Looking for something to do during April vacation week? Why not go and see dinosaurs in Boston, make a flower crown in Nantucket, or plant some trees for Earth Day in Springfield? See below for a list of family-friendly events throughout the state.
Statewide
The Highland Street Foundation is pleased to partner with organizations to provide free opportunities during April school vacation week. Please note that some of these activities require advance registration on a first-come, first-served basis and have limited capacity. Please visit individual websites to view COVID protocols.
See a list of events at participating organizations here.
Boston
At Home Activities & Virtual journey of Boston National Park, Virtual
Play Week! Daily, Boston Children’s Museum, Boston
Pirate Hunt for Golden Treasure, Daily, $16.95+, LegoLand Discovery Center, Somerville
Dino Safari, a Walk-through Adventure, Daily, $18+ per person, Boston
Mythical Creature Hunt, Daily, Free with Museum Admission, Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge
North of Boston
April Vacation Week at the Peabody Essex Museum, Daily, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Salem
School Vacation Week at the House of Seven Gables, Daily, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., tickets starting at $12, Salem
Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim, Various times April 20 – 24, Salem State University
The Bubble Man, April 23, 10 a.m., $10, Newburyport
Central MA
April Baseball Clinic, April 18, 2022 – April 22, 2022, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., Worcester
April Vacation Week Discovery Adventures, April 18, 2022 – April 22, 2022, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Old Sturbridge Village
Earth Day Celebration, April 22, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., EcoTarium, Worcester
Cape & Islands
Spring Into Nature, April 18-22, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m, Members: $270; Nonmembers: $320, Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary
Play at the Park, April 18 & 22, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Oak Bluffs & Edgartown
Alpaca Walk & Talk, April 18-22, 11 – 11:30 a.m., $20-$30 per person, Oak Bluffs
Learning Lab for Ages 12 and Up, April 18-21, 2:30 – 5:45 p.m., West Tisbury
Wampum: Stories from the Shells of Native America, April 19-22, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Vineyard Haven
Drop-in Paint Group, April 19, 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m., Edgartown
Discovery Days at the Library, April 20, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m., Edgartown
Story Time at Oak Bluffs Library, April 20, 10:30 – 11 a.m. Oak Bluffs
Traditional Storytime, April 20, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m., West Tisbury
After School Lego Club, April 20, 3 – 4 p.m., Chilmark
Drop-in Lego Club, April 20, 3 – 5 p.m., Edgartown
Move and Learn, April 20, 3 – 4:30 p.m., Vineyard Haven
Movie Screening: The Goonies, April 20, 3:30 p.m., West Tisbury
Slime Making, April 21, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m., Oak Bluffs
Fun Friday for Teens, April 22, 3 – 4 p.m., Oak Bluffs
Daffodil Flower Crown Party, April 20, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m., Nantucket
Lego Time, April 21, 3 – 4 p.m., Nantucket
South of Boston
There’s a Mouse in the House! Workshop & Book Signing, April 19, 10 – 11:30 a.m., $30 per person, Duxbury
Curiosity Kids STEM Club, April 20, 4 – 5 p.m., Free, Plymouth
April Vacation with Professor Gizmo, April 21, 2 – 4 p.m., Free, Brockton
Spring Seed Starters, April 22, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m., Plymouth
Western MA
Spring 2022 Poetry Walk: Spring, Hope, and Community: April 18, 2022, 8 a.m. – 9 p.m., Greenfield, Free
NAMI Western Massachusetts 11th Annual Art & Poetry Show: April 18-22, 2022, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m., Chicopee, Free
Jigsaw Puzzle Exchange: April 18, 2022, 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m., Greenfield, Free
KidsBestFest 2022, April 18, 2022, 11 a.m., Northampton, Free
BookKids, April 18, 2022, 3:30 – 3:50 p.m., Orange, Free
Wildlife Photography Exhibit, April, 2022, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Hadley, Free
April Vacation Wilderness Skills Program, April 19-22, 2022, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Conway, $320-$360
Story Time with Julie, April 19, 2022, 10 – 11 a.m., Northfield
Preschool Read and Craft, April 19, 2022, 10:30 – 11:15 a.m., Orange, Free
Wee Ones: Storytime and Playgroup, April 19, 2022, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m., Springfield
Make Your Own Video Game with the Rhode Island Computer Museum, April 19, 2022, 3 – 4 p.m., Southampton, Free
Teen Choice Day, April 19-21, 2022, 4 – 5 p.m., Springfield
Earth Day Plants, April 19-22, 2022, Springfield
Nature Mosaics, April 19-22, 2022, Springfield
Afterschool Family Storytime, April 20, 2022, Springfield
Story Time on Facebook Live, April 20, 10 – 10:30 a.m., Virtual (Turner Falls, MA)
Home City Families: Gross Motor Playgroup, April 20, 2022, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Springfield
Spring Break Music Storytime with Moomaw!, April 20, 2022, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m., Southampton
Bilingual Playgroup, April 20, 2022, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m., Springfield
Northampton Youth Film Fest, April 21, 2022, 11 a.m., Northampton
Lego Club, April 21, 2022, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m., Orange, Free
Northfield Mountain, StoryWalks And Scavenger Hunts, April 18 – 22, Northfield
Yiddish Book Center, Celebrating Passover, April 15 – 22, Amherst
Six Flags, Open During Vacation Week, April 15 – 24, Agawam
The Springfield Armory, National Park Week, April 17 – 19, 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., Springfield
Old Sturbridge Village, Earth Week, April 19 – 24,
Lupa Zoo, April 19, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Ludlow
Norman Rockwell Museum, School Vacation Week, April 19, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Stockbridge
The Zoo In Forest Park, Open During Vacation Week, April 18 – 22, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Springfield
Titanic Museum, School Vacation Week, April 18 – 22, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Indian Orchard
Springfield Museums, AstroQuest, April 19, 7 – 9 p.m., Springfield
Amelia Park Arena, 1st Annual Spring Classic, April 22 – 24, Westfield
Historic Deerfield, Open Hearth Cooking Demonstrations, April 22, 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., Deerfield
Hancock Shaker Village: 20th Anniversary of Baby Animal Celebration, April 18-24, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
KidsAct! Spring Break 2022, April 18-22, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Pittsfield, $250
TeensAct! Spring Break 2022, April 18-22, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Pittsfield, $250