Fun and free things to do this weekend

Touch a Truck- Beverly
Location: Elliott Street (Rte. 62), Beverly, MA, 01915 directions
Date: Sunday, May 17, 2009
Hours: 10:00AM-1:00PM
In/Outdoor: Indoor
Cost: Free

Join us for trucks, trucks, trucks! Get up close and personal with some of our favorite "big rigs"! If you're a truck lover young or old, know a truck lover or just want to have a great afternoon, come out and interact with a wide variety of trucks, construction vehicles, public safety vehicles and more! The Beverly Masons will be there, offering their CHIP (Child Identification) program, free of charge. Whatever you do... don't forget the camera! Sponsored by the Beverly DPW & Cummings Center. FREE!!


Fly a Kite
Occurs at: Nahant Beach Reservation
Location: Nahant Causeway, Nahant, MA directions
Date: Sunday, May 17, 2009
Hours: 3pm-6pm
In/Outdoor: Outdoor
Cost: Free

The Massachusetts Department of Recreation and Conservation North Region invites you to the Nahant Beach Gathering of Kite Fliers on Sunday, May 17th, 3pm-6pm. Dig out your old kite and come down to Nahant Beach for a fun-filled family afternoon. (Don't forget to bring your camera.) Meet at: The Nahant Beach "1/2-way" bathhouse, Nahant


Breakheart Reservation
Occurs at: Breakheart Reservation
Location: Christopher P. Dunne Visitors Center, 177 Forest St (off Lynn Fells Pkwy), Saugus.
Phone: 781-233- 0834
Date: Saturday, May 16, 2009
Hours: 10am-2pm
In/Outdoor: Outdoor
Cost: Free

Help Breakheart celebrate its 75th Anniversary. Join in a park clean-up, 5K fun run, and canoeing Pearce Lake start at 10am; a live concert by Jumpin' Juba and various family activities and presentations run from 12pm-2pm. Co-sponsored by the Friends of Breakheart.


Clown Town
Location: Bartlet & Chestnut Streets, Andover, MA map
Date: Friday, May 15, 2009 - Saturday, May 16, 2009
Hours: Hours Vary see below
Ages: Toddlers, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor: Outdoor
Cost: $ see below

Andover's perennial spring event features carnival rides, games, face painting, candy, balloons, a variety of food. All proceeds used to help Andover youth learn, grow and achieve. Clown Town, a more than 50-year-old annual event that kids eagerly await for months, is the No. 1 fundraiser for the Andona society, which has doled out more than $70,000 to youth programs in the past year.