Please join SIDE Presents for an afternoon of celebration, creativity, and community as we honor Indigenous Peoples’ Day through powerful performances and artistic expression at The Triennial HUB on Lyrik Plaza. Featuring a plant making station, live music by Boston Music Award winner ToriTori Music and more! 

Join MAAM and our neighboring cultural institutions for a free day of fun in the Fenway! At MAAM, explore our current exhibitions and get creative in the Barkan Family Big Ideas Studio with hands-on artmaking for all ages. While you’re in the area, don't miss Nicholas Galanin’s installation, I think it goes like this (pick yourself up), 2025 in Evans Way Park, featured in the Boston Public Art Triennial. Discover additional Triennial installations in the Fenway and throughout Boston, here.

Join us to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day at the MFA. This year, they're offering free admission for Massachusetts residents. Enjoy gallery tours, engaging family art-making activities, and more! Indigenous Peoples’ Day recognizes and honors the heritage of Native Americans and Indigenous peoples and the histories of their many nations and communities.

Explore the current exhibition, 1775: Rebels, Rights & Revolution, along with a special display of materials created by Indigenous people from the MHS collection in honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Throughout the afternoon, we will screen the documentary Weckuwapok (The Approaching Dawn), which highlights Indigenous relationships with the land and the importance of honoring our collective history. Families are invited to take part in hands-on activities, from becoming history sleuths who uncover the uses of everyday objects from the past to learning about the lives of Massachusetts—young and old—from hundreds of years ago. 

Come by the Christian Science Publishing House building for free admission to the How Do You See the World? experience + MappariumTM globe, free guided tours of The Mother Church and Sunday School, and two free organ concerts in The Mother Church Extension–one especially for kids. Be sure to pick up a “passport” and have it stamped at each event location! 

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Join us at the Shattuck Visitor Center for a guided tour, lawn games, and more! At 11:00AM, we'll be hosting a guided tour about the history of the Fens and their design by Frederick Law Olmsted, highlighting several of the park’s most iconic landmarks. Registration is required.

 NEC Prep students will be featured in the opening ceremonies, at 10 a.m., at the BYSO Youth Center for Music. Following that performance, stop by the acoustically sublime Jordan Hall to hear performances by current NEC students, featuring solo pianists and chamber ensembles, on the legendary stage that has launched the careers of so many celebrated musicians, from the trailblazing jazz artist Cecil Taylor to the Grammy-nominated band Lake Street Dive.

Join us at the Huntington Theatre’s Maso Studio (264 Huntington Ave) for a special performance of Sardines at 2pm. Walk-up tickets are pay-what-you-wish starting at $0 and the runtime is roughly one hour, with plenty of time to enjoy all of the day’s festivities along the Avenue of the Arts. We hope to see you at the theatre!

Stop by the Fenway Gallery on Opening Our Doors day to check out Fenway Studio Artists, on view now through November 10th. Don't miss out on the Berklee jazz performance in the gallery starting at 12:00pm! Entry is free. Seating for the performance is limited so follow the link below for more information on how to reserve your spot today!

Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras (BYSO) is proud to open its doors to the BYSO Youth Center for Music, as part of the Opening Our Doors event. On this day guests will be offered tours of the building led by a BYSO student ambassador or explore the space in a self-guided tour. BYSO will also offer student performances, instrument demonstrations by BYSO musicians, arts and craft activities, and more!

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Celebrate and honor Indigenous Peoples’ Day with community and family through art-making, storytelling, and more. The Gardner Museum is honored to collaborate with Erin Genia (Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate), Hawk Henries (Nipmuck), Yvonne Peterson (Chehalis), and Elizabeth James Perry (Aquinnah Wampanoag) to acknowledge and respect Indigenous wisdom and traditions that strengthen communities. Free activities throughout the day will guide us to weave our individual identities into a more complete whole, honoring all of its diverse parts. 

Visit the Boston Symphony Orchestra to try out instruments of the string, percussion, brass and woodwind families at an Instrument Playground, see the interior of Symphony Hall and hear the organ at your leisure. All ages welcome.

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Under the guidance of MassArt Fine Arts 3D faculty Marjee-Anne Levine and current MassArt students, participants carve their own design into a “scratch block” (a pre-formed mold made of resin-bonded sand) and watch as the design is cast in metal. Aluminum will be melted on site and poured into the scratch blocks. Within minutes the metal will be solidified, cooled, and finished by the MassArt team. Participants will walk away with their custom cast aluminum art!

The Triennial Hub at Lyrik (400 Newbury Street) is free and open to all, Tuesday through Sunday 11AM-7PM, through October 31. Stop by to pick up maps and guides. learn more about Triennial 2025, and interact with Julian Charrière's project, Calls for Action. The Hub also comes alive with free events and performances throughout the season, making it a welcoming spot to connect and experience the Boston Public Art Triennial in action.

Come by the renovated Christian Science Reading Room for kid-friendly craft activities and interactive Bible storytimes (Nehemiah Builds the Wall in English and Spanish), plus 30% off all children’s products. We offer a peaceful space for kids and adults for coloring, reading, browsing, Bible study, and also staff to answer questions. Our store is wheelchair accessible.

Join us for Opening Our Doors: United World, a day of celebration, culture, and community! This family-friendly event will feature live music, free food, wellness activities, fun games, and prizes for all ages. 

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Be sure to stop by at 2:00pm for the Madrigal Singers performance in the atrium!

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Simmons University presents a solo exhibition by Boston-based artist Szu-Chieh Yun, featuring new and site specific work by the artist. Make sure to stop by and experience the exhibition! 

Location: 300 Fenway, Main College Building, 4th floor. The gallery can be accessed via elevators on either side of the hallway or by using the staircase.

Hours: 12 - 4pm

Join Tufts University Art Galleries (TUAG) and our neighboring cultural institutions for Opening Our Doors Day, in collaboration with the Fenway Alliance. At TUAG / Boston, explore and tour our exhibition, How do you throw a brick through the window…, participate in a self-guided zine activity, and shop at the SMFA Art Store. How do you throw a brick through the window… presents new commissions and recent works of art exploring how individuals with disabilities, chronic illnesses, and neurodivergence navigate forms of protest despite the normalization of ableism in public spaces.

Enjoy Japanese Art Songs in a gallery setting. Two performances at 1 PM and 2 PM with Sarah Curtis, soprano and Johnny Elliott, piano. Gallery viewing time before and after the performances. Current exhibit on display is titled “Seasonal Inspirations- The Muddy River” watercolors by artist Gary Tucker. This event is FREE and open to the public. Register by emailing administrator@kajiasostudio.com. 

Wheelock Family Theatre kicks off its 45th Season with Manual Cinema’s heartfelt and imaginative adaptation of the beloved books by Mo Willems. After the performance, join Boston University art education students for make-it-and-take-it activities. FREE tickets will be available at the door on a first-come, first-served basis with the code FENWAY starting at 1 pm.

Due to weather forecast, we will not be programming this location.

Stop by the newest public gathering spot in the Fenway, New Edgerly Plaza, for the Opening Our Doors welcome and info table with maps, merchandise, and activities. Enjoy musical performance by Berklee College of Music students.