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Free outdoor events to fuel your weekend

An all-day music festival, night market, international carnival, and kid-friendly fun await you + your family this weekend.

By Victoria Wasylak
, September 7, 2023
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Head to MassArt’s first-ever Night Market + three other free events across the city.

Photo by Aram Boghosian via The Fenway

Continued summertime temps = more outdoor adventures. No matter which neighborhood you’re exploring this weekend, free outdoor fun awaits.

Friday, Sept. 8

  • MassArt Night Market | 4-8 p.m. | The Station in the Fenway, 1400 Boylston St. | Fill your home with locally-made art, fashion, and decor from student + alumni vendors.

Saturday, Sept. 9

  • JP Music Festival | 12-7p.m. | Pinebank Field, 345 Jamaicaway | Hear 20+ solo artists and bands at Jamaica Plain’s annual celebration of local music.

Sunday, Sept. 10

  • Brookline Day | Coolidge Corner | 11 a.m.-3 pm. | Stroll this whirlwind of live music and food vendors, then bring the little ones to the “kidz zone” for face painting, inflatables, and games.
  • Cambridge Carnival International | University Park, 65 Sidney St., Cambridge | 11 a.m.-5p.m. | Learn about the African diaspora through eye-popping costumes, global cuisine, and a parade through Central Square.
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Victoria Wasylak
Victoria Wasylak is an award-winning journalist and editor from Boston, MA. Her work has been published in Vanyaland, The Boston Globe, and Paste, and she’s written more than a dozen episodes of DISGRACELAND, the most downloaded music podcast in the world. She loves horror movies, cutting-edge fashion, and collecting records.