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🎨 THIS WEEK

First Friday at SoWa

Galleries open, food trucks show up, and the South End becomes the best neighborhood in the city for three hours.

☀️ NOW THROUGH OCTOBER

Patio Season Is Open

The window is short and the city knows it. South End porches, Eastie waterfront, North End sidewalk tables. If it's above 55°F, you sit outside.

⛴️ OPEN NOW — MAY THROUGH OCTOBER

Harbor Islands Are Open

Ferries from Long Wharf. Spectacle Island has a beach. Georges Island has a fort. Most Bostonians have never been. Fix that.

🎺 STARTING THIS MONTH

North End Feasts Begin

Street saints, brass bands, and zeppole. The North End feast season runs every weekend June through August. Check the schedule, pick a saint, show up.

🌿 THIS SUNDAY

SoWa Open Market Is Back

The outdoor market on Harrison Ave every Sunday, May through October. Local farmers, food trucks, vintage, and the kind of Sunday that makes you glad you live here.

FIRST MATCH IN 10 DAYS

FIFA World Cup 2026 — Boston Host City

Gillette Stadium — renamed Boston Stadium for the tournament — hosts seven matches from June 13 through a quarterfinal on July 9. England, France, Scotland, Norway, Morocco, Ghana, and Haiti all play here. The biggest sporting event on the planet is coming to Greater Boston.