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Fun Free Activities for Kids in January 2024: Free Things To Do in Boston with Kids

The best things to do in Boston with kids in January 2024 are fun and free! Play outside photo courtesy of the Massachusetts Office of Tourism.
The best things to do in Boston with kids in January 2024 are fun and free! Play outside photo courtesy of the Massachusetts Office of Tourism.
12/29/23 - By N Ferreira

Free things to do in Boston this January will give your wallet a rest after a long December. Suit up in hats, scarves, and long underwear for First Day Hikes Cape Cod or a Free Entrance Day in the Naional Parks with the family. Plus, you can check out a Family Dance Party or pop over to the Boston Library in Charlestown for the free Evan Haller: Music Performance for Kids.

These are just a few of our favorite things to do in Boston this January—We’re adding more events to our Boston Events Calendar every day.

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Head to JP for free story time this January! Preschool Story Time: Let it Snow! Good Morning Snowplow cover illustration by Lou Fancher & Steve Johnson. Story by Deborah Bruss.
Head to JP for free story time this January! Preschool Story Time: Let it Snow! Good Morning Snowplow cover illustration by Lou Fancher & Steve Johnson. Story by Deborah Bruss.

Fun Free Activities To Do in Boston January 2024

First Day Hikes Cape Cod

West Barnstable — FREE
Monday, January 1, 2024
Start the New Year on the right foot (and then the left foot) with an easy hike at Pogorelc Sanctuary, behind Barnstable Land Trust’s Conservation Center. READ MORE

Family Dance Party

Boston—FREE
Tuesdays in January
Drop in and show off those moves at this weekly family dance party for little ones. READ MORE

Preschool Story Time: Let it Snow!

Jamaica Plain—FREE
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
At this story time kids will read about snowplows, trucks, and sleds - all the things that go in the snow.  READ MORE

Music and Movement

Boston—FREE
Fridays in January 2024
Pop into the Children's Room at the Copley Library for singing, music, stories and rhymes. READ MORE

Evan Haller: Music Performance for Kids

Charlestown—FREE
Fridays in January 2024
Join local children's musician Evan Haller of Music at the Blissful as he performs for little ones at the Charlestown Branch of the Boston Public Library . READ MORE

Reindeer Quest

Dover—FREE
Saturday & Sunday through January 14, 2024
Pull on the snow shoes, hiking boots, or cross country skis and get the family outside to celebrate the winter while looking for the elusive herd of wooden reindeer sculptures found throughout the reservation's trails. READ MORE

Story and Craft with Author Candelaria Norma Silva

Boston— FREE
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Candelaria Norma Silva will read her story What's the Baby's Name, Stacey?!, which features interactive call and response with the kids. After story time, kids can participate in a coloring craft, designing cakes with their own names.    READ MORE

Punk Rock Aerobics for Kidz

Boston— FREE
Saturday, January 13, 2024
Punk Rock Aerobics for Kidz is a fun way to get kids moving and celebrating the bodies they are in.  READ MORE

Free Entrance Days in the National Parks

Nationwide— FREE
Monday, January 15, 2024
On select days throughout the year, all national parks are open to the public with no admission fee. Veterans Day marks the last freebie for 2024.  READ MORE

Free MLK, Jr. Tribute Concert

Boston— FREE
Monday, January 15, 2024
This tribute to Dr. King will feature classical and spiritual pieces performed by young musicians from BYSO’s Intensive Community Program alongside distinguished leaders who will evoke the power and the promise of the civil rights hero through remarks, readings, and spoken word. READ MORE

MLK Day Open House at the MFA

Boston— FREE
Monday, January 15, 2024
The MFA once again opens their doors for the annual MLK Day Open House. This year, the MFA offers free admission—including access to “Fashioned by Sargent”—for Massachusetts residents. READ MORE

MLK National Day of Service

Nationwide— FREE
Monday, January 15, 2024
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day each year, all Americans are encouraged to step up to make communities more equitable and take action to create the Beloved Community of Dr. King’s dream. Examples include cleaning up a public space, mentoring a young person, or helping those who are food insecure. READ MORE

Indigenous Traditions & Lifeways of S. New England

Hyde Park— FREE
Thursday, January 18, 2024
Silvermoon LaRose of the Tomaquag Museum will offer a first-person perspective on the history, culture, and traditional arts of Southern New England Tribal Communities. Cultural belongings will illustrate the talk. READ MORE

Minecraft Roller Coaster Challenge

Dorchester— FREE
Thursday, January 18, 2024
Kids will embark on an exhilarating adventure where creativity meets science. In this challenge, teams will collaborate to design and build gravity-defying roller coasters, exploring the principles of physics in the Minecraft universe. READ MORE

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