Weekend Picks – August 2nd

Cocktail o’clock

Fat Baby has updated its cocktail menu!  Enjoy 7 new cocktails including the All Day with rose vodka, lilet, aperol, lemon, the Baby Got Back made with Ketel One Oranje, lemon, and agave, the Tokyo Drift with japanese whiskey, yuzu, honey and jalepeno.  Cheers!  Save the Date: Tuesday, August 6th Karaoke Night with Pu Pu Platters and shots of Liquid Courage via Scorpion Bowls! The party kicks off at 9:00pm with People’s Karaoke!

It’s Never Too Late

The Harry McDonough Sailing Center is now offering adult sailing lessons Monday through Friday 4pm until sunset. Stop by and learn!

Grab your chair and hit the beach!

It’s Tenean Beach Day on Sunday, August 3rd from 11am-3pm hosted by the Port Norfolk Civic Association. This FREE family friendly day will feature bounce houses, dunk tanks, sumo suits, canoes, paddle boards, food, ice cream, a pirate story teller, circus performers, face painting and more! Holy Moly! Talk about fun in the sun! There will also be a live DJ, Larry the Lobster and friends, and Dot Art!

Lobster, shrimp and oysters, oh my!

Celebrate the 8th Annual Boston Seafood Festival at Boston Fish Pier at the on Sunday, August 4th. Hosted by the Boston Fisheries Foundation, this one-day festival takes place on the historic Boston Fish Pier from 11am to 6pm.  Guests can look forward to chef demos, a live DJ, shucking contests, educational events, and, yep, tastings!  General admission tickets are $15 for adults, $5 for children aged six through 12, and free for children aged five and under. Lobster Bake tickets include general admission, and are on sale for $53.  You can learn more here!  

Flow then Brunch

On Saturdays at 10am, enjoy an hour Vinyassa Flow with East Side Yoga and Fitness with Mary Kelleher in the beautiful garden at Publico! $15 cash at class. Sign up online. Treat yourself to brunch post yoga at Publico!  East Side is also offering an August 10 pack of classes for just $150 – cash only – buy in studio.

Date Night Pick

Enjoy an outdoor movie under the movie at the Boston Harbor Hotel. Raiders of The Lost Ark is the feature film this Friday at dusk!  This event is free and open to the public.  

Get out there and have some fun…….for FREE!

The Highland Street Foundation would like to pick up the tab on admission to Boston area attractions.  Isn’t that nice?  Enjoy free admission to places like the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Franklin Park Zoo, USS Constitution Museum and many more.  This special promotion takes place each Friday from June 28th through August 30th.  This Friday, the Franklin Park Zoo and Chatham Shark Museum are just two of the awesome spots you can visit for free. You can see a full list here! 

Party like a Unicorn

On Friday, August 2nd get your hands on some free ice cream sandwiches compliments of Hood. And they’re not just regular ice cream sandwiches – they’re magical unicorn ice cream sandwiches! And Hood isn’t just handing out free unicorn ice cream sandwiches – they’re have a special Unicorn Fantasy Party on Boston Common near the Frog Pond! From 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Hood and Wally the Green Monster will distribute THOUSANDS OF FREE VANILLA & UNICORN CONFETTI ICE CREAM SANDWICHES to kids and adults alike from Hood’s newly-minted ice cream truck. The event includes (free) family fun activities like face-painting, photos with Wally, unicorn-themed games, bubbles and more. NO RSVP is required and product is given away on a first come, first-served basis.

Get Ready to Dance

dbar after dark Magnum Saturday presents Disco 3000 featuring DJ Jay Ine on Saturday, August 3rd from 10pm-2am.  Party like it’s 2999!  Never a cover.  Always a blast.

Caught in the North End

It’s the feast of Saint Agrippina from August 1st – August 4th in the North End!  Enjoy a weekend of music, food and fun!  Table on Hanover Street is offering a special Sunday Supper featuring ricotta gnocchi marinara, meatballs, Italian sausage, caesar salad, garlic bread, cannoli, and glass of house wine for just $55!  Reserve you spot here!  Sunday Supper starts at 5pm.

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