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Daily Email - Friday - 9/26/2025

September 26, 2025

We made it to Friday! Maddox Batson plays a sold-out show at MGM Music Hall on October 26th. Didn’t get tickets in time? Win your way in to the I Need a Truck Tour.

JUST ANNOUNCED

  • A nightmare hits Southie next month (and we’re not talking about parking). This Halloween pop-up brings creepy cocktails, decor and enough spooky energy to raise the dead.

  • Rage-rap phenomenon OsamaSon is bringing the Psykotic Tour to Citizens House of Blues. Lock in your tickets for November 5th.

  • The Crysalis Tour is going down in Cambridge on October 29th. Grab tickets to see Jenevieve bring her long overdue headline tour to The Sinclair.

  • This one’s for the hopeless romantics: Mariah the Scientist brings the Hearts Sold Separately Tour to MGM Music Hall on February 28th.

  • Plus, announcements from Ed Sheeran, Neon Trees, Chiodos, Hawthorne Heights, Harlem Globetrotters and more!

FREE STUFF FRIDAY: BIRTHDAY EDITION

Photo: Nothing Bundt Cakes

It’s Libra season and we know what you balanced babes want: free stuff! Because, let’s face it, living in Boston can empty your wallet faster than you can say “happy birthday.” Celebrate big without going broke with our guide to birthday freebies.

THIS WEEKEND

🇮🇸 Taste of Iceland

Now-Saturday around Boston (times vary)

Experience Iceland without the hassle of renewing your passport. This three-day fest brings the best of Icelandic culture straight to Boston.

🍂 Fall Fest

Tomorrow at High Street Place (3PM)

Leaf your worries behind — there’s autumn-inspired bites, stein holding showdowns, pie eating contests and cozy fall photo ops waiting at the food hall this weekend.

🔥 Ignite Festival

Tomorrow in Union Square (3:30PM)

Come for the fiery flavors, stay for the thrills. Turn up the heat with cooking demos, a curry eating contest and a fire show from Boston Circus Guild to close out the night.

☀️ Street Fair

Sunday in Allston (12PM)

Harvard Ave turns into a massive street festival with six blocks of free fun. Boston’s most eclectic neighborhood is going hard with live music, giveaways and local flavor.

🎉 Too Many ‘Toberfests, Too Little Time

All Weekend around Boston

Choose your adventure this weekend: Paddytoberfest, Rocktoberfest, Barktoberfest, ACKtoberfest. The hardest decision you’ll make this week: which fest to hit first?

MODEST MOUSE

Modest Mouse takes the stage at MGM Music Hall on October 15th. Secure your seat now for a night of indie rock with help from Built to Spill. Try your luck and enter to win a pair of tickets and an exclusive merch pack!*

LOCALS ONLY

  • Start the weekend strong at Fit Fest tomorrow. All fitness levels are welcome for FREE workouts, cold plunges, wellness giveaways, meditation and mocktails.

  • Seaport is getting a robot reboot! Race drones, drive an underwater bot, control a robot arm and play fetch with a mechanical dog. Show up early for a prime viewing spot of the Robot Parade down Sleeper Street.

  • Bao down to the tastiest event of the weekend: Roslindale’s Dumpling Festival! With 15+ vendors slinging every style, you’re bound to find your flavor match.

  • Nonprofits, got a big idea brewing? Become a Community Partner with Lamplighter Brewing and you’ll get to create a collab beer and get the word out about your mission. Applications are open until October 2nd, so hop to it.

Hope your weekend is magical ✨