Things to do North of Boston September 30th – October 6th, 2022

Friday, September 30th, 2022

Woburn Public Library Presents: Embrace your Tree Community, 1:30- 4:00 pm, Woburn, Massachusetts 

The Music Porch- Final Concert of the Season, 6:00- 8:00 pm, Reading, Massachusetts

Saturday, October 1st, 2022

Spanish Fun Storytelling & Craft, The Legend of the Inca Empire’s Origin, 1:30-2:30 pm, Woburn, Massachusetts

Writers Read (& Dance) with Emmi Fortin, 6:00-7:00 pm, lala Books, Lowell, Massachusetts

Artoberfest, 12:00- 6:00 pm, Salem, Massachusetts

Chelmsford Fiber Arts Festival: Stitch Craft, 10:00 am- 4:00 pm, Chelmsford, Massachusetts

Live Music at 3rd Ave, 5:00- 8:00 pm, Burlington, Massachusetts

The Great Northeast Jug Band Festival, 1:00- 5:00 pm, Arlington, Massachusetts

Oktoberfest at the Old Schwamb Mill, 12:00- 4:00 pm, Arlington, Massachusetts

8th Annual Tewksbury Fall Harvest Festival, Tewksbury, Massachusetts

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

Sunday, October 2nd, 2022

LexFarm Harvest Festival, 10:00 am- 1:00 pm, Lexington, Massachusetts

Free Family Movies: Hocus Pocus 2, 7:30- 9:30 pm, Salem, Massachusetts

Step Out for Hospice Walk/Run, 11:00 am- 3:00 pm, Woburn, Massachusetts

Reading Lions Club Scarecrow Contest, Kit Pickup, 11:00 am- 1:00 pm, Reading, Massachusetts

Monday, October 3rd, 2022

Nature Stories & Exploration, 3:30- 4:30 pm, Reading, Massachusetts

Tuesday, October 4th, 2022

Puppet Storytime with Leigh Baltzer, 3:30- 4:00 pm, Woburn, Massachusetts 

Wednesday, October 5th, 2022

Lakeside Inn Wednesday Night Karaoke, 7:00- 10:00 pm, Wakefield, Massachusetts

Thursday, October 6th, 2022

Adult Maker Space Craft Class, Squeegee Painting, 7:00- 8:30 pm, Woburn, 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 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)

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)

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

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

Arts

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, 2pm-6:30pm, June to October, Arlington, Massachusetts

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

Stoneham Farmer’s Market – Thursdays 2:30-6:30pm, June 2-September 22nd, Stoneham, Massachusetts

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

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