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Dine Out Boston prix-fixe deals start Aug. 1
July 31, 2026
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Dine Out Boston returns Aug. 1–15 with prix-fixe deals
Dine Out Boston, the twice-yearly promotion built around special prix-fixe lunch and dinner menus, runs Aug. 1-15 at restaurants around the Greater Boston area. Back Bay participants include Ramsay's Kitchen and The Capital Grille, as well as Rosa y Marigold, the Peruvian restaurant that opened in the Lyrik development in April with a menu from the team behind Celeste and La Royal.
Boston.com
Phish plays Fenway Park tonight and Saturday
Phish performs at Fenway Park tonight, July 31, and Saturday, Aug. 1, as part of the Nucar Fenway Concert Series.
MLB.com / Boston Red Sox
Race Amity Festival returns to Rowes Wharf Saturday
The free Race Amity Arts and Music Festival returns to Rowes Wharf Saturday, Aug. 1, from noon to 6 p.m., with live music, a community art project, and free Ben & Jerry's ice cream.
105.7 WROR
Peruvian eatery Rosa y Marigold joins Dine Out Boston
Rosa y Marigold, a Peruvian restaurant that opened in Back Bay's Lyrik development in April, is participating in Dine Out Boston with a menu from the team behind Celeste and La Royal.
Boston.com
Beloved Back Bay newsstand vendor Jimmy Taylor retires
The Back Bay community bid farewell Friday to Jimmy Taylor, the Commonwealth Avenue Mall's Sunday newspaper vendor for 30 years, who received an official city resolution.
Beacon Hill Times
Tori Amos brings tour to Leader Bank Pavilion tonight
Singer-songwriter Tori Amos performs at Leader Bank Pavilion in South Boston tonight at 7:30 p.m., with special guest Bartees Strange.
The Boston Calendar
Free Friday concert returns to Sam Adams Park
Boston's Friday Afternoon Concert Series returns to Sam Adams Park near Faneuil Hall today from noon to 2 p.m., featuring local music talent in a free outdoor lunchtime show.
City of Boston
Theater District stage hosts new one-act play this weekend
"A Sailor's Grave," presented by Half x Baked Theater Collective, runs July 31–Aug. 2 at the BCA Black Box Theatre on Tremont Street.
Boston Theatre Scene
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