Vampire-O @ Danehy Park
Navigation Games
Wednesday, October 25 6:20pm – 9pm
Join us at Danehy Park for a night of Halloween fun! Teams will travel the park after dark, looking for checkpoints & avoiding the vampire curse.
CPL Nature Club: Autumn Family Story Time (O'Connell)
Cambridge Public Library
Wednesday, October 25 6:30pm – 7pm
We invite children and their grown-ups to join us for a special evening story time event.
Valente Branch Book Group (Valente)
Cambridge Public Library
Wednesday, October 25 6:30pm – 7:45pm
Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.
Exhibition Tour—Objects of Addiction: Opium, Empire, and the Chinese Art Trade
Harvard Art Museums
Thursday, October 26 12pm – 1pm
Join us for a tour of Objects of Addiction, led by exhibition curator Sarah Laursen.
An Afternoon at the Museum: John Leysath on the Hammond Castle Museum (Virtual)
Cambridge Public Library
Thursday, October 26 1pm – 2pm
Join us for a look inside the Hammond Castle Museum with Curatorial Director, John Leysath.
Preschool Story Time (O'Connell)
Cambridge Public Library
Thursday, October 26 3:30pm – 4pm
We invite children and their grown-ups to join us for 20-25 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes, with a craft to take and make at home, while supplies last.
Day of the Dead Celebration
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
Thursday, October 26 5pm – 9pm
Learn more about this joyful holiday, a national symbol of Mexico. Enjoy craft activities for the young and young at heart.
Harvard Art Museums at Night
Harvard Art Museums
Thursday, October 26 5pm – 9pm
We’re keeping our doors open late for an evening of art, fun, food, and more!
Fiber Arts Adventure with Lenni: A Machine-Sewing Workshop Series (Main)
Cambridge Public Library
Thursday, October 26 5:30pm – 8:30pm
Continue building your machine-sewing skills AND create bespoke sewn crafts!
Toddler Story Time (O'Connell)
Cambridge Public Library
Friday, October 27 11am – 11:30am
We invite children and their grown-ups to join us for 15-20 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes.
Drop-in Studio
Cambridge Public Library
Friday, October 27 1pm – 4:30pm
This is an opportunity to check-out what The Hive is all about and get started exploring and making right away!
Cambridge Young Authors' Squad (O'Neill)
Cambridge Public Library
Friday, October 27 4pm – 5pm
Young people ages 10 to 14 who love to write are welcome to share their ideas and writing.
Objects of Addiction: A Conversation about Opium and Anti-Chinese Immigration Laws in the United States (Online)
Harvard Art Museums
Saturday, October 28 10am – 11am
Professor Erika Lee and two students will discuss the role of opium in U.S. restrictions on Chinese immigration in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Spooky Scavenger Hunt (Valente)
Cambridge Public Library
Saturday, October 28 1pm – 5pm
Children and their caregivers, join us to seek out some familiar faces hidden across Valente in a seasonal spooky scavenger hunt!
Trilingual Press Book Release Celebration and Reading (Main)
Cambridge Public Library
Saturday, October 28 1pm – 4pm
Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.
Nature in the City Festival
Mass Audubon
Saturday, October 28 2pm – 5pm
This is a free celebration includes nature-based games and activities, art, live music, food, and more for all ages!
Fall Fest
MIT Open Space Programming
Saturday, October 28 4pm – 7pm
Join friends and neighbors from around Cambridge, MIT, and Kendall Square on Saturday night for music, drinks, delicious food, games, and more!
Hip-Hop Experience Workshop: Music of the Movement
Harvard Art Museums
Sunday, October 29 1pm – 3pm
Join Jazzmyn RED, local songwriter and U.S. ambassador for hip-hop, for an interactive workshop on the evolution of this music form.
Wellness for Seniors: Zumba Gold (Virtual)
Cambridge Public Library
Monday, October 30 11am – 11:45am
Put on your dancing shoes to improve flexibility and balance, strengthen muscles and have fun!
DIY Inflatable Costumes (O'Neill)
Cambridge Public Library
Monday, October 30 3:30pm – 5pm
Make DIY costume pieces at the Library!
McKay Coppins at the Cambridge Public Library (Main)
Cambridge Public Library
Monday, October 30 6pm – 7:30pm
Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.
LGBTQ+ Film series
Cambridge Council on Aging
Tuesday, October 31 10am – 12:30pm
Also: Tuesday, November 28 10am – 12:30pm and Tue, January 23 2024 10am – 12:30pm
The LGBTQ+ Film series is a collaboration of the Cambridge LGBTQ+ Commission and the Cambridge Council on Aging.
Wellness for Seniors: Meditation (Main)
Cambridge Public Library
Tuesday, October 31 10am – 11am
Join us for guided meditations focused on the breath and body, to foster loving connections with the world.
Songs & Stories (Valente)
Cambridge Public Library
Tuesday, October 31 11am – 11:25am
Also: Tuesday, November 7 11am – 11:25am
Put on your dancing shoes and head over for a morning of singing and dancing!
Sit 'n' Knit (Main)
Cambridge Public Library
Tuesday, October 31 2:30pm – 3:30pm
Bring your project and enjoy the company of other fiber crafters.