Emerson’s UnCommon Stage &Harpoon Beer Garden |
![]() After a successful 2023 season, the Emerson uncommon stage and beer garden is open once again for the summer of 2024. Partnering with Harpoon Brewery and Rosa Mexicana, and featuring live musical artists all summer long, the beer garden is a perfect way to spend a sunny afternoon. Just steps away from One Charles. For a lineup of artists, please click here. |
Boston Pride Parade |
![]() Boston Pride Parade kicks off at 11am in Copley Square. Boston Pride For The People is a volunteer-led organization that plans activities and events that celebrate the rich diversity, culture, and intersectionality of the LGBTQ+ community. Please click here for additional information Pride Parade Route: ![]() |
Auschwitz – Not Long Ago. Not Far Away |
![]() “Auschwitz. Not Long Ago. Not Far Away.” is an international exhibition of over 700 artifacts and 400 pictures collected from Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum and various institutions that tell the story of Auschwitz, the deadliest complex of concentration camps employed by Nazi Germany during The Holocaust. For more information or to purchase tickets, please click here. |
2024 SoWa Open Market |
![]() The SoWa Open Market is one of the largest open-air farmer and artist markets in Boston. With a variety of regional and local vendors, plus various food & beverage trucks, nestled among artist studios, galleries, and retail shops on the pedestrian-only Thayer Street, the SoWa (South of Washington) community becomes a vibrant gathering place every Sunday, from May – October. For more information, click here. |
The Power of Truths:Cinematic Chronicles of Racism and Resistance |
![]() The program will begin with a screening of two short documentary films produced by Self-Evident Education: If You Cross This Boundary, We All Die, about Ellen and William Craft’s journey of self-emancipation from Georgia to Boston and beyond; and Freedom’s Battle at Christiana, the story of the Christiana Resistance of 1851, produced by Self-Evident Education for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Following the film screenings, there will be a panel discussion and audience Q&A with filmmakers Michael Lawrence-Riddell and Khalif Neville; Wellesley College professor and author of We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance, Dr. Kellie Carter-Jackson; UMass Boston professor and Hip-hop artist, Akrobatik; and Boston African American National Historic Site Park Ranger Shawn Quigley. Dr. Carter-Jackson’s book will be available for purchase from Trident Booksellers & Cafe. For more information or to purchase tickets, please click here. |
Strawberry Festival |
![]() Celebrate all things strawberries. Enjoy free live music, outdoor hard cider bar, family-friendly activities, hayrides, food truck, homemade strawberries treats and PYO strawberries. Festival Admission is free and provides entrance to the festival. Includes free live music (12-3 pm), family activities, barnyard, play areas and lawn games. Does not include pick-your-own, hayrides or food options. For strawberry picking tickets visit For more information or to purchase tickets, please click here. |