Date: May 5th
Time: 5pm to 9pm
Location: 450 Harrison Avenue
More Info: https://www.sowaartists.com/
The SoWa Artists Guild invites you to “First Friday” where from 5pm – 9pm over 80 artists open their doors to the public. Meet the artists, get inspired, buy some art, and celebrate spring becoming summer! If you can’t make it to “First Friday”, they are also open every Sunday from 11am to 4 pm!
Right Whale Research Vessel Event
Date: May 5th and May 6th
Time: 10am to 6pm
Location: 10 Fan Pier Blvd
More Info: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/song-of-the-whale-visits-boston-ma-tickets-615042166677
Come tour a world class sailing vessel, Song of the Whale, and speak to crew and scientists about their research and mission to save the critically endangered North Atlantic right whales. ‘Song of the Whale,’ is working to enhance monitoring and vital research needed for the critically endangered species in North American waters. The vessel is following mothers and their calves traveling the eastern coast of the US. Researchers are collecting data on whale presence, call rates, distribution, overall health, habitat use and chronic threats, vessel strike, and entanglement risk.
The Greenway Food Truck Festival
Date: May 6th
Time: 11:00 am to 3:00 pm
Location: High Street and Atlantic Avenue
More Info: https://www.rosekennedygreenway.org/events/the-greenway-food-truck-festival-2/
Come savor the flavors of The Greenway at the 2023 Greenway Food Truck Festival. With everything from dumplings to po’boys to homemade cookies and ice cream, this will be an outdoor culinary experience you won’t want to miss. Food Trucks in attendance will include Cookie Monstah, The Dining Car, Gogi on The Block, Moyzilla, Revelry, Papi’s Stuffed Sopapillas, Tea Station, Paisani, Vaz and Mac and more!
Date: May 6th
Time: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Location: Brighton-Allston Congregational Church, 404 Washington St., Brighton
More Info: https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/spring-festival–2
Come on down to Brighton Center for the 4th Biannual Spring Festival at the BACC! Shop exquisite Mother’s Day gifts by local artists for a fantastic cause while enjoying live music, food, art, and more!
Project Bread’s 55th The Walk for Hunger
Date: May 7th
Time: 8:00 am to 12:00 pm
Location: The Boston Common
More Info: https://www.projectbread.org/the-walk-for-hunger
Project Bread’s The Walk for Hunger, the Commonwealth’s largest and oldest day of community action against hunger, is seeking walkers for a new 3-mile route. Back in-person for the first time since 2019, the one-day fundraising event will feature plenty of family-friendly activities along the 3-mile loop. The Walk for Hunger is a fundraiser that supports Project Bread’s work to raise awareness for food insecurity and increase food access for people of all ages in Massachusetts.
Date: May 7th
Time: 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Location: 23 Crosby Drive, Suite 300, Bedford MA
More Info: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-sensory-friendly-petting-zoo-tickets-611551516047
Get ready to have a wild and woolly time at our upcoming Free Sensory-Friendly Petting Zoo event, hosted by the animal-loving folks at Bierman Autism Centers – Bedford! Whether your child is a full-blown animal whisperer or just looking for a fun day out, this is an event you won’t want to miss. Mark your calendars, RSVP, and prepare to be whisked away to an enchanted animal kingdom!
Date: May 7th
Time: 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Location: 23 Crosby Drive, Suite 300, Bedford MA
More Info: https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/quincy-multicultural-festival–2
The Quincy Multicultural Festival, in collaboration with Quincy Public Schools, invites you to celebrate the city’s incredible cultural diversity. It is time to appreciate the history, taste, and beauty behind each culture through food, culture, music, performances, and costumes. Kids can participate in arts, and crafts, raffles, and games and have fun learning about all the different cultures within the beautiful city of Quincy. Food trucks with authentic food will be there to delight you with delicious food. All attendees are encouraged to wear traditional attire or something significant to their culture, as well as bring along their best dance moves and be ready to have lots of FUN!
The Greater New Bedford Choral Society’s Composers of New England
Date: May 7th
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Grace Episcopal Church, Corner of County and School Street, New Bedford
More Info: https://gnbcs.org/
Join the Greater New Bedford Choral Society by attending their spring concert featuring works of past and present conductors. Admission is $20 at the door and children under 12 are free with a paying adult!
Lilac Sunday at the Arnold Arboretum
Date: May 14th
Time: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Location: The Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Boston
More Info: https://arboretum.harvard.edu/events/lilacs-at-the-arnold-arboretum/
Experience the springtime bloom of our renowned collection of nearly 400 lilacs. Visit for tours with Arboretum experts (or self-guided), hands-on children’s programming, and more. Picnicking in the Arboretum landscape is permitted on this day only. With 403 lilac plants representing 175 taxa (kinds), the Arboretum holds one of the premier lilac collections in North America. Lilac Sunday has been celebrated at the Arnold Arboretum since 1908
Opera Night with the Boston Lyric Opera – Representation Matters: AAPI Voices & Stories
Date: May 25th
Time: 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Location: Boston Public Library: Rabb Lecture Hall, 700 Boylston Street
More Info: https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6425b5376a6a2a36000a0467
Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) presents an evening of opera performance and conversation exploring what it means to have Asian representation in the opera industry, which stories we choose to share, and who gets creative ownership in telling these stories. BLO Artistic Advisor, founder of Asian Opera Alliance, and mezzo-soprano Nina Yoshida Nelsen will lead a dialogue with fellow artists about the historical, dramaturgical, and personal relevance of contemporary and classic repertoire. This evening continues the conversation BLO began with The Butterfly Process, an in-depth community conversation that centered Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) voices in examining the history and legacy of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly.
To attend, please register on this Eventbrite page.