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Things to do in Boston this weekend, June 19th - 22nd
Hello and welcome to the Wednesday newsletter! Please enjoy!
THURSDAY - JUNE 19th
Juneteenth Celebration @ MFA @ 10AM Enjoy free museum admission as well as performances, art-making activities, talks, and access to limited-time exhibitions.
Less Than Jake @ House of Blues @ 6PM The Suicide Machines, Fishbone, & Bite Me Bambi
Julia Wolf @ Brighton Music Hall @ 7PM With Worry Club & Ellis
Sleep Theory @ The Sinclair @ 7:30PM With Nevertel, Oxymorrons, & Stray View
Reverend Horton Heat @ Crystal Ballroom @ 8PM With Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas
FRIDAY - JUNE 20th
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!
Magic Show @ City Winery @ 7:30PM Don’t miss the chance to see extraordinary card magician Jason Ladanye and his unbelievable tricks in an intimate setting of City Winery.
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ in Concert @ Koussevitzky Music Shed @ 8PM Boston Pops perform the Academy Award-winning score to live picture.
Hauser @ MGM Music Hall @ 8PM Internet sensation Hauser captures the hearts and minds of millions through his unique and electric covers of modern hits and well-known classics.
Neil Forever: The Neil Diamond Tribute @ The Wilbur @ 8PM Capturing the hearts of the nation, this 14-piece ensemble delivers an authentic and captivating performance of Neil Diamond’s most beloved hits.
Mumford & Sons @ Xfinity Center @ 7:30PM With Good Neighbours
Slightly Stoopid @ The Stage at Suffolk Downs @ 6:30PM With Iration & Little Stranger
SlapNutz @ The Palladium @ 7PM With Corvus, Fatal Pulse, Soulmirror & more
Skavoovie and The Epitones @ The Sinclair @ 8PM With The Amazing Royal Crowns, Spring Heeled Jack, & The Lady Hatchet Quartet
All Under Heaven @ The Rockwell @ 7PM With High & The Dreamtoday
SATURDAY - JUNE 21st
Bourbon & BBQ @ Stone Zoo @ 6PM Gather your family and friends for a flavorful evening of smoky barbeque meals, bourbon and whiskey tastings, and special zoo tours!
Make Music Boston @ Citywide @ 1PM The streets of Boston come alive with hundreds of free live music performances and events for all ages and genres of music!
Boston Margarita & Mimosa Fest @ The Point @ 2PM This part bar hop, part summer cocktail celebration takes you on a boozy journey to 5 of the city’s best bars and restaurants to taste mimosas and margaritas specials.
Boston Women’s Market @ Time Out Market @ 12PM For one day only, this indoor and outdoor market is bringing together 20 incredible vendors offering handmade goods, art, self-care products, jewelry, and more.
Rosé Cruise @ Spirit of Boston @ 1PM Cruise around Boston Harbor with a rosé in hand!
Candlelight: The Best Of Joe Hisaishi @ Old South Church @ 7PM / 9PM Experience soundtracks from ‘Spirited Away,’ ‘Kiki’s Delivery Service,’ ‘Princess Mononoke,’ and more performed by a string ensemble.
Outloud Music Festival @ The Stage at Suffolk Downs @ 2PM Featuring Kim Petras, Trixie Mattel, Flo Milli, Rebecca Black, G Flip, & more
George Strait + Chris Stapleton @ Gillette Stadium @ 5:45PM With Parker McCollum
Cults @ The Sinclair @ 8:30PM With Zzahara
Kooked Out @ The Rockwell @ 7PM With Youth Hockey & Anemoia
The Folk Collective Annual Pride Month Show @ Passim @ 8PM The night will feature original and traditional music by queer & trans acts in a night of in-the-round style performances.
SUNDAY - JUNE 22nd
Wicked Local Wares Pop-Up Market @ Time Out Market @ 12PM Explore a wonderland of creativity and craftsmanship, and discover the perfect gifts while supporting local LGBTQ+-owned businesses.
Summer Solstice Plant Market @ Arts at the Armory @ 10AM This special market features 40+ local artists and small businesses who offer unique plants and plant adjacent products.
‘Sleeping Beauty’ Ballet Light Show @ The Huntington Theatre @ 3:30PM / 6PM Experience ‘Sleeping Beauty’ like never before, as dancers in glow-in-the-dark costumes bring this classic tale to life on stage.
Banks @ House of Blues @ 7PM With Absolutely
Will Wood @ Royale @ 8PM With Ruen Brothers
Charlie Cunningham @ The Sinclair @ 8PM With Hannah Francis
Tatiana Eva Marie @ City Winery @ 7:30PM With Davide Laura, Ben Rosenbloom, Julian Smith
ALL WEEKEND
SATURDAY & SUNDAY - Boston Pizza Festival @ City Hall Plaza With free entry this year, Boston Pizza Fest brings its best selections of pizzas from all around the city.
SATURDAY & SUNDAY - ‘Receding and Reemerging’ Ballet @ Arrow Street Arts Asian American Ballet Project’s performance weaves together six original ballets that honor ancient folktales, confront histories, and unravel the complexities of Asian American identity.
All weekend - Green River Festival @ Franklin County Fairgrounds Visit Western Massachusetts' signature summer celebration! Featuring Mt. Joy, Courtney Barnett, Waxahatchee, and more!
All weekend - Roxbury International Film Festival 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 6/27.
All weekend - ‘Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York)’ Musical @ Loeb Drama Center Taking inspiration from traditional rom-coms, this funny and inventive new musical balances life’s sweetness and struggle as two characters discover the meaningful impact a stranger can make in life. Ends 6/29.
All weekend - ‘Hello, Dolly’ Musical @ Lyric Stage See one of musical theater's most enduring and acclaimed musicals bursting with romance, humor, and some of the greatest song and dance numbers in musical theater history. Ends 6/22.
All weekend - ‘Grease’ Musical @ JMAC Worcester Relive the timeless story of bad boy Danny and new girl Sandy as they fall in love in this youth edition musical.
All weekend - ‘Mrs. Warren’s Profession’ Play @ Central Square Theater George Bernard Shaw’s controversial yet empowering play follows the mysterious Mrs. Warren and her clever ways of manipulating a hypocritical society. Ends 6/22.
All weekend - ‘Our Class’ Play @ Calderwood Pavilion Fresh from its New York premiere, this critically acclaimed play follows 10 Polish classmates - Jewish and Catholic - as they turn from friends to enemies in the 1940s Poland. Ends 6/22.
ONGOING
Ongoing - Open Market @ SoWa @ 11AM Sundays* One of the largest open-air farmer and artist markets returns this summer season! Ends 10/26.
Ongoing - Artisan Market @ Rose Kennedy Greenway @ 11AM Saturdays* Run by Somerville Flea, this summertime market features talented area artists, crafters, and independent designers. Ends 10/25.
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 9/21.
Ongoing - Summer in the City @ Harborwalk Terrace This Boston tradition lets you enjoy sundrenched days, waterfront views, and breezy nights with live music and al fresco dining. Ends 8/28.
Ongoing - Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience @ Mercantile Center This captivating 360º digital art exhibition invites you to step into the universe of the Dutch genius, Vincent van Gogh. Ends 7/27.
Ongoing - ‘Sara Cwynar: Alphabet’ Exhibition @ ICA In this exhibition, multi-disciplinary artist Sara Cwynar examines the excess of pictures in today’s image-saturated culture through a vast archive of visual material, including self-made, downloaded, and found photographs. Ends 8/3.
Ongoing - ‘The Visionary Art of Minnie Evans’ Exhibition @ MFA Experience Minnie Evans’ imaginative and intricately detailed drawings inspired by the artist’s religious beliefs, interest in mythology and history, and the landscapes in her native North Carolina. Ends 10/26.
Ongoing - ‘Van Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits’ Exhibition @ MFA Displaying 23 works by the artist, this exhibition explores Van Gogh’s tender relationship with one family who became subjects of his groundbreaking portraits. Ends 9/7.
Ongoing - ‘Witnessing Humanity: The Art of John Wilson’ Exhibition @ MFA Featuring approximately 110 works by Massachusetts-born artist, the exhibition explores the many ways Wilson called attention to racial, social, and economic injustices through his art. Ends 6/22.
Ongoing - ‘Landscape and Labor’ Exhibition @ MFA The exhibition explores works of The Hague School artists whose works offer an intimate and profound look at everyday life in the Dutch countryside. Ends 6/22.
Ongoing - ‘Robert Frank: Mary’s Book’ Exhibition @ MFA Celebrating the centennial of photographer Robert Frank’s birth, this exhibition takes an in-depth look at the personal scrapbook of photographs Frank made for his first wife Mary Lockspeiser. Ends 6/22.
Ongoing - ‘Qi Baishi: Inspiration in Ink’ Exhibition @ MFA Renowned for his modernization of Chinese ink painting, Qi Baishi’s works convey rural sentiments with bold landscapes, lifelike animals and plants, and lively and amusing figures. Ends 9/28.
Ongoing - ‘Rituals for Remembering’ Exhibition @ MFA This exhibition brings together works by influential Cuban artists María Magdalena Campos-Pons and Ana Mendieta whose art explores the notions of displacement, exile, and nature as transformative tool. Ends 2/15/2026.
Ongoing - ‘Edvard Munch: Technically Speaking’ Exhibition @ Harvard Art Museums The exhibition offers rare insight into the Norwegian artist’s innovative techniques and the recurring themes across his paintings, woodcuts, etchings, and combination prints. Ends 7/27.
Ongoing - ‘Draw Me Ishmael: The Book Arts of Moby Dick’ Exhibition @ Peabody Essex Museum ‘Draw Me Ishmael’ is the first exhibition focused on the book arts of the hundreds of editions of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick - the most persistently pictured of all American novels. Ends 3/29/2026.
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