Free Family Events in MA (Boston Metro Areas) for the June Calendar Month

Below is a list of festival events for families taking place in the Boston Metro area during the June Calendar month. While some of the activities within these festival event headings may charge a separate fee for participation, most of the festivities as part of these family festivals are free of charge for all.

Gay Pride Festival
June 5-14, 2009

June 5th marks the kickoff of Boston's Annual Gay Pride Week. The Festival which will consist of a wide variety of eclectic events occurring in and around the Boston metro area, will present ongoing access to arts, music, and other types of entertainment activities at hundreds of venues around town until Sunday June 14th at 10pm when the
(Hot Fuss Sunday) party at Underbar Nightclub will serve as the official closing event. Gay Pride Week offers endless GLBT fun with hundreds of participating venues and a great crowd of like minded people. There are way too many events to list but you can peruse the schedule of festivities with the Gay Pride Week Calendar.

Salem Arts Festival
June 5-7, 2009

The Salem Main Streets Initiative presents the Salem Arts Festival which will take place from the 5th of June through the 7th, 2009 in the downtown area of Salem, MA. With a mission to promote the arts in the Salem, MA and surrounding communities, the festival will offer live dancers, musical performers and visual artists who collectively cover a broad variety of styles and genres. There will also be opportunities for the public to get involved with a talent show, open mic poetry readings and activities for children.

While the festival spans over 3 days, the official kickoff celebration will begin at 5:30pm on June 5th in Old Town Hall, Downtown Salem. To see a full schedule of events for this day as well as for the festival's entirety, visit the Salem Arts Festival Website.

The Salem Arts Festival is part of the Salem Main Streets Initiative. More information can be obtained by phoning 978-744-0004 (x15) or by contacting Jennifer Bell at Jennifer@salemmainstreets.org.

Cambridge River Festival
June 13th, 2009
12pm Noon-6pm
Free Admission

Saturday, June 13th, 2009 from 12pm Noon to 6pm, rain or shine, the Cambridge Arts Council will present its 30th Annual River Festival on Memorial Drive along the side of the Charles River. The festival which offers free admission to all will showcase a diverse arrangement of entertainment in the form of performance, visual and culinary art styles. The celebration will offer live music concerts, dance performances, art demonstrations, hands-on activities for all ages and a broad variety of specialty food presentations.

An official performance schedule has not yet been released but should be available sometimes in the near future at the official Cambridge River Festival Web Page.

The Cambridge River Festival will take place along a mile long stretch aside the Charles River on Memorial Drive between JFK Street and Western Avenue. The nearest MBTA T Stop will be the Harvard Square Redline Station. For further information, call 617-349-4380 or email jmadden@cambridgema.gov, Director of Community Arts.

Boston Harborfest
June 30- July 5, 2009
Free Admission (w/ possible additional fees depending on activity)

In honor of Independence Day July 4th Holiday the Historic City of Boston presents Harborfest 2009. The Harborfest Fourth of July festival will span over 6 days and will feature the following four main events:

*Tuesday, June 30- Opening Ceremony
*Wednesday. July 1st- Children's Day
*Friday, July 3rd- Party on the Plaza
*Sunday, July 5th- Chowderfest

The celebration of our nation's independence will also include over 200 daily events with the mission to "honor and remember the past, celebrate the present and educate the future, with reenactments, concerts, historical tours and much, much more" (www.Bostonharborfest.com). The daily events are scattered about the many historical Boston locales and the sponsored main events as listed above will be held on Boston's City Hall Plaza.

For more information on Boston HarborFest Fourth of July Events and for a full schedule of activities available, call 617-227-1528 or visit Boston Harborfest

Free Health and Wellness Fair and Expo
June 27-28, 2009
10am-5pm

Hosted by WHDH NBC7 and Partners HealthCare, this interactive Health and Fitness Expo is designed to inspire and motivate people of all ages to strive for better health and educate on how to take action to achieve it. The event is free to the public and will take place at Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA on June 27 and June 28 from the hours of 10am-5pm. The fair will consist of dancing, aerobics, health tests and screenings, coking demonstrations, various sports activities and more related health and fitness related fun for the whole family. For more information visit this page.