83 FREE things to do in Boston this week: Oct 28 – Nov 3, 2024

Happy Halloween my friends. Say goodbye to October in Boston and hello to November 2024. Time is flying but there are still plenty of autumn events around the city to enjoy for FREE. 1) Harvard Art Museums @ Nite <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/harvard-art-museums-at-night--42-cambridge-1007086">bit.ly/4f5d</a> 2) 9th Waldocon Bar Crawl (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/waldocon-boston-bar-crawl-boston-1007595">bit.ly/4e2l</a> 3) Dia de Los Muertos @ Bow (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/dia-de-los-muertos--6-somerville-1007621">bit.ly/3Aj5</a> 4) The Night BOOzaar (We) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/the-night-boozaar-halloween-edition--2-boston-1007587">bit.ly/3A6-</a> 5) Beacon Hill Trick-or-treat (Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/trick-or-treating-in-beacon-hill-boston-1006878">bit.ly/5Yf-</a> 6) Be-In Joy Boston Festival (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/be-in-joy-boston-boston-1006928">bit.ly/-0lw</a> 7) Halloween Movie Marathon (We) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/halloween-movie-marathon-hocus-pocus-beetlejuice-the-addams-family-allston-1007616">bit.ly/-YqP</a> 8) Day of the Dead Festival (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/dia-de-muertos-fest-day-of-dead-cambridge-1007293">bit.ly/4fk-</a> 9) Haunted Sam Adams Brewery (Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/haunted-brewery-halloween-party--3-boston-1006931">bit.ly/-vCL</a> 10) Mighty Squirrel Costume Contest (Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/mighty-squirrel-fenway-costume-contest-boston-1007324">bit.ly/3-It</a> 11) FOUND Fall Vintage Mkt (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/found-fall-vintage-market-scavenger-hunt-cambridge-1007603">bit.ly/-0ko</a> 12) SoWa First Friday (Fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/sowa-first-friday--87-boston-1007258">bit.ly/3Arc</a> 13) Halloween Decor Around Boston <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/the-10-best-neighborhoods-in-boston-to-see-halloween-decorations-boston-396191">bit.ly/-ITs</a> 14) Eastie Dia de Muertos Fest (Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/dia-de-muertos-festival-east-boston-1007350">bit.ly/4-pX</a> 15) BPM Halloween Party (Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/pine-bar-halloween-party-boston-1007785">bit.ly/-Yln</a> 16) Time Out Day of the Dead (Fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/dia-de-los-muertos-celebration--3-boston-1007796">bit.ly/4fE-</a> 17) Hocus Pocus Salem House (Mo-Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/hocus-pocus-recreation-at-historic-ropes-mansion-salem-1005307">bit.ly/1-r1</a> 18) After Dark Vintage Market (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/vintage-after-dark-with-select-markets-culture-pop-boston-1007800">bit.ly/3Ca-</a> 19) 11 Foliage Spots in Boston <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/11-places-to-see-fall-foliage-in-around-boston-boston-19809">bit.ly/bosfoliage</a> 20) ‘Halloweentown’ Movie Nite (Tu) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/movie-night-at-game-on-halloweentown-boston-1007786">bit.ly/-4Ms</a> 21) Naco Taco Day of the Dead (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/dia-de-los-muertos-celebration-at-naco-taco-cambridge-1007798">bit.ly/4fg-</a> 22) Female Mariachi Concert (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/veronica-robles-female-mariachi-dia-de-los-muertos-boston-1003087">bit.ly/-C0r</a> 23) Halloween Yappy Hour (Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/seaport-s-newest-yappy-hour-halloween-costume-contest-with-polkadog-prize-boston-1007787">bit.ly/-EJu</a> 24) Haunted House &amp; Run (We) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/haunted-house-and-halloween-run-with-altra-cambridge-1007797">bit.ly/4hmD</a> 25) Spooky Trivia &amp; Comedy (Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/ghosted-a-halloween-social-event-boston-1007791">bit.ly/ZgwA</a> 26) Candlelit Sound Bath (We) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/candlelit-sound-bath-with-republic-fitness-at-forge-somerville-1007262">bit.ly/3Ab-</a> 27) Make Friends Convo Group (Mo) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/how-to-make-friends-in-boston-boston-1007653">bit.ly/3YoI</a> 28) GBH Spoken Word Event (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/outspoken-saturdays-boston-1007565">bit.ly/-2sS</a> 29) Halloween Fashion Show (Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/fashionably-late-thursday-halloween-boston-1007801">bit.ly/4ek-</a> 30) 11 Spots to See NE Foliage <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/11-unique-places-to-peep-fall-foliage-in-new-england-right-now-new-england-395522">bit.ly/-s1p</a> 31) Brewery Book Fair @ DBCo (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/brewery-book-fair-by-bookworm-boston-1006153">bit.ly/6hz-</a> 32) 20s/30s Brewery Social (Fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/20-s-30-s-mingle-social-at-aeronaut-brewery-somerville-somerville-1007570">bit.ly/3CcB</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) Halloween Fun Run (We) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/2024-marathon-sports-halloween-fun-run-boston-1007794">bit.ly/3UrL</a> 35) 37 Fall Festivals Around Boston <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/33-fall-festivals-around-boston-in-2023-boston-394053">bit.ly/-2Kf</a> 36) Patriots Watch Party (Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/patriots-watch-party--11-charlestown-1005079">bit.ly/3NI-</a> 37) Nixon St Trick-or-treat (Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/4th-annual-halloween-trick-or-treat-nightmare-on-nixon-st-boston-1007795">bit.ly/9-il</a> 38) Leaf Peeping @ Mt. Auburn <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/leaf-peeping-at-cedar-grove-cemetery-dorchester-center-394134">bit.ly/4fo-</a> 39) Grrrl Talk @ Remnant (Fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/grrrl-talk-come-talk-come-drink-just-come-cambridge-1006316">bit.ly/4-sy</a> 40) Ashmont Halloween Town (Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/6th-annual-boston-halloween-town-2024-boston-1007799">bit.ly/vUu-</a> 41) Screen Printing Workshop (Tu) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/test-print-tuesday--7-boston-1006897">bit.ly/4f-S</a> 42) The Great Pumpkin Smash (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/the-great-pumpkin-smash--2-boston-1007784">bit.ly/0LXr</a> 43) Roxy’s Halloween Party (Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/the-gang-does-halloween-at-roxy-s-arcade-cambridge-1007788">bit.ly/9-mP</a> 44) Fall Yoga @ Harvard Ed (Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/fall-yoga-the-harvard-ed-portal-october-31-session-allston-1007792">bit.ly/Ru-f</a> 45) Brookline Farmers Market (Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/brookline-farmers-market-brookline-379236">bit.ly/3Yn-</a> 46) Painted Burro Halloween Party (Tu) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/halloween-party-at-the-painted-burro-with-republic-fitness-somerville-1007793">bit.ly/-Ynx</a>  47) Spanish Convo Practice (Fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/charlas-presenciales-free-informal-spanish-conversation-workshops-boston-424269">bit.ly/Bj-5</a> 48) Silent Book Club &amp; Write (Mo) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/silent-book-club-write-night--11-boston-1007802">bit.ly/40nE</a> 49) Mass Audubon Tour + Panel (We) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/displaying-circularity-circular-economy-nature-and-organic-cycles-mattapan-1006865">bit.ly/3-il</a> 50) Yappy Hour @ The Liberty (We) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/2024-yappier-hour-at-the-liberty-hotel-boston-460575">bit.ly/3-z2</a> 51) Brews &amp; Bachata (We) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/brews-bachata-boston-1007789">bit.ly/4eY-</a> 52) Drag Trivia @ Roxy’s (Mo) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/i-m-right-drag-trivia-night-at-roxy-s-arcade-cambridge-427217">bit.ly/vYh-</a> 53) New Dewey Sq Art Mural (Mo-Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/jeffrey-gibson-s-mural-your-spirit-whispering-in-my-ear-at-dewey-square-boston-boston-1005322">bit.ly/-12k</a>  4) Appraisal Day @ Greenough Hse (Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/appraisal-day-jamaica-plain-1007142">bit.ly/-QbE</a>  55) Substation Co-working Day (Fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/free-first-friday--3-boston-1000407">bit.ly/vl1r</a> 56) Esplanade Bootcamp (Tu) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/barry-s-bootcamp-at-the-esplanade-river-fit-boston-1005315">bit.ly/40h-</a> 57) Trunk or Treat 2024 (Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/trunk-or-treat-2024-malden-1007790">bit.ly/3-Cq</a> 58) Free Chicken Wings @ Kings (Mo) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/free-chicken-wings-monday-nights-back-back-seaport-burlington-dedham-lynnfield-1006445">bit.ly/3N-g</a>  59) Pickleball Day Party (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/pickleball-day-party-at-club-volo-somerville-1003745">bit.ly/-s0m</a> 60) Monday Night Football (Mo) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/free-monday-night-football-watch-party-at-primitiv-boston-boston-1006628">bit.ly/3YfL</a> 61) 7 Biking Trails Around Boston <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/7-beautiful-biking-trails-around-boston-boston-1003231">bit.ly/2k-r</a> 62) Venture Cafe Gathering (Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/venture-cafe-cambridge-thursday-gathering-cambridge-411320">bit.ly/3Af4</a> 63) Boston Creative Chess Club (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/boston-s-creative-chess-club--11-cambridge-1007462">bit.ly/-h5L</a> 64) 15+ Boston Picnic Spots <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/15-best-picnic-spots-around-boston-boston-381032">bit.ly/-3Bj</a> 65) Live Jazz @ Long Live Rox (Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/jazz-night-long-live-roxbury--55-boston-1006248">bit.ly/-rSM</a> 66) Music Bingo @ Sam Adams (Tu) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/music-bingo--15-boston-1003819">bit.ly/bUr-</a> 67) 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> 68) Open Memorial Drive (Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/memorial-drive-recreation-sundays-2024-cambridge-460429">bit.ly/3Aj-</a> 69) Fitness on the Greenway (Mo-Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/2023-fitness-on-the-greenway-boston-385929">bit.ly/-Nv2</a> 70) 20+ Farmers Markets in Boston <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/boston-area-farmers-markets-2023-boston-379754">bit.ly/-wro</a> 71) Karaoke @ Satellite (Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/karaoke-at-satellite-cambridge-1001856">bit.ly/4XBe</a> 72) 20+ Live Music Nights in Bos <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/20-places-to-enjoy-free-live-music-in-boston-for-every-day-of-the-week-boston-409538">bit.ly/-bbk</a> 73) 9 Unique Boston Book Clubs <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/unique-book-clubs-to-join-around-boston-boston-444734">bit.ly/l1-I</a> 74) ICA Free Thursdays (Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/free-thursdays-at-the-ica-boston-193">bit.ly/vAi-</a> 75) 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> 76) 30+ Trivia Nights in Boston <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/20-trivia-nights-in-boston-for-every-day-of-the-week-boston-371544">bit.ly/-BAZ</a> 77) Live Music @ PKL (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/live-music-saturdays-at-pkl-boston-406396">bit.ly/48lc</a> 78) Nov Project: Harvard Stairs (We) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/november-project-stair-workout-at-harvard-stadium-allston-400368">bit.ly/hC-v</a> 79) Trinity Organ Concert (Fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/free-fridays-at-trinity-organ-concerts--38-boston-1003282">bit.ly/4-sJ</a> 80) 5 Places to Work Remotely <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> 81) 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>  82) Irish Music Seisiúns (We/Sa-Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/traditional-irish-music-sessions-at-the-druid-cambridge-408265">bit.ly/3-Mg</a>  83) Seaport Smalls Magic Show (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/seaport-smalls--57-boston-1006851">bit.ly/4-mP</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>   Advertise with us: <a href="https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/advertise">bit.ly/--ad</a>

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