Free Fun Friday's Friday's in Massachusetts
Each Friday; The Highland Street Foundation will sponsor free admission to Museums and other cultural and fun destinations throughout Massachusetts. This program is open again this year to all Ma. residents thanks to this very generous family foundation.
International Festival of Art & Ideas New Haven Ct
The festival of performing arts, lectures, and conversations that celebrates the greatest artists and thinkers from around the world. Festival events in the past have featured some of the most prestigious jazz, classical music, dance, and theater artists in the world and the Festival’s free Ideas programs bring inspiring, provocative, challenging and delightful ideas to a wide public.
Each June, the Festival takes over the theatres, open spaces, and courtyards of New Haven, Connecticut. It will have an attendance of more than 100,000 to its events, of which more than 80% of are completely free to the public.
Jacobs Pillow Dance Inside/Out Performances Wednesday-Saturday Stockbridge Ma
The free performances happen every week from Wednesday through Saturday during the Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival. The shows are performed outside, with a beautiful backdrop of the Berkshire Hills in the summer. When the weather is threatening the performance will move to an indoor studio with very limited seating. Call the Box Office after 5pm the day of the performance to find out if it will be outdoors or indoors.
The Berklee Sumer in the City Concerts Series Greater Boston Ma
This concert series, presents more than 200 free performances throughout the Greater Boston area from May through September. Bringing neighborhoods alive with free programs of pop, rock, jazz, Latin, and more, some of Berklee’s most promising young artists are poised to share the skills they hone on campus with the local community.
Bascom Lodge Weekly Performances atop Mount Greylock Adams Ma.
Sitting atop Massachusetts’ highest peak in the Berkshires sits Bascom Lodge There are a myriad of opportunities for fun for families throughout the summer and early fall. Open May 31st through October 30th, the lodge offers workshops, lectures, music and explorations of all kinds.
Blackstone Valley River Tour Sunday Central Falls, RI
On the fourth Sunday of each month, the Blackstone River cruise offers, free cruises along the river. You may see swan, herons, geese, ducks, turtles, hawks and beautiful plants and trees! The tour guide explains the ecology of the river and surrounding wetlands along with stories about the people and history of the region. Every time you go out on the river, you’re bound to see something cool!
Many museums in New England also offer free admission during specified days of the week. You can find them here in the Good Diggin Museum Listing of New England.
There are many Cities and Towns that offer free weekly live music shows with a wide variety of music available. There are also car shows in many Cities and Towns as well. You can find a lot of options here on the Good Diggin Free Weekly Town Concert listings or the Car Show page.