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5/31/24 - By N Ferreira

June is going to be wicked fun with so many things to do for kids and the whole family! Check out all the festivals, celebrations, and more things to do with kids.

Summer festivals bring some of the top things to do in Boston for June 2024. Satisfy your sweet tooth with some healthy fun at the Strawberry Festival at Cider Hill Farm. Give your land-lubber side the heave-ho at the Cape Cod Pirate Festival in Yarmouth. June also brings some really cool-looking boats racing down the Charles at the Boston Dragon Boat Festival. And the month wraps up with the opening of the Frog Pond Spray Fountain!

More fun awaits at Duxbury's Liberty Pole Day and the North End's Boston Music Project Annual Block Party. And don't forget Father's Day, which rolls in on June 18th. And the MFA's Juneteenth observance is free for all Massachusetts residents.

This June is packed with more festivals, shows, and other events for the kiddos, so keep an eye on our events calendar. And keep tabs on all the summer fun with our guide to Summer Fairs and Festivals in Boston.

Editor's note: Check with businesses before heading out to events to confirm details.

 

 

 

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Cape Cod Pirate Festival

West Yarmouth
Saturday, June 1-9, 2024
The Pirates return to kick off the summer season in Yarmouth at the Fourth Annual Cape Cod Pirate Festival! The event will offer two swashbuckling weekends, with more entertainment, and more all-around piratical fun. READ MORE

Newburyport Pride Parade and Festival

Newburyport — FREE
Saturday, June 1, 2024
This year the Newburyport Pride Parade is followed by a joyous PRIDE FESTIVAL following the Parade in Brown Square, featuring a DJ, Children’s Area, Teen hang-out area, vendors, LGBTQ+ booths, non-profit booths, food trucks and more! READ MORE

Quincy Pride Festival 2024

Quincy — FREE
Sunday, June 2 2024
Quincy Pride 2024 will feature local and LGBTQ+ vendors, kids activities, food and beverage trucks as well as crowd favorite drag queens! READ MORE

Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl

Boston
Tuesday, June 4-6, 2024
Sensory-Friendly Hour — Wednesday, June 5, 11 –12
The annual Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl returns to City Hall Plaza for the nation's largest all-you-can-eat ice cream festival, serving up ice cream, frozen yogurt, and sorbet from some of the nation's leading ice cream companies.  READ MORE

Fairy Festival at the Wenham Museum

Wenham
Saturday, June 8, 2024
Start the summer in magical fashion at this year’s Fairy Festival, full of family-friendly activities inspired by Neverland. READ MORE

Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series

Boston Waterfront — FREE
Saturday, June 8, 2024
Bring the family to town to watch elite divers from around the world jump from a platform atop Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art into Boston Harbor! READ MORE

4th Annual Road of Rainbows

Boston Common — FREE
Saturday, June 8, 2024
2024 will mark the 4th annual running of Boston Theater Company's Road of Rainbows - the first athletic event of its kind in Massachusetts, where gender has no bounds. At RoR, participants can be themselves, run for themselves, with love, support, and a cheering crowd! READ MORE

Boston Music Project Annual Block Party

Boston — FREE
Saturday, June 8, 2024
Join the Boston Music Project for the annual BMP Block Party at the Rowes Wharf Plaza on the Rose Kennedy Greenway. READ MORE

Boston Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival

Cambridge — FREE
Sunday, June 9, 2024
Stunningly decorated boats race down the Charles River all day long, while arts and crafts, Asian food vendors, and Asian cultural performances line the riverbank. READ MORE

International Day of Play

Boston — FREE
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Join the City of Boston and friends to celebrate and experience the power of play on Tuesday, June 11th, the first International Day of Play! The day will be filled with sports, biking, board games, bubbles, face painting, arts and crafts, dance and music, and many more fun powerful play opportunities.  READ MORE

Waltham Riverfest

Waltham — FREE
Saturday, June 14 - 15, 2024
The 15th Annual Riverfest events include a pet parade, children's activities, live music at two venues, guided nature walks, craft vendors, food trucks, and more! READ MORE

Father's Day Pizza & BBQ Bash

Ipswich —
Saturday, June 15, 2024
Bring Dad to Appleton Farms on the Saturday of Father’s Day weekend for seasonal wood-fired pizza, local beer, local BBQ, and live music! Appleton will be slinging their famous pies which are not to be missed! READ MORE

Greater Lowell PRIDE

Lowell — FREE
Saturday, June 15, 2024
Greater Lowell PRIDE is back with a parade and festival featuring kid-friendly activities, music, food and more. READ MORE

Strawberry Festival at Cider Hill Farm

Amesbury — FREE
Saturday, June 15-16, 2024
It's all things strawberries! Take in free live music, hard cider, family-friendly activities, hayrides, homemade strawberries treats and pick-your-own strawberries. Admission to the festival is free. READ MORE

Free Father’s Day at Zoo New England

Boston — FREE
Sunday, June 16, 2024
Celebrate all Dads with free admission for fathers at the Franklin Park Zoo and Stone Zoo. READ MORE

Bunker Hill Day Parade

Charlestown — FREE
Sunday, June 16, 2024
The Bunker Hill Day Parade returns to Charlestown with historical reenactors, fife and drum bands, and sweet treats for the kids.  READ MORE

Boston Pizza Festival

Boston —
Saturday, June 22-23, 2024
Interested in "all-you-can-eat" pizza, sampling, live entertainment, games, and more? Vendors from all over will be serving up Gluten-Free, Vegan, Neapolitan, Sicilian, New York Style, and much more at City Hall Plaza in Boston. READ MORE

Frog Pond Spray Fountain 2024 Opening Day Celebration

Boston — FREE
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
The Boston Common Frog Pond spray pool reopens on Tuesday, June 25. The day will include a fun and exciting celebration at 11 a.m. followed by the opening of the spray pool. READ MORE

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