Merry Allston Christmas! Today is Boston’s biggest yard sale, except everything’s free and obstructing the sidewalk. Prowl the streets for curbside couches, mystery piles and the occasional gem worth dragging home. Personally, I’m still riding the high of the matching nightstands I nicked in 2016. 

While we’re on the subject of free stuff, Robyn plays Agganis Arena on Thursday and we’ve got your chance to win your way in (no facebook marketplace haggling necessary).

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• September 1st in Boston is less of a date and more of a citywide endurance test. Whether you’re new to town or just new to your neighborhood, here’s how to survive.*

• Ditch modern life for a day and go full 16th century at King Richard’s Faire, back in Carver for its 45th season. Raise a goblet to jousting, jesters and giant turkey legs.

• All we want for Allston Christmas is free shit that isn’t complete junk. Save that for Junkfest, two nights of music, dancing and friends at Dorchester Brewing Company.

• Why settle for browsing when you can bring home a masterpiece? The Affordable Art Fair comes to SoWa Power Station next month and we’ve got your all-access pass. Enter to win and find something worthy of your walls.*

• Find even more just-announced Boston shows to add to your calendar!

BOSTON’S UNWRITTEN RULES

September means moving trucks on every block and a whole lot of new faces around here. Whether you're new in town (welcome!) or a longtime resident looking to compare notes, here’s your crash course on the city’s unwritten rules.

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• It’s not every day you get to wear a holiday sweater unironically in September. We’re signing off and heading to Allston for dollar dogs and holiday spirit.

• New perk alert! Boston Family Days just added free guided tours across the city so students and families can play tourist in their own town.

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