103 FREE things to do in Boston this week: August 11–17, 2025

Stay cool out there during this heat wave, my Boston friends. Enjoy cultural and art festivals, outdoor markets and movies, concerts, and so much more with your favorite list of the best FREE things to do around the city. 1) North End Fisherman’s Feast (Th-Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/north-end-fisherman-s-feast-2023-boston-379771">bit.ly/-Tq8</a> 2) JP PorchFest 2025 (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/jp-porchfest--3-boston-1022298">bit.ly/4x-0</a> 3) 15th African Fest of Boston (Sa-Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/13th-african-festival-of-boston-boston-422488">bit.ly/3-pC</a> 4) Oceanlife Hatch Shell Concert (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/boston-landmarks-orchestra-debussy-and-the-music-of-the-sea-boston-1019119">bit.ly/so-I</a> 5) Marvel Movie @ Boston Landing (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/boston-landing-outdoor-movies-brighton-423308">bit.ly/-BaF</a> 6) Gore Place Annual Corn Roast (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/the-annual-corn-roast-at-gore-place-waltham-1022450">bit.ly/4o-A</a> 7) Rat City Arts Festival (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/rat-city-arts-festival--2-boston-1017821">bit.ly/3H-a</a> 8) 24 Hours of Culture (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/24-hours-of-culture--2-somerville-1022821">bit.ly/De-K</a> 9) Trident Romance Book Fair (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/romance-book-fair--2-boston-1022296">bit.ly/4-2n</a> 10) End of Summer Picnic (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/end-of-summer-picnic-boston-1022125">bit.ly/I-He</a> 11) Open Newbury Street 2025 (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/open-newbury-street-2025-boston-1017868">bit.ly/2l-B</a> 12) Twilight @ MAAM (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/twilight-at-maam--2-boston-1022311">bit.ly/2u-9</a> 13) ICA Harborwalk Sounds (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/harborwalk-sounds-berklee-college-of-music-at-the-ica-boston-379102">bit.ly/8Di</a> 14) Thursdays on the Lawn (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/thursdays-on-the-lawn-at-the-loring-greenough-house-jamaica-plain-384981">bit.ly/4-cy</a> 15) 20s/30s Envoy Rooftop Social (Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/20-s-30-s-rooftop-social-at-envoy-hotel-seaport-boston-1022064">bit.ly/4-s7</a> 16) Summer Vintage Mkt @ SoWa (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/summer-vintage-market-sowa-power-station-boston-1022275">bit.ly/kA-h</a> 17) ‘Devil Wears Prada’ Outside (Mo) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/outdoor-movies-at-time-out-boston-1003700">bit.ly/E-Tq</a> 18) ‘Barbie’ Outdoors (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/somermoviefest-2025-somerville-1020984">bit.ly/2i-8</a> 19) ‘Sonic 3’ on the Esplanade (Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-friday-flicks-at-the-esplanade-hatch-shell-2025-boston-1020289">bit.ly/4-nk</a> 20) ‘Top Gun’ on Revere Beach (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/revere-theatre-thursdays-revere-423317">bit.ly/4-oc</a> 21) City of Quincy Dance Party (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/city-of-quincy-70s-80s-and-90s-dance-party-quincy-1022293">bit.ly/R-l5</a> 22) 2025 Rat City Art Gala (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/2025-rat-city-gala-gallery-boston-1022307">bit.ly/vfaU</a> 23) Moakley Park Summer Nights (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/moakley-park-summer-nights-boston-1022380">bit.ly/4c-L</a> 24) JP Porchfest Kickoff (Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/jp-porchfest-kickoff-party--2-jamaica-plain-1022758">bit.ly/uP-6</a> 25) Black Owned Bos. Market (Su) <a href="https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/?search=black+owned">bit.ly/4-Ya</a> 26) Pan in the Park @ Lafayette Sq (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/pan-in-the-park-at-lafayette-square-all-ages--2-cambridge-1022013">bit.ly/rT-y</a> 27) Love Island Drag Brunch + Bingo (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/love-island-drag-brunch-bingo-boston-1022288">bit.ly/4-j0</a> 28) Youth Fest (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/youth-fest--3-boston-1022668">bit.ly/q8rk</a> 29) Longfellow House Family Sat (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/family-saturday-cambridge-1022850">bit.ly/Ko-4</a> 30) Tito Puente Latin Music Concert (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/summer-concerts-at-tito-puente-latin-music-series-boston-388079">bit.ly/aA-T</a> 31) Salsa @ Birch St. Plaza (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/salsa-at-the-birch-st-plaza-boston-1021047">bit.ly/4o-t</a> 32) Time Out Cocktail Competition (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/time-out-s-best-rum-cocktail-competition-boston-1022289">bit.ly/q7-J</a> 33) Makanda Project Concert (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/the-makanda-project-summer-concert--10-roxbury-1022521">bit.ly/9c-2</a> 34) Dog Days of Summer @ Bow (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/dog-days-of-summer--2-somerville-1022740">bit.ly/-dkH</a> 35) Thrift (S)hop (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/thrift-s-hop--6-boston-1014226">bit.ly/Vq-6</a> 36) Goethe Open Air Movie Nite (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/goethe-sommerkino-presents-nightlife-boston-1019524">bit.ly/9C-L</a> 37) Seaport Sketch (Tu) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/seaport-sketch-boston-1020878">bit.ly/0Bor</a> 38) Vinyl Nights @ ICA Boston (Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/vinyl-nights-at-the-ica--8-boston-1020958">bit.ly/k-uI</a> 39) Newton Family Picnic (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/family-picnic-in-the-park--3-newton-1021380">bit.ly/Rt-R</a> 40) BWM @ Downtown Crossing (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/boston-women-s-market-at-downtown-crossing--3-boston-1017250">bit.ly/FAyQ</a> 41) The Writer’s Room (Tu) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/the-writer-s-room--7-boston-1021903">bit.ly/Xn-U</a> 42) Book Club Cafe (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/book-club-cafe-allston-461400">bit.ly/9E-B</a> 43) Caribbean Street Market (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/the-caribbean-street-market--15-boston-1022399">bit.ly/4x-A</a> 44) Book Club GNO @ Lolita (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/book-club-girl-s-night-overdressed-over-read-boston-1022727">bit.ly/yJ-l</a> 45) Film @ Harvard Art Museums (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/film-screening-the-thief-collector-cambridge-1022469">bit.ly/dP-H</a> 46) Pipes on the Plaza Concert (Tu) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/pipes-on-the-plaza-organ-concert-series--14-boston-1022132">bit.ly/U-Ma</a> 47) BPL Concerts in the Courtyard (We/Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/concerts-in-the-courtyard-at-boston-public-library-boston-381475">bit.ly/-BkH</a> 48) The Dating Game w/ B-Side (Mo) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/the-dating-game-with-boston-b-side-at-aeronaut-somerville-1022075">bit.ly/4m-A</a> 49) ‘Macbeth’ @ Longfellow Park (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/dream-role-players-presents-macbeth-cambridge-1022387">bit.ly/7-5b</a> 50) The Somerville Flea (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/the-somerville-flea-somerville-460480">bit.ly/4-Ea</a> 51) Backgammon Club (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/backgammon-club-cambridge-1021505">bit.ly/p-Wa</a> 52) ‘Parent Trap’ Outside (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/summer-flicks-at-the-prudential-center-boston-460626">bit.ly/4-tO</a> 53) Cambridge Reading Party (Tu) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/cambridge-silent-reading-party--3-cambridge-1022681">bit.ly/4-Gm</a> 54) Hidden Urban Rooftop Concert (Tu/We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-tuesday-tunes-live-music-at-the-urban-park-roof-garden-by-club-passim-cambridge-1017948">bit.ly/4llZ</a> 55) Art Popup @ Jamie’s Ice Cream (Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/8-8-art-pop-up-with-the-blank-canvas-co-at-jamie-s-ice-cream-cambridge-1022430">bit.ly/4oJq</a> 56) Free Spanish Practice (Tu/Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/martes-charlado-free-in-person-spanish-convo-practice-boston-1021141">bit.ly/Mg-y</a> 57) Brewery Movie Night (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/outdoor-movie-nights-at-aeronaut-somerville-1020329">bit.ly/3J-j</a> 58) Over the Charles Sunset Sounds (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/otc-sunset-sounds-boston-386971">bit.ly/4-IO</a> 59) TSITP Watch Party (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-watch-party-episode-6-charlestown-1021967">bit.ly/F-Az</a> 60) Outdoor Salsa @ The Anchor (Mo) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/saborcito-the-anchor-salsa-bachata-dancing--20-charlestown-1018537">bit.ly/daSd</a> 61) Pick Your Own Fresh Herbs (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/the-superette-herb-garden--35-boston-1020899">bit.ly/3l-J</a> 62) 50+ Free Outdoor Movies in Bos <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-outdoor-movies-in-boston-summer-2023-boston-387683">bit.ly/-lB1</a> 63) SoWa Open Market 2025 (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/2024-sowa-open-market-boston-456314">bit.ly/MU-q</a> 64) 20+ Farmers Markets in Boston <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/boston-area-farmers-markets-2023-boston-379754">bit.ly/-wro</a> 65) Yappier Hour @ the Liberty (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/2025-yappier-hour-at-the-liberty-hotel-boston-1019024">bit.ly/0c-v</a> 66) Free Concert on a Golf Course (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/golf-course-concert-series-2025-dorchester-1020903">bit.ly/4c-K</a> 67) Quincy Market Tour (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-history-tours-of-quincy-market-boston-1019577">bit.ly/4-Fi</a> 68) Saxyderms Summer Concert (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/saxyderms-summer-concert-series-boston-1018476">bit.ly/Ax-9</a> 69) Watercolor Workshop @ Lyrik (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/watercolor-workshop-at-lyrik-boston-1019886">bit.ly/4-oD</a> 70) Summer in the City Concerts (Tu-Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/summer-in-the-city-2023-free-live-music-on-the-harborwalk-boston-385930">bit.ly/t-iI</a> 71) Free &amp; Cheap Water Taxis <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-water-taxis-ferries-around-boston-harbor-summer-2023-boston-426893">bit.ly/ii-t</a> 72) Revere Beach Yoga (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/beach-yoga-on-revere-beach-revere-1020483">bit.ly/3-vQ</a> 73) 100+ Free Outdoor Concerts in Bos <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-outdoor-concerts-in-boston-summer-2023-boston-389402">bit.ly/-V9s</a> 74) 100+ Free Outdoor Fitness Classes <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/100-free-outdoor-fitness-classes-around-boston-summer-2022-boston-1000469">bit.ly/-9uo</a> 75) Copley Sq Farmers Market (Tu/Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/copley-square-farmers-market-boston-376247">bit.ly/-cvh</a> 76) Atlantic Wharf Concerts (Tu/Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/summer-concerts-at-atlantic-wharf-boston-388049">bit.ly/5-oR</a> 77) Dragon Boat Practice (Tu/Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/living-root-dragon-boat-club-on-the-water-training-everett-1020124">bit.ly/4-nD</a> 78) 13 Places to Watch the Sunset <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/13-best-places-to-watch-the-sunset-in-boston-boston-1004383">bit.ly/s-Et</a> 79) Fort Independence Tour (Th/Sa-Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-tours-of-fort-independence-boston-1017956">bit.ly/4-uY</a> 80) Seaport Sweat 2025 (Mo-Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/seaport-sweat-2023-free-outdoor-fitness-series-boston-378915">bit.ly/-3KO</a> 81) Greenway Artisan Market (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/greenway-artisan-market--28-boston-1017255">bit.ly/hf-J</a> 82) Boston Parks Fitness ‘25 (Mo-Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/boston-parks-summer-fitness-series-2023-boston-417508">bit.ly/-URt</a> 83) Music Bingo @ CanalSide (Tu) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/music-bingo--34-cambridge-1018496">bit.ly/9-dU</a> 84) Summer Concert @ Lyrik (Tu) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/summer-concerts-at-lyrik-back-bay-boston-1019603">bit.ly/Yo-F</a> 85) Car-free Memorial Drive (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/memorial-drive-recreation-sundays-2024-cambridge-460429">bit.ly/4o-T</a> 86) Boston Open Market (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/2024-boston-open-market-boston-456858">bit.ly/G-2p</a> 87) DTX Arts Market (Th-Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/downtown-boston-arts-market-boston-381391">bit.ly/RkoQ</a> 88) Creative Musings Meetup (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/wednesday-creative-musings-somerville-1018730">bit.ly/4-Ai</a> 89) The Lawn on D <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/the-lawn-on-d-a-public-park-in-boston-s-seaport-with-pickleball-games-live-music-drinks-food-more-boston-378912">bit.ly/-3km</a> 90) Men’s Social Club Mixer (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/men-s-social-club-mixer-boston-1019302">bit.ly/c-M8</a> 91) Jazz Fridays @ The Fed (Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/jazz-fridays-at-the-fed--7-boston-1016208">bit.ly/fb-8</a> 92) Drag Bingo @ Vera’s (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/drag-bingo--21-somerville-1015117">bit.ly/S-Th</a> 93) Coffee + Crafts (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/coffee-crafts--16-boston-1010654">bit.ly/pSV7</a> 94) ICA Watershed (Tu-Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/ica-watershed-2023-east-boston-381489">bit.ly/-ByR</a> 95) 30+ Trivia Nights in Boston <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/20-trivia-nights-in-boston-for-every-day-of-the-week-boston-371544">bit.ly/-BAZ</a> 96) Karaoke @ Sidebar (Th-Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/karaoke-weekly-sidebar-boston--265-boston-1010554">bit.ly/s-Rs</a> 97) Poetry Open Mic Night (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/poetry-open-mic-at-trident-boston-446048">bit.ly/Q-5T</a> 98) Venture Cafe Gathering (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/venture-cafe-cambridge-thursday-gathering-cambridge-411320">bit.ly/w-EU</a> 99) Free ICA Thursdays (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-thursdays-at-the-ica-boston-193">bit.ly/3-kY</a> 100) Free Places to “WFH” <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/boston-s-best-places-to-work-remotely-that-aren-t-a-coffee-shop-boston-445814">bit.ly/iy-i</a> 101) Nov Project: Harvard Stairs (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/november-project-stair-workout-at-harvard-stadium-allston-400368">bit.ly/bG-A</a> 102) Seaport Smalls: Live Animals (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/seaport-smalls--66-boston-1011729">bit.ly/K-hq</a> 103) Live Irish Music Seisiúns (Sa-Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/traditional-irish-music-sessions-at-the-druid-cambridge-239715">bit.ly/H0-P</a> All FREE experiences this week: <a href="https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/?day=12&amp;year=2022&amp;month=6&amp;week=1&amp;tags[]=FREE">bit.ly/3tsEkRG</a> Download our new app: <a href="https://apple.co/44SaYfo">apple.co/44SaYfo</a>   List permalink: <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/103-free-things-to-do-in-boston-this-week-august-11-17-2025-boston-1023053">bit.ly/4fy2wsz</a> Advertise with us: <a href="https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/advertise">bit.ly/--ad</a>

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