Spring is here! Time to get out of the house! We rounded up a great list of upcoming events in Newton. You watch the 2025 SpongeBob movie, dance at a cèilidh, hear Turkish classical music, celebrate Norway’s national day, and much more in the upcoming months, including a talk from the Newton Beacon’s own food columnist Clara Silverstein about Boston food history at the Newton Free Library. 

Monday, April 6

1:30 to 3:30 pm: Watch the 1998 movie You’ve Got Mail, about an anonymous internet relationship that threatens to destroy their participants’ real lives, at the Newton Free Library, 330 Homer Street. This 116-minute movie is rated PG.

Friday, April 10

7:30 to 9 p.m.: Listen to the Lydian String Quartet at the Allen Center, 35 Webster Street. Tickets are $45 to $60.

Saturday, April 11

1 p.m.: Watch Never Alone, a 2025 movie about a Finnish-Jewish businessman trying to save Jewish refugees during WWII, at the Scandinavian Cultural Center, 206 Waltham St. This is an 85-minute movie in Finnish with English subtitles. Tickets are $5 for members and $10 for non-members.

7 to 10 p.m.: Enjoy an evening of cocktails and dancing at an Alexander Hamilton-inspired event at the Durant-Kenrick Museum, 286 Waverley Avenue. This is a 21+ event. Varying ticket prices.

Sunday, April 12

2 to 3 p.m.: Listen to the Boston Meshk Ensemble perform Turkish classical music at the Newton Free Library, 330 Homer Street.

Tuesday, April 14

7 to 8:15 p.m.: Hear poets recite their poetry, and recite your own, at this poetry reading and open mic night at the Newton Free Library, 330 Homer Street.

Wednesday, April 15

7 to 8 p.m.: Learn about Boston food history from Clara Silverstein, author of The Boston Chef’s Table (and the Beacon’s food columnist!) at the Newton Free Library, 330 Homer Street. Registration encouraged.

Thursday, April 16

7 to 9 p.m.: Watch An Uncommon Education, a film about Nathaniel Allen’s radical approach to education and its legacy, at the Allen Center, 35 Webster Street.

April 17, 18, 24, 25

(varying times): Watch ​oh to be pure again, a play presented by Newton Theatre Company about a charismatic Christian summer camp and disillusionment, at 96 Otis Street. Tickets are $39.19. 

Saturday, April 18

2:30 to 4 p.m.: Watch The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants, a 2025 film about SpongeBob trying to prove his bravery to Mr. Krabs, at the Newton Free Library, 330 Homer Street. This 88-minute movie is rated PG.

Wednesday, April 22

7 to 8 p.m.: Hear Heather Treseler, author of Auguries & Divinations, speak about her poetry at the Newton Free Library, 330 Homer Street. 

Friday, April 24

7 p.m.: Listen to Franz Schubert’s Death and the Maiden quartet at St. Ignatius Church, 28 Commonwealth Ave. Suggested donation $20.

Saturday, April 25

1 to 2:30 p.m.: Enjoy violin, viola and cello music from the band Analog by Choice at the Scandinavian Cultural Center, 206 Waltham St. Tickets are $15 for members and $25 for non-members.

Sunday, April 26

2 to 3 p.m.: Listen to jazz music performed by Women in World Jazz, an all-female jazz ensemble, at the Newton Free Library, 330 Homer St.

Friday, May 1

7:30 to 9 p.m.: Hear the keynote address for a festival dedicated to 14th-century composer Guillaume de Machaut, and sing along to some of his music, at the Allen Center, 35 Webster Street. Tickets are $30 for adults.

Monday, May 4

7 to 8 p.m.: Listen to MIT professor Nataliya Kosmyna talk about the ethical and scientific implications of AI use at the Newton Free Library, 330 Homer Street.

Tuesday, May 5

6:30 to 8 p.m.: Learn about traditional weaving practices from a variety of cultures, and try your hand at weaving, with local weaver Josh Kurtz at the Newton Free Library, 330 Homer Street. Registration opens April 14.

Wednesday, May 6

12:30 to 1:30 p.m.: Listen to local author Marian Knapp talk about her book Born to Make Lemonade, about her mother’s experience as a Jewish immigrant in the early 20th century, at the Cooper Center, 345 Walnut Street.

Saturday, May 9

7:30 p.m.: Listen to Seth Morris, Principal Flute with the Boston Chamber Symphony, play flute music at Grace Episcopal Church, 76 Eldredge Street. Tickets are $30, with discounts for seniors and students.

Friday, May 15

7 to 8 p.m.: Listen to author Pernille Ipsen talk about her book My Seven Mothers: Making a Family in the Danish Women’s Movement at the Scandinavian Cultural Center, 206 Waltham St. Free with registration.

7 p.m.: Listen to a semi-staged performance of Godspell at St. Ignatius Church, 28 Commonwealth Ave. Suggested donation $20.

Saturday, May 16

10 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Enjoy Newton’s SpringFest, with a carnival, music, arts and crafts at Newton City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Avenue.

12:30 p.m.: Celebrate Norway’s national day at the Scandinavian Cultural Center, 206 Waltham Street, with food, games and a small parade. Lunch tickets will be sold at the event and are $15 for adults and $5 for children.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Enjoy Newton’s SpringFest, with a carnival, music, arts and crafts at Newton City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Avenue.

Sunday, May 17

3 to 5 p.m.: Honor American veterans at the 250th Anniversary Salute to Service Parade, which will begin at Newton City Hall and end in Nonantum. 

Monday, May 25

10 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Remember those who died in the American military at the Newton Memorial Day Reverent Ceremony at the Newton Cemetery & Arboretum, 791 Walnut Street.

Thursday, May 28

6:30 to 9:30 p.m.: Enjoy strawberries and strawberry flavored food and drinks at the Newton Cultural Alliance’s 12th annual Strawberry Festival.