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Things to do in Boston this weekend
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THURSDAY - JUNE 4th
Attendees can enjoy all-you-can-eat ice cream and other frozen treats, plus live entertainment, games, and more, while contributing to a common cause. Special 21+ event follows at 4PM.
Drop in and sketch objects in the galleries with the help of Museum Educators.
Make sure to study up on all the musical numbers, iconic scenes, Sue Sylvester schemes, and more, specially for Pride Month!
Lovable, energetic Blippi brings his adventures and lessons to the big stage for a musical extravaganza.
St. Vincent reimagines material spanning her multiple-GRAMMY-winning catalog with transcendent symphonic augmentation by the Boston Pops.
With April Wine
With Spacey Jane
With Alina
With Terro
FRIDAY - JUNE 5th
Kick summer off in style with music, dancing, lawn games, your favorite food trucks, beer, wine, and more.
Start pride month with ICA’s monthly after-hours party where you can enjoy art, dance, try summer drinks, and watch a dazzling drag performance.
Unwind with MFA First Fridays - an exciting evening of music, dancing, art making, and more.
Ceara Jane O’Sullivan (SNL) hosts this long-form improv show with cast and writers from Saturday Night Live.
Radiant Broadway and ‘Glee’ star, Alex Newell stuns onstage alongside the bold and uplifting voices of the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus for the Pops’ annual celebration of Pride Month!
Laugh along with a troupe of Company Theatre actors who will invite audience members to perform alongside them in famous scenes from Hollywood and Broadway.
The Band CAMINO
With Big Boi, Me N U, & Chip Tha Ripper
With Geordie Greep
With Nine Days
With Lite & Hikes
Featuring Karri
With Delivery Boys
With Brother Bird
SATURDAY - JUNE 6th
The Boston Pride For The People 2026 celebration will include a parade and a festival featuring educational booths, food vendors, musical performances, and more!
This special weekly pride market features small business vendors with a range of goodies and treats, live entertainment, and food specials. Ends 6/27.
Visit this curated, vibrant marketplace filled with more than 40 local artists, makers, and vintage vendors.
Enjoy an unforgettable night featuring animal encounters, conservation and education stations, delicious dinner and drinks, exciting auctions, and more to benefit your Zoos.
Set your soul free with Grammy winner Tamela Mann, award-winning actor and comedian David Mann, and the Boston Pops Gospel Choir.
Inspired by some of the most influential music ever written, Rave On takes you back to a time when rock ‘n’ roll was just emerging, and the jukebox and a dance floor were all that’s needed to have a good time.
Pianist Carlos Vargas brings his signature ‘American Scenes,’ a program of 20th-century American works, from iconic Broadway tales to the lively fusion of Schoenfeld's Cafe Music.
With Jennifer Hudson
With Jon Pardi
With April Wine
With Gregory Page
With Daisy The Great
With Emery, Watashi Wa, & Evil Felipe
Enjoy a night of community, joy, and skankin’ as The Rockwell brings some of the area’s finest ska bands to lift your hearts and your feet to vibing beats.
SUNDAY - JUNE 7th
The Free Jacks bring the beach to Quincy for On Island Time, a laid-back, high-energy matchday built around sunshine, music, and pure summer vibes.
Enjoy traditional music, dance, food, and cultural experiences in celebration of National Caribbean American Heritage Month!
Enjoy delicious food, family activities and parade, live music, and explore over 30 vendors, restaurants, and artisans.
Teens are invited to visit the museum on select first Sundays for activities such as tours, art making workshops, and artist talks curated for teens by teens.
Enjoy art-making, gallery activities, performances, and workshops designed to deepen kids and families’ connections with contemporary art.
With Nikki MacCallum, Collen Doyle, and Zach Remi (New England Dad)
With Monaleo
With Liam Kazar
With Ariel J.
With Happy Little Clouds & The Roland High Life
ALL WEEKEND
This free, two-day art and music festival presents local talents, vendors, and food.
Celebrate the vibrant arts scene in Salem with live entertainment, drop-in activities, games, local vendors market, installations, and much more fun for the entire family!
Dive into authentic Greek flavors, dance to traditional beats, and enjoy a fun-filled days with friends and family.
This exclusive speakeasy will transport you to a bygone era as you sip on expertly crafted cocktails inspired by four of Poe's most beloved stories.
American Cinematheque presents a week-long program of the greatest films from around the world that explore the darkest sides of humanity.
Get inspired by artwork in the collection, then use the art materials provided to create a work of your own.
After suffering a stroke at 30, comedian Cat Cohen transforms this near-death experience into a wildly funny, song-filled one-woman show about mortality, hypochondria and the undeniable thrill of being the main character.
Become spellbound by the captivating allure of one of ballet's most cherished romantic fairy tale classics, ‘Sleeping Beauty.’ Ends 6/7.
This electrifying musical tells the inspiring true story of Gloria and Emilio Estefan, two trailblazing artists who defied the odds with their talent, determination, and unwavering belief in each other. Ends 6/114.
This bold new musical adaptation is a haunting exploration of ambition, power, and the cost of perfection. Ends 7/5.
This musical comedy follows a brothers duo set out to create the world’s first ever musical production in the 1500s. Ends 6/7.
Based on a poignant true story, this workshop production invites audiences into the first life of a new musical as it begins to find its shape on stage. Ends 6/7.
A searing tale of love, family, and prophecy, ‘Oedipus el Rey’ blends ancient myth with modern urgency and Chicano swagger with swaths of sly humor. Ends 6/14.
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.
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.
ONGOING
Saturdays* Run by Somerville Flea, this summertime market features talented area artists, crafters, and independent designers. Ends 8/30.
One of the largest open-air farmer and artist markets returns this summer season! Ends 11/15.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
This exhibition features paintings and textiles made or inspired by women in China over the past four centuries. Ends 6/23.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Discover the many forms of Celtic creativity and their artistic legacies in this sweeping story that spans ancient to modern times. Ends 8/2.
See artist Edmonia Lewis’ vivid, naturalistic stone sculptures that feature abolitionists and social reformers, engage with Indigenous identity and give new life to religious and mythological figures. Ends 6/7.
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