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WEEK OF JUNE 22 - JUNE 28, 2026

From Soccer Shots - Soccer Shots - Summer Mini 2 yr olds at Newburyport Recreation & Youth Services to Member Appreciation Night: Family + Dog Art Play at Drifting Studio at Taste Buds Kitchen (Beverly) and Go on a Firefly Safari: Decode the Light Show at Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary.

MONDAY - 6/22

Children and Family Activities - Newburyport Chamber of Comm, Newbury
  • 12:30pm — High Perception Hoops - High Perception Hoops Girls- Grades 3-8 Session 1 high perception hoops
  • 8:00am — East Coast Soccer - East Coast Soccer Summer Session 1 east coast soccer
  • 8:30am — Clipper Kids and Crew - Clipper Crew Session 1 clipper kids
  • 8:30am — Clipper Kids and Crew - Clipper Kids Session 1 clipper kids
  • 8:30am — SafetyTown - Safetytown Session 1 safetytown
  • 8:30am — Teen Trips - Multi Day - Surf 1 teen trips
  • 8:30am — Clipper Kids and Crew - Clipper Crew Session 2 clipper kids
  • 8:30am — Clipper Kids and Crew - Clipper Kids Session 2 clipper kids
  • 8:30am — Girls, Inc. of the Seacoast Area - Week 1: Empower girls inc
  • 9:00am — High Perception Hoops - High Perception Hoops Boys- Grades 3-8 Session 1 high perception hoops
  • 9:00am — KidCreate Art Programs - Slime Week kidcreate art
  • 9:00am — Little Aces - Little Aces Session 1 little aces
  • 9:00am — Newburyport Tennis Club - Indoor Tennis Session 1 newburyport tennis
  • 9:00am — Wrestling - Wrestling Intro wrestling intro
  • 9:00am — Play and Create at the Bres - Play and Create Session 1 play and create
  • 9:00am — Sports and Rec - Sports and Rec Session 1 sports and rec
  • 9:00am — Teen Trips - Multi Day - Summer of Service teen trips
  • 9:00am — Clipper Track and Field - Clipper Track and Field Grades 3-5 clipper track
  • 9:00am — Seacoast Technology (lego robotics, engineering, scratch coding and video game design!) - Lego Robotics and Engineering (Summer) seacoast technology
  • 9:00am — Seacoast Technology (lego robotics, engineering, scratch coding and video game design!) - Video Game Programmer (Summer) seacoast technology
  • 9:00am — Clipper Baseball Clinic - Clipper Baseball clipper baseball
  • 9:00am — Confetti Baking with Nadine! - Sweet and Savory Baking (Carnival Week) confetti baking
  • 9:00am — Dodgeball - Dodgeball Session 1 dodgeball
  • 9:00am — Little Aces - Little Aces Session 2 little aces
  • 9:30am — Teen Trips - Day Trips - Canobie 1 teen trips
Danvers Historical Society, Danvers
  • - name: History Week Open House — TBA open house
  • - name: Summer Beer Garden Music Series — TBA music series
  • - name: Summer Beer Garden Music Series Begins — TBA music series
Events - Kids - Beverly Main Streets, Beverly — Kids Fairy House & Garden at 9:00am create play
Events - Kids At Play Learning Center, Danvers — Eric Carle Week at 9:30am eric carle week
House of the Seven Gables, Salem — A Stitch in Time: Teen Sewing Workshop at 4:00pm - 5:30pm sewing workshop
Institution Passes - LibCal - Merrimack Public Library, Merrimac
  • 10:30am — Dino Tea Party info
  • 12:30pm — LEGO C3 Brix for Kids info
  • 5:30pm — Children's Authors Panel info
Manchester-by-the-Sea Parks & Recreation, Manchester-by-the-Sea
  • 10:30am — Micro Athletics with Knucklebones (ages 3-5) micro athletics
  • 12:00pm — Extended Day Program @ Playground extended day
  • 9:00am — Miss Nancy's Summer Fun 2026 summer fun
  • 9:30am — Lil Ninja's with Knucklebones (ages 3-5) lil ninjas
Newburyport Recreation & Youth Services, Newburyport
  • 8:00am — East Coast Soccer - East Coast Soccer Summer Session 1 east coast soccer
  • 8:30am — Clipper Kids and Crew - Clipper Crew Session 1 clipper kids
  • 8:30am — Clipper Kids and Crew - Clipper Kids Session 1 clipper kids
  • 8:30am — SafetyTown - Safetytown Session 1 safetytown
  • 8:30am — Clipper Kids and Crew - Clipper Crew Session 2 clipper kids
  • 8:30am — Clipper Kids and Crew - Clipper Kids Session 2 clipper kids
  • 8:30am — Girls, Inc. of the Seacoast Area - Week 1: Empower girls inc
  • 9:00am — KidCreate Art Programs - Slime Week kidcreate art
  • 9:00am — Little Aces - Little Aces Session 1 little aces
  • 9:00am — Clipper Track and Field - Clipper Track and Field Grades 3-5 clipper track
  • 9:00am — Seacoast Technology (lego robotics, engineering, scratch coding and video game design!) - Lego Robotics and Engineering (Summer) lego robotics
  • 9:00am — Seacoast Technology (lego robotics, engineering, scratch coding and video game design!) - Video Game Programmer (Summer) video game
  • 9:00am — Clipper Baseball Clinic - Clipper Baseball clipper baseball
  • 9:00am — Confetti Baking with Nadine! - Sweet and Savory Baking (Carnival Week) confetti baking
  • 9:00am — Dodgeball - Dodgeball Session 1 dodgeball
  • 9:00am — Little Aces - Little Aces Session 2 little aces
North Shore Children's Museum, Peabody — Monday Morning Summer Fun! at 9:00am reserve tickets
Nourse Farm, West Newbury — CSA Pickup Day at 2:00pm, 6:00pm csa pickup
Programs - West Newbury Learning Center, West Newbury
  • 9:00am — 2026 Summer Rec Program at Page School - Week 1 June 22-26 summer rec
  • 9:00am — 2026 Summer Rec Program at Page School - Week 2 June 29-July 2 summer rec
  • 9:00am — 2026 Summer Rec Program at Page School - Week 3 July 6-10 summer rec
  • 9:00am — 2026 Summer Rec Program at Page School - Week 4 July 13-17 summer rec
  • 9:00am — 2026 Summer Rec Program at Page School - Week 5 July 20-24 summer rec
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
  • 9:00am — Summer At The Seashore - Week 5: Nature Detectives register now
Salisbury Parks, Recreation & Youth Empowerment, Salisbury
Taste Buds Kitchen, Beverly
  • 11:15am, 12:00pm — ThinkGives (EEC Group 3) view detail
  • 3:00pm, 5:00pm — Dance Programming EEC view detail
  • 8:00am, 5:30pm — First Day of the Summer Program view detail
  • 8:00am, 5:30pm — Summer Program Week 1: Red, White, & Blue view detail
  • 8:00am, 5:30pm — Summer Program Week 2: Sports Week 🏀 view detail
Taste Buds Kitchen (Beverly), Beverly — TBA at - name: Summer in the Studios Young Artists programs summer studios
Young Families Camp - The Rowe Center, Rockport

TUESDAY - 6/23

Cape Ann Museum, Gloucester — Art & Sensory: Children’s Art Making at 10:30am explore art
Children and Family Activities - Newburyport Chamber of Comm, Newbury — Newburyport Youth Football - Newburyport Youth Football Summer Clinic Session 1 at 9:00am youth football clinic
Institution Passes - LibCal - Merrimack Public Library, Merrimac
  • 10:30am — Toddler Storytime (2s & 3s) info
  • 3:00pm — Tween and Teen Reptile Painting info
  • 3:15pm — Dinosaur Excavation info
  • 4:00pm — Paper Mosaic Dinosaurs info
  • 4:00pm — Read to a Stuffed Animal info
  • 4:00pm — Sand Art Bottles info
  • 4:15pm — Pokémon Club info
  • 7:00pm — Sleepy Stories info
Manchester-by-the-Sea Parks & Recreation, Manchester-by-the-Sea
  • 10:00am — Acme Fun Camp Beverly Rec fun camp
  • 10:00am — Summer Watercolor at Tuck's Point with Martha Parrish Chapman summer watercolor
Newburyport Recreation & Youth Services, Newburyport — Newburyport Youth Football - Newburyport Youth Football Summer Clinic Session 1 at 9:00am youth football
Nourse Farm, West Newbury — Sundown & Slices – Weekly Sunset Tour & Tasting at 7:00pm, 8:00pm sunset tour
Taste Buds Kitchen, Beverly — Art Programming (EEC & Drop-In) at 1:00pm, 3:30pm view detail
Taste Buds Kitchen (Beverly), Beverly — Member Appreciation Night: Family + Dog Art Play at Drifting Studio at 4:00pm, 6:00pm family dog art

WEDNESDAY - 6/24

Children and Family Activities - Newburyport Chamber of Comm, Newbury — Teen Trips - Day Trips - Boda Borg at 9:30am teen trips
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
Joppa Flats Education Center (Mass Audubon), Newburyport
  • 4:00-5:30pm — Feed the Beach Creatures: Sandy Beach Dwellers explore beach
  • 4:00pm-5:30pm — Feed the Beach Creatures: Rocky Shore Inhabitants explore nature
Salisbury Parks, Recreation & Youth Empowerment, Salisbury
Taste Buds Kitchen, Beverly
  • 10:00am, 12:00pm — Dance Programming Drop-In view detail
  • All Day — Six Flags Trip (all groups Excluding Job Ready) view detail

THURSDAY - 6/25

Children and Family Activities - Newburyport Chamber of Comm, Newbury — Six for Six - Canobie at 2:00pm six for six
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
  • 2:00pm — C3Brix Lego Man For Tweens and Teens info
  • 3:00pm — Family Nature Walk info
  • 3:15pm — Geode Cracking info
  • 4:00pm — Disney Karaoke at Abbie Griffin Park info
  • 4:15pm — Tween Book Club: The Girl Who Drank The Moon info
  • 4:15pm — Tween Book Club: Speak Up, Santiago! info
  • 6:00pm — Summer Reading Kickoff with Tom Knight info
  • 6:00pm — Closing Concert with Sammie Haynes 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 - River Road Band river road band
  • 6:00pm — Thursday Night Live - The Reminisants the reminisants
  • 6:00pm — Thursday Night Live - Sammie Haynes sammie haynes
Museum of Old Newbury, Newburyport — Ramble Through the Revolution: Old Hill Burying Ground at 10:00am, 11:00am explore history
Nourse Farm, West Newbury — Nourse Farm @ Westborough Farmers Market at 2:30pm, 6:30pm farmers market

FRIDAY - 6/26

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
  • 5:30pm — Revolutionary Nerf Wars for Tweens info
Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Topsfield
  • 5:30pm — Family Paddle at Dusk: River Mammals learn more
  • 6:30pm — Beavers at Dusk: Wetland Wonders on the Rockery Trail learn more
  • 8:00am — Birding by Canoe on the Ipswich River learn more
Museum of Old Newbury, Newburyport — Chasing Liberty: Black Newburyporters and Privateers in Highland Cemetery at 10:00am, 11:00am discover stories
Programs - West Newbury Learning Center, West Newbury — TBA at - name: Family Movie Night movie night
Taste Buds Kitchen, Beverly
  • 1:00pm, 2:00pm — Smart Girls & Passport to Manhood (EEC Group 4) view detail
  • 2:00pm, 3:00pm — Summer Program Week 1: Red, White, & Blue Awards view detail

SATURDAY - 6/27

Children and Family Activities - Newburyport Chamber of Comm, Newbury
  • 10:25am — Soccer Shots - Soccer Shots - Summer Classic 4/5 yr olds soccer shots
  • 4:00pm — Lantern Festival lantern festival
  • 9:00am — Soccer Shots - Soccer Shots - Summer Mini 2 yr olds soccer shots
  • 9:40am — Soccer Shots - Soccer Shots - Summer 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: Public Reading Of the Declaration of Independence read aloud
Institution Passes - LibCal - Merrimack Public Library, Merrimac
  • 10:00am — 250th Program: Abigail Adams - Liberty & Legacy: Sheryl Faye Presents Historical Women info
  • 11:00am — Storytime at Altitude Trampoline Park info
  • 11:00am — I Spy Bonanza! info
Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Topsfield
  • 10:00am — In Search of Turtles: A Summer Family Walk learn more
  • 7:30pm — Go on a Firefly Safari: Decode the Light Show learn more
  • 9:30am — Ipswich River Canoe Exploration learn more
Joppa Flats Education Center (Mass Audubon), Newburyport
  • 1:30pm-5:30am — Go on a Family Whale Watch whale watch
  • 8:45-10:45am — On-the-River Cruise for Families family cruise
Museum of Old Newbury, Newburyport — Newburyport’s Revolution: From High Street to the Waterfront at 10:00am, 11:00am walk the waterfront
Newburyport Recreation & Youth Services, Newburyport
  • 10:25am — Soccer Shots - Soccer Shots - Summer Classic 4/5 yr olds soccer shots
  • 9:00am — Soccer Shots - Soccer Shots - Summer Mini 2 yr olds soccer shots
  • 9:40am — Soccer Shots - Soccer Shots - Summer Classic 3 yr olds soccer shots
Peabody Institute Library, Peabody — TBA at - name: Fourth of July Fireworks details
Programs - West Newbury Learning Center, West Newbury — Handtub Muster at 10:00am handtub muster

SUNDAY - 6/28

Children and Family Activities - Newburyport Chamber of Comm, Newbury — Lantern Festival put on by GNOCA ovarian cancer at 4:00pm lantern festival
Crane Beach (Trustees), Ipswich — TBA at - name: CraneExplorer: Family Full Moon Hike in the Dunes explore dunes
Create and Play Kids- Indoor Playspace in Beverly MA, Beverly — TBA at - name: Luau Party register
House of the Seven Gables, Salem — Fusion Fest at The Gables at 12:00pm - 5:00pm fusion fest
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, 5:30pm celebrate independence
Rockport Art Association & Museum, Rockport — Create Together at 1:00pm register here

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