81 things to do in Boston this weekend

Enjoy the long weekend and honor Indigenous Peoples’ Day, my Boston friends. Get ready for free museum admission, outdoor fall festivals, fun markets, and more.&nbsp; Fri, 10/10: 60º ☀️ Sat, 10/11: 64º ☁️ Sun, 10/12: 60º 🌧️ Mon, 10/13: 60º 🌧️ 1) 46th Annual Harvard Sq Oktoberfest <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/45th-annual-harvard-square-oktoberfest-cambridge-1003930">bit.ly/4gF-</a> 2) $5 Ferry Weekend <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/5-ferry-weekend--6-boston-1025844">bit.ly/47cd</a> 3) HONK! Music Festival 2025 <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/honk-festival-of-activist-street-bands-2023-somerville-400671">bit.ly/4-dG</a> 4) 2025 Fenway Opening Our Doors Fest <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/2025-opening-our-doors-day-boston-1025843">bit.ly/pf-d</a> 5) Spook Saturday + ‘Scooby Doo’ <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/spooky-saturday-at-urban-park-cambridge-1006417">bit.ly/BgS6</a> 6) Free MFA Open House <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-mfa-admission-on-indigenous-peoples-day-2024-museum-of-fine-arts-open-house-boston-445594">bit.ly/4ev-</a> 7) Color Flows on Winter Street <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/color-flows-on-winter-street-boston-1026073">bit.ly/3-2n</a> 8) Free Gardner on Indigenous Peoples’ Day <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-admission-to-the-isabella-stewart-gardner-museum-on-indigenous-peoples-day-boston-394709">bit.ly/g-zy</a> 9) ‘Goosebumps’ on the Greenway <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/fall-movie-nights-on-the-greenway-boston-1025009">bit.ly/X-Yt</a> 10) Taylor Swift Album Picnic <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/life-of-a-boston-babe-taylor-swift-album-picnic-boston-1026582">bit.ly/-hII</a> 11) 2025 Topsfield Fair <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/2023-topsfield-fair-topsfield-391352">bit.ly/-ODh</a> 12) Club Volo Oktoberfest <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/oktoberfest--14-somerville-1022757">bit.ly/bg-W</a> 13) How Wicked Bazaar <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/how-bazaar-wicked-weird-witchy-wares--3-brighton-1026222">bit.ly/D0-z</a> 14) 12 Spots to Peep Foliage in Boston <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/11-places-to-see-fall-foliage-in-around-boston-boston-19809">bit.ly/-guI</a> 15) 20+ Farms to PYO Apples <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/the-18-best-farms-near-boston-to-pick-your-own-apples-pumpkins-and-other-produce-boston-392249">bit.ly/-rMQ</a> 16) Roxbury Russet Festival <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/roxbury-russet-festival--2-boston-1024102">bit.ly/P-c5</a> 17) Fall Festival @ Charlestown Yard <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/fall-festival-at-the-yard-charlestown-1025743">bit.ly/i-Kj</a> 18) Free Museums of Science &amp; Culture <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-admission-on-indigenous-peoples-day-cambridge-1025580">bit.ly/P-s7</a> 19) Final Cisco Seaport Beer Garden Wknd <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/cisco-brewers-seaport-popup-2023-boston-344479">bit.ly/Ji-2</a> 20) Vintage Market @ Color Flows <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/color-flows-vintage-market-boston-1026076">bit.ly/lB-v</a> 21) 11 Pumpkin Patches Near Boston <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/the-11-best-pumpkin-patches-near-boston-boston-1005745">bit.ly/-0aB</a> 22) All'Antico Vinaio Now Open <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/all-antico-vinaio-homepage-opening-soon-in-back-bay-boston-1017043">bit.ly/-iKo</a> 23) Sam Adams Oysterfest <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/jp-oysterfest--2-jamaica-plain-1026121">bit.ly/4p-X</a> 24) Howl-Ween Patio Party <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/howl-ween-patio-party--2-boston-1025840">bit.ly/9o-A</a> 25) 250th Navy Celebration <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/u-s-navy-250th-birthday-celebration-ceremony-quincy-1026399">bit.ly/g-Cm</a> 26) Fall Friday’s @ Cider Hill Farm <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/fall-fridays-fall-fridays-live-music-hard-cider-series-amesbury-392764">bit.ly/-iklk</a> 27) Apple Booze Bash <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/apple-booze-bash--6-everett-1025742">bit.ly/F-1j</a> 28) Boston Women’s Market @ Assembly <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/boston-women-s-market-at-assembly-row--19-somerville-1023527">bit.ly/G-tw</a> 29) Diwali in Boston <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/diwali-in-boston-boston-1026092">bit.ly/O-l2</a> 30) Free ICA Admission <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/indigenous-peoples-day-free-admission-to-ica-boston-boston-445631">bit.ly/3NcP</a> 31) ‘Scream’ @ Kowloon <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/kowlooo-ween-fright-night-presents-scream-saugus-1026415">bit.ly/iu-I</a> 32) Sanderson Sisters’ Drag Brunch <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/the-sanderson-sisters-drag-brunch-bingo-boston-1025842">bit.ly/dEQI</a> 33) Happily-Ever-After Book Club <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/the-happily-ever-after-book-club-boston-443387">bit.ly/ii-X</a> 34) Pickleball Open Play <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/open-play-powered-by-hamilton-boston-1026232">bit.ly/G0-d</a> 35) Wicked VHS Horror Double Feature <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/wicked-vhs-double-feature-allston-1026094">bit.ly/aF-S</a> 36) Hummus Shop 1-yr Anniversary <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/hummus-shop-1-year-anniversary-beacon-hill-1026359">bit.ly/Y-qm</a> 37) Tango by Moonlight <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/tango-by-moonlight--2-boston-1020918">bit.ly/gi-V</a> 38) Brewing Connections Queer Cafe <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/brewing-connections-coming-out-day-boston-1025854">bit.ly/D-Cm</a> 39) 110 Free &amp; Cheap Things to Do in Oct <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/110-things-to-do-in-boston-for-10-or-less-october-2025-boston-1026096">bit.ly/8-Xy</a> 40) Spots to Peep Foliage in New England <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/11-unique-places-to-peep-fall-foliage-in-new-england-right-now-new-england-395522">bit.ly/-s1p</a> 41) ‘Avatar the Last Airbender’ Trivia <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/avatar-the-last-airbender-trivia--4-boston-1025846">bit.ly/P-Cm</a> 42) F1 Sprint Social <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/sprint-social-at-f1-arcade-boston-1024938">bit.ly/4n-F</a> 43) Grrrl Talk @ Satellite <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/grrrl-talk-come-talk-come-drink-just-come-cambridge-1006316">bit.ly/3c-x</a> 44) Free Spanish Convo Practice <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/charlar-presenciales-free-in-person-spanish-convo-practice-boston-434756">bit.ly/Y-eL</a> 45) 55 Fall Festivals in Boston <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/33-fall-festivals-around-boston-in-2023-boston-394053">bit.ly/-2Kf</a> 46) MBTA-assessible Foliage Peeping <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/7-best-fall-foliage-spots-in-new-england-accessible-via-the-mbta-commuter-rail-massachusetts-1024692">bit.ly/-UiI</a> 47) 11 Pumpkin Patches Near Boston <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/the-11-best-pumpkin-patches-near-boston-boston-1005745">bit.ly/-0aB</a> 48) SoWa Open Market 2025 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjBCxMKyY0XF9by1tNLumQ">bit.ly/Y</a> a-b 49) Greenway Artisan Market <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/greenway-artisan-market--28-boston-1017255">bit.ly/0q-t</a> 50) Putt Across America <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/putt-across-america-boston-1024184">bit.ly/-Uik</a> 51) 30+ Beer Gardens in Boston <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/30-beer-gardens-now-open-in-the-boston-area-boston-344927">bit.ly/-Itj</a> 52) Boston Open Market 2025 <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/2024-boston-open-market-boston-456858">bit.ly/R-ph</a> 53) Boston Lights @ Franklin Park <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/boston-lights-a-lantern-experience-at-the-zoo-boston-426458">bit.ly/-eZ9</a> 54) 20+ Rooftop Bars in Boston <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/20-rooftop-bars-restaurants-around-boston-boston-385669">bit.ly/-1yS</a> 55) Caribbean Street Market <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/the-caribbean-street-market--15-boston-1022399">bit.ly/c-Bo</a> 56) Trinity Organ Concert <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-fridays-at-trinity-organ-recitals-boston-1024121">bit.ly/9-xO</a> 57) 50+ Free Outdoor Movies in Boston <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-outdoor-movies-in-boston-summer-2023-boston-387683">bit.ly/-lB1</a> 58) 25 Boston-area Farmers Markets <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/boston-area-farmers-markets-2023-boston-379754">bit.ly/-wro</a> 59) Island Creek Oysters Popup <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/island-creek-oysters-pop-up-raw-bar-seaport-boston-1019229">bit.ly/Is-C</a> 60) Free Quincy Market Tour <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-history-tours-of-quincy-market-boston-1019577">bit.ly/Rp-N</a> 61) Seaport Fish Market <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/seaport-fish-farm-market-at-boston-fish-pier-boston-1019895">bit.ly/Ic-J</a> 62) Open Memorial Drive <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/memorial-drive-recreation-sundays-2024-cambridge-460429">bit.ly/XEj2</a> 63) Copley Sq Farmers Market <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/copley-square-farmers-market-boston-376247">bit.ly/-cvh</a> 64) 30 Unique Patios in Boston <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/14-unique-patios-around-boston-boston-385106">bit.ly/-9PE</a> 65) New England Botanic Garden <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/new-england-botanic-garden-at-tower-hill-boylston-1001049">bit.ly/T-I0</a> 66) Downtown Boston Arts Mkt <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/downtown-boston-arts-market-boston-381391">bit.ly/4o-8</a> 67) Cisco Fenway Beer Garden <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/cisco-brewers-fenway-now-open-boston-1017035">bit.ly/4j-a</a> 68) Union Sq Farmers Market <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/21st-annual-union-square-farmers-market-somerville-1016448">bit.ly/X-q2</a> 69) JP Farmers Market <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/jamaica-plain-farmers-market-jamaica-plain-377461">bit.ly/4-rK</a> 70) Coffee + Crafts <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/coffee-crafts--16-boston-1010654">bit.ly/0-Xs</a> 71) 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> 72) Unlimited Brunch @ Batifol <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/unlimited-brunch-buffet-cambridge-1011267">bit.ly/7-qN</a> 73) Karaoke @ Sidebar <a href="http://www.webcams.com/a.php/a.php?r=25876&amp;t=1&amp;g=joinfree">bit.ly/V</a> a-j 74) Friday Night Trivia <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/friday-night-trivia-boston-1000308">bit.ly/cMnQ</a> 75) Poetry Open Mic Night <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/poetry-open-mic-at-trident-boston-446048">bit.ly/JkW6</a> 76) Free Harvard Art Museums <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-admission-to-the-harvard-art-museums-cambridge-423522">bit.ly/-5Yw</a> 77) 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> 78) Live Irish Music Seisiúns <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/traditional-irish-music-sessions-at-the-druid-cambridge-239715">bit.ly/0p-A</a> 79) Seaport Smalls: Music <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/seaport-smalls--66-boston-1011729">bit.ly/B-k3</a> 80) SoWa Vintage Market <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/sowa-vintage-market-boston-376336">bit.ly/5-xK</a> 81) $10 Commuter Rail Wknds <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/10-commuter-rail-weekends-boston-395708">bit.ly/bPvx</a> All weekend events: <a href="https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/?day=17&amp;month=4&amp;weekend=1&amp;year=2021">bit.ly/3Rbjz7v</a> List permalink: <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/81-things-to-do-in-boston-this-weekend--4-boston-1026624">bit.ly/4nPTB9m</a> Advertise with us: <a href="https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/advertise">bit.ly/--ad</a>

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Your guide to everything free in and around Boston. From events, to fairs, to festivals, to outdoors. Joyraft has all the free events happening near you.

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Where to eat and drink in Boston? Joyraft has Boston’s newest bars, restaurants and specials. Drinks and pre fixe dinner menus. Cambridge & Somerville too.

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