Huge List of Family Friendly Boston Events: October 25-30

Halloween Storytime

Tuesday, October 25 @ 11am

Henry Bears Park, 17 White St., Cambridge 02140

617-547-8424

Free

Kids and their parents are invited to the Henry Bears Park Porter Square Store location for a special Halloween story time. Families are encouraged to dress in costume.

Mask Making @ Henry Bears Park

Tuesday, October 25 10:30am-11:30am

Henry Bears Park, 19 Harvard St., Brookline 02446

617-264-2422

$10

The Henry Bears Park Brookline store location presents Art with Amy, featuring a mask making Halloween activity. Kids must be accompanied by an adult. The class costs $10 per child and advanced registration is requested. Sign up by calling 617-264-2422.

Fort Point Channel Pumpkin Pageant & Festival

Thursday, October 27 Noon-4pm & 5-6:30pm

Boston Children's Museum, 300 Congress St., Boston 02210

617-451-9239

All Ages

Free

The Fort Point Channel Pumpkin Pageant and Festival will begin at Noon on October 27^th and will feature an afternoon full of free, family friendly activities such as pumpkin carving (with kid-safe utensils), decorating, and refreshments. Then, from 5pm to 6:30pm there will be a pumpkin lighting celebration at the Barking Crab, during which the Pumpkin Pageant winner will be announced.

Halloween DJ Public Skate Night

Friday, October 28 3-4:50pm

Simoni Ice Rink, 155 Gore Street, Cambridge, 02141

1-888-74-SKATE

$5 Admission, $4 Skate Rental

FMC Ice Sports and Simoni Ice Rink in Cambridge present a special Halloween public skate event with live DJs, candy, costume contests, and more. Costumes are encouraged but masks or material that dangles below the knees will not be allowed.

Halloween Night Prowl @ Franklin Park

Friday, October 28 7-8pm & 8-8:30pm

Franklin Park, 1 Franklin Park Road, Dorchester, 02121

617-442-4141

All Ages

Free

The Halloween Night Prowl will consist of an hour-long walk through the wilderness of Franklin Park, with no flashlights allowed. There will be storytelling throughout the duration and then from 8pm to 8:30pm, the group will engage in a stargazing session. Meet at Valley Gates Parking Lot at 7pm.

The Airborne Comedians

Saturday, October 29 @ 10:30am

Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St., Brookline, 02446

617-734-2500

Ages 3 and Up

$9.75 Adults; $7.75 Kids

Dan Foley and Joel Harris are the Airborne Comedians, a live performance duo who combine comedy, juggling and random miscellaneous objects to put on a show for audiences around the world. Past routines have included birdbaths, lawn chairs, electric guitars, and other bizarre items used as props for juggling. Get Tickets

13^th Annual Classical Cartoon Festival

Saturday, October 29 10am-4pm

Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave., Boston 02115

617-300-5400

$10

Classical New England presents the 13^th Annual Classical Cartoon Festival, featuring a full day of Warner Brothers cartoons, projected on a big screen and accompanied by live classical music performances. There will also be storytelling, face painting, magicians and more. Buy Tickets

Fall Forest Festival

Saturday, October 29 1pm-4pm

Franklin Park, 1 Franklin Park Road, Dorchester, 02121

617-442-4141

All Ages

Free

The Fall Forest Festival at Franklin Park has been rescheduled to take place on October 29^th and will feature an afternoon full of free family friendly activities, such as tree climbing, nature walks, face painting, games, and a watercolor painting workshop. The event will begin at the Walnut Avenue White Stadium parking lot.

Keith Munslow Live @ the Regent

Saturday, October 29 @ 10:30am

The Regent Theatre, 7 Medford St., Arlington, 02476

781-646-4849

All Ages

$10/adults; $8/kids and seniors; $7/regent members

Keith Munslow, family friendly entertainer and winner of several Parents Choice Awards, will be at the Regent Theatre to perform a live concert featuring piano playing, singing, storytelling, and cartooning. Get Tickets

Free Dancing/Drawing Workshop @ ICA

Saturday, October 29 10am-4pm

Institute of Contemporary Art, 100 Northern Ave., Boston, 02210

617-478-3100

12 and Under

Free

The ICA Play Date program presents Dance On! Draw On!, a free workshop for families that will focus on the correlation between drawn lines and the movement of the body through space. The workshop will feature a performance of Bubblemania, by artist, Casey Carle, and hands-on activities at the Bank of America Art Lab from 11am-4pm. This event is free for children ages 12 and under accompanied by up to 2 adults. There is no prior registration required, but space is limited and tickets will be handed out on a first come, first served basis.

Boo Bash @ Strand Theatre

Saturday, October 29 1-4pm

Strand Theatre, 543 Columbia Rd., Dorchester

617-635-3911

All Ages

Free

The Mayor's Office of Arts, Tourism, and Special Events and the Strand Theatre present Boo Bash, a free Halloween celebration, featuring a haunted house, a costume party, trick or treating, a dance party, crafts, and more. All ages are welcome, but kids ages 13 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.

Caribbean-American Health and Wellness Fair

Saturday, October 29 10am-4pm

Unity Sports & Cultural Association, 10 Dunbar Ave., Dorchester, 02124

617-436-9550

All Ages

Free

The Health and Wellness Fair, designed to address the needs of the Caribbean-American community, will offer free health screenings, health and wellness educational info, family friendly exhibits and activities, and healthy food and beverages, as well as yoga, karate, acupuncture and other such interesting demonstrations.

Boston Vegetarian Food Festival

Saturday, October 29 11am-6pm

Sunday, October 30 10am-4pm

Reggie Lewis Athletic Center, 1350 Tremont St., Roxbury

617-424-8846

All Ages

Free

The 16^th Annual Boston Vegetarian Food Festival is a two day affair, featuring healthy food samples, national speakers and chefs, demonstrations, conversations with food producers, discount shopping, and much more. More Info

Zoo Howl

Sat. & Sun., October 29-30 11am-3pm

Franklin Park Zoo, 1 Franklin Park, Dorchester 02121

617-541-LION (5466)

All Ages

Franklin Park Zoo and Green Halloween present Zoo Howl, a Halloween celebration at the zoo, featuring creature encounters, crafts, games, a trick or treat trail, a haunted maze, hay rides, costume contests and more.

Pru Boo: Trick or Treat for Charity

Sunday, October 30 11am-1pm

The Shops at Prudential Center, 800 Boylston St., Boston 02199

617-236-3100

$4

The Pru Boo Trick or Treat for Charity event at the Prudential Center mall will feature trick or treating from stores throughout the shopping center, as well as face painting, magicians, costumed characters, song sessions, games, pumpkin decorating and more. Your $4 donation will benefit Rooms to Grow and will get you a trick or treat bag to fill with candy from the stores. Buy your goodie bag in advance from the Customer Service desk or you can otherwise get yours the day of at one of the check-in areas that will be set up in the Center Court Food Court.

NSM's 'not so spooky Halloween'

Sunday, October 30 5-6:30pm

New School of Music, 25 Lowell St., Cambridge, 02138

617-492-8105

Free

The New School of Music presents NSM's not so spooky Halloween, aka the school's Fall Open House, which will feature family friendly activities such as an instrument petting zoo, make and take Instrument Craft Table, trick or treating, and more.

Fall Family Festival

Saturday, October 30 6pm-8pm

Cambridge Family YMCA, 820 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, 02139

617-858-1614

Kids Ages 10 and Under

Free

The Aletheia Church presents the annual Fall Family Festival at the Cambridge YMCA in Central Square in celebration of Halloween. The festival is designed for kids ages 10 and younger and will feature candy, carnival games, face painting, bouncy castles, apple bobbing, pumpkin decorating, and more. Costumes are encouraged.

Haunted House Fundraiser

Sunday, October 30 2-6pm

Devotion School Gymnasium, 345 Harvard St., Brookiine, 02446

617-413-6345

All Ages

$5/kids, $10/adults

On October 30^th, he Devotion School Gymnasium will be host to a Haunted House and Costume Party fundraiser to benefit the Children's Hospital. There will be a DJ, a silent auction, costume contests and food available to purchase. The haunted house will be suitable for all ages.