Love family-friendly musicals, concerts, shows and performances? We're lucky to have many great theatres less than an hour away. Plan a memorable family outing to a fun-filled family show with our list of upcoming nearby performances. If you're planning a special date night evening, all of these theaters have many babysitter-worthy shows too!
Lowell Memorial Auditorium
50 East Merrimack St
Lowell MA 01852
866-722-8881
- Gabby's Dollhouse Live! Presented by Walmart, Jan 31
- Riverdance, Mar 2-4
Tsongas Center
300 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Lowell MA 01852
(866) 722-8780
- UMass Lowell River Hawks Hockey
- UMass Lowell River Hawks Basketball
- Boston Fleet (women's professional ice hockey)
- Harlem Globetrotters, Feb 14
Merrimack Repertory Theatre
50 East Merrimack St
Lowell MA 01852
(978) 654-4678
- Go Dog Go - Ve Perro Ve!, Jan 17-18
Cary Hall
1605 Massachusetts Ave
Lexington MA 02420
617-531-1257
- The Peking Acrobats, April 2
The Umbrella Stage Company
40 Stow St.
Concord MA 01742
978-371-0820
- To Kill a Mockingbird, Feb 27 - Mar 22
- Hairspray, Apr 24 - May 17
DCU Center
50 Foster St
Worcester MA 01608
- Worcester Railers (ice hockey)
- Commerford Kids Fun Fair, Jan 31-Feb 1
- Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey presents The Greatest Show on Earth, Apr 9-12
- Monster Jam, May 8-10
The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts
2 Southbridge St
Worcester MA 01608
(877) 571-SHOW (7569)
- STOMP, Feb 20-22
- Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat - Live on Stage!, Mar 13
- Peppa Pig: My First Concert, Apr 3
- Dog Man: The Musical, Apr 22 (age 6+)
- Shen Yun, Apr 25-26
- Mrs. Doubtfire, Jun 26-28
Boch Center Wang Theatre & Shubert Theatre
270 Tremont St
Boston MA 02116
- Shen Yun, Apr 10-12
- Wild Kratts Live 2.0 - Activate Creature Power!, Apr 19
- The Wiggles - Tree of Wisdom Spectacular!, Aug 24
Citizens Opera House
539 Washington St
Boston MA 02111
617-259-3400
- The Sound of Music, Jan 6-18
- Beauty and the Beast, Apr 13 - May 2
- Les Miserables, June 9-28 (age 10+)
Wheelock Family Theater
200 The Riverway
Boston MA 02215
617-353-3001
- Charlotte's Web, Apr 1-26
Emerson Colonial Theatre
100 Boylston St
Boston MA 02116
888-616-0272
- Swan Lake, Feb 15
- Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat - Live on Stage!, Mar 8
Agganis Arena
925 Commonwealth Ave
Boston MA 02215
617-358-7000
- Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Presents the Greatest Show on Earth, Mar 26 - Apr 5
- Stars on Ice, Apr 25
North Shore Music Theatre
62 Dunham Rd
Beverly MA 01915
978-232-7200
- Seussical: For Young Audiences, Mar 21
- Chicago: Teen Edition, Apr 10-11
- Disney's The Lion King Jr., Apr 11-12
- Disney's High School Musical Jr., July 23-24
- Cinderella: Youth Edition, Aug 21
SNHU Arena
555 Elm St
Manchester NH 03101
(603) 644-5000
- Disney on Ice presents Frozen & Encanto, Jan 8-11
- Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey presents The Greatest Show on Earth, Feb 26-Mar 1
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