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These Mass. museums and experiences are free during April school break

April 17 @ 9:00 am - April 21 @ 4:00 pm

Charlie Gaeta at Bubble Bath

Food

Wine experts moonlight at High Street Place on Mondays

April 17 @ 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Arts

'My Fair Lady' is coming to Boston

April 18 @ 7:30 pm - April 30 @ 6:00 pm

Festivals

7 ways to Celebrate Earth Day in Boston

April 19 @ 10:00 am - April 23 @ 7:00 pm

Time Out Market Boston.

Things To Do

10 things to do in Boston this weekend

April 20 @ 11:00 am - April 23 @ 11:00 pm

Jerry & Marcy Monkman/The Boston Globe

Festivals

Visit national parks for free during five days in 2023

April 22 @ 8:00 am - April 23 @ 5:00 pm

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Beer

A free New England beer festival fills Boston Public Market

April 23 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

The Massachusetts Brewers Guild will hold its annual festival this weekend at Cyclorama in Boston.

Weekend Events

10 things to do in Boston this weekend

April 27 @ 11:00 am - April 30 @ 11:00 pm

Arts

View Art in Bloom at the MFA

April 28 @ 10:00 am - April 30 @ 5:00 pm

Comics

Celebrate diversity in comics at Boston’s third Comics in Color Festival this Saturday

April 29 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Festivals

The Massachusetts Craft Brewers Festival takes over the Cyclorama

April 29 @ 1:00 pm - 9:30 pm

wine director Sarah MacIsaac at Bar Volpe

Food

Explore the depth of wine selections at Bar Volpe

April 30 @ 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm

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Arts

'Beetlejuice' comes to Boston for two weeks

May 2 @ 7:30 pm - May 14 @ 6:30 pm

Food

Spring into successful hosting after book talk on entertaining, cheese, and design

May 3 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Featured

The Kentucky Derby Party at High Street Place in Boston.

Events

10 things to do in Boston this weekend

May 4 @ 11:00 am - May 7 @ 11:00 pm

Festivals

10 free things to do in Boston in May

May 4 @ 3:00 pm - May 29 @ 5:00 pm

Arts

Visit Discovery Museum in Acton for free on select Friday nights

May 5 @ 4:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Festivals

Feast on street food at the Greenway Food Truck Festival

May 6 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Festivals & Expos

Shop small at the Greenway Artisan Market

May 6 @ 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Sports

Monster Jam returns to Gillette Stadium on May 6

May 6 @ 2:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Festivals & Expos

Shop the SoWa Open Market on Sundays through October

May 7 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Concerts

Enjoy a free BSO concert at Symphony Hall

May 7 @ 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm

John Prybot smells lilacs during the annual Lilac Sunday at the Arnold Arboretum.

Events

10 things to do in Boston this weekend

May 11 @ 11:00 am - May 14 @ 11:00 pm

The Roslindale community comes out to the Substation beer hall for live music and Jack's Abby Lagers.

Beer

Vitamin Sea beer hall pops up in Roslindale this spring

May 13 @ 12:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Boston Night Market neon sign

Food

Boston Night Market will return to a renovated City Hall Plaza

May 13 @ 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Sacrilicious pork belly dish

Food

The Mushroom Shop collaborates on a cannabis dinner

May 13 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Comedy

Enjoy the mutual roast when Steve Martin and Martin Short take the stage together in Boston

May 13 @ 8:00 pm

Festivals

7 ways to celebrate Mother’s Day in Boston

May 14 All day

Festivals & Expos

Bring the kids to the annual Duckling Day Parade on Boston Common

May 14 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Festivals

Celebrate spring at the Arnold Arboretum’s annual Lilac Sunday

May 14 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Travis Barker, Mark Hoppus, and Tom DeLonge of Blink-182 perform at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

Events

10 things to do in Boston this weekend

May 18 @ 11:00 am - May 21 @ 11:00 pm

Dishes of food sampls including rice, vegetables, and shrimp at Boston Public Market's Third Thursday Tastings

Food

Taste your way through BPM every third Thursday

May 18 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

HarpoonFest attendees.

Breweries & Bars

Grab a beer at the annual HarpoonFest

May 19 @ 6:00 pm - May 20 @ 7:00 pm

Taylor Swift

Concerts

Taylor Swift announces 3 shows at Gillette Stadium in 2023

May 19 @ 6:30 pm

Festivals & Expos

Fly a kite at the annual Revere Beach Kite Festival

May 20 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Festivals

Honor fallen service members at the Memorial Day Flag Garden

May 25 @ 8:00 am - May 29 @ 8:00 pm

Festivals

6 ways to celebrate Memorial Day weekend in Boston

May 25 @ 8:00 am - May 29 @ 8:00 pm

Featured

More than 37,000 flags are being placed on Boston Common for the 12th annual Memorial Day flag garden.

Events

10 things to do in Boston this Memorial Day weekend

May 25 @ 11:00 am - May 29 @ 11:00 pm

The Ceviche Bar at Pescador in Kenmore Square.

Food

Pescador reels in some of the city’s best chefs for a new dinner series

May 25 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Coolidge Corner Theater marquee at night

Movies

On Thursdays, watch retro movies at the Coolidge Corner Theatre

May 25 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters.

Boston Calling

Foo Fighters, The Lumineers, Paramore to headline Boston Calling 2023

May 26 @ 12:00 pm - May 28 @ 11:00 pm

Chef Matthew Bullock poses in the kitchen at Forage in Cambridge, where he'll launch Southern Pines Supper Club pop-up.

Food

A rising-star Boston chef debuts Southern Pines Supper Club pop-up

May 28 @ 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm