76 FREE things to do in Boston this week: Apr 14–20, 2025

There’s so much in store this week. Enjoy the best FREE events around the city featuring Boston Marathon celebrations, pre-Earth Day festivities, and the 250th anniversary of the events that led to the American Revolution. 1) Boston Marathon Fan Fest (Fr-Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/boston-marathon-fan-fest--2-boston-1015870">bit.ly/l-Ii</a> 2) One-Mile-To-Go Block Party (Mo) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/the-one-mile-to-go-block-party-boston-1016334">bit.ly/Dk-f</a> 3) 129th Boston Marathon (Mo) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/129th-boston-marathon-boston-215292">bit.ly/r-H7</a> 4) Spring Thrift Market (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/spring-thrift-market-the-cyclorama-select-markets-boston-1015652">bit.ly/c-ut4</a> 5) 250th Anniv. of Paul Revere's Ride (Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/boston-250-launch-anniversary-of-paul-revere-s-ride-boston-1016289">bit.ly/3E-n</a> 6) Patriots Day Parade (Mo) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/patriots-day-parade--2-boston-1016524">bit.ly/f-c7</a> 7) Charlestown 2025 Egg Hunt <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/charlestown-spring-egg-hunt-2025-charlestown-1016610">bit.ly/i-jX</a> 8) 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> 9) Wicked Comic Con (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/wicked-comic-con--6-boston-1013351">bit.ly/3c-f</a> 10) Grow With Us: Earth Day Party (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/grow-with-us-earth-day-celebration-festival-and-market-allston-1014786">bit.ly/6c-p</a> 11) Roxbury Patriots’ Day (Mo) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/roxbury-patriots-day--2-roxbury-1015925">bit.ly/0R-g</a> 12) Fenway’s Got Talent (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/fenway-s-got-talent-2025-boston-1015584">bit.ly/5s-i</a> 13) Uganda to Boston Celebration (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/uganda-to-boston-rwenzori-marathon-trip-giveaway-world-champ-conversation-boston-1016399">bit.ly/b-9p</a> 14) Finish Line Entertainment (Fr-Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/boston-marathon-finish-line-entertainment--2-boston-1015868">bit.ly/3E-g</a> 15) Beer Fest Party (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/beer-fest-party--2-boston-1015582">bit.ly/4l-u</a> 16) Boston Marathon Expo <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/boston-marathon-expo-boston-1015869">bit.ly/3-gU</a> 17) Johnson Park Egg Hunt (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/egg-hunt--3-boston-1016522">bit.ly/7j-2</a> 18) Time Out Marathon Monday Party (Mo) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/marathon-monday-party-boston-1015581">bit.ly/3-lm</a> 19) Cultural Crossroads Party (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/we-black-folk-presents-cultural-crossroads-feat-fabiola-mendez-kina-zore-boston-1016076">bit.ly/A-jI</a> 20) The JOY Dance Party (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/the-joy-dance-party--3-hyde-park-1012790">bit.ly/4l-f</a> 21) Public Garden Meditation (Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-outdoor-meditation-boston-public-garden--8-boston-1014944">bit.ly/3-oN</a> 22) Sam Adams Marathon Afterparty (Mo) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/marathon-afterparty-at-sam-adams-boston-1015590">bit.ly/4j-v</a> 23) ‘Black Panther’ Screening (Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/movie-night-black-panther-cambridge-1015587">bit.ly/C-ta</a> 24) Joy as Resistance Workshops (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/joy-as-resistance-a-community-event-for-collective-liberation-boston-1015579">bit.ly/4l-X</a> 25) Marathon Daffodil Dash (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/marathon-daffodil-dash--5-boston-1013722">bit.ly/3X-c</a> 26) Allston Pudding Concert (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/allston-pudding-x-handhold-spring-concert-series-boston-1015864">bit.ly/cj-4</a> 27) Blooms &amp; Brews Market (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/blooms-and-brews-pop-up-market-series-at-aeronaut-somerville-somerville-1016517">bit.ly/4-fI</a> 28) 20s/30s Carrie Nation Social (Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/20-s-30-s-dress-to-impress-social-at-a-cocktail-lounge-boston-boston-1015752">bit.ly/4l-i</a> 29) Thrift (S)hop (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/thrift-s-hop--6-boston-1014226">bit.ly/0-fn</a> 30) Earth Day Plant Swap (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/lamplighter-earth-day-plant-swap-cambridge-1016519">bit.ly/4-jE</a> 31) Lovestruck Writing Workshop (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/pen-to-paper-a-writing-workshop-at-lovestruck-books-cambridge-1015411">bit.ly/7D-d</a> 32) Cambridge Cinema Club (Mo) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/cctv-s-cinema-club-think-book-club-but-for-movies-cambridge-1015228">bit.ly/1-cS</a> 33) Brass Bands Concert (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/a-tribute-to-brass-bands-new-and-old-saxyderms-spring-2025-concert-somerville-1015002">bit.ly/0f-y</a> 34) LGBTQIA+ Songwriter Concert (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/lgbtqia-singer-songwriter-concert-boston-1014425">bit.ly/3-Wh</a> 35) Lamplighter Revolutionary Trivia (Mo) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/revolutionary-trivia-cambridge-1016377">bit.ly/3-cU</a> 36) Silent Reading Party @ PSBs (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/porter-square-books-silent-reading-party-boston-1015867">bit.ly/4jzA</a> 37) Yoga @ The Liberty (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/complimentary-yoga-with-equinox-the-liberty-hotel-boston-1016518">bit.ly/g-x8</a> 38) Black Out Poetry (Tu) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/black-out-poetry-roxbury-1015653">bit.ly/6c-q</a> 39) ‘It’s Always Sunny…’ Trivia (Mo) <a href="http://www.af-moma.no/images/guillotine(0).jpg">bit.ly/vY</a> -u 40) Silent Book Club + Write (Mo) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/silent-book-club-write-night--17-boston-1013825">bit.ly/4j-5</a> 41) ‘Sinners’ Advance Screening (Mo) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/sinners-advance-screening-boston-1016017">bit.ly/r-jA</a> 42) 2000s Music Trivia (Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/2000s-music-trivia-at-boston-public-market-boston-1015429">bit.ly/4-yL</a> 43) MOS Disability Convo (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/democracy-is-a-disability-issue-boston-1014564">bit.ly/4-Iv</a> 44) ‘21’ Screening (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/sunday-scaries--5-jamaica-plain-1010687">bit.ly/cE-Y</a> 45) Brew-’n-Laughs (Mo) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/brew-n-laughs-a-free-comedy-showcase--2-boston-1016520">bit.ly/4j-B</a> 46) Community Boating Open House (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/community-boating-inc-boston-1015059">bit.ly/4j-A</a> 47) Intercollegiate Poetry Showcase (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/intercollegiate-poetry-showcase-with-mass-poetry-cambridge-1016445">bit.ly/d-4n</a> 48) ‘The Phantom Thread’ Screening (Mo) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/roslindale-film-society-the-phantom-thread-2017-boston-1015592">bit.ly/l0-k</a> 49) Free Coffee @ Capital One Cafe (Mo) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-coffee-on-mondays-at-capital-one-cafe-boston-1015960">bit.ly/R-Lo</a> 50) ‘Survivor’ Watch Party (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/survivor-weekly-watch-party-cambridge-1014610">bit.ly/N-Ja</a> 51) SoWa Sundays (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/sowa-sundays--82-boston-1014984">bit.ly/3-Sq</a> 52) Jazz Fridays @ The Fed (Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/jazz-fridays-at-the-fed--7-boston-1016208">bit.ly/4j-7</a> 53) Drag Bingo @ Vera’s (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/drag-bingo--21-somerville-1015117">bit.ly/4j-8</a> 54) Indoor Dragon Boat Practice (Tu) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/indoor-dragon-boat-pool-practice-living-root-somerville-1012570">bit.ly/cl-D</a> 55) RuPaul’s Drag Race (Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/rupaul-s-drag-race-screening-boston-1012139">bit.ly/j-zi</a> 56) Coffee + Crafts (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/coffee-crafts--16-boston-1010654">bit.ly/5X-p</a> 57) Jeopardy @ Long Live Rox (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/jeopardy-bar-league-at-long-live-roxbury--14-boston-1012709">bit.ly/3G-x</a> 58) 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> 59) Live Music @ Remnant Satellite (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-live-music-matinee-at-remnant-satellite-in-cambridge-cambridge-1010914">bit.ly/T-Cm</a> 60) Jamaica Pond Fun Run (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/jamaica-pond-parkrun-boston-389476">bit.ly/3R-f</a> 61) FREE 5k @ Danehy Park (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/danehy-park-parkrun-cambridge-425744">bit.ly/3E-v</a> 62) Karaoke @ Sidebar (Th-Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/karaoke-weekly-sidebar-boston--265-boston-1010554">bit.ly/3-Rf</a> 63) Friday Night Trivia (Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/friday-night-trivia-boston-1000308">bit.ly/k-8B</a> 64) 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> 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) Sunday Trivia @ Noir Bar (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-sunday-night-trivia-at-noir-bar-cambridge-1010371">bit.ly/F-1L</a> 67) Poetry Open Mic Night (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/poetry-open-mic-at-trident-boston-446048">bit.ly/4-lO</a> 68) Venture Cafe Gathering (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/venture-cafe-cambridge-thursday-gathering-cambridge-411320">bit.ly/4-6x</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) Drag Trivia @ Roxy’s (Mo) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/i-m-right-drag-trivia-night-at-roxy-s-arcade-cambridge-427217">bit.ly/4-aD</a> 72) ICA Free Thursdays (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-thursdays-at-the-ica-boston-193">bit.ly/4jz-e</a> 73) Nov Project: Harvard Stairs (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/november-project-stair-workout-at-harvard-stadium-allston-400368">bit.ly/6i-U</a> 74) Live Irish Music Seisiúns (Sa-Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/traditional-irish-music-sessions-at-the-druid-cambridge-239715">bit.ly/6c-9</a> 75) Spanish Convo Practice (Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/charlar-presenciales-free-in-person-spanish-convo-practice-boston-434756">bit.ly/c-Bi</a> 76) Seaport Smalls: Earth Day Art (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/seaport-smalls--66-boston-1011729">bit.ly/7z-S</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://www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/76-free-things-to-do-in-boston-this-week-mar-31-apr-6-2025">bit.ly/43PiQS9</a> Advertise with us: <a href="https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/advertise">bit.ly/--ad</a>

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