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Things to do North of Boston October 13th – October 19th, 2023

Octoberfest North of Boston

Upcoming Events North of Boston

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

Daily 7am-7pm – FREE Corn Maze at McCues Garden Center, Woburn, Massachusetts

Friday, October 13th, 2023

Winterlights ticket sales for Trustees Members, Stevens-Cooidge House and Gardens, North Andover, Massachusetts

Haunted Maze, 9am-6pm, Mahoney’s, Winchester, Massachusetts

Fall themed Chunky Blanket Workshop in North Reading at Brissonte, 3-5pm, North Reading, Massachusetts

friday the 13th sugar skull mug painting!, 6-8pm, Tin Bucket, Reading, Massachusetts

Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth, 3-10pm, Salem, Massachusetts

Live Music on the Green, 5-6pm, 3rd Ave, Burlington, Massachusetts

Live Irish Music at Bunratty Tavern, Reading, Massachusetts

Hysteria! The Salem Haunted Magic Show, 6:30pm, 8:30pm & 11pm, Salem, Massachusetts

Saturday, October 14th, 2023

Haunted Maze, 9am-6pm, Mahoney’s, Winchester, Massachusetts

Krochmal Farms Annual Pumpkin Festival 2023, 10am-5pm, Tewksbury, Massachusetts

Trucktober, 11am, Burlington Town Common, Burlington, Massachusetts

Octoberfest at Old Schwamb Mill, 12-4pm, Arlington, Massachusetts

ART WORKSHOPS AT CHRISTINA CHANG’S STUDIO, 1-3pm, Medford, Massachusetts

Octoberfest, 3-7pm, Good Pickin’ Farm, Westford, Massachusetts

Trick or Treat Hayrides, 4pm-10pm, Marini Farm, Ipswich, Massachusetts

Fall Farm Days, 11am-3pm, Good Pickin’ Farm, Westford, Massachusetts

Hysteria! The Salem Haunted Magic Show, 1pm, 3:30pm, 6:30pm & 8:30pm, Salem, Massachusetts

Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth, 3-9pm, Salem, Massachusetts

Wakefield Farmer’s Market, 9-1pm, Wakefield, Massachusetts

Andover Farmer’s Market, 9-1pm, Andover, Massachusetts

Winchester Farmer’s Market, 9:30-1:30pm Winchester, Massachusetts

Live Music on the Green, 5-6pm, 3rd Ave, Burlington, Massachusetts

One HOT Night Out At The Village Studio – Wood Scorching Workshop, 6:30pm-9pm, North Andover, Massachusetts

All That Jazz, 7:30pm, Lexington Symphony, Lexington, Massachusetts

Loreena McKennitt – Live Music, 8pm, Chevalier Theater, Medford, Massachusetts

Live Irish Music at Bunratty Tavern, Reading, Massachusetts

Sunday, October 15th, 2023

Castle Hill Vintage Car Climb, 9-4pm, Crane Estate, Ipswich, Massachusetts

Haunted Maze, 9am-6pm, Mahoney’s, Winchester, Massachusetts

Krochmal Farms Annual Pumpkin Festival 2023, 10am-5pm, Tewksbury, Massachusetts

Woburn Host Lions 12th Annual Monster Dash, 11:30am-3pm, Woburn, Massachusetts

Trick or Treat Hayrides, 4pm-10pm, Marini Farm, Ipswich, Massachusetts

Walk for Kindness, 11am-1pm, Ipswich River Park, North Reading, Massachusetts

Friends of the Fells 30th Anniversary Celebration, 11-3pm, Stoneham, Massachusetts

Fall Farm Days, 11am-3pm, Good Pickin’ Farm, Westford, Massachusetts

2023 Fall Harvest Fest, 12-4pm, Wright-Locke Farm, Winchester, Massachusetts

Hysteria! The Salem Haunted Magic Show, 1pm, 3:30pm, & 6:30pm, Salem, Massachusetts

Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth, 3-9pm, Salem, Massachusetts

Monday, October 16th, 2023

Novel Ideas Book Club, 7-8pm, Woburn Public Library, Woburn, Massachusetts
More Woburn Public Library events HERE!

Tuesday, October 17th, 2023

Paint Nite, 7pm, Lord Hobo Brewing, Woburn, Massachusetts

Wednesday, October 18th, 2023

Story & Movement time with Daisy! Whitelam Books, Wednesdays at 10:30am, Reading, Massachusetts

Registration begins for Oct 26th class – Baby Infant Massage Group with Early Intervention, 10-11am Woburn Public Library, Woburn, Massachusetts

Thursday, October 19th, 2023

Bead Bar Bracelet Workshop, 6:30pm, The Village Studio, North Andover, Massachusetts

Theater – Upcoming Shows!

October 6 – October 22, 2023

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, Quannapowitt Players, Reading, Massachusetts

October 20 – November 5, 2023

We had a Girl Before You, Greater Boston Stage Company, Stoneham, Massachusetts

November 28 – December 3, 2023

Chicago, Emerson Colonial Theater, Boston, Massachusetts

December 8 – December 23, 2023

ALL IS CALM: The Christmas Truce of 1914, Greater Boston Stage Company, Stoneham, Massachusetts

Farmer’s Markets

Tuesdays, May 30-October 31st, 2023

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

Saturdays June 10-October 28, 2023

Winchester Farmer’s Market, 9:30-1:30pm Winchester, Massachusetts

Saturdays June 17-October 14, 2023

Andover Farmer’s Market, 9-1pm, Andover, Massachusetts

Saturdays June 17-October 29, 2023

Wakefield Farmer’s Market, 9-1pm, Wakefield, Massachusetts

Art Classes

Arts Arlington, Arlington, Massachusetts

Munroe Center for the Arts, Lexington, Massachusetts

Julie’s Art School, North Andover, 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

Book Clubs

Story & Movement time with Daisy! Whitelam Books, Wednesdays at 10:30am, Reading, Massachusetts

First Thursday of every month

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

Second Thursday of every month

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

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

Friday, October 20, 2023

Live Music – An evening with Chris Smither, 8pm, Marblehead, Massachusetts

Tuesday, October 24th, 2023

Hobos and Hot Rods Car Social, 4-9pm, Lord Hobo, Woburn, Massachusetts

Wednesday, October 25th, 2023

Mac and Cheese Bowl! A fun family event!, 5-7pm, Woburn Chamber of Commerce, Woburn, Massachusetts

Thursday, October 26th, 2023

Paint Your Own Piece: Furniture 101, 10am-4pm, Brissonte, North Reading, Massachusetts

Baby Infant Massage Group with Early Intervention, 10-11am Woburn Public Library, Woburn, Massachusetts

Sunday, October 29th, 2023

Woburn Host Lions 69th Annual  Halloween Parade, Woburn, Massachusetts

Saturday, November 4th, 2023

Tuscan Chicken Meatballs, 1-2pm, Online cooking class with Debbie Brosnan, Personal Chef from Arlington, Massachusetts

ART WORKSHOPS AT CHRISTINA CHANG’S STUDIO, 1-3pm, Medford, Massachusetts

Thursday, November 16th, 2023

Paint Your Own Piece: Furniture 101, 10am-4pm, Brissonte, North Reading, Massachusetts

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