Weekend Roundup

Happy Friday everyone, I hope you're enjoying a great week! I'm super excited about this weekend; we have some fun social events on tap, my Girls on the Run team has its season-ending 5K, and the girls and I will be working on some of these easy DIY food gift projects! We'll also likely pop in to at least one of the events on this epic 42-event Weekend Roundup. Enjoy, and I'd love it if you could share the roundup with your friends!

1. Ben Rudnick and Friend’s holiday extravaganza. (Arlington)

2. Explore the deep sea at this family day. (Boston)

3. Greenovate Boston’s used toy collection. (Boston)

4. Breakfast with Santa and the animals.  (Boston)

5. Another opportunity for breakfast with Santa. (Boston)

6. Boston Children’s Theater presents The Velveteen Rabbit. (Boston)

7. Santa ditches his sleigh and arrives to this party by helicopter. (Boston)

8. Holiday story hours, musical performances and a FREE kids concert. (Boston)

9. FREE kids concert with Little Groove. (Boston)

10. A family Chanukah celebration. (Boston)

11. Holiday lights trolley tour and sing along. (Boston)

12. Downtown Boston’s holiday market. (Boston) 

13. Stories Alive interactive reading of Rudolph. (Boston)

14. Home for Little Wanderers toy and book drive. (Boston)

15. Holiday music at Faneuil Hall. (Boston)

16. Join magician and juggler Scott Jameson for an extraordinary morning. (Brookline)

17. The Velveteen Rabbit puppet show. (Brookline)

18. Your opportunity to buy handmade at this artist marketplace. (Brookline)

19. The Christmas Revels; celebrating the Winter Solstice. (Cambridge)

20. Festival of native arts and culture. (Cambridge)

21. It’s opening day for the ice rink at the Charles Hotel. (Cambridge)

22. Hop aboard the Polar Express or check out the Festival of Lights. (Carver)

23. The Concord Band holiday pops concert. (Concert)

24. Winter solstice lantern walk. (Ipswich)

25. A festival of trees. (Marlborough)

26. The Whaling Museum turns into a festive winter wonderland. (Nantucket)

27. Stroll on inn to Nantucket. (Nantucket)

28. A Christmas breakfast or brunch with your best girl. (North Andover)

29. Santa’s workshop is open for business. (North Andover)

30. Holiday tea with Mrs. Claus. (North Andover)

31. The Chandler Travis Philharmonic Christmas Cavalcade benefit. (Orleans)

32. Christmas in Rockport. (Rockport)

33. A nature hike with Santa! (Sheffield) 

34. FREE showing of Home Alone. (Somerville)

35. Holiday hot chocolate with the reindeer (and early entry to ZooLights). (Stoneham)

36. Photos with Santa. (Stoneham)

37. A good old-fashioned brunch with Santa. (Sturbridge)

38. Escape the frenzy of a modern Christmas and celebrate by candlelight. (Sturbridge)

39. Final weekend of Reagle Music Theatre’s ChristmasTime. (Waltham)

40. Have tea with Santa. (Waltham)

41. Cookie decorating at Panera Bread. (Various locations)

42. Christmas is everyone on The Cape. (Various locations)

Image credit: Panera Bread