Upcoming Family Focused Events in All Categories (including school productions throughout primary and secondary grades)

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Holiday Family Sing-A-Long

Holiday Family Sing-A-Long

12-21-2025 10:00 am

The Firehouse Center for the Arts presents…

Holiday Family Sing-A-Long

Providence Arts Center - Cirque Dreams Holidaze (4)

Providence Arts Center - Cirque Dreams Holidaze (4)

12-21-2025 3:00 pm
CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE dazzles with a brilliantly breathtaking holiday spectacular for the entire family. As the original cirque holiday theatrical event, this annual tradition wraps a Broadway-style production around awe-inspiring contemporary circus arts. Guests of all ages will be on the edge of their seats as a cast of holiday characters come to life, captivating audiences while defying gravity. Broadway World exclaims,
Lowell Philharmonic Orchestra - Family Concert

Lowell Philharmonic Orchestra - Family Concert

03-07-2026 2:00 pm
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Lowell Philharmonic Orchestra presents

LPO Family Concert

Melrose Symphony - Family Concert

Melrose Symphony - Family Concert

03-29-2026 3:00 pm

 

“Petting Zoo”

Sunday, March 29, 2026
Pre-Concert Instrument “Petting Zoo,” 1:30-2:30 pm
Concert, 3 pm

Enjoy a fun-filled, family-friendly 35-minute concert featuring favorites from Star Wars, Wicked, and more. Before the concert, kids (and kids at heart!) can explore the orchestra up close at our popular instrument “petting zoo.” Don’t wait—tickets go fast for this beloved community favorite!

 

The Peking Acrobats

The Peking Acrobats

04-02-2026 7:30 pm
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For the last thirty two years, THE PEKING ACROBATS® have redefined audience perceptions of Chinese acrobatics. They perform daring maneuvers atop a precarious pagoda of chairs and display their technical prowess at such arts as trick-cycling, precision tumbling, juggling, somersaulting, and gymnastics. They push the limits of human ability, defying gravity with amazing displays of contortion, flexibility, and control. THE PEKING ACROBATS are often accompanied by live musicians who skillfully play traditional Chinese instruments; the time-honored Chinese music coalesces with high-tech special effects and awe-inspiring acrobatic feats, creating an exuberant entertainment event with the festive pageantry of a Chinese Carnival.

New Philharmonia Orchestra - Family Concerts (4)

New Philharmonia Orchestra - Family Concerts (4)

05-31-2026 8:00 pm
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New Phil Family Concerts are interactive and engaging experiences for children of all ages. Make musical memories with the young people in your life! Concerts in October and May include an Instrument Petting Zoo - a hands-on chance to try the instruments!

MNOZIL BRASS

MNOZIL BRASS

06-03-2026 7:30 pm
Mnozil Brass is an Austrian brass septet. They play classical, jazz and other styles of music using traditional brass instruments and more unusual instruments such as the customized rotary valved trumpet and bass trumpet.
Acton Theater III - The Great Race

Acton Theater III - The Great Race

06-13-2026 11:00 am
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Learn how each animal earned its place in the Chinese Zodiac by taking part in The Great Race. Which animals win the race? Why do the Rat and Cat become enemies? This re-telling of one of the most beloved tales in Chinese folklore features traditional Chinese music, Jingju and martial arts.

The Great Race centers around grandparents who are teaching their grandchildren about the Chinese New Year while they make dumplings together. The script incorporates Beijing Opera, Chinese martial arts, and Lion Dance into a re-telling of the origin story of the Chinese Zodiac.