What's on in Melrose?
55 upcoming events
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Events in Melrose
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Thursday 12 November
Thu 12 · 10:30 AM
Story time0–1 yrs
Baby Steps (0-18 months)
Melrose Public Library
Thu 12 · 11 AM
Kids0–5 yrs
Open Play Time (ages 0-5)
Melrose Public Library
Thu 12 · 4 PM
Creative workshop5–8 yrs
Creative Kids, Jr.: Pipe Cleaner Fall Corn (grades K-2)
Melrose Public Library
Thu 12 · 4 PM
Video games
Teen Switch Gaming (Grades 6th - 12th)
Melrose Public Library
Thu 12 · 6:30 PM$39.19
Crafts
Teacup Hobbit Hole Workshop
Hannah's Brewing Co.
Thu 12 · 7 PM$0
Talk
Youth Mobility Listening Session for Parents & Caregivers
Hannah's Brewing Co.
Fri13
Friday 13 November
Sat14
Saturday 14 November
Sun15
Sunday 15 November
Later
Mon 16 · 1:30 PM
Story time0–5 yrs
Bubbles and Books (ages 0-5)
Melrose Public Library
Mon 16 · 2 PM
Kids0–5 yrs
Open Play Time (ages 0-5)
Melrose Public Library
Tue 17 · 3:30 PM
Creative workshopfrom 3 yrs
Coloring Club (ages 3+)
Melrose Public Library
Tue 17 · 4 PM
Drop-in services
Teen Volunteer Session (Grades 6th - 12th)
Melrose Public Library
Wed 18 · 10:30 AM
Story time1–3 yrs
Toddler Tales (ages 1.5-3)
Melrose Public Library
Wed 18 · 11 AM
Kids0–5 yrs
Open Play Time (ages 0-5)
Melrose Public Library
Wed 18 · 3 PM
Literature
Significant Short Fiction Discussion Group (Adults)
Melrose Public Library
Wed 18 · 7 PM
TalkHeritage
Indigenous People in the Colonial Melrose Imagination with Jim Bennett
Melrose Public Library
Thu 19 · 10:30 AM
Story time0–1 yrs
Baby Steps (0-18 months)
Melrose Public Library
Thu 19 · 11 AM
Kids0–5 yrs
Open Play Time (ages 0-5)
Melrose Public Library
Thu 19 · 5 PM
Video gamesCinema11–18 yrs
Teen Hunger Games Movie Night
Melrose Public Library
Thu 19 · 7 PM
Literature
MPL Book Group (Adults)
Melrose Public Library
Fri 20 · 10 AM
Music for toddlersStory time
Little Language Learners (12 months and up)
Melrose Public Library
Fri 20 · 11 AM
Music for toddlers2–5 yrs
Head-to-Toe Fun (ages 2-5)
Melrose Public Library
Fri 20 · 1 PM
LiteratureLanguage café
Red Scarf Book Club
Melrose Public Library
Tue 24 · 11 AM
Matt Heaton Music for Kids (kids/families of all ages)
Melrose Public Library
Tue 24 · 4 PM
Book Bites (grades 4/5)
Melrose Public Library
Tue 24 · 7:30 PM
Tasty Books for Hungry Readers (Adults)
Melrose Public Library
Sat 28 · 7 PM$35
Stand-up
Julie Nolan Comedy
Knights of Columbus
Mon 30 · 1:30 PM
Bubbles and Books (ages 0-5)
Melrose Public Library
Mon 30 · 2 PM
Open Play Time (ages 0-5)
Melrose Public Library
Mon 30 · 6:30 PM$65
Make your own Personalized Charcuterie Board
Hannah's Brewing Co.
Mon 30 · 7 PM
The Author's Corner with Peggy Bendroth in Conversation with Ellen Holtzman
Melrose Public Library
Tue 1 · 6:30 PM$55
Holiday Card Making 101
Hannah's Brewing Co.
Wed 2 · 10:30 AM
Toddler Tales (ages 1.5-3)
Melrose Public Library
Wed 2 · 11 AM
Open Play Time (ages 0-5)
Melrose Public Library
Wed 2 · 4 PM
The Helping Hand (grades K/1)
Melrose Public Library
Wed 2 · 7 PM
History Book Group (Adults)
Melrose Public Library
Thu 3 · 10:30 AM
Baby Steps (0-18 months)
Melrose Public Library
Thu 3 · 11 AM
Open Play Time (ages 0-5)
Melrose Public Library
Fri 4 · 10 AM
Little Language Learners (12 months and up)
Melrose Public Library
Fri 4 · 11 AM
Head-to-Toe Fun (ages 2-5)
Melrose Public Library
Fri 4 · 8 PM$39.19
MYB Nutcracker 2026
Melrose Memorial Hall
Mon 7 · 1:30 PM
Bubbles and Books (ages 0-5)
Melrose Public Library
Mon 7 · 2 PM
Open Play Time (ages 0-5)
Melrose Public Library
Sat 12 Dec · 12 PM$25–40
RunningTrail & ultra
The Mount Hood Nutcracker Challenge
100 Slayton Rd.
Sun 13 Dec · 11:30 AM$119.22
CraftsCrafts
Wreath Workshop
RADIO FACTORY Blush & Bloom Floral Studio: 99 Washington S. Melrose, MA
Wed 16 Dec · 6:30 PM$81.88
Ceramics & pottery
Holiday Edition Pottery Workshop
Hannah's Brewing Co.
Wed 16 Dec · 6:30 PM$33.85
Make your own Handmade Thanksgiving Banner
Hannah's Brewing Co.
See also in Melrose
Thu 19 · 6 PM$10
Food
Koji Whiskies of Japan Tasting Event @ Reading Location
Liquor Junction Reading
Fri 20
MarketCrafts
2026 Wakefield Christmas Craft Fair
Saint Joseph Parish Hall, Wakefield
Sat 21 · 12:30 PMFree
LiteratureDrop-in services
Book Swap!!
Lucius Beebe Memorial Library
At 6:30 PM
Cinema
Screenagers: Generation AI
Beebe Library, Wakefield
Fri 13 · 12:30 PM
Talk
Flamingo Chat
Stone Zoo New England, Stoneham
Thu 12 · 6:15 PMFree
LiteratureAnti-racism
Stories That Stay With Us: A Community Discussion
Stoneham Public Library
Sun 15 · 5:30 PM$60.54
Food
Sunday Supper Club: Raclette Edition
Life Love Cheese, Wakefield
Wed 18 · 2 PMFree
CinemaDocumentary
Beauty on the Wing: Understanding the Monarch Butterfly
Reading Public Library
Wed 18 · 4:30 PM$25
Talk
Flow, Pressure & Hydraulic Separation
FIA, Inc., Woburn
Tomorrow · 7:30 PM
Literature
Second Tuesday Women's Reading Group
Winchester Public Library
Thu 12 · 10 AM
Talk
Bill Sano: Sisters Who Sing!
Meeting House, Lynnfield
Thu 12 · 7 PM
Talk
Crossword Construction with Brendan Emmett Quigley
Lynnfield Public Library
Sat 14 · 2 PMFree
Trading cards
Pokémon Card Hangout - casual play | decks provided | share your collection
351 W Cummings Park, Woburn
Sun 22 · 8 AMFree
Board gamesTournament
The Bunker Bottom Bracket Bash
Hobby Bunker, Wakefield
Tomorrow · 7 PMFree
Quiz
Trivia Night at The Dog House Bar & Grill
The Dog House Bar & Grill, Boston
Wed 11 · 7 PMFree
Quiz
Trivia Night at Bunratty Tavern
Bunratty Tavern, Boston
Tomorrow · 7 PMFree
QuizOutdoors
Trivia Night at The Smoke Shop BBQ - Woburn
The Smoke Shop BBQ - Woburn, Boston
Tomorrow · 7:15 PM$10
Trading cardsTournament
Tuesday Legacy
Battleground Games and Hobbies - Saugus
Wed 11 · 6:30 PMFree
Trading cardsTournament
DRAFT
Slapshot Sports Cards, Saugus
Mon 16 · 9 AM$0
Guided tourOutdoors
Bird and Nature Walk, North Reservoir, Winchester
15 Appalachian Rd, Winchester
Today$36
Guided tourOutdoors
Salem Booze and Brews Haunted Pub Crawl by US Ghost Adventures
158 Essex St, 00000, Salem
Tue 17 · 2 PM
Guided tourOutdoors
Snow Leopard Chat
Stone Zoo New England, Stoneham
Fri 20 · 4 PM
Tourism
ZooLights at Stone Zoo
Stone Zoo New England, Stoneham
Wed 11 · 11:30 AM$25–30
RunningSports & fitness
Stoneham Veterans Day Run
35 Central St, Stoneham
Sat 21 · 10 AM$35
RunningSports & fitness
NOMAD Holiday Prelude 5K
595 North Ave, Wakefield
Thu 26 · 7:30 AM$10–45
RunningOutdoors
Wakefield Turkey Trot
1 Church Street, Wakefield
Sat 5
RunningTrail & ultra
16th TARC Fells Trail Ultra Winter 32 Mile
16th TARC Fells Trail Ultra Winter 32 Mile, Stoneham, MA
Wed 11 · 6 PM
RunningSports & fitness
Run Club Social
LH Woburn
Thu 12 · 7:30 AM$0
RunningTrail & ultra
Women+'s Morning Run in the Fells
Hillcrest Parkway & Appalachian Road, Winchester
Sat 14 · 11 AM$40
YogaPilates & stretching
Unwind with Wine & Wellness
Fitzgerald Physical Therapy Associates — Woburn, MA
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