Blink! - Summer - Faneuil Hall, Boston
Through Labor Day
FREE

Summer Blink! is a six-week, state-of-the-art, LED light and sound show featuring the song Dirty Water by The Standells. It uses over 350,000 LED lights to illuminate Boston's skyline.

Plays in the Park: Tall Tale of a Tall Ship - Georges Island, Boston Harbor
Fri 7/19
FREE (ferry additional)
Kids' theater performances on the stage in Fort Warren. All shows include audience participation! Today's performance: Tall Tale of a Tall Ship.

Wizard of Oz - North Shore Musical Theatre, Beverly
Tue-Sun through 8/4
Tickets $50-$65        

There truly is no place like home as the classic family musical lands on the stage of North Shore Music Theatre. Travel down the Yellow Brick Road and beyond with Dorothy, Toto and their friends the Cowardly Lion, Tin Man and Scarecrow in this lavish production, featuring magical special effects, dazzling choreography and the classic songs you love.

Festival Betances - Plaza Betances, Boston
Fri 7/19-Sun 7/21
FREE

The festival is three days of exciting music and dance performances, artisans, delicious traditional food and activities for the whole family that highlight the diversity of Latino culture.

Revere Beach Sand Sculpting Festival - Revere
Fri 7/19-Sun 7/21
FREE

The largest Sand Sculpting Festival on the East Coast welcomes world-renowned artists and over 500,000 spectators. New features includes an interactive Kid’s Zone and Learning Center and a beach-side food pavilion. The Revere Beach National Sand Sculpting festival is easily accessible via the Blue Line from Revere Beach Station.

Artbeat 2013 - Davis Square, Somerville
Fri 7/19-Sat 7/20
FREE (Suggested donation $3)

Artists and festival goers converge on Davis Square, transforming it into one of the area's largest and most innovative arts festivals. The festival includes two stages of music with over a dozen bands and dance troupes, plus kids’ sing-alongs and puppet storytelling.

Family Hour in the Open - Maudslay State Park, Newburyport
Sat 7/20
FREE

Bring the kids, the dog and a picnic blanket for a morning of storytelling, song, dance, theater, and other special activities.

Mural Madness - Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, Cambridge
Sat 6/20
Included with admission

Visitors can add authentic designs to the museum's floor and wall murals. Handle artifacts like those in the ancient images and guess which minerals create those brilliant colors. Stay 5 minutes or all afternoon.

Birds of Prey - EcoTarium, Worcester
Sun 7/21
$3 per person, plus EcoTarium admission; $2 for EcoTarium members

Learn about the several species of raptors that reside at the EcoTarium, including bald eagles, hawks and owls, in this live animal demonstration. Then get up close - and even touch - a living bird of prey.

Scott Jameson Presents: Magic! - Gore Place, Waltham
Sun 7/21
$10 adults, $8 ages 12 and under and members.        

Join magician and juggler Scott Jameson for an extraordinary performance that will have you laughing out loud and perched on the very edge of your seat as he plucks umbrellas from thin air, brings a drawing to life, spins and juggles basketballs, and takes the audience on a time-travel trip.

ARTfull Explorations - deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln
Sun 7/21
Free with admission        

Fill your summer weekends with art and family through group explorations of Sculpture Park installations, the Museum galleries, and engagements with materials and processes inspired by the themes and artists of the day. This week, explore the exhibition Tony Feher and gather inspiration to create a tape painting that studies color and light.