84 things to do in Boston this weekend

Enjoy the warmer weekend full of spring blooms, outdoor markets, fun socials, dance parties, and other exciting events.&nbsp; Fri, 4/10: 67º ☀️ Sat, 4/11: 61º ☀️ Sun, 4/12: 63º 🌤️ 1) Urban Renaissance Faire <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/riverside-revelry-renfaire-boston-1035225">bit.ly/z-hR</a> 2) Magnolias in Bloom in Back Bay <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/10-places-to-see-spring-flowers-around-boston-in-2023-boston-374810">bit.ly/i-1j</a> 3) Small Mart Vintage Market <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/small-mart-art-makers-vintage-at-crystal-ballroom-somerville-1035514">bit.ly/v-3d</a> 4) Amazing Archaeology Fair <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/amazing-archaeology-fair-at-harvard--10-cambridge-1034381">bit.ly/VKy4</a> 5) $4 Boston Harbor Water Taxi <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-water-taxis-ferries-around-boston-harbor-summer-2023-boston-426893">bit.ly/ii-t</a> 6) Boston Margarita Festival <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/the-boston-margarita-festival--2-medford-1031934">bit.ly/gq-3</a> 7) Park-9 3-Year Carnival <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/park-9-3-year-carnival-anniversary-party-everett-1035158">bit.ly/6-t3</a> 8) MFA College Night <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/mfa-college-night--2-boston-1015692">bit.ly/Kr-I</a> 9) Magnolias in Bloom Concerts <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/magnolias-in-bloom-music-inspired-by-nature-jamaica-plain-1034267">bit.ly/W-st</a> 10) Books &amp; Brews Bookfair <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/books-and-brews-bookfair-at-medford-brewing-company--2-medford-1035233">bit.ly/3-ic</a> 11) Savin Hill/Malibu Beach Cleanup <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/surfrider-massachusetts-savin-hill-malibu-beach-cleanup--2-boston-1032510">bit.ly/0-i3</a> 12) UNIQLO DTX Opening Wknd <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/uniqlo-downtown-crossing-boston-grand-opening-weekend-boston-1036090">bit.ly/u-iq</a> 13) Community Potluck <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/community-potluck-somerville-1035247">bit.ly/0-7w</a> 14) Free First Floor Athenaeum Access <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-first-floor-admission-at-the-boston-athenaeum-slow-art-day-boston-1035583">bit.ly/0-c2</a> 15) Last Wknd of the Nasturtiums <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/hanging-nasturtiums-at-the-isabella-stewart-gardner-boston-411762">bit.ly/-HFT</a> 16) Main Streets on Tap <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/main-streets-on-tap-jamaica-plain-1034361">bit.ly/0-lN</a> 17) Boston Roller Derby Kickoff <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/boston-roller-derby-2026-home-team-season-kick-off-everett-1035118">bit.ly/d9G3</a> 18) Arts at the Armory Glowball <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/glowball--2-somerville-1033626">bit.ly/K-Au</a> 19) ‘The Princess Diaries’ @ Aperitivo <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/movie-night-the-princess-diaries-boston-1035582">bit.ly/4t-b</a> 20) Arlington Jazz Fest <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/arlington-jazz-festival-15th-annual-full-schedule-now-up-which-features-the-stanley-jordan-trio-arlington-1035800">bit.ly/0b-P</a> 21) Earth Day Plant Swap <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/earth-day-plant-swap-cambridge-1035921">bit.ly/sW-a</a> 22) ‘What Are You Afraid Of’ @ Bow <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/what-are-you-afraid-of-immersive-event--5-somerville-1035867">bit.ly/4-ix</a> 23) Lovestrukk Dance Party <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/lovestrukk-dance-party-cambridge-1035306">bit.ly/VR-l</a> 24) The Millennial Event Pt II <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/the-millennial-event-pt-2-medford-1035231">bit.ly/0-0d</a> 25) 20s &amp; 30s Scorpion Bar Social <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/20s-and-30s-scorpion-bar-social-w-desibabes-free-boston-1035223">bit.ly/S0-5</a> 26) Spring is Here @ Molly’s Bookstore <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/spring-is-here-boston-1035648">bit.ly/Dk-t</a> 27) Cat-Tillion! <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/cat-tillion-braintree-1033852">bit.ly/Jc-Z</a> 28) The Hills Are Alive Wine Tasting <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/the-hills-are-alive-spring-wine-tasting-cambridge-1035271">bit.ly/z-K1</a> 29) Paint &amp; Sip in Fenway <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/paint-and-sip--4-boston-1034954">bit.ly/aLf3</a> 30) Lynn Carnival <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/lynn-carnival--5-lynn-1035706">bit.ly/d7-g</a> 31) Queer Pop Dance Party <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/fruitstand-presents-mail-manipulator-a-queer-pop-dance-party-cambridge-1035613">bit.ly/F-b3</a> 32) Trivia…&amp; Beyond <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/trivia-beyond-boston-1030470">bit.ly/0-lT</a> 33) Immersive Tea Pairing <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/steep-d-immersive-chocolate-tea-pairing-experience-cambridge-1034589">bit.ly/I-Zr</a> 34) Wicked Queer Film Festival <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/wicked-queer-film-festival--4-boston-1035643">bit.ly/4s-G</a> 35) Kenyan Coffee Tasting <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/kenyan-coffee-tasting-with-coffee-plus-254--3-cambridge-1035440">bit.ly/4sQj</a> 36) Back Bay Walking Tour <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/back-bay-walking-tour-history-and-sites-of-katharine-gibbs-school-gibbs-college-boston-1035111">bit.ly/4-NR</a> 37) Comedy @ Castle Island <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/don-t-drown-boston-s-most-chaotic-comedy-contest--5-boston-1034802">bit.ly/T-Lf</a> 38) Grrrl Talk at Satellite <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/grrrl-talk-come-talk-come-drink-just-come-cambridge-1006316">bit.ly/0-iT</a> 39) Open Mic Night &amp; Auction <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/open-mic-night-silent-auction-boston-1035701">bit.ly/3-eE</a> 40) First Street Flow Yoga <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/first-street-industry-flow-yoga-cambridge-1034995">bit.ly/0e-4</a> 41) Chinatown Dumpling Crawl <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/boston-chinatown-cheap-dumpling-crawl-boston-1035109">bit.ly/-Ink</a> 42) 86 Cheap Things to Do in April <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/86-things-to-do-in-boston-for-10-or-less-april-2026-boston-1035618">bit.ly/9c-J</a> 43) Botanical Tattoo Garden <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/botanical-tattoo-at-new-england-botanic-garden-boylston-1034535">bit.ly/-9nI</a> 44) 14 Speakeasies Around Boston <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/6-hidden-speakeasies-in-boston-boston-393212">bit.ly/-fiD</a> 45) 17 Experiential Bars in Boston <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/the-12-best-experiential-bars-around-boston-boston-397466">bit.ly/-pWr</a> 46) Free Friday Wine Tasting <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-friday-wine-tastings-deluca-s-market-boston-1020036">bit.ly/m-IT</a> 47) Frostival Ferris Wheel <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/ferris-wheel-on-the-rose-kennedy-greenway-boston-1031354">bit.ly/4r-P</a> 48) Swingers Mini Golf Now Open <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/swingers-back-bay-the-crazy-golf-club-boston-s-newest-social-playground-boston-1033297">bit.ly/-swi</a> 49) Celtic Art @ Harvard Art Museums <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/celtic-art-across-the-ages-cambridge-1031252">bit.ly/8-tw</a> 50) Discovering King Tut Boston <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/discovering-king-tut-s-tomb-boston-2026-boston-1032469">bit.ly/-IjiI</a> 51) PickleBOS Dink &amp; Drink <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/picklebos-dink-and-drink-social-night-south-boston-1033750">bit.ly/Cz7c</a> 52) Seaport Smalls: Spring Fun <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/seaport-smalls--66-boston-1011729">bit.ly/3-pI</a> 53) 40+ 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> 54) Live Music Sundays <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/live-music-sundays-jamaica-plain-401587">bit.ly/I0-8</a> 55) Retro Room Now Open <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/retro-room-now-open-in-back-bay-boston-1031871">bit.ly/-JiI</a> 56) SoWa Vintage Market <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/sowa-vintage-market-boston-376336">bit.ly/4-Rk</a> 57) 23 ‘Happy Hour’ Deals in Boston <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/the-19-best-happy-hour-food-drink-deals-around-boston-that-are-actually-worth-it-boston-1003226">bit.ly/I-1j</a> 58) Free Spots to Work Remote <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> 59) 20+ Free Museums in Boston <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-museums-in-boston-including-free-museum-days-boston-445823">bit.ly/kj-1</a> 60) 31 Thrift Stores in Boston <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/the-26-best-thrift-stores-in-boston-for-vintage-and-designer-finds-boston-445969">bit.ly/iTi</a> 61) SoWa Sundays <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/sowa-sundays--95-boston-1034798">bit.ly/Sf-Y</a> 62) Late-night Food in Boston <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/17-late-night-bars-restaurants-in-boston-boston-424128">bit.ly/-Bai</a> 63) Open Dodgeball <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/dodgeball-open-gym--7-somerville-1033752">bit.ly/4d-M</a> 64) Trinity Organ Concert <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-fridays-at-trinity-organ-recitals-boston-1024121">bit.ly/0c-E</a> 65) 15+ Bars to Meet Single Ppl <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/15-bars-to-meet-single-people-around-boston-boston-427260">bit.ly/ij-i</a> 66) 10 High Tea Spots in Boston <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/top-10-best-afternoon-tea-experiences-around-boston-boston-417305">bit.ly/l-ij</a> 67) Ballers Seaport Now Open <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/ballers-boston-seaport-now-open-ice-skating-igloos-fire-pits-winter-drinks-bites-boston-1029732">bit.ly/n-Cv</a> 68) RuPaul Watch Party <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/rupaul-drag-race-drawdown-boston-1030686">bit.ly/4v-4</a> 69) 10 Natural Wine Bars in Boston <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/8-natural-wine-bars-around-boston-boston-392015">bit.ly/-NO3</a> 70) 22 BPL Card Perks <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-discounted-tickets-to-19-museums-cruises-and-other-attractions-with-your-boston-public-library-card-boston-431210">bit.ly/-l-k</a> 71) Museum of Ice Cream <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/museum-of-ice-cream-coming-to-boston-seaport-boston-435893">bit.ly/Vt-3</a> 72) Boston Swing Central <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/boston-swing-central-friday-dance-cambridge-447372">bit.ly/4b-P</a> 73) Free Friday Wine Tasting <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-friday-wine-tastings-deluca-s-market-boston-1020036">bit.ly/m-IT</a> 74) Unlimited Steak &amp; Frites <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/unlimited-steak-frite-night--12-boston-1015484">bit.ly/4-Yp</a> 75) Som Winter Farmers Market <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/somerville-winter-farmers-market--152-somerville-1024830">bit.ly/4-8k</a> 76) Sunday Jazz Brunch @ Lou’s <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/sunday-jazz-brunch-cambridge-1027581">bit.ly/41L-x</a> 77) New England Botanic Garden <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/new-england-botanic-garden-at-tower-hill-boylston-1001049">bit.ly/T-I0</a> 78) Coffee + Crafts <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/coffee-crafts--16-boston-1010654">bit.ly/0P-q</a> 79) Poetry Open Mic Night <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/poetry-open-mic-at-trident-boston-446048">bit.ly/Vv-u</a> 80) Free Harvard Art Museums <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/free-admission-to-the-harvard-art-museums-cambridge-423522">bit.ly/-5Yw</a> 81) $1 Oysters Around Boston <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/where-to-find-1-oysters-around-boston-boston-409472">bit.ly/-Ruz</a> 82) $10 Commuter Rail Wknds <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/10-commuter-rail-weekends-boston-395708">bit.ly/6n-O</a> 83) Irish Music @ the Burren <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/the-burren-live-music-somerville-1031428">bit.ly/-iOI</a> 84) Live Irish Music Seisiúns <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/traditional-irish-music-sessions-at-the-druid-cambridge-239715">bit.ly/0-vy</a> All weekend events: <a href="https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/?day=17&amp;month=4&amp;weekend=1&amp;year=2021">bit.ly/3Rbjz7v</a> List permalink: <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/84-things-to-do-in-boston-this-weekend--7-boston-1036158">bit.ly/4cyW0C4</a> Advertise with us: <a href="https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/advertise">bit.ly/--ad</a>

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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.

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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

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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.

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