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Powisset Farm - 10:00 AM
Powisset Farm - 10:00 AM
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Hyde Park Branch Library - 10:30 AM
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Stone Zoo - 4:00 PM
Stone Zoo - 4:00 PM
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New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill - 4:00 PM
28th Annual Family Trees: A Celebration of Children’s Literature
Concord Museum - 10:00 AM
Concord Museum - 10:00 AM
Deck The Halls Holiday Celebration
Hammond Castle Museum - 10:00 AM
Hammond Castle Museum - 10:00 AM
ZooLights at Stone Zoo
Stone Zoo - 4:00 PM
Stone Zoo - 4:00 PM
Night Lights: Starry Skies at New England Botanic Garden
New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill - 4:00 PM
New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill - 4:00 PM
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Our Lady of La Salette National Shrine - 5:00 PM
Our Lady of La Salette National Shrine - 5:00 PM
28th Annual Family Trees: A Celebration of Children’s Literature
Concord Museum - 10:00 AM
Concord Museum - 10:00 AM
Festival of Trees
The Garden at Elm Bank - 10:00 AM
The Garden at Elm Bank - 10:00 AM
Army-Navy Game Week at the USS Constitution Museum
USS Constitution Museum - 10:00 AM
USS Constitution Museum - 10:00 AM
Winter Workshop: Snow Globes
Discovery Museums - 1:00 PM
Discovery Museums - 1:00 PM
ZooLights at Stone Zoo
Stone Zoo - 4:00 PM
Stone Zoo - 4:00 PM
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Cape Cod Central Railroad Depot - various times Pick
Cape Cod Central Railroad Depot - various times Pick
28th Annual Family Trees: A Celebration of Children’s Literature
Concord Museum - 10:00 AM
Concord Museum - 10:00 AM
Deck The Halls Holiday Celebration
Hammond Castle Museum - 10:00 AM
Hammond Castle Museum - 10:00 AM
Festival of Trees
The Garden at Elm Bank - 10:00 AM
The Garden at Elm Bank - 10:00 AM
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The Polar Express Train Ride Station - various times Pick
The Polar Express Train Ride Station - various times Pick
Polar Express Train Ride on Cape Cod Central Railroad
Cape Cod Central Railroad Depot - various times Pick
Cape Cod Central Railroad Depot - various times Pick
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Temple Israel - Natick - 9:30 AM
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The Polar Express Train Ride Station - various times Pick
The Polar Express Train Ride Station - various times Pick
Polar Express Train Ride on Cape Cod Central Railroad
Cape Cod Central Railroad Depot - various times Pick
Cape Cod Central Railroad Depot - various times Pick
The Polar Express Train Ride - Blackstone Valley
The Polar Express Train Ride Station - various times Pick
The Polar Express Train Ride Station - various times Pick
Polar Express Train Ride on Cape Cod Central Railroad
Cape Cod Central Railroad Depot - various times Pick
Cape Cod Central Railroad Depot - various times Pick

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Gloucester Schooner Festival

Thu Aug 31, 2023 - Sun Sep 3, 2023
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Repeating every days through September 3, 2023.
Various times
Age: All ages
Price: Free
The Gloucester Schooner Festival takes place in America's oldest seaport over Labor Day Weekend. Events include the annual Mayor's Cup Race, schooner tours, a concert, a boat parade of lights, and fireworks.
Local schooners engage in a friendly race on Thursday, kicking off a long weekend of festivities. Two dozen boats arrive on Friday as the city hosts a block party. Saturday features Maritime Heritage Day, full of family fun. The Parade of Sail takes place on Sunday morning, as the participating schooners make their way through the harbor and out past the breakwater, to the Mayor’s Race.
** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.