Happy Friday everyone, I hope you're having a wonderful vacation week! We didn't travel but the week has completely zipped by; if you're looking for things to do today, refer to the April vacation mega-roundup! And there's plenty on tap for this weekend. Enjoy this roundup of 26 events, lovingly curated for your consideration! And please be sure to check out this simple (and laugh inducing!) way to help lift kids out of poverty, here at home and abroad.

1. Meet Kodiak the Bernese Mountain Dog and his therapy dog friends. (Acton)

2. JCA Orchestra with special guests Strings Theory Trio. (Allston)

3. Birth stories take center stage at this slam. (Allston)

4. Spring art is in bloom at the MFA. (Boston)

5. Children’s adaptation of The Diary of Anne Frank. (Boston)

6. Boston’s Urbanity Dance showcase. (Boston)

7. Get out the hammer and nails for Construction Workshop. (Boston)

8. Especially for Me FREE evening at the museum for families with children on the autism spectrum. (Boston)

9. Planting trees in the unique urban wild. (Boston)

10. A free Fenway open house. (Boston) 

11. Everybody Love Pirates! (Brookline)

12. Family day at Holly Hill Farm. (Cohasset)

13. Framingham Earth Day Festival. (Framingham)

14. Vernal pools are totally cool. (Framingham)

15. Earth Day coastal clean up. (Manchester)

16. Get outside and stare at the stars. (Marshfield)

17. The Nantucket Daffodil Festival is in full bloom. (Nantucket)

18. A children’s opera version of Hansel and Gretel. (Newton)

19. What could a tree tell us if it could talk? (Salem)

20. It’s princess and frog day at the museum. (Stoneham)

21. Kayaks and canoes have the run of the Charles. (Various locations)

22. Work for wildlife at this statewide volunteer day. (Various locations)

23. It’s healthy kids day at the YMCA. (Various locations)

24. The 28th annual Gore Place sheepshearing festival. (Waltham)

25. This family day will teach you how text and image interact. (Wellesley)

26. Vegetarians unite at the New England Veg Fest. (Worcester)

Image credit: Daffodil Festival