Free things to do this weekend in and around Boston
Boston's Top Picks for FREE family-friendly fun Friday, July 17, 2026 to Sunday, July 19, 2026
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Kids Bowl Free - Register Your Kids for a Summer Fun Bowling Pass Today - Kids Bowl Free - Find a participating bowling center near you today!, Friday, July 17, 2026 through Sunday, July 19, 2026, See website for details.
2026 Copley Square Farmers Market - Copley Square Farmers Market - 240 Beaver St, Waltham, MA 02452, United States, Friday, July 17, 2026, 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
FREE Outdoor Movie Night Series: Angry Birds 2 at CambridgeSide - CambridgeSide - CambridgeSide, 100 Cambridgeside Place, Cambridge, MA 02141, United States, Friday, July 17, 2026, 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Outdoor Movie Night: Angry Birds 2 - CambridgeSide - CambridgeSide, Cambridgeside Place, Cambridge, MA, USA, Friday, July 17, 2026, 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Digging Dinosaurs with Diane Edgecomb (Ages 3-12) - At Hyde Park Branch Library - Hyde Park Branch of the Boston Public Library - Hyde Park Branch of the Boston Public Library, Harvard Avenue, Hyde Park, MA, USA, Friday, July 17, 2026, 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Seaport Smalls - Boston Seaport - Boston Seaport - 85 Northern Ave, D Street / West Broadway, Boston, MA 02210, United States, Sunday, July 19, 2026, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Free History Tours of Quincy Market - With Faneuil Hall Marketplace - Faneuil Hall Marketplace - South Market, South Market Street, Boston, MA, USA, Saturday, July 18, 2026, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
City Shorebird Festival - At Carson Beach - Boston Nature Center & Wildlife Sanctuary - Boston Nature Center & Wildlife Sanctuary - Carson Beach, Boston, MA, USA, Saturday, July 18, 2026, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
2BP Family Day at Boston Children’s Hospital - Boston Children’s Hospital - 2 Brookline Place, Brookline, MA, USA, Saturday, July 18, 2026, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
2026 Attleboro Farmer's Market - Attleboro Farmers Market - 947 Park Street, Attleboro, MA 02703, United States, Saturday, July 18, 2026, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
2026 Quincy Farmers Market - Quincy Farmers Market - Quincy Farmers Market, 1 Linden St, Quincy, MA 02171, United States, Sunday, July 19, 2026, 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Final Watch Party at CambridgeSide - CambridgeSide - CambridgeSide, Cambridgeside Place, Cambridge, MA, USA, Sunday, July 19, 2026, 2:00 pm
One Cup of Kindness - Connor's Kindness Project, Inc - Connor's Kindness Project, Inc, West Cummings Park, Woburn, MA, USA, Friday, July 17, 2026 through Sunday, July 19, 2026, June 12th - September 12th
Virtual Class: Happy Holidays, Texas - Bullock Texas State History Museum - Bullock Texas State History Museum, 1800 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701, United States, Friday, July 17, 2026, 10:00 am - 10:45 am
Virtual Class: Saving La Belle - Bullock Texas State History Museum - Bullock Texas State History Museum, 1800 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701, United States, Friday, July 17, 2026, 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm