Boston Events - Friday, August 1, 2025

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Family & Kids Event Calendar: Friday, August 1, 2025

Seasonal Fun Events
	August Adventures with Highland Street Foundation...	Boston	Free
	Boston After Dark – Free Teen Events All...	Boston	Free
	LEGO® Summer of Play	Somerville	$
	Summer 2025 at Boston Children’s Museum...	Boston	$$
	Thursday Nights at The YARD – Free Outdoor...	Boston	Free
Adults (21+) Events
	Make Epic Sushi Rolls With Chef Harold at...	Everett	$
Animals
	Butterfly Hollow at Franklin Park Zoo	Boston	$
	New England Aquarium Whale Watch Cruise	Boston	$$
	Professor Bugman: Entomology Adventures	Boston	Free
Arts & Crafts
	Bonsai Workshop at Deacon Giles Distillery...	Salem	$$
	Bonsai Workshop at Long Live Beerworks -...	Boston	$$
	CAC All Ages Art Programs	Cambridge	Free
	Crafternoons!	Mattapan	Free
	Downtown Boston Arts Market	Boston	Free
	Drawing Inspiration: Live Sketching with...	Boston	$
	LexArt: Instructor Show 2025	Lexington	Free
	Rock Painting!	Boston	Free
	🎨 Art in the Park – Spectacle Island...	Boston	-
Arts & Culture Events
	Art in Motion: 25 Years of Sculpture by George...	Boylston	$
	Chinese Empresses by Xiang Li at New England...	Boylston	$
	Mornings at the Museum	Massachusetts	$
	Paint Night! for Adults	Beverly	$$
	SoWa First Friday	South End	Free
Books & Poetry Events
	Read-Aloud Book Club	Dorchester	Free
Carousels
	Greenway Carousel	Boston	$
Community Action Events
	Art Grows Here 2025	Wenham	Free
	Free Cruise Birthday Party Entry	Massachusetts	$
	School Supply Donation Drive for East End...	Cambridge	-
	SpicetoberFest: Spice. Culture. Food.	Boston	Free
Exhibits
	An Unfulfilled Promise: Desegregation and...	Boston	Free
	Annual Prison Outreach Program Exhibition...	Concord	Free
	Emeralds	Cambridge	-
	Family Heritage Experience by American Ancestors...	Boston	$
	Gallery Opening and August and September...	Wayland	Free
	Qi Baishi: Inspiration in Ink at the MFA...	Boston	$$
	Return of the Dinosaurs! at Roger Williams...	Rhode Island	$$
	Sea Monsters: Wonders of Nature and Imagination...	Cambridge	-
	See Downtown Beverly Built Out of LEGOS!	Beverly	Free
	SEED 2 Soul	Jamaica Plain	Free
	Set at Liberty: Stories of the Enslaved People...	Beverly	Free
	The Moonwalkers in Boston: A Journey With...	Boston	$$$
	Van Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits	Boston	$$$
Fairs & Festivals
	2025 Journey to Jericho ATV Weekend	Berlin	$
	Newport Jazz Festival 2025	Rhode Island	$$$
	Tito Puente Latin Music Series 2025	Boston	Free
Movies
	Superman in the Mugar Omni Theater	Boston	$
	🎬 MIT Open Space Programming: Summer Movie...	Cambridge	Free
	🎥 Outdoor Movie Nights at Aeronaut Brewing...	Somerville	Free
Fitness Classes
	Greenway Fitness Classes	Boston	Free
	Power Barre by Pulse	Boston	Free
	Seaport Sweat: 11th Season	Boston	Free
	Yoga at the New England Botanic Garden: Summer...	Boylston	$
Food Fun Events
	Cook It Up With Chef Joe Gatto	Cambridge	Free
	Farm of the Week	Cambridge	Free
	Sunset Lobster Clambake on Spectacle Island...	Boston	$$$
Get Some Exercise Events
	Yoga in the Park	Somerville	Free
Health & Wellness
	Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Launches...	Boston	Free
	Reps and Rattles	Natick	$
Learn Something Events
	Ayo’s Adventure: Across the African Diaspora...	Concord	Free
	Fun Research for Kids (Ages 1-10) - Earn...	Boston	Free
	Snapshot! Teen Photography Classes	Beverly	$$$
	🎯 Archery Sundays at Gore Place	Waltham	$$
Lectures/Discussions
	GBH Press Café Live Broadcasts & Events...	Boston	Free
Music & Concerts
	Bang on a Can LOUD Weekend at MASS MoCA	Western Mass	$$$
	Berklee Concerts at Kendall Urban Rooftop...	Boston	Free
	City Cruises Live Randy Houser Live	Boston	$$$
	deCordova Performance Series with Low Lily...	Lincoln	$
	deCordova Summer Concert Series	Lincoln	$$
	Friends Fridays - Quincy Free Summer Concert...	Quincy	Free
	Hopkinton Summer Concerts on the Common	Hopkinton	Free
	Houston Bernard - Acton Kicks Country Music...	Acton	$$
	Jazz Fridays at The Fed	Boston	Free
	Leaving Irene with Fox + Roy	Somerville	$
	Live Piano Every Weekend	Boston	Free
	MIT Summer Philharmonic Orchestra	Cambridge	Free
	NEMPAC's Jazz in the Park	Boston	Free
	Smith & Wollensky Sunset Sessions	Burlington	$$
	Tanglewood 2025 Popular Artist Series 2025...	Lenox	$$$
	The Larksplitters — Concerts in the Courtyard...	Boston	Free
Nature & Outdoors
	Discover the Art of Bonsai at Franklin Park...	Boston	-
	Kidleidoscope on Spectacle Island	Boston	Free
	Little Gardeners: Outdoor Play & Grow	Bridgewater	$$
	Rooftop Garden in Kendall Square (with Free...	Cambridge	Free
	Thursday Summer Evenings at New England Botanic...	Boylston	$
	Wildlife Kayak Tours	New Hampshire	$$
	🐎 Boston Park Rangers Summer 2025 Programs...	Boston	Free
	🧪 Science in the Park: Wild Wednesdays...	Boston	-
Parents Only Events
	Sharon Parent Group	Sharon	Free
Performances
	Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater	Boston	$$$
	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	Norwell	$$
	The Understudy	Boston	Free
Preschool Fun Events
	Summer Preschool Programs at the Waterworks...	Chestnut Hill	Free
Sales & Deals
	Free Boston Parking: City of Boston Holiday...	Boston	Free
Science & Technology Events
	Neuroscience for Kids	Mattapan	Free
Special Events
	Boston Lights: A Lantern Experience at Franklin...	Boston	$$
	Double Take Exhibit Exploration	Cambridge	Free
	Drop-In Gaming Time	Boston	Free
	Fun Research for Kids (Ages 1-10) - Earn...	Boston	Free
	Jeopardy! Bar League at Long Live Roxbury...	Roxbury	Free
	Kids Play Free at Versus - All Summer Long!...	Boston	Free
	MFA First Fridays	Boston	$
	Open Lawn Days at Lawn on D	Boston	Free
	TNT Teams Up With Nonprofit Little Free Library...	Boston	Free
Sporting Events
	Bruins Training Camp: Open Practices at Warrior...	Brighton	Free
	Patriots Training Camp 2025	Foxboro	Free
	🏟️ City of Boston 2025 Summer Sports...	Boston	Free
Story Hours
	Story Hour with Mr. Ed: Barnes & Noble, Burlington...	Burlington	Free
	Story Time: Barnes & Noble (Peabody)	Peabody	Free
	Storytime for 2 Year Olds: Somerville Library...	Somerville	Free
Theater & Shows
	The Meeting Tree	Dorchester	Free
Tours
	Beacon Hill Walking History Tour	Boston	$
	Boch Center Tours	Boston	$
	Book Car Service from Boston to Cape Cod	Massachusetts	$$
	Boston By Little Feet - kid & family Boston...	Boston	$
	Boston By Little Feet Walking Tour	Boston	$
	Boston Duck Tours	3 Locations	$$$
	Dark Side of Boston Walking History Tour	Boston	$
	Freedom Trail Tours	Boston	$$
	The 'Hahvahd' tour	Cambridge	$
	The North End: Boston's Immigration Gateway...	Boston	$
	Tour the Otis House	Boston	$
Water Fun Events
	Community Boating Kayak, Stand-Up Paddleboard...	Boston	$$
	Frog Pond & Spray Fountain	Boston	Free

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