Thanksgiving Week + Weekend Roundup

Happy Monday -- I hope you had a great weekend, and welcome to the holiday week! To help you with your holiday week/weekend planning (and also because I'd like to spend most of the Thanksgiving holiday offline) today I'm doing a Weekly Blueprint/Weekend Roundup mashup via this roundup of curated events from today through Sunday the 30th. Enjoy (and don't forget to read these posts to help make Thanksgiving less stressful and more fun)!

November 24 - 30: The final few days for this rad pop up shop. (Boston)

November 26 + 28: The perfect day to make Thanksgiving crafts. (Easton)

November 27: Family gratitude Turkey Trot. (Dedham)

November 27 - January 4: The zoo comes alive with thousands of twinkling lights. (Stoneham)

November 28: UnShopping Day; an alternative to the mall madness. (Boston)

November 28: A country-style KidsJam hoedown. (Boston)

November 28: Half-price admission to the zoo! (Boston, Stoneham)

November 28: The final fall festival of the year. (Edgartown)

November 28: Giving thanks for nature and our senses. (Lincoln)

November 28 - 30: The weekend after Thanksgiving is Better Together with StoryWalk. (Acton)

November 28 - 30: Sing along with Mary Poppins. (Arlington)

November 28 - 30: The Yankee Peddlar puppet show. (Brookline)

November 28 - 30: Hop aboard the Polar Express. (Carver)

November 28 - December 31: The Nutcracker returns to Boston. (Boston)

November 28 - January 1: Nantucket Noel, the quintessential yuletide experience begins. (Nantucket)

November 29: It’s a family concert play date with Mr. G. (Boston)

November 29: DIY shrinky dinks. (Boston)

November 29: 150 tuba players will serenade you with holiday favorites. (Boston)

November 29: Get out your ugly sweaters and your running shoes. (Brockton)

November 29: How it all began; the original Muppet Movie. (Brookline)

November 29: Ramble across fields and glens at Fruitlands Museum. (Harvard)

November 29: City of lights holiday parade and celebration. (Lowell)

November 29: Story time with Dara Goldman, Boris and Stella. (Wellesley)

November 29 + 30: Lights, Santa and Newfies pulling trees means Christmas on the farm. (North Andover)

November 30: The Children’s Opera performance of The Fantastic Mr. Fox. (Boston)

November 30: Luminaria night at ZooLights. (Stoneham)

November 30: Sunday brunch with Santa. (Sturbridge)

Image credit: Drumlin Farm