Cheap Weekend Events in Boston

There’s so many fun and cheap things to do this weekend in the Greater Boston area!

If you are looking for fun and free things to do on Friday, August 26, 2016, please head here.

Saint Anthony’s Feast: August 26-29, 2016. Head to the North End for Saint Anthony’s Feast with great food, entertainment, fun, and more!

Free Admission to National Parks: August 25-28, 2016. Celebrate the 100th birthday of the National Park Service with free admission to all national parks!

Atlantic Wharf End of Summer Bash: Saturday, August 27, 2016 on Waterfront Plaza from 12-3pm. Bring the kids for an afternoon of face painting, treats, magic show, music, and more!

Shakespeare’s As You Like It: August 25-28, 2016 at Danehy Park in Cambridge. Free outdoor performance of Shakespeare’s As You Like It this weekend.

Films at the Gate: August 26-28, 2016 at Chinatown Park. Enjoy free outdoor movies next to the Chinatown gate with classic Chinese-language films and kung fu movies.

Rally for Aly: Saturday, August 27, 2016 at Town Common in Needham. Celebrate Olympic gymnast and Massachusetts native Aly Raisman this Saturday in her hometown of Needham.

Downtown Plymouth Waterfront Festival: Saturday, August 27, 2016 in Plymouth, MA from 10:30-7pm. Enjoy a day of live entertainment, vendors, car show, kids games, and much more!

Caribbean Carnival: Saturday, August 27, 2016 at Franklin Park from 1-6pm. Enjoy carnival day at Franklin Park with a parade, music, arts + crafts, and much more!

Magic Family Film Festival: Saturday, August 27, 2016. Free outdoor movie screening of Mary Poppins at the Prudential Center courtyard at dusk (rain date the following Tuesday if needed).

Sylvester Baxter Riverfront Park Movie Series: Saturday, August 27, 2016. Free outdoor movie screening of Ant-Man at Sylvester Baxter Riverfront Park in Somerville at dusk.

South End Open Market: Every Sunday though October from 10-4pm at the Ink Block! Enjoy three amazing markets every Sunday at a new location, the Ink Block! Enjoy a farmers market, handcrafted goods, and delicious food trucks at the South End Open Market.

Harvard Art Museums: Massachusetts residents are admitted free every Saturday morning from 10am to Noon year-round with proof of residency

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: Sunday, August 27, 2016 at Herter Park (*location moved for second half of summer) from 3:30-6pm. Enjoy free games and activities almost every Sunday afternoon in the summer.

Adoption fees are waived on Saturday, August 27, 2016 at MSPCA in Boston for all cats one year or older.

You can also find Marshfield Fair Discounts if you are heading to South Shore this weekend!

Hope you have a great weekend!

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