80 FREE things to do in Boston this week: Feb 18–23, 2025

February is almost over but there are still lots of ways to celebrate love and enjoy quality time in community with others. Stay warm as you adventure through the city with your favorite list of everything fun and FREE in Boston this week from festivals and ice skatings to markets and movie screenings.&nbsp; 1) Red Bull Snowboarding @ CHP (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/red-bull-heavy-metal-rb-snowboarding-competition-for-the-first-time-in-boston-boston-1011321">bit.ly/09-l</a> 2) 2025 Foundry Festival (Tu-Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/2025-foundry-festival-cambridge-1011595">bit.ly/jaK-</a> 3) Free Ice Skating in the North End (Fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/ice-skating-party-at-steriti-memorial-rink-at-highland-street-winter-camp-boston-1012804">bit.ly/4gCS</a> 4) Vintage Valentines Market (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/vintage-valentines-clothing-market-pop-up-boston-1011602">bit.ly/-2cY</a> 5) Friendship Affair: Mixer+Market (Fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/the-friendship-affair-a-mixer-and-market-cambridge-1012488">bit.ly/6b4-</a> 6) Free Tix to Boston Outdoor Expo (Sa-Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/free-the-boston-run-show-the-boston-outdoor-expo-boston-1013000">bit.ly/1j-i</a> 7) Sam Adams Après Ski Party (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/cold-snap-presents-the-lodge--2-boston-1010946">bit.ly/-9dl</a> 8) 2025 Children’s Winter Fest (We) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/2025-children-s-winter-festival-boston-1012345">bit.ly/yc-J</a> 9) ‘Inside Out 2’ @ CanalSide (Fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/canalside-food-drink-at-cambridgeside-presents-inside-out-2-movie-day-cambridge-1013208">bit.ly/4hB-</a> 10) F1 75 Screening @ F1 Arcade (Tu) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/f1-75-event-boston-1013132">bit.ly/4-Y1</a> 11) ‘How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days’ (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/how-to-lose-a-guy-in-10-days-boston-1012127">bit.ly/4jX-</a> 12) Mass Ave Mardi Gras @ DBCo (Sa) <a href="http://bit.ly/6hY-">bit.ly/6hY-</a> 13) MAAM Birthday Party (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/make-with-maam-birthday-party-boston-1012938">bit.ly/-zY5</a> 14) ‘10 Things I Hate About You’ (Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/sunday-scaries--5-jamaica-plain-1010687">bit.ly/-9FF</a> 15) Black History Month Celebration (Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/abcd-black-history-month-celebration-2025-boston-1013324">bit.ly/-Bf9</a> 16) Cancel Violence Art Performance (Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/cancel-violence-artists-speak-projecting-peace-boston-1012369">bit.ly/-b7u</a> 17) Longwood Winter Wednesday (We) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/longwood-winter-wednesdays-boston-1012666">bit.ly/4hZ-</a> 18) Arts at the Armory LNY Party (Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/5th-annual-lunar-new-year-celebration-somerville-1012941">bit.ly/-1fy</a> 19) Jazz Lounge @ Kestra (Fr-Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/jazz-lounge-at-kestra-boston-1012281">bit.ly/4-NJ</a> 20) 20s/30s Social @ W Boston (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/social-at-w-lounge-then-go-party-at-bsmnt-free--2-boston-1013210">bit.ly/8jT-</a> 21) Bears, Brews &amp; Boys Party (Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/bears-brews-boys-bear-my-valentine-dorchester-1011523">bit.ly/4b-S</a> 22) Horse Meet &amp; Greet (Tu/Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/horse-of-course-meet-boston-park-rangers-and-their-horses-boston-1013325">bit.ly/4i-M</a> 23) Art Gallery Reception (Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/opening-reception-pedro-gomez-egana-the-great-learning-cambridge-1013129">bit.ly/4h-C</a> 24) CanalSide Kid’s Dance Party (Tu) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/canalside-food-drink-at-cambridgeside-hosts-kid-s-dance-party-cambridge-1013207">bit.ly/-lXy</a> 25) Line Dancing @ GrandTen (We) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/grandten-line-dancin-lessons-boston-1012085">bit.ly/3-pD</a> 26) Blind Date with a Book (Tu) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/blind-date-with-a-book--4-boston-1012476">bit.ly/-YkI</a> 27) Drinking + Drawing (We) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/drinking-and-drawing-allston-1011202">bit.ly/41-J</a> 28) Musicians Happy Hour (Fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/musicians-playground-happy-hour-boston-1012526">bit.ly/-2Sb</a> 29) WINTERACTIVE 2025 (Tu-Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/winteractive-winter-art-experience-in-downtown-boston-boston-445685">bit.ly/IkP</a> 30) Sound Bar @ Satellite (Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/sound-bar-cambridge-455768">bit.ly/4S-7</a> 31) 8th Annual Tunnel of Love (Tu-Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/tunnel-of-love-8th-annual-boston-1012177">bit.ly/oG-w</a> 32) Community Storytelling @ MOS (We) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/a-beautiful-resistance-live--6-boston-1012769">bit.ly/4hH-</a> 33) Dance @ JFK Library (Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/celebrate-with-okra-dance-company-boston-1012347">bit.ly/3X-u</a> 34) Queer Board Game Night (Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/queer-board-game-night--14-boston-1012352">bit.ly/4-3S</a> 35) MAJOR Dance Project (Fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/major-cambridge-1013212">bit.ly/4h-X</a> 36) Live Music @ CanalSide (Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/free-thursday-tunes-at-canalside-food-drink-at-cambridgeside-cambridge-1012779">bit.ly/4b4m</a> 37) Adventure w/ Purpose Meetup (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/adventure-with-purpose-chestnut-hill-1012615">bit.ly/90i-</a> 38) Neurodivergents Unite (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/neurodivergents-unite--5-cambridge-1012167">bit.ly/l-lA</a> 39) Boston Parks Winter Fitness (Tu-Fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/boston-parks-winter-fitness-series--2-boston-1010962">bit.ly/Em-1</a> 40) DOT Winter Farmers Mkt (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/dorchester-winter-farmer-s-market-dorchester-1012154">bit.ly/40p-</a> 41) Ice Skating in Quincy (Tu-Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/the-city-of-quincy-s-outdoor-skating-rink-quincy-1009704">bit.ly/-iR1</a> 42) Curling in the Seaport (Tu-Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/snowport-curling-boston-1008339">bit.ly/1t-i</a> 43) Indoor Dragon Boat Practice (Tu) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/indoor-dragon-boat-pool-practice-living-root-somerville-1012570">bit.ly/-0lc</a> 44) RuPaul’s Drag Race (Fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/rupaul-s-drag-race-screening-boston-1012139">bit.ly/q35C</a> 45) Coffee + Crafts (Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/coffee-crafts--16-boston-1010654">bit.ly/4-1D</a> 46) SoWa Sundays (Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/sowa-sundays--80-boston-ma-02118-1011451">bit.ly/-6vq</a> 47) Jeopardy @ Long Live Brewery (We) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/jeopardy-bar-league-at-long-live-roxbury--14-boston-1012709">bit.ly/4hF-</a> 48) Community-funded 3rd Space (We) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/community-funded-third-space-somerville-1010254">bit.ly/fW8i</a> 49) Live Music @ The Berkley (Fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/live-music-fridays-at-the-berkeley-boston-1005889">bit.ly/P1-q</a> 50) Free Hot Cocoa @ Short Path (We-Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/free-hot-cocoa-everett-1011560">bit.ly/2bt-</a> 51) Som Winter Farmers Market (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/somerville-winter-farmers-market--128-somerville-1007661">bit.ly/4cc-</a> 52) 30+ Trivia Nights Around 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> 53) 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/-cSj</a> 54) Music Bingo @ CanalSide (Tu) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/free-music-bingo-at-canalside-food-drink-at-cambridgeside-cambridge-1012778">bit.ly/0Vfq</a> 55) Frost Fit Walks (We) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/frost-fit-wednesday-walks-boston-1011335">bit.ly/-u3Z</a> 56) Greenway Hatchlings (Tu-Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/the-rose-kennedy-greenway-winter-lights-display-hatchlings-boston-437209">bit.ly/jI-p</a> 57) Jamaica Pond Fun Run (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/jamaica-pond-parkrun-boston-389476">bit.ly/-Ikx</a> 58) FREE 5k @ Danehy Park (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/danehy-park-parkrun-cambridge-425744">bit.ly/4jZ-</a> 59) Rozzie Winter Farmers Mkt (Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/roslindale-winter-farmers-market--50-boston-1010451">bit.ly/-Prx</a> 60) Karaoke @ Sidebar (Th-Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/karaoke-weekly-sidebar-boston--265-boston-1010554">bit.ly/4iA-</a> 61) Friday Night Trivia (Fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/friday-night-trivia-boston-1000308">bit.ly/4hyR</a> 62) 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> 63) 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> 64) Trivia @ Noir Bar (Su) <a href="http://bit.ly/4hY-">bit.ly/4hY-</a> 65) Fizzy Friday Pop Night (Fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/fizzy-fridays-all-pop-all-night-cambridge-1006558">bit.ly/4-0m</a> 66) Latin Fusion Class (Fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/winter-fitness-series-latin-fusion-hiit-boston-1010936">bit.ly/rI2-</a> 67) Poetry Open Mic Night (Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/poetry-open-mic-at-trident-boston-446048">bit.ly/4jT-</a> 68) Spanish Convo Practice (Fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/charlar-presenciales-free-in-person-spanish-convo-practice-boston-434756">bit.ly/42-e</a> 69) Trinity Organ Concert (Fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/free-fridays-at-trinity-organ-concerts--38-boston-1003282">bit.ly/4-Hs</a> 70) Venture Cafe Gathering (Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/venture-cafe-cambridge-thursday-gathering-cambridge-411320">bit.ly/V-fs</a> 71) 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> 72) Fit for Life Workout Class (We) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/winter-fitness-series-fit-for-life-boston-1010934">bit.ly/HT-3</a> 73) 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> 74) ICA Free Thursdays (Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/free-thursdays-at-the-ica-boston-193">bit.ly/-Qlo</a> 75) 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> 76) Line Dancing Class (Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/winter-fitness-series-line-dancing--9-boston-1010935">bit.ly/-Ty0</a> 77) Nov Project: Harvard Stairs (We) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/november-project-stair-workout-at-harvard-stadium-allston-400368">bit.ly/9-0l</a> 78) Weekly Zumba Class (Tu) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/winter-fitness-series-zumba-boston-1010933">bit.ly/4i-8</a> 79) Irish Music Seisiúns (Sa-Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/traditional-irish-music-sessions-at-the-druid-cambridge-239715">bit.ly/4h-7</a> 80) Seaport Smalls Kids’ Concert (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/seaport-smalls--66-boston-1011729">bit.ly/4-7A</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 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