Things to do in Worcester this week

Today

• Drop-In with WPL's Social Services Specialist

  Thu 8 Oct, 10 AM · Main Library - Community Resources Office

  From Worcester Public Library

• Toddler Time

  Thu 8 Oct, 10 AM · Main Library - Children's Program Room

  From Worcester Public Library

• Art in Flight: Reinventing Postmodernism

  Thu 8 Oct, 2 PM · Main Library

  From Worcester Public Library

• Fun with Fiber Arts!

  Thu 8 Oct, 2:15 PM · Main Library - First Floor Ellipse

  From Worcester Public Library

• Construction Club

  Thu 8 Oct, 3:30 PM · Burncoat Branch - Burncoat Branch

  From Worcester Public Library

• Felt Coqui Plushie

  Thu 8 Oct, 3:30 PM · Goddard Branch - Goddard Branch

  From Worcester Public Library

• Halloween Cookie Decorating

  Thu 8 Oct, 3:30 PM · Great Brook Valley Branch - Great Brook Valley Branch

  From Worcester Public Library

• Musical Minds: Keyboard Classes for Kids; Session A

  Thu 8 Oct, 3:30 PM · Main Library - Children's Program Room

  From Worcester Public Library

• The 2026 Harvey Ball

  Thu 8 Oct, 5:30 PM · Mechanics Hall

  From Mechanics Hall

• Nevertel

  Thu 8 Oct, 7 PM · Palladium-MA

  From Ticketmaster

• Goodbye June, Danny Worsnop

  Thu 8 Oct, 8 PM · Off The Rails Music Venue

  From Ticketmaster

• Uncle Acid and The Deadbeats w/ Messa

  Thu 8 Oct, 8 PM · Palladium-MA

  From Ticketmaster

This weekend

• Knocked Loose w/ Denzel Curry

  Fri 9 Oct, 7 PM · Palladium-MA

  From Ticketmaster

• Teen Volunteers

  Sat 10 Oct, 9:30 AM · Main Library - Teen Space

  From Worcester Public Library

• "Saturday" Read Aloud and Craft

  Sat 10 Oct, 10 AM · Main Library - Children's Program Room

  From Worcester Public Library

• Zumba

  Sat 10 Oct, 10 AM · Main Library - Banx Room

  From Worcester Public Library

• De-Stress with Dogs

  Sat 10 Oct, 11 AM · Main Library - First Floor Ellipse

  From Worcester Public Library

• Urban Gardening

  Sat 10 Oct, 11 AM · Main Library - Saxe Room

  From Worcester Public Library

• Hot Wheels Monster Trucks™ Live Glow-N-Fire

  Sat 10 Oct, 11:30 AM · DCU Center

  From Ticketmaster

• Hot Wheels Pedal to the Metal VIP

  Sat 10 Oct, 11:30 AM · DCU Center

  From Ticketmaster

• Hot Wheels Start Your Engine VIP

  Sat 10 Oct, 11:30 AM · DCU Center

  From Ticketmaster

• DIY Halloween Soaps

  Sat 10 Oct, 2 PM · Main Library - Teen Space

  From Worcester Public Library

• TBL Movie Matinee

  Sat 10 Oct, 2 PM · Main Library - Computer Lab

  From Worcester Public Library

• Woostock

  Sat 10 Oct, 2 PM · Off The Rails Outdoors

  From Ticketmaster

• D&D Club: Session B

  Sat 10 Oct, 3:30 PM · Main Library - Children's Program Room

  From Worcester Public Library

• GALA'26: We Persist – 10th Annual Gala

  Sat 10 Oct, 5:30 PM · Mechanics Hall

  From Mechanics Hall

• The Midnight

  Sat 10 Oct, 8 PM · Palladium-MA

  From Ticketmaster

• Tour of the Galleries

  Sun 11 Oct, 1 PM · Worcester Art Museum

  From Worcester Art Museum

• Hot Wheels Monster Trucks™ Live Glow-N-Fire

  Sun 11 Oct, 1:30 PM · DCU Center

  From Ticketmaster

• Hot Wheels Pedal to the Metal VIP

  Sun 11 Oct, 1:30 PM · DCU Center

  From Ticketmaster

• Hot Wheels Start Your Engine VIP

  Sun 11 Oct, 1:30 PM · DCU Center

  From Ticketmaster

• Bluebird Improv

  Sun 11 Oct, 6 PM · Off The Rails Music Venue

  From Ticketmaster

Next 7 days

• 2026 Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce Game Changers Business Conference & Expo

  Fri 9 Oct, 8 AM · Mechanics Hall

  From Mechanics Hall

• Baby Bounce

  Fri 9 Oct, 10 AM · Main Library - Children's Program Room

  From Worcester Public Library

• Playful Steps Movement Time

  Fri 9 Oct, 10:30 AM · Frances Perkins Branch - FPB Meeting Room

  From Worcester Public Library

• Postpartum Pilates

  Fri 9 Oct, 11 AM · Main Library - Children's Program Room

  From Worcester Public Library

• Felt Coqui Plushie

  Fri 9 Oct, 3:30 PM · Tatnuck Magnet Branch - Tatnuck Magnet Branch

  From Worcester Public Library

• Candy Corn Catapults

  Fri 9 Oct, 4 PM · Main Library - Children's Program Room

  From Worcester Public Library

• Free Day: Indigenous Peoples’ Day

  Mon 12 Oct, 10 AM · Worcester Art Museum

  From Worcester Art Museum · Free

• Citizenship Class

  Tue 13 Oct, 9 AM · Main Library - First Floor Meeting Room

  From Worcester Public Library

• UMass Road to Care Van

  Tue 13 Oct, 9 AM · Main Library - YWCA Way

  From Worcester Public Library

• Family Storytime

  Tue 13 Oct, 10 AM · Frances Perkins Branch - FPB Meeting Room

  From Worcester Public Library

• Frances Perkins Play Group

  Tue 13 Oct, 10:45 AM · Frances Perkins Branch

  From Worcester Public Library

• Early Readers Class

  Tue 13 Oct, 11 AM · Main Library - Children's Program Room

  From Worcester Public Library

• The Power of Limits

  Tue 13 Oct, 2 PM · Main Library

  From Worcester Public Library

• Seed to Fashion

  Tue 13 Oct, 3:30 PM · Goddard Branch - Goddard Branch

  From Worcester Public Library

• Whimsical Workshop: Halloween Paper Garland

  Tue 13 Oct, 3:30 PM · Great Brook Valley Branch - Great Brook Valley Branch

  From Worcester Public Library

• Artventure

  Tue 13 Oct, 4 PM · Burncoat Branch - Burncoat Branch

  From Worcester Public Library

• Spooky Shrinky Dinks

  Tue 13 Oct, 4 PM · Main Library - Children's Program Room

  From Worcester Public Library

• English Conversation Circle

  Tue 13 Oct, 5:30 PM · Main Library - First Floor Ellipse

  From Worcester Public Library

• Fall drop-in crafts

  Tue 13 Oct, 6 PM · Main Library - Children's Program Room

  From Worcester Public Library

• Intro to Python

  Tue 13 Oct, 6:30 PM · Main Library - Computer Lab

  From Worcester Public Library

• Everyday English Class

  Wed 14 Oct, 10 AM · Main Library - First Floor Meeting Room

  From Worcester Public Library

• Fantastic Fall Storytime

  Wed 14 Oct, 11 AM · Main Library - Children's Program Room

  From Worcester Public Library

• Drop-In with WPL's Social Services Specialist

  Wed 14 Oct, 1 PM · Main Library - Community Resources Office

  From Worcester Public Library

• UMass Road To Care Mobile Medical Clinic

  Wed 14 Oct, 1 PM · Main Library - YWCA Way

  From Worcester Public Library

• DIY Crafts for Adults

  Wed 14 Oct, 3 PM · Main Library - Innovation Center

  From Worcester Public Library

• Free Immigration Legal Help Clinic

  Wed 14 Oct, 3 PM · Main Library - Study Pod 1

  From Worcester Public Library

• Level Up: Switch Gaming

  Wed 14 Oct, 3 PM · Great Brook Valley Branch - Great Brook Valley Branch

  From Worcester Public Library

• Construction Club

  Wed 14 Oct, 3:30 PM · Goddard Branch - Goddard Branch

  From Worcester Public Library

• Felt Coqui Plushie

  Wed 14 Oct, 3:30 PM · Burncoat Branch - Burncoat Branch

  From Worcester Public Library

• Spooky Stamp Carving

  Wed 14 Oct, 3:30 PM · Tatnuck Magnet Branch

  From Worcester Public Library

• 4-H Babysitter Training

  Wed 14 Oct, 4 PM · Main Library - Children's Program Room

  From Worcester Public Library

• Artventure

  Wed 14 Oct, 4 PM · Tatnuck Magnet Branch - Tatnuck Magnet Branch

  From Worcester Public Library

• Artventure

  Wed 14 Oct, 4 PM · Roosevelt Branch - Roosevelt Branch

  From Worcester Public Library

• Strategies for Children 25th Anniversary

  Wed 14 Oct, 5 PM · Mechanics Hall

  From Mechanics Hall

• Community English with Drama

  Wed 14 Oct, 5:15 PM · Main Library - Banx Room

  From Worcester Public Library

• Digitizing Family Photos, Slides, or Converting VHS Tapes

  Wed 14 Oct, 5:30 PM · Main Library - Digital Studio

  From Worcester Public Library

• D&D Club: Session A

  Wed 14 Oct, 6 PM · Main Library - Children's Program Room

  From Worcester Public Library

• Framed Ghost Portraits

  Wed 14 Oct, 6 PM · Main Library - Teen Space

  From Worcester Public Library

• DIY Beauty

  Wed 14 Oct, 6:30 PM · Main Library - Innovation Center

  From Worcester Public Library

• Holding Absence w/ Arm's Length

  Wed 14 Oct, 7 PM · Palladium-MA

  From Ticketmaster

Go with people

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Near Worcester

• Providence
• Boston
• Springfield, Massachusetts
• Manchester, New Hampshire
• Hartford
• New Haven