74 FREE things to do in Boston this week: May 27 – Jun 1, 2025

Happy final days of May. Get ready for tons of free events to welcome summer soon from cultural and neighborhood festivals to after-hours museum parties, porchfests, and more. 1) WBUR Festival Street Fair (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/the-wbur-festival-street-fair-boston-1016269">bit.ly/3Z-a</a> 2) Harvard Art Museums @ Nite (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/harvard-art-museums-at-night--44-cambridge-1010226">bit.ly/Bj-V</a> 3) 10th Curated Vintage Mkt @ Bow (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/10th-curated-vintage-market-somerville-1015935">bit.ly/i-l1</a> 4) New England Hong Kong Fest (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/new-england-hong-kong-festival-2025-somerville-1015070">bit.ly/7S-x</a> 5) Free Harvard Museums (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/artsthursdays-a-free-night-at-the-museums-cambridge-1018584">bit.ly/5-sG</a> 6) North End Neighbors Night (Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/north-end-neighbors-night-boston-1018402">bit.ly/3-kU</a> 7) 100 Free Burgers @ The Lineup (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/100-free-burgers-at-the-lineup-food-hall-for-national-hamburger-day-boston-1018460">bit.ly/y-c9</a> 8) South Boston Stoopfest (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/south-boston-stoopfest-boston-1016275">bit.ly/4-yJ</a> 9) Aeronaut’s 11th B-Day (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/aeronaut-s-11th-anniversary-somerville-1016868">bit.ly/3-bA</a> 10) Fenway Studios Celebration (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/a-spectacular-collaboration-the-boston-red-sox-the-isabella-stewart-gardner-staff-artists-and-fenway-studios-boston-1018416">bit.ly/8d-q</a> 11) Dorchfest (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/dorchfest-dorchester-421005">bit.ly/-fSb</a> 12) Y2K Day Party at Bow (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/y2k-day-party-at-bow-vintage-market-somerville-1017361">bit.ly/4-k7</a> 13) Malden PorchFest (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/malden-porchfest-malden-1016274">bit.ly/4-Pt</a> 14) CaziCon 2025 (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/cazicon-2025-somerville-1016916">bit.ly/3-bR</a> 15) Strides for Action (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/strides-for-action-brighton-1017701">bit.ly/4k-u</a> 16) Zone 3 Concert Series (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/allston-pudding-x-handhold-spring-concert-series-boston-1015864">bit.ly/t1-p</a> 17) MA Poetry Fest in Salem (Fr-Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/2025-massachusetts-poetry-festival-salem-1018783">bit.ly/4-cE</a> 18) ‘High School Musical’ Screening (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/high-school-musical-screening-boston-1018275">bit.ly/9j-B</a> 19) Woburn Greek Fest (Th-Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/woburn-greek-festival--2-woburn-1018911">bit.ly/4k-e</a> 20) New England VegFest (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/new-england-vegfest-2025-worcester-1017653">bit.ly/6F-a</a> 21) Shakira Pre-game Party (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/shakira-pregame-party-boston-1017408">bit.ly/4k-E</a> 22) Boston Women’s Market JP (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/boston-women-s-market-jamaica-plain--7-boston-1014931">bit.ly/4-6J</a> 23) SoWa Open Market 2025 (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/2024-sowa-open-market-boston-456314">bit.ly/4k-D</a> 24) Wellness Celebration (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/spring-celebration-with-free-acupuncture-and-more-hyde-park-1018515">bit.ly/3-0z</a> 25) Copley Sq Farmers Market (Tu/Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/copley-square-farmers-market-boston-376247">bit.ly/-cvh</a> 26) 20s/30s Ice Cream Crawl (Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/20-s-30-s-ice-cream-crawl-social-harvard-union-sq-cambridge-1017128">bit.ly/5-1T</a> 27) Jason Aldean Pre-game Party (Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/jason-aldean-and-brooks-dunn-pregame-party-boston-1017407">bit.ly/4-ot</a> 28) Saxyderms Summer Concert (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/saxyderms-summer-concert-series-boston-1018476">bit.ly/4-Gc</a> 29) Lowell Book Fair (Th-Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/lowell-annual-book-fair--2-lowell-1017290">bit.ly/4j-d</a> 30) Poets + Plants @ the Arboretum (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/a-gathering-of-poets-and-plants-boston-1018336">bit.ly/4-3z</a> 31) Boston Women’s Market (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/boston-women-s-market-at-assembly-row--16-somerville-1014929">bit.ly/4k-2</a> 32) 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> 33) Fort Independence Tour (Th/Sa/Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-tours-of-fort-independence-boston-1017956">bit.ly/4-tw</a> 34) Cambodian Art Reception (Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/cambodians-in-amherst-state-house-exhibit-reception-boston-1018701">bit.ly/9i-U</a> 35) Open Aux &amp; Mic Gallery Nite (Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/open-aux-mic-boston-1018678">bit.ly/4kCk</a> 36) UEFA Watch Party @ Garden Bar (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/uefa-watch-party-on-the-patio-cambridge-1018462">bit.ly/5-cC</a> 37) Guyana Flag Raising (Tu) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/guyana-flag-raising-boston-1017539">bit.ly/9-iF</a> 38) ‘Friends’ Trivia @ CambridgeSide (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/friends-trivia-night-at-cambridgeside-cambridge-1018270">bit.ly/7-eN</a> 39) Vampire Trivia Satellite (Tu) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/all-things-that-suck-trivia-somerville-1018525">bit.ly/M-8n</a> 40) Charles River Open House (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/4th-annual-charles-river-open-house-cambridge-1018552">bit.ly/4-Dt</a> 41) Rooftop DJ @ Sam Adams (Fr-Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/sam-adams-presents-decked-out-state-street-boston-1018441">bit.ly/4k-B</a> 42) Seaport Sweat 2025 (Mo-Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/seaport-sweat-2023-free-outdoor-fitness-series-boston-378915">bit.ly/-3KO</a> 43) Greenway Artisan Market (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/greenway-artisan-market--28-boston-1017255">bit.ly/A-p8</a> 44) Boston Parks Fitness ‘25 (Mo-Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/boston-parks-summer-fitness-series-2023-boston-417508">bit.ly/-URt</a> 45) Open Memorial Drive (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/memorial-drive-recreation-sundays-2024-cambridge-460429">bit.ly/e-N0</a> 46) 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> 47) Union Sq Farmers Market (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/21st-annual-union-square-farmers-market-somerville-1016448">bit.ly/h-6E</a> 48) Boston Open Market (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/2024-boston-open-market-boston-456858">bit.ly/n-ZB</a> 49) Downtown Boston Arts Mkt (Th-Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/downtown-boston-arts-market-boston-381391">bit.ly/Wc-2</a> 50) The Lawn on D Now Open <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> 51) Spring Blooms Around Boston <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/10-places-to-see-spring-flowers-around-boston-in-2023-boston-374810">bit.ly/-l1K</a> 52) Fashion Show @ Liberty Hotel (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/fashionably-late-thursdays--106-boston-1014187">bit.ly/3I-S</a> 53) Music Bingo @ CanalSide (Tu) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/canalside-at-cambridgeside-hosts-free-music-bingo-cambridge-1017798">bit.ly/2-Xc</a> 54) Drop The Mic Karaoke (Tu) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/drop-the-mic-karaoke-cambridge-456340">bit.ly/5-jb</a> 55) Jazz Fridays @ The Fed (Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/jazz-fridays-at-the-fed--7-boston-1016208">bit.ly/9-Sm</a> 56) Drag Bingo @ Vera’s (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/drag-bingo--21-somerville-1015117">bit.ly/f-kO</a> 57) Coffee + Crafts (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/coffee-crafts--16-boston-1010654">bit.ly/8c-Z</a> 58) Spanish Convo Practice (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/charlar-presenciales-free-in-person-spanish-convo-practice-boston-382166">bit.ly/h9-F</a> 59) Jeopardy at a Brewery (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/jeopardy-bar-league-at-long-live-roxbury--14-boston-1012709">bit.ly/3c-P</a> 60) 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> 61) Jamaica Pond Fun Run (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/jamaica-pond-parkrun-boston-389476">bit.ly/4d-S</a> 62) FREE 5k @ Danehy Park (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/danehy-park-parkrun-cambridge-425744">bit.ly/3F-y</a> 63) Karaoke @ Sidebar (Th-Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/karaoke-weekly-sidebar-boston--265-boston-1010554">bit.ly/3Hbx</a> 64) Friday Night Trivia (Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/friday-night-trivia-boston-1000308">bit.ly/4-q6</a> 65) 10+ Free Wkly Wine Tastings <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/10-free-wine-tastings-in-and-around-boston-boston-1000348">bit.ly/6-Vg</a> 66) Poetry Open Mic Night (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/poetry-open-mic-at-trident-boston-446048">bit.ly/4-eD</a> 67) Venture Cafe Gathering (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/venture-cafe-cambridge-thursday-gathering-cambridge-411320">bit.ly/4-Hq</a> 68) Trinity Organ Concert (Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-fridays-at-trinity-organ-concerts--38-boston-1003282">bit.ly/4-I1</a> 69) Harvard Art Museums (Tu-Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-admission-to-the-harvard-art-museums-cambridge-423522">bit.ly/-5Yw</a> 70) 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> 71) ICA Free Thursdays (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-thursdays-at-the-ica-boston-193">bit.ly/3H-c</a> 72) Nov Project: Harvard Stairs (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/november-project-stair-workout-at-harvard-stadium-allston-400368">bit.ly/vc-O</a> 73) Live Irish Music Seisiúns (Sa-Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/traditional-irish-music-sessions-at-the-druid-cambridge-239715">bit.ly/I7-U</a> 74) Seaport Smalls: Spanish Fun (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/seaport-smalls--66-boston-1011729">bit.ly/b-c8</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: Advertise with us: <a href="https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/advertise">bit.ly/--ad</a>

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