July Summer
- Fourth of July Pops concert & fireworks
- Boston Harborfest celebrations
- Tall ships and summer waterfront events
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Aeronaut Brewing Taproom Nights
Drinks and Tastings
Aeronaut pours its famously experimental beers inside a cavernous converted factory a short walk from Somerville's Union Square,…
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Boston JerkFest Caribbean Foodie Festival
Charity Event
Boston JerkFest brings the Caribbean to Ohiri Field at the Harvard Athletic Complex in Allston, and you'll smell…
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Boston Public Market Guided Tour
Education and Workshops
New England's only year-round market of all-local vendors sits at the edge of downtown by the Haymarket T…
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Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood (BSO weekend concerts)
Performing Arts
Tanglewood, the Boston Symphony Orchestra's summer home in the Berkshire town of Lenox, is the classic New England…
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Top Things To Do
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