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Memorial Day Weekend — Massachusetts
MAY 23-31, 2026

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SATURDAY - 5/23

American Airpower Museum, Easthampton — Warbird Flight Experience Weekend - C-47, AT-6, Waco UPF-7 Flights! flight weekend
Area Information - Travelers Woods of New England, Bernardston — Blueberry Crisp Dessert at 2:00pm dessert
Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge — CPL Presents: AAPI Heritage Month Celebration with Boston Festival Orchestra (Main) at 1:00pm info
Crane Beach (Trustees), Ipswich
  • CraneOutdoors: Choate Island Kayak and Hiking Adventure explore
  • CraneOutdoors: Kayak Adventure on the Castle Neck River explore
Eight Cousins Books, Edgartown — The Summer of Second Chances at 2:00pm, 4:00pm book signing
Events, Mashpee — Memorial Day Block Party at 11:00 am - 3:00 pm view detail
Family Activities at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near, Cambridge — Science Spotlights: The Secret Lives of Fruit Flies & Why Are There Holes In My Plant? at 2:00pm, 3:30pm science spotlights
Four Town Farm, Seekonk — Plant Sale Weekend at 9:00am shop plants
Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge — Science Spotlights: The Secret Lives of Fruit Flies & Why Are There Holes In My Plant? at 2:00pm - 3:30pm science spotlights
Historic Deerfield, Deerfield
  • 10:00am — Historic Trade Demonstration: Redware Pottery with Rick Hamelin see pottery
  • 10:00am — Historic Trade Demonstration: Candles with Gariné Arakelian see candles
  • 10:00am — Historic Trade Demonstration: Joinery with Ted Ingraham see joinery
Kid-Friendly Activities in Lexington, Lexington — Discovery Day 2026 at 10:00am discovery day
Kids & Family Events - Discover Fairhaven, Fairhaven — North Fairhaven Open Air Market at 10:00am open air market
Library Programs - LibCal - Eastham Public Library, Eastham — Concert - Kim Moberg at 1:00pm info
MASS MoCA, North Adams — Arielle Twist: CHOPPED at 3pm chopped
Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge — Service Heroes: Exploring Art and Community at 11:00am create art
ShirleyArts!, Shirley — Open House at School #8 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm open house
Southwick's Zoo, Mendon — Turtle Day at 10:00am turtle day

SUNDAY - 5/24

Area Information - Travelers Woods of New England, Bernardston — Corn Hole Tournament at 11:00am corn hole
Events, Mashpee — Mashpee Farmers Market at 11:00 am - 3:00 pm view detail
Museum & Recreation Passes - Events - Public Library of Broo, Bourne
  • 1:00pm — Unavailable Children's info
  • 2:00pm — Shadow Puppet Show with Shadow Joy Lab info
Phillipston Lions Club - Lions e-Clubhouse, Phillipston
Somerset Public Library: Event Calendar, Somerset — LIVE Pro Wrestling Returns to Silver Stone Castle at 5:00pm pro wrestling

MONDAY - 5/25

Battleship Cove, Fall River
Eastham Historical Society, Eastham — Memorial Day Visit at 10:30am, 12:00pm memorial day
Extracurricular Activities - Holy Family Academy - Gardner,, Gardner — Memorial Day- No School memorial day
Kids & Family Events - Discover Fairhaven, Fairhaven — Memorial Day Parade at 9:00am memorial day parade
Leominster Recreation Department, Leominster
Marine Museum at Fall River, Fall River
Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston
North Adams Community Events, North Adams — Memorial Day Parade at 10:30am view event
Peabody Institute Library, Peabody
Phillipston Lions Club - Lions e-Clubhouse, Phillipston
Wellfleet Drive-In Theatre, Wellfleet
Whistler House Museum of Art, Lowell
Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, New Bedford — Movie Mondays: The Longest Day (1962) at 2:00 pm more info

TUESDAY - 5/26

Arlington Public Library - Events Calendar, Arlington — Chill & Craft: Chinese Calligraphy at 4:30pm info
Flying Horses Carousel, Oak Bluffs — EXHIBIT: Independence on Martha’s Vineyard: Then, Now & Forever at 10:00am explore independence

WEDNESDAY - 5/27

Abundance Farm, Northampton — Community Harvest Hours at 3:00pm, 6:00pm harvest together
Arlington Public Library - Events Calendar, Arlington — Shop Class: Cross Stitch a Button at 6:00pm info
Chicopee - Massachusetts Center for the Book, Chicopee — “The Noisy Puddle”: Storytime & Nature Exploration with Linda Booth Sweeney at 1:00pm noisy puddle
East End Books Ptown, Plymouth — Wednesday Storytime at 10:00am storytime
Events - West Acton Villageworks, Acton — School Day Off at 9:00am play and learn
The Kitchen Melrose, Melrose — Paella Date Night Class with Chef David cook together
Wellesley Free Library, Wellesley — Fuse Beads at 3:30pm info

THURSDAY - 5/28

Arlington Public Library - Events Calendar, Arlington — Who Will Win? Learn About Soccer History and Get Ready for the 2026 FIFA World Cup at 4:30pm info
Brooks Free Library Events, Harwich — Kids' Engineering Challenge at 3:30pm info
USS Constitution Museum, Boston — USS Constitution Underway at 10:00am - 1:00pm view underway

FRIDAY - 5/29

Fun Farm Activities For Everyone - Anawan Farm-Rehoboth, Rehoboth — Rehoboth Beach Sports Card & TCG Show at 9am sports card show
Institution Passes - LibCal - Merrimack Public Library, Merrimac — First Grade Field Trips at 9:00am info
Local Area Attractions - Oakham - Pine Acres Family Camping, Hardwick — Wellness Weekend self care
Plymouth Public Library, Plymouth — Planting the Community Garden at 12:00pm info
Springfield Boys & Girls Club, Springfield — Last Day of Drop-In Programs view detail
Taste Buds Kitchen, Beverly — Last Day of Drop-In Programs view detail

SATURDAY - 5/30

Area Information - Travelers Woods of New England, Bernardston — Welcome Seasonal Campers Catered Meal at 5:30pm welcome meal
Arlington Public Library - Events Calendar, Arlington
  • 12:00pm — Aurora Hills Library Centennial Celebration info
  • 2:00pm — Celebrate Hula with Halau O'Aulani info
Berkshire Art Center (formerly IS183), Stockbridge — BAC Art Palooza at 9:30am - 3:30pm art palooza
Danvers Community YMCA - Youth Development, Healthy Living ., Danvers — WILDCAT 5K TRAIL 2026 at 9:30am wildcat 5k trail
East End Books Ptown, Plymouth — Saturday Storytime at 10:00am storytime
Events - Brookline.News, Brookline — Puppet Showplace Theatre Presents: “To The Clouds” by Happy Theater at 10:30am puppet show
Family Attractions in Monterey County, Monterey — Spartan Race explore more
Historic Deerfield, Deerfield
  • 10:00am — Historic Trade Demonstration: Block Printing on Fabric with Jennifer Roy see block printing
  • 10:00am — Historic Trade Demonstration: Revolutionary-Era Doctor with Greg Morin learn medicine
  • 10:00am — Historic Trade Demonstration: 18th Century Herbal Remedies and Women’s Medicine with Amy Lanham learn remedies
Local Programs and Camps - The Norwell Grange, Norwell — Art Unplugged - May at 2:00pm view event
Look Park, Northampton — Springtacular Festival celebrate spring
Mashpee Public Library Events Calendar - MPL, Mashpee — STEM @ the Library: Fingerprint Forensics at 1:00pm info
Museum & Recreation Passes - Events - Public Library of Broo, Bourne — Reading Rocks!: A Bubble, Comedy, and Music Show with Turtle Dance Music at Emerson Garden at 10:30am info
North Hadley Sugar Shack, Hadley — Asparagus Days at the Shack asparagus days
Parks & Recreation - City of Bellingham, Bellingham — Volunteer Opportunity: Community Work Party at Sehome Arboretum at 9:00am, 12:00pm work party
Puppet Showplace Theater, Brookline — To The Clouds by Happy Theater at 10:30am, 1:00pm whimsical journey
Upcoming Events — The Corner Spot - Ashland, Ashland — CultureFest at 3:00pm explore culture
Whitman Parks and Recreation, Westwood — Fill a Truck event at 10:00am fill truck

SUNDAY - 5/31

Museum & Recreation Passes - Events - Public Library of Broo, Bourne — Meet a Raptor at 2:00pm info
Phillipston Lions Club - Lions e-Clubhouse, Phillipston
Scituate Historical Society, Scituate — Full Moon Lawson Tower Tours – Blue Moon at 6:45pm - 8:00pm tower tours
Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, New Bedford — The Remember Balloons at 4:00 pm more info

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