Celebrating yourself can be easier said than done. With Mother’s Day coming up on Sunday, May 12, 2024, it’s time to start planning something nice for ourselves. We all know we deserve it! Here are some fun activities leading up to and on Mother’s Day for you to enjoy.

10 Ways to Celebrate Mother’s Day

1. Gather your girls and head to a Ladies Night Sip & Swing at Golf Lounge 18, in Peabody on Friday, 5/3, from 7-9pm. This event is fun and instructional, no experience or clubs required.⁠ ⁠Tickets are $65/person and include group instruction, 2 drink tickets, light appetizers, and entry in a raffle for a VIP Experience at the Travelers Championship. ⁠Reserve your spot now!.
2. Join Blooms of Boston at Mixx 360, in Malden, for an evening of designing Wine Bottle Bouquets and shopping with local boutiques on Thursday, 5/9. This is the perfect pre-Mother’s Day Girls Night Out! Shopping runs from 6-8pm, along with raffles and cocktails. Floral design begins at 8:15pm. You can even have your wine bottle custom-engraved by Antea Amoroso Design! ⁠Get tickets ($75/pp).
3. Tell your family to order Mother’s Day Brunch from Feast & Fettle and have a delicious feast delivered right to your doorstep. The F&F Mother’s Day menu has something for everyone! Ordering closes on Monday, 5/6, and food will be delivered on Saturday, 5/11. North Shore Moms can save $10 off their order with code NSMMOMDAY24. Order now!
4. Love Local, on Thursday, 5/9, is a night to love on those impacted by breast cancer and support Newburyport businesses. Come out for a night to sip, shop, and support Runway for Recovery. Runway for Recovery is a nonprofit redefining the breast cancer experience for families through events and programs that strive to provide normalcy amidst the unimaginable. From 3:30-5:30pm enjoy “Love for Mom,” with your kids on Inn Street. This is a time for kids to grab cute and personalized gifts for Mom. At 6:30 pm, Inn Street becomes the ticketed event ($50/pp), Love Local with wine hors d’oeurves and desserts. Get tickets. 
5. Laugh your a$$ off at Cat & Nat’s May Soiree on Thursday, 5/9, with special VIP Pre-Party hosted by our Lynnfield friends from the popular Mom’s Night Out Podcast. Show takes place at The Wilbur in Boston. Tickets still available, starting at $50. VIP Pre-Party is free (must have ticket to show) and includes a Q&A with Cat & Nat and 45-minute pregame (cocktails or mocktails for purchase).
6. Mom’s Morning Off, hosted by A Mom’s Village, is back on Saturday, 5/11, at 9:30am, at MarketStreet Lynnfield. Start the morning with an uplifting CARDIO+BEATS class from the instructors at A Mom’s Village, on the Green, followed by refreshments (popovers and mimosas) on the Davio’s patio and private shopping at Kendra Scott! They’ll have appearances by Wellness in Motion, Savy Little Rentals, fun raffle prizes, and awesome swag bags for each attendee. I attended this event two years ago and won a gorgeous pair of earrings from Kendra Scott! Tickets are just $25 ($20 for AMV Members) and all proceeds from this event support A Bed for Every Child.
7. Join the Downtown Beverly Mom Crawl, on Saturday, 5/11, from 10am-2pm. Follow Beverly Main Street’s Map of participating small businesses to enjoy coffee, samples, sale shopping, flower bar, mom-mosas, zodiac readings and more!
8. Celebrate Spring at the Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens, in North Andover. This event is open daily from now through 5/12, with special After Hours on Mother’s Day. Stroll through the beautiful gardens with budding tulips and daffodils while enjoying the crisp spring air and soundscape serenades. This historic home will be open from 10:30am – 4:30pm for a self-guided experience. After Hours portion of the day is from 5-7pm and requires a different ticket and you can order an Olive & Fig charcuterie box to enjoy in the Gardens. Ticket prices start at $3. Book now!
9. Enjoy Mother’s Day Brunch at Tonno Wakefield or Gloucester. Brunch is served from 10am-2pm on Sunday, 5/12, with the full menu available after until 9pm. Make reservations.
10. Treat yourself to a special Mother’s day Brunch at Danversport Yacht Club, on Sunday, 5/12. Brunch includes a full buffet, juice, coffee and tea for $76.95/adult and $38.95/child (ages 4-12). Make reservations.

Happy Mother’s Day!