Community Gathering Table
November 11-15, 2026
Community Gathering Table is a multi-day program inviting children and families to gather, just like at home. From around the table, visitors will come together to share and learn about beliefs and spirituality through music, storytelling, games, dance, visual arts, objects, and more.
This fall, we are highlighting Visible Beliefs: Expressions of Identity. How do the ways people present themselves on the outside – including through clothing, hair, accessories, and more – reflect beliefs and identities?
Community Gathering Table is part of Boston Children’s Museum’s Religious Literacy Initiative, which aims to support children, families, caregivers, and practitioners of all belief backgrounds — religious, spiritual, non-religious/secular, or questioning — in learning about what we each believe and understanding how our beliefs are intertwined with identity development and well-being.
Schedule
All programs are included with Museum admission.
Wednesday 11/11
11am-1pm
Community Gathering Table: Workshop by Juniper & Pine Indigenous Collective
Location: The Common (2nd floor)
Description coming soon
Saturday 11/14
2pm-3pm
Community Gathering Table: Learn to Dance Dabke!
Location: The Common (2nd floor)
Dabke is a social group dance, practiced across Levantine communities. Come experience a short performance by the Dabke Siblings, Sima and Samer. Then, join the group activity to try out the dance yourself!
The Dabke Siblings, Sima and Samer, have been dancing Dabke from a young age in Beirut, performing in cultural plays and theatre. After migrating to Boston, they continued performing Dabke as a way to uplift community and heritage, bringing awareness to the causes of their land and its people.
Sunday 11/15
10am-11am
Community Gathering Table: Beaded Bracelets and Memory Making
Location: The Common (2nd floor)
Photo credit: Matt McDermit
Make a beaded bracelet to take home! Choose beads and knots that remind you of people, memories, or things that are important to you. As you create, there will be a guided time to reflect on what each bead or knot means to you.
This workshop is led by artist Verónica A. Pèrez, whose work focuses on how stories and experiences can be overlooked or erased. Veronica also creates opportunities for people to connect through community braiding circles and workshops.
Sunday 11/15
2pm-3pm
Community Gathering Table: Bomba Music and Movement Workshop with BOMBAntillana
Description coming soon
Community Gathering Table is a multi-day program inviting children and families to gather, just like at home. From around the table, visitors will come together to share and learn about beliefs and spirituality through music, storytelling, games, dance, visual arts, objects, and more.
This fall, we are highlighting Visible Beliefs: Expressions of Identity. How do the ways people present themselves on the outside – including through clothing, hair, accessories, and more – reflect beliefs and identities?
A range of programs and performances will be scheduled each day from November 11-15. Check back soon for more information!
Community Gathering Table is part of Boston Children’s Museum’s Religious Literacy Initiative, which aims to support children, families, caregivers, and practitioners of all belief backgrounds — religious, spiritual, non-religious/secular, or questioning — in learning about what we each believe and understanding how our beliefs are intertwined with identity development and well-being.