Free things to do this weekend in and around Boston

Boston's Top Picks for FREE family-friendly fun Friday, July 31, 2026 to Sunday, August 2, 2026.

(Scroll down for full, detailed list of free weekend activities.)

• Matt Heaton Concert - At Boston Public Library - Hyde Park Branch - Hyde Park Branch of the Boston Public Library - Hyde Park Branch of the Boston Public Library, Harvard Avenue, Hyde Park, MA, USA, 07/31/2026, 10:30 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, 08/01/2026, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
• Touch a Truck - At Cider Hill Farm - Cider Hill Farm - Cider Hill Farm, 45 Fern Avenue, Amesbury, MA 01913, United States, 08/01/2026, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
• 2026 Attleboro Farmer's Market - Attleboro Farmers Market - Attleboro Farmers Market, 947 Park Street, Attleboro, MA, 02703, 08/01/2026, 9am- 1pm
• Free summer mini photo session with Shoott! - Boston - Shoott - Shoott, Broadway, New York, NY, USA, 08/01/2026, See link for times
• One Cup of Kindness - Connor's Kindness Project, Inc - Connor's Kindness Project, Inc, West Cummings Park, Woburn, MA, USA, 08/01/2026 to 09/12/2026, June 12th - September 12th
• 2026 Copley Square Farmers Market - 240 Beaver St, Waltham, MA 02452, United States - 240 Beaver St, Waltham, MA 02452, United States, 08/04/2026, 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
• Summer Stargazing Nights - At The Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center - Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center - Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center, Ninigret Park, Park Lane, Charlestown, RI, USA, 08/07/2026, 6:30 pm - 11:00 pm
• 2026 Quincy Farmers Market - Quincy Farmers Market - Quincy Farmers Market, 1 Linden St, Quincy, MA 02171, United States, 08/09/2026, 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm
• Mayor Michelle Wu's Boston Family Days- At Old State House (Boston) - 310 Washington Street, Boston, MA, USA - 310 Washington Street, Boston, MA, USA, 08/09/2026, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
• Boston Family Days Free with Boston Family Day Pass - At the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum - Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum - Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 25 Evans Way, Boston, MA 02115, United States, 08/09/2026, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
• Seaport Smalls - Boston Seaport - 85 Northern Ave, D Street / West Broadway, Boston, MA 02210, United States - 85 Northern Ave, D Street / West Broadway, Boston, MA 02210, United States, 08/09/2026, 10:00 am -11:00 am