Meet your neighbors (and your neighbors’ pets!) for an afternoon of animal-friendly Halloween fun. Dress your pet in their Halloween best for a chance to win a prize. Take home an animal portrait or caricature. And enjoy complimentary snacks provided by local businesses (including special treats for furry friends) with beer and wine available for purchase.

Every Sunday gain free access to one or all of Harvard's Art Museums, the Fogg Museum, Busch-Reisinger Museum, and the Arthur M. Sackler Museum.

Throughout the month of October cruises run daily to and from Salem. Enjoy all of the Halloween activities during Haunted Happenings. In less than an hour, arrive in the center of Salem - no worries about traffic or parking.

Calling all dog lovers to the 4th Annual Harpoon Dogtoberfest! Stretch those legs with a 1-mile fun run/walk with your pup, then join our “barking lot” party with the freshest Harpoon beer, food trucks and music. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Kenary Brain Tumor Research Fund at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute as well as the MSPCA.

Join Hive's Oktoberfest at the Loring Greenough Harvest during JP Open Studios. Wear your lederhosen and dirndls and get festive! A variety of great craft beers, wines, and a signature spritz will be on tap. Próst!

Savor the last days of summer at our End-Of-Summer Lobster Clambake at the Liberty Hotel! This year's event is a fully plated dinner, doors open at 5:30PM, with first bites and bubbles served at 6:00PM. Your ticket includes a four-course traditional New England Lobster Clambake and a signature cocktail, glass of wine, or beer.

Chestnut Hill Square has partnered with Distraction Brewing Company to bring an outdoor beer garden to the center, Saturdays + Sundays from 12pm-9pm, now through October 31, 2021.

Check out this spot in Cambridge's Central Square for locally made cider and food. Artifact Cider Project makes cider for the new Northeast. Using local apples and innovative cidermaking practices, they create ciders that are as authentic, eclectic, and forward-looking as the region they come from.

Escape the city for a day and hop on a ferry to Provincetown. The outer Cape is a natural treasure, where the dunes roll, the surf thunders, and rare birds share miles of sandy beaches with no one but you. When you’re done with the sun, bask in the shopping, restaurants and bars of Provincetown, one of Cape Cod’s oldest settlements with a bohemian character all its own.

Join us for this exciting community arts festival from August 21- 22, 11a - 4pm in and around JP. Expect music, poetry, story-telling, dance and more! You can find the map and all the acts performing on our website (to be uploaded soon)