Weekend Picks – December 2nd

Holiday Brunch at The Broadway

‘Tis The SZN For New Holiday Brunch at The Broadway. Every Friday in December, you can enjoy Holiday Brunch from 10am – 2:30pm. New Menu Items include  The Brady – sausage patty, hash brown, scrambled egg, American cheese, spicy mayo, French Toast Sticks – cinnamon sugar, Nutella, whipped cream. BW Breakfast – two eggs any way, home fries, English muffin, choice of bacon, chicken-maple sausage, or avocado. Hawaiian Rice Bowl – jasmine rice, char-broiled burger, shitake demi-glaze, spicy mayo, sunny egg, crispy shallot & garlic, chive. 

Light it Up! Seaport Tree Lighting and Holiday Stroll 

On Friday, December 2nd, Boston’s tallest holiday tree (49ft.), adorned with 10,000 twinkling lights, will be lit.  The sixth annual tree lighting program will be hosted by local Holiday Cheermeisters Amina Smith and Ashlee Feldman, and include performances by Boston Children’s Chorus, Lisa Bello, Notebook P, Danny Rivera, Amandi Music, Vincent King, Eph See, and The Q-Tip Bandits. The evening will also feature a Holiday Stroll throughout the neighborhood, where 60+ Seaport retailers will be offering exclusive one-night-only promotions. Participating stores include injeanius, Little Words Project, Fjallraven, Helly Hansen, and Outdoor Voices. Guests can also enjoy complimentary bites and sips, aerialist performers and a special appearance by Seaport’s star celebrity, Betty the Yeti. RSVP for the event via bostonseaport.xyz/event/light-seaport-2022.  Get full details and schedule here! 

Happy Birthday, Fat Baby

Celebrate Fat Baby‘s 5th Birthday! There will be karaoke, cake, dinner specials, cocktails through the years, sake and more! Fun starts at 4pm – karaoke at 9:30pm.

Participate in the SBCA Jingle Bell 5K

Put on your Santa hat, lace up those sneakers and get ready to run or walk for a great local school –South Boston Catholic Academy on Saturday at 10am. Stick around for a post-race party with prizes, raffles, food and fun! You can register here!  You can also register in person on Saturday.

Deck the Halls

Castle Island Brewing and Bardo’s is hosting a 12 Days of Christmas Tree Pop Up on the Patio – every Thursday – Sunday until December 18th.  Thursday + Friday 5pm-10pm and Saturday + Sunday 12pm-10pm. While you’re there, you might as well get some pizza and beer, right? Here are more spots for trees, wreaths, garland and more!

Cannonball Cafe’s 1st Anniversary Party

Celebrate the first year of business in the neighborhood with Cannonball Cafe on Saturday from 5pm-8pm!

Laboure Christmas Shoppe

Get ready to deck the halls with the help of the Laboure Christmas Shoppe, featuring holiday decorations, Christmas decor, candles, tree trimmings, gifts, and more!  Takes place on Saturday, December 3rd and Sunday, December 4th 10am-2pm at the Laboure Center – 275 West Broadway.  

Holiday Lunch at Nautilus Pier 4

Nautilus Pier 4 is getting in the holiday spirit with Holiday Lunch – Fridays + Saturdays 12pm-3pm through December 31st.

O Christmas Tree – Medal of Honor Park Tree Lighting

Mayor’s Tree Lighting at Medal of Honor Park will take place on Sunday, December 4th from 1:30pm-3pm.  Enjoy hot cocoa, face painting and more!

Boston Women’s Holiday Market

The Boston Women’s Holiday Market will take place on Saturday, December 3rd at 12 p.m. at Harpoon Brewery, 306 Northern Ave.  This event is free! 

Let’s go skating!

Looking for a fun way to keep the kids entertained? Lace up the skates and hit the ice.  The Murphy Rink is now offering public skating.  If you don’t have skates, don’t worry, you can rent them! If your blades are dull, you can get them sharpened there too!  You can check out the full schedule here! 

Cocoa With Camille Kostek

On Saturday, December 3rd enjoy cotton candy + hot cocoa while you meet Camille Kostek, take photos and shop at Sleepy Tie at The Current! 

B/Spoke Warehouse Grand Opening Celebration

On Saturday and Sunday, B/Spoke Warehouse is celebrating its new Southie location with fitness, art, music, a holiday market, self-care, food + bev, giveaways, and more! You can get the full details here! 

Live Music Roundup

Hunter’s – Michael O Music on Friday from 5pm-8pm, Jimmy tunes on Saturday from 3pm-6pm on Sunday It’s Ya Boy KR from 2pm-6pm and Matty Sheehan 9pm-12pm

Loco is hosting a Fran Briand Sing-a-long on Saturday from 1-4pm at Loco’s main space!

Capo will feature Pat Dowling on Saturday in the Supper Club from 1pm-4pm.

Lincoln – Legends of Summer Band Sunday from 6pm-9pm

Sports

The World Cup – USA vs. Netherlands on Sunday at 10am.  The Bruins faceoff against the Avalanche on Saturday at 7pm. The Celtics play the Heat on Friday at 7:30pm and then the Nets Sunday at 6pm. Here are 10 Places to Watch the Game! 

Check back as this list may be updated.