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10/27/24 - By N Ferreira

The best of November 2024 is here, as Fall beauty transitions into holiday excitement. Thankfully, there are tons of terrific things to do in Boston with kids. Families can line up for the 2024 Boston Veterans Parade to honor those who have served. Families will love the festive America's Hometown Thanksgiving Celebration in Plymouth. Or chow down at the New England Harvest Feast. The city lights up for the holidays, first with the 2024 Trellis Lighting at Christopher Columbus Park and then 2024 Boston's Official Holiday Tree Arrival in the Boston Commons.

Find more top things to do with our list of best fall activities and our Day Trip and Weekend Getaways Guide, and get a jump on tickets for some amazing Polar Express Trains and Christmas Trains in New England 2024.

We’re adding more events to our family activity calendar every day, so make sure to check it frequently. 

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Usher in the holidays this November with the Trellis Lighting at Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park. Photo by Mike Mejia, courtesy of the City of Boston Mayor's Office.
Usher in the holidays this November with the Trellis Lighting at Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park. Photo by Mike Mejia, courtesy of the City of Boston Mayor's Office.

Best of November: Top Things To Do in Boston with Kids

New England Christmas Festival at Mohegan

Mohegan Sun, CT
Friday, November 8, 2024
With over 350 vendors, the New England Christmas Festival is an eagerly anticipated annual event that has kicked off the holiday season for 38 years. READ MORE

The Polar Express Train Ride - Blackstone Valley

Woonsocket, RI
Friday, November 8, 2024 - Sunday, December 22, 2024
The Magic Returns this holiday season for a three-hour experience at the Blackstone Valley Polar Express. Hop on a 90-minute train ride to view the North Pole that’s filled with singing, games, a reading of the classic children’s story “The Polar Express”, and a visit from Santa.  READ MORE

2024 Boston Veterans Parade

Boston — FREE
Saturday, November 9, 2024
Honor the service and sacrifices of all who have served and those who continue to serve. Assemble at the corner of Charles Street and Boylston Street (Boston Common) and march to Government Center.  READ MORE

Kids Con New England

Concord, NH
Saturday, November 9-10, 2024
Kids Con New England is the largest comic con for kids. Inspiring art education, literacy, and creativity through family-friendly comics, children’s books, art, creative workshops, gaming, and fun activities! READ MORE

Veterans Day Weekend at the USS Constitution Museum

Charlestown —FREE
Friday, November 9-11, 2024
Throughout Veterans Day Weekend at the Museum, the museum be giving tokens of gratitude to each veteran visitor, offering special veterans-only tours of the Ship, inviting military families to visit with free admission, providing maker activities, and hosting a write-a-thon to collect letters of gratitude for the veteran community. READ MORE

Free Entrance Days in the National Parks

National Public Lands — FREE
Monday, November 11, 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

Snowbound Festival 2024

Boston — FREE
Friday, November 15-17, 2024
The Snowbound Festival is a premium, multi-sensory, immersive experiences that serves as the official kick off for winter and is the ultimate destination for the latest products, legendary athletes, top resorts, film premiers, shopping, music, art, food, and the biggest brands. READ MORE

New England Harvest Feast

Plymouth
Saturdays in November, 2024
Take a savory journey into the past. An evening of entertainment and hospitality awaits guests to sit down to a 17th-century meal filled with the finest food that the season of plenty has to offer.  READ MORE

America's Hometown Thanksgiving Celebration

Plymouth — FREE
Friday, November 22-24, 2024
For over 25 years, hundreds of thousands of people have traveled to the historic Plymouth Harbor and Waterfront to experience a celebration of Thanksgiving history with pilgrims, Native Americans, soldiers, and pioneers climbing out of the history books and onto the streets of Plymouth. READ MORE

The Polar Express Train on Cape Cod Central Railroad

Buzzards Bay, MA
Friday, November 22 - Sunday, December 22, 2024
“The bell still rings for all who truly believe” Adventure comes to life when the train departs for a round-trip journey to the North Pole led by our merry-making cast. Set to the sounds of the motion picture soundtrack, passengers will relive the magic of the classic story as they are whisked away on THE POLAR EXPRESS™ for approximately 90-minutes to meet Santa. READ MORE

Thanksgiving Model Train Show

Roslindale
Saturday, November 23-24, 2024
The Bay State Model Railroad Museum is hosting a holiday model train show. See operating model trains and trolleys in scales O, HO and N. READ MORE

Tally Ho! Amelia Peabody Memorial Hunt

Dover — FREE
Saturday, November 23, 2024
Enjoy the pageantry of the centuries-old tradition of the sport of fox hunting, by watching the Norfolk Hunt as it rides through Powisset Farm and Noanet Woodlands. The foxhounds follow a drag scent (no live foxes participate) through woods and fields, followed by beautiful horses with riders dressed in traditional foxhunting attire.  READ MORE

Night Lights: Starry Skies at New England Botanic Garden

Boylston
Friday, November 23 - Sunday, January 5, 2025
Night Lights: Starry Skies will take visitors on a journey through the cosmos and back. Thousands of individual lights transform many of the botanic garden’s formal garden spaces and conservatories into starry spectacle.  READ MORE

2024 Trellis Lighting at Christopher Columbus Park

Boston — FREE
Monday, November 25, 2024
Witness the wonder of the 21st annual holiday lighting of the signature trellis at Christopher Columbus Park in the North End. The historic waterfront will be transformed into a stunning holiday display when the park’s 260 feet of trellis are illuminated with 50,000 blue lights. READ MORE

2024 Boston's Official Holiday Tree Arrival

Boston — FREE
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
The 53rd annual gift of an evergreen Christmas tree from Nova Scotia is arriving by police escort at Boston Common on Tuesday, November 26. READ MORE

2024 Lighting of the Ship in Martin’s Park

Boston — FREE
Saturday, November 30, 2024
A special children’s celebration will be held at the Smith Family Waterfront, and the ship will be lit for the third annual holiday in Martin’s Park. Martin’s Park will be transformed into a magical holiday display when the ship, surrounding beach fencing, and pedestrian bridge are illuminated with over 1,500 feet of blue and white tube lights. READ MORE

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