - name: ValleyCAST Hosts May Card Making Classes — TBA card making
  • - name: ValleyCAST Monthly Art Cart Workshops - May — TBA art workshops
  • - name: ValleyCAST hosts Observational Drawing for Teens — TBA drawing teens
www.thatse.com, Worcester — MtG – Wednesday Draft Night – (Fitchburg Store) at 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm mtg wednesday draft

THURSDAY - 4/30

Charlton Public Library, Charlton — Tiny Tots @ Night at 6:00pm join in
Events - Fivesparks, Harvard
Extracurricular Activities - Holy Family Academy - Gardner,, Gardner
  • - name: Last Day of School Grades 1-7, Half Day, 11:30 AM Dismissal — TBA school's out
  • 6:30pm - 10:00pm — Bingo play bingo
GPL Calendar of Events - LibCal - Grafton Public Library, Grafton
  • 2:00pm — Poem in your Pocket info
  • 2:00pm — Thursday Theme Days info
  • 6:00pm — Juneteenth: A Celebration of Freedom info
  • 9:30am — Preschool Storytime info
Hands on Nature, Berlin — Family Picnic with Wendy O’Leary! at 5:30pm, 7:00pm family picnic
Hanover Theatre & Conservatory, Worcester — Be Like Blippi Tour at 6:00pm blippi tour
Local Area Attractions - Oakham - Pine Acres Family Camping, Hardwick — TBA at - name: Tournament Weekend sporty fun
Month Calendar - Auburn Public Library, Auburn — TBA at - name: Read to a Dog: Meadow read to a dog
Programs - Sharon Recreation, Barre
  • 4:15pm - 5:00pm — On The Barre Dance Studio: Youth Dance Programs - On The Barre Dance Studio: Music & Movement -Spring Session 2 music movement
  • 5:00pm - 5:45pm — On The Barre Dance Studio: Youth Dance Programs - On The Barre Dance Studio: Twinkle Toes Spring Session 2 twinkle toes
  • 5:45pm - 6:30pm — On The Barre Dance Studio: Youth Dance Programs - On The Barre Dance Studio: Jazz Spring Session 2 jazz dance
Quintavia Yule ***SITE CHANGE*** Event Details - the East Ki, Berlin
Southborough Community Events, Southborough — Lego Challenges at 3:30pm lego challenges
Sterling Academy of Gymnastics and Dance, Sterling — GameStorm - Gamestorm IV at 3:00pm gamestorm
Sturbridge Public Library, Sturbridge — Mushroom Basics & Foraging at 6:30pm mushroom basics
Turn Back Time (nature education), Paxton — Family Picnic with Wendy O’Leary! at 5:30pm family picnic
Upcoming Events - Athol Public Library, Athol — Graphic Novel Club: Warriors: The Prophecy Begins at 4:00pm read comics
Vineyard Farm, Westborough — Nourse Farm @ Westborough Farmers Market at 2:30pm farmers market
family-support-center.html, Millville
  • - name: ValleyCAST hosts Whitinsville Christian School Art Exhibit — TBA art exhibit
  • - name: ValleyCAST presents INFORMAL — TBA informal
  • - name: ValleyCAST presents the 2026 Free Summer Concert Series — TBA summer concert
www.thatse.com, Worcester — One-Shot Thursday APRIL EVENTS at 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm one shot thursday

FRIDAY - 5/1

Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center, Worcester — Homeschool - Spring Birding at 8:00am learn more
EcoTarium, Worcester — TBA at - name: Worcester Railers Explorer Express Train Ribbon Cutting train ribbon cutting
Extracurricular Activities - Holy Family Academy - Gardner,, Gardner
GPL Calendar of Events - LibCal - Grafton Public Library, Grafton
  • 10:30am — Young Scientists info
  • 2:00pm — Fri-YAY Game Day. info
  • 9:00am — Friends of the Grafton Public Library Book Sale Donation Days info
Hands on Nature, Berlin — Family Farm Time – May 2026 at 10:00am, 11:30am family farm time
Hanover Theatre & Conservatory, Worcester — Meredith Willson’s The Music Man at 8:00am music man
Home - Hardwick Vineyard and Winery 3305 Greenwich Road ..., Hardwick — Star Wars Trivia Night at 6pm join us
Kids' and Teen Classes - Barre - Listening Wellness Center, Barre — Kids Goju-Ryu Karate with Brad Warren at 5:45pm kids programs
Leominster Recreation Department, Leominster
  • - name: Homeschool Day — TBA learn more
  • 10:00am — Maritime Museum Monthly Activities: Sea Creatures learn more
Local Area Attractions - Oakham - Pine Acres Family Camping, Hardwick
Palmer Parks and Recreation, Oxford — Early Learners' - Mother's Day Gifts - Kid Safe Candle Making & Cards at 11:00am mothers day gifts
Quintavia Yule ***SITE CHANGE*** Event Details - the East Ki, Berlin
Sturbridge Public Library, Sturbridge — Spring Story Time at 10:45am spring story time
Turn Back Time (nature education), Paxton — Family Farm Time – May 2026 at 10:00am family farm time
www.thatse.com, Worcester
  • 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm — Friday Night Magic Draft – Worcester Store friday night magic
  • 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm — Friday Night Modern and Standard Magic Tournament – (Fitchburg Store) friday night modern

SATURDAY - 5/2

Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center, Worcester — Birding by Bus at 9:00am learn more
Clark Memorial YMCA - The Y. For a better us.™, Ashburnham — TBA at - name: Summer Solstice Celebration join in
EcoTarium, Worcester — TBA at - name: Breakfast with the Otters breakfast otters
Events, Hubbardston — SPRING FLING FAIR at 10:00am - 3:00pm join us
Events - Fivesparks, Harvard
  • 10:00am - 11:30am — Birds! Exhibit Event: Feathers Not Just For Flying Children’s Book Illustrator Reading & Activity childrens book
  • 8:00am - 10:00am — Birds! Exhibit Event: Guided Bird Walk with the Boxborough Birders at Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge bird walk
GPL Calendar of Events - LibCal - Grafton Public Library, Grafton
  • 12:00pm — Comic Drawing Workshop with Cathy G Johnson info
  • 9:00am — Saturday Situation info
  • 9:00am — Friends of the Grafton Public Library Spring Book Sale info
Hands on Nature, Berlin — Farm Service Day at 9:00am, 12:00pm farm service day
Hanover Theatre & Conservatory, Worcester — Dance Theatre of Harlem at 7:30pm dance theatre
Harvard Community Events, Harvard
Home - Hardwick Vineyard and Winery 3305 Greenwich Road ..., Hardwick
  • - name: Mother's Day Weekend Sip & Shop — TBA more info
  • - name: Spring Fling Craft Fair & Food Festival — TBA more info
Kids Classes, Leominster
  • 2:00pm — Capybara Cutie Acrylic Class Ages 7+ paint this cutie
  • 6:00pm — Super Mario Night! All Ages! *PAY AS YOU PAINT* mario night
Leominster Recreation Department, Leominster — TBA at - name: Spring Nautical Girls Overnight learn more
Phillipston Lions Club - Lions e-Clubhouse, Phillipston
Programs - Sharon Recreation, Barre
  • 12:00pm - 2:00pm — Flag Football by New England Flag Football (NEFFL) - Lil Ballers Division lil ballers
  • 12:00pm - 2:00pm — Flag Football by New England Flag Football (NEFFL) - New England Flag Football u6 Division u6 flag football
Quintavia Yule ***SITE CHANGE*** Event Details - the East Ki, Berlin
  • - name: A Grand 14th Century Tourney (and Potluck!) — TBA 14th century tourney
  • - name: Baronial Birthday, Barony Beyond the Mountain — TBA baronial birthday
  • - name: Battle of the Bairns — TBA battle
  • - name: Beast of the East IV, Tournament of the Roses part Deux, Tournament of Daffodils and Kingdom Thrown Weapons Championships CHANGES — TBA championships
  • - name: C is for Creative! — TBA creative
  • - name: Crown Tournament of Culann mac Cianain and Ro Honig von Sommerfeldt — TBA crown tournament
  • - name: Demo for the 37th Annual Union Canal Day — TBA canal day demo
  • - name: Feast of Fools Shire Thrown Weapons Championship — TBA thrown weapons
  • - name: Iron Bog Investiture — TBA investiture
  • - name: Knives (and Axes and Spears) Out Two: The Musical! — TBA musical
  • - name: Lions End Schola: Learning in the Lions Den — TBA learning den
  • - name: Malagentia Test Kitchen — TBA test kitchen
  • - name: May-Be (I'll Try Something New) — TBA try something new
  • - name: Medieval History Day — TBA history day
  • - name: Otter's Welcome - Newcomers Event and Baronial Heavy / A&S Champions — TBA newcomers event
  • - name: Potted Arms and Fancy Faire — TBA fancy faire
  • - name: The Tournament of Daffodils is Moving — TBA tournament
  • - name: Tournament of the Springing Doe — TBA springing doe
Southborough Community Events, Southborough
  • 10:00am — Pre-K T-ball t-ball
  • 11:00am — Pre-K Soccer soccer
  • 9:00am — Pre-K Minisports mini sports
  • 9:00am — Special Olympics Spring Soccer soccer
  • 9:00am — Special Olympics Spring Soccer - VOLUNTEER soccer volunteer
Southwick's Zoo, Mendon
Sterling Academy of Gymnastics and Dance, Sterling
  • 10:00am — Mini Multi Sports - Pre-K Mini Sports SPRING mini sports
  • 10:00am — Tennis in the Parks - Learn to Play! Grades 3-5 tennis learn
  • 11:00am — Tennis in the Parks - Learn to Play! Grades 6-8 tennis learn
  • 9:00am — Mini Soccer - Pre-K Soccer SPRING mini soccer
  • 9:00am — Tennis in the Parks - Learn to Play! Grades 1-2 tennis learn
Sturbridge Public Library, Sturbridge — Let's Meet... A DPW Worker! at 1:00pm meet dpw worker
The Blueberry Bog, Douglas — Hummingbird Festival at 9:00am - 3:00pm hummingbird festival
Turn Back Time (nature education), Paxton — Farm Service Day at 9:00am farm service day
Uxbridge Parks and Recreation, Upton — youth lax games/practices at 9:00am youth lax
Vineyard Farm, Westborough
  • 12:00pm — Westborough UnPlugs unplugs
  • 9:00am — Farm Store Open Date farm store
Youth, Family & Community - RTH - Roxbury Tenants of Harvard, Harvard
family-support-center.html, Millville
  • - name: 2026 Family Fun Fishing Day — TBA fishing day
  • - name: 41st Annual Valley Friendship Tour — TBA friendship tour
  • - name: Edward's Ride for Mental Health — TBA mental health
  • - name: Take Down the Wall Presents: Open Mic Nights — TBA open mic

SUNDAY - 5/3

Events — Barre Historical Society & Museum, Barre — The Riis and Heath Tour at 11:00am, 2:00pm explore history
Extracurricular Activities - Holy Family Academy - Gardner,, Gardner — Graduation at 3:00pm graduation day
Hanover Theatre & Conservatory, Worcester — THTC presents Spring Reflection 2026 at 1:00pm spring reflection
Harvard Community Events, Harvard — Annual Youth Track Clinic at 4:45pm youth track clinic
Home - Hardwick Vineyard and Winery 3305 Greenwich Road ..., Hardwick
  • - name: Mother's Day at the Winery — TBA cheers moms
  • 12pm — Sip & Plant Spring Porch Pot get tickets
Kids Classes, Leominster — Kpop Demon Hunters Day *PAY FOR POTTERY AT EVENT* ALL AGES* at 2:00pm kpop party
Leominster Recreation Department, Leominster
  • - name: Cadette Special Agent — TBA learn more
  • - name: Father's Day — TBA learn more
  • - name: Mother's Day — TBA learn more
  • - name: SOLD OUT! Citizenship in the Community — TBA learn more
Month Calendar - Auburn Public Library, Auburn
Palmer Parks and Recreation, Oxford — START SMART Athletics - Start Smart Soccer - Spring 2026 at 9:00am start smart soccer
Phillipston Lions Club - Lions e-Clubhouse, Phillipston
Programs - Sharon Recreation, Barre — Sharon's Tennis Stars - Sharon's Tennis Stars at 11:00am - 12:00pm tennis stars
Quintavia Yule ***SITE CHANGE*** Event Details - the East Ki, Berlin
  • - name: Central Region Combined Martial Practice — TBA martial practice
  • - name: Endewearde Baronial A&S Championship — TBA championship
Southborough Community Events, Southborough
  • 12:00pm — Yoga in the Park with Emma Bartolini yoga in park
  • 9:00am — Pre-K and K Scoops Lacrosse lacrosse
Uxbridge Parks and Recreation, Upton
Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Princeton — Salamander Walk at 1:00pm salamander walk
Worcester Art Museum, Worcester — Arms and Armor Demonstration: Secrets of Swordplay at 2 pm swordplay demo
www.thatse.com, Worcester

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