Arts events for kids in Cambridge

Sunday, October 11

This weekend

11:00 AM

Arts
Ages 13+
Free
New

Spotlight Tour: Un/Settled, with Leandra Bautista ’28

Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge Indoor

A student-led gallery tour of three artworks that explore the idea of home as a place of comfort or discomfort.

English

At the venue Listed by Harvard Art Museums

1:00 PM

Arts
Ages 13+
New

Smartphone Nature Photography: Capture the Charles

Magazine Beach Park Nature Center, Cambridge Outdoor

A guided outing where participants learn to use a smartphone camera to photograph scenery along the Charles River at Magazine Beach Park.

English

At the venue Listed by Mass Audubon Magazine Beach

2:00 PM

Arts
Ages 13+
Free
New

Spotlight Tour: Thresholds, with Jane Lilly ’27

Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge Indoor

A student-led gallery tour looking at boundaries and in-between states in works of art.

English

At the venue Listed by Harvard Art Museums

Tuesday, October 13

9:30 AM to 11:30 AM

Math
Ages 3–12
New

Making Shapes

Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge Indoor

A hands-on activity exploring shapes, suited to young children and early elementary students.

English

At the venue Listed by Harvard Museums of Science & Culture

10:30 AM 30 min

Arts
Ages 0–8
New

Songs and Stories (Collins)

Cambridge Public Library (Main), Cambridge Indoor

A program of songs, stories and rhymes for young children with their caregivers.

English

At the venue Listed by Cambridge Public Library Public Events

11:00 AM 25 min

Arts
Ages 0–8
New

Sing-Along (Valente)

Cambridge Public Library (Main), Cambridge Indoor

A sing-along with songs, rhymes and fingerplays for young children.

English

At the venue Listed by Cambridge Public Library Public Events

11:00 AM 30 min

Reading
Ages 1–3
New

Toddler Story Time (Main)

Cambridge Public Library (Main), Cambridge Indoor

A storytime with stories, songs and rhymes for toddlers and their caregivers.

English

At the venue Listed by Cambridge Public Library Public Events

2:00 PM to 3:30 PM

Technology
Ages 13+
New

Digital Embroidery (Main)

Cambridge Public Library (Main), Cambridge Indoor

A workshop on using a digital embroidery machine to stitch personalized designs, for people with prior sewing machine experience.

English

At the venue Listed by Cambridge Public Library Public Events

2:30 PM to 3:30 PM

Arts
Ages 13+
New

Sit 'n' Knit (Main)

Cambridge Public Library (Main), Cambridge Indoor

A drop-in social group where people bring their own fiber crafts such as knitting or crochet to work on together.

English

At the venue Listed by Cambridge Public Library Public Events

4:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Arts
Adults
New

Creative Aging: Beginner Improv (Main)

Cambridge Public Library (Main), Cambridge Indoor

A 12-week beginner improv course for older adults taught by a comedian, limited to 15 participants.

English

At the venue Listed by Cambridge Public Library Public Events

4:00 PM 30 min

Reading
Ages 3–5
New

Preschool Story Time (Main)

Cambridge Public Library (Main), Cambridge Indoor

A preschool storytime with stories, songs and rhymes for children and their caregivers.

English

At the venue Listed by Cambridge Public Library Public Events

6:00 PM

Arts
Adults
New

Pınar Öğrenci: _Good Luck in Germany_

Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge Indoor

Berlin-based artist and filmmaker Pınar Öğrenci discusses her 2024 film Glück auf in Deutschland as part of the Busch-Reisinger Museum Lecture series.

English

At the venue Listed by Harvard Art Museums

Thursday, October 15

12:15 PM

Arts
Adults
New

Midday Organ Recital: Andrew Sheranian

Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge Indoor

A midday organ recital on a historic Flentrop organ, presented by the Harvard Organ Society.

English

At the venue Listed by Harvard Art Museums

Saturday, October 17

9:30 AM to 11:30 AM

Science
Ages 6+
New

Drawing Shells

Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge Indoor

A drawing session focused on shells from the museum's natural history collections.

English

At the venue Listed by Harvard Museums of Science & Culture

11:00 AM

History
Ages 13+
Free
New

Spotlight Tour: Coloring the Past, with Jide Anekwe ’28

Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge Indoor

A student-led gallery tour exploring how the past has been coloured and represented in artworks.

English

At the venue Listed by Harvard Art Museums

1:00 PM to 3:30 PM

History
Ages 13–17
New

Knapping the First Tools: Teen Saturdays Workshop

Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge Indoor

A Saturday workshop for teens in which they learn stone knapping techniques used to make the earliest tools.

English

At the venue Listed by Harvard Museums of Science & Culture

2:00 PM

Nature
All ages
Free
New

Nature in the City Festival: Head of the Charles

Magazine Beach Park Nature Center, Cambridge Outdoor

A fall festival at Magazine Beach Park with food, music, art, nature activities and climate action displays for visitors of all ages.

English

At the venue Listed by Mass Audubon Magazine Beach

2:00 PM

Arts
Ages 13+
Free
New

Spotlight Tour: Thresholds, with Jane Lilly ’27

Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge Indoor

A student-led gallery tour looking at boundaries and in-between states in works of art.

English

At the venue Listed by Harvard Art Museums

2:00 PM

Arts
Adults
New

Walking Tour: Constructing Nature in Harvard Yard

Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge Indoor and outdoor

A gallery talk on outdoor drawing followed by a walking tour of Harvard Yard exploring how nature is depicted. Registration is full.

English

At the venue Listed by Harvard Art Museums

Sunday, October 18

11:00 AM

Arts
Ages 13+
Free
New

Spotlight Tour: Un/Settled, with Leandra Bautista ’28

Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge Indoor

A student-led gallery tour of three artworks that explore the idea of home as a place of comfort or discomfort.

English

At the venue Listed by Harvard Art Museums

1:00 PM to 3:30 PM

History
Ages 3–12
New

Family Activities at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East

Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge Indoor

Family activities inspired by ancient Near Eastern collections at the museum.

English

At the venue Listed by Harvard Museums of Science & Culture

2:00 PM

History
Ages 13+
New

Materials Lab Workshop: How to Draw a Pot

Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge Indoor

A hands-on drawing workshop with an archaeological illustrator, marking International Archaeology Day. Registration is full.

English

At the venue Listed by Harvard Art Museums

2:00 PM

Arts
Ages 13+
New

Spotlight Tour: (Dis)Illusions, with Jade Xiao ’27

Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge Indoor

A student-led gallery tour of three European artworks that feature visual illusions.

English

At the venue Listed by Harvard Art Museums

Tuesday, October 20

12:00 PM

Science
Adults
New

Art + Science: Papermaking

Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge Indoor and outdoor

An informal monthly conversation with conservation staff about how the museum treats objects in its collections, held outside the Straus Center.

English

At the venue Listed by Harvard Art Museums

Wednesday, October 21

12:30 PM

Arts
Adults
New

Gallery Talk: Charlotte Moorman, Nam June Paik, and Their Avant-Garde Circle

Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge Indoor

A gallery talk in which a family member recalls avant-garde multimedia performances by Nam June Paik and Charlotte Moorman.

English

At the venue Listed by Harvard Art Museums

Thursday, October 22

12:15 PM

Arts
Adults
New

Midday Organ Recital: Chase Olson

Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge Indoor

A midday organ recital on a historic Flentrop organ, presented by the Harvard Organ Society.

English

At the venue Listed by Harvard Art Museums

2:00 PM

Arts
Adults
New

Walking Tour: Reading the Urban Landscape

Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge Indoor and outdoor

A gallery talk on outdoor drawing followed by a walking tour reading the urban landscape. Registration is full.

English

At the venue Listed by Harvard Art Museums

6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Arts
Ages 13+
Free
New

2026 Fall Exhibitions Opening Reception

MIT List Visual Arts Center, 20 Ames Street, Building E15, Cambridge, MA 02139, Cambridge Indoor

An opening reception with an artist talk for two contemporary art exhibitions, one of sculpture and drawing and one of moving-image installations. Light refreshments are served.

English

At the venue Listed by MIT Events Calendar

Saturday, October 24

11:00 AM

Arts
Ages 13+
Free
New

Spotlight Tour: Contained, with Priya Allen ’27

Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge Indoor

A student-led gallery tour exploring works of art that deal with containment.

English

At the venue Listed by Harvard Art Museums

12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

History
All ages
New

Day of the Dead Celebration

Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge Indoor

A celebration of Día de los Muertos with cultural activities for all ages.

English and Spanish

At the venue Listed by Harvard Museums of Science & Culture

2:00 PM

Arts
Ages 13+
New

Spotlight Tour: Disavowed, with Julianne Wu ’28

Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge Indoor

A student-led gallery tour examining instances of disavowal in three works of art.

English

At the venue Listed by Harvard Art Museums

Arts in Cambridge

Sunday, October 11

Spotlight Tour: Un/Settled, with Leandra Bautista ’28

Smartphone Nature Photography: Capture the Charles

Spotlight Tour: Thresholds, with Jane Lilly ’27

Tuesday, October 13

Making Shapes

Songs and Stories (Collins)

Sing-Along (Valente)

Toddler Story Time (Main)

Digital Embroidery (Main)

Sit 'n' Knit (Main)

Creative Aging: Beginner Improv (Main)

Preschool Story Time (Main)

Pınar Öğrenci: _Good Luck in Germany_

Thursday, October 15

Midday Organ Recital: Andrew Sheranian

Saturday, October 17

Drawing Shells

Spotlight Tour: Coloring the Past, with Jide Anekwe ’28

Knapping the First Tools: Teen Saturdays Workshop

Nature in the City Festival: Head of the Charles

Spotlight Tour: Thresholds, with Jane Lilly ’27

Walking Tour: Constructing Nature in Harvard Yard

Sunday, October 18

Spotlight Tour: Un/Settled, with Leandra Bautista ’28

Family Activities at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East

Materials Lab Workshop: How to Draw a Pot

Spotlight Tour: (Dis)Illusions, with Jade Xiao ’27

Tuesday, October 20

Art + Science: Papermaking

Wednesday, October 21

Gallery Talk: Charlotte Moorman, Nam June Paik, and Their Avant-Garde Circle

Thursday, October 22

Midday Organ Recital: Chase Olson

Walking Tour: Reading the Urban Landscape

2026 Fall Exhibitions Opening Reception

Saturday, October 24

Spotlight Tour: Contained, with Priya Allen ’27

Day of the Dead Celebration

Spotlight Tour: Disavowed, with Julianne Wu ’28