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Intersectional Innovation and Impact Labs

Boston’s first multicultural Dollhouse is an immersive performance experience creating Boston’s first cross-cultural, trans-led Dollhouse.

November 6, 2026
  • 12:00am - 11:59pm
  • Boston City Hall Plaza
    1 City Hall Square
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Arts and Culture
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-11-06T00:00:00 - 2026-11-06T23:59:59

This event is part of a City Hall Plaza Event Series supported by the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture. Stay tuned for event time and more details, coming soon!

November 6, 2026
  • 12:00am - 11:59pm
  • Boston City Hall Plaza
    1 City Hall Square
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Arts and Culture
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-11-06T00:00:00 - 2026-11-06T23:59:59

The Blair Project

BLAIR is a Halloween concert and cultural marketplace celebrating women creatives through performances, installations, DJs, and women-owned pop-up businesses.

October 31, 2026
  • 12:00am - 11:59pm
  • Boston City Hall Plaza
    1 City Hall Square
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Arts and Culture
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-10-31T00:00:00 - 2026-10-31T23:59:59

This event is part of a City Hall Plaza Event Series supported by the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture. Stay tuned for event time and more details, coming soon!

October 31, 2026
  • 12:00am - 11:59pm
  • Boston City Hall Plaza
    1 City Hall Square
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Arts and Culture
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-10-31T00:00:00 - 2026-10-31T23:59:59

Sweater Weather Festival

Sweater Weather Festival is a film and music activation that will connect local filmmakers and musicians with established industry professionals and organizations through panels, workshops and a premiere film screening projected on to the City Hall building.

October 17, 2026
Event Date2026-10-17T00:00:00 - 2026-10-17T23:59:59

This event is part of a City Hall Plaza Event Series supported by the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture. Stay tuned for event time and more details, coming soon!

October 17, 2026
Event Date2026-10-17T00:00:00 - 2026-10-17T23:59:59

One Night in Alosha

One Night in Alosha is an immersive Afro-Latin cultural experience blending music, dance, theater, folklore, and Afrofuturism to celebrate diasporic storytelling and cultural exchange.

October 4, 2026
  • 12:00am - 11:59pm
  • Boston City Hall Plaza
    1 City Hall Square
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Arts and Culture
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-10-04T00:00:00 - 2026-10-04T23:59:59

This event is part of a City Hall Plaza Event Series supported by the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture. Stay tuned for event time and more details, coming soon!

October 4, 2026
  • 12:00am - 11:59pm
  • Boston City Hall Plaza
    1 City Hall Square
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Arts and Culture
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-10-04T00:00:00 - 2026-10-04T23:59:59

Summer Dance Party Series

Join us for .Tribe Vibes, part of Mayor Michelle Wu's Summer Dance Party Series, in collaboration with Democracy Beer Garden.

September 12, 2026
  • 5:00pm - 9:00pm
  • 1 City Hall Square
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Tourism, Sports, and Entertainment
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Event Type:
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-09-12T17:00:00 - 2026-09-12T21:00:00

Mayor Michelle Wu's Summer Dance Party Series concludes this year with .Tribe Vibes, a multicultural experience right on City Hall Plaza. DJ Shy & Slick Vick will be bringing the music vibes to provide a great soundtrack for the night.

When: Saturday, September 12, 5-9 p.m.

Where: City Hall Plaza

Cost: Free and open to the public

Bring your family and friends for an amazing experience, with great food provided by Lisboa Cafe and more. This event is free and open to the public.

September 12, 2026
  • 5:00pm - 9:00pm
  • 1 City Hall Square
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Tourism, Sports, and Entertainment
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Event Type:
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-09-12T17:00:00 - 2026-09-12T21:00:00

Friday Afternoon Concert Series

August 14, 2026
  • 12:00pm - 2:00pm
    Repeats weekly on Friday, starting from July 24, 2026, until August 21, 2026
  • Sam Adams Park
    Boston , MA. 02131
  • Contact:
    Tourism, Sports, and Entertainment
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Event Type:
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-08-14T12:00:00 - 2026-08-14T14:00:00

Mayor Michelle Wu is pleased to resume the Friday Afternoon Concert Series. This concert series, a partnership between Berklee College of Music and the City of Boston, showcases the best of Boston's local music talent.

On Fridays in July and August, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., an artist or band will set up in front of the statue of Sam Adams on the Congress Street side of Faneuil Hall. Bring your lunch and a friend or two and enjoy some great music and sunshine. It's completely free!

See dates and artists below:

  • July 10 : LEIA
  • July 24 : Esaïe Menou Band
  • July 31 : Tommy Creighton Group
  • August 7 : Chef (Cole Ellis)
  • August 21 : TESI

 

 

 

August 14, 2026
  • 12:00pm - 2:00pm
    Repeats weekly on Friday, starting from July 24, 2026, until August 21, 2026
  • Sam Adams Park
    Boston , MA. 02131
  • Contact:
    Tourism, Sports, and Entertainment
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Event Type:
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-08-14T12:00:00 - 2026-08-14T14:00:00

Ruckus! First Look: The Encore

Join Revolutionary Spaces & be among the first to see Ruckus!, a bold new 25-minute immersive show at the Old South Meeting House that drops you into the heart of Revolutionary Boston!

July 2, 2026
Event Date2026-07-02T19:00:00 - 2026-07-02T21:30:00

Watch the debates and defiance that once filled this iconic space come to life using dynamic sound, dramatic lighting, and projected animations of fiery revolutionaries, determined citizens, and a few unlikely troublemakers whose courage shook these walls.

Celebrate America's 250th in the very place where ordinary people set extraordinary change in motion. Enjoy lively music, snack on summer-inspired fare and tasty drinks, and connect with fellow Boston locals. Doors open at 7:00 PM and the show begins at 8:00 PM. Please arrive at least 15 minutes before showtime to reserve your seat. To preserve the integrity of the experience, late entry will not be permitted once Ruckus! has started. Guests arriving after 8:00 PM will be admitted following the conclusion of the show.

Ruckus! is made possible through the generous support of a local private foundation, with major support from The Lynch Foundation, The Hamilton Company Charitable Foundation, Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism, Massachusetts 250, Meet Boston, and many generous individual supporters.

  • Supporter Ticket: $250
  • Community Champion Ticket: $50
  • Neighbor Ticket: $25
  • Friend Ticket: Free or Pay What You Can*

* Anyone who reserves a Friend Ticket will be placed on a waitlist and will receive attendance confirmation (space permitting) from Revolutionary Spaces closer to the event date.

July 2, 2026
Event Date2026-07-02T19:00:00 - 2026-07-02T21:30:00

Handmade Craft Demonstration and Sale with the Steinhagens

Learn about traditional pottery and thread spinning techniques!

August 29, 2026
Event Date2026-08-29T11:00:00 - 2026-08-29T16:00:00

Erich and Janice Steinhagen bring their 18th century craft techniques all the way from Connecticut as they demonstrate redware pottery production and the fiber art of spinning. Erich will be throwing pots on the wheel while Janice spins sheep’s wool or flax into yarn. Finished products will be available for sale!

August 29, 2026
Event Date2026-08-29T11:00:00 - 2026-08-29T16:00:00

A Visit with Paul Revere

Michael Lepage brings Boston’s favorite patriot vividly to life!

August 22, 2026
Event Date2026-08-22T13:00:00 - 2026-08-22T15:00:00

Learn about the details of Paul Revere's Midnight Ride, his many children, and his work as a gold and silversmith. Hosted at the Paul Revere House. 

Performances at 1:00, 1:45, and 2:30 p.m.

August 22, 2026
Event Date2026-08-22T13:00:00 - 2026-08-22T15:00:00

The Tailor’s Craft

Clothing historian Henry Cooke takes on the role of an early Boston tailor!

August 15, 2026
Event Date2026-08-15T13:00:00 - 2026-08-15T15:00:00

Watch as he “takes the measure” of visitors, then sits cross-legged, fashioning waistcoats from luxurious fabrics and “slops” from coarse weaves. Hosted at the Paul Revere House. 

August 15, 2026
Event Date2026-08-15T13:00:00 - 2026-08-15T15:00:00
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