What to do in Boston this weekend (Feb 20 - 22)

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Tiger Mama, reborn. As Boston Restaurant Talk reports, James Beard Award-nominated chef Tiffani Faison, along with Big Heart Hospitality, opened Tigerbaby, a new Asian fusion restaurant inside the High Street Place food hall. Menu highlights include popcorn dumplings, tiger tangerine chicken, and mala mushrooms.

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TSA agents are working without pay. Again. Funding for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security expired on February 14, so TSA agents are once again required to work without pay. According to the Associated Press, the shutdown was triggered by Democrats in both the House and Senate wanting new restrictions on federal immigration officers.

The search for The Lily Jean isn’t over. According to WBUR, a “coalition of authorities” is back to searching for the lost fishing ship 25 miles off the coast of Cape Ann. With water depths up to 300 feet, crews are using “deep sea tech” to try to locate the ship.

FIFA under fire. Foxborough is withholding issuing entertainment licenses for this summer’s World Cup games until someone tells them who is paying for security costs, according to Axios.

Newbury Street pottery shop went viral for all the wrong reasons. Rainbows Pottery typically gets attention for its celebrity clientele. But after a viral TikTok video about a run-in with the studio owner brought out more stories about Allison Carroll, The Boston Globe investigated.

Gov Healey taps ChatGPT as new assistant. The Healey administration has enlisted the help of a “ChatGPT-powered AI assistant” to help the “government work faster, more efficient[ly], and more effective[ly],” according to WBUR.

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A curated rundown of unique events happening this (long for some) weekend in and around Boston that I’m either attending or wishing I were. If you’re looking for weekly happenings, like wine tastings and yoga classes, scroll to the next section.

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Through Saturday, February 21, head to High Street Place Food Hall (100 High St, Boston, MA 02110)for fun Winter Games Watch Parties. Catch your favorite athletes on “the biggest TVs in Boston” while sipping and snacking on delicious treats from the hall’s vendors.

Shop over 70 vintage vendors at the Winter Thrift Festival from Saturday, February 21, through February 22, at the Revere Hotel (200 Stuart St, Boston, MA 02116).

Union Square Donuts and Boston Legacy FC have teamed up to treat doughnut and women’s professional soccer fans with One Free Donut at participating Union Square Donut locations (while supplies last). Sign-ups required, either online or in-store (via QR code).

Head to The Mushroom Shop (433 Medford St, Somerville, MA 02145) on Saturday, February 21, for a special Tea Tasting with Broken Cup Tea House from 11 am - 2 pm.

Lakon Paris Patisserie (407 Washington St, Boston, MA 02135) is hosting a Madhrasi Chai Party on Saturday, February 21, from 11 am to 1 pm. Have a complimentary taste of the Gourmet Chai that debuted at Snowport, plus enjoy fun surprises + good conversations. This is a free event. Reserve your spot (walk-ins welcome).

Get to know all about Georgian (the country) wine at a Meet the Importer Georgian Wine Tasting with Saperavi Brothers at Petrova Chocolates on Saturday, February 21, from 12 to 4 pm. This is a free event with bottles of wine (and chocolate) available for purchase.

Start your Saturday with a special Winter Fitness Class with Rhone and Studio 78 on Saturday, February 21, from 9 to 10 am at View Boston (800 Boylston, Boston, MA, 02199). This will be a pilates fusion class designed for a “full-body burn” that builds “strength, stability, and endurance.” Tickets are $45.

Join a special in-store Yoga & Functional Tasting at Dray Drinks (18 Union Park St, Boston) on Saturday, February 21, from 10 to 11:30 am. Led by Pete Sacco of BulldogFlowBoston, you’ll flow through an all-levels yoga class and sound bath, followed by a “guided functional NA beverages tasting.” Tickets are $25.

Learn the basics of wine at the Talk Wine to Me: Wine 101 class on Saturday, February 21, from 4 to 6 pm at Vino DiVino Kenmore Square (543 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215). Tickets are $60 and include a two-hour introduction to wine, wine vocabulary, and how to pick wines for different occasions.

Learn the looks and customs of the Victorian period at the Elements of Victorian Mourning class on Saturday, February 21, from 4:30 to 6 pm at The Gibson House (137 Beacon St, Boston, MA 02116). Led by Etiquetteer Robert B. Dimmick. Tickets are $20-$25.

Embrace the final weeks of winter at a cheeky Apres Ski Party at Rebel Rebel Wine (1 Bow Market Way, Somerville, 02143) on Sunday, February 22, from 1 to 5 pm. Fances Knitwear is popping up, Formaggio Kitchen is supplying the raclette, plus there will be plenty of Riesling and other Alpine wines. Tickets are $17.85 and include 1 serving of baguette, cornichon, and raclette.

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As a reminder, the Commuter Rail has $10 weekend passes, which give the ticket holder unlimited travel on Saturday and Sunday. The pass is activated during your first trip on Saturday and remains active until Sunday night.

For more ideas of what to do in Boston this weekend, check out our Guide to Roaming Boston.

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Boston Frostival continues this month with new fun activities that make leaving the house worthwhile. Get a peek at snow-covered Boston from the top of the 75-foot Frostival Ferris Wheel on the Greenway (Feb 4 - March 1). Or, warm up and catch up on Winter Olympics action in the Frostival Lodge by Wayfair (Feb 6 - 28).

Walk through the North End Tunnel of Love in Christopher Columbus Park (110 Atlantic Ave, Boston, MA) from now through Saturday, February 28. The tunnel’s usual holiday lights received a special upgrade, with red lights and large heart archways added to the blue lights.

Signal and Strata, a first-of-its-kind exhibition in the U.S., is now on display at The Carpenter Center (24 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA 02138) through April 5. The show features the work of “three Peruvian artists—Elena Damiani, Ximena Garrido-Lecca, and Ishmael Randall-Weeks—whose practices examine the complex entanglements of land, history, and extraction through materially rich, architecturally resonant, and often pre-colonial forms.” This gallery is free to the public.

Shop the Charles River Farmers’ Market every Friday (12 - 6 pm) and Sunday (10 am - 3 pm) at The Charles Hotel (1 Bennet St, Cambridge, MA, 02138). During the winter, vendors are set up in red sheds and still have fresh bread, pasta, meat, and seasonal fruits and vegetables.

Jamaica Plain holds its weekly Farmers Market every Saturday from 12 pm to 3 pm year-round in the Bank of America parking lot (677 Centre St, Jamaica Plain, 02130).

Shop the legendary Haymarket, America’s oldest open-air market, every Friday and Saturday from 6 am to 7 pm. Vendors offer fresh, affordable produce, dairy products, meat, and seafood. Just steps from Boston Public Market and MBTA’s Haymarket Station.

Every Saturday from November 1, 2025, through April 11, 2026, you can shop for local and healthy foods at the Somerville Winter Farmers Market at Arts at the Armory (191 Highland Ave, Somerville, MA 02143). The market is held weekly from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm except for 11/29/25 and 12/27/25.

Boston Common Frog Pond Ice Skating is now open. Admission is $12 for heights 58 inches and above; anyone 58 inches and under is free. Locker rentals and skate rentals are also available.

Skate at DCR Kelly Outdoor Rink (Jamaica Plain) for $0 Sunday through Friday from 12 to 7:30 pm. Skate rentals are available for $4 (or $5 with a credit card).

Brookline’s Jack Kirrane Rink at Larz Anderson Park (Brookline) is open daily except Wednesdays (Fri: 12 - 3, 6 - 8 pm. Sat + Sun: 12 - 2; 2:30 - 4-30 pm. Tues + Thurs: 9 - 12). Admission is $10. Skate rentals are $8.

Kendall Square’s Skate @ Canal District is open daily (M: 12 - 5 pm, Tues - Thurs: 12 - 8 pm, F: 12 - 9 pm, Sat: 11 - 9 pm, Sun: 11 am - 6 pm). Admission is $7. Skate rentals are $12.

You can find a full rundown of recurring walking tours, food tours, bus tours, and trolley tours of Boston in my Beginner’s Guide to Boston.

Start your weekend with a dose of wellness at The Hidden Art Gallery (25 Myrtle Street) in Beacon Hill, which hosts weekly Explore Meditation with Watercolor classes. Held every Friday from 3 pm - 6 pm, learn the basics of meditation while intuitively creating with watercolor. Classes are $55.

Reconnect with your ability to digest and rest during a Sound Bath Meditation with Ramon of Ib and Flow (247 Walnut St, Brookline, 02445). Sessions ($50) are held every Sunday.

If you’re trying to bring balance into your life this year, start your Sunday brunch with a gentle yoga flow with Brewery Yoga at Lamplighter CX. The class is held every Sunday from 12:30 - 1:30 pm at Lamplighter Brewing Co.’s CX location (110 North First Street, Cambridge, 02141) in their upstairs taproom. Tickets are $25 and include a beer token or a complimentary non-alcoholic drink.

Or, if you’re looking for a grounding experience free of any alcohol, join NamaStay Sober’s weekly free Yoga Session at The Point Yoga and Barre Revere (56 Salt St, Revere, MA 02151). These sessions are appropriate for all levels, including beginners.

If you’ve always wanted to learn how to navigate Boston by bicycle but have been too intimidated to start, join a Weekend In-And-Back Guided Ride with A Better City TMA. On Saturdays and Sundays from 9 am to 1 pm this spring and summer, join a free, three-hour bicycle ride from one of the many bike paths outside the city (meeting location disclosed upon sign up) and traverse the Urban Loop through downtown before returning to the start location.

Whether you already love screenprinting or are completely new to this printing method, DARK MODE hosts DIY Screenprinting workshops at their storefront in Bow Market (1 Bow Market Way, #24) in Somerville on Friday (7 pm) and Saturday (6 pm and 7 pm) nights. Tickets are $45, including t-shirts.

DARK MODE also hosts Candle-Making and Intention-Setting Workshops every Thursday at 7 pm in their storefront at Bow Market in Somerville. Tickets are $50.

Spend your Friday learning to make classic Italian cuisine with Self Up Cooking Classes (19 Kingston St) in Downtown Crossing from 6 pm - 9 pm. Every week, they host an Italian Dinner with Tiramisu Finale cooking class and dinner experience, where you can learn how to make a three-course meal, including a luscious tiramisu for dessert. Tickets are $100 and include all ingredients.

Love Child hosts free wine tastings every Friday from 5 pm to 7 pm and Saturday from 12 pm to 3 pm at their South Boston location (364 West Broadway, Boston, MA). These tastings are free and require no reservations.

Coffee lovers, this one is for you. Every Friday at 10 am, Counter Culture Coffee (374 Somerville Ave) in Somerville opens their Training Center for free coffee tastings. Anyone can learn and connect over perfectly brewed, high-quality, sustainable coffee.

Come to DeLuca’s Market Wine Cellar (11 Charles Street, Boston, MA 02114) in Beacon Hill for a free wine tasting every Friday from 4 - 7 pm. Every week, resident wine expert Donovan handpicks a mix of familiar favorites and bottles from up-and-coming vineyards or hard-to-find vintages to share among participants. No ticket is required.

On Saturdays, Boston Harbor Distillery (12R Ericsson St, Boston, 02122) leads VIP tours ($50) and barrel-side tastings of their spirits ($20).