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See some amazing sights and enjoy summer fun with the top things to do in Boston July 2025! International Sand Sculpting Festival photo courtesy of the Revere Beach Partnership. © 2024. All rights reserved.
See some amazing sights and enjoy summer fun with the top things to do in Boston July 2025! International Sand Sculpting Festival photo courtesy of the Revere Beach Partnership. © 2024. All rights reserved.
6/29/25 - By N Ferreira

July 2025 is bursting with festivals, fireworks, and family fun all across Boston! Kick things off with star-spangled celebrations like Boston Harborfest and the iconic Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular. Need the perfect spot to watch the show? Check out our ultimate guide to Where To See 4th of July Fireworks in Boston 2025. Then keep the good times rolling with can't-miss events like Artbeat 2025, Do Good Fest 2025, and the jaw-dropping Revere Beach Sand Sculpting Festival. Summer’s in full swing—and we’ve rounded up the best ways to soak it all in with the kids!

Need more ideas for family activities this summer?  See our guide to Boston's Free Concerts and Outdoor Music Festivals for Families Summer 2025. Take the kids for a spin on the rides at one of the Best New England Theme Parks that Are Great for Families. For a full list of ideas to pack this season with fun, check out our Boston Kids Summer Guide. We are always adding new events to our calendar, so be sure to check back and see what's new!

 

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The streets of Lowell host the regions biggest folk festival in July 2025. Lowell Folk Festival photo courtesy of the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism
The streets of Lowell host the regions biggest folk festival in July 2025. Lowell Folk Festival photo courtesy of the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism

Best of July 2025: Things To Do in Boston with Kids

Boston Harborfest & Fireworks

Boston — FREE
July 2-4, 2025
With hundreds of activities over Independence Day week at Boston’s best landmarks, this family-friendly event is one of the country’s largest Fourth of July festivals. Activities include historical reenactments, Freedom Trail walks, boat tours, live entertainment, and more. READ MORE

Marblehead Model Boat Building and Regatta

Marblehead
July 3, 2025
This popular event begins with a workshop where children construct and design a model sailboat at the Lee Mansion Gardens, and then sail it at Redd’s Pond competing against all the other boats! Family team participation is encouraged. READ MORE

2025 Berkshires Arts Festival

Great Barrington
July 4-6, 2025
The Berkshire Arts Festival will celebrate its 25th year with over 175 artists, workshops, food, puppet shows, and more. READ MORE

Marblehead Kite Festival

Marblehead — FREE
July 6, 2025
Join Three Moons Rising and create a piece of flying art!. Buy a kite kit on site or BYO Kite! READ MORE

Free Nature Play Festival at Discovery Museum

Acton — FREE
July 11, 2025
Local businesses will be at the Discovery Museum to offer immersive nature-based activities throughout the campus, including Invasive Plant Papermaking, Mud Kitchen, Bug Hunts, Log and Rock Flipping, and more. READ MORE

Do Good Fest 2025

Montpelier, VT — FREE
July 12, 2025
The Do Good Fest is a day of family-friendly fun with live music, food, and more–all to benefit Vermont charities. Local organizations will have games, raffles, and crafts to raise money, spread awareness, and build stronger community bonds.  READ MORE

Artbeat 2025

Somerville — FREE
July 19, 2025
The theme of this year’s ArtBeat Festival is FREEZE, exploring all the ways the word can be interpreted. There will be craft, community, and food vendors, as well as live music and a dance showcase. READ MORE

Blueberry & Flower Festival at Cider Hill Farm

Amesbury — FREE
July 19-27, 2025
Calling all blueberry and flower lovers! Enjoy live music, hard cider, family-friendly activities, hayrides, blueberry goods, cut-your-own bouquets and pick-your-own blueberries. READ MORE

Shakespeare on the Common

Boston — FREE
July 23 - August 10, 2025
The Commonwealth Shakespeare Company returns to Boston Common with As You Like It. Performances take place every night (excluding Mondays). READ MORE

Ossippee Valley Music Festival

South Hiram, ME
July 24 - 27, 2025
Ossipee Valley is a music festival in Maine. The festival features four stages, food trucks, craft beer, yoga, barn dances, workshops, kids activities, craft vendors and camping. It is dreamily situated on the banks of the Ossipee river, amongst tall pines and goat barns, in southern Maine. READ MORE

Revere Beach Sand Sculpting Festival

Revere — FREE
July 25-27, 2025
The largest Sand Sculpting Festival on the East Coast is back and celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution. The festival features include an interactive Kids’ Zone & Learning Center, a beachside food pavilion, and a fireworks extravaganza on Saturday night. READ MORE

Lowell Folk Festival

Lowell— FREE
July 25 - 27, 2025
Lowell celebrates its 38th Folk Festival with three days of musicians, food vendors, and artisans celebrating folk culture from around the globe.  READ MORE

Cambridge Jazz Festival

Cambridge — FREE
July 26-27, 2025
Join the Cambridge Jazz Foundation for a free outdoor music festival. The 10th Cambridge Jazz Festival includes live performances, food vendors, a pop-up Jazz museum, a beer garden, a marketplace, and more! READ MORE

Yankee Homecoming in Newburyport

Newburyport — FREE
July 26 - August 3, 2025
Head to Newburyport for the annual celebration of Yankee Homecoming. This week-long celebration features a parade, fireworks, live music, and vendors. Events include a cornhole tournament, a road rally, and an exhibition of artwork from all over New England. READ MORE

Summer Tracktivities

Boston — FREE
Thursdays in July & August
Suffolk Downs is partnering with Outside the Box Learning Company to offer free programming for kids at The Track this summer. All summer, there will be hands-on science experiments, games, challenges, and more! READ MORE

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