57 FREE things to do in Boston this week: Jan 6–12, 2025

Happy first full week of 2025. Enjoy live music, ice skating, crafty activities, and other cozy happenings around the city. Your favorite list of FREE and fun things to do in Boston is back. 1) Free Ice Skating @ Larz (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/under-the-stars-larz-brookline-1010888">bit.ly/-0iv</a> 2) Boston Parks Winter Fitness (Mo-Fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/boston-parks-winter-fitness-series--2-boston-1010962">bit.ly/Em-1</a> 3) Boston’s Winter Fest 2024 (Mo-Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/boston-s-winter-fest-2024-winter-wonderland-with-ice-skating-rink-artisan-marketplace-life-size-ice-castle-gingerbread-house-apres-ski-gondola-lounge-more-boston-1009161">bit.ly/-Me9</a> 4) Sam Adams Apres Ski Popup (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/cold-snap-presents-the-lodge-boston-1010945">bit.ly/7L-S</a> 5) SoWa Sundays (Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/sowa-sundays--79-boston-ma-02118-1010307">bit.ly/AO-v</a> 6) Jazz Night @ GBH (Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/gbh-jazz-nights-featuring-vessela-stoyanova-boston-1009920">bit.ly/4gH-</a> 7) ‘The Shining’ Movie Night (Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/sunday-scaries--5-jamaica-plain-1010687">bit.ly/d5xJ</a> 8) Short Path Apres Ski Popup (Fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/apres-ski-pop-up-everett-1010640">bit.ly/40kJ</a> 9) Quincy’s Outdoor Skating Rink (Mo-Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/the-city-of-quincy-s-outdoor-skating-rink-quincy-1009704">bit.ly/-iR1</a> 10) Jan Brewery Book Club (We) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/january-brewery-book-club-at-lamplighter-cambridge-1010662">bit.ly/4gJp</a> 11) Pitch-A-Date @ DBCo (Fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/pitch-a-date-dorchester-1010186">bit.ly/eR-4</a> 12) Nichols Museum Open House (Fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/nichols-house-museum-open-house-boston-1010843">bit.ly/4d-w</a> 13) Retro Video Game Night (Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/retro-video-game-night-castle-island-brewing-co-south-boston-1009653">bit.ly/4j1-</a> 14) Jazz @ Long Live Brewery (Fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/moon-unit-live-performance-boston-1010181">bit.ly/3W5j</a> 15) Portuguese Football Federation Kit (Tu) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/puma-x-portuguese-football-federation-kit-reveal-boston-1010876">bit.ly/iR-i</a> 16) Community-Funded Third Space (We) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/community-funded-third-space-somerville-1010254">bit.ly/4fOk</a> 17) Star Wars Trivia (Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/star-wars-triva-night-at-clover-hfi--2-cambridge-1010949">bit.ly/40kF</a> 18) Veganuary Baking Basics (Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/veganuary-baking-basics-boston-1010951">bit.ly/Zb-J</a> 19) Sweat &amp; Reset Free Yoga (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/sweat-reset-free-yoga-class-boston-1010704">bit.ly/3-Ss</a> 20) Som Winter Farmers Market (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/somerville-winter-farmers-market--128-somerville-1007661">bit.ly/3-aM</a> 21) Live Music @ Remnant Satellite (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/free-live-music-matinee-at-remnant-satellite-in-cambridge-cambridge-1010914">bit.ly/-03f</a> 22) Pole Fitness Open House (Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/fly-together-fitness-open-house-watertown-1010255">bit.ly/40ma</a> 23) Craft &amp; Chat @ the Library (We) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/craft-and-chat--2-roxbury-1010327">bit.ly/eR-2</a> 24) Slam Adams Poetry Slam (Mo) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/slam-adams-boston-poetry-slam-at-the-sam-adams-boston-brewery-boston-1010952">bit.ly/9EDu</a> 25) Music Bingo @ CanalSide (Tu) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/music-bingo-at-canalside-food-drink-cambridge-1010509">bit.ly/4fLM</a> 26) Curling in the Seaport (Tu-Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/snowport-curling-boston-1008339">bit.ly/1t-i</a> 27) New Year New Connection (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/new-year-new-connection-boston-1010077">bit.ly/4gEL</a> 28) Trivia @ Mighty Squirrel (Tu) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/trivia-tuesday-free-boston-1005279">bit.ly/4aCV</a> 29) Game Nite @ Break Rock (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/retro-video-game-night-break-rock-brewing-co-quincy-1010461">bit.ly/4gEM</a> 30) Friday Night Trivia (Fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/friday-night-trivia-boston-1000308">bit.ly/4iW-</a> 31) Hatchlings on the Greenway (Mo-Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/the-rose-kennedy-greenway-winter-lights-display-hatchlings-boston-437209">bit.ly/jI-p</a> 32) Sustainability &amp; Crafting (Fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/sustainability-and-crafting-boston-1010660">bit.ly/4j5b</a> 33) 13 Places to Watch the Sunset <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/13-best-places-to-watch-the-sunset-in-boston-boston-1004383">bit.ly/s-Et</a> 34) 10+ Free Wkly Wine Tastings <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/10-free-wine-tastings-in-and-around-boston-boston-1000348">bit.ly/3yV-</a> 35) Trivia @ Noir Bar (Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/free-sunday-night-trivia-at-noir-bar-cambridge-1010371">bit.ly/3GtRU</a> 36) Fizzy Friday Pop Night (Fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/fizzy-fridays-all-pop-all-night-cambridge-1006558">bit.ly/xz2C</a> 37) Latin Fusion Class (Fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/winter-fitness-series-latin-fusion-hiit-boston-1010936">bit.ly/3BXr</a> 38) Poetry Open Mic Night (Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/poetry-open-mic-at-trident-boston-446048">bit.ly/4a7x</a> 39) Silent Book Club+Write (Mo) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/silent-book-club-write-night--12-boston-1010943">bit.ly/421Y</a>&nbsp; 40) Trinity Organ Concert (Fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/free-fridays-at-trinity-organ-concerts--38-boston-1003282">bit.ly/s9Da</a> 41) Harvard Art Museums (Tu-Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/free-admission-to-the-harvard-art-museums-cambridge-423522">bit.ly/-5Yw</a>&nbsp; 42) Fit for Life Workout Class (We) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/winter-fitness-series-fit-for-life-boston-1010934">bit.ly/-5dT</a>&nbsp; 43) Free Places to “WFH” <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/boston-s-best-places-to-work-remotely-that-aren-t-a-coffee-shop-boston-445814">bit.ly/iy-i</a> 44) Hooks &amp; Books (Tu) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/hooks-and-books--7-boston-1010944">bit.ly/4gZ-</a> 45) ICA Free Thursdays (Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/free-thursdays-at-the-ica-boston-193">bit.ly/-Iki</a> 46) Spanish for Lunch (fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/spanish-for-lunch-boston-400554">bit.ly/eR-3</a> 47) BPL Art &amp; Arch Tour (Tu-Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/art-and-architecture-tour-at-bpl-boston-443886">bit.ly/3NS-</a>&nbsp; 48) Line Dancing Lesson (Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/winter-fitness-series-line-dancing--9-boston-1010935">bit.ly/3-ou</a> 49) Poetry Countertop Chants (Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/countertop-chants-poetry-open-mic-somerville-1002386">bit.ly/3BL-</a>&nbsp; 50) Sip + Stitch (Fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/sip-stitch--65-boston-1010658">bit.ly/4j5-</a> 51) Nov Project: Harvard Stairs (We) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/november-project-stair-workout-at-harvard-stadium-allston-400368">bit.ly/40bb</a>&nbsp; 52) Young Professionals Sesh (We) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/young-professionals-group-happy-hour-at-district-118-newton-upper-falls-1010835">bit.ly/4h0b</a>&nbsp; 53) Science &amp; Democracy (Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/science-and-democracy-what-they-are-and-why-they-need-each-other-boston-1010332">bit.ly/40kS</a> 54) Neurodivergents Unite (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/neurodivergents-unite--4-tbd-1010193">bit.ly/4fGl</a> 55) Venture Cafe Gathering (Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/venture-cafe-cambridge-thursday-gathering-cambridge-411320">bit.ly/cDIx</a> 56) Weekly Zumba Class (Tu) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/winter-fitness-series-zumba-boston-1010933">bit.ly/3Po-</a> 57) Irish Music Seisiúns (Sa-Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/traditional-irish-music-sessions-at-the-druid-cambridge-239715">bit.ly/4a6p</a> All FREE experiences this week:&nbsp;<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:&nbsp;<a href="https://apple.co/44SaYfo">apple.co/44SaYfo</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; 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