Hands down the free musical concerts in Boston have been my
best summer discovery to date. We stumbled upon this delightful offering by
chance one late summers evening and free concerts have now become a tradition
for our family. We have found Thursday nights to be the best nights to make this
outing, both Jazz and the Blues are offered up for the taking within a short
distance of each other.
Traveling into Boston on the later side you can miss the
traffic and usually do not have an issue with parking at the commuter lots or
in the city proper. Once you are in the city head into the North End for an
early dinner (once again missing the crowds). After dinner swing by Mike’s
Pastries and grab a take-out order of sweets.
With your bag of sweets in hand, head over to the music venues
by way of the Harbor walk. If you cut down Hanover Street you will hit a great
starting point for the Harbor
Walk. Travel along the ins and outs of the pathway built on the water all
the way to the Harbor Hotel. There you will find Blues on The Barge!
With the fabulous Harbor on one side and the Charles on the
other, a floating stage houses the band. Visitors can either pony up to the
steps (cushions provided) or have an amazing sit down dinner. We of course “pull
up” a seat on the steps and open our box from Mike’s Pastries.
Once you have had your fill (literally and figuratively) of
the great music (and sweet treats) at the Harbor Hotel, hop back onto the Boston Harborwalk and make your
way into the Seaport District – specifically the Institute of Contemporary Art
(ICA). Thursday nights the ICA
has free concerts put on by students from The Berklee College of Music. As
an added bonus the ICA has free admission! It is a win win.
As stated we have great luck with Thursday nights but any
night of the week seems to have free concerts popping up in and around Boston.
For more information check out:
- Listing of Free Summer Concerts: https://bostononbudget.com/free-music-series-this-summer-in-boston/
- Boston Harborwalk: https://www.bostonharbornow.org/what-we-do/explore/harborwalk/
- ICA Concerts: https://www.icaboston.org/events/ica-free-thursday-night?from=/calendar&title=Calendar
- Harbor Hotel Concert Series: https://www.bhh.com/events-en.html
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