July Summer
- Fourth of July Pops concert & fireworks
- Boston Harborfest celebrations
- Tall ships and summer waterfront events
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Berklee Summer in the City: Aisha at Atlantic Wharf
Live Music
Berklee's Summer in the City series returns with more than 200 free concerts across Greater Boston, and this…
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Cambridge Silent Reading Party at Porter Square Books
Book and Poetry
There's something quietly radical about a room full of Cantabrigians agreeing to be silent together. At Porter Square…
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Carson Markland presents ‘Men Like Us’ at Harvard Book Store
Book and Poetry
Writer and filmmaker Carson Markland reads from the debut novel 'Men Like Us' at Harvard Square's storied independent…
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Drag Bingo at Dani’s Queer Bar
LGBTQ
Back Bay's first brick-and-mortar sapphic bar runs a no-cover bingo night every Tuesday with rotating drag hosts calling…
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Parks & Outdoors
Ride the Swan Boats in the Boston Public Garden
There are few images more closely associated with Boston than the Swan Boats gliding quietly under the arched bridge in…
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History & Landmarks
Explore Faneuil Hall
Few buildings in the United States have witnessed as much public life as Faneuil Hall. When it opened in 1742,…
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Sports
Catch a Game at Fenway Park
Fenway Park is as close as Boston comes to a shared living room. Opened in 1912 and still home to…
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August Summer
- North End Italian feasts and celebrations
- City beaches and waterfront parks
- Harbor Islands ferries and sunset cruises
September Summer
- Boston Film Festival screenings
- Red Sox games and fall sports
- Lively neighborhoods as students return