Things to do in Lowell

DEC5SatSaturday, December 544 events · Arts & Culture

1. All day

   Alfonso Ossorio: Line and Lineage

   Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138Free

   Arts & Culture

2. All day

   Food Tasting and History Tour of Boston's South End Neighborhood

   anoush'ella$135.50

   Arts & Culture

3. All day

   Harvard University Campus Guided Walking Tour

   1380 Massachusetts Ave$20.95+Family

   Also at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.

   Tours & Attractions

4. All day

   Iconic Boston Food Tasting and History Tour On the Freedom Trail

   Beantown Pub$135.50

   Food & Drink

5. All day

   North End Food and History Tour

   The Paul Revere House$100

   Arts & Culture

6. All day

   The Town and The City Festival 2026

   Warp and Weft

   Festivals & Holidays

7. All day

   The World Spins to Bring Us Closer

   MassArt x SoWa GalleryFree

   Arts & Culture

8. All day

   Week of Dance 2026

   Robsham Theater Arts Center

   Arts & Culture

9. 5 a.m.8 a.m.

   Filmmaker Networking Mixer

   60 Elm St

   Also at 10 a.m.

   Arts & Culture

10. 6 a.m.8 a.m.

    Meditation Pottery Workshop-Mindfulness Wheel Throwing (12/5; 11am-1pm)

    Pudgy’s Place$81.88

    Also at 11 a.m.

    Health & Wellness

11. 7 a.m.9:30 a.m.

    Let's Hike Haverhill: Whittier Birthplace

    305 Whittier Rd

    Arts & Culture

12. 7:30 a.m.

    Emporium Presents: Mix 104.1 Deck The Hall Ball

    agganis arena

    Arts & Culture

13. 8 a.m.5 p.m.

    Poetry & Coffee — North Andover Poets Corner

    Diane’s Cafe

    Arts & Culture

14. 8 a.m.2 p.m.

    The Aspirations of Ordinary People – Stories of the American Revolution from a local perspective

    North Andover Historical SocietyFree

    Arts & Culture

15. 9 a.m.5 p.m.

    Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

    Master Your Camera Controls Harvard Museum of Natural History

    Arts & Culture

16. 9 a.m.11 a.m.

    DIY Clay Ornaments (Slab-Building) Fun for the whole family! 12/5 ; 2-4pm

    Pudgy’s Place$49.87Family

    Classes & Talks

17. 9 a.m.5 p.m.

    Pop Quiz: 1776

    Master Your Camera Controls Harvard Museum of Natural History

    Arts & Culture

18. 9 a.m.5 p.m.

    Pop Quiz: 1776 at the Harvard Museum of Natural History

    Master Your Camera Controls Harvard Museum of Natural HistoryFamily

    Arts & Culture

19. 9 a.m.

    The Art of Falconry: History, Skill and Flight

    Farrington Memorial dba Farrington Nature Linc

    Arts & Culture

20. 9:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.

    Painting with Plants

    Master Your Camera Controls Harvard Museum of Natural History$45+

    Arts & Culture

21. 10 a.m.5 p.m.

    Beyond the Broom: Salem Short Films Exhibition

    161 Essex St, Salem, MA

    Arts & Culture

22. 10 a.m.4 p.m.

    Blow Your Own Ornament Workshop – North Shore Glass School

    North Shore Glass School, Proctor St. Studio

    Classes & Talks

23. 10 a.m.5 p.m.

    East India Marine Hall Exhibition

    Peabody Essex Museum

    Arts & Culture

24. 10 a.m.5 p.m.

    Exhibition: AI: Mind the Gap

    MIT Museum

    Arts & Culture

25. 10 a.m.5 p.m.

    Exhibition: Remembering the Future

    MIT Museum

    Arts & Culture

26. 10 a.m.4 p.m.

    Fenway Park: Guided Tour

    (F) Fenway Park$27.60+

    Tours & Attractions

27. 10 a.m.2 p.m.

    Grinnell Elementary School PTA 5th Annual Craft Fair

    6 Grinnell Rd

    Markets & Shopping

28. 10 a.m.5 p.m.

    Isamu Noguchi: “I am not a designer” Exhibition

    161 Essex St, Salem, MA

    Arts & Culture

29. 10 a.m.11 a.m.

    Nonfiction Book Club

    Bacon Free Library

    Arts & Culture

30. 10 a.m.5 p.m.

    Origami Inspirations

    Peabody Essex Museum ShopFamily

    Classes & Talks

31. 10 a.m.5 p.m.

    Origami Unfolded

    Peabody Essex Museum ShopFamily

    Classes & Talks

32. 10 a.m.

    Picasso, Miró, Dalí: Unbound

    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA)$14+

    Arts & Culture

33. 10 a.m.5 p.m.

    Pressing Importance: Salem and the Declaration of Independence Exhibition

    161 Essex St, Salem, MA

    Arts & Culture

34. 10 a.m.5 p.m.

    Salem Gets Dressed Exhibition

    161 Essex St, Salem, MA

    Arts & Culture

35. 10 a.m.

    Summer Reimagined

    Eataly Boston$29

    Arts & Culture

36. 10:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.

    Boston: Freedom Trail Insiders Tour with Museum Entry

    Hub Town Tours$35

    Arts & Culture

37. 10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.

    Commonwealth Ballet Nutcracker Reading & Dance

    77 Nason StFamily

    Family & Kids

38. 10:30 a.m.

    The Polar Express

    Coolidge Corner Theatre290 Harvard St

    Arts & Culture

39. 10:45 a.m.12:15 p.m.

    Preschool Studio Art, Ages 4-5 + Adult

    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA)Family

    Family & Kids

40. 11 a.m.3 p.m.

    8th Annual Holiday Craft Fair

    Augustus P Gardner American Legion Post 227

    Festivals & Holidays

41. 11 a.m.12 p.m.

    Curator Tour: Common Ground: Photography, Place and Community

    Somerville Museum$5

    Arts & Culture

42. 11 a.m.

    MICE 2026

    Fuller Building at Boston UniversityFreeFamily

    Arts & Culture

43. 11 a.m.

    Porter Mill Holiday Open Studios

    Coastal Mass Brewing

    Arts & Culture

44. 11 a.m.1:30 p.m.

    Walk, Network, Lunch,

    CambridgeSide Galleria Fountain

    Music