Spring Break Ideas Guide for Boston Kids and Families

Whether you spend your Spring Break and spring weekends traveling or on an awesome staycation, the city is bursting with fun activities—plus day trips to see beautiful blooming buds and to nearby farms for fruit picking.

Try all of the amazing Boston-area activities we've compiled here in our Spring Break Ideas Guide.

 

 

 

Nantucket's Daffodil Festival is one of many spring celebrations around Massachusetts.

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Play a game of Jenga or cornhole before dinner at The Bowery Bar. Photo courtesy of The Bowery Bar
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