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Pop-Up Gallery Returns to the Navy Yard Sunday
August 9, 2026
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Waterfront pop-up gallery returns to The Anchor Boston Sunday
The Anchor Boston at 1 Shipyard in the Charlestown Navy Yard hosts a pop-up gallery Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with local artists, makers and small businesses selling art, handmade goods and other finds. The waterfront venue will have a full bar and kitchen open during the market. Organizers describe it as a free, family-friendly afternoon.
eventbrite.com
56th Chinatown August Moon Festival draws crowds Sunday
The 56th annual Boston Chinatown August Moon Festival runs Sunday, Aug. 9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with food, music, and lion and dragon dances. Parking is restricted on Beach, Harrison, Hudson and Tyler streets.
Boston.gov
Open Newbury Street pedestrian series continues through October
The city closes Newbury Street to cars from Berkeley Street to Massachusetts Avenue Sunday, Aug. 9 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., part of a weekly series running through Oct. 11.
City of Boston
106th Feast of Madonna Della Cava fills North End streets
The North End's 106th annual Feast of Madonna Della Cava wraps up its three-day run Sunday, Aug. 9, with street processions, live music, vendors and road closures on Hanover Street.
North End Regional Review
FAN EXPO Boston brings roughly 55,000 fans to the convention center
FAN EXPO Boston, drawing comics, sci-fi, horror, anime and cosplay fans, runs Aug. 7-9 with organizers expecting about 55,000 attendees. Sunday's lineup includes show-floor and panel-room programming.
FAN EXPO Boston
Caribbean "Champions Island" celebration takes over Spectacle Island
"Champions Island," a celebration of Caribbean music, food and community, runs on Spectacle Island Sunday, Aug. 9 from 3 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Black Soul Summer
High-stakes Suffolk County DA debate turns tense in Roxbury
Democratic candidates Kevin Hayden, Rachael Rollins and Linda Champion clashed over ethics lapses and prosecutorial records at a rowdy forum at Hibernian Hall Aug. 6.
GBH News
Massport community summer jobs program kicks off in local neighborhoods
Massport's summer jobs program, announced Aug. 6, is providing $715,000 in grants to 29 local groups, including several in Charlestown, to fund nearly 300 seasonal youth positions.
Chelsea Record
DA Hayden's Basketball for Peace tournament draws record turnout
Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden announced Aug. 7 that this year's Basketball for Peace tournament drew a record 150 local teens for friendly hoops competition.
Charlestown Patriot-Bridge
Free Shakespeare on the Common closes 30th-anniversary run
Sunday, Aug. 9 is the final day of Commonwealth Shakespeare Company's free 30th-anniversary production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Parkman Bandstand on Boston Common.
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company
Grease screens at Christopher Columbus Park
The Summer Sunday Movies series screens "Grease" at Christopher Columbus Park Sunday, Aug. 9 at about 8 p.m.
The Boston Calendar
SoWa Open Market runs in the South End
The SoWa Open Market takes place at SoWa Boston Sunday, Aug. 9 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., with local and regional vendors, artists and food trucks.
SoWa Boston
Red Sox host Athletics at Fenway
The Boston Red Sox host the Athletics at Fenway Park Sunday, Aug. 9 at 1:35 p.m.
Baseball-Reference
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