Things to do North of Boston October 7th – October 13th, 2022

Friday, October 7th, 2022

Scary Scary Paint Night!, 6:00- 8:00 pm, North Andover, Massachusetts

Parent & Me Owl Painting, 6:00- 7:30 pm, Woburn, Massachusetts

Night Watch, Quannapowitt Players, 8:00-10:00 pm, Reading, Massachusetts

Pumpkin String Art Class, 7:00- 9:00 pm, Burlington, Massachusetts

Saturday, October 8th, 2022

Wakefield Town Day on the Common, 1:00- 4:00 pm, Wakefield, Massachusetts

Lexington Discovery Day, 10:00 am- 3:00 pm, Lexington, Massachusetts

Squeezebox Stompers Live at the Linden Tree Coffeehouse, 7:30- 10:00 pm, Wakefield, Massachusetts

Faith & Blue Trunk or Treat, 10:00 am- 12:00 pm, Arlington, Massachusetts

Ballroom & Latin Kadanse Party, 7:00 pm- 10:30 pm, Woburn, Massachusetts

Sunday, October 9th, 2022

3rd Oktoberfest Craft Fair, 11:00 am- 3:00 pm, Medford, Massachusetts

Wine Your Way Out, Wine Tasting Event at Marini Farm, 7:00- 10:00 pm, Ipswich, Massachusetts

MDSC Buddy Walk for Down Syndrome, 11:30 am- 3:00 pm, Wakefield, Massachusetts

Monday, October 10th, 2022

Roblox/Minecraft Columbus Day Camp for Kids, 9:00 am- 12:00 pm or 1:00- 4:00 pm, Reading, Massachusetts 

Halloween Hair Bow Class, 10:30- 11:30 am, Burlington, Massachusetts

Tuesday, October 11th, 2022

Spooky Halloween Card Making Class, 3:30- 5:00 pm, Burlington, Massachusetts

Fall Door Hanger Workshop, 7:00- 9:00 pm, Burlington, Massachusetts

Wednesday, October 12th, 2022

“Live Healthier! Live Happier! Live with Purpose!” Lecture, 7:30- 9:00 pm, Wakefield, Massachusetts

Thursday, October 13th, 2022

Michele, Pat, & Joe Acoustic Trio, 5:00- 8:00 pm, Burlington, Massachusetts

The Winterlights Trustees Member Pre-Sale, North Andover, Massachusetts

Pumpkin Festival

Annual Pumpkin Festival 2022, September 24-October 30th, Saturdays and Sundays from 10 AM – 5 PM, Columbus Day 10 AM – 5 PM, Tewksbury, Massachusetts

Apple & Pumpkin Picking

Barker’s Farm
1267 Osgood Street, North Andover, MA
(978) 683-0785
Hours: 9 am to 4 pm (Sundays – 9 am to 3 pm)

Belmont Acres Farm
34 Glenn Road, Belmont, MA
Hours: Saturdays 2 to 5 pm 

Boston Hill Farm
1370 Turnpike Street, North Andover, MA
(978) 681-8556
Hours: 9 am to 5 pm

Brooksby Farm
54 Felton St. Peabody, MA
(978) 531-7456
Hours: 9 am to 4 pm (closed Mondays)

Calareso’s Farmstand
100 Main Street, Reading, MA
(781) 944-6010
Hours: 8 am to 7 pm (Sundays – 9 am to 6:30 pm)

Cider Hill Farm
45 Fern Avenue, Amesbury, MA
(978) 388-5525
Hours: 8 am to 5pm
Purchase advance tickets here.

Drew Farm
31 Tadmuck Road, Westford, MA
(978) 807-0719
Hours: Daily 9am-5pm

Farmer Dave’s
437 Parker Road, Dracut, MA
(978) 349-1952
Hours: Picking on Friday, Saturday and Sunday – 9am to 5pm

Grigg’s Farm
599 Boston Road, Billerica, MA
(978) 667-9111
Hours: 9 am to 6 pm

Ingaldsby Farm
14 Washington Street, West Boxford, MA
(978) 352-2813
Hours: 9 am to 5 pm (closed Mondays & Tuesdays)

Parlee Farm
95 Farwell Road, Tyngsboro, MA
(978) 649-3854
Hours: Tuesday – Sunday, Labor Day & Columbus Day:  10am – 5pm
Closed on Mondays (except Federal Holidays), and Tuesday 9/6 & Tuesday 10/11

Russell Orchards
143 Argilla Rd. Ipswich, MA
(978) 356-5366
Hours: 9 am to 5 pm (closed Mondays)

Shelburn Farm
106 West Acton Road
Stow, MA
978-897-9287
Open 7 days a week

Smolak Farms
315 South Bradford Street North Andover, MA
(978) 682-6332
Hours: 8 am to 5 pm

Verrill Farms
11 Wheeler Road, Concord, MA
(978) 369-4494
Hours: 8 am to 7 pm

Arts

October 5th- 10th, 2022

2022 Lonely Seal Film, Screenplay, & Music Festival, Arlington, Massachusetts

Through October 17th, 2022

4^th Annual Downtown Reading Art Walk, 9:00 am-9:00 pm, Reading, Massachusetts

Weekly Classes

Kids Test Kitchen- Fall Session, Begins October 1st, 11:00 am-12:00 pm, Woburn, Massachusetts

Tuesday Music Therapy Club for Kids, 4:00- 4:45 pm, Wakefield, Massachusetts

Book Clubs

Third Saturday of every month

Woburn Walkabout Book Club at Horn Pond, 9:30- 10:30 am, Woburn, Massachusetts

Third Thursday of every month

Book Club at Brissonte’, 6:00 pm- 7:00 pm, North Reading, Massachusetts

First Thursday of every month

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

Wednesdays through December 28th, 2022

Storytime with Daisy, 10:30-11am, Whitelam Books, Reading, MA

Fitness and Health

Signature Fall Mind-Body Reset with Kristen Reed starts September 19, 2022 – Virtual

Ice Skating Lessons, September 23rd- November 18th, 2022- 5:00- 6:00 pm, Woburn, Massachusetts

Farmers Markets

Arlington Farmer’s Market – Wednesdays, 2:00 pm-6:30pm, June to October, Arlington, Massachusetts

Winchester Farmer’s Market – Saturdays through October 29th, 9:30am-1:30pm, Winchester, MA

Medford Farmer’s Market – Thursdays, 3:00 -7:00 pm, June 9-October 13th Medford, Massachusetts

Maxwell’s Winter Farmers Market– Saturdays, 10:00 am- 1:00 pm, opening day November 5th, Chelmsford, Massachusetts

Theater – Upcoming Shows!

October 7th-October 22nd, 2022

Night Watch, Quannapowitt Players, Reading, Massachusetts

October 14th, 2022

The Italian Chicks at the Regent Theatre, 8:00- 10:00 pm, Arlington, Massachusetts

September 30th- October 23rd, 2022

The Thin Place at the Gloucester Stage Company, Gloucester, Massachusetts

October 21st- November 6th, 2022

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow at the Greater Boston Stage Company, Stoneham, Massachusetts

November 25th- December 23rd, 2022

Little Women: The Broadway Musical at the Greater Boston Stage Company, Stoneham, Massachusetts,