77 FREE things to do in Boston this week: Apr 28 – May 4, 2025

Goodbye April and a very warm welcome to May in Boston. Enjoy art festivities, spring festivals, outdoor artisan markets, and so much more with your favorite list of the best FREE things to do in the city this week. 1) 40th Harvard Sq Mayfair (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/38th-annual-mayfair-in-harvard-square-cambridge-416476">bit.ly/-Fby</a> 2) SoWa Open Market 2025 (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/2024-sowa-open-market-boston-456314">bit.ly/c-GL</a> 3) Central Square Block Party (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/viva-central-block-party--2-cambridge-1015986">bit.ly/y-jw</a> 4) Somerville Open Studios (Sa-Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/somerville-open-studios-2025-somerville-1015094">bit.ly/M-d9</a> 5) The Lawn on D Now Open <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> 6) Cinco de Mayo @ Bow Market (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/cinco-de-mayo-at-bow-market-somerville-1016766">bit.ly/q5-g</a> 7) Asian Street Food &amp; Music Fest (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/3rd-annual-asian-street-food-and-music-festival-at-the-40th-harvard-square-mayfair-cambridge-1017292">bit.ly/Ij-p0</a> 8) SoWa Art Walk (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/sowa-sundays-sowa-art-walk-boston-ma-02118-1016737">bit.ly/J2-p</a> 9) Harvard Arts Festival (Th-Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/harvard-arts-festival-cambridge-1016259">bit.ly/3-5d</a> 10) Celtics Playoff Hub <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/boston-playoff-hub-2024-canal-street-to-transform-into-car-free-zone-during-bruins-and-celtics-home-playoff-games-boston-456255">bit.ly/j-ii</a> 11) The Elk Lodge Bazaar (Sa-Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/the-elks-lodge-bazaar-brighton-1016954">bit.ly/9-nv</a> 12) Boston May Day Rally (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/boston-may-day-rally-march-workers-should-have-power-not-the-billionaires-boston-1017184">bit.ly/4-Aj</a> 13) Free Gardner Museum (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-first-thursdays-at-the-isabella-stewart-gardner-museum-boston-389720">bit.ly/4b-M</a> 14) Spring Blooms Around Boston <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/10-places-to-see-spring-flowers-around-boston-in-2023-boston-374810">bit.ly/-l1K</a> 15) Cider Hill Tulip Fest <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/tulip-fest-2024-amesbury-448895">bit.ly/rb-j</a> 16) ArborWeek 2025 (Mo-Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/celebrate-arborweek-2025-boston-1016582">bit.ly/3j-A</a> 17) Rooftop Cinco de Mayo Party (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/legal-sea-foods-cinco-de-mayo-party-boston-1017169">bit.ly/5-iJ</a> 18) Greenway Artisan Market (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/greenway-artisan-market--28-boston-1017255">bit.ly/4c-X</a> 19) SoWa First Friday Art Walk (Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/sowa-first-friday-sowa-art-walk-boston-ma-02118-1016735">bit.ly/C-ix</a> 20) North Cambridge Spring Stroll (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/north-cambridge-spring-stroll--2-cambridge-1016560">bit.ly/5i-U</a> 21) Remnant 7th Anniversary Party (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/lucky-7-s-anniversary-party--2-somerville-1016724">bit.ly/3-Lg</a> 22) German Flohmarkt (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/gisb-flea-market-flohmarkt-boston-1014584">bit.ly/7e-a</a> 23) ‘Robot Dreams’ @ Harvard Art (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/film-screening-robot-dreams-cambridge-1017108">bit.ly/R1-i</a> 24) Star Wars Movie Marathon (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/star-wars-movie-marathon-at-lamplighter-cx-cambridge-1017275">bit.ly/5c-Q</a> 25) Climate Tech Block Party (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/climate-tech-on-the-plaza-and-block-party-boston-1016571">bit.ly/b-JP</a> 26) MIT Playwrights Lab-Hereafter (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/the-sixth-annual-mit-playwrights-lab-hereafter-cambridge-1017039">bit.ly/Ri-2</a> 27) Derby Day @ Time Out (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/derby-day-at-time-out-market-boston-1017272">bit.ly/J-Pw</a> 28) Trident Sci-fi Bookfair (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/book-wars-sci-fi-fantasy-bookfair-boston-1016622">bit.ly/Ob-4</a> 29) 20s/30s Picnic Social (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/20-s-30-s-picnic-social-first-of-2025-boston-gardens-boston-1015616">bit.ly/zE-0</a> 30) Club V olo Spring Kick-off (Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/club-volo-end-of-winter-season-party-somerville-1014122">bit.ly/9-qL</a> 31) Fashion Show @ Liberty Hotel (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/fashionably-late-thursdays--106-boston-1014187">bit.ly/Ri-3</a> 32) Artwear: 2025 Fashion Show (Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/artwear-the-sos-2025-fashion-show-somerville-1015096">bit.ly/3Esr</a> 33) Meet Boston Career Fair (Tu) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/meet-boston-regional-career-fair--2-boston-1015886">bit.ly/c-Hf</a> 34) V olunteer Expo @ The Pru (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/volunteer-expo-at-prudential-center-boston-1015784">bit.ly/9-lk</a> 35) Sip &amp; Shop Makers Market (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/sip-shop-in-boston-makers-market-by-pop-up-gallery--2-medford-1016855">bit.ly/Ri-4</a> 36) Arts Consortium Launch Party (Tu) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/arts-action-consortium-launch-party-boston-1017279">bit.ly/o-Ph</a> 37) Watertown YardArt Party (Tu) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/celebrating-yardart-watertown-2025-watertown-1017278">bit.ly/pl-8</a> 38) Boston Conversations: April (Mo) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/boston-conversations-april-event--2-somerville-1014820">bit.ly/4l-R</a> 39) Lamplighter Pong Tourney (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/pong-tournament-at-lamplighter-cx-cambridge-1017274">bit.ly/4-zJ</a> 40) Wes Anderson Double Feature (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/roslindale-film-society-fantastic-mr-fox-2009-boston-1017276">bit.ly/2c-R</a> 41) 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> 42) Drop The Mic Karaoke (Tu) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/drop-the-mic-karaoke-cambridge-456340">bit.ly/Ri-1</a> 43) Free Line Dance Lesson (Mo) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/country-partner-dance-lesson-at-loretta-s-last-call-boston-1017269">bit.ly/4j-X</a> 44) Mostly-free April Events <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/84-things-to-do-in-boston-for-10-or-less-april-2025-boston-1015878">bit.ly/-IpI</a> 45) 20s/30s Trivia @ Play (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/20s-and-30s-trivia-at-play-boston-boston-1017226">bit.ly/j-Lr</a> 46) Silent Book Club + Write (Mo) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/silent-book-club-write-night--17-boston-1013825">bit.ly/4d-j</a> 47) Star Wars Trivia (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/may-the-fourth-be-with-you-star-wars-trivia-cambridge-1017277">bit.ly/3R-z</a> 48) F1 Miami Grand Prix Watch Party (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/formula-1-miami-grand-prix-group-watching-boston-1017065">bit.ly/42-a</a> 49) Fenway’s Got Talent (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/fenway-s-got-talent-2025-boston-1015584">bit.ly/4-Ir</a> 50) Grrrl Talk @ Remnant Satellite (Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/grrrl-talk-come-talk-come-drink-just-come-cambridge-1006316">bit.ly/4d-U</a> 51) Cambridge Cinema Club (Mo) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/cctv-s-cinema-club-think-book-club-but-for-movies-cambridge-1015228">bit.ly/4j-w</a> 52) Game Night @ Goethe (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/game-night-at-goethe-boston-1017271">bit.ly/4j-j</a> 53) 30+ Beer Gardens in Boston <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/30-beer-gardens-now-open-in-the-boston-area-boston-344927">bit.ly/-Itj</a> 54) Fort Point Cleanup (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/love-your-block-in-fort-point-boston-1017273">bit.ly/c-6A</a> 55) Brewery Adult Game Night (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/play-playe-game-night-for-adults--2-boston-1017238">bit.ly/w-n6</a> 56) Colonial Society Open House (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/open-house-at-the-colonial-society-of-massachusetts--19-boston-1005764">bit.ly/2-vr</a> 57) ‘Survivor’ Watch Party (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/survivor-weekly-watch-party-cambridge-1014610">bit.ly/3-je</a> 58) Jazz Fridays @ The Fed (Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/jazz-fridays-at-the-fed--7-boston-1016208">bit.ly/7S-f</a> 59) Drag Bingo @ Vera’s (We) <a href="http://www.techlist.com/go/u-V/ec4f35d7677bcadabad744e162911ce6">bit.ly/u-V</a> o 60) Coffee + Crafts (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/coffee-crafts--16-boston-1010654">bit.ly/P-8h</a> 61) Music Bingo @ CanalSide (Tu) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-music-bingo-at-canalside-food-drink-at-cambridgeside--8-cambridge-1016414">bit.ly/0-yr</a> 62) Jeopardy @ Long Live Rox (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/jeopardy-bar-league-at-long-live-roxbury--14-boston-1012709">bit.ly/v-7Z</a> 63) 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> 64) Jamaica Pond Fun Run (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/jamaica-pond-parkrun-boston-389476">bit.ly/6-cS</a> 65) FREE 5k @ Danehy Park (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/danehy-park-parkrun-cambridge-425744">bit.ly/c-0p</a> 66) Karaoke @ Sidebar (Th-Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/karaoke-weekly-sidebar-boston--265-boston-1010554">bit.ly/v-0d</a> 67) Friday Night Trivia (Fr) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/friday-night-trivia-boston-1000308">bit.ly/c-lp</a> 68) 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> 69) 10+ Free Wkly Wine Tastings <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/10-free-wine-tastings-in-and-around-boston-boston-1000348">bit.ly/6-Vg</a> 70) Poetry Open Mic Night (Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/poetry-open-mic-at-trident-boston-446048">bit.ly/4j-K</a> 71) Venture Cafe Gathering (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/venture-cafe-cambridge-thursday-gathering-cambridge-411320">bit.ly/3G-n</a> 72) Harvard Art Museums (Tu-Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-admission-to-the-harvard-art-museums-cambridge-423522">bit.ly/-5Yw</a> 73) 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> 74) ICA Free Thursdays (Th) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-thursdays-at-the-ica-boston-193">bit.ly/k-7D</a> 75) Nov Project: Harvard Stairs (We) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/november-project-stair-workout-at-harvard-stadium-allston-400368">bit.ly/4f-R</a> 76) Live Irish Music Seisiúns (Sa-Su) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/traditional-irish-music-sessions-at-the-druid-cambridge-239715">bit.ly/4j-9</a> 77) Seaport Smalls: Spanish Music (Sa) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/seaport-smalls--66-boston-1011729">bit.ly/7c-U</a> All FREE experiences this week:&nbsp;<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:&nbsp;<a href="https://apple.co/44SaYfo">apple.co/44SaYfo</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; List permalink: <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/77-free-things-to-do-in-boston-this-week-apr-28-may-4-2025-boston-1017294">bit.ly/3SgVRbn</a> Advertise with us:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/advertise">bit.ly/--ad</a>

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