Holiday

Halloween Family Fun Free-for-All

Dress up the Kids and head over to Joppa Flats Education Center for Halloween

Get into the Halloween spirit! Examine live creepy crawlies, enjoy (semi) spooky attractions, and take home creative crafts. For ages 7 and up, explore a “crime scene” and perform a series of forensic investigations (e.g., soil sample comparisons, water sampling, chromatography, pH tests, and track identification) to solve the mystery and pinpoint the culprit. For ages 2 to 6, there will be stories and songs, silly and festive crafts, and a kooky treasure hunt. Family presentations will be offered at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm. Fly in on your broom for an hour or stay all day for some fun pre-Halloween family time!

When:

Saturday, October 24, 2015 10am - 3pm

Location:

Joppa Flats Education Center

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Friday Night Feast for Teens

Teens will learn how to make simple meals that taste great with Anna Tourkakis!

Teens are invited to a fun, hands-on cooking class with cookbook author Anna Tourkakis.

Participants will prepare and then enjoy a delicious and healthy dinner featuring: Greens with Black Grapes and Farmers Cheese, Vegetarian Quesadillas, and Caramelized Apple Slices with Ginger and Chocolate Drizzle.

When:

Friday, January 24, 2014 5-6:30pm

Location:

Manchester Public Library

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A Fancy Nancy Gingerbread Party

Come celebrate the holidays Fancy Nancy Style at the Wenham Museum!

Come to Wenham Museum dressed in your holiday finery and help sugar coat a group gingerbread house with Fancy Nancy's swanky neighbor Mrs. Devine. Be inspired by the museum's Gingerbread Express featuring a holiday train traveling through a candy-covered gingerbread village. Appropriate for children ages 4+.

When:

Sunday, December 15, 2013 1:30-3:30 pm

Location:

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Paint Your Own Buoy - Friday

Paint a buoy ornament for the Gloucester Lobster Trap Tree at Art Haven!

All ages are welcome for two days of public buoy painting at Cape Ann Art Haven ! Bring your inner artist and paint a buoy for use as decoration on the Gloucester Lobster Trap Buoy Tree. Buoys will be on display throughout the Holiday season, and then they'll be auctioned off in January at Art Haven's Annual Buoy Auction Fundraiser!

When:

Friday, December 13, 2012 3-6pm

Saturday, December 14, 2012 10am-4pm

Location:

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This Farm is Haunted!

Is Green Meadows Farm Haunted? Coem find out and enjoy some Halloween Fun on t

You do not have access to view this node teams up with the Essex County Greenbelt Association to celebrate Halloween with spooky fun on the farm for the whole family! Costumes are optional, but strongly encouraged because there will be a costume parade!

Bring the family for some spooky fun on the farm. Scheduled events include:

When:

Saturday, October 27 & 28, 2013 1-3pm

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Central Scare!

Celebrate Halloween in the center of Lynn with your family!

Come to Lynn for some spoooktacular fun in Central Square! Lynn Arts, Inc. will have their annual FREE Haunted House, with goody bags for those brave enough to enter! There will be art activities for the kids (while supplies last) hosted by EXTRAS for Creative Learning in Lynn Museum and Historical Society.

When:

Thursday, October 24, 2013 6-8pm

Location:

Lynn Arts, Inc.

Lynn Museum and Historical Society

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Egg Drop-Palooza

Amesbury Sports Park will be hosting the 1st annual Helicopter Egg Drop-Palooza fundraising event for Lucy's Love Bus! 30,000 eggs full of treats and prizes, helicopter rides, pony rides, Bunny Hop Dance-Off, face painting, egg dyeing and a performance by AHMIR will all be part of the celebration! There's a limit of 5,000 tickets for this family-friendly event, so get your tickets today!

When:

Saturday, March 30, 2013 11am-5pm - Rain or Shine!

Location:

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Valentine Gift Making Craft

Kids are invited to the Manchester Public Library for a Valentine craft session

Make some valentine cards, a collage, and more as we use art materials to create festive February fun on the half day, February 6, 1 PM! This program is suitable for all ages who enjoy creating with art, please register so we have space and supplies for you. Contact Head of Youth Services, Sara Collins.

When:

Wednesday, February 6, 2013 1pm

Location:

Manchester Public Library

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Make Your Own Valentine at Danvers Library

Come make you own Valentines at the Peabody Institute Library in Danvers

A Valentine is fun to send. So make one yourself and deliver it to your special friend! Drop in program. All ages welcome

When:

Saturday, February 9, 2013 10am - 11:30am

Location:

Peabody Institute Library - Danvers

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Cookies in the Corner

Kids are invited to come decorate cookies for the holidays at Michael's Harborsi

Join your friends at Michael's Splashdown Kids Club for Cookies in the Corner! Kids will have a blast decorating holiday cookies for FREE! Just RSVP by email with the number of kids that you will bring and get ready to have some great Holiday fun!

When:

Tuesdays, December 11 & 18, 2012 5:30-7:30pm

Location:

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Babson Farm Quarry Self-guided Walking Tour at Halibut Point

Take a self guided tour at one of Massachusetts most beautiful locations!

Where: Halibut Point State Park

7:00 am to 6:00 pm

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Saugus Iron Works Park Grounds & Estuary Walk

Learn about the natural world in Saugus while ecploring the park ground ast the Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site in Massachusetts.

Where: Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site

7:00 am to 7:00 pm

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Flying Horse Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit at Pingree School

Pingree School hosts the 16th annual Flying Horse Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit on their campus in South Hamilton, Massachusetts .

Where: Pingree School

8:00 am to 6:00 pm

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Crescent Farm Corn Maze

Imagine the biggest puzzle you’ve ever seen. Now imagine a day in the sunshine with your friends or family. Now add an adventure that takes teamwork and memory skills. All these things and more can be found at Crescent Farms Corn Maze. Crescent Farm Corn Maze trails cut into 9 acres of corn. Inside...

Where: Crescent Farm

9:00 am to 9:00 pm

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Salem Witch Hunt Walking Tour

This self-guided walking tour is designed to help explain the true history behind the Salem Witch Trials. After more than three centuries of storytelling through countless books, movies, and television shows, the line between historical fact and dramatic fiction has become increasingly blurred....

Where: Downtown Salem

9:00 am to 5:00 pm

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Sing & Dance with the Music Man

Come join the fun at Community House Of Hamilton & Wenham Monday, Thursday and Saturday mornings at 10am for 30 - 45 minutes of great music with Brian Doser! Sing and dance with the Music Man during a family concert, featuring familiar and original tunes, performed by local dad and musician,...

Where: Community House Of Hamilton & Wenham

10:00 am to 10:45 am

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Beverly Farmers' Market

The Beverly Farmers’ Market supports local agriculture while making healthy food available to all members of the Beverly community at affordable prices; the market promotes sustainable living practices and fosters community connections through our vendors, free activities and events. The market...

Where: Odell Park

3:00 pm to 7:00 pm

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Paddle Around Historic Rockport Harbor

Come join North Shore Adventures and Outdoor Center for some fun on the water! No experience necessary. Depart from our private beach in one of our safe, stable kayaks or paddle boards and paddle around the historic Rockport Harbor for 30 mins. See lobster boats, Motif #1, the Rockport Break water...

Where: Downtown Rockport

10:30 pm

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Trails & Sails

Essex National Heritage Area sites will offer over 150 free family fun events from September 14-29, 2024 for the annual celebration of TRAILS & SAILS. Discover special places in your backyard and be guided through unique landscapes on land and sea, explore historic properties, and take in...

7:00 am to 10:00 pm

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