Updated May 5, 2025
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
- The Beach Boys: The Sounds of Summer, June 10
- Lyle Lovett and His Large Band, July 29
- One Night of Queen, Aug 30
- Wheel of Fortune Live, Sept 28
Tsongas Center
300 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Lowell MA 01852
(866) 722-8780
Merrimack Repertory Theatre
50 East Merrimack St
Lowell MA 01852
(978) 654-4678
Cary Hall
1605 Massachusetts Ave
Lexington MA 02420
617-531-1257
The Umbrella Stage Company
40 Stow St.
Concord MA 01742
978-371-0820
DCU Center
50 Foster St
Worcester MA 01608
The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts
2 Southbridge St
Worcester MA 01608
(877) 571-SHOW (7569)
Boch Center Wang Theatre & Shubert Theatre
270 Tremont St
Boston MA 02116
Boston Opera House
539 Washington St
Boston MA 02111
617-259-3400
- Back to the Future, July 8-20
- The Wiz, Aug 12-24
- Hamilton, Sep 23-Nov 2
Wheelock Family Theater
200 The Riverway
Boston MA 02215
617-353-3001
- The Prom, May 17-June 8
Emerson Colonial Theatre
100 Boylston St
Boston MA 02116
888-616-0272
- The Wiggles Bouncing Balls Tour, June 29
- CoComelon Sing-a-long Live, Sep 24
Agganis Arena
925 Commonwealth Ave
Boston MA 02215
617-358-7000
North Shore Music Theatre
62 Dunham Rd
Beverly MA 01915
978-232-7200
- Waitress, June 3-15
- The Wizard of Oz, July 8-20
- Finding Nemo Jr., July 24-25
- Grease, Aug 12-24
SNHU Arena
555 Elm St
Manchester NH 03101
(603) 644-5000
- Monster Jam, May 10-11
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