Harpoon Beer Garden x Emerson's UnCommon Stage on Boston Common: Outdoor Drinks & Live Performances

2026 Season Opening Day May 1! 2026 Season Join us this summer for music, games, dancing, and more! Be sure to join the email list to hear all things fun and free at unCommon this season. Check out the calendar for daily entertainment schedules. Emerson is thrilled to partner with the City of Boston and Harpoon to activate our corner of the Boston Common! Featuring Harpoon Brewery! Harpoon is a pioneering, Boston-born-and-bred brewery founded in 1986. Harpoon created the first craft IPA to be brewed in New England and has been innovating ever since. An employee-owned company, Harpoon’s motto is Love Beer. Love Life. Harpoon will bring not only great beer, but great beer drinking experiences to the Beer Garden this summer. View performance schedule <a href="https://uncommoncorner.org/events/">here</a>. About the unCommon Stage Emerson College has partnered with the City of Boston to create a dynamic and inclusive space that activates a long underserved corner of the Boston Common by attracting the local community and visitors to enjoy a curated entertainment experience along with high quality food and beverage service. The outdoor venue will feature entertainment daily at the Emerson College unCommon Stage and the outdoor garden, which seats more than 400, will offer a variety of beverages and food. The garden seating is open to all, with those 21 and older receiving bracelets to allow alcohol purchases.

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