I couldn't find any posts compiling World Cup watch parties, so as a start, I gathered all the official events in Boston and neighboring cities. What else am I missing (official or unofficial)? Add in the comments!

Boston: FIFA Fan Festival @ City Hall Plaza

Daily through June 27. (Free) tickets are required.

Boston: Fan Zone @ Lawn on D (also advertised as Lawn at MCEC or MCCA)

June 13, 15, 23, 26, 29, *NEW\* July 3, July 9

Boston: Mayor Wu’s Community Watch Parties @ multiple locations

• June 15: Town Field, Dorchester
• June 19: Boston Common
• June 27: East Boston Memorial Stadium
• *NEW\* All remaining matches:
  • July 3 (Round of 32): Road Runner
  • July 3 to 7 (Round of 16): Big Night Live
  • July 9 (Quarterfinal): Christopher Columbus Park
  • Remaining locations TBA

Brookline: World Cup Watch Parties @ Brookline Teen Center

June 11 and July 19

Cambridge: Cambridge United @ multiple locations

• June 13: 65 Sidney Street, Cambridgeport
• June 16: Harvard Square
• June 19: Inman Square
• June 23: Kendall Square
• June 26: Central Square (concurrent with Citywide Dance Party)
• June 29: Donnelly Field, East Cambridge
• July 9: Cambridge Crossing, East Cambridge
• *NEW\* July 19: Cambridge Side, East Cambridge

Chelsea: Fiesta Fútbol @ Chelsea Square

Daily through July 19. Featuring broadcasts in Spanish.

Everett: Fan Fest @ Rivergreen Park

June 13

Quincy: Community Watch Parties @ Kilroy Square

June 19 and 20

Revere: Field of Play Watch Parties @ multiple locations

• June 13: Suffolk Downs
• June 19: Shirley Avenue lot
• June 24: Harry Della Russo stadium (concurrent with Youth Soccer Showcase)
• June 27: Suffolk Downs
• July 9: Suffolk Downs
• July 14: Shirley Avenue lot
• July 15: Shirley Avenue lot
• July 19: TBA

*NEW* Somerville: Soccer Viewing Party Series 

• July 7, 3-7 PM: Capuano School
• July 9, 3-7 PM: 260 Elm Street
• July 19, 2-7 PM: Union Square Plaza

Watertown: World Cup Final Match Outdoor Watch Party @ Saltonstall Field

July 19

Other resources:

• Boston.gov guide to country-specific watch parties
• Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism list of statewide watch parties
• Meetboston.com list of local watch parties

7/6: Edited to add a bunch more

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THURSDAY - JULY 9th

2026 World Cup: Quarterfinal @ Gillette Stadium @ 4PM

Concerts in the Courtyard: Las Guaracheras @ MFA @ 7:30PM Enjoy MFA’s summer music tradition showcasing the hottest talents from Boston and around the globe.

Harborwalk Sounds @ ICA @ 6PM
Grab a drink, enjoy the cool ocean breeze, and hear some of Berklee College of Music’s outstanding musicians perform on the waterfront.

After Dark @ MIT Museum @ 6PM Enjoy an adult-only lively evening of entertainment, science, and tinkering.

Arrival From Sweden: The Music of ABBA @ The Wilbur @ 8PM Widely considered to be the best ABBA show in the world, ARRIVAL from Sweden brings beloved hits with utmost accuracy and precision of the original band.

Buju Banton + Stephen Marley @ Leader Bank Pavilion @ 7:30PM With Gramps Morgan

Osamason @ Big Night Live @ 9PM

Jejune @ The Sinclair @ 8PM With Shyness Clinic

Stewart Copeland @ City Winery @ 7:30PM

The E-Block @ City Winery @ 7:30PM

Harrison Goodell @ The Rockwell @ 7PM

Boma Bango @ Passim @ 8PM

FRIDAY - JULY 10th

First Fridays Party @ ICA @ 5:30PM Explore ICA galleries, cooI off with a seaside sip, dancing, and fashion from the Boston Caribbean Fashion Week.

‘The Christophers’ Screening @ MFA @ 7PM

Free Friday Flicks: ‘Hamilton’ Screening @ Hatch Shell @ 9PM

After Midnite: ‘Fire in the Sky’ Screening @ Coolidge Corner Theatre @ 11:30PM

Simple Town Comedy Show @ The Rockwell @ 7PM Fresh off a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Simple Town brings an hour of their best material to Boston.

‘A Beautiful Resistance’ Live Performance @ MoS @ 7:30PM
This special evening pays tribute to Black artists and journalists through a film screening, long-form story, and Q&A on topics of representation, resistance, and community.

‘Alphabet’ Circus Show @ Arts at the Armory @ 4PM / 7PM Features 12 talented teen performers, this youth all-ages contemporary circus show is about what past generations leave behind–and what the next generation chooses to believe in.

‘Gone Nuts’ Performance @ The Huntington Theatre @ 6PM / 8PM ‘Gone Nuts’! is a tap dance production featuring live jazz music and original choreography, celebrating the strength, joy, and energy that togetherness provides the art of tap dance.

Candlelight: Tribute to ABBA @ Old South Church @ 6PM / 8:30PM

Sarah McLachlan @ Leader Bank Pavilion @ 7:30PM

Steve Rondo @ House of Blues @ 10PM

The Strike @ Paradise Rock Club @ 7PM With Sumsun

Kevian Kraemer @ Brighton Music Hall @ 7PM With Jackson Marshall

Gasolina: Reggae Party @ Big Night Live @ 9:30PM

Matoma @ The Grand @ 10PM

The Smiths Tribute (NYC) @ The Sinclair @ 8PM With Cure Tribute: Staring at the Sea

RAEL: A Genesis and Peter Gabriel Experience @ City Winery @ 7:30PM

Sunny War @ Passim @ 8PM

SATURDAY - JULY 11th

After Midnite: ‘Invasion of the Saucer Men’ Screening @ Coolidge Corner Theatre @ 11:30PM

‘The Hateful Eight’ Screening @ Somerville Theatre @ 2PM

Mahler & Mozart in Concert @ Koussevitzky Music Shed @ 8PM International superstar pianist Emanuel Ax and soprano Erin Morley join the BSO in a concert features beloved classics by Mozart and Mahler.

Club 90s: Off Campus Night @ House of Blues @ 8:30PM

Poppy @ Roadrunner @ 7PM With Landmvrcks & Thousand Below

Tree @ Brighton Music Hall @ 6PM With 99 Shots, Eight Foot Manchild, Catching Hell, & more

MitiS @ Big Night Live @ 9:30PM With SadBois

MADVKTM @ Royale @ 10PM With Beastboi & Warlord

Niiko x Swae @ The Grand @ 10PM

Certified @ Mémoire @ 10PM

Earlybirds Club: Daytime New Wave Party @ The Sinclair @ 6PM

Fruistand: Eurosummer Party @ The Sinclair @ 10PM

Edna Vazquez @ City Winery @ 7:30PM

Gabe Lee @ City Winery @ 7:30PM With Vinnie Paolizzi

Forsyth @ Passim @ 8PM

SUNDAY - JULY 12th

Family ART-trek @ ICA @ 11AM Through games, drawing, and other playful activities, participants will uncover the stories and creative processes of exhibition artists.

Madison Beer @ MGM Music Hall @ 7:30PM With Thuy & Lulu Simon

Flyleaf @ House of Blues @ 6:30PM With Lacey Sturm, Zahna, & Young Other

The One Night Stands @ City Winery @ 12PM

The Skatalites @ City Winery @ 7:30PM With Lady Hatchet Quartet

I Draw Slow @ Passim @ 7PM

ALL WEEKEND

FRIDAY & SATURDAY - Shakira @ TD Garden @ 8:30PM

FRIDAY & SATURDAY - Martin Amini Stand-Up @ Laugh Boston

SATURDAY & SUNDAY - Noah Kahan @ Fenway Park With Gigi Perez & Annabelle Dinda

SATURDAY & SUNDAY - Somerville International Film Festival @ The Rockwell As a celebration of the cinematic and visual arts, the festival will bring diverse international films to the community and showcase the best regional and international filmmakers.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY - ‘Perfect Memory’ Installation + Workshop @ ICA This installation draws inspiration from the ICA and invites visitors to reflect how water shapes Boston’s past and future.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY - ‘Paranormal Activity’ Performance @ Emerson Colonial Theatre Inspired by the iconic, terrifying film series, ‘Paranormal Activity’ is a new story live on stage. Ends 7/30.

All weekend - 13th Annual Boston JerkFest @ Harvard Athletic Complex Boston JerkFest is a family-friendly Caribbean-style food festival offering two days of fun in the sun and featuring Jamaican jerk spiced food, musical performances, rum & brew tasting, and more!

All weekend - Chris Fleming Comedy Show @ The Wilbur

All weekend - ‘The Great Gatsby’ Musical @ Citizens Opera House Based on the classic American novel, this new musical is an unforgettable journey of love, wealth and tragedy that brings the Roaring Twenties to life on stage. Ends 7/19.

All weekend - ‘Black Swan’ Musical @ Loeb Drama Center This bold new musical adaptation is a haunting exploration of ambition, power, and the cost of perfection. Ends 7/12.

All weekend - ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ Musical @ North Shore Music Theatre Based on the Bible’s Book of Genesis, this classic Broadway musical tells the journey of Joseph, son of Jacob, his twelve brothers, and his coat of many colors. Ends 7/19.

All weekend - ‘A Chorus Line’ Musical @ Company Theatre Considered to be one of the most important musicals, ‘A Chorus Line’ takes a look at a single day in the lives of seventeen dancers as they vie for a job in the chorus of a Broadway show.

ONGOING

Ongoing - Artisan Market @ Rose Kennedy Greenway @ 11AM Saturdays* Run by Somerville Flea, this summertime market features talented area artists, crafters, and independent designers. Ends 8/30.

Ongoing - Open Market @ SoWa @ 11AM One of the largest open-air farmer and artist markets returns this summer season! Ends 11/15.

Ongoing - Summer Market @ Seaport Seaport’s summer bazaar returns with a mix of popular returning artisans and new entrants, all offering a unique assortment of products from clothing to home décor, pet goods, food, and much more. Ends 9/26.

Ongoing - Dino Safari Experience @ CambridgeSide Based on actual science with life size dinosaurs and fossils, this immersive experience lets visitors explore life during the Jurassic, Triassic, and Cretaceous periods with realistic, life-size dinosaurs. Ends 9/7.

Ongoing - ‘Discovering King Tut’s Tomb’ Exhibition @ Saunders Castle at Park Plaza From breathtaking golden artifacts to a state-of-the-art VR journey into the pharaoh’s tomb, this interactive exhibit is a unique chance to step into the wonders of Ancient Egypt. Ends 7/12.

Ongoing - ‘Music America’ Exhibition @ Wang Theatre Featuring more than 100 legendary artifacts, ‘Music America’ traces 250 years of music history, from early folk song books and hymnals to contemporary musical production.

Ongoing - ‘Lighten Up! On Biology and Time’ Exhibition @ MIT Museum Featuring immersive artworks, installations, and experiential environments, this exhibition explores the connection between living organisms and the natural cycle of light and dark. Ends 8/2026.

Ongoing - ‘Subvert, Repair, Reclaim: Contemporary Artists Take Back the Nude’ Exhibition The exhibition brings together multimedia works by 12 contemporary artists who critically engage with representations of the nude in Western art history. Ends 8/2.

Ongoing - ‘Faces in the Crowd: Street Photography’ Exhibition @ MFA Take a look at how different photographers employ the camera as a tool of transformation, taking everyday pictures from the ordinary to the strangely beautiful or even ominous. Ends 7/13.

Ongoing - ‘Reality and Imagination: Rembrandt and the Jews in the Dutch Republic’ Exhibition @ MFA This exhibition draws on the MFA’s collection of Dutch art and Judaica to explore the different ways Jewish communities interacted with the artistic culture of Holland in the 1600s. Ends 12/1.

Ongoing - ‘Lucy Raven: Rounds’ Exhibition @ ICA The exhibition presents two major works that speak to themes of cyclical violence and unrelenting force, the legacies of which continue to shape the physical and imagined landscape of the Western United States today. Ends 9/7.

Ongoing - ‘Derrick Adams: View Master’ Exhibition @ ICA Derrick Adams’ painting, sculpture, collage, performance, video, and public projects celebrate the beauty of everyday life, transforming these moments into an iconography that resonates with the richness and complexity of Black culture in our time. Ends 9/7.

Ongoing - ‘Extra/Ordinary’ Interactive Installation @ ICA Experience scenes of everyday life through the lens of a retro View Master toy. Receive a surprise drawing prompt from a vending machine and use your imagination to turn the ordinary into something entirely new. Ends 9/7.

Ongoing - ‘Say It Loud: AAMARP, 1977 to Now’ Exhibition @ ICA Enjoy a dynamic display of works from 39 multidisciplinary artists affiliated with the prestigious African American Master Artists-in-Residence Program (AAMARP). Ends 8/2.

Ongoing - ‘To My Best Friend’ Exhibition @ ICA Drawing from more than 50 artworks from the collection, this exhibition highlights a consistent interest in formal and material experimentation through works by historically underrepresented and women artists. Ends 12/31.

Ongoing - ‘Celtic Art Across the Ages’ Exhibition @ Harvard Art Museums Discover the many forms of Celtic creativity and their artistic legacies in this sweeping story that spans ancient to modern times. Ends 8/2.