Things to Do near Boston, MA

Major free music and cultural festival with arts market, food vendors, and performances throughout downtown Lowell.

Downtown pedestrian festival with food, art, music, kids activities, and dozens of vendor tents and local makers.

Floral-themed community celebration on Beverly Common with vendor booths, art installations, music, and family activities as part of the Beverly 400+ anniversary events.

Free outdoor music festival at Salem Willows featuring live jazz and soul performances with a vendor marketplace for artisans and makers.

Traditional Greek festival with food, music, dancing, and vendor opportunities at St. George Greek Orthodox Church.

City-sponsored celebration of diversity seeking vendors, performers, and sponsors for food, crafts, and cultural exhibits.

Free two-day waterfront festival celebrating Boston-area artists with juried visual arts, live music, and family-friendly activities at Christopher Columbus Park.

Popular multi-day event featuring dozens of food trucks, craft beer and beverage vendors, and live entertainment on Salem Common.

Community harvest festival in historic East Boxford Village with 70+ craft vendors, food, music, and historic house tours.

Large outdoor celebration of local and New England food producers, farmers, chefs, and specialty vendors along the Rose Kennedy Greenway with nearly 100 booths.

Salem's premier Halloween vendor marketplace with hundreds of artisans, makers, and food vendors across multiple weekends and locations in downtown Salem.

Celebration of cultural diversity with artisan vendors, food booths, music, and performances in downtown Peabody.

Massachusetts' largest agricultural fair featuring rides, livestock, entertainment, and hundreds of vendors selling food, crafts, and products over 11 days.

Halloween-themed makers market with nearly 35 vendors, food, raffles, and trick-or-treat activities.

Holiday craft fair at Greater Lowell Technical High School with vendor booths.

Holiday craft fair at Tewksbury/Wilmington Elks Lodge with art, craft, and food vendors.

Holiday shopping event with vendor booths for small businesses and crafters in Woburn.

Holiday vendor fair at Hilton Woburn with crafts, art, food, and commercial vendors.

Holiday craft fair at American Legion Post 156 with artisans and vendors.

Holiday craft fair with vendors at Wakefield Elks.

Holiday craft and vendor fair at Billerica Elks.

Holiday craft and vendor fair with artisans and crafters at the Polish Club.

Farm-based harvest festival with strawberry picking, crafts, food vendors, music, and family activities in Danvers.