Cheap Weekend Events in Boston

There’s a lot of fun things to do in Boston this weekend and here’s a few events and activities that won’t break the bank!

If you are around on Friday, don’t forget to check out my Free Friday Events in Boston post for even more fun and free things to do in the city!

Figment Boston: July 25-26, 2015 at the Rose Kennedy Greenway in Boston. Celebrate participatory art and culture for two days in Boston.

Summer Arts Weekend: July 25-26, 2015 at Copley Square. Enjoy local and national performers at this free summer arts weekend. (Look for the Hood Ice Cream Truck from 11:30-6pm on Sunday for FREE Ice Cream at this event!)

Revere Beach Sand Sculpting Festival: July 24-26, 2015 at Revere Beach. Check out 15 master sand sculptors from around the world compete in this annual competition.

Shakespeare on the Common: July 22, 2015 to August 9, 2015 at Boston Common. Enjoy a free performance of King Lear at Boston Common for Shakespeare on the Common!

Magic 106.7 Free Family Film Festival: Saturday, July 25, 2015 at the Prudential Center courtyard at sunset. Enjoy a free outdoor movie screening of Big Hero 6

Sylvester Baxter Riverfront Park Movie Series: Saturday, July 25, 2015 at Assembly Row in Somerville. Enjoy a free outdoor movie screening of E.T.

Sunday Night Movie Night at Christopher Columbus Park: Sunday, July 26, 2015 at Christopher Columbus Park at sunset. Enjoy a free outdoor movie screening of Shrek 2

Harvard Museum of Natural History: Massachusetts residents are admitted free every Sunday morning from 9am to Noon year-round with proof of residency.

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology: Massachusetts residents are admitted free every Sunday morning from 9am to Noon year-round with proof of residency

Sunday Parkland Games: Every Sunday starting Sunday, June 28, 2015 through August 30, 2015 from 3:30pm-6pm in Cambridge. Free Sunday games along the banks of the Charles River every Sunday in the summer as well as yoga at 5pm.

The Red Sox are in town this weekend and if you are interested in hitting Fenway make sure to read Red Sox Games on a Budget!

For even more fun and cheap things to do this summer don’t forget to check out 27 Free Things to Do This Summer in Boston, Top Things to Do on a Boston Vacation and Free Fitness Classes and Events This Summer as there’s a lot of things that happen on the weekend!

Also, just a reminder that you can hit the South End Open Market at SoWa every Sunday, take a free trolley to Columbia Point on the weekends to check out museums, and enjoy Summertime @ The Street with free music and yoga!

Hope you have a great weekend!

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