Free Events in Boston

Greenway Food Trucks featuring Chicken & Rice Guys — Monday Lunch

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 · All day

Rose Kennedy Greenway

Market

Weekly lunch with 22 rotating food trucks along the Rose Kennedy Greenway, including Indian, Korean, Mexican, burgers, and pizza. Stop by Dewey Square and surrounding spots for diverse street-food from 11:30am-2pm. Free to enter; pay per item.

Course Evaluation (Q Guide) opens.

Mon, 20 Apr 2026

Harvard SEAS, Cambridge, MA

Conference

Harvard's Course Evaluations Q Guide opens, inviting students to participate in the upcoming evaluation cycle. Visit the Course Evaluations site for timing, access, and instructions, with calendar updates and links provided.

Administrative Monday

Mon, 20 Apr 2026

Boston College

Conference

Administrative Monday at Boston College offers a campus-wide briefing on administrative policies and operations. The session gathers staff and faculty on the Chestnut Hill campus to coordinate services and discuss ongoing campus initiatives.

Senior Talk at Morning Prayers

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 at 4:30 AM

Memorial Church, Sanctuary

Lecture

Elizabeth Bennett delivers the Senior Talk at Morning Prayers in Appleton Chapel, Memorial Church, Harvard University. This brief campus lecture at 8:30 a.m. on April 21, 2026 offers a reflective moment in a historic chapel for students and adults.

Music & Movement with Steve (Council on Aging)

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 at 5:00 AM

Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre

Wellness

Join Music & Movement with Steve, a friendly wellness session hosted by the Council on Aging in Somerville. This light-hearted class blends music with gentle movement to boost energy, mood, and mobility for older adults in a welcoming setting.

Sustainability and Infrastructure Committee Meeting

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 at 5:00 AM

Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre

Conference

Somerville hosts a Sustainability and Infrastructure Committee meeting to review urban resilience, transportation projects, and public works priorities. City officials discuss funding, policy updates, and upcoming actions in a formal, public session.

Budgeting with Excel

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 at 7:00 AM

Boston Public Library

Workshop

Attend a hands-on budgeting workshop at the Boston Public Library Tech Classroom and learn to build a simple Excel budget. No advanced Excel knowledge required—track income, control expenses, and plan financial goals with practical templates in a supportive library setting.

CFA Earth Day Sustainability Brunch

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 at 7:00 AM

Boston University

Food

Join Boston University for the CFA Earth Day Sustainability Brunch—a campus gathering that pairs a relaxed brunch with conversations on sustainability, green initiatives, and community action. Meet students and professionals and enjoy a morning of food plus ideas in a university setting.

Children's Mental Health Story Time

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 at 7:00 AM

Boston Public Library

Family

Story Time at the Boston Public Library, led by a Children's Librarian, centers on mental health, problem-solving, and resilience through engaging stories. Best for ages 4+ and open to all families, with accessible programming funded to support inclusive library events.

Sasha's 5th Paw-ty!

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 at 8:00 AM

Science Center Plaza

Community

Join Sasha’s 5th Paw-ty at Science Center Plaza for Harvard’s campus canine celebrity. An outdoor, family-friendly community celebration with games, snacks, and vendor tables—celebrating Sasha’s birthday with students, families, and dog lovers alike.

Teaching With Technology on Purpose – Pedagogical Support for Digital Tools

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 at 8:00 AM

Boston College

Workshop

This hands-on workshop helps instructors make pedagogy-driven decisions when selecting BC-supported learning tools like Canvas, Perusall, and VoiceThread. Participants redesign an activity and an assignment and leave with a clearer pedagogical purpose and plan.

Learn-to-Bike for Adults: Basic Skills

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 at 8:00 AM

25 Beach street, Boston

Workshop

An outdoor, hands-on beginner bike class for adults at the Work Inc Parking Lot in Boston. Bikes and helmets are provided; learn starting, stopping, turning, and safety basics in a friendly session. Free to attend.

Airborne Pollutants and Health: A Scientific Talk

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 at 8:00 AM

Cruft, 309

Lecture

Join Havala Pye (Research Scientist) for a focused talk on airborne pollutants and health. The talk examines how to characterize hazard and exposure, highlighting uncertainties in current risk assessments. Wildfire smoke is used as a case study to show how dilution and smoke age shape health risk estimates on 2026-04-21 at 12:00 UTC.

Employer Coffee Chat with The Boston Globe

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 at 8:00 AM

Rosalie K. Stahl Center/73 Tremont Street, Career Center Lobby

Community

Join The Boston Globe at Suffolk University's Career Center for an Employer Coffee Chat. Chat with the Globe’s talent acquisition team about internship and entry opportunities in journalism, photography, video, and design. Drop by the Career Center Lobby for an informal, informative session.

Virtual STEM OPT Workshop

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 at 8:30 AM

Suffolk University, Boston, MA

Workshop

Join a virtual workshop at Suffolk University to learn about STEM OPT eligibility and the extension application process. This session covers requirements for F-1 students with STEM degrees, timelines, and tips for a smooth filing.

Mayor's Poetry Program Reading 2026

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 at 9:00 AM

City Hall Plaza1 City Hall Square, Boston

Literature

Local emerging poets read their work at Boston City Hall Plaza for National Poetry Month, with displays of poetry around City Hall. An accessible, civic poetry event in a historic downtown setting that blends performance with visual poetry.

2026 Gleitsman Citizen Activist Award: A Conversation with Billie Jean King

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 at 9:00 AM

Malkin Penthouse (Institute of Politics, Harvard Kennedy School)

Lecture

Join Billie Jean King for a candid conversation at Harvard Kennedy School as she accepts the Gleitsman Citizen Activist Award and reflects on her lifelong leadership in gender equality and sports. An inspiring campus event blending honors with advocacy insights.

Materials Science and Engineering Seminar - Professor Joe Patterson, UC Irvine

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 at 10:00 AM

Building 6, 6-120

Lecture

Join UC Irvine professor Joe Patterson for a Materials Science and Engineering Seminar on energy-driven active soft matter. This talk discusses dissipative self-assembly of peptide-based supramolecular systems under chemical and electrochemical fueling, and how energy input governs structure formation and dynamic evolution.

Spring 2026 Photo Lecture Series | Jack Lueders-Booth

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 · All day

Tower

Art

MassArt presents the Spring 2026 Photography Lecture Series with visiting photographer Jack Lueders-Booth. In the Tower Auditorium, he discusses decades of work and teaching at Harvard, offering insights into documentary photography and the practice.

Majlis: Poetry, Multimedia, and Conversation

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 at 10:30 AM

Civic Pavilion5 Congress Street, Boston

Literature

An afternoon of poetry, multimedia performance, and moderated conversation in the Civic Pavilion, honoring National Arab American Heritage Month and National Poetry Month in Boston. Free and open to the public.

Free Bike Repair Workshop at BPL East Boston

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 at 11:30 AM

City Hall Plaza

Workshop

Join a free bike repair workshop hosted by the City of Boston at East Boston, offering hands-on maintenance tips and on-the-spot fixes. Learn basics like tire changes, brake adjustments, and chain care in a casual, community-friendly setting at City of Boston.

April Early Childhood Well-Being Research in Progress

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 at 11:30 AM

Boston University

Lecture

This session presents ongoing research on early childhood well-being, outlining methods, initial findings, and future directions. Hosted at Boston University, the talk invites academics and practitioners to discuss developmental health, stress, and strategies to support resilience in young children.

Preserved federal environmental data tools (Data Rescue)

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 at 11:30 AM

Building 7A – Rotch Library, 238 (GIS and Data Lab)

Workshop

Join MIT's GIS and Data Lab for an Earth Day eve presentation and workshop on federal environmental data tools and infrastructures. Learn how advocates preserved these tools through data rescue, and how they support research, environmental protection, and justice for vulnerable communities.

Philosophy Seminar Series: Pol Pardini Gisbert

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 at 11:30 AM

STH 541

Lecture

Join the Philosophy Seminar Series at Boston University as Pol Pardini Gisbert speaks in STH 541. An engaging academic talk exploring philosophical themes, ideal for students and scholars seeking rigorous discussion in a formal campus setting.

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