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WEEK OF JUNE 29 - JULY 05, 2026

From Tween and Teen Reptile Painting at Institution Passes - LibCal - Merrimack Public Library to Summer Program Week 1: Red, White, & Blue at Taste Buds Kitchen and Members Party at Custom House Maritime Museum.

MONDAY - 6/29

Crane Beach (Trustees), Ipswich
  • - name: CraneExplorer: Family Full Moon Hike in the Dunes — TBA family hike
  • - name: CraneOutdoors: Dunes by the Light of the Full Moon — TBA explore dunes
Institution Passes - LibCal - Merrimack Public Library, Merrimac
  • 10:30am — Dino Tea Party info
  • 12:30pm — LEGO C3 Brix for Kids info
List of Events - City of Newburyport, Newbury — TBA at - name: Beauport Landscape Design Tour learn more
Manchester-by-the-Sea Parks & Recreation, Manchester-by-the-Sea
  • 10:30am, 11:20am — Micro Athletics with Knucklebones (ages 3-5) - Micro Athletics micro athletics
  • 10:30am, 11:20am — Lil Ninja's with Knucklebones (ages 3-5) - Session 2: lil ninjas
  • 12:00pm, 3:00pm — Extended Day Program @ Playground - Extended Playground Week 1- 2026 explore playground
  • 12:00pm, 3:00pm — Extended Day Program @ Playground - Extended Playground Week 2- 2026 explore playground
  • 12:00pm, 3:00pm — Extended Day Program @ Playground - Extended Playground Week 3- 2026 explore playground
  • 12:00pm, 3:00pm — Extended Day Program @ Playground - Extended Playground Week 4- 2026 explore playground
  • 12:00pm, 3:00pm — Extended Day Program @ Playground - Extended Playground Week 5- 2026 explore playground
  • 9:00am, 2:30pm — Miss Nancy's Summer Fun 2026 summer fun
  • 9:30am, 10:20am — Lil Ninja's with Knucklebones (ages 3-5) - Session 1: lil ninjas
  • 9:30am, 10:20am — Intro to Gymnastics with Knucklebones (ages 3-5) - Intro to Gymnastics (ages 3-5) gymnastics
Newburyport Recreation & Youth Services, Newburyport
  • 10:45am — Clipper Track and Field - Clipper Track and Field Grades 6-8 track field
  • 12:15pm — Seacoast Technology (lego robotics, engineering, scratch coding and video game design!) - Lego Robotics Master (Summer) tech camp
  • 12:15pm — Seacoast Technology (lego robotics, engineering, scratch coding and video game design!) - Minecraft Coder (Summer) tech camp
  • 12:30pm — High Perception Hoops - High Perception Hoops Girls- Grades 3-8 Session 1 hoops girls
  • 8:00am — East Coast Soccer - East Coast Soccer Summer Session 1 soccer clinic
  • 8:00am — FLAG FOOTBALL flag football
  • 8:30am — Clipper Kids and Crew - Clipper Kids Session 1 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
  • 8:30am — High Perception Hoops - High Perception Hoops Boys- Grades 3-8 Session 1 hoops boys
  • 8:30am — SafetyTown - Safetytown Session 1 safety town
  • 9:00am — KidCreate Art Programs - Slime Week art program
  • 9:00am — Confetti Baking with Nadine! - Sweet and Savory Baking (Carnival Week) baking fun
  • 9:00am — Dodgeball - Dodgeball Session 1 dodgeball
  • 9:00am — Little Aces - Little Aces Session 1 little aces
  • 9:00am — Little Aces - Little Aces Session 2 little aces
  • 9:00am — Newburyport Tennis Club - Indoor Tennis Session 1 tennis club
  • 9:00am — Newburyport Tennis Club - Indoor Tennis Session 2 tennis club
  • 9:00am — Play and Create at the Bres - Play and Create Session 1 play create
  • 9:00am — Seacoast Technology (lego robotics, engineering, scratch coding and video game design!) - Lego Robotics and Engineering (Summer) tech camp
  • 9:00am — Seacoast Technology (lego robotics, engineering, scratch coding and video game design!) - Video Game Programmer (Summer) tech camp
  • 9:00am — Sports and Rec - Sports and Rec Session 1 sports rec
  • 9:00am — Sports and Rec - Sports and Rec Session 2 sports rec
  • 9:00am — Clipper Track and Field - Clipper Track and Field Grades 3-5 track field
  • 9:00am — Wrestling - Wrestling Intro wrestling intro
  • 9:30am — Parkour - Summer Beginner Parkour Session 1 parkour
North Shore Children's Museum, Peabody — Monday Morning Summer Fun! at 9:00am reserve tickets
Programs - West Newbury Learning Center, West Newbury
  • 9:00am — 2026 Summer Rec Program at Page School - Week 2 summer rec
  • 9:00am — Counselors In Training (Grades 8 & 9) Summer Rec - Week 2 Registration counselors in training
  • 9:00am — 2026 Summer Rec Program at Page School - Week 3 summer rec
  • 9:00am — Counselors In Training (Grades 8 & 9) Summer Rec - Week 3 Registration counselors in training
  • 9:00am — 2026 Summer Rec Program at Page School - Week 4 summer rec
  • 9:00am — Counselors In Training (Grades 8 & 9) Summer Rec - Week 4 Registration counselors in training
  • 9:00am — 2026 Summer Rec Program at Page School - Week 5 summer rec
  • 9:00am — Counselors In Training (Grades 8 & 9) Summer Rec - Week 5 Registration counselors in training
  • 9:00am — 2026 Summer Rec Program at Page School - Week 6 summer rec
  • 9:00am — Counselors In Training (Grades 8 & 9) Summer Rec - Week 6 Registration counselors in training
Salisbury Beach State Reservation, Salisbury — Polus Center: Blind in the Baystate new documentary film screening at 12:30pm film screening
Salisbury Parks, Recreation & Youth Empowerment, Salisbury
Taste Buds Kitchen, Beverly
  • 11:15am - 12:00pm — ThinkGives (EEC Group 3) think gives
  • 3:00pm - 5:00pm — Dance Programming EEC dance programming
  • 8:00am - 5:30pm — First Day of the Summer Program summer program
  • 8:00am - 5:30pm — Summer Program Week 1: Red, White, & Blue summer program
  • 8:00am - 5:30pm — Summer Program Week 2: Sports Week 🏀 sports week
Young Families Camp - The Rowe Center, Rockport

TUESDAY - 6/30

Cape Ann Museum, Gloucester — Art & Sensory: Children’s Art Making at 10:30am art making
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
List of Events - City of Newburyport, Newbury — TBA at - name: Behind Closed Doors at Castle Tucker learn more
Manchester-by-the-Sea Parks & Recreation, Manchester-by-the-Sea
  • 10:00am, 1:00pm — Summer Watercolor at Tuck's Point with Martha Parrish Chapman - Session 1: July 21 summer art
  • 10:00am, 1:00pm — Summer Watercolor at Tuck's Point with Martha Parrish Chapman - Session 2: July 28 summer art
Newburyport Recreation & Youth Services, Newburyport — Newburyport Youth Football - Newburyport Youth Football Summer Clinic Session 1 at 9:00am youth football
Salisbury Beach State Reservation, Salisbury — Lowell Association for the Blind: Hot Dog and Beans Day at 10:00am hot dog day
Taste Buds Kitchen, Beverly — Art Programming (EEC & Drop-In) at 1:00pm - 3:30pm art programming
Taste Buds Kitchen (Beverly), Beverly — Member Appreciation Night: Family + Dog Art Play at Drifting Studio at 4:00pm, 6:00pm join us

WEDNESDAY - 7/1

Institution Passes - LibCal - Merrimack Public Library, Merrimac
  • 10:30am — Mini Musicians Storytime Session 2 info
  • 12:00am — Magical Make Believe info
  • 4:00pm — Storytime at YMCA info
  • 5:00pm — K-3 Book Club info
  • 9:30am — Mini Musicians Storytime Session 1 info
Joppa Flats Education Center (Mass Audubon), Newburyport
List of Events - City of Newburyport, Newbury
  • - name: Aperture and Architecture: Open Photography at Gedney House — TBA learn more
  • - name: Evening at Gropius House — TBA learn more
  • - name: Fireworks over Gloucester Harbor — TBA learn more
  • - name: Revolutionary Portsmouth Walking Tour — TBA learn more
Salisbury Beach State Reservation, Salisbury — July 8 adaptive canoeing & kayaking at DAR State Forest at 9:45am canoeing kayaking
Salisbury Parks, Recreation & Youth Empowerment, Salisbury — Family Connections Play Group at 9:30am, 11:00am family play group
Taste Buds Kitchen, Beverly

THURSDAY - 7/2

Children's Festival, Marblehead
  • 10:00am — 2026 Festival of Arts Scavenger Hunt - Claim your Prize! join the hunt
  • 10:00am — Youth & Student Art Exhibit see art
Crane Beach (Trustees), Ipswich — TBA at - name: CraneOutdoors: Sunset Kayak in the Crane Wildlife Refuge sunset kayak
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
Merrimac Community Events, Merrimac
Museum of Old Newbury, Newburyport — Ramble Through the Revolution: Old Hill Burying Ground at 10:00am explore history
Programs - West Newbury Learning Center, West Newbury — Summer Music Series at 3:00pm summer music
Salisbury Beach State Reservation, Salisbury
  • 10:00am — Lowell Association for the Blind: Twenty Questions twenty questions
  • 10:00am, 1:00pm — July 9 adaptive kayaking at Whitehall State Park kayaking

FRIDAY - 7/3

Bradley Palmer State Park, Topsfield — July 10 adaptive recreational swimming at Bennett Field Pool at 9:00am, 10:00am swim fun
Create and Play Kids- Indoor Playspace in Beverly MA, Beverly — TBA at - name: ADOPT A MONSTER TRUCK Sensory Kit Event adopt a monster
Events - Kids At Play Learning Center, Danvers — End of Summer Party at 4:00pm - 5:00pm end summer party
Institution Passes - LibCal - Merrimack Public Library, Merrimac
  • 10:30am — Shake Up Your Storytime info
  • 5:30pm — Revolutionary Nerf Wars for Tweens info
Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Topsfield — Family Paddle at Dusk: River Mammals at 5:30pm learn more
List of Events - City of Newburyport, Newbury — TBA at - name: Casey Farm Market learn more
Merrimac Community Events, Merrimac — Tom Knight at 6:00pm tom knight
Museum of Old Newbury, Newburyport — Chasing Liberty: Black Newburyporters and Privateers in Highland Cemetery at 10:00am discover stories
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem — Cardboard Salem at 3:00pm, 4:30pm learn more
Salisbury Beach State Reservation, Salisbury
  • 10:00am — July 10 adaptive cycling on the Norwottuck Rail Trail cycling
  • 9:00am, 10:00am — July 10 adaptive recreational swimming at Bennett Field Pool swimming
Taste Buds Kitchen, Beverly

SATURDAY - 7/4

Crane Beach (Trustees), Ipswich — TBA at - name: CraneOutdoors: Kayak Historic Fox Creek kayak creek
Custom House Maritime Museum, Newburyport — Revolutionary Summer Saturdays at 9:30am join us
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 — Wings and Wanderers: Monarch Migration learn more
  • 1:00pm — 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
Manchester-by-the-Sea Parks & Recreation, Manchester-by-the-Sea
Museum of Old Newbury, Newburyport — Newburyport’s Revolution: From High Street to the Waterfront at 10:00am walk the revolution
Programs - West Newbury Learning Center, West Newbury
Rockport Art Association & Museum, Rockport — Create Together at 1:00pm, 3:00pm create together
Salisbury Beach State Reservation, Salisbury — July 11 adaptive kayaking at Charles River Reservation at 1:00pm kayaking

SUNDAY - 7/5

Crane Beach (Trustees), Ipswich
  • - name: CraneOutdoors: Choate Island Kayak and Hiking Adventure — TBA kayak hike
  • - name: CraneOutdoors: Kayak Adventure on the Castle Neck River — TBA kayak adventure
  • - name: CraneOutdoors: Sunset Hike to Cedar Point — TBA sunset hike
  • - name: CraneOutdoors: The Castle Hill Hike — TBA castle hill hike
Custom House Maritime Museum, Newburyport
Ipswich Museum, Ipswich
List of Events - City of Newburyport, Newbury
  • - name: Maine Moments – Large and Small: Plein Air Painters of Maine 2026 Art Show — TBA learn more
  • - name: Myth and Memory: Stories of the American Revolution Exhibition — TBA learn more
  • - name: Sundays in the Garden Concert Series: Harvey Reid — TBA learn more
Museum of Old Newbury, Newburyport — Newburyport 250 Declaration of Independence Day: The Die Is Cast at 1:45pm celebrate independence
Rockport Art Association & Museum, Rockport
  • - name: Summer At The Seashore - Week 1: Sea Creature Feature — TBA register
  • - name: Summer At The Seashore - Week 2: Color Color Everywhere — TBA register
  • - name: Summer At The Seashore - Week 3: Cape Views — TBA register
  • - name: Summer At The Seashore - Week 4: Portraits in Everything — TBA register
  • - name: Summer At The Seashore - Week 5: Nature Detectives — TBA register

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