Things to do North of Boston September 27th – October 3rd, 2024

Here are our favorite things to do North of Boston this upcoming week:

Scroll down for links to local theater, public library and recreation department calendars! There is always something fun to do in our local communities.

FILMS – Manhattan Short Film Festival, September 26-October 6, 2024, Regent Theatre, Arlington, Massachusetts

September 27-29

DANCE – French Connection w/ the Zzaoui’s – Dance Workshops, Intensives and Dances, Wakefield, Massachusetts

HAPPENING THIS WEEK – 

Friday, September 27th, 2024

LIVE music for the family – Jammin’ with You! 9:30-10am, 3rd Ave, Burlington, Massachusetts

LIVE music – Sam Crawford, 6-9pm, Goodnight Johnny’s Music Bar, Burlington, Massachusetts

Pasta with Chef Joe Gatto, 6:30-8:30pm, Melrose, Massachusetts

Karaoke Night at Medford Brewing Co., 7pm, Medford, Massachusetts

Woburn/Stoneham Elks- Chuckle for Charity, Doors 6:30pm, Event 7:30pm, Woburn, Massachusetts

LIVE music – Tommy & Timmy, Bunratty Tavern, Reading, Massachusetts

Saturday, September 28th, 2024

Pirate Fall Festival Weekend, Smolak Farms, North Andover, Massachusetts

Best Fitness Open House, 7am, Woburn, Massachusetts

Wakefield Farmers 9am-1pm, Wakefield, Massachusetts

Classic Car Show, 10am-2pm, Woburn, Massachusetts

Sunflower Watercolor Painting Class, 10:30am-12pm, Wakefield, Massachusetts

Resin Sea Glass Frame Workshop, 1pm, The Gallery at The Greater Boston Stage Company, Stoneham, Massachusetts

Traditional Irish Seisiun, 1-4pm, Bunratty Tavern, Reading, Massachusetts

Lexington Porchfest, 1-5pm, Lexington, Massachusetts

Winterizing Your Roses at Mahoney’s Winchester, 2-3pm, Winchester, Massachusetts

The Great Northeast Jug Band Festival, 2-6pm, Arlington, Massachusetts

Lexington Farmer’ Market, 2-6:30pm, Lexington, Massachusetts

LIVE Music – On Two, 6-9pm, Goodnight Johnny’s Music Bar, Burlington, Massachusetts

Vive La France, Lexington Symphony, 7:30-9:30pm, Lexington, Massachusetts

Sunday, September 29th, 2024

LIVE music and Brunch – Joe Brogan Jazz Trio, 10am-2pm, Goodnight Johnny’s Music Bar, Burlington, Massachusetts

Wilmington Farmers’ Market, 10am-1pm, Wilmington, Massachusetts

Kids Painting On The Green at 3rd Ave, 10-11am, Burlington, Massachusetts

vintage christmas tree painting at tin bucket, 1-3pm, Reading, Massachusetts

LIVE music – Boxty, Bunratty Tavern, Reading, Massachusetts

Monday, September 30th, 2024

Billerica Community Farmers’ Market, 3-7pm, Billerica, Massachusetts

Tuesday, October 1st, 2024

Whitelam Drop-in Knitting Circle, 10:30am, Reading, Massachusetts

Lexington Farmer’s Market, 2-6:30pm, Lexington, Massachusetts

Karaoke, 6-9pm, Bunratty Tavern, Reading, Massachusetts

Wednesday, October 2nd, 2024

Arlington Farmers’ Market, 2-6:30pm, Arlington, Massachusetts

Thursday, October 3rd, 2024

Medford Farmer’s Market, 3-7pm, Medford, Massachusetts

tarot card readings at the sweetbay shop, 5:30-7:30pm, Wakefield, Massachusetts

Beer Garden Pop-up at Wilson Farm, 5-8pm, Lexington, Massachusetts

Farmers Markets

Through October 29, 2024

Lexington Farmer’s Market, 2-6:30pm, Lexington, Massachusetts

Saturdays June 15-October 26, 2022

Wakefield Farmer’s Market, Wakefield, Massachusetts

Thursdays, June 6-October 17

Medford Farmers’ Market, Medford, Massachusetts

Thursdays, June 6-September 26

Stoneham Farmers’ Market, Stoneham, Massachusetts

Thursdays, June 6-October 17

Medford Farmer’s Market, Medford, Massachusetts

Sundays June 9-October 6

Wilmington Farmers’ Market, Wilmington, Massachusetts

Wednesdays, June 12-October 30

Arlington Farmers’ Market, Arlington, Massachusetts

Second Saturday of June last Saturday of October

Winchester Farmers’ Market, Winchester, Massachusetts

Book Clubs

Thursday Book Clubs at Whitelam Books

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club at Whitelam Books, 7:00- 8:00 pm, Reading, Massachusetts

Non-Fiction Book Club with Nina at Whitelam Books, Reading, Massachusetts

Fiction Book Club with Jeanne

Friday after every Third Tuesday of every Month

Studio 64 Book Club, Reading Public Library, Reading, Massachusetts

Art Classes

Arts Arlington, Arlington, Massachusetts

Munroe Center for the Arts, Lexington, Massachusetts

Music Classes and Lessons

Group Piano Classes for Kids, Wednesdays 1:30 pm & 2:30 pm, Arlington, Massachusetts

Second Monday of Each Month for adults

Guitar League, 7:30pm, Wakefield, Massachusetts

Music Lessons

Stage Music Center, Winchester and Acton, Massachusetts

National Music Inc, Woburn, Massachusetts

Fitness and Health

Nursing Your Way to Wellness

Public Library Calendars

Woburn Public Library Calendar

Burlington Public Library Calendar

Arlington Public Library Calendar

Reading Public Library Calendar

Wakefield Public Library Calendar

Tewksbury Public Library Calendar

Winchester Public Library Calendar

Lexington Public Library Calendar

Town Recreation Departments

Woburn Recreation, 10 Common Street, Woburn, Massachusetts, 781-897-5805

Burlington Parks & Recreation, 61 Center Street, Burlington, Massachusetts, 781-270-1695

Reading Recreation Division, 16 Lowell Street, Reading, Massachusetts, 781-942-9075

Wakefield Recreation, Americal Civic Center, 467 Main Street, Wakefield, Massachusetts, 781-246-6389

Stoneham Recreation Department, 35 Central Street, Stoneham, Massachusetts, 781-279-2609

Lexington Recreation & Community Programs, 39 Marrett Road, Lexington, Massachusetts, 781-698-4800

Winchester Recreation Department, 263 Main Street, Winchester, Massachusetts, 781-721-7125

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Jodi Crowley

I’m Jodi Crowley, lifestyle blogger and Realtor at Lamacchia Realty. I live and work North of Boston and love everything this beautiful area has to offer. If you live North of Boston or are thinking about moving here, you have come to the right place! Stay up to date with North of Boston Events, Restaurants, Outdoors, Real Estate and more!