94 FREE things to do in Boston this week: Dec 9–15, 2024

There’s so much festive cheer this week in Boston. Enjoy neighborhood strolls, holiday markets, ice skating festivities, and more with this list of all things FREE in the city this week. 1) Kendall Sq Holiday Ice Show (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/kendall-square-annual-holiday-ice-show-2021-cambridge-437071">bit.ly/9y-a</a> 2) Boston Winter Fest 2024 (Mo-Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/boston-s-winter-fest-2024-winter-wonderland-with-ice-skating-rink-artisan-marketplace-life-size-ice-castle-gingerbread-house-apres-ski-gondola-lounge-more-boston-1009161">bit.ly/-Me9</a> 3) North End Holiday Stroll (Fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/north-end-holiday-stroll-boston-435361">bit.ly/8r-v</a> 4) Frog Pond World Ice Skating Day (Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/world-ice-skating-day-free-ice-skating-at-the-boston-common-frog-pond-boston-1009471">bit.ly/c-9p</a> 5) Canal District Winter Market (Sa-Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/canal-district-winter-market-cambridge-397854">bit.ly/-kkz</a> 6) Nightmare Before Xmas Party (Fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/portico-brewing-s-nightmare-before-christmas-somerville-1009478">bit.ly/4g5-</a> 7) Holidaze Market (Sa-Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/holidaze-market-boston-1009952">bit.ly/Uzh-</a> 8) Revere Holiday Market &amp; Festival (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/bizzy-wonderland-holiday-market-festivities-free-for-all-ages-revere-1009208">bit.ly/7iR-</a> 9) North Cambridge Holiday Stroll (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/north-cambridge-holiday-stroll-cambridge-1009539">bit.ly/-akD</a> 10) Harvard Sq Holiday Fair (Fr-Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/harvard-square-holiday-fair-cambridge-396966">bit.ly/-soe</a> 11) Charlestown Holiday Night Out (We) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/charlestown-s-holiday-night-out-charlestown-1009490">bit.ly/0hQf</a> 12) 11 Places to See Holiday Lights <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/10-places-to-see-holiday-lights-around-boston-boston-395993">bit.ly/-ljI</a> 13) 28th Ciclismo Jingle Ride (Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/28th-annual-ciclismo-classico-jingle-ride-arlington-1009298">bit.ly/3Vx1</a> 14) Park-9 Ugly Sweater Party (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/park-9-ugly-sweater-party--2-everett-1009878">bit.ly/49u-</a> 15) Holiday Women’s Market (Sa-Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/boston-women-s-holiday-market-south-end-boston-1006326">bit.ly/WukY</a> 16) Shop AAPI Holiday Market (We) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/2024-annual-shopaapi-holiday-market-boston-1009466">bit.ly/41p3</a> 17) Charles Sq Holiday Market (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/charles-square-outdoor-winter-holiday-market-cambridge-1009172">bit.ly/4ic-</a> 18) Newton Holiday Stroll (Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/newton-holiday-shop-stroll-newton-1010018">bit.ly/Mm9n</a> 19) Trident Holiday Sip &amp; Shop (Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/holiday-sip-and-shop--2-boston-1009476">bit.ly/3c0B</a> 20) Sweets &amp; Santa Holiday Soiree (Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/sweets-santa-holiday-soiree-somerville-1009188">bit.ly/3Vx-</a> 21) Holly Jolly Holiday Market (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/a-holly-jolly-good-time-holiday-market--2-boston-1009234">bit.ly/4g3-</a> 22) Festive Homes Around Boston <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/festive-boston-10-homes-neighborhoods-streets-decked-out-for-the-2023-holiday-season-boston-439968">bit.ly/lights-</a> 23) BPM Holiday Sip &amp; Shop (Fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/boston-public-market-holiday-shopping-market-boston-1007865">bit.ly/4g3x</a> 24) Seaport Holiday Market 2024 (Mo-Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/the-holiday-market-at-snowport-2023-boston-seaport-395741">bit.ly/sN0w</a> 25) Trillium Holiday Yappy Hour (Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/seaport-trillium-x-tandem-vet-holiday-yappy-hour-boston-1009335">bit.ly/4fsS</a> 26) Gingerbread Run (We) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/marathon-sports-gingerbread-run-2024-boston-1010065">bit.ly/-sNy</a> 27) Castle Island Sip &amp; Shop (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/castle-island-south-island-holiday-shop-sip-marketplace-south-boston-1008463">bit.ly/uDip</a> 28) Whiskey Wonderland Popup (Fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/whiskey-wonderland-pop-up-everett-1009841">bit.ly/-1tB</a> 29) ‘Elf’ Movie Trivia (Fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/elf-trivia--4-boston-1008352">bit.ly/3ZIg</a> 30) Crowdsourced Home Alone (Tu) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/crowdsourced-boston-home-alone-world-premiere-brookline-1009089">bit.ly/3Zvy</a> 31) Holiday Vintage Clothing Mkt (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/holiday-vintage-thrift-winter-market-time-out-market-boston-boston-1009274">bit.ly/4fR8</a> 32) Wellesley Holiday Stroll (Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/ho-ho-ho-holiday-stroll-linden-square-wellesley-wellesley-1010033">bit.ly/4faC</a> 33) Winter Market @ Long Live Rox (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/winter-market--8-boston-1010023">bit.ly/-BMu</a> 34) ‘Step Brothers’ at a Museum (Tu) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/film-screening-step-brothers-cambridge-1009774">bit.ly/3Vui</a> 35) Animal Nutcracker Art @ DTX (Mo-Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/holiday-kingdom-in-downtown-12-festive-animal-nutcracker-displays-boston-1009293">bit.ly/4i7-</a> 36) 20s/30s Holiday Party (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/20-s-30-s-free-holiday-party-boston-1008902">bit.ly/Y-0z</a> 37) BPM Family Holiday Party (Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/family-holiday-party-with-globe-santa-at-the-boston-public-market-boston-1010068">bit.ly/-1tN</a> 38) Family Game Night (Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/family-game-night-with-mrs-wordsmith-boston-1008447">bit.ly/t1-M</a> 39) Boston Conversations (Tu) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/boston-conversations-december-event-somerville-1009379">bit.ly/3cB9</a> 40) N/A Holiday Cocktail Class (Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/free-holiday-na-cocktail-class-at-dray-boston-1009853">bit.ly/3ZsF</a> 41) Downtown Holiday Market (Fr-Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/downtown-boston-holiday-market--8-boston-1009107">bit.ly/-FjO</a>  42) XMas in Italy Wine Tasting (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/buon-natale-christmas-in-italy-wine-tasting-boston-1009993">bit.ly/4xs1</a> 43) Merry Movie Marathon (Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/merry-movie-marathon-boston-1008493">bit.ly/3x-c</a> 44) Distillery Holiday Sip &amp; Shop (Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/boston-harbor-distillery-holiday-sip-shop-boston-1009014">bit.ly/49qK</a>  45) Teen Makers Market (Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/teen-makers-market-boston-1009339">bit.ly/4gm-</a> 46) Dunster House Messiah Sing (Mo) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/2024-annual-dunster-house-messiah-sing--2-cambridge-1009082">bit.ly/r64n</a> 47) Curling in Seaport (Tu-Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/snowport-curling-boston-1008339">bit.ly/1t-i</a> 48) Holiday Play Playe Game Night (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/play-playe-holiday-edition-boston-1009804">bit.ly/h5Vj</a>  49) Merry Moakley (Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/merry-moakley--2-boston-1008681">bit.ly/8-cf</a> 50) Art Gallery Holiday Party (Fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/13forest-holiday-party--3-arlington-1009713">bit.ly/3Zm-</a> 51) DBCo Ugly Sweater Party (Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/bears-brews-boys-ugly-sweater-edition-dorchester-1009073">bit.ly/c-8y</a> 52) The Merriest Month @ Bow (Mo-Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/the-merriest-month-at-bow-market-somerville-1009048">bit.ly/3-Wp</a>  53) LGBTQIA+ Holiday Happy Hour (Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/lgbtqia-holiday-happy-hour--2-watertown-1009003">bit.ly/41-S</a>  54) Ugly Sweater Karaoke (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/ugly-sweater-karaoke-boston-1009474">bit.ly/3BnX</a> 55) Hi-Fi Listening Lounge (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/xcursions-spy-bar-hi-fi-listening-lounge--2-boston-1009852">bit.ly/3Cz-</a> 56) Millennial Ugly Sweater Meetup (Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/millennial-meetup-god-gifts-ugly-knits-yankee-swap-ugly-sweater-christmas-party-boston-1010040">bit.ly/4g2-</a>  57) Newtown Craft Crawl (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/newton-craft-crawl-newton-1009855">bit.ly/4g5Q</a> 58) Brazilian Vinyl Party (Fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/sextou-brazil-an-all-brazilian-vinyl-party-you-can-move-to-cambridge-1009436">bit.ly/4g-c</a> 59) Let Go of Disability Stigma (Tu) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/let-go-of-disability-stigma-boston-1009596">bit.ly/3xSQ</a> 60) Chamber Music Gala (Tu) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/chamber-music-gala-boston-1008048">bit.ly/4iq-</a> 61) 31 Nights of Light @ The Pru (Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/31-nights-of-light-at-prudential-center-boston-1008725">bit.ly/3Znv</a>  62) Live Music @ CanalSide (Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/canalside-food-drink-hosts-thursday-tunes-cambridge-1009385">bit.ly/3D6K</a> 63) Retro Video Game Night (Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/retro-video-game-night-dorchester-brewing-co--5-boston-1007847">bit.ly/3Bg-</a> 64) Seaspeak Performance (Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/seaspeak-a-sonic-movement-performance-boston-1009236">bit.ly/49sB</a> 65) Chat &amp; Chowder (We) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/chat-chowder-with-rohit-lamba-breaking-the-mold-india-s-untraveled-path-to-prosperity-boston-1005813">bit.ly/4fbC</a> 66) How to Make Friends in Boston <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/how-to-make-friends-in-boston-part-3-fall-edition-boston-1007732">bit.ly/i1-q</a> 67) TNF Watch Party (Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/free-thursday-night-football-watch-party-at-primitiv-boston-boston-1008657">bit.ly/4ffd</a> 68) Som Winter Farmers Mkt (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/somerville-winter-farmers-market--128-somerville-1007661">bit.ly/41jt</a> 69) Live Music @ Snowport (Mo) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/mohegan-music-mondays-boston-1008323">bit.ly/ZMm1</a> 70) Test Print Workshop (Tu) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/test-print-tuesday--7-boston-1006897">bit.ly/3Bl-</a> 71) Friday Night Trivia (Fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/friday-night-trivia-boston-1000308">bit.ly/4f7c</a> 72) 10 Weekly Football Watch Parties <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/10-weekly-football-watch-parties-in-boston-boston-1007482">bit.ly/1i-m</a> 73) Venture Cafe Gathering (Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/venture-cafe-cambridge-thursday-gathering-cambridge-411320">bit.ly/-uO4</a> 74) Newton Children’s Book Fest (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/newton-children-s-book-festival--2-newton-1009439">bit.ly/-1TV</a>  75) 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> 76) Live Music @ The Berkley (Fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/live-music-fridays-at-the-berkeley-boston-1005889">bit.ly/-9vk</a> 77) Fizzy Friday Pop Night (Fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/fizzy-fridays-all-pop-all-night-cambridge-1006558">bit.ly/BzoP</a> 78) Poetry Open Mic Night (Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/poetry-open-mic-at-trident-boston-446048">bit.ly/fZr2</a> 79) 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>  80) Music Bingo @ Sam Adams (Tu) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/music-bingo--15-boston-1003819">bit.ly/4g4S</a>  81) 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> 82) Trinity Organ Concert (Fr) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/free-fridays-at-trinity-organ-concerts--38-boston-1003282">bit.ly/30oq</a> 83) Karaoke @ Satellite (Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/karaoke-at-satellite-cambridge-1001856">bit.ly/bV9e</a> 84) 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>  85) 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> 86) 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>  87) 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>  88) Live Music @ PKL (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/live-music-saturdays-at-pkl-boston-406396">bit.ly/dKx9</a> 89) Nov Project: Harvard Stairs (We) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/november-project-stair-workout-at-harvard-stadium-allston-400368">bit.ly/5b-s</a>  90) 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> 91) ICA Free Thursdays (Th) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/free-thursdays-at-the-ica-boston-193">bit.ly/o9-3</a> 92) 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>  93) Irish Music Seisiúns (We/Sa-Su) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/traditional-irish-music-sessions-at-the-druid-cambridge-408265">bit.ly/31-Y</a>  94) Seaport Smalls Kids’ Yoga (Sa) <a href="https://www.joyraft.com/event/seaport-smalls--57-boston-1006851">bit.ly/-9vf</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: bit.ly/49sI3Cq Advertise with us: <a href="https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/advertise">bit.ly/--ad</a>

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