The Union Square Jingle: Shop, Sip & Mingle

Revel in this holiday season the Union Square way as you shop indie at locally-owned businesses, sip festive libations, and merrily mingle at the Union Square Jingle on Sunday, December 7! Looking for the perfect destination for a wintry date, your besties’ holiday meet up, or a visit with friends and family? Union Square businesses are decked with sparkling lights, dressed up windows, and instagrammable inflatables that are ready to help you be a holiday host with the most: <ul><li>Follow the Festivus Trail to find over the top inflatables and pose-worthy balloon sculptures</li><li>Walk the Square with wintry characters Spicy G the gingerbread man, Max the snowman, and Fluffy the gnome</li><li>Sing along with carolers The Eight Tracks</li><li>Enter to win cash prizes by:</li><li>Snapping Elfie Selfies</li><li>Collecting stamps (minimum purchase required) for the Stroll the Square Challenge</li><li>Helping to judge the Storefront Decorating Contest </li><li>Visit with Santa Sweet Santa</li><li>Mail your wishlists to the North Pole </li><li>Support local and snag a collectible Union Square jingle bell </li><li>And rejoice in helping to keep small strong and spirits bright!  </li></ul>Looking for that perfect present? Make your list and check it twice as you shop:<ul><li>Curated maker markets</li><li>Rad retail </li><li>Gift-worthy experiences (rock climbing, axe throwing, art classes, massages, acupuncture, saunas, anyone?)</li><li>Award-winning eats… all in the 38th coolest neighborhood in the world!  </li></ul>Make your way to Union Square in Somerville on Sunday, December 7 from 1-6pm (extreme weather date December 14) by foot, bike, bus, Greenline or sleigh. Metered parking is free on Sundays.

Union Square

21st Annual Union Square Farmers Market

Join Union Square Main Streets and 60+ of your favorite local food producers for the <a href="https://www.unionsquaremain.org/2025-season">21st Annual Union Square Farmers Market</a>! Shop local Saturdays from May 10-October 25, except September 20, from 9am-1pm on the Union Square Plaza.&nbsp; Stock up on locally-grown fruits and vegetables, protein, fresh bread, jams, hot sauce, pickles, and more while snacking and sipping on ready-to-eat food and drink. Support local farmers, chat with food producers, and connect with community groups—all in the heart of the 38th coolest city in the world! Thanks to our partnership with The City of Somerville and the Somerville Farmers Market Coalition, we are proud to continue to offer our SNAP matches! Check the <a href="https://www.unionsquaremain.org/2025-season">market webpage</a> for the latest info and to see which vendors accept SNAP.&nbsp;&nbsp; To get the latest updates about the Union Square Farmers Market, be sure to<a href="http://eepurl.com/cT_kjr"> sign up for our email list</a> or follow us on<a href="https://www.facebook.com/unionsquaremarkets"> Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/unionsqmarket/">Instagram</a>! See you at the Market!

Union Square Plaza

20th Annual Union Square Farmers Market

Join Union Square Main Streets and 50+ of your favorite local food producers for the<a href="https://www.unionsquaremain.org/2024-fmseason"> 20th Annual Union Square Farmers Market</a>! Shop local Saturdays from May 11-October 26, except September 21, from 9am-1pm on the Union Square Plaza.  The market provides visitors and residents with top-quality, fresh, and local produce at fair prices; encourages active lifestyle values; educates consumers about farming and locally sourced foods; and gives customers opportunities to interact directly with farmers. The market also shares information and education about community issues, promotes local activities and businesses, and sows opportunities for the community to gather and visit.  Thanks to our partnership with The City of Somerville and the Somerville Farmers Market Coalition, we are proud to continue to offer our $15 SNAP match!  To get the latest updates about the Union Square Farmers Market, be sure to<a href="http://eepurl.com/cT_kjr"> sign up for our email list</a> or follow us on<a href="https://www.facebook.com/unionsquaremarkets"> Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/unionsqmarket/">Instagram</a>! See you at the Market!

What the Fluff? Festival! Somerville Over the Rainbow: No Place Like Fluff

<a href="https://www.flufffestival.com/" target="_blank">What the Fluff? A Tribute to Union Square Innovation</a> is a madcap festival honoring the invention of Marshmallow Fluff. It celebrates Somerville’s proud tradition of innovation with live music, fluffalicious feasts, sticky games, zany happenings, and much more happening Saturday, September 21 from 2-6pm in Union Square (rain date Sunday, September 22).&nbsp; Schedule: Fluff’n Jam Stage<ul><li>Get your groove on with Emcee Majic Alphonse from the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dojosomernova.com/" target="_blank">Dojo @ Somernova</a>&nbsp;on the Fluff ‘N Jam Stage, featuring performances from:&nbsp;</li><li>2pm -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.julierhodesmusic.com/" target="_blank">Julie Rhodes &amp; The Electric Co.</a>&nbsp;</li><li>2:45pm - Welcome by Mayor Ballantyne</li><li>3pm -&nbsp;<a href="https://velvetdirtmunchers.com/main/" target="_blank">The Velvet Dirtmunchers</a>&nbsp;</li><li>3:45pm&nbsp;-&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083343188790" target="_blank">Flutterby "Fluff" Faeries</a>&nbsp;</li><li>4pm -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tenillejanae.com/" target="_blank">Tenille Ja'Nae</a></li><li>4:45pm&nbsp;- Somerville High School Step Team&nbsp;</li><li>5:00pm - Mayor Joe Flufftastic Innovation for Impact Award Presentation</li><li>5:15pm -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/fmcollectivemusic/?hl=en" target="_blank">FM Collective</a></li><li>And&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/mega.majic/" target="_blank">DJ Mega Majic&nbsp;</a>&amp; DJ Dezzy will be spinning the tunes all day to keep the party going!</li></ul>Shenanigans Stage<ul><li>Take part in these hilarious antics hosted by Fluff Fest’s longtime Archibald Query impersonator:</li><li>2:00 PM – Marshmallow Toss</li><li>2:15 PM – Fluff Jousting</li><li>2:50 PM – Fluff on the Nose</li><li>3:05 PM – Fluff Musical Chairs</li><li>3:40 PM – Fluff Limbo</li><li>4:05 PM – Fluff Musical Chairs</li><li>4:40 PM – Fluff Limbo</li><li>5:05 PM – Fluff Jousting</li><li>5:40 PM – Fluff Hairdos</li></ul>Leave your sepia-toned world behind. Make all your technicolor dreams come true. This year’s festival– Somerville Over the Rainbow: No Place Like Fluff is the place for you. For the 19th year, Fluff fans from far and wide will gather in the heart of the City to celebrate Somerville’s favorite sticky treat with all shades of silly.&nbsp; Laugh the day away as you join a colorful cast of characters and explore this joyful jubilee’s deliciously diverse food, toe-tapping musical performances, and family-friendly games. This year’s What the Fluff? will make your troubles melt like lemon drops and have you rejoicing “peanut butter &amp; bread &amp; Fluff! Oh my!” in no time.&nbsp; So, don your most hue-riffic ensemble (ruby slippers optional), round up your sidekicks (Toto, too!), and follow the marshmallow road to the most magical square in Somerville. There’s No Place Like Fluff. What the Fluff? is brought to you by <a href="https://www.unionsquaremain.org/" target="_blank">Union Square Main Streets</a>, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, with a mission to preserve the unique character and advance the strength of the Union Square business district and community in partnership with the Somerville Arts Council as part of the ArtsUnion initiative to enhance the cultural economic development of Union Square.

9th Annual Union Square Holiday Stroll

A celebration of Union Square sparkle, discovery, and delight that is sure to jumpstart your holiday shopping and get you exploring all that the Square has to offer!  Make your way to Union Square in Somerville on Saturday, December 2 from 12-6pm (rain date December 3) for the 9th Annual Holiday Stroll. Revel in this festive neighborhood tradition and enter to win cash prizes by conquering the Elfie Selfie and Stroll the Square Challenges while enjoying unique eats and rad retail around the Square! Participating businesses are sure to make the Square shine with the return of the splendid Storefront Decoration Contest. And don’t forget about the incredible inflatables on the Festivus Trail. Dozens of locally-owned businesses await with all you need to stuff your stockings, deck your halls, make your tastebuds celebrate, and MORE! Bundle up and come on down to unwrap Union Square in all its wintry wonderment!

Local Businesses around Union Square

19th Annual Union Square Farmers Market

Join Union Square Main Streets and 50+ of your favorite local food producers for the<a href="https://www.unionsquaremain.org/2023-fmseason"> 19th Annual Union Square Farmers Market</a>! Shop local every Saturday from May 13-October 28 from 9am-1pm on the Union Square Plaza.  The Market provides visitors and residents with top-quality, fresh, and local produce at fair prices; encourages active lifestyle values; educates consumers about farming and locally sourced foods; and gives customers opportunities to interact directly with farmers. The Market also shares information and education about community issues, promotes local activities and businesses, and sows opportunities for the community to gather and visit.  Thanks to our partnership with The City of Somerville and the Somerville Farmers Market Coalition, we are proud to continue to offer our $15 SNAP match!  To get the latest updates about the Union Square Farmers Market, be sure to<a href="http://eepurl.com/cT_kjr"> sign up for our email list</a> or follow us on<a href="https://www.facebook.com/unionsquaremarkets"> Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/unionsqmarket/">Instagram</a>! See you at the Market!

S22: conversations

Wondering what to do in Boston? Places to eat? Free activities? Good for a group? Date night spot? Girls night out? The best things to do? Ask Joyraft!

Best places to go in Boston? Things to do? Places to eat?

Questions & answers about things to do in Boston

Recs 💬

Community recs 💬

S4: top picks

The most fun, cool and unique things to do in Boston. Can’t miss events, shows and experiences. Concerts, restaurants, bars, free things in Boston and beyond.

The most fun and cool events happening around Boston

Hot and new things to do in Boston

Hot & new

Hot & new 🔥

S11: happening this weekend

What to do in Boston this weekend? From festivals, concerts, performances, free events, screenings and more, Joyraft has the best things to do in Boston.

25+ things to do in Boston/Cambridge/Somerville this weekend

Things to do in Boston this weekend

This wknd

This weekend for you

S21: roundups

Our top picks: outdoor dining, free events, spring festivals, best bars, upcoming concerts, museum parties - the latest in and around Boston.  Slug: joyraft-top-picks-best-things-to-do-boston-ma

Top picks of the best things to do in and around Boston

Joyraft picks: Boston’s best things to do

Roundups ⭐️

Curated by Joyraft ⭐️

S28: calendar experiences

This week in Boston

This week in Boston 📆

This week 📆

S20: c+d experiences

Discover new, unique events and experiences happening in and around Boston. Perfect for date night, good for a group or with a friend. Be the first to know.

The newest events happening in and around Boston

The newest events on Joyraft

Just added

Just added to Joyraft

S16: editor picks

The most unique and can’t miss things coming up in Boston / Cambridge / Somerville and beyond. Festivals, food, drinks, fairs, concerts, art and free activities.

Unique and Can’t Miss Things to Do in Boston

Can’t-miss things to do in Boston 🚨

Can't-miss things to do 🚨

S2 (A): top experiences

The most popular things to do on Joyraft. Concerts, restaurants, bars, events, parties, openings, kid friendly, date ideas, free things in Boston and beyond.

Top 20 things to do in Boston

Top 20: Joyraft’s most popular

Top 20

Top 20 on Joyraft

S3 (A): trending experiences

Discover can’t miss events and things to do in Boston. The most fun, unique and cool events coming to the Boston area this spring and summer.

The hottest events happening in Boston

Trending events on Joyraft

Trending 📈

S17: interest based

Your guide to everything free in and around Boston. From events, to fairs, to festivals, to outdoors. Joyraft has all the free events happening near you.

100+ free things to do in Boston and beyond

Free things to do in Boston

Free things to do

S19: interest based

Kid-friendly events in Boston

S18: interest based

Where to eat and drink in Boston? Joyraft has Boston’s newest bars, restaurants and specials. Drinks and pre fixe dinner menus. Cambridge & Somerville too.

Where

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