Let’s make 2026 the year of FREE shows! Spend a night with world-class performers at Drum Tao, a Japanese drum spectacle later this month at Capitol Center for the arts. Win your way in.

FREE THINGS TO DO

Let’s be honest: your resolve to "budget better" is already feeling a little overwhelming. We lined up the best free events in Boston so you can start the new year with your resolution intact:

• Free Observation Deck

• Revolution! 250 Years of Art & Activism

• Learn to Curl

• Festival of Lights

• Seafood Fest

• Boozy Bingo

THIS YEAR

LOCALS ONLY

• It’s the last weekend to see Somerville’s most decked-out houses. Save the map, grab a friend and get glowing.