Classic options that might be great for you this #Weekend:

* #CastleIsland (a peninsula, actually, eastmost #Southie big fort and beach)
* #BostonHarbor Islands (ferry to several actual islands)
* #PlumIsland is a barrier island north of the city, bring or rent a bike, glorious.
* Cultural/museum pass with your #library card - massive discounts for the izzy, the MOS, the ICA, the MFA, or free
* Walden Pond
* #IpswichesSexExplorer to #CraneBeach
* #CharlesRiver Canoe and Kayak or #CommunityBoating
* #MemorialDrive closed to vehicle traffic summer Sundays
* #ArnoldArboretum or #MountAuburn Cemetery
* Knock on your neighbor's door, invite them over for dinner

#Boston #Massachusetts #NewEngland #BostonWeekend 2/x

The listings (which I unabashedly crib from):
Cambridge Day: https://www.cambridgeday.com/2024/07/18/a-week-of-events-in-cambridge-and-somerville-including-nice-a-fest-and-northbeast-poetry/
Boston.com: https://www.boston.com/culture/things-to-do/2024/07/18/things-to-do-in-boston-this-weekend-july-18-21-2024/
Boston Mag: https://www.bostonmagazine.com/things-to-do/weekend
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/boston/comments/1e5un0g/good_evening_boston_i_am_back_with_a_list_of/
Free: https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/94-free-things-to-do-in-boston-this-week-july-15-21-2024
BOS Cal: https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/99-things-to-do-in-boston-this-weekend--17
The Globe: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/07/17/arts/things-to-do-in-boston-this-weekend/

#RhodeIsland: https://www.visitrhodeisland.com/events/this-weekend/
#NewHampshire:: https://www.visitnh.gov/things-to-do/events-calendar
#Maine: https://www.mainetourism.com/events/this-weekend/
#Vermont: https://plan.vermontvacation.com/events
#Massachusetts: https://www.visitma.com/events/?sdate=2024-07-19&edate=2024-07-22

h/t @audrinabell #BostonBikes: https://www.bostonbikeevents.net/
#BostonMusic: https://wmbr.org/cr.html

#BostonWeekend 3/x

#Revere Beach Sand Castle Sculpting festival. Fri-Sun, https://www.internationalsandsculptingfestival.com/

#BostonWeekend 4/x

#Boston #Theatre - #Shakespeare on #BostonCommon various times, its #WintersTale this year, not my personal favorite from the Bard but at least its not, ugh, R&J again. Bring a blankie & snax - Free!

https://commshakes.org/production/winterstale/
#BostonWeekend 🧵 6/x

Weird that #CirqueDeSoleil would name their show OVO after Drake's label - Are they also beefing with Kendrick? Can't say they not like us, everybody in #SomervilleMA knows somebody that took a class at #Esh

Cirque is Pricey but consistently exceptional show, support your local #circus weirdo.
https://www.agganisarena.com/events-tickets/calendar/?eid=293428

#BostonWeekend 🧵 7/x

#CircusSmirkus is touring the northeast, #Greenfield #Massachusetts (daytrip for the show and #MassMoCA, too?) this weekend

#Waltham next weekend, good people there, deets: https://www.smirkus.org/
#BostonWeekend 🧵 8/x

Oh hey, by the by, I'm Knizer, I live in #SomervilleMA, and weekly I try to remind myself why we live in an expensive metro region: there's always something excellent to experience close to home.

I have a lot of #NewEngland mutuals, and put these threads together exclusively here in the fediverse as a way to build community and prompt conversations. Ain't gettin paid to spend a couple hours curating these gems - Rather, I enjoy it when people tell me they got to experience something great over the weekend because they found out about it through me. The world is hard right now and we have to find joy where we can.

I hope if this resonates with you that you'll boost these threads to get the word out - and talk about where you went, and let me know what I missed. And maybe this thread is the kind of thing that you talk about when you recruit new #Boston local-ish people onto the fedi?

I love finding out about events that are worth the trip, places like #PortlandME and #Burlington and #Newport and #WesternMass are not that far away. Say hi and let me know what's going on, you're here on this media to be social, right?

Using #BostonWeekend is a good way to help likeminded locals find cool events, and then maybe life is a little better. ☮️
#BostonWeekend 🧵 9/x