Things to Do in and Around Burlington, MA, This Winter

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OUTDOOR ADVENTURES ❄️ Snow, ice, and fresh-air fun

• deCordova Sculpture Park & Museum (Open all year, Lincoln, MA)
• Ski Resorts & Winter Festivals (Dec–Mar, Wachusett MA, Loon NH, etc.)
• Ice Castles (Jan–Feb, North Woodstock, NH)
• Polar Plunge (Jan 1, Fairhaven, MA)
• Lumina Light Festival (Feb 1-17, Providence, RI)
• US Toboggan Championships (Feb 6-8, Camden, ME)
• Oak Hill Eastern Cup U16/U18 Ski Season Finale (Feb 14, Hanover, NH)
• New Hampshire Outdoor Expo (Mar 6–8, Milford, NH)
• Boston Run & Outdoor Expo (Mar 28–29, Foxborough, MA)
• Pride Weekend at Sugarbush (Mar 20-22, Warren, VT)

FOOD & DINING 🍽️ For the culinary crowd

• Newport Restaurant Week (Nov 7–16, Newport, RI)
• Boston Wine Festival (Mar 7-8, Boston Park Plaza Hotel)

INDOOR ESCAPES 🖼️ Art, theater, and culture when it’s cold outside

• Cape Cod Museum of Art (Under 21 free through July 2026, Dennis, MA)
• Peabody Essex Museum (Salem, MA)
• Discovery Museum (Acton, MA)
• Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Children’s Museum, New England Aquarium, & Museum of Science (winter programming, Boston, MA)
• Winter Renaissance Faire (Feb 7–8, Essex Junction, VT)
• Dead of Winter Horror Festival (Feb 21-22, Worcester, MA)

SHOPPING 🛍️ Holiday browsing and artisan finds

• Holidays at Highfield – The Shopkeepers’ Noël Victorian Christmas celebration (Nov 21–Dec 14, Falmouth, MA)
• New England Winter Market (Dec 8–11, DCU Center, Worcester, MA)