“We are honored and humbled every day by the work these organizations do and the good fortune we have to be able to help them.”

-David McGrath, Trustee, Highland Street Foundation

Free Fun Fridays

The Free Fun Fridays program invites everyone to visit a designated museum or attraction for free over ten Fridays this summer and Labor Day Weekend (Friday & Saturday).  Please note that the venues are free during normal business hours, and you do not need to register or obtain a ticket.

If you have any questions, please contact Highland Street Foundation at 617.969.8900 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Below are the dates and locations for 2010.  Please click here for a printer-friendly version.



NOTE: Free Fun Fridays was recently featured in the Boston Globe! To read the full article, please click here.






UPCOMING FREE EVENTS





Friday, September 3

New England Historic Genealogical Society
99 Newbury St. - Boston, MA
Free Hours:  9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Sports Museum
TD Garden, 100 Legends Way - Boston, MA
Free Hours:  10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

EcoTarium
222 Harrington Way. - Worcester, MA
Free Hours:  10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
NOTE:
Admission to the museum and grounds is
free, but visitors will pay regular price for
Alden Digital Planetarium & Explorer Express Train

Cape Cod Museum of Art
60 Hope Lane - Dennis, MA
Free Hours:  10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

New Bedford Whaling Museum
18 Johnny Cake Hill - New Bedford, MA
Free Hours:  9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Concord Museum
53 Cambridge Turnpike - Concord, MA
Free Hours:  9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Don’t miss performances by the Silver Leaf
Jazz Band at noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m.

Stone Zoo
149 Pond St. - Stoneham, MA
Free Hours:  10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Buttonwood Park Zoo
425 Hawthorn St. - New Bedford, MA
Free Hours:  10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Saturday, September 4

Edward Gorey House
8 Strawberry Lane - Yarmouth Port, MA
Free Hours:  11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Worcester Art Museum
55 Salisbury St. - Worcester, MA
Free Hours:  10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

USS Constitution Museum
22 Charlestown Navy Yard - Charlestown, MA
Free Hours:  9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
1000 West Columbus Ave. - Springfield, MA
Free Hours:  10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

American Textile History Museum
491 Dutton St. - Lowell, MA
Free Hours:  10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Discovery Museums
177 Main St. - Acton, MA
Children's Museum Free Hours: 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Science Museum Free Hours:  10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Cape Cod Children's Museum
577 Great Neck Road South - Mashpee, MA
Free Hours:  10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Berkshire Museum
39 South St. - Pittsfield, MA
Free Hours:  10 a.m. - 5 p.m.












 

COMPLETED FREE EVENTS

Friday, June 25
Boston Children's Museum
308 Congress St. - Boston, MA

Friday, July 30
Museum of Fine Arts

465 Huntington Ave. - Boston, MA
Free hours: 10 a.m. - 9:45 p.m.

Friday, July 2
Plimoth Plantation

137 Warren Ave. - Plymouth, MA


Friday, August 6
Peabody Essex Museum

161 Essex St. - Salem, MA
Free hours:  10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

 

Fri, July 9
Franklin Park Zoo
1 Franklin Park Rd. - Dorchester, MA


Friday, August 13
Old Sturbridge Village

1 Old Sturbridge Village Rd. - Sturbridge, MA
Free hours:  9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

 

Friday, July 16
Boston Harbor Island Alliance
Free ferry ride to Georges or Spectacle Island
408 Atlantic Ave. - Boston, MA


Friday, August 20
Institute of Contemporary Art

100 Northern Ave. - Boston, MA
Free hours:  10 a.m. - 9 p.m.

 

Friday, July 23
JFK Presidential Library & Museum
Columbia Point - Boston, MA


Friday, August 27
Museum of Science

1 Science Park - Boston, MA
Free hours:  9 a.m. - 9 p.m.




 

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