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WEEK OF JULY 06 - JULY 12, 2026

From Intro to Gymnastics with Knucklebones (ages 3-5) - Intro to Gymnastics (ages 3-5) at Manchester-by-the-Sea Parks & Recreation to Storytime at YMCA at Institution Passes - LibCal - Merrimack Public Library and Summer At The Seashore: Portraits in Everything at Rockport Art Association & Museum.

MONDAY - 7/6

Institution Passes - LibCal - Merrimack Public Library, Merrimac
  • 10:30am — Dino Tea Party info
  • 12:30pm — LEGO C3 Brix for Kids info
Manchester-by-the-Sea Parks & Recreation, Manchester-by-the-Sea
  • 10:30am — Micro Athletics with Knucklebones (ages 3-5) - Micro Athletics micro athletics
  • 10:30am — Lil Ninja's with Knucklebones (ages 3-5) - Session 2: lil ninja
  • 9:00am — Miss Nancy's Summer Fun 2026 summer fun
  • 9:30am — Lil Ninja's with Knucklebones (ages 3-5) - Session 1: lil ninja
  • 9:30am — Intro to Gymnastics with Knucklebones (ages 3-5) - Intro to Gymnastics (ages 3-5) intro gymnastics
North Shore Children's Museum, Peabody
  • - name: Kick Off The Summer With Aunty Goose — TBA join us
  • 9:00am — Monday Morning Summer Fun! reserve tickets
Nourse Farm, West Newbury
Programs - West Newbury Learning Center, West Newbury
  • 8:00am — Running Club Meeting. running club
  • 9:00am — 2026 Summer Rec Program at Page School - Week 3 summer rec
  • 9:00am — 2026 Summer Rec Program at Page School - Week 4 summer rec
  • 9:00am — 2026 Summer Rec Program at Page School - Week 5 summer rec
  • 9:00am — 2026 Summer Rec Program at Page School - Week 6 summer rec
Rockport Art Association & Museum, Rockport
  • 9:00am — Summer At The Seashore: Sea Creature Feature register now
  • 9:00am — Summer At The Seashore: Color Color Everywhere register now
  • 9:00am — Summer At The Seashore: Cape Views register now
  • 9:00am — Summer At The Seashore: Portraits in Everything register now
  • 9:00am — Summer At The Seashore: Nature Detectives register now
Salisbury Parks, Recreation & Youth Empowerment, Salisbury — Kids Summer Enrichment Program at 8:45am kids program
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 — Summer Program Week 2: Sports Week 🏀 sports week
  • 8:00am - 5:30pm — Summer Program Week 3: STEM Week 🔬 stem week
Young Families Camp - The Rowe Center, Rockport

TUESDAY - 7/7

Cape Ann Museum, Gloucester — Art & Sensory: Children’s Art Making at 10:30am make art
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
  • 3:00pm — Tween and Teen Reptile Painting info
  • 3:15pm — Dinosaur Excavation 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 — Summer Watercolor at Tuck's Point with Martha Parrish Chapman - Session 1: July 21 summer watercolor
  • 10:00am — Summer Watercolor at Tuck's Point with Martha Parrish Chapman - Session 2: July 28 summer watercolor
  • 10:00am — Summer Watercolor at Tuck's Point with Martha Parrish Chapman - Session 3: August 4 summer watercolor
Nourse Farm, West Newbury — Sundown & Slices – Weekly Sunset Tour & Tasting at 7:00pm sunset tour
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 in
Tinkerhaus, Newburyport

WEDNESDAY - 7/8

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
  • 4:00-5:30pm — Feed the Beach Creatures: Rocky Shore Inhabitants explore nature
  • 4:00pm-5:30pm — Feed the Beach Creatures: Sandy Beach Dwellers explore nature
List of Events - City of Newburyport, Newbury — TBA at - name: Aperture and Architecture: Open Photography at Gedney House learn more
Salisbury Parks, Recreation & Youth Empowerment, Salisbury — Family Connections Play Group at 9:30am family play
Taste Buds Kitchen, Beverly
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm — Dance Programming Drop-In dance programming
  • All Day — Six Flags Trip (all groups Excluding Job Ready) MOVED TO JULY 8TH six flags trip
Tinkerhaus, Newburyport
  • - name: 3D Printing 4-Week Bootcamp (Ages 10-14) — TBA 3d printing bootcamp
  • - name: 3D Printing Exploration for Kids: Design, Build & Create (Ages 10+) — TBA 3d printing kids

THURSDAY - 7/9

Beverly Public Library, Beverly — Big Machines Touch a Truck Event at 10:00am touch a truck
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
  • 6:00pm — Closing Concert with Sammie Haynes info
List of Events - City of Newburyport, Newbury
  • - name: Finding Your Story: Photography — TBA learn more
  • - name: Movies at the Mansion: Finding Nemo (G) — TBA learn more
Merrimac Community Events, Merrimac
  • 6:00pm — Thursday Night Live - The Band from U.N.C.L.E. live music
  • 6:00pm — Thursday Night Live - Rich Smiddy classic oldies
  • 6:00pm — Thursday Night Live - Lexi James country artist
  • 6:00pm — Thursday Night Live - River Road Band hit country
  • 6:00pm — Thursday Night Live - The Reminisants oldies music
  • 6:00pm — Thursday Night Live - Sammie Haynes (Children's Concert) childrens music
Museum of Old Newbury, Newburyport
  • 10:00am, 11:30am — Down-along & The Ridge: High Street Tales Walking Tour hear the tales
  • 10:00am, 11:30am — Ablaze! A Fiery Walking History of Newburyport's Famous Conflagrations history of fires
  • 10:00am, 11:30am — Oak Hill Cemetery: Artists, Painters, and Ancient Trees art and trees
Nourse Farm, West Newbury
  • 2:00pm, 6:00pm — CSA Pickup Day csa pickup
  • 2:30pm — Nourse Farm @ Westborough Farmers Market farmers market
Programs - West Newbury Learning Center, West Newbury — Summer Music Series at 3:00pm summer music

FRIDAY - 7/10

Create and Play Kids- Indoor Playspace in Beverly MA, Beverly — TBA at - name: ADOPT A MONSTER TRUCK Sensory Kit Event sensory kit
Events - Kids At Play Learning Center, Danvers — End of Summer Party at 4:00pm - 5:00pm end of summer
Hammond Castle Museum, Gloucester — Falconry and the Medieval World: A Live Bird Presentation at 10:00am bird presentation
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 explore nature
List of Events - City of Newburyport, Newbury — TBA at - name: Landscape Tour at Hamilton House learn more
Museum of Old Newbury, Newburyport — Chasing Liberty: Black Newburyporters and Privateers in Highland Cemetery at 10:00am, 11:30am discover stories
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem — Cardboard Salem at 3:00pm, 4:30pm learn more
Programs - West Newbury Learning Center, West Newbury — River Rivals Baseball Tournament at 5:45pm baseball
Salisbury Parks, Recreation & Youth Empowerment, Salisbury — TBA at - name: Triton Vikings 12U Spring Season Family Celebration family celebration
Taste Buds Kitchen, Beverly
  • 1:00pm - 2:00pm — Smart Girls & Passport to Manhood (EEC Group 4) smart girls
  • 2:00pm - 3:00pm — Summer Program Week 2: Sports Week 🏀Awards sports week awards
Tinkerhaus, Newburyport

SATURDAY - 7/11

Custom House Maritime Museum, Newburyport — Revolutionary Summer Saturdays at 9:30am join us
Institution Passes - LibCal - Merrimack Public Library, Merrimac
  • 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 explore nature
  • 1:00pm — In Search of Turtles: A Summer Family Walk explore nature
  • 7:30pm — Go on a Firefly Safari: Decode the Light Show explore nature
  • 9:30am — Ipswich River Canoe Exploration explore nature
Joppa Flats Education Center (Mass Audubon), Newburyport
  • 8:30am-12:30pm — Go on a Family Whale Watch whale watch
  • 8:45-10:45am — On-the-River Cruise for Families river cruise
List of Events - City of Newburyport, Newbury
  • - name: 100 Years in 4 Objects: A Quick Tour of the Otis House — TBA learn more
  • - name: 250 at Old York: The Rising Tide of Revolution — TBA learn more
  • - name: Nooks and Crannies — TBA learn more
  • - name: Revolutionary Quincy Women — TBA learn more
Museum of Old Newbury, Newburyport
  • 10:00am, 11:00am — Newburyport’s Revolution: From High Street to the Waterfront walk the revolution
  • 10:00am, 11:30am — Building the Community: Meet the Men and Women Who Saved Newburyport meet the savers
  • 10:00am, 11:30am — Ramble Through the Revolution: Old Hill Burying Ground (Copy) meet heroes
Programs - West Newbury Learning Center, West Newbury
Rockport Art Association & Museum, Rockport — Create Together at 1:00pm register here

SUNDAY - 7/12

Custom House Maritime Museum, Newburyport
  • 2:00pm — Reading of the Declaration of Independence join us
  • 4:00pm — Music on the Promenade enjoy music
Ipswich Museum, Ipswich
Museum of Old Newbury, Newburyport — Newburyport 250 Declaration of Independence Day: The Die Is Cast at 1:45pm, 5:30pm celebrate independence
Nourse Farm, West Newbury
  • 10:00am — Assunta's Blueberry Pancake Breakfast & Farm Tour pancake tour
  • 2:00pm — Holding for Birthday Party birthday party

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