33 Marvelous Things To Do In Boston This May
With warm weather and summer days ahead, we can't wait to enjoy May in Boston this year! Read on to find the best events and activities in the city.
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With warm weather and summer days ahead, we can't wait to enjoy May in Boston this year! Read on to find the best events and activities in the city.
Spring is in full swing and Boston is coming alive once again. From flower festivals to tipsy tea parties and everything in between, here are the top events, activities, and things to do in Boston this month.
Calm your mind and experience classical music in a whole new light with these sensational concerts located in historical Boston venues. Throughout May, the Candlelight Concert series will feature a wide variety of themed repertoires, including a tribute Taylor Swift.
Dino Safari is an absolute delight for dino enthusiasts both young and old. In this immersive exhibition located in Faneuil Hall, you’ll be able to meet life-sized, moving dinosaurs up-close and learn everything about them! With a huge gift shop filled with dino merch and a VR games, it’s a wildly popular and fun family adventure. Get your tickets here before they sell out!
Open now through May 15, Naumkeag’s fourth annual Daffodil & Tulip Festival lets you wander through 8 acres of springtime flowers in full bloom. Decorated with over 75,000 daffodils and tulips, you’ll be able to tiptoe through the garden and the first floor of the house, which has a seasonal gift shop inside right now. Read more about it here.
Choco Town is an immpersive new experience where everything is based on chocolate and sweets, from the houses to the fountains. It’s an interactive experience that is sure to enhance all of your senses, including your taste. Tickets for the event this summer are selling like chocolate-covered hotcakes, so get your tickets now!
Enjoy the lovely springtime weather and go on an adventurous culinary experience! This mystery picnic date includes solving puzzles and riddles sent to your smartphone to figure out the location of your stunning secret picnic spot. You can go on this 3-hour picnic extravaganza with a date or a group of friends—it’s up to you!
At this latest artistic exhibition, you can step inside the surrealist world of Rene Magritte, the famous Belgian painter. Explore his life, his work, and his secrets as never before through cutting-edge 360 degree digital projections, a one-of-a-kind VR experience, and a uniquely atmospheric light and sound show. Interested in immersing yourself inside the world of his art? Hop on the waitlist to be the first to know when the exhibit starts!
If you’ve always wanted to explore the underwater world, today’s your lucky day: this tiki submarine-inspired pop-up bar is setting sail in Boston, bringing with it fantastical submerged adventures. A secret location turns into a Cold War submarine, offering you the perfect vibe to party with a sick band and drink boozy cocktails in a sea-themed venue. Hop on board the waitlist here!
Whether you’re looking to entertain out-of-towners or want to learn some pizza history yourself, you can enjoy a pizza-powered guided tour around Boston’s historical North End. On the tour, you’ll visit five history-laden Freedom Trail sites and snack on pizza as you go along. Get your tickets to the experience here.
Looking to get in shape this summer? We have the perfect activities for you! Seaport is bringing back their free outdoor workout series, Seaport Sweat, from May 2 through September 29 this year. Back for its seventh season, the community-driven series offers nearly 200 fitness classes. Get more info and class schedules here!
On a rainy spring day, have an adventure right inside your own home. You can transform your living room, bathroom, kitchen or even your garden into an amazing escape room to do at home. With three fantastical stories to choose from, all you have to do is download your favorite kit, print it and have fun!
Harvard’s beloved Arnold Arboretum has a beautiful selection of trees year round, but it’s most popular in early May when the lilacs bloom near the path on Bussey Hill. Their annual Lilac Sunday always falls on Mother’s Day (which is May 8 this year), and it’s a gorgeous display of springtime blooms.
Boston’s Beacon Hill neighborhood hosts a tour once a year of the houses’ gardens, and the Hidden Gardens tour is set to return this year on May 19. Whether rain or shine, you’ll have access to see the fabulous private gardens of the Beacon Hill Garden Club, and they’re certainly a sight to behold. Get your tickets and more information about the event at their website.
To celebrate one of the prettiest times of the year, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston will be showcasing dozens of massive floral arrangements inspired by the paintings in their own collection. Returning for the first time since 2019, the Art in Bloom event will take place this year from Friday, April 29, to Sunday, May 1. You won’t want to miss this multi-sensory artistic experience!
We can’t wait to see the newest movie releases on a screen larger than our laptops! This spring, there are plenty of anticipated films, like The Northman and Doctor Strange. Get your tickets to the hottest films in Boston here with an exclusive discount.
The Kelleher Rose Garden recently reopened for the season, and it will only get more beautiful as the season progresses! The garden contains more than ten classes and 200 varieties of roses. In total, the garden has almost 1,500 plants! It’s completely free to visit and it’s open to the public from 7am to 5pm daily, now through October.
New bars and restaurants have been popping up left and right in the city this spring! For your next night out in May, try something new and venture out of your comfort zone by checking out a new business. Our favorite new spots open this spring are:
It’s officially rooftop season in Boston again. From Lookout’s stunning views of the Seaport to Felipe’s Taquería’s cozy rooftop with twinkling lights and scrumptious tacos, these awesome Boston rooftops have it all! Enjoy the warmer weather and check out our ten favorite rooftops in the city.
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