99 FREE things to do in Boston this week: July 21–27, 2025

Happy last full week of July, my Boston friends. Get ready for summer festivals, outdoor dance parties, concerts, movies, and even more FREE experiences around the city.  1) International Sand Castle Fest (Fr-Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/revere-beach-international-sand-sculpting-festival-2023-revere-400667">bit.ly/-OdJ</a> 2) Shakespeare on the Common (We-Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/as-you-like-it-free-shakespeare-on-the-common-boston-1020867">bit.ly/3U-b</a> 3) Salsa Squared Dance Party (Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/11th-annual-salsa-squared-in-harvard-square-cambridge-1021496">bit.ly/qV-4</a> 4) Free Concert @ the Hatch Shell (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/boston-landmarks-orchestra-the-best-of-boston-boston-1019116">bit.ly/4K-1</a> 5) ‘Elf’ Outside @ Boston Landing (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/boston-landing-outdoor-movies-brighton-423308">bit.ly/-BaF</a> 6) Puerto Rican Festival of MA (Sa-Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/puerto-rican-festival-of-massachusetts-boston-388238">bit.ly/-6r2</a> 7) 10th Annual Cambridge Jazz Fest (Sa-Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/8th-annual-cambridge-jazz-festival-boston-388585">bit.ly/-4Re</a> 8) Art on the Plaza MAAM Party (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/art-on-the-plaza-boston-1020907">bit.ly/B-3e</a> 9) ICA Harborwalk Sounds Concert (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/harborwalk-sounds-berklee-college-of-music-at-the-ica-boston-379102">bit.ly/-JvD</a> 10) ‘Mean Girls’ @ The Speedway (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/coolidge-at-the-speedway-mean-girls-brighton-1019501">bit.ly/VF-h</a> 11) Lowell Folk Festival (Fr-Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/lowell-folk-festival-2023-lowell-426290">bit.ly/w-4c</a> 12) Seaport Smalls: Balloon Magic (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/seaport-smalls--66-boston-1011729">bit.ly/3-Tk</a> 13) ‘How to Lose A Guy…’ Outside (Mo) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/outdoor-movies-at-time-out-boston-1003700">bit.ly/x9-R</a> 14) Pick Your Own Fresh Herbs (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/the-superette-herb-garden--35-boston-1020899">bit.ly/ql-8</a> 15) Open Newbury Street 2025 (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/open-newbury-street-2025-boston-1017868">bit.ly/h5-C</a> 16) Race Amity Art &amp; Music Fest (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/boston-race-amity-art-and-music-festival-boston-1020920">bit.ly/x-Jr</a> 17) Vinyl Nights @ ICA Boston (Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/vinyl-nights-at-the-ica--8-boston-1020958">bit.ly/4-0d</a> 18) R&amp;B Dance Party @ City Hall (Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/r-b-dance-party--4-boston-1002711">bit.ly/3xY0</a> 19) Eastie Week (Mo-Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/eastie-week-2022-east-boston-387604">bit.ly/cy-x</a> 20) HOI Family Music &amp; Arts Fest (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/hoi-family-music-arts-festival-2025-healing-our-community-mattapan-1021177">bit.ly/4-Yb</a> 21) Food &amp; Funk Fest @ Bow Mkt (Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/food-funk-fest-somerville-1020491">bit.ly/4-x5</a> 22) The Night Bazaar (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/the-night-bazaar--16-boston-1021017">bit.ly/Fapj</a> 23) Eastie Beach Bash (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/eastie-beach-bash-boston-1020921">bit.ly/4-lt</a> 24) ‘Shrek’ Outside @ the Pru (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/summer-flicks-at-the-prudential-center-boston-460626">bit.ly/i-R9</a> 25) TSITP Watch Party (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-watch-party-episode-three-charlestown-1021923">bit.ly/4-TZ</a> 26) Winefest Party @ Time Out (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/winefest-party-boston-1020904">bit.ly/q11b</a> 27) Thursdays on the Lawn (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/thursdays-on-the-lawn-at-the-loring-greenough-house-jamaica-plain-384981">bit.ly/HcHe</a> 28) Beer Garden + SoFar Concert (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/beer-garden-pop-ups-with-lamplighter-brewing-at-the-urban-park-roof-garden-cambridge-1017945">bit.ly/fR-5</a> 29) Dorchester Block Party (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/community-block-party-boston-1018965">bit.ly/44Xg</a> 30) Hyper-local Art Market (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/hyper-local-art-market--2-somerville-1021126">bit.ly/4-Zz</a> 31) Salsa @ Birch St. Plaza (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/salsa-at-the-birch-st-plaza-boston-1021047">bit.ly/rN-8</a> 32) ‘Inside Out 2’ on the Esplanade (Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-friday-flicks-at-the-esplanade-hatch-shell-2025-boston-1020289">bit.ly/k-NL</a> 33) 20s/30s Lawn on D Social (Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/20-s-30-s-let-s-socialize-and-play-games-at-lawn-on-d-seaport-boston-1020741">bit.ly/4M-2</a> 34) Style Exchange Southie Thrift (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/style-exchange-boston-1021444">bit.ly/4L-s</a> 35) Slam Theatre (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/slam-theatre-boston-1021721">bit.ly/4-Wq</a> 36) ‘Lion King’ Outdoors (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/somermoviefest-2025-somerville-1020984">bit.ly/UCuc</a> 37) Cambridge Moth Ball (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/2025-cambridge-moth-ball-cambridge-1021539">bit.ly/4-Xs</a> 38) South St. Fiesta Concert in JP (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/south-street-fiesta-jamaica-plain-1020228">bit.ly/3U-p</a> 39) Tito Puente Latin Music Concert (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/summer-concerts-at-tito-puente-latin-music-series-boston-388079">bit.ly/4-3K</a> 40) Small Mart Vintage Market (Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/small-mart-vintage-vinyl-art-night-market-at-crystal-ballroom--2-somerville-1020761">bit.ly/eX-y</a> 41) Friday Flow @ The Anchor (Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/friday-flow-bachata-kizomba-dancing-at-the-anchor--2-charlestown-1021790">bit.ly/v-9l</a> 42) Game Night with Mariokart (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/game-night-with-mariokart-boston-1021556">bit.ly/xU-j</a> 43) Boston Women’s Market (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/boston-women-s-market-at-downtown-crossing--2-boston-1015128">bit.ly/4-Hf</a> 44) Horror Movie Double Feature (Mo) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-vhs-movie-night-jaws-x-the-lost-boys-boston-1021940">bit.ly/4l-W</a> 45) ‘Sonic 3’ on Revere Beach (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/revere-theatre-thursdays-revere-423317">bit.ly/k-fh</a> 46) NEMPAC’s Jazz in the Park (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/nempac-s-jazz-in-the-park--16-boston-1018265">bit.ly/H-f9</a> 47) Boston Neighborhood Concert (Mo) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/boston-parks-and-recreation-neighborhood-concert-series-boston-1000846">bit.ly/4f5-</a> 48) Hidden Urban Rooftop Concert (Tu/We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-tuesday-tunes-live-music-at-the-urban-park-roof-garden-by-club-passim-cambridge-1017948">bit.ly/2J-d</a> 49) BPL Concerts in the Courtyard (We/Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/concerts-in-the-courtyard-at-boston-public-library-boston-381475">bit.ly/-BkH</a> 50) Brewery Movie Night (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/outdoor-movie-nights-at-aeronaut-somerville-1020329">bit.ly/zX-l</a> 51) Over the Charles Sunset Sounds (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/otc-sunset-sounds-boston-386971">bit.ly/wyFj</a> 52) Summer Vibes Market (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/wem-summer-vibes-market-somerville-1020905">bit.ly/tM-a</a> 53) Outdoor Salsa @ The Anchor (Mo) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/saborcito-the-anchor-salsa-bachata-dancing--20-charlestown-1018537">bit.ly/X-jE</a> 54) ‘Life Aquatic’ Movie Night (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/life-aquatic-movie-night-boston-1020092">bit.ly/3-Cl</a> 55) 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> 56) SoWa Open Market 2025 (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/2024-sowa-open-market-boston-456314">bit.ly/S-T5</a> 57) 30+ Farmers Markets in Boston <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/boston-area-farmers-markets-2023-boston-379754">bit.ly/-wro</a> 58) Magic Mic Comedy Show (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/magic-mic-charlestown-1019858">bit.ly/b1-7</a> 59) Yappier Hour @ the Liberty (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/2025-yappier-hour-at-the-liberty-hotel-boston-1019024">bit.ly/4-WI</a> 60) Free Concert on a Golf Course (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/golf-course-concert-series-2025-dorchester-1020903">bit.ly/D2-8</a> 61) Quincy Market Tour (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-history-tours-of-quincy-market-boston-1019577">bit.ly/4-ft</a> 62) Saxyderms Summer Concert (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/saxyderms-summer-concert-series-boston-1018476">bit.ly/3-Fk</a> 63) Watercolor Workshop @ Lyrik (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/watercolor-workshop-at-lyrik-boston-1019886">bit.ly/a-D2</a> 64) Summer in the City Concerts (Tu-Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/summer-in-the-city-2023-free-live-music-on-the-harborwalk-boston-385930">bit.ly/t-iI</a> 65) Free &amp; Cheap Water Taxis <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-water-taxis-ferries-around-boston-harbor-summer-2023-boston-426893">bit.ly/ii-t</a> 66) Revere Beach Yoga (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/beach-yoga-on-revere-beach-revere-1020483">bit.ly/KaQ9</a> 67) Movie Trivia Night <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/blockbuster-movie-trivia-night-everett-1021049">bit.ly/X5-7</a> 68) 100+ Free Outdoor Concerts in Bos <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-outdoor-concerts-in-boston-summer-2023-boston-389402">bit.ly/-V9s</a> 69) 100+ Free Outdoor Fitness Classes <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/100-free-outdoor-fitness-classes-around-boston-summer-2022-boston-1000469">bit.ly/-9uo</a> 70) Copley Sq Farmers Market (Tu/Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/copley-square-farmers-market-boston-376247">bit.ly/-cvh</a> 71) Atlantic Wharf Concerts (Tu/Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/summer-concerts-at-atlantic-wharf-boston-388049">bit.ly/ky-Q</a> 72) Dragon Boat Practice (Tu/Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/living-root-dragon-boat-club-on-the-water-training-everett-1020124">bit.ly/2u-M</a> 73) 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> 74) Fort Independence Tour (Th/Sa-Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-tours-of-fort-independence-boston-1017956">bit.ly/g-B5</a> 75) Seaport Sweat 2025 (Mo-Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/seaport-sweat-2023-free-outdoor-fitness-series-boston-378915">bit.ly/-3KO</a> 76) Greenway Artisan Market (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/greenway-artisan-market--28-boston-1017255">bit.ly/mX-7</a> 77) Boston Parks Fitness ‘25 (Mo-Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/boston-parks-summer-fitness-series-2023-boston-417508">bit.ly/-URt</a> 78) Music Bingo @ CanalSide (Tu) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/music-bingo--34-cambridge-1018496">bit.ly/n9dj</a> 79) Summer Concert @ Lyrik (Tu) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/summer-concerts-at-lyrik-back-bay-boston-1019603">bit.ly/m4-d</a> 80) Car-free Memorial Drive (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/memorial-drive-recreation-sundays-2024-cambridge-460429">bit.ly/a-Ge</a> 81) Boston Open Market (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/2024-boston-open-market-boston-456858">bit.ly/G-U4</a> 82) Downtown Boston Arts Mkt (Th-Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/downtown-boston-arts-market-boston-381391">bit.ly/7-rZ</a> 83) Free Coffee @ Capital One (Mo) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-coffee-on-mondays-at-capital-one-cafe-boston-1015960">bit.ly/I-cW</a> 84) Creative Musings Meetup (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/wednesday-creative-musings-somerville-1018730">bit.ly/HeZZ</a> 85) The Lawn on D <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/the-lawn-on-d-a-public-park-in-boston-s-seaport-with-pickleball-games-live-music-drinks-food-more-boston-378912">bit.ly/-3km</a> 86) Men’s Social Club Mixer (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/men-s-social-club-mixer-boston-1019302">bit.ly/t-0k</a> 87) Drop The Mic Karaoke (Tu) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/drop-the-mic-karaoke-cambridge-456340">bit.ly/4D-x</a> 88) Jazz Fridays @ The Fed (Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/jazz-fridays-at-the-fed--7-boston-1016208">bit.ly/Y3-r</a> 89) Drag Bingo @ Vera’s (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/drag-bingo--21-somerville-1015117">bit.ly/4-9d</a> 90) Coffee + Crafts (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/coffee-crafts--16-boston-1010654">bit.ly/PuoW</a> 91) ICA Watershed (Tu-Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/ica-watershed-2023-east-boston-381489">bit.ly/-ByR</a> 92) 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> 93) Karaoke @ Sidebar (Th-Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/karaoke-weekly-sidebar-boston--265-boston-1010554">bit.ly/3-Q5</a> 94) Poetry Open Mic Night (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/poetry-open-mic-at-trident-boston-446048">bit.ly/X-cj</a> 95) Venture Cafe Gathering (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/venture-cafe-cambridge-thursday-gathering-cambridge-411320">bit.ly/4f-U</a> 96) Free ICA Thursdays (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-thursdays-at-the-ica-boston-193">bit.ly/p-Fj</a> 97) 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> 98) Nov Project: Harvard Stairs (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/november-project-stair-workout-at-harvard-stadium-allston-400368">bit.ly/3D-f</a> 99) Live Irish Music Seisiúns (We/Sa/Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/traditional-irish-music-sessions-at-the-druid-cambridge-239715">bit.ly/i8Ju</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://joyraft.com/event/99-free-things-to-do-in-boston-this-week-july-21-27-2025-boston-1022015">bit.ly/4lPj8yr</a> Advertise with us: <a 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