Free Weekend Events in Boston

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

Celebrate Chinese New Year in Harvard Square: Sunday, March 5, 2017 in Harvard Square from 12:30-3:30pm. Celebrate Chinese New Year in Harvard Square with a lion dance, parade, arts & crafts, and more!

Maple Syrup Boil Down Festival: Saturday, March 4, 2017 in Somerville from 10-2pm. Enjoy this annual maple syrup boil down festival in Somerville with Maple Syrup, food, music, games, and more! Free.

Reenactment of the Boston Massacre: Saturday, March 4, 2017 at the Old State House. It is the 247th Anniversary of the Boston Massacre and reenactments and more are taking place on Saturday. *Evening and outdoor events cancelled due to cold weather*

Bank of America’s Museum on Us: Saturday and Sunday, March 4-5, 2017. Bank of America & Merrill Lynch cardholders can get into select museums the first weekend of every month for free by showing their bank card (per cardholder, not family). Museum of Fine Arts, MIT Museum and other museums across the state participate

Kid Price Saturday at Zoo New England: Pay and feel like a kid the first Saturday of the month (October to March) at Franklin Park Zoo or Stone Zoo for the price of kids admission!

Free Weekend at Historic Newton: March 4-5, 2017 in Newton. Enjoy free admission at the Jackson Homestead & Museums and Durant-Kenrick House this weekend in Newton.

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

Dine Out Boston also kicks off on Sunday for the first of two weeks with many Boston restaurants participating with set menu prices and fixed menus.

Hope you have a great weekend!

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