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WEEK OF JUNE 01 - JUNE 07, 2026

From Where the Water Wonders Live: Grade 2 Student Exhibition Opening Reception at Cape Ann Museum to Terrific Toddlers Fridays: Tiny Tadpoles at Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary and Painting Exhibit at Children's Festival.

MONDAY - 6/1

Children and Family Activities - Newburyport Chamber of Comm, Newbury — Kids Run Club at 4:00pm - 6:00pm run club
Children's Festival, Marblehead — The Disney Princess Movie That Ruined My Life—And Why I Had to Rewrite the Story from the Very Beginning at 10:00am rewrite story
Events - Kids At Play Learning Center, Danvers — Eric Carle Week at 9:30am eric carle week
Institution Passes - LibCal - Merrimack Public Library, Merrimac — Children's Authors Panel at 5:30pm info
Manchester-by-the-Sea Parks & Recreation, Manchester-by-the-Sea — Extended Day Program @ Playground at 12:00pm extended day
Newburyport Recreation & Youth Services, Newburyport — Kids Run Club at 4:00pm - 6:00pm run club
Programs - West Newbury Learning Center, West Newbury
  • 9:00am — 2026 Summer Rec Program at Page School - Week 1 June 22-26 summer rec program
  • 9:00am — Counselors In Training (Grades 8 & 9) Summer Rec - Week 1 Registration counselors in training
  • 9:00am — 2026 Summer Rec Program at Page School - Week 2 June 29-July 2 summer rec program
  • 9:00am — Counselors In Training (Grades 8 & 9) Summer Rec - Week 2 Registration counselors in training
Rockport Art Association & Museum, Rockport
  • 9:00am — Summer At The Seashore - Week 1: Sea Creature Feature register now
  • 9:00am — Summer At The Seashore - Week 2: Color Color Everywhere register now
  • 9:00am — Summer At The Seashore - Week 3: Cape Views register now
  • 9:00am — Summer At The Seashore - Week 4: Portraits in Everything register now
Salisbury Parks, Recreation & Youth Empowerment, Salisbury
  • 10:45am - 1:15pm — Summer Feeding summer feeding
  • 3:00pm - 5:00pm — Pickleball Lessons - Learn to Play learn to play
  • 3:00pm - 5:00pm — Pickleball Lessons - Green/Yellow Skills & Drills - 3.0 & Lower skills and drills
  • 3:00pm - 5:00pm — Pickleball Lessons - Orange/Red Skills & Drills - 3.0 -3.5 skills and drills
Taste Buds Kitchen, Beverly
  • 8:00 am - 5:30 pm — First Day of the Summer Program view detail
  • 8:00 am - 5:30 pm — Summer Program Week 1: Red, White, & Blue view detail
  • 8:00 am - 5:30 pm — Summer Program Week 2: Sports Week 🏀 view detail
  • 8:00 am - 5:30 pm — Summer Program Week 3: STEM Week 🔬 view detail
  • 8:00 am - 5:30 pm — Summer Program Week 4: Wet n’ Wild 💦 view detail
  • 8:00 am - 5:30 pm — Summer Program Week 5: Heritage Week 🌎 view detail
Young Families Camp - The Rowe Center, Rockport

TUESDAY - 6/2

Children and Family Activities - Newburyport Chamber of Comm, Newbury
  • 2:45pm - 3:45pm — SPARK Enrichment - Bres. SPARK Club spark club
  • 2:45pm - 4:00pm — Instrument Jams! - Spring Ukulele Jams ukulele jams
  • 4:00pm - 5:30pm — Children's Cooking and Baking Classes - Early Summer Cooking Fun cooking fun
Create and Play Kids- Indoor Playspace in Beverly MA, Beverly — Ocean Themed Play Session at 9:00am join in
Danvers Historical Society, Danvers
  • - name: History Week Open House — TBA open house
  • - name: Summer Beer Garden Music Series — TBA music series
Events - Kids - Beverly Main Streets, Beverly — Ocean Play Day! at 9:00am play day
Hammond Castle Museum, Gloucester — TBA at - name: Bubbles & Books Storytime on the Seaside Lawn storytime
Institution Passes - LibCal - Merrimack Public Library, Merrimac
  • 10:30am — Toddler Storytime (2s & 3s) info
  • 11:30am — Wild About Animals for Homeschoolers info
  • 11:30am — Dino Tea Party info
  • 3:00pm — Tween and Teen Reptile Painting info
  • 4:00pm — Paper Mosaic Dinosaurs info
  • 4:00pm — Read to a Stuffed Animal info
  • 4:15pm — Pokémon Club info
  • 7:00pm — Sleepy Stories info
  • 9:00am — First Grade Field Trips info
Newburyport Recreation & Youth Services, Newburyport
  • 2:45pm - 3:45pm — SPARK Enrichment - Bres. SPARK Club spark club
  • 2:45pm - 4:00pm — Instrument Jams! - Spring Ukulele Jams ukulele jams
  • 4:00pm - 5:30pm — Children's Cooking and Baking Classes - Early Summer Cooking Fun cooking fun
Nourse Farm, West Newbury — Sundown & Slices – Weekly Sunset Tour & Tasting at 7:00pm sunset tour tasting
Salisbury Parks, Recreation & Youth Empowerment, Salisbury — Field Day at 10:00am - 2:00pm field day
Taste Buds Kitchen (Beverly), Beverly — Member Appreciation Night: Family + Dog Art Play at Drifting Studio at 4:00pm - 6:00pm join in

WEDNESDAY - 6/3

Children and Family Activities - Newburyport Chamber of Comm, Newbury — Music Rocks - Music Rocks 25/26 at 9:00am - 9:45am music rocks
House of the Seven Gables, Salem — Chronicles and Crafts in the Cove at 1:00pm - 2:00pm join us
Institution Passes - LibCal - Merrimack Public Library, Merrimac
  • 10:30am — Mini Musicians Storytime Session 2 info
  • 12:00am — Magical Make Believe info
  • 4:00pm — Summer Reading Kick Off Event for ages 9+ info
  • 5:00pm — K-3 Book Club info
  • 9:30am — Mini Musicians Storytime Session 1 info
Salisbury Parks, Recreation & Youth Empowerment, Salisbury — Summer Lunch Kick Off at 10:00am - 4:00pm summer lunch

THURSDAY - 6/4

Children and Family Activities - Newburyport Chamber of Comm, Newbury
  • 2:07pm - 3:15pm — SPARK Enrichment - Annual Molin SPARK Club spark club
  • 3:00pm - 6:00pm — Flag Football Practice Practice - 7 year olds flag football
  • 3:30pm - 4:30pm — Youth Council - Youth Council Events Committee youth council
Children's Festival, Marblehead
Events - Kids At Play Learning Center, Danvers — Fathers Day Event at 9:00am - 10:00am fathers day
Institution Passes - LibCal - Merrimack Public Library, Merrimac
  • 10:30am — Books and Babies info
  • 12:00pm — Teddy Bear Picnic info
  • 12:00pm — Teddy Bear Picnic RAIN LOCATION info
  • 3:15pm — Geode Cracking info
  • 4:00pm — Disney Karaoke at Abbie Griffin Park info
  • 4:15pm — Tween Book Club: Blake Laser info
  • 4:15pm — Tween Book Club: The Girl Who Drank The Moon info
  • 6:00pm — Summer Reading Kickoff with Tom Knight info
Merrimac Community Events, Merrimac
  • 6:00pm — Thursday Night Live - Tom Knight tom knight
  • 6:00pm — Thursday Night Live - Studio Two: Beatles Tribute Band studio two
  • 6:00pm — Thursday Night Live - The Band from U.N.C.L.E. the band from uncle
  • 6:00pm — Thursday Night Live - Rich Smiddy rich smiddy
  • 6:00pm — Thursday Night Live - Lexi James lexi james
  • 6:00pm — Thursday Night Live - Sammie Haynes sammie haynes
Newburyport Recreation & Youth Services, Newburyport — Flag Football Practice Practice - 7 year olds at 3:00pm - 6:00pm flag football
Nourse Farm, West Newbury — Nourse Farm @ Westborough Farmers Market at 2:30pm farmers market
Programs - West Newbury Learning Center, West Newbury — Learning Tree Preschool Event at 10:00am preschool event
Taste Buds Kitchen, Beverly — TBA at - name: Last Day of EEC Programs view detail

FRIDAY - 6/5

Children and Family Activities - Newburyport Chamber of Comm, Newbury — Early Release Trips - Game Time Lanes at 11:00am - 2:30pm game time
Events - Kids At Play Learning Center, Danvers
Institution Passes - LibCal - Merrimack Public Library, Merrimac
  • 10:30am — Once Upon A Story Hour with Lady Liberty! info
  • 10:30am — Shake Up Your Storytime info
  • 9:30am — Little Sprouts Community Outreach info
Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Topsfield
Newburyport Recreation & Youth Services, Newburyport — Early Release Trips - Game Time Lanes at 11:00am - 2:30pm game time
Programs - West Newbury Learning Center, West Newbury — TBA at - name: Cub Scout Camping cub scout camping

SATURDAY - 6/6

Cape Ann Museum, Gloucester — Where the Water Wonders Live: Grade 2 Student Exhibition Opening Reception at 10:30am student exhibition
Children and Family Activities - Newburyport Chamber of Comm, Newbury
  • 10:25am - 11:05am — Soccer Shots - Soccer Shots - Spring Classic 4/5 yr olds soccer shots
  • 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
Custom House Maritime Museum, Newburyport — Revolutionary Summer Saturdays at 10:00am summer programming
Danvers Historical Society, Danvers — TBA at - name: American Revolution in Danvers revolution
Institution Passes - LibCal - Merrimack Public Library, Merrimac
  • 11:00am — Storytime at Merrimack Townhomes info
  • 11:00am — Sensory Walk! info
  • 11:00am — Storytime at Altitude Trampoline Park info
  • 11:00am — I Spy Bonanza! info
  • 9:00am — Friends of the Library's June Book Sale info
Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Topsfield — Turtle Time at 10:00am turtle time
Museum of Old Newbury, Newburyport — 47th Annual Old Newbury Garden Tour, June 13 & 14, 2026 at 10:00am garden tour
Newburyport Recreation & Youth Services, Newburyport
  • 10:25am - 11:05am — Soccer Shots - Soccer Shots - Spring Classic 4/5 yr olds soccer shots
  • 3:00pm - 6:00pm — Child birthday party birthday party
  • 9:00am - 12:00pm — 3rd Birthday Party birthday party
  • 9:00am - 9:00pm — FLAG DAY 5K flag day 5k
  • 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
North Shore Children's Museum, Peabody
Programs - West Newbury Learning Center, West Newbury — Tee-Ball - West Newbury Baseball at 9:30am tee ball

SUNDAY - 6/7

Children and Family Activities - Newburyport Chamber of Comm, Newbury — InclYOUsion MultiSports - Track and Field/Flag Football 2-4 yr old at 9:00am - 9:50am multisports
Institution Passes - LibCal - Merrimack Public Library, Merrimac — Peace Pole Dedication at 1:00pm info
Manchester-by-the-Sea Parks & Recreation, Manchester-by-the-Sea — Stand Up Paddle for Teens @ Singing Beach at 5:00pm stand up paddle
Museum of Old Newbury, Newburyport — Newburyport 250 Declaration of Independence Day: The Die Is Cast at 1:45pm declaration day
Newburyport Recreation & Youth Services, Newburyport
  • 12:00pm - 5:00pm — Child's Birthday Party birthday party
  • 1:00pm - 3:00pm — Ultimate Frisbee - Spring Ultimate Frisbee 6-12th Grade ultimate frisbee
  • 8:45am - 10:00am — Track and Field practice for Special Olympics group Newburyport Jr Clippers track field
  • 9:00am - 9:50am — InclYOUsion MultiSports - Track and Field/Flag Football 2-4 yr old multisports
Rockport Art Association & Museum, Rockport — Create Together at 1:00pm register here
Taste Buds Kitchen, Beverly — TBA at - name: City-Wide Youth Flag Football Program view detail

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