Free things to do this weekend in and around Boston

Boston's Top Picks for FREE family-friendly fun Friday, December 12, 2025 to Sunday, December 14, 2025.

(Scroll down for full, detailed list of free weekend activities.)

• Drop-In Gaming Time (All Ages) - Boston Public Library - Chinatown Branch - 2 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116, Friday, December 12, 2025, 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm
• Little Innovators Big Dreams: Snow Fluff (Ages 8+) - Framingham Public Library - Main Branch - Lexington Street, Framingham, MA, Saturday, December 13, 2025, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• Dickens Holiday Marketplace and Craft Fair - Reading Memorial High School, 62 Oakland Rd, Reading, MA 01867, Saturday, December 13, 2025, 10 am - 3 pm
• Free mini photo session with Shoott! - Shoott, Broadway, New York, NY, Friday, December 12 to Sunday, December 14, 2025, see link for times
• Special Free Admission at the Harvard Museum of Natural History - Harvard Museum of Natural History - 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, Sunday, December 14, 2025, 9 am - 12 pm
• Mayor Michelle Wu's Boston Family Days - At Old State House (Boston) - 310 Washington Street, Boston, MA, Sunday, December 14, 2025, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
• Family Fun Chanukah Celebration 2025 - The Boston Synagogue - 55 Martha Road, Boston, MA 02114, Sunday, December 14, 2025, 11:00 am - 1:30 pm
• Visit with Santa - Main Street Mercantile, 62 N Main St, Fairport, NY 14450, Sunday, December 14, 2025, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm