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THURSDAY - JUNE 18th
Art-Making After Dark @ ICA @ 6PM Enjoy free admission, art-making activities designed by local artists, gallery tours, & more!
Drop-In Artmaking @ MFA @ 5PM Get inspired by artwork in the collection, then use the art materials provided to create a work of your own.
Drawing in the Galleries @ MFA @ 6PM Drop in and sketch objects in the galleries with the help of Museum Educators.
‘Planet K-Pop’ Concert @ Emerson Colonial Theatre @ 7:30PM ‘Planet K-Pop’ is a unique hybrid spectacle that combines the best K-Pop hits, dance battles, and audience interactions for the ultimate fan experience!
Martin Garrix Night 1 @ Agganis Arena @ 8PM With Julian Jordan & Levor
Kenny Mason @ Paradise Rock Club @ 7PM With Feardorian
Naomi Scott @ Brighton Music Hall @ 7PM With Daphne Gale
WORM @ The Palladium @ 7PM With Ancient Death & The Oracle
Jake Worthington @ The Sinclair @ 8PM With Julianna Rankin
FRIDAY - JUNE 19th
2026 Juneteenth Parade and Celebration @ Cambridge @ 10AM Celebrate and explore the history and traditions of Juneteenth, savor delicious offerings from local food trucks and vendors, and enjoy live performances.
Juneteenth Carnival @ Brookline High School @ 12PM Enjoy music, food, and community vibes in honor of Juneteenth. Bring your friends and family for a day full of joy and unity.
Juneteenth Celebration @ MFA @ 10AM Enjoy free museum admission as well as performances, art-making activities, talks, and access to limited-time exhibitions.
We Celebrate The World: A Juneteenth Celebration @ ICA @ 10AM In partnership with the Boston Ujima Project, enjoy a day packed with celebration, including a zine fair, food vendors, short films, DJ sets, and special live musical performances.
Juneteenth: Born in the Purple @ ISG Museum @ 11AM The Gardner will honor Juneteenth with a free day of performances, conversations, and activities throughout the museum.
Juneteenth @ Peabody Essex Museum @ 11AM Enjoy the vibrant celebration of Juneteenth through artist-led art-making, music, and movement.
Midget Mayhem Show @ The Palladium @ 9PM This unforgettable live event delivers an electrifying mix of professional wrestling, comedy, and crowd interaction that will keep you on your feet all night long.
Jack Grady Magic & Comedy Show @ The Rockwell @ 9:30PM Internet sensation Jack Grady performs his unique blend of wit filled comedy and impossible magic in one hilarious and strange act.
Candlelight: 90s Hip-Hop on Strings @ Simons Theatre @ 9PM Your favorite throwback Hip-Hop hits reimagined in classical sound! Featuring selections by Wu Tang Clan, Outkast, 2Pac, Nas, & more.
Martin Garrix Night 2 @ Agganis Arena @ 8PM With Julian Jordan & Levor
Southern Hospitality Tour @ Xfinity Center @ 6:30PM Featuring The Black Crowes, Whiskey Myers, & Southall
DYSTINCT @ Roadrunner @ 10:30PM With special guest DJs playing Arabic hist, Afro Beats, & more!
Dino Gala @ Brighton Music Hall @ 7PM With Gollylagging, Warmachine, & Clifford
I Am The Avalanche @ The Sinclair @ 8:15PM With Crime in Stereo, Make Do and Mend, & Nightmare of You
Dead Calm @ Arts at the Armory @ 7PM With Noah Britton
SATURDAY - JUNE 20th
Diaspora Food Festival @ Hibernian Hall @ 12PM This event brings together neighboring communities, families and the culturally inclined for a line-up of Boston’s diaspora-owned food and artifact vendors.
Waterfest 2026 @ Metropolitan Waterworks Museum @ 10AM Learn about water issues and possible solutions through activities, games, crafts and more.
Jack Johnson @ Xfinity Center @ 7:30PM With Hermanos Gutierrez
Jimmy Eat World @ MGM Music Hall @ 7PM With Thrice & Girls Against Boys
Son Little @ The Sinclair @ 8PM With Tonina
SUNDAY - JUNE 21st
Summer Solstice Celebration @ Harvard Museum of Natural History @ 5PM Enjoy lively musical and circus performances, play mini-golf, grab food and drinks from favorite local vendors, and much more!
Josh Gates @ Chevalier Theatre @ 7PM Join explorer, talk show host, and author Josh Gates from Discovery Channel’s smash-hit series, ‘Expedition Unknown’ and ‘Josh Gates Tonight’ for an evening of legends, mysteries, and tales of adventure!
Evanscence @ Xfinity Center @ 7PM With Spiritbox & Nova Twins
Young The Giant @ Leader Bank Pavilion @ 6:30PM With Cold War Kids & Almost Monday
Wolfmother @ House of Blues @ 7PM With Love Gang
Pawpaw Rod @ The Sinclair @ 8PM With TOBi
ALL WEEKEND
FRIDAY & SATURDAY -Shit-faced Shakespeare: ‘Macbeth’ Play @ The Rockwell Shakespeare’s tale of murder, ambition, bloodlust, and the supernatural is reimagined in this raucous, interactive and vibrant theater experience where no show is the same. Ends 6/27.
SATURDAY & SUNDAY -Boston Asian Food Festival @ Rose Kennedy Greenway This new local festival features mouthwatering food, fun games, live performances, live music, and a DJ bringing the vibes all day.
All weekend - Green River Festival @ Franklin County Fairgrounds Visit Western Massachusetts' signature summer celebration! Featuring Charley Crockett, Spoon, Geese, and more!
All weekend - Boston Spring Artisans & Vendors Market @ Faneuil Hall Marketplace Shop local and support small businesses - from tasty treats to unique goods - at this showcase of excellent craftsmanship.
All weekend - Roxbury International Film Festival @ Various Venues One of the biggest of its kind, the festival is dedicated to celebrating films by, for, and about people of color around the world. Find screenings, panels, and workshops in different spots in the city! Ends 6/26.
All weekend - ‘Les Misérables’ Musical @ Citizens Opera House This Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon has taken the world by storm and has been hailed as one of the greatest musicals ever created. Ends 6/28.
All weekend - ‘Black Swan’ Musical @ Loeb Drama Center This bold new musical adaptation is a haunting exploration of ambition, power, and the cost of perfection. Ends 7/5.
All weekend - ‘Delirium’ Play @ Calderwood Pavilion Delirium is Igor Golyak’s new adaptation of Eugène Ionesco’s ‘Frenzy for Two’ – a darkly comic exploration about a couple locked in an endless argument while the world outside destroys itself. Ends 7/2.
All weekend - ‘Frankie & Johnny in the Clair de Lune’ Play @ Black Box Theatre A story of hope and love, this play centers around two characters, over the course of one night, as find their way past the challenges that have blocked them from experiencing connection. Ends 6/28.
All weekend - ‘Eureka Day’ Play @ The Huntingtin Theatre Hilarious, razor-sharp, and all-too-timely, ‘Eureka Day’ is a satire about privilege, parenting, and the minefield of modern communication in an age of misinformation and moral conviction. Ends 6/28.
All weekend - ‘The Mystery of Irma Vep’ Play @ Central Square Theater Two actors wear a caboodle of wigs, perform umpteen lightning-speed costume changes, and create a fantastical cast of characters including a sympathetic werewolf, a vampire, and a mummy. Ends 6/21.
All weekend - ‘In Old Age’ Play @ Emerson Paramount Center Following an unlikely friendship duo, this play explores the power of healing, hope, and moving on from loss. Ends 6/28.
All weekend - ‘Murder, Meth, & Mayhem’ Opera @ Footlight Club Based on actual events, this new chamber opera follows a tragic family story about murder, addiction, and trauma. Ends 6/27.
ONGOING
Ongoing - FIFA Fan Festival Houston @ City Hall Plaza FIFA Fan Festival is Boston's destination for live match viewing parties and global celebrations throughout the world’s largest sporting event. Ends 6/27.
Ongoing - Artisan Market @ Rose Kennedy Greenway @ 11AM Saturdays* Run by Somerville Flea, this summertime market features talented area artists, crafters, and independent designers. Ends 8/30.
Ongoing - Open Market @ SoWa @ 11AM One of the largest open-air farmer and artist markets returns this summer season! Ends 11/15.
Ongoing - Summer Market @ Seaport Seaport’s summer bazaar returns with a mix of popular returning artisans and new entrants, all offering a unique assortment of products from clothing to home décor, pet goods, food, and much more. Ends 9/26.
Ongoing - Dino Safari Experience @ CambridgeSide Based on actual science with life size dinosaurs and fossils, this immersive experience lets visitors explore life during the Jurassic, Triassic, and Cretaceous periods with realistic, life-size dinosaurs. Ends 9/7.
Ongoing - ‘Discovering King Tut’s Tomb’ Exhibition @ Saunders Castle at Park Plaza From breathtaking golden artifacts to a state-of-the-art VR journey into the pharaoh’s tomb, this interactive exhibit is a unique chance to step into the wonders of Ancient Egypt. Ends 7/12.
Ongoing - ‘Music America’ Exhibition @ Wang Theatre Featuring more than 100 legendary artifacts, ‘Music America’ traces 250 years of music history, from early folk song books and hymnals to contemporary musical production.
Ongoing - ‘Lighten Up! On Biology and Time’ Exhibition @ MIT Museum Featuring immersive artworks, installations, and experiential environments, this exhibition explores the connection between living organisms and the natural cycle of light and dark. Ends 8/2026.
Ongoing - ‘Innovators and Influencers’ Exhibition @ MFA This exhibition features paintings and textiles made or inspired by women in China over the past four centuries. Ends 6/23.
Ongoing - ‘Subvert, Repair, Reclaim: Contemporary Artists Take Back the Nude’ Exhibition The exhibition brings together multimedia works by 12 contemporary artists who critically engage with representations of the nude in Western art history. Ends 8/2.
Ongoing - ‘Faces in the Crowd: Street Photography’ Exhibition @ MFA Take a look at how different photographers employ the camera as a tool of transformation, taking everyday pictures from the ordinary to the strangely beautiful or even ominous. Ends 7/13.
Ongoing - ‘Reality and Imagination: Rembrandt and the Jews in the Dutch Republic’ Exhibition @ MFA This exhibition draws on the MFA’s collection of Dutch art and Judaica to explore the different ways Jewish communities interacted with the artistic culture of Holland in the 1600s. Ends 12/1.
Ongoing - ‘Lucy Raven: Rounds’ Exhibition @ ICA The exhibition presents two major works that speak to themes of cyclical violence and unrelenting force, the legacies of which continue to shape the physical and imagined landscape of the Western United States today. Ends 9/7.
Ongoing - ‘Derrick Adams: View Master’ Exhibition @ ICA Derrick Adams’ painting, sculpture, collage, performance, video, and public projects celebrate the beauty of everyday life, transforming these moments into an iconography that resonates with the richness and complexity of Black culture in our time. Ends 9/7.
Ongoing - ‘Extra/Ordinary’ Interactive Installation @ ICA Experience scenes of everyday life through the lens of a retro View Master toy. Receive a surprise drawing prompt from a vending machine and use your imagination to turn the ordinary into something entirely new. Ends 9/7.
Ongoing - ‘Say It Loud: AAMARP, 1977 to Now’ Exhibition @ ICA Enjoy a dynamic display of works from 39 multidisciplinary artists affiliated with the prestigious African American Master Artists-in-Residence Program (AAMARP). Ends 8/2.
Ongoing - ‘To My Best Friend’ Exhibition @ ICA Drawing from more than 50 artworks from the collection, this exhibition highlights a consistent interest in formal and material experimentation through works by historically underrepresented and women artists. Ends 12/31.
Ongoing - ‘Celtic Art Across the Ages’ Exhibition @ Harvard Art Museums Discover the many forms of Celtic creativity and their artistic legacies in this sweeping story that spans ancient to modern times. Ends 8/2.
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