knizerJul 24, 2025
#BostonWeekend 1/?
Welcome to your Boston Weekend thread for July 25-27, 2025. 95F & T-storms Friday, but clouds & highs around 80 Sat-Sun. There’s ~60 days left of Summer, & less than 100 days til Halloween. Fun experiences help you to enjoy, enjoy your Northeast corner of the Americas.
#Boston #Massachusetts #NewEngland #RhodeIsland #Vermont #NewHampshire #Maine #Connecticut
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#BostonWeekend 2/x
Our weekly thread compiles Boston area events worth the trip. Knowing that folks like you look forward to our output keeps me working on this ad-free, human-curated project. Please, get the word out with a boost.
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#BostonWeekend 3/x
Follow #BostonWeekend to keep in touch. Highlights: Somerville Comics Con, Cambridge Jazz Fest, Lowell Folk Fest, Kesha x Scissor Sisters, Free Shakespeare, Critical Mass, Puerto Rican Fest, Sand Castle Fest, Willie Fest II, and a really cool show put on by a percentage of the Talking Heads.
Go Go Go!
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#BostonWeekend 4/x
Wanna promote a #Boston event? Use the #BostonWeekend tag plus the corresponding neighborhood to aid discovery, and @ me to boost. Going to one? Confirm event info - I make mistakes! Following on bsky via Bridgy? Check https://toot.boston/@knizer as our edits (reschedules, etc) don’t carry over.
knizer (@[email protected])

13.8K Posts, 1.35K Following, 936 Followers · Jim 'Nye-zur', said like Pfizer, hopes you live deliciously. I build community with #BostonWeekend. Jaded product manager - AI fanboys: DNI. Eldritch, millennial. Quadragenarian, 340ppm. Neuro-spicy anti-fascist intersectional feminist pinko. Spoused. Protect yr corps: seatbelts, bike helmets, & N95s. #CovidCautious #Novid #NoBot End Money Bail; Abolish the death penalty; Black Lives Matter. 🌹🍉

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#BostonWeekend 5/x
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#BostonWeekend 6/x
This week’s curated list of #Boston area events comes from my reviewing various spots. Here’s some links reviewed this week:
https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/91-things-to-do-in-boston-this-weekend--6
https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/99-free-things-to-do-in-boston-this-week-july-21-27-2025
https://archive.ph/RZJKV (Boston Globe Weekend)
https://www.reddit.com/r/boston/comments/1m8dp2m/things_to_do_in_boston_this_weekend_july_24th_27th/
https://mailchi.mp/bostonartreview/weekly-art-happenings-july-22-2025
https://www.bostonmagazine.com/things-to-do/weekend/
https://www.bostoncompassnewspaper.com/happs
https://www.cambridgeday.com/events-ahead/
https://mailchi.mp/pleasurepie/july20252 &https://mailchi.mp/pleasurepie/july2025
https://communitykangaroo.com
https://www.bostonbikeevents.net
https://bostonshows.org
https://www.timeout.com/boston/things-to-do/things-to-do-this-weekend-in-boston
https://pvdeye.org/events/category/culture-calendar/
https://www.bostoncentral.com/
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#BostonWeekend 7/x
Thu POP - Kesha x Scissor Sisters out at the Xfinity center in #MansfieldMA, $100+ https://www.ticketmaster.com/kesha-and-scissor-sisters-the-tits-mansfield-massachusetts-07-24-2025/event/0100627BC26F6750
#BostonMusic #ScissorSisters #Kesha
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#BostonWeekend 8/x
Through Sun WEIRD Fringe Festival in #Providence #RI #FRINGEPVD #PVD https://pvdeye.org/fringepvd-2025-a-glorious-celebration-of-creative-freedom-and-community-spirit/ https://fringepvd.org/index.html #RhodeIsland #BostonTheatre #FringeFestival
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#BostonWeekend 9/x
Through Aug 10 SHAKESPEARE As You Like It on the #BostonCommon https://commshakes.org/production/asyoulikeit25/ #Boston #BostonTheatre #Shakespeare #AsYouLikeIt
As You Like It - Commonwealth Shakespeare Company

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company
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#BostonWeekend 10/x
Fri TALKING HEADS versatile multi-instrumentalists Jerry Harrison (#ModernLovers, #TalkingHeads) and Adrian Belew (#KingCrimson frontman, #TalkingHeads, #DavidBowie, #LaurieAnderson etc) perform #RemainInLight at the Wilbur as part of a short east coast tour. ~$70+. Brooklyn #psych #dance group #PsymonSpine opens.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJsLa9cmJEE
https://www.brooklynvegan.com/talking-heads-jerry-harrison-adrian-belew-announce-2025-remain-in-light-tour-dates/ https://www.ticketmaster.com/jerry-harrison-adrian-belew-remain-in-boston-massachusetts-07-25-2025/event/0100629193B04BAB
#BostonMusic #Boston
Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew: Remain In Light! Full Show The Wiltern 9/29/2022 {Talking Heads Live}

YouTube
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#BostonWeekend 11/x
Fri BIKES Critical Mass in #Boston, launch at 7pm sharp so get to (or away from) #Copley early https://linktr.ee/criticalmassboston #BostonBikes #CriticalMass #bikestodon
criticalmassboston | Instagram | Linktree

Meet us every last Friday of the month at Copley 7pm for a social activist ride!

Linktree
Jul 24, 2025 at 9:36pmWeb
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#BostonWeekend 12/x
Fri-Sun WORLD #LowellMA Folk Festival (billed as the ‘largest free folk festival in the nation’ but understand it is more #WorldMusic than trad 'American folk') - recommend #BeauSoleil and #RedBaraat and #Solas https://lowellfolkfestival.org
Lowell Folk Festival

The Lowell Folk Festival is the longest-running, and second-largest, free folk festival in the United States. Only Seattle's Northwest Folklife is larger, both in attendance and number of performance stages.

Lowell Folk Festival
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#BostonWeekend 13/x
Fri-Sun BEACH ART Sand Castle Fest @ #RevereBeach https://www.internationalsandsculptingfestival.com #Beach #SandCastle #SandCastles #Revere #RevereMA #BostonKids
Revere Beach – International Sand Sculpting Festival

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#BostonWeekend 14/x
Fri HITCHCOCK 7-9p 1956's The Man Who Knew Too Much - James Stewart and Doris Day - Outside at @MIT, free
https://calendar.mit.edu/event/outdoor-movie-the-man-who-knew-too-much
#Boston #BostonFilm #CambridgeMA #JamesStewart #JimmyStewart #DorisDay #Hitchcock #Thriller #Film
Outdoor Movie: The Man Who Knew Too Much

Events Calendar
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#BostonWeekend 15/x
Thu NIGHT MARKET 5-10p over 100 small businesses are popping up at The #CharlesRiver #Speedway (525 Western Ave 02135) https://www.facebook.com/events/582352407657605/582352430990936 #Boston
The Night Bazaar: 2025 Season

Event in Boston, MA, United States by The Brighton Bazaar on Thursday, July 24 2025 with 303 people interested.

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#BostonWeekend 16/x
Sat YOGA x METAL in #SomervilleMA at the #SomervilleArmory https://artsatthearmory.org/events/metal-yoga-with-black-widow-yoga/ #metal #Yoga #Boston
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#BostonWeekend 17/x
Sat WHO? WHO? WHO? WHO? #Providence Public Library hosts the world’s leading expert on 'Who Let the Dogs Out', local artist Ben Sisto, who shares the exhibition ‘Museum of Who Let Who Let the Dogs Out Out‘ & hosts a screening of a 2019 song documentary, 25 years after the original release.

Yes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ze7KtG5Bjow https://www.provlib.org/who-let-the-dogs-out/
#RI #WhoLetTheDogsOut #BahaMen #25years #90s #PopCulture #RhodeIsland #Libraries

Who Let the Dogs Out - Trailer

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#BostonWeekend 18/x
Sat NINTENDO x MUSIC x BEER Smash Bros Live (social tournament plus live band at a brewery) @ 530p Aeronaut #SomervilleMA https://smashbroslive.com/band https://www.aeronautbrewing.com/visit/somerville/#events
#SmashBros #SuperSmashBros #Nintendo #BostonMusic
Smash Bros Live - Band

Band. Smash Bros Live, a group

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#BostonWeekend 19/x
Sat 80S MUSIC #RodStewart & #CheapTrick out in #MansfieldMA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwG6g5boyF4 https://www.livenation.com/venue/KovZpZAEAElA/xfinity-center-events
#boston #BostonMusic #80s
Rod Stewart - Forever Young (Official Video)

YouTube
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#BostonWeekend 20/x
Sat 80S MUSIC #Toto, #MenAtWork, #ChristopherCross at the litre bonk pavilion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwNGR792Ifk https://www.livenation.com/venue/KovZpZAEAdEA/leader-bank-pavilion-events
#BostonMusic #Boston
Toto - Africa (Vocals 1 Step Out of Key & Off Beat)

YouTube
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#BostonWeekend 21/x
Sat COMICS #SomervilleMA Public #Library Comix Con 10-4, Free, at the Central Branch https://www.somervillepubliclibrary.org/comix-con
#boston #BostonGeek #BostonKids
Comix Con 2025 | Somerville Public Library

We can't wait for you to join us at this year's Somerville Public Library Comix Con! Read below to find more information on what we'll have to offer this year. If you would like to receive email updates on the festivities, please register for the event here–but don't worry, registration is not required for you to attend! What can I do at Comix Con? Click here for a PDF copy of

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#BostonWeekend 22/x
Sat-Sun LATINX Puerto Rican Festival in Boston https://www.puertoricanfestivalofma.org #PuertoRico #Boston #BostonLatinx #PuertoRican #festivals #FestivalBetances
Home | The Puerto Rican Festival of MA | Events | Culture | MA | USA

The Puerto Rican Festival of Massachusetts is a cultural organization that amplifies and celebrates the Puerto Rican community of the Commonwealth. We build community through artistic and cultural celebration, youth and community engagement, education, and service.

The Boston Puerto Ri
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#BostonWeekend 23/x
Sat-Sun JAZZ Annual #CambridgeMA #Jazz fest noon-6 @ Danehy Park https://www.cambridgejazzfoundation.org/2024-festival #BostonMusic #Boston #Cambridge
Festival | Camb Jazz Foundation

Camb Jazz Foundation
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#BostonWeekend 24/x
Sun MUSIC x POLITICS 🌹 Willie Fest 2 🌹 @ the rockwell in #SomervilleMA https://www.eventbrite.com/e/willie-fest-ii-tickets-1474922997389 #Somerville #DSA #BostonDSA
Willie Fest II

The second installment of Willie Fest - A night for all Somervillian artists to promote and celebrate Willie’s mayoral campaign!

Eventbrite
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#BostonWeekend 25/x
Sun KIDS MOVIE #BigHero6 at #Tufts Park in #MedfordMA - Free https://medfordma.myrec.com/info/activities/program_details.aspx?ProgramID=31119 (h/t @ted) #Boston #BostonKids #BostonFilm
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#BostonWeekend 26/x
Fri/Sat SHARKS x IMAX New England Aquarium hosts a 3 night film series, indoor imax, $10 tickets: Thu #Sharknado Fri #TheMeg Sat #DeepBlueSea
https://toot.boston/@swachter/114906076580623105
#Boston #Aquarium #NewEnglandAquarium #BostonFilm #Sharks #Shark #SharkMovies #IMAX
swachter (@[email protected])

Soooo who wants to go to shark week at New England Aquarium IMAX: https://www.neaq.org/visit/simons-theatre/ Sharknado: July 24 The Meg: July 25 Deep Blue Sea: July 26 IN. IMAX. BIG. SHARKS. #boston #sharks #sharkweek

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#BostonWeekend 27/x
#MAwx FYI - Wildfires in Canada etc = Boston air is bad. AQI>120
https://fire.airnow.gov/#8.92/42.3876/-71.2633 #Boston #MaskUp #wildfires
AirNow Fire and Smoke Map

This map shows fine particle pollution (PM2.5) from wildfires and other sources. It provides a public resource of information to best prepare and manage wildfire season. Developed in a joint partnership between the EPA and USFS.

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@knizer the "damn, too bad I already have plans for Saturday night, this is my dream show" to "oh my fuck, $182 for a ticket" pipeline is real
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@rey right? fwiw the #toto monday night show is up by #LakeWinnipesaukee - 2 hours north by car - and lawn seats are both available and a more reasonable $50 https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/01006186BBDC4AC7 #NH