25 results · “kids”
Free entry to a 1734 farmhouse museum with hands-on history puzzles and family activities, the first Saturday of every month.
Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Newton Corner
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A beloved independent bookstore with a serious author-event calendar and excellent staff picks.
Newton Centre
4.9(288)
Hemlock-shaded trails above a rocky river gorge, with a stone aqueduct arch that echoes fifteen times.
Newton Highlands
4.8(276)The city’s last working farm — a farmstand, kids’ programs, and 300 years of continuous cultivation.
Thompsonville
4.9(187)The classic Newton shot: a stone arch over a gorge, best in the last hour of light in October.
Newton Upper Falls
4.8(197)
A gentle Charles River cove with a sandy edge, big shade trees and one of Newton’s best-loved playgrounds.
Auburndale
4.7(96)
Songs, rhymes and picture books for toddlers and preschoolers at the Auburndale branch.
Wed, Oct 28 · 10:30 AM–11:30 AM
Auburndale
4.9(58)Picture-book authors Kathy Choi and Mia Wenjen read food stories, then kids make a Korean wrapping-cloth craft.
Sat, Nov 7 · 11:00 AM–1:00 PM
Newton Centre
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One of the busiest public libraries in Massachusetts: huge children’s wing, museum passes, quiet study floors.
Newton Centre
4.9(508)
An open-air shopping block with big-name retail, a cinema, and better-than-average patio dining.
Chestnut Hill
4.4(287)
A Victorian-era pocket park with a pond, weeping willows and Newton’s oldest planted landscape.
Newton Corner
4.4(67)
Over a hundred garden plots on a sunny hillside — open to walk through, with a waitlist to grow.
Oak Hill
4.6(55)
Public hard courts with a backboard, rarely a wait outside weekend mornings.
Waban
4.3(57)A twenty-minute wooded loop that feels like a real hike to a five-year-old.
Waban
4.4(48)
A quiet neighborhood playground that never feels crowded, with a full ball field beside it.
Newton Lower Falls
4.4(39)Free Thursday-evening concerts on the triangle green — bring a blanket and dinner from the square.
Thu, Jul 1 · 7:00 PM–9:00 PM
Newton Centre
4.7(189)Cider pressing, hayrides, a pie contest and live bluegrass on the farm’s one big public day.
Sun, Oct 10 · 11:00 AM–4:00 PM
Thompsonville
4.8(142)
Newton’s hometown Independence Day parade — decorated bikes, fire trucks, and a whole lot of candy.
Sun, Jul 4 · 10:00 AM–12:00 PM
West Newton
4.7(198)
Newton’s big public pool complex plus turf fields, a track and a summer-long swim program.
Newtonville
4.4(167)
A one-day neighborhood block party with a road race, a parade, and the fire department’s hose spray.
Sat, Sep 11 · 10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Nonantum
4.7(118)A long, open slope that becomes the neighborhood sledding destination after every storm.
Oak Hill
4.6(94)A ninety-minute farm session for ages 4–8: plant something, harvest something, eat something.
Sat, May 1 · 9:30 AM–11:00 AM
Thompsonville
4.9(63)Shaded modern play structures, a toddler section, and a splash pad in summer.
Newton Corner
4.5(88)A ranger-guided scavenger hunt through the gorge for ages 5–10, ending under Echo Bridge.
Sat, May 15 · 10:00 AM–11:30 AM
Newton Upper Falls
4.8(44)A free craft and seed-planting table for kids alongside the Tuesday market.
Tue, Jun 1 · 2:00 PM–5:00 PM
Newtonville
4.6(51)