This weekend in Methuen, MA

Take part in a 1 to 4 mile community run or walk suitable for all ages, with strollers welcome. The location varies each week, so register on the class schedule so organizers know to expect you.

Kids pair up with their sidekick, whether that is a parent, guardian, or other adult partner, for a lively partner fitness challenge centered on teamwork, movement, and shared fun. The emphasis is on showing up together and creating a positive experience rather than on being the fastest or strongest. Teams consist of one adult and one child, with youth divisions for ages 5 to 7 and 8 to 10. Workouts are adjustable so both kids and adults can participate comfortably, and the atmosphere encourages plenty of encouragement, collaboration, and memorable moments. This event also supports Family Promise of Southern New Hampshire, helping families experiencing homelessness work toward stability and independence. It takes place at Primal Health & Fitness Nashua.

Spend the day celebrating the season in the heart of Wilmington at a community festival set around Wilmington Town Common and the surrounding areas. More than 40 food trucks will serve a wide variety of dishes alongside a craft beer and cider garden, and there will be over 150 booths featuring local businesses, artisans, and community groups. Highlights include a 5K road race, live music throughout the event, touch-a-truck experiences, inflatables, and a range of family friendly activities and entertainment. Entry is managed with wristbands. Attendees must exchange their online order confirmation for a wristband that grants access to festival activities, and it must be worn while on the grounds. Children ages 1 and under are free. Purchasing online offers savings. All sales are final and there are no refunds. A rain date is planned in the event of a weather-related postponement. Proceeds support the Wilmington Fourth of July Celebration and help maintain community traditions.

The annual Lowell Firefighters Road Race takes place at the city’s firefighters club in the downtown area of Lowell.

Sadie Lady’s Lights, Sirens & Smiles brings a community craft fair and family day to Community Covenant Church in Peabody. The event has been changed due to bad weather. Families can enjoy touch a truck experiences, kids activities, food trucks, music, appearances by characters, and raffles, along with additional activities. Part of the proceeds supports the Tunnels to Towers Foundation.

Led by presenter Kristina White, this in-person workshop introduces the essentials of homeopathy and how to put them to work at home. It follows homeopathy’s journey from its early beginnings to its role in modern holistic care, then shifts into practical skills for everyday situations. Whether you are new to the subject or refining your understanding, you will receive step-by-step guidance on what homeopathy is, how remedies are sourced and prepared, and how it relates to other natural health approaches. The session covers how to observe symptoms through a homeopathic perspective, when homeopathy can be used for non-emergency needs and for longer term support, and how to choose a remedy, track results, and decide whether to repeat, stop, or consider another option. Participants explore key remedies commonly found in a standard homeopathic kit, with real-life examples that show how the same principles can support people, animals, and plants. Homeopathic kits will be available for purchase but are not required. An early bird discount is offered for those who register in advance.

Experience the Ba Gua Zhang method of Lu Shui-Tian through a complete approach to traditional Chinese martial arts. Training moves beyond forms to emphasize internal principles, refined body mechanics, partner practice, and applications that make the art usable. Sessions highlight how movement works in real time, with drills that build structure, agile footwork, power development, timing, sensitivity, and clear martial use. Grounded in classical Ba Gua Zhang teachings, the practice develops balance, awareness, adaptability, discipline, and an integrated whole-body connection. Classes weave together Ba Gua Zhang and Qi Gong with conditioning, stance training, forms, partner work, and applied techniques to foster both inner cultivation and practical skill. Whether the aim is self-defense, safeguarding martial traditions, physical development, or personal growth, the focus stays on turning classical training into genuine ability and understanding.

BostonFIG 2026 is a festival taking place at the Cyclorama in Boston.

Taking place at the Sheraton Nashua in Nashua, NH, this throwback-style comic book show fills the grand ballroom, foyer, and surrounding spaces with a large lineup of vendors and creators offering comics and related items. Entry costs $5, and parking is complimentary. Exhibitor tables are sold out. USAF veterans own and operate The Thing in Nashua.

Spend a creative morning making clay pieces with the kids. Bring any project idea you like, or pick from the many suggestions and planned activities the staff can provide. After shaping your pieces, finish them with glaze and choose from a variety of colors to personalize your work. Parents and guardians may stay with their child upon request, and children younger than 7 should have help from an older sibling or an adult. Dependent Care Reimbursement is not available. Cancellations are nonrefundable. Rescheduling to a date within the next two months is offered when the studio is contacted at info@potterymill.com more than 72 hours in advance and a new date is selected by Thursday morning so the original spots can be reopened. Rescheduling is not available for requests made within 72 hours, for guests who do not choose a new date in time, or for no shows. You may send a friend or family member in your place if it becomes too late to reschedule. If the studio must cancel or follow state regulations that affect the class, additional sessions may be arranged when appropriate, and guests who do not confirm or email the studio within the stated window will follow the same rescheduling policy.

An improv comedy jam will take place in the Nashua Library's large meeting room in Nashua.

Explore the basics of your personal energy in a welcoming class that introduces auras, chakras, and the subtle systems connected to physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Guided by Leah M. Hill, an intuitive medium and transformational energy healer, the session blends clear instruction with interactive practice so you can notice how energy moves, recognize when it is out of balance, and try straightforward methods to restore harmony. You will learn what auras and chakras are and how they function within the human energy field, identify signs of imbalance and how they can influence the body and emotions, and practice hands-on approaches to cleanse, stabilize, and protect your energy. The workshop offers practical tools that support emotional steadiness, mental clarity, and a sense of inner calm, while building a foundation for greater self-awareness and personal growth. It is suited to newcomers to energy work and to anyone interested in weaving energetic self-care into daily life. No prior experience is required, only openness and curiosity.

Wander the Rose Kennedy Greenway and browse a lively outdoor market celebrating creativity and local talent. More than 50 artists, makers, stylists, and independent designers share one-of-a-kind goods, from art and accessories to unique finds you will not see elsewhere. Support small businesses, connect with local creators, and enjoy the fresh air and classic Boston atmosphere as you uncover your next treasure.

Ready to Rock is a free introductory music program at Wasserman Park for children ages 4 to 7. Kids can try guitar, piano, and drums in a friendly band setting while making new friends. No prior musical experience is required.

This open streets celebration fills downtown with activity, encouraging walking and biking while turning the street into a place for outdoor dining, shopping, and discovery. It features an arts and crafts market, hands-on creative experiences, community group tabling, free samples and discounts, gift card giveaways, and al fresco dining. Responding to community feedback for more activities, food, and music, organizers are finalizing additions such as pop-up art inspired by local businesses, an interactive project to build 'Lowell's largest quilt', a poetry walk, live music throughout the afternoon, and business partnerships that expand outdoor dining options. Admission is free and everyone is welcome. Co-sponsors include DIY Lowell, Revolutionary Valley, the CTI E-Center, and the City of Lowell. The aim is to support downtown businesses and highlight all the ways streets can be used beyond moving cars.

Experience October Open Studios at Western Avenue Studios & Lofts, where the cool air outside contrasts with a warm, creative atmosphere inside. Explore five floors filled with seasonal pieces, rich textures, and work shaped by the focused energy of autumn. The vibe is cozy and lively, with discoveries waiting around every corner. Admission is free for all, and friendly pets on leashes are welcome.

Celebrate the community’s rich cultures with food, art, dance, and more at a family-friendly festival that supports a welcoming environment for everyone. The City’s Cultural Connection Committee highlights connection and inclusion throughout the event. Meet neighbors, share your own traditions, and choose to take part in person or virtually.

An insightful, interactive workshop focused on helping you spot, understand, and have confidence in spiritual messages that arise in everyday life. Strengthen your connection to guidance by learning how the universe communicates, whether you are just starting out or have been noticing signs for years. Participants explore common forms of divine communication such as numbers, animals, and dreams, learn how to tell a true message from a coincidence, and practice interpreting personal signs with clarity. The experience also introduces ways a spirit team may use symbols to offer support. Attendees leave with a personal spiritual dictionary for decoding messages, increased awareness of communication in daily moments, greater trust in their ability to receive and interpret guidance, and a sense of being supported and seen.

Everyone carries stories that matter. This welcoming workshop is designed to help turn those memories into pages by guiding you from a spark of an idea to your first written scenes. Bring a single anecdote, recollection, or life moment you want to explore. With gentle prompts, conversation, and straightforward storytelling tools, you will start shaping personal experiences into the groundwork of a memoir. Whether you are nurturing one pivotal tale or envisioning a full-length book, you will take a clear first step. Participants will identify meaningful episodes from their lives, practice techniques that turn recollection into engaging narrative, and consider how personal writing can create a deeper connection with readers. Expect guided exercises that quiet self doubt and beat writer’s block, along with time to generate fresh pages and momentum. You will leave with writing in progress, a clearer path for your project, and the confidence to keep going. The workshop welcomes aspiring memoirists, family historians, journal writers, and anyone ready to share a life story. No previous writing experience is required.

The Book and Board - Comics and Gaming hosts free Commander play. Space is limited to 12 players. A valid Wizards account is required to participate, and promo cards are available while supplies last. Pre-registration is available through the Magic Companion app.

This Module 2 session focuses on the evolution of the printing press within a two-part Typographic History Master Class led by Frank Romano, president of the Museum of Printing. Presented as part of The Romano Typographic History Project, the program spans two modules and features ten 90-minute lectures that explore key developments in typographic technology.

Antarctica takes the New Meadows Stage at the Topsfield Fair for a three-hour performance celebrating pop favorites from the 1960s and 1970s. The set features well-known classics that audiences can recognize and enjoy from start to finish.

Learn to capture candid moments of everyday life with guidance from documentary photographer Lars Jameson in a practical street photography workshop. Explore composition, timing, and working respectfully in public settings, with attention to creative techniques, ethics, and etiquette. Put concepts into practice during instructor-led photo walks, with feedback offered on the spot. This session is for adults. The cost is $200, and capacity is limited.

Live roller derby takes over Shriners Auditorium for the final doubleheader of the 2026 season. Both games are still to be announced. Seating options include general admission in the bleachers and VIP spots trackside. Guests 17 and under seated in VIP must be with an adult holding a VIP ticket. Children under six are admitted free to all games and may sit in VIP when accompanied by an adult with a VIP ticket. Fans of every age are welcome.

At the J Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts, this contemporary dance theater work portrays Shiva’s journey from spiritual quest to selfless guardianship, weaving movement, music, and narrative into one cohesive performance. Rooted in philosophy, shared humanity, and inner awakening, the production offers a fresh retelling told through expressive choreography and reflective storytelling.

Now in its second year, the Green and White Cheer Showcase features competition routines at Billerica Memorial High School. BPW Cheer teams perform alongside squads from Shawsheen Tech and Billerica Memorial High School to help raise travel funds for nationals. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door.

Weekly Pokémon League at the Relentless Dragon provides a free, welcoming environment for kids and adults to enjoy the Pokémon Trading Card Game together. Play casual matches, trade cards, meet fellow players, or learn the rules with help available during regular sessions. Participants receive promotional prize packs for taking part. From time to time, League gatherings coincide with special events such as Prerelease events, League Cups, and League Challenges.

A friendly Pokémon League and trading meetup welcomes players of every age. Whether you are learning the Pokémon Trading Card Game, looking to trade cards, or ready for casual matches, it offers an easy way to connect with the community. Pokémon GO players are welcome as well, and participants receive promo packs and other rewards. From time to time there are special offerings such as Prereleases, League Cups, and League Challenges for those who want to push their skills further.

APW: Clipper City Rumble will be held at Newburyport Elks. Tickets start at $20, and kids under 10 are free.

Chris and Donna will be on the patio at Sabatinos.

Explore Lowell’s historic district on a ghost themed walking tour. Over roughly 90 to 110 minutes, the route features documented happenings, reported encounters, and stories grounded in local history. Groups are kept small for a more personal pace, tours run on weekends, and advance booking is recommended.

John Britton teams up with Chris Hawk of Radioactive for an evening of live music at Crescent Yacht Club.

Colm O' Brien and Patrick Bowling perform together as a lively pair, delivering songs that encourage singing along and toe tapping with every tune. The performance is at THE PEDDLERS DAUGHTER.

A dynamic folk showcase pairs the close-harmony duo Sweet Petunia with Boston based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Grace Givertz for an intimate, story centered performance. Sweet Petunia, the project of Mairead Guy and Maddy Simpson, began after the two met at Berklee College of Music in the 21st Century String Band ensemble, where classmates joked they might be related thanks to an uncanny blend of voices. Bonding over a shared love of Simon & Garfunkel and Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings, they started jamming and soon formed the duo that would earn two Boston Music Awards nominations for Best Folk Act and spots at festivals including In Between Days and Nice, a Fest. Their debut LP, Foggy Mountain Mental Breakdown, arrived on Righteous Babe Records with songs gathered during a time of growing pains, tracing breakups, friendships left behind, necessary change, and self discovery. The title tips its hat to the Flatt & Scruggs classic while the sound honors traditional folk roots and channels energy from a local punk and DIY scene. Grace Givertz, a Florida born, Boston based artist, brings indie folk crafted with memorable melodies and candid storytelling. A multi-instrumentalist who threads folk, Americana, and indie rock, she writes from lived experience with chronic illness, often exploring resilience and vulnerability. Her sophomore release, Midnight Feature, was created exclusively with BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and disabled collaborators, reflecting a clear commitment to inclusion in music. Following her debut Year of the Horse, she has opened for artists such as Lucy Dacus, Cassadee Pope, Ezra Furman, John Paul White of The Civil Wars, and Neyla Pekarek of The Lumineers. Givertz is active with the Black Opry and took part in WXPN’s Black Opry Residency in Philadelphia. Recognition includes two Boston Music Awards nominations, the City of Boston’s Extraordinary Women Award, and Allston Village Main Street’s Artist of the Year. She also shares her craft through songwriting workshops, including sessions with the Harvard Ed Portal.

The Italian guitar quartet 40 FINGERS showcases intricate four-guitar arrangements of rock and pop classics as well as memorable themes from film and television. Their online performances have reached audiences in the millions, and their take on Bohemian Rhapsody earned an official nod from Queen, which featured the rendition on the band’s site. In concert, they pair their musicianship with a vivid visual production crafted by accomplished European lighting designers, creating a journey that crosses languages and borders. The program includes pieces such as Sultans of Swing, Africa, The Sound of Silence, Bohemian Rhapsody, music from The Last of the Mohicans, and Piazzolla’s Libertango, along with other genre-spanning favorites.

Returning after a summer break, this event is back on the calendar.

Enjoy an evening of live music at Lynn's 102 Tavern, along with food and drinks.

Explore a wide world of miniature history and nostalgia at the North East Toy Soldier Society’s Toy Soldier Show and Sale at the Hilton Garden Inn. Collectors and curious newcomers will find antique and contemporary toy soldiers alongside a broad range of related items, including civilian, farm, zoo, hunt, and railroad figures, plus cowboys, Indians, knights, Christmas figures, marching bands, military miniatures, plastic figures and playsets. The show also features miniature gardens, military books, action figures, plastic model kits, war movies, badges, artillery, vehicles, dioramas, and other general and antique toys. Makers highlighted include W.Britain, Elastolin, Mignot, Marx, GI Joe, Osprey, King & Country, Dragon Models, Tamiya, and John Jenkins Designs, among others. Admission is $8, or two for $15, and children under 15 are free. Dealer tables are available. For details, contact show chairman Matthew Murphy of Hobby Bunker at (781) 321-8855 or matt@hobbybunker.com.

Stay in the loop by registering for updates from local organizers. This non-competitive walk offers a welcoming space to connect with others who understand, reminding participants they are not alone while making a positive impact together. Distances typically range from 1 to 3 miles. Specific route details and additional logistics will be shared as the event approaches. The program features an opening ceremony, activities focused on hope and healing, on-site resource tables, and complimentary honor beads available to every participant.

Explore Melrose Destination Imagination at an information session hosted at the MMTV Studios. Designed for students in grades K through 12 and their parents, this program blends creativity with hands-on experiences in crafting, science, drama, and robotics to keep participants engaged throughout the school year. The session covers how Destination Imagination works, how teams come together, and the steps to get involved. Try sample Instant Challenges and take one home, enjoy acting and improv games, and preview this season’s challenges. There will be opportunities to meet other interested families and speak with experienced DI Team Managers to get questions answered. For inquiries, email di@melrosedi.com.

The MS is BS 5K run and 1K walk and roll returns after a year away, debuting a refreshed start area and a celebratory after party. Form a team and raise funds that support people in New England living with multiple sclerosis. Personal fundraising pages help cover rides to medical appointments, assistance with everyday needs, and access to useful resources. Set up a fundraising page, rally your team, and share your story to help move the MS community toward a better day.

Celebrate a new Sunday Funday tradition with brunch showcasing a classic, chef-crafted menu and inventive cocktails. Reservations are available, and parking is complimentary on Sundays.

DTL Farmer’s Market offers a year-round shopping experience at Hive Public Market. Local food makers and farmers come together alongside other vendors, creating a welcoming place to explore and support community businesses.

Celebrate the bond between people and their pups at Bark in the Park, a family-friendly gathering for dog lovers and owners. Enjoy a full day of activities that highlight four-legged friends, including dog races, a costume contest, and a canine talent show. Explore booths from local pet-focused vendors and grab refreshments from food trucks throughout the day. Whether entering a competition or simply taking in the festivities, there is plenty to enjoy. Admission is free and everyone is welcome.

Volunteers will pack 25,000 meals with Rise Against Hunger to help feed people. This fun, family-friendly event welcomes all ages, with roles available so everyone can take part. Friends and families are encouraged to participate together, and those who cannot attend can still support the effort by donating.

Meet dogs who are ready for loving homes and find out how to get involved with Ruff Tales Rescue through adoption, fostering, or volunteering. Learn what each option entails and explore ways to make a positive difference for these pets.

North Shore Junction returns to Topsfield Fair with a lively set at the Trianon Stage near the main entrance. The performance spans rock, blues, R&B, and country, along with original songs. Attendees can dance, sing along, or relax and enjoy the music.

A viewing party at Keltic Club for the Patriots vs Bills game features free food while the game is on. Wear a Patriots shirt to qualify for a promotion.

Sunday Funday takes place at a favorite hometown brewery.

A live show takes the spotlight on the New Meadow Stage.