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Think Local Thank Local in Harvard Square

Think Local Thank Local, which has 9 participating businesses in Harvard Square, has pledged a percentage of their sales from the week after Thanksgiving to On the Rise.

Come Celebrate Thanksgiving in Harvard Square

Come to Harvard Square where tempting and delectable dining options await you and yours! Each restaurant listed offers unique, scrumptious fare created specifically for Thanksgiving. Leave the work to us and enjoy time with your family and friends. The only thing you need to do is make a reservation – we’ll do the rest! We have great hotel and theatre promotions too!

The New England Americana Festival

Any roots music lover will tell you that Cambridge has been a breeding ground and focal point of traditional American music for generations. The musicians, venues, and fans for and traveling through Cambridge over the years have paved a way of brotherhood, support, and yes, even a little love for all those who follow.

Welcome Incoming Harvard Students

The Harvard Square Business Association welcomes students to Harvard Square! To ring in the new academic year, the following businesses are offering promotions and discounts to students. From restaurants to retail and everything in between, Harvard Square is proud to be your new home away from home.

Harvard Square Welcomes Seinfeld’s Soup Nazi

The Harvard Square Business Association and myTV38 Boston are thrilled to announce the return of Seinfeld’s Soup Nazi to Harvard Square. On Friday, August 3rd from 12:00pm – 2:00pm. 

Hubway Comes to Harvard Square

The Harvard Square Business Association and Harvard University invite you to join us as we welcome Hubway to Harvard Square on Wednesday, August 8th, 2012. The festivities will start with ribbon-cutting ceremonies in Brookline and Somerville followed by speeches by officials at Cambridge City Hall.

Portuguese Musicians Come to Harvard Square

On Monday, July 30th, 2012, from approximately 4:00PM – 5:00pm, Brattle Plaza in Harvard Square (in front of Crema Café at 27 Brattle Street) will be the setting for the joyous and uplifting music of Tuna Feminina de Medicina.

September is Revival Month in Harvard Square

Last year, the Harvard Square Business Association (HSBA) declared September Revival Month in Harvard Square. It celebrated the release of local writer Scott Alarik’s award-winning folk music novel, Revival, along with a series of events centered on themes of tradition and renewal.

Mass Ave Mile Road Race

The Harvard Square Business Association is pleased to announce that the Mass Ave Mile Road Race will take place on Sunday, July 22, 2012.

Think PINK, Drink PINK, Shop PINK 2012

The Harvard Square Business Association is proud to present the 7th Annual Think PINK, Drink PINK, Shop PINK campaign from July 16th until August 31st, 2012 to raise funds for breast cancer charities.

Happy Birthday Julia

Harvard Square Celebrates Cambridge’s Own, Julia Child, on her 100th Birthday.

Harvard Square Restaurants Celebrate Summer Restaurant Week

Please join us as we celebrate Restaurant Week in Harvard Square! Our local restaurants add their unique and extraordinary talents to this exciting summer event. Unless otherwise noted, the specials are good during the restaurant week period which is August 19th – 24th & August 26th – 31st.

The “Best of Boston” in Harvard Square

The Harvard Square Business Association is proud to recognize the Harvard
Square establishments honored as “Best of Boston” in Boston Magazine’s 39th
Annual Issue. Congratulations to all the winners! All descriptions come
directly from Boston Magazine.

Famous and Infamous, the Fourth Annual Open Archives Tour

For the fourth year in a row, Cambridge archives will open their doors and invite the public in to see the rare items that are rarely seen. Residents and visitors will be given the opportunity to see inside twelve archives. The fourth annual Open Archives Tour will feature tours inside cultural, City, Harvard University and MIT archives on four separate days.

Bastille Day in Harvard Square 2012

The Harvard Square Business Association and Sandrine’s Bristo are pleased to announce that our annual Bastille Day event will be held on Sunday, July 15th, 2012 on Holyoke Street from 5pm – 10pm. Come celebrate with us in Grand French Style!

Harvard Square Business Association welcomes Summer Students!

This coming weekend the Harvard Summer School welcomes 5,000 students from all over the world to its programs. Two thousand of these students will be moving into Harvard dorms and houses on Saturday and Sunday, with the remaining commuting students checking-in on both this weekend and into next week to finalize registration.

Make Music Harvard Square / Fête de la Musique Volume 5

Come celebrate the Summer Solstice in Harvard Square with a French twist! Enjoy Rock and Roll, Funk and Folk, throw in some Jazz, Country, Hip Hop, a few Standards, add some Classical, Pop, R&B, Rap, Soul, Alternative, and Goth, mix in a little Blue Grass, World, Folk, and Grunge, then get down and dance!

Chalk it Up With Sidewalk Sam

I love art and the creativity that lives in the heart of every person. Every person is an artist. Everyone possesses a creative spirit that astonishes me. That’s why I keep going out onto the sidewalks to do chalk drawings on the ground – to be close to the universal creative power in all of us.

Harvard Square Celebrates LGBT Pride Month

On Friday June 1, 2012, President Obama declared June LGBT Pride Month. (The official text is below.) Harvard Square Businesses will celebrate with the following events and offerings:

Sunday Parkland Games are back!

The Sunday Parkland Games has been an initiative of the Charles River Conservancy to bring families to the parklands and offer fun and athletic activities— free of charge —on Sunday afternoons since 2009.

Tory Row 5K Road Race Becomes a Community Affair

Popular Harvard Square restaurant Tory Row announced today that their second annual road race, set for Sunday, June 3rd, has doubled in size this year. The race, which runs along historic Brattle Street and into the Huron Village neighborhood of Cambridge, has already filled its 600 runner capacity by encouraging teams from local businesses and nonprofits to join the field.

Patios in Bloom in Harvard Square 2012

Al Fresco Dining in Harvard Square; It’s Patios in Bloom! Please join us in celebrating our al fresco dining season with special menus, drinks, and desserts.

Clover Year of Beer Party

To celebrate 1 year of serving beer at Clover, we’re shutting down the restaurant, throwing a party and inviting all the brewers we’ve featured over the past year.