April Vacation Week at the Boston Nature Center
Boston Nature Center - 8:30 AM
Boston Nature Center - 8:30 AM
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Roger Williams Zoo - 10:00 AM
Roger Williams Zoo - 10:00 AM
Mediterranean Marketplaces: Connecting the Ancient World
Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East - 11:00 AM
Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East - 11:00 AM
Dragons and Mythical Creatures
Roger Williams Zoo - 10:00 AM
Roger Williams Zoo - 10:00 AM
Mediterranean Marketplaces: Connecting the Ancient World
Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East - 11:00 AM
Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East - 11:00 AM
Dragons and Mythical Creatures
Roger Williams Zoo - 10:00 AM
Roger Williams Zoo - 10:00 AM
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Launch Entertainment Park
Launch Entertainment Park
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O-shogatsu! Japanese New Year Festival
Sun Jan 19, 2020
11:00am to 4:00pm ET
Age: All ages
Price: Free with Museum Admission
Gather to welcome 2020 in the Japanese Oshogatsu style by dancing with Taiko drumming beats, pounding Mochi sticky rice, parading with Shishi the lion, and relaxing with a Chado tea ceremony.
Try hands-on activities such as Koma spinning tops, Fuku-warai lucky laugh game, Origami (giant & wearable origami), Omikuji fortune telling, and more.
Boston Children’s Museum is home to the Japanese House (Kyo-no-Machiya), an authentic silk merchant’s house from Kyoto, Japan. The house will be decorated in New Year’s fashion for the event with many symbols of good luck.
** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.