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This year, Black Friday falls on a Go Green! Walk/Ride Friday, a time when Harvard Square businesses encourage everyone to walk, ride bike, take the T, or carpool and reward those who wear green and go green with incentives for their “earth-friendly efforts!”…

Join us for a Go Green Walk Ride Friday and HARVARD SCARE square wide-party! Magicians and Mimes will take over the streets of Harvard SCARE in preparation for a costume parade for children and an all ages “Monster Mash” block party.

The fifth annual Boston Bike Film Festival kicks off Friday night, October 23, 2009 and continues through Saturday night! The festival will feature work from filmmakers nationwide including short films, feature length and animated films.

Join us in Harvard Square for “Brunch with the Folks” A Special Event to celebrate “Forever Young: Folk History Month in Harvard Square!” Enjoy a Special Sunday of food, music, and camaraderie in the following restaurants and shop locations and enjoy a few musical surprises throughout the square! Pl…

Since Lizzy’s Ice Cream opened in 1995, they have been scooping ice cream onto the traditional sugar cones, cake cones, and waffle cones.

Seventy five years ago Robert Slate began selling paper and pencils at 8 Holyoke St. in Harvard Square as Bob Slate, Stationer.

Harvard Square unveils a “Community Gallery Window Project” featuring Vintage Photos, Folk Art, and Harvard Square Folk Music History Ephemera displayed in shop and restaurant windows throughout the month of November!…

Join the HONK! Festival Parade leaving Davis Square at noon and arriving at the Oktoberfest at 1:00 pm to “Reclaim the Streets for Horns, Bikes and Feet!” Harvard Square will welcome 25 Honk! Bands and their rolling, strolling, biking, dancing, skating, stilt dancing, costumed and puppet friends in …

Oktoberfest 2009 Applications…

Starting this fall, Harvard Book Store booksellers will not only be able to help you find a book in the store—they’ll be able to make you one as well.