Happy Friday everyone, I hope you’re having a great week! If you’re in town this weekend, enjoy this roundup of 28 events, lovingly curated for your consideration! Also, don’t forget to enter to win these amazing 10th birthday giveaways: a $250 gift card to Uncommon Goods, a designer leather bag of your choice from Lily Jade, and a $250 gift card to Fandango. So fun!
1. Make bubble prints with bursting bubbles (Acton)
2. Celebrate creativity and get inspired at the Boston Mini Maker Faire (Boston)
3. Boston-based singer-songwriter Stephanie James and Kenyan R&B artist Lisa Noah perform on Georges Island (Boston)
4. Boston Area Beekeepers Association Open Hives helps children explore all aspects of bee life (Boston)
5. Take in a free viewing of Tangled at the Prudential Center (Boston)
6. The 9th Annual Boston Area MG Club Car Show Series at Faneuil Hall showcases British cars (Boston)
7. Relax at the free Hyde Park Jazz Festival (Boston)
8. Hear a nature-themed story and then walk the trails at the Boston Nature Center (Boston)
9. The free 6th Annual African Festival of Boston is held at the Greenway Carousel (Boston)
10. Take in a free viewing of Remember the Titans at Christopher Columbus Park (Boston)
11. Take a night hike in the woods at the base of Great Blue Hill (Boston)
12. Maddie Jay and the pH Collective perform a unique blend of acid jazz, old-school beats, and psychedelic girl rap (Boston)
13. Brave Bucket Company performs Help Save the Monkey at the Puppet Showplace Theatre (Brookline)
14. Head to North Point Park for the Sunday Parkland Games (Cambridge)
15. KB Whirly appears as part of Regattabar Kids' Summer Music Series (Cambridge)
16. Paddington Bear comes to Edaville (Carver)
17. During the sidewalk sale and street festival, enjoy live music, free face painting, an interactive public art installation, free balloon animals, and more (Chestnut Hill)
18. Daniel Patiño, a singer-songwriter from San José, Costa Rica, performs a free concert at the Street (Chestnut Hill)
19. Stop in at the Duxbury Music Festival (Duxbury)
20. Get up close to balers, bucket loaders, harrows and more during Meet the Machines, then stay for a picnic (Hamilton)
21. It's opening day at the Flower Fields Cutting Garden at the Stevens-Coolidge Place (North Andover)
22. Attend the free, family-friendly Cultural Survival Bazaar with demonstrations, music, and more (Plymouth)
23. This free Lisa Love concert at Salisbury Beach also features fireworks (Salisbury Beach)
24. There's a free viewing of Inside Out at the Sylvester Baxter Riverfront Park (Somerville)
25. Learn all about animal abilities at Animalympics at the Stone Zoo (Stoneham)
26. Enjoy a free musical performance at Bird Park (Walpole)
27. Take in a free concert by Rolie Polie Guacamole at the library (Watertown)
28. GF & AF Expo is the biggest gluten free and allergen friendly event in the US (Worcester)