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Fun Freebies this Week

8/20/2014

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Each Wednesday, you can find a few of the Fun Freebies that will be held throughout New England during this week. To see many more events that are taking place each weekend, Click on any of the drop down tabs from each page of this web site.




Third Thursday                                                                                     Thursday   Willimantic Ct

Each third Thursday of the month, Willimantic Ct attracts thousands of people to stroll down Main street and enjoy a variety of music and entertainment as well as theatrical, visual and food delights.  Six stages simultaneously host a wide variety of music and entertainment. Willimantic's diversity really shines through in the delicious authentic international cuisine. Enjoy locally produced artwork, beer, music, and street performers.

Plainville Balloon Festival                                                            Friday-Sunday in Plainville Ct

Once again, the skies over Ct will be filled with hot air balloons for the annual Plainville Hot Air Balloon Festival and Craft Festival. This event will also feature a Fireworks display on Friday, huge car show on Saturday.  There will be live music, plenty of food and members of the Hartford Wolf pack Hockey team to meet and greet with fans..

Waterfire                                                                                     Saturday    Providence RI   

 Over eighty bonfires will be lit along the river in downtown Providence. As you walk along the paths in Waterfront Park, past the arched bridges and beautiful sculptures; your senses will be captivated by the flames, aromas of burning wood and music from around the world. There will be torch-lit vessels that travel down the river, street performers.. Waterfire has been enjoyed by of over ten million visitors since its flames were first lit in 1994.                                               

Free Fun Friday's                                                                  Friday's throughout Massachusetts 

Each week on 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.

Jacobs Pillow Dance Inside/Out Performances       Wednesday-Saturday Stockbridge Ma

This will be the last week for 2014 to see these free performances. These performances have taken place 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.


Free Entrance to all National Parks                                            Tuesday Nationwide

Next Tuesday, the National Park Service celebrates its 98th birthday by generously offering visitors free access to the parks it protects.  Every Founders' Day, park visitors get a birthday gift: waived fees to all 401 of those beautiful and wild places. Check for the nearest park to you for some fun explorations.


National Museum Day is next month on the September 27th.  There are many museums all over the Northeast and the Country that participate in this program. The Smithsonian Museum will send you a  free tickets to visit the museum of your choice if you submit the request to them. To receive your free Museum Day Live! Ticket for two people only, please enter your information into the request and send it out to
The Smithsonian Museum . Your Ticket will be emailed to you after you submit your information. You must print your ticket and present it to receive your free admission.



Good Diggin Free City and Town summer Concert Schedule   throughout  New England

Many museums offer free admission during specified days of the week. See them in the complete 

Museum Listing page of this web site.




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