#bostonweekend — Public Fediverse posts

#BostonWeekend oh and yeah, if you're new, each week I set aside an hour and look at a buncha events listings, calendars, social media feeds, and email newsletters, and curate a thread of stuff that might be worth the trip. I'm stubborn and do this all by hand myself, no funding, no ai, and share it exclusively on the #Fediverse as a way to nurture the #boston area community. Y'all know how the algorithm doesn't exist to help folks with discovery, if this is useful, please boost to get the word out, yeah? And when you're talking with friends who aren't currently fedi-enabled, this kind of project is something nice to chat about, maybe? Let's keep this place alive and local events happenin'.

@ted ah yes! I had read about the *competing free stuff popups* happening but couldnt find a link to the #CambridgeMA one - thanks, Ted! #BostonWeekend #Boston #BostonFree

#BostonWeekend Fri-Sun FILM #CatherineOHara Tribute weekend at the Somerville Theatre & Crystal Ballroom
Friday, August 21: #BEETLEJUICE - 35mm print, (plus bonus #SCTV greatest hit sketches!)

Saturday, August 22: double-feature Christopher Guest’s #WaitingForGuffman and Martin Scorsese’s #AfterHours

Sunday, August 23: double-feature #BestInShow and #AMightyWind

Plus a CO'H costumes/drag show party?

https://www.crystalballroomboston.com/events/catherine-ohara-tribute-home-for-the-holidays-all-of-them/

#BostonFIlm #Boston #Somerville #SomervilleMA #movies

@knizer SUN RIICHI MAHJONG meetup (free!) 1-5 PM at The Foundry in #CambridgeMA. Meetup hosted by the Massachusetts Riichi Society (MARS). Beginners and people new to in-person play welcome!

https://massriichi.org/meetups/

#BostonWeekend

#BostonWeekend Fri MUSIC at the xfinity in Mansfield #Kesha with #Chromeo and #ErikaJayne https://www.livenation.com/venue/KovZpZAEAElA/xfinity-center-events #BostonMusic

#BostonWeekend Sat TEA 10-5 in #Watertown, 20$ ticket to get cozy with a bunch of new teas at the Northeast Tea Festival. https://northeastteafestival.com #boston #Tea

#BostonWeekend Sat DANCING fruitstand presents #LGMBTA: a #queer #Transit Dance party at the Sinclair in #CambridgeMA - match your outfit to your favorite train line color...
https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/fruitstand-presents-lgmbta-a-queer-transit-dance-party #BostonLGBTQIA #boston #MBTA

#BostonWeekend Sat & Sun MUSIC Rat Music Fest in #SomervilleMA - #LadyLamb headlines (love her!) - $35 but NOTAFLOF
https://yardworkproductions.com/lineup/
#bostonMusic #boston #Somerville

#BostonWeekend Sat MUTUALAID Free Store run by MAMAS at East Somerville Community School - volunteers welcomed - https://www.instagram.com/p/Da_uBtwDDql/?img_index=1 #Boston #SomervilleMA #MedfordMA #MAMAS #MutualAid #Medford and #Somerville

#BostonWeekend Sat BIKES #BikesNotBombs hosts a scavenger hunt 10-2 https://bikesnotbombs.org/event/great-commuter-challenge-8-22-26 #BostonBikes #BikeTooter #Boston #JamaicaPlain

#BostonWeekend Fri & Sat RAP #50Cent plays in #Boston twice, at The Grand and at the casino. late show! https://thegrandboston.com/#events #BostonHipHop #BostonMusic

#BostonWeekend Fri ROCK City Winery #Boston hosts #BlackSabbitch, a long-running, world touring, all femme #BlackSabbath tribute act. https://tickets.citywinery.com/event/black-sabbitch-4blnde #BostonMusic

#bostonWeekend Fri MOVIES 6:30 free #anime feature film at #MIT's open space #GhostCatAnzu (offbeat comedy with an anthropomorphic cat, 2024, 74/84 on Rotten Tomatoes) - trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=091CA9bUBZ8 https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ghost_cat_anzu https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/friday-movie-nights-at-mit-open-space

#BostonWeekend Fri MUSIC after work tonight head straight to Pan in the Park Panorama - 4-8pm at #MagazineBeach in #CambridgeMA there's a #SteelPan music event, free. Part of #CambridgeCarnival https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/pan-in-the-park #BostonMusic #BostonFree

#BostonWeekend thru October 1 FLOWERS a farm out in #SharonMA (about an hour drive south and west of downtown) hosts a #Sunflower #Maze and a bunch of activities for the kids at Ward's Berry Farm. https://www.bostoncentral.com/activities/orchards/p748.php #Boston #Sunflowers #Mazes #BostonKids #Sharon

#BostonWeekend Sat MUSIC #JamaicaPlain (#Boston) hosts the neighborhoodwide #Porchfest https://www.jpporchfest.org #BostonMusic #porchfests

#BostonWeekend for August 21-23 2026. 70s, forecast for rain keeps shifting but it looks like sunday morning might be a half inch. Hoping you have a chance to enjoy, enjoy your beautiful #NewEngland - your #boston thread of the best stuff to do begins now! 1/x

#BostonWeekend Sat GARDENING til 4pm, multiple #MutualAid #MedfordMA and #SomervilleMA #gardens open house - stop by and support #MAMAS! https://mas.wrong.tools/@crystalvisits/117106205373891789 #Boston #solarpunk #communityGarden #community

#BostonWeekend if you're in love with #Massachusetts - there's local groups and orgs active on the Fediverse - consider thanking them for engaging with people-powered social media. please boost their posts to encourage their posting. I've compiled a list, you can follow them all at once if you like: https://fedidevs.com/s/Mzgz/ #NewEngland #CambridgeMA #boston

#BostonWeekend Sat MUSIC #EaglesOfDeathMetal at the 'dise (blues rock band that sounds like neither musical reference in their name). You might know one of the guys other band, #QueensOfTheStoneAge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KKemHQqDrU https://eaglesofdeathmetal.com/event/boston-ma/ #BostonMusic

#bostonWeekend Sun SWAP Clothing swap and mend 3-6 at #ArtisansAsylum in #Brighton https://xrboston.org/action/clothing-repair-swap-aug16/ #SolarPunk #extinctionRebellion #boston

#bostonWeekend thru Sun FESTIVAL #NorthEnd #Boston's annual Fisherman's Festival https://www.fishermansfeast.com

#BostonWeekend Sun CULTURE #SomervilleMA #Fermentation festival at the #SomervilleArmory https://www.somervillefermfest.com #Boston #Pickles #Kimchi #saurkraut #massachusetts #bostonFree

#BostonWeekend Sat MUSIC #TheFray with #DashboardConfessional at the pavilion in #Boston https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjVQ36NhbMk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4lMhuW50cc https://www.livenation.com/venue/KovZpZAEAdEA/leader-bank-pavilion-events #bostonMusic #fray #HowToSaveALife #ScreamingInfidelities #liveMusic

#BostonWeekend Sun MUSIC #KeanuReeves' band #Dogstar at the hob in boston https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRP92NcduS8 https://www.livenation.com/venue/KovZpZAEA7eA/citizens-house-of-blues-boston-events #rock #bostonMusic #boston

#BostonWeekend Sat & Sun FILM #Chinatown Gates #Boston - Movie night! Cultural events starting at 530 then movie at 8. This year's series features films associated with famed martial arts director/choreographer #YuenWooPing

Sat #BladesOfTheGuardians (2026)
Sun #OnceUponATimeInChinaII (1992)
https://asiancdc.org/fatg

#BostonFilm #BostonAsia #KungFu #martialArts

#BostonWeekend Sat AFRICA Festival on #BostonCommon 9-830 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/16th-annual-african-festival-of-boston-tickets-1993620539701 #boston #BostonAfrica #African #africa #massachusetts

#BostonWeekend Sat BIKES 32 miles rt #RiverToTheSea bike ride starting in #SomervilleMA literally going from the charles river to the ocean - 10am start (oops it already started sorry) https://www.instagram.com/p/DbvoTNTScsY/ #BikeTooter #BostonBikes #Palestine #Boston #CambridgeMA