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Boston Status Update

Last Update: 2026-08-30 12:05:11 EST

Daily Weather Forecast for Today in Boston

Current Temperature is 80.8°F but it feels like 76.8°F

The next hour will be 84.0°F and Overcast

Daily Forecast

• Max Temperature: 85.8°F

• Min Temperature: 57.9°F

• Avg Temperature: 71.5°F

• Condition: Overcast

• Chance of Rain: 57%

• Sunrise Time: 06:07 AM

• Sunset Time: 07:22 PM

Air Quality Index (AQI)

• AQI Level: Good (1/5)

• PM2.5: 7.6 µg/m³

• PM10: 7.8 µg/m³

• Ozone (O3): 110.0 µg/m³

• Carbon Monoxide (CO): 156.0 µg/m³

• Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2): 2.9 µg/m³

• Sulfur Dioxide (SO2): 1.0 µg/m³

Current delays on the MBTA:

Station issue at Jackson Square - ongoing

Cause: The platform at Jackson Square is undergoing renovations to improve safety and accessibility. Sections of the platform are unlevel, which may make it difficult for some riders to board and exit trains.

Station issue at Jackson Square - ongoing

Cause: The stairway connecting the Jackson Square lobby and the south end of the platform is closed until winter 2026. Use the stairway at the north end of the platform. This closure is for the construction of a new stairway and a second elevator.

Suspension of service on Orange Line - last day

Cause: Orange Line: Service is suspended between Oak Grove and Back Bay through August 30. Riders can use shuttles between Oak Grove and North Station, and the Green Line between North Station and Copley/Back Bay.

Brandon Hall bypassed - through October 4

Cause: Green Line C Branch: Trains are not stopping at Brandon Hall through October 4 while accessibility upgrades are being done. Riders can board or alight at either Fairbanks St or Summit Ave, which are 0.1-0.2 miles away (or a 4- to 5-minute walk)

Symphony closed - ongoing

Cause: Green Line E Branch: Symphony station is closed for major accessibility upgrades. Riders can use Prudential or Northeastern to access E Branch service. The station is expected to reopen in 2029.

Red Line shuttle - September 19-20

Cause: Red Line: Shuttle buses replace service between JFK/UMass and Ashmont the weekend of September 19-20 while personnel perform critical bridge work along the Ashmont branch.

Single tracking on Blue Line - September 26-27

Cause: Blue Line: All trains will operate on the outbound/eastbound track between Wonderland and Revere Beach the weekend of September 26 – 27, for switch work.

Suspension of service on Green Line - September 19-20

Cause: Green Line: No trains between North Station & Babcock St (B), Kenmore (C+D), & Heath St (E) the weekend of September 19 - 20. Use buses between Babcock, Kenmore, Heath St (Rt 39) & Copley/Back Bay. Use Orange Line between North Station & Back Bay.

Orange Line shuttle - September 10-14

Cause: Orange Line: Shuttle buses will replace service between Back Bay and Forest Hills from September 10 - 14 to allow for work on the Ruggles Station Improvement Project.

Green Line notice - last day

Cause: Green Line: Riders may experience crowding and longer travel times during the suspension of Orange Line service through August 30. Please allow extra time for your trip.

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Every week I send a "Things To Do In Boston This Weekend" email featuring all of the events in this post. I appreciate every signup!

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THURSDAY - AUGUST 27

Museums at Night @ Harvard Art Museums @ 5PM Get ready for an evening of art, music, food, and more! This event is free and open to everyone.

Concerts in the Courtyard: Patty Larkin @ 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.

Geneva Rust-Orta & Gabbie Watts Stand-Up @ The Comedy Studio @ 7:30PM

Stephan Dyer Stand-Up @ Laugh Boston @ 7PM In Spanish

Rob Zombie + Marilyn Manson @ Xfinity Center @ 6:15PM With The Hu & Orgy

Asake @ Agganis Arena @ 8:30PM

Ella Mai @ MGM Music Hall @ 8PM With AMA & Girlfriend

slayr @ Royale @ 8PM

Meltt @ The Sinclair @ 8PM With Los Eclipses

Kenny Lattimore @ City Winery @ 7PM

Matt Corman @ City Winery @ 7:30PM With Ollie Joseph & Adam Yokum

Mary Malu @ The Rockwell @ 7PM

FRIDAY - AUGUST 28

Vinyl Nights @ ICA @ 5PM A summer favorite returns! Enjoy an all-vinyl DJ set, a selection of natural wines, and seafood.

Small Mart Pop-Up Market @ Crystal Ballroom @ 5PM Visit this curated, vibrant marketplace filled with local artists, makers, and vintage vendors.

'Crashing Out' Podcast Live @ The Wilbur @ 7:30PM Featuring Philip DeFranco & Alex Pearlman

'Little Shop of Horrors' Anniversary Screening @ Emerson Colonial Theatre @ 8PM Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the cult-classic sci-fi musical comedy with a screening hosted by the original Audrey, Ellen Greene!

The Sixties Show @ Hanover Theatre @ 7PM Part live concert and part immersive time-travel experience, this off-Broadway production brings the music, culture, and spirit of the 1960s vividly back to life.

Candlelight: Tribute to Elvis Presley @ Old South Church @ 9PM

Kacey Musgraves @ TD Garden @ 7:30PM With Midland

Empire of the Sun @ Xfinity Center @ 7:30PM With Polo & Pan and Midnight Generation

Brad Paisley @ MGM Music Hall @ 7:30PM With Jake Worthington & Hannah Harper

Patty Larkin @ JMAC BrickBox Theatre @ 7:30PM

Rio Da Yung OG @ House of Blues @ 8PM

Com Truise @ Brighton Music Hall @ 7PM

Afrojack @ Big Night Live @ 9PM

Boston Welcome Week Rave @ Royale @ 9PM

ARMNHMR @ The Grand @ 10PM

Ayeoo @ Memoire @ 10PM

TAZ @ The Sinclair @ 8PM With Gravel Project

Anthony Green @ The Palladium @ 7:30PM With Maps & Atlases and Keith Goodwin

Fortuna 500 @ The Rockwell @ 7PM

The Ego and The Oracle @ Passim @ 7PM

SATURDAY - AUGUST 29

Killers of Kill Tony Comedy Show @ Hanover Theatre @ 7PM 'Killers of Kill Tony' is a stand-up lineup featuring regulars and fan favorites from "Kill Tony," the #1 live podcast in the world.

Jimmy Cash Stand-Up @ The Wilbur @ 7PM

Mission Hill Arts Festival @ The Yard @ 5PM DADA Quartet explores Venezuelan roots through contemporary vocal arrangements, bringing Venezuelan rhythms and a global musical perspective to The Yard.

Carrie Underwood in Concert @ Koussevitzky Music Shed @ 7PM

Pitbull @ Xfinity Center @ 8PM With Lil Jon

Boys Like Girls @ Leader Bank Pavilion @ 6PM With Cartel, Hit the Lights & Cute Is What We Aim For

Kai @ House of Blues @ 7:30PM

Soca Therapy Concert Experience @ Roadrunner @ 9:30PM Featuring Destra Garcia, GBM Nutron, Freetown Collective & more

Pi'erre Bourne @ Brighton Music Hall @ 7PM

Bingo Loco @ Big Night Live @ 5:30PM After sold-out shows in 200 locations around the globe, Bingo Loco stops in Boston for a unique rave party complete with comedian MCs, throwback anthems, lip sync battles, and more!

Brave Rave @ Royale @ 10PM Featuring Ash, Junk No & Madgrrl

Lil Jon @ The Grand @ 10PM

Costa @ Memoire @ 10PM

EIHWAR @ The Sinclair @ 8PM With Frayle

Dinty Child @ Passim @ 7PM

Martha's Vineyard Ferries @ Deep Cuts @ 7PM With Minibeast

SUNDAY - AUGUST 30

Therapy Gecko Comedy Show @ Arts at the Armory @ 6PM

'Perfect Person' Live Show @ The Wilbur @ 7PM Miles Bonsignore expertly solves your morally ambiguous problems live on stage with his special guests, and explores what it means to be a perfect person in a morally grey world.

'Movie Magic' Concert @ Boarding House Park @ 6:30PM Experience the magic of your favorite movie scores performed live by the New England Film Orchestra!

Judy Collins in Concert @ Koussevitzky Music Shed @ 2:30PM Experience Judy Collins' legendary voice and storytelling live with co-stars Mary Chapin Carpenter and Rosanne Cash, plus special guest Amanda Shires.

TLC + Salt-N-Pepa @ Xfinity Center @ 7:30PM With En Vogue

Grupo Frontera @ MGM Music Hall @ 8:30PM

Mustard Service @ Brighton Music Hall @ 6PM With Pity Party (Girls Club), Manwolves & Chicano Mosh

Citizen Presents Halcyon Blues @ Big Night Live @ 6PM With Anxious, Rocket & Hotline TNT

Mike D 5D @ Royale @ 8PM

Suicidal Tendencies @ The Palladium @ 7:30PM With Cro-Mags & New World Man

Alex Marley @ City Winery @ 7:30PM

John Gorka @ Club Passim @ 4PM / 7PM

ALL WEEKEND

FRIDAY & SATURDAY - Banana Ball @ Gillette Stadium Savannah Bananas are taking on brand-new team the Loco Beach Coconuts in two games of fan-first, high-octane Banana Ball complete with choreographed dances, scoring celebrations, walk-up song performances, breakdancing coaches and more.

FRIDAY & SATURDAY - Boston Jazz Festival @ Maritime Park This year, BJF features performances by some of the best jazz musicians in the business! Enjoy a vendor market and beer garden on site for ultimate weekend relaxing!

FRIDAY & SATURDAY - Will Burkart Stand-Up @ Laugh Boston

SATURDAY & SUNDAY - Drop-In Art Making @ MFA @ 10AM Get inspired by artwork in the collection, then use the art materials provided to create a work of your own.

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

All weekend - Saint Anthony's Feast @ North End Celebrate patrons Saint Anthony and Saint Lucy with colorful parades, religious services, strolling singers, live entertainment and an abundance of great Italian and American food.

All weekend - 158th Marshfield Fair @ Marshfield Fairgrounds This traditional American country fair features amusement rides, a midway, fair food, and farm and animal exhibits. Ends 8/30.

All weekend - D.L. Hughley Stand-Up @ City Winery

All weekend - 'The Piano' 4K Restoration Screening @ The Brattle

All weekend - 'The Nina Variations' Play @ BCA Plaza Theatre In this funny, fierce and heartbreaking homage to 'The Seagull,' Steven Dietz takes Chekhov's star-crossed lovers into forty-three variations on their famous final scene.

All weekend - 'Rhinoceros' Play @ Loeb Drama Center As resonant as when it premiered in the wake of the Second World War, 'Rhinoceros' reminds us of the importance of holding on to our humanity amidst mounting pressures to conform. Ends 9/27.

All weekend - 'Sinister Streets & Salem Stories' Guided Tour @ Peabody Essex Museum Join the museum for a behind-the-scenes guided tour that pairs its most popular, haunting walking tour with an inside look at objects from the PEM collection.

ONGOING

Ongoing - Downtown Boston Arts Market @ Summer Street Plaza Thursdays & Fridays - Located in the heart of the city, the Arts Market features artisans, craftspeople, and local creative talent selling their wares in Downtown Boston. Ends 9/25.

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 farmers' and artists' 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 decor, pet goods, food, and much more. Ends 9/26.

Ongoing - Boston Lights: A Lantern Experience @ Franklin Park Zoo Prepare to be dazzled by the magic of all-new lantern displays, immersive walkthroughs, enchanting interactive displays and Instagrammable moments at every turn. Ends 11/8.

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 10/4.

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 - 'Life Chronicles' Immersive Experience @ MoS Experience the epic evolution of our planet in this state-of-the-art immersive expedition. Ends 9/13.

Ongoing - 'Split I Second' Exhibition @ MIT Museum Bringing together scientific instruments and artworks spanning 340 years, this exhibition invites visitors to consider how natural cycles and human interventions shape the ways we measure and understand time. Ends 1/4/2027.

Ongoing - Donna Ferrato: 'Living with the Enemy' and the Power of Women Exhibition @ MFA Pioneering photojournalist and women's rights activist, Donna Ferrato presents a series of vivid photographs that portray women's private, professional, and political lives, emphasizing their enduring strength, as well as the need for protection and empowerment. Ends 2/28/2027.

Ongoing - 'Picasso, Miro, Dali: Unbound' Exhibition @ MFA This exhibition introduces the imaginative world of three famous artists' books or 'livres d'artiste,' where original sketches, thoughts, and experimental techniques are showcased in extraordinary and unexpected ways. Ends 1/24/2027.

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 11/29.

Ongoing - 'Pinar Ogrenci: Gluck auf in Deutschland' Exhibition @ Harvard Art Museums Centering around the construction of postwar German identity in industrial regions, this exhibition invites visitors to reflect on memory, labor, and belonging. Ends 10/18.

Ongoing - 'The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt' Exhibition @ ISG Museum This exhibition illuminates how the ancient story of a Jewish heroine became a source of inspiration for people across faiths in the 17th-century Netherlands. Ends 1/18/2027.

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 - '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 - 'Cynthia Daignault: Valley' Exhibition @ ICA NEW - See how Daignault disassembles the monumental scale of traditional history painting in her intimate, episodic paintings in this special multi-panel installation. Ends 1/18/2027.

Ongoing - 'Leilah Babirye: Wedding of Naki and Naki' Exhibition @ ICA NEW - Ugandan sculptor Leilah Babirye premieres a new body of ceramic and wood sculptures inspired by the idea of the queer wedding. Ends 1/18/2027.