Weekend Highlights (Sunday, August 10)

Your weekend wrap of sales, stunts, and sinkholes...served before Monday ruins it.

August 10, 2025

Chinatown August Moon Festival Lights Up This Sunday

Boston’s 55th annual August Moon Festival lands in Chinatown today from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., complete with lion dances, folk music, martial arts, and dim sum stories.

If your Sunday needs color, this is its moment.

Tax-Free Weekend Ends Today (Final Chance to Save)

The two-day Massachusetts tax-free weekend wraps today. Snag anything under $175 (clothes) or $2,500 (gadgets) with zero state tax. Every $100 purchase? You just saved $6.25.
(Kiplinger)

WISDOM OF THE DAY

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“Sales tax is the state’s way of making you think twice… and then still buying the thing.”

Weekend-Only Events to Bookmark

  • Free Shakespeare on the Common… Grab a blanket and catch As You Like It under the sky.

  • Greenway Artisan & Seaport Summer Markets… Locals selling latte art and leather goods. Sunday strolls never looked so tactical.

  • Harpoon Beer Garden on the Common… Free concerts and suds in the open air summerism distilled.

Fan Spotlight: Braintree Little League Heads to Williamsport!

Pride of the Hub: Braintree’s Little League team is headed to the World Series after a walk-off win over New Hampshire. Start practicing your “Mom that one kid!” routine for next week.

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