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Winter Carnival in Harvard Square

Come join us for Winter Carnival in Harvard Square 2012! 6 weeks of fun including Music! Parades! Chocolate! Chili! Great Food! Green Events! Celebrities! Sports! Chinese New Year! Promotions and More!

Warm, Dark, Sweet and Luscious: Chocolate Festival in Harvard Square 2012

Chocolate lovers rejoice! The Harvard Square Business Association and Harvard Square Chocolate Tours are pleased to announce the 2nd Annual Chocolate Festival! This three day event includes Dining in the Dark at UpStairs on the Square and Nubar, where diners will be blindfolded and have their senses heightened as they indulge on chocolate meals.

Boston Celtic Music Festival in Harvard Square

Boston’s Celtic Music Fest (BCMFest) will celebrate its ninth anniversary January 6 and 7, 2012, at venues in Harvard Square. The festival is a popular showcase for Boston’s best performers of music, song and dance from Irish, Scottish, Cape Breton and other Celtic and Celtic-inspired traditions.

AOL Visits Harvard Square

The Harvard Square Business Association is pleased to announce that AOL Mail will be visiting Harvard Square on Friday, January 20th and Saturday, January 21st from 11am-7pm with their mobile t-shirt truck event.

Delicious fare in the Square for the Holidays!

Harvard Square restaurants are prepared for the Holidays with plenty of choices for your dining pleasure! From traditional favorites to vegan options, over one hundred eateries are ready to serve you, your friends and family.

Orinoco to Replace Harvard Square’s Small Plates

Orinoco, a Venezuelan restaurant with locations in Brookline and the South End, will be replacing Small Plates in Harvard Square. The Harvard Crimson reports that Orinoco will open “early next […]

White lights, Sparkling stars, and an Electric Blue Canopy!

Harvard Square is aglow with holiday spirit. It is radiating warmth and welcoming light and will continue to do so throughout the entire Winter Season. Our display this year; white lights, sparkling stars, multicolored swags, velvet Crimson bows and an electric blue canopy over Winthrop Park, brightens our days, warms ours nights and is made possible through the generosity of many Harvard Square Business Association members.

CrossFit Boston comes to Harvard Square

Spend one hour exercising with CrossFit Boston on Palmer Street in Harvard Square. Participants will be coached proper technique in movements that will allow them to achieve their fitness goals of 2012 and beyond. There will be a short workout that attendees may participate in, followed by a more advanced workout to observe, and time for some Q&A.

Shop Over Weekend

Its the most wonderful time of the year and there is no place better to spend it than Harvard Square! Boasting unique stores, over 100 restaurants, historic sites, traditional and offbeat events and the sparkling holiday tree in Winthrop Park, Harvard Square offers an unparalleled festive environment. With so much to see and do, come for the weekend!

Sparklefest!

The Harvard Square Business Association is excited to announce the schedule for Sparklefest 2011, a five-week celebration of the holiday season in Harvard Square that begins on Plaid/Black Friday and culminates on New Year’s Eve.

Kick-Off The Holidays at the Cambridge 5K – Yulefest

Long before Christmas, there was a quirky winter festival named “Yule” that people really loved. Join us on December 18th at 10:00am for a 5K race that takes the holidays back to their old school roots! This5K course and a great post-race party is sponsored by Clover Food Lab, Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project, Notch Session Ale & Peak Organic.

Toys For Tots

Cambridge Firefighters will once again partner with the United States Marine Corps Reserve in collecting toys in the annual “Toys-for-Tots” drive. Now in its’ 64th year, the program was started in Los Angeles, CA when a handful of Marine Reservists distributed 5,000 toys to needy children on Christmas Eve 1947.

Black / Plaid Friday in Harvard Square!

The Harvard Square Business Association has joined the national trend that now commemorates the day after Thanksgiving as Plaid Friday. Nationally, Plaid Friday celebrates independently owned and operated businesses.

Bob Slate Stationer to Celebrate Reopening November 17th

Harvard Square institution that closed in March is once again ready to serve customers. Bob Slate Stationer announced today that it will celebrate the reopening of its store at a new location in Harvard Square on November 17th.

Celebrate Thanksgiving in Harvard Square

With so many options, why would you cook at home? Leave the work to us and enjoy time with your family and friends. 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. The only thing you need to do is make a reservation – we’ll do the rest!

Folk Music Month in Harvard Square

Forever Young: The 3rd Annual Folk Music History Month in Harvard Square
November 1st through November 30th

Harvard Square Folk: Reflections in Photographs, Books, Music and Salons

Head of the Charles Regatta

Since 1965, rowers have come from far and near to the banks of the Charles River to take part in the world’s largest regatta. But the fun isn’t limited to competitors – there are many ways for spectators to get involved in the weekend’s activities.

Harvard Scare in Harvard Square!

Come all ye boils and ghouls to Harvard Scare for a weekend of wicked good fun. Enjoy tricks, treats, costume contests, monster mashes and something magical for one and all! More ghoulish details arrive every day so visit harvardsquare.com/ often for updates!

Harvard Lampoon to Honor Bruins Players in Harvard Square!

The Harvard Square Business Association, the Harvard Lampoon and the City of Cambridge have teamed up to bring you a public celebration honoring Bruins players. This once in a lifetime event will feature an afternoon of fabulous street food, great entertainment and boisterous speeches!

25 Years in Harvard Square What’s changed, what hasn’t, and why

A VISITOR FROM Kansas City who had never been to Harvard Square recently strolled through it and then enjoyed a grilled salmon dinner at The Harvest restaurant. “The Square is wild,” the man said, his eyes gleaming with appreciation. “There’s so much going on. The street musicians. The restaurants. The bookstores. I’ve never been anywhere like it.”

IN THE HEART OF THE SQUARE

Sometimes our efforts are very local, like the time we all came together to sponsor the wedding of Dennis Coveney and Kelly Dugas. Other times it is an internationally focused […]