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Boston Events: Workshops, Festivals, Watch Parties Happening This July

The city's official listings at boston.gov/events track workshops, festivals and watch parties through the rest of the month.

By Boston Things-to-do Desk · Published July 24, 2026

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Boston's official community events calendar at boston.gov/events currently lists the 2026 Children's Arts and Crafts Workshops in Dorchester along with Mayor Wu's World Cup Semi-Final Watch Party at 1 City Hall Square.

Residents turn to the calendar each summer to locate free or low-cost gatherings that draw families to neighborhood parks and public squares. The listings help coordinate attendance across Dorchester, the North End and Cambridge without relying on scattered social media posts.

Recent and ongoing listings

The 12th Annual Boston JerkFest ran July 10-12 at the Harvard Athletic Complex. Eventbrite entries show Chicken Hand Society Presents: Mahjong & Maybe on July 16 and Mingle Mayhem Big Singles Bash on July 17 at Bow Market. Festival Betances 2026 and the APIs CAN 10th Anniversary Summer Celebration both fall on July 18, the first at Plaza Betances.

The Boston Central events page supplements the city site with family and kids activities drawn from the same July window. WHDH 7News community calendar entries from earlier in the season covered Seaport Sweat through September and Porchfest dates that closed in May.

How to use the listings

Users can filter boston.gov/events by date or neighborhood to locate the Brazilian Festa Junina 2026, which begins July 15 at Saint Anthony Parish in Cambridge. The Boston Common Frog Pond spray pool, reopened June 23, appears on related summer recreation pages maintained by the city.

Additional aggregators such as Eventbrite's Boston community section and the Instagram account @thebostoncal post the same dates for cross-checking. Residents checking the sites today can identify the remaining July options before the month ends.

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