November 2026Boston · The Hub

November in Boston with little kids.

14 things to do with kids up to age 6 in and around Boston in November 2026, sorted by week. Each listing links to its own page and to the organizer’s page, and we add more as new dates are posted.

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Last checked · Every listing links to its official page. How we choose

4 listings

Sunday, Nov 1

3 listings

Nov 16 to Nov 22

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3 listings

Nov 23 to Nov 29

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1 listing

Monday, Nov 30

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3 listings

Open for weeks at a time

Light displays, exhibits and other runs that last longer than a week. Check each page for the nights or days they’re closed.

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Guides

More November guides for Boston

Santa visits in BostonBreakfasts, photos and Santa trainsChristmas lights in BostonDrive-thru and walk-through displaysEvery year in BostonAnnual events by month, with last year’s dates

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Good questions

November in Boston: the FAQ

14 dated listings so far, including Boston Lights at Franklin Park Zoo (Nov 1), Pumpkin Patch of Play at Boston Children’s Museum (Nov 1), Santa’s Elevator Express opens at Natick Mall (Nov 1) and Sunday Story Time at the Central Library (Nov 1). The rest are below, by week. We add more as organizers post their dates.

The Thanksgiving weekend page lists the parades and turkey trots, plus what’s open on Thursday and Friday.

6 start this November: Boston Lights at Franklin Park Zoo (Nov 1), Santa at The Shops at Chestnut Hill (Nov 20), Santa at the Faneuil Hall tree lighting (Nov 21), Santa’s Elevator Express at Natick Mall (Nov 1 to Dec 24) and ZooLights at Stone Zoo (Nov 20 to Jan 3), plus 1 more below.

Yes, at the same address. After Nov 30, 2026 it switches to November 2027, starting with the events that come back every year.

Each listing comes from the venue’s or organizer’s own page and links to it. We only list a date, time or price when that page shows it, and anything we can’t confirm stays off. These were last checked Oct 30, 2026, and we recheck them every Monday and Thursday. How we choose and check.

The checked list, every Thursday.

One short email every Thursday evening with the best things to do with little ones in Boston that weekend.

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