Free Fun Fridays in July 2018

The Highland Street Foundation has a busy month scheduled for July.

July 6

Boston Children's Museum
Peabody Essex Museum
Cape Cod Maritime Museum
Battleship Cove
Amelia Park Children's Museum
Gore Place
Falmouth Museums on the Green
Hancock Shaker Village
Pilgrim Hall Museum
New England Quilt Museum


July 13

Edward M. Kennedy Institute
Charles River Watershed Association
Larz Anderson Auto Museum
Chesterwood
The Telephone Museum
Venfort Hall and Gilded Age Museum
Sports Museum
Children's Museum of Holyoke
International Volleyball Hall of Fame
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center


July 20

Museum of Fine Arts
Gloucester Stage Company
The Gardens at Elm Bank
Chatham Shark Center
New Bedford Whaling Museum
Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association
Spellman Museum of Stamps and Postal History
Springfield Museums
Discovery Museums
The Hall at Patriot's Place


July 27

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Tanglewood
Commonwealth Shakespeare
JFK Hyannis Museum
Fitchburg Art Museum 
Old Colony History Museum
Boston Athenaeum
Sandwich Glass Museum
Arnold Arboretum
Museum of Russian Icons

Free Fun Fridays June 29, 2018

The Highland Foundation is kicking off their first Free Fun Friday of the year on June 29, 2018. Check out the venues being offered this year and for more information about other Free Fun Fridays see their website here.


Lyric Stage Company of Boston
MIT Museum
Berkshire Theater Group
Nantucket Whaling Museum
The Mount: Edith Wharton’s Home
Concord Museum
Worcester Art Museum
Clark Art Institute
Children's Museum in Easton
Edward Gorey House

July 2016 Free Fun Fridays

July is a busy month for the Highland Street Foundation's Free Fun Friday events as there are 5 Friday's in July. As I researched this ahead and scheduled it to prepost there were no links on the Highland site here. However, I will post links to the events as I find them.

July 1
Boston Children’s Museum
The Sports Museum
Heritage Museums & Gardens
Falmouth Museums on the Green no information available yet
Cape Cod Maritime Museum no information available yet
Amelia Park Children’s Museum no information available yet
Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival no information available yet
Wenham Museum


July 8
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Plimoth Plantation
Peabody Essex Museum
Cape Ann Museum no information available yet
Buttonwood Park Zoo no information available yet
Children’s Museum in Easton no information available yet
The Hall at Patriot Place no information available yet
Provincetown Art Association and Museum no information available yet


July 15
Edward M. Kennedy Institute no information available yet
Boston Athenӕum no information available yet
Larz Anderson Museum no information available yet
Cape Cod Children’s Museum no information yet
Edward Gorey House no information available yet
Danforth Art Museum\School no information available yet
Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History
Fitchburg Art Museum no information available yet


July 22
Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park no information available
Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University no information available yet
New Bedford Whaling Museum no information available yet
Cape Cod Museum of Art no information available yet
Pilgrim Hall Museum no information available yet
The Eric Carle Museum
Fruitlands Museum
Museum of Russian Icons


July 29
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum
Commonwealth Museum no information available yet
Battleship Cove no information available yet
Marine Museum at Fall River no information available yet
Sandwich Glass Museum no information available yet
Nantucket Whaling Museum no information available yet
Tower Hill Botanic Garden no information available yet
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company no information available yet

June 2016 Free Fun Fridays

The Highland Street Foundation is again sponsoring Free Fun Fridays. I was disappointed that the website didn't provide links to the venues as they've done in the past. Perhaps this will be corrected. I've added links where I've located them.

June 24

Tanglewood
Lyric Stage Company of Boston couldn't locate event information
Clark Art Institute
MASS MoCA not updated as of this posting
Worcester Art Museum not updated as of this posting
Children’s Museum at Holyoke
International Volleyball Hall of Fame no info on site but Children's Museum at Holyoke provides info
The Mount: Edith Wharton’s Home

More information available about Free Fun Fridays at the Highland Street Foundation here.

Free Fun Fridays 2016 in Massachusetts

I checked last week and Highland Street Foundation had not posted the list for 2016 yet. Today I decided to do another scan and sure enough the list is available here. For those of you not familiar with the program, every Friday several venues offer free entrance to different museums, zoos, theater, music events, and other attractions to residents and visitors in Massachusetts.

Some venues include all activities available at the venue, others include basic admission with other programs coming at additional costs. The first Friday is June 24, the last August 26. These Friday events can draw large crowds, so if you have access to library passes or other discounts you might want to consider all your options when planning your trip. You don't want to pick up a library pass for the same day as a Free Friday event. Some do offer special events to attract people to come on the special day, so that can be a reason to face the crowds.

July 2014 Free Fun Fridays

This month starts off with a holiday edition of Free Fun Fridays.

July 4th

HERITAGE MUSEUMS & GARDENS
EDWARD GOREY HOUSE
JACOB'S PILLOW DANCE FESTIVAL
AMELIA PARK CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
FALMOUTH MUSEUMS ON THE GREEN

July 11th

JOHN F. KENNEDY PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY & MUSEUM
PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM
WORCESTER HISTORICAL MUSEUM
FRUIT LANDS MUSEUM
CAPE COD CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
PILGRIM HALL MUSEUM

July 18th

MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON
OCEAN EXPLORIUM
THE ERIC CARLE MUSEUM
LARZ ANDERSON AUTO MUSEUM
SPRINGFIELD MUSEUMS
MASS AUDOBON'S BOSTON NATURE CENTER
SANDWICH GLASS MUSEUM

July 25th

THE FREEDOM TRAIL FOUNDATION
BATTLESHIP COVE
CHILDREN’S MUSEUM IN EASTON
TOWER HILL BOTANIC GARDEN
ARNOLD ARBORETUM OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY
CAPE COD MUSEUM OF ART
DANFORTH ART

For links to these venues and more information about Free Fun Fridays check out the Highland Street Foundation's website here.

June 2014 Free Fun Friday Events

There is only one Free Fun Friday in June and it's the kick off of the event June 27th.

The following venues are hosting the first week's events:

FRANKLIN PARK ZOO
CAPE COD MARITIME MUSEUM
WORCESTER ART MUSEUM
TANGLEWOOD
THE SPORTS MUSEUM
MASS MOCA
MIT MUSEUM

For more information check out the Highland Street Foundation's website here. They have links to all the venues. I suggest you research each before the date as I suspect they could be busy.

Free Fun Fridays 2014 in Massachusetts

The Highland Street Foundation has announced their schedule for Free Fun Friday events. The program provides free entrance each Friday to different museums, zoos, theater, music events, and other attractions to residents and visitors in Massachusetts. You can find the list at their website here. The first Friday is June 27 and the final one is August 29th.

While admission is free, it is advisable to check to make sure there are no additional costs for any of the programs or offerings available at the venue you are visiting. At some venues, the free admission gives you complete access to all of the programs available at that site. At others even when paying admission there are additional costs depending on what you wish to do.

These events tend to be popular and thus attract large crowds. For those who plan on utilizing other pass or discount options, you may also want to be aware of these dates as you can expect there to be higher traffic on these dates. If you have other options, you may want to choose another date for your visit to find a less crowded venue. That being said, many of these venues do offer special programs on these dates to encourage people to face the crowds.

June 2012 Free Fun Friday Events

The Highland Street Foundation is again sponsoring Free Fun Friday Events starting with one Friday in June.



FRIDAY, JUNE 29

Tanglewood in Lenox

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston

Peabody Essex Museum in Salem

Heritage Museums and Gardens in Sandwich

Museum of African American History in Boston and Nantucket

As always I suggest you check with the venues to find out more about what programs are being offered. You can check out other Free Friday offerings at their website here.

Free Fun Fridays 2012 in Massachusetts

The Highland Street Foundation has announced their schedule for 2012 of Free Fun Friday events. The program provides free entrance each Friday to different museums, zoos, theater and other attractions to residents and visitors in Massachusetts. You can find the list at their website here. The first Friday is June 29 and the final one is August 31.

It is advisable to check with the attractions to find out if there are any additional costs for specific programs, you may be interested in at the location. I know with other offers only admission is covered. Any additional programs are generally at the cost of the person attending. With some venues, all that is required is admission and you have full access to everything. With others, there is plenty to see for the cost of admission, but more available at an additional cost. I have not read anything about specific events associated with attendees of Free Fridays. Calling ahead and visiting the venue websites can provide you with more information.

These events tend to attract large crowds. For those who plan on utilizing other pass or discount options, you may also want to be aware of these dates as you can expect there to be higher traffic on these dates. If you have other options, you may want to choose another date for your visit to find a less crowded venue.