THIS WEEK'S LOCAL PICKS
View handpicked activities and weekly highlights for your visit to the Boston area, chosen by our staff of locals.
Our Top Picks
- Citywide
- Recurring daily
Dine Out Boston is brought to you by Meet Boston, providing locals and visitors alike the opportunity to try many restaurants in the area at special prices. Participating restaurants offer prix fixe menus for both lunch…
- The North End
- Recurring daily
The Fisherman's Feast is Boston's oldest continuous Italian festival that began in Boston in 1910 and is based on a tradition that goes back to the 16th century in Sciacca Sicily. The Feast is based on the devotion of…
- Franklin Park Zoo
- Recurring daily
Boston Lights returns! Prepare to be dazzled as you wander through this glowing immersive experience filled with vibrant lantern displays, interactive activities and Instagrammable moments at every turn. Each year…
GRAMMY Award-winning icons Chris Brown and USHER today, officially announce dates for The R&B Tour, a 2026 co-headlining stadium run across North America. Uniting two of the genre’s defining hitmakers, the tour will…
- Commonwealth Avenue Mall
- Recurring daily
The 100-strong herd is on the move... This August, their global journey brings them Boston, MA, where the elephants will be making the historic Back Bay neighborhood their new home.The herd will migrate to the tree-lined…
- View Boston
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View Boston invites you to rise above the city to experience a bold new immersive exhibit, Summer Reimaged! Perched atop the Prudential Tower, the new installation transforms the observation deck into a vibrant…
- Boch Center Wang Theatre
- Recurring daily
Check out artifacts from The Beatles, Prince, Elvis Presley, Madonna, Jimi Hendrix & more! Music runs through the veins of America. Since the nation’s inception two and a half centuries ago, music has informed our…
- Rowes Wharf Sea Grille - Boston Harbor Hotel
- Recurring weekly on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
A Boston summer icon returns—bigger, bolder, and more vibrant than ever. This year, we’re turning up the volume. Summer in the City returns with a redefined outdoor experience—blending the legendary live performances you…
- Long Wharf
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Get ready for more thrills, more laughs, and more speed than you ever imagined as you zip across the ocean at up to 40 miles per hour. The wind roars. The music blares. And the waves will splash during a wet and wild…
- Rose Kennedy Greenway
- Recurring weekly on Saturday
The Greenway Artisan Market is a vibrant open-air market run by Somerville Flea featuring talented area artists, crafters, and independent designers. Visitors will find exceptional art, locally produced products, and…
- SoWa Art + Design District
- Recurring weekly on Sunday
The SoWa Open Market is one of the largest open-air farmer and artist markets in Boston. With a variety of regional and local vendors, plus food + beverage trucks, nestled among artist studios, galleries, and retail…
- Discovering King Tut's Tomb - The Experience
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Walk through ancient chambers and uncover the secrets of Egypt's most iconic pharaoh. Experience the wonders of King Tut’s Tomb as it was discovered over 100 years ago without leaving Boston. Take a spellbinding tour of…
- Seaport
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Boston Seaport is bringing back The Current this spring with a new “Picnic” theme, opening this Thursday, April 30 and running through August 30 along Seaport Common. The seasonal installation features nine pop-ups…
- Institute of Contemporary Art
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This first mid-career survey of the prolific New York–based artist Derrick Adams (b. 1970 in Baltimore) offers a sweeping view of his multidisciplinary practice over twenty years. Adams celebrates contemporary…
- CambridgeSide
- Recurring weekly on Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Step into a Prehistoric adventure and journey through a realistic jungle filled with 50+ life size, animatronic dinosaurs! At Dino Safari you can dig up fossils, learn about cutting-edge research, complete a passport…
- Museum of African American History
- Recurring weekly on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Black Voices of the Revolution: Liberty, Emancipation, and the Struggle for Independence is now open! What do you do when a country cries out for liberty—but won’t offer it to you? In the shadowed alleys and crowded…
- Emerson College’s Stage at UnCommon Corner
Come one, come all, to a circus like no other! Encounter magnificent creatures from the wilds of your imagination as their quirky human caretaker tries to teach them new tricks. Kids can lend a hand to Eustace the…
America's 250th Anniversary in Boston
Throughout 2026, Massachusetts will be alive with events commemorating this historic milestone.
Boston Found Podcast
Founded four centuries ago, Boston has never settled. Uncover the real Boston through stories that capture a city in motion.
Dine Out Boston | Summer 2026
Savor two weeks of mouthwatering dishes as Dine Out Boston returns August 1 - 15.
Your Guide to Summer in Boston
Get outside in Boston, one of America’s great walking cities.
Live Music This Summer
From music's biggest stars performing under the stars at Fenway Park to low-key concerts at an outdoor beer garden, there's a show for everyone this summer.