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WEEK OF MARCH 30 - APRIL 05, 2026

From Super Smash Bros Tournament at Institution Passes - LibCal - Merrimack Public Library to Soccer Shots - Soccer Shots Premier at Wenham Community Events and Clipper Volleyball - Girls Volleyball Spring Clinic Grades 4-8 at Newburyport Recreation & Youth Services.

MONDAY - 3/30

Beverly Recreation Department, Beverly — April Mini Camp Monday at 10:00am mini camp
Events - Kids At Play Learning Center, Danvers
Hamilton Community Events, Hamilton
  • 3:20pm - 4:00pm — Youth Tennis Lessons - Mini Tennis: Ages 4-6 play tennis
  • 4:00pm - 5:00pm — Youth Tennis Lessons - Youth Tennis: Ages 6-9 play tennis
  • 4:25pm - 5:15pm — The Global Child: Spanish Classes - Global Child: 3-5 Spanish Class learn spanish
  • 5:00pm - 6:00pm — Youth Tennis Lessons - Youth Tennis: Ages 9-15 play tennis
House of the Seven Gables, Salem — Essex County Days at 10:00am visit free
Institution Passes - LibCal - Merrimack Public Library, Merrimac
  • 12:00am — Sing-Along With Em&Em! info
  • 12:00pm — Flying High Dogs info
  • 2:00pm — Storytime at Depot Farm Stand info
  • 4:15pm — Story Studio info
  • 6:15pm — Meeting Room Reserved - Pack 525 Cub Scouts info
Museum Passes - G.A.R. Memorial Library - Assabet Interactiv, West Newbury — TBA at - name: EPIC SUMMER 2026 summer fun
Museum of Old Newbury, Newburyport — TBA at - name: Seasonal Saturdays! seasonal saturdays
Newburyport Recreation & Youth Services, Newburyport
Tinkerhaus, Newburyport
  • - name: April Vacation Woodworking Mini Camp — TBA woodworking camp
  • - name: If You Lived in the Days of the Knights: Castle Week — TBA castle week
  • - name: Sculpture Week — TBA sculpture week
  • - name: Winter Session 2 - Creative Drawing (Winter 2026) — TBA creative drawing
  • - name: Winter Session 2 - Drawing & Making Gr.4-5 (Winter 2026) — TBA drawing making
  • - name: Winter Session 2 - Drawing for Fun Grade 2-3 (Winter 2026) — TBA drawing for fun
  • - name: Winter Session 2 - Kids Carving Club (Winter 2026) — TBA carving club
  • - name: Winter Session 2 - MiniMakers Grade K-2 (Winter 2026) — TBA minimakers
Wenham Community Events, Wenham
  • 3:20pm - 4:00pm — Youth Tennis Lessons - Mini Tennis: Ages 4-6 play tennis
  • 4:00pm - 5:00pm — Youth Tennis Lessons - Youth Tennis: Ages 6-9 play tennis
  • 4:25pm - 5:15pm — The Global Child: Spanish Classes - Global Child: 3-5 Spanish Class learn spanish
  • 5:00pm - 6:00pm — Youth Tennis Lessons - Youth Tennis: Ages 9-15 play tennis

TUESDAY - 3/31

Beverly Recreation Department, Beverly — April Mini Camp Tuesday at 10:00am mini camp
Children and Family Activities - Newburyport Chamber of Comm, Newbury — KidCreate Art Programs at 2:45pm, 3:45pm art programs
Create and Play Kids- Indoor Playspace in Beverly MA, Beverly — TBA at - name: April Showers Umbrella Decorating decorate umbrella
Events - Kids At Play Learning Center, Danvers — Spring Picture Day at 9:00am - 10:00am picture day
Family Events - Jewish Community Center of the North Shore, Marblehead — What’s In a Name? at 11:30am rsvp now
Hamilton Community Events, Hamilton
  • 3:30pm - 4:30pm — Mint Pickleball Classes - Kids Pickleball Grades 2-5 play pickleball
  • 3:30pm - 4:30pm — Kids Test Kitchen - Kids Test Kitchen test kitchen
  • 5:00pm - 6:00pm — SportsZone 101: Basketball Skills, Drills & Mini Games - Basketball Skills & Drills play basketball
  • 9:00am - 12:00pm — April School Vacation - Knucklebones: Game Show Contestant game show
House of the Seven Gables, Salem — Chronicles and Crafts in the Cove at 1:00pm explore
Institution Passes - LibCal - Merrimack Public Library, Merrimac
  • 10:30am — Read with Me for 2s & 3s info
  • 11:30am — Wild About Animals for Homeschoolers info
  • 4:00pm — Bridge to Steam: Static Electricity info
  • 4:15pm — Pokémon Club info
  • 7:00pm — Sleepy Stories info
List of Events - City of Newburyport, Newbury — TBA at - name: Homeschool Program: Life in Revolutionary Times learn more
Newburyport Recreation & Youth Services, Newburyport
Nourse Farm, West Newbury — Sundown & Slices – Weekly Sunset Tour & Tasting at 7:00pm sunset tour
Taste Buds Kitchen, Beverly — Intramural Basketball League at 4:00pm view detail
Tinkerhaus, Newburyport
  • - name: 3D Printing 4-Week Bootcamp (Ages 10-14) — TBA 3d printing
  • - name: 3D Printing Exploration for Kids: Design, Build & Create (Ages 10+) — TBA 3d printing
Wenham Community Events, Wenham
  • 3:30pm - 4:30pm — Mint Pickleball Classes - Kids Pickleball Grades 2-5 play pickleball
  • 3:30pm - 4:30pm — Kids Test Kitchen cook and learn
  • 5:00pm - 6:00pm — SportsZone 101: Basketball Skills, Drills & Mini Games - Basketball Skills & Drills play basketball
  • 9:00am - 12:00pm — April School Vacation - Knucklebones: Game Show Contestant game show

WEDNESDAY - 4/1

Beverly Recreation Department, Beverly — April Mini Camp Wednesday at 10:00am mini camp
Hamilton Community Events, Hamilton
  • 11:45am - 3:00pm — Early Release Day Programs - SportsZone 101: Tournament of Champions champions tournament
  • 11:45am - 3:00pm — Early Release Day Programs - SportsZone 101: STEM Challenges stem challenges
  • 3:00pm - 5:00pm — April School Vacation - Kids Creative Movement Workshop creative movement
  • 3:15pm - 4:15pm — Youth Running Club - Running Club Eagles Grades K-2 join running club
  • 3:15pm - 4:15pm — Youth Running Club - Running Club Falcons Grades 3-5 join running club
  • 3:30pm - 5:00pm — SportsZone 101 Tournament of Champions Wednesday Program - SportsZone 101 Tournament of Champions Session 2 Winter 2026 champions program
  • 3:30pm - 5:00pm — SportsZone 101 Tournament of Champions Wednesday Program - SportsZone 101 Tournament of Champions (Spring 2026) champions program
Institution Passes - LibCal - Merrimack Public Library, Merrimac
  • 10:30am — Mini Musicians Storytime Session 2 info
  • 12:00am — Magical Make Believe info
  • 5:00pm — K-3 Book Club info
  • 9:30am — Mini Musicians Storytime Session 1 info
  • 9:30am — Little Sprouts Community Outreach info
List of Events - City of Newburyport, Newbury — TBA at - name: A Special Family and a Magical Place: The Story of Grover Cronin Department Store learn more
Newburyport Recreation & Youth Services, Newburyport
Peabody Institute Library, Peabody — Maritime Museum Monthly Activities: Titanic at 10:00am learn more
Taste Buds Kitchen, Beverly — Intramural Volleyball at 4:00pm view detail
Wenham Community Events, Wenham
  • 11:45am - 3:00pm — Early Release Day Programs - SportsZone 101: Tournament of Champions champions day
  • 11:45am - 3:00pm — Early Release Day Programs - SportsZone 101: STEM Challenges stem fun
  • 3:00pm - 5:00pm — April School Vacation - Kids Creative Movement Workshop move and play
  • 3:15pm - 4:15pm — Youth Running Club - Running Club Eagles Grades K-2 join running club
  • 3:15pm - 4:15pm — Youth Running Club - Running Club Falcons Grades 3-5 join running club
  • 3:30pm - 5:00pm — SportsZone 101 Tournament of Champions Wednesday Program - SportsZone 101 Tournament of Champions Session 2 Winter 2026 champions day
  • 3:30pm - 5:00pm — SportsZone 101 Tournament of Champions Wednesday Program - SportsZone 101 Tournament of Champions (Spring 2026) champions day

THURSDAY - 4/2

Beverly Recreation Department, Beverly — April Mini Camp Thursday at 10:00am mini camp
Children and Family Activities - Newburyport Chamber of Comm, Newbury — Homeschool Group Field Games at 10:00am, 1:00pm field games
Facility Details - Town of Boxford, MA, Boxford — Cupcake decorating workshop at 5:00pm, 8:00pm decorate cupcakes
Hamilton Community Events, Hamilton
  • 3:45pm - 4:45pm — Chess Wizards: Chess Club - Chess Club play chess
  • 5:00pm - 5:45pm — Steve Nugent's Karate Institute: Youth Karate Ages 3-12 - Youth Karate Ages 6-12 learn karate
Institution Passes - LibCal - Merrimack Public Library, Merrimac
  • 10:30am — Books and Babies info
  • 11:30am — Lindsay and Her Puppet Pals info
  • 4:15pm — Tween Book Club : The Secret Garden on 81st Street info
  • 4:15pm — Amazing String Painting info
  • 4:15pm — Tween Book Club : Duet info
Joppa Flats Education Center (Mass Audubon), Newburyport
  • 10:00am — Sandy Beach Science for Preschoolers learn more
  • 10:00am — Birds on the Beach for Preschoolers learn more
List of Events - City of Newburyport, Newbury
  • - name: American Woodcock Walk — TBA learn more
  • - name: Farm Friends at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm Session I — TBA learn more
Newburyport Recreation & Youth Services, Newburyport
Taste Buds Kitchen, Beverly — Intramural Flag Football at 4:00pm view detail
Tinkerhaus, Newburyport — TBA at - name: Toy Adaptation Workshop- Come Tinker with Us! come tinker
Welcome to North Shore Nature Programs, Georgetown — Camp Denison Session II at 3:30pm explore nature
Wenham Community Events, Wenham
  • 3:45pm - 4:45pm — Chess Wizards: Chess Club - Chess Club play chess
  • 5:00pm - 5:45pm — Steve Nugent's Karate Institute: Youth Karate Ages 3-12 - Youth Karate Ages 6-12 learn karate

FRIDAY - 4/3

Beverly Recreation Department, Beverly — Family Farm Time – May 2026 at 10:00am family farm time
Children and Family Activities - Newburyport Chamber of Comm, Newbury — Dodgeball Tournament at 11:00am, 2:00pm dodgeball tournament
Events - Kids At Play Learning Center, Danvers
Facility Details - Town of Boxford, MA, Boxford
  • 11:30am, 5:00pm — Early Release Kids Club kids club
  • 3:00pm, 6:00pm — Puppet Show puppet show
Family Events - Jewish Community Center of the North Shore, Marblehead — JCCNS and Temple Sinai Family Shabbat at 4:30pm rsvp now
Hamilton Community Events, Hamilton
  • 3:30pm - 4:30pm — SportsZone 101: STEM Challenges - SportsZone 101: STEM Challenges stem challenges
  • 9:30am - 11:00am — Imagination Station play time
House of the Seven Gables, Salem — Pirates! The Battle for Derby Street at 6:00pm join in
Institution Passes - LibCal - Merrimack Public Library, Merrimac
  • 10:30am — Shake Up Your Storytime info
  • 1:00pm — Fantastical Creature Guide: FAIRIES (for Homeschooled Families) info
  • 1:00pm — Fantastical Creature Guide (for Homeschooled Families) info
  • 2:30pm — Super Smash Bros Tournament info
List of Events - City of Newburyport, Newbury — TBA at - name: Spring Orchid Sale learn more
Museum of Old Newbury, Newburyport — Newburyport's Road to Independence IV: The Revolutionary Homefront: New England Families and Women’s Lives in Turmoil at 7:00pm - 8:30pm road to independence
Newburyport Recreation & Youth Services, Newburyport
  • 11:00am — Dodgeball Tournament - NBPT Rec Early Release Dodgeball Tournament- April 3rd dodgeball tournament
  • 6:00pm — Friday Night Events - Cookies & Crafts cookies crafts
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem
  • 11:00am — Tiny Stick Window Picture Frames learn more
  • 6:30am — PEM Pals: A Bird is a Bird learn more
Peabody Institute Library, Peabody
  • - name: Homeschool Day — TBA learn more
  • 10:00am — Maritime Museum Monthly Activities: Sea Creatures learn more
Taste Buds Kitchen, Beverly — TBA at - name: Last Day of Drop-In Programs view detail
Wenham Community Events, Wenham
  • 3:30pm - 4:30pm — SportsZone 101: STEM Challenges stem fun
  • 9:30am - 11:00am — Imagination Station play time

SATURDAY - 4/4

Beverly Public Library, Beverly
Beverly Recreation Department, Beverly — Farm Service Day at 9:00am farm service day
Children and Family Activities - Newburyport Chamber of Comm, Newbury
  • 10:00am, 11:00am — Fundraising Fun Run fun run
  • 10:25am, 11:05am — Soccer Shots - Soccer Shots - Spring Classic 4/5 yr olds soccer shots
  • 11:30am, 12:30pm — Seal Walk seal walk
  • 9:00am, 9:30am — Soccer Shots - Soccer Shots - Spring Mini 2 yr olds soccer shots
  • 9:40am, 10:15am — Soccer Shots - Soccer Shots - Spring Classic 3 yr olds soccer shots
Danvers Community YMCA - Youth Development, Healthy Living ., Danvers — Healthy Kids Day April 18, 2026 at 12:30pm - 2:30pm healthy kids day
Facility Details - Town of Boxford, MA, Boxford — InclYOUsion Sports Program at 9:00am, 11:00am sports program
Institution Passes - LibCal - Merrimack Public Library, Merrimac
  • 10:00am — Saturday Play info
  • 11:00am — Saturday Morning Comics info
  • 11:00am — I Spy Bonanza! info
  • 11:00am — Touch-a-Truck at Town Hall info
Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Topsfield
  • 10:00-11:30am — Salamander Meander salamander meander
  • 10:00am-12:00pm — A Nature Year at Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary: Spring Saturdays (3 months) nature year
  • 10:00am-12:00pm — Vernal Pool Exploration vernal pool
  • 10:30am-3:30pm — North Shore YCLP Youth Climate Summit 2026 youth climate summit
  • 2:00pm-4:00pm — Vernal Pool Party: Big Night Celebration! vernal pool party
List of Events - City of Newburyport, Newbury
  • - name: 18th Annual Casey Farm Egg Hunt — TBA learn more
  • - name: Kite Day at Cogswell’s Grant — TBA learn more
Museum Passes - G.A.R. Memorial Library - Assabet Interactiv, West Newbury — Indigenous People’s Day Observance at 10:00am join in
Newburyport Recreation & Youth Services, Newburyport
  • 10:00am — Fundraising Fun Run fun run
  • 10:25am — Soccer Shots - Soccer Shots - Spring Classic 4/5 yr olds soccer shots
  • 11:30am — Seal Walk seal walk
  • 9:00am — Soccer Shots - Soccer Shots - Spring Mini 2 yr olds soccer shots
  • 9:40am — Soccer Shots - Soccer Shots - Spring Classic 3 yr olds soccer shots
Nourse Farm, West Newbury
  • 10:00am — Farm Store & Assunta's Open Date open date
  • 12:00pm — Westborough UnPlugs unplugs
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem — Studio Saturdays: Inner Child Found Art Sculptures at 6:30am learn more
Peabody Historical Society & Museum, Peabody — Attend a Colonial Dance! at 2:00pm, 3:00pm join in
Peabody Institute Library, Peabody
  • - name: Breakfast with the Easter Bunny — TBA learn more
  • 09:00am — Easter Scavenger Hunt learn more
Tinkerhaus, Newburyport

SUNDAY - 4/5

Children and Family Activities - Newburyport Chamber of Comm, Newbury
  • 10:00am, 12:00pm — Sensory Friendly Movie movie
  • 7:00am, 1:00pm — Family Event family event
Family Events - Jewish Community Center of the North Shore, Marblehead — Young Family Gym Time at 10:30am young family gym
Hamilton Community Events, Hamilton
  • 10:20am - 11:00am — Soccer Shots - Soccer Shots Premier play soccer
  • 10:30am - 11:20am — Knucklebones Micro Athletics - Micro Athletics play athletics
  • 10:35am - 11:25am — Knucklebones Micro Basketball - Micro Basketball play basketball
  • 11:30am - 12:20pm — Knucklebones: Micro T-Ball - Knucklebones Micro T-Ball play t-ball
  • 11:30am - 12:20pm — Knucklebones Lil' Ninjas - Lil' Ninjas play ninjas
  • 9:00am - 9:30am — Soccer Shots - Soccer Shots Mini play soccer
  • 9:35am - 10:15am — Soccer Shots - Soccer Shots Classic play soccer
Museum of Old Newbury, Newburyport — Holidays at the Cushing House - 2025 at 10:00am - 4:00pm holidays at cushing
Newburyport Recreation & Youth Services, Newburyport
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem — Drop-In Art: Puffy Paint Planets at 9:00am learn more
Peabody Institute Library, Peabody
  • - name: Brownie Making Games and Create & Innovate — TBA learn more
  • - name: Cadette Special Agent — TBA learn more
  • - name: Mother's Day — TBA learn more
  • - name: SOLD OUT! Citizenship in the Community — TBA learn more
  • - name: SOLD OUT! Citizenship in the World — TBA learn more
  • - name: SOLD OUT! Junior Detective and Playing the Past — TBA learn more
  • - name: Signs, Signals, and Codes — TBA learn more
Rockport Art Association & Museum, Rockport — Create Together at 1:00pm create together
Tinkerhaus, Newburyport
Wenham Community Events, Wenham
  • 10:20am - 11:00am — Soccer Shots - Soccer Shots Premier play soccer
  • 10:30am - 11:20am — Knucklebones Micro Athletics - Micro Athletics play athletics
  • 10:35am - 11:25am — Knucklebones Micro Basketball - Micro Basketball play basketball
  • 11:30am - 12:20pm — Knucklebones: Micro T-Ball - Knucklebones Micro T-Ball play t-ball
  • 11:30am - 12:20pm — Knucklebones Lil' Ninjas - Lil' Ninjas be a ninja
  • 9:00am - 9:30am — Soccer Shots - Soccer Shots Mini play soccer
  • 9:35am - 10:15am — Soccer Shots - Soccer Shots Classic play soccer

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