Riversing 2009
Revels celebrates the first day of fall along the Charles River in Cambridge with the 6th annual RiverSing, Sunday, September 20, 2009
The Bookish Ball
The Bookish Ball: A Community Celebration of the Bookstores of Harvard Square. Saturday, September 12th from 1:00 pm until 8:00 pm
Welcome Back Students!
The Harvard Square Business Association welcomes ALL (Cambridge, Boston and Beyond) Students to Harvard Square!
Harvard Football Weekend
We plan to celebrate football the entire weekend! Here are a few special offers our
local businesses have created for your enjoyment!
Urban Ag Fair in Harvard Square
Folks were asked to bring their harvested and baked goods to the judging table. Under clear blue skies last Sunday morning, folks trekked to Harvard Square to enter their preserves and pickles, apple-pies and brownies, fruits and vegetables, and flowers and plants into the judging contest.
Restaurant Week in Harvard Square
Please join us from August 9th through August 21st as we celebrate Restaurant Week in Harvard Square with 12 of our local restaurants adding their unique and extraordinary talents to the exciting event
Bikes and Burritos in Harvard Square
Welcome Students! Welcome Go Green Walk/Ride day participants! Join us in front of Boloco on Mount Auburn Street on August 28th from 5-7pm for free smoothie samples and coupons for heavily discounted Burritos!
Join Chef Jody Adams for a bike tour around Harvard Square
The Harvard Square Business Association excitedly Invites you to join Chef Jody Adams of Rialto for our “Go Green, Walk Ride, Bikes and Burritos Friday”
From Pink to Green
A Sweet Summer “Go Green Walk/Ride Day” Party in Harvard Square! Friday, July 31st from 12:00 pm until 2:00 pm.
Think Pink in Harvard Square 2009
July 22nd 2009 – Harvard Square/Cambridge, MA – -Members of the Harvard Square Business Association (HSBA) have joined together for the 4th year in a row for a Breast Cancer Awareness and Fundraising Campaign featuring PINK themed window displays, PINK DRINKS and PINK SHOPPING opportunities from July 5th through August 31st.
Make Music Harvard Square 2009 Program Now Available!
Music Harvard Square 2009 Program
Wheel Questions / Wheel Answers
The Harvard Square Business Association is delighted to be partnering with local artist, inventor and answer man, Johnny Monsarrat as he aims for a world record with his Harvard Square Installation of “10,000 Questions.”
1st Annual Dance for World Community Festival
Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre Presents “First Annual Dance for World Community Festival” to Premiere in Harvard Square, Cambridge on June 6th, 2009. Free and open to the public, an all-day, indoor-outdoor celebration. Showcasing dance as a positive force for social change.
Grillin with the Pros
Adalius Thomas brings his Pro Grill Team to Harvard Square’s MayFair for a heated competition with Harvard Square’s Pro Grill Chefs in grill-off to benefit Mass Mentoring and Community Servings!
Mothers Day in Harvard Square
Mothers are celebrated in Harvard Square with great joy and love, and are feted with delicious lunches, brunches, and dinners in our local restaurants.
Featured MayFair Vendors!
Featured Vendors include:
26th Annual MayFair in Harvard Square
The 26th Annual MayFair in Harvard Square features: CHESTER FRENCH LIVE from the Super Crosswalk; Grilling with the Pros; Beer Gardens; Chalk on the Walk; A Dance Stage; Roaming Railroad Train Rides; Hot Air Balloon Rides and at least one hundred thousand happy vendors and festival goers.
Great Big Green Party in Harvard Square
April 13th 2009 – Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA. Join us in Harvard Square on Friday April 24th as we celebrate a few great green events with one Great Big Green Party! In a combined celebration of Earth Day and Go Green Walk/Ride Day the Harvard Square Business Association and Zipcar invites you to join us at The Great Big Green party on Winthrop Street!
March Madness in Harvard Square
The Brattle Theatre is holding the Boston International Women’s Day Film Fest on Saturday, March 7 and Sunday, March 8. International Women’s Day is celebrated in countries throughout the world with festivals, parades, and special events. Hostelling International is bringing the celebration to Boston with the International Women’s Day Film Festival.
Women’s History Month in Harvard Square
Please join us in celebrating Women’s History Month and a remarkable group of woman business owners and organization directors in Harvard Square . Most recently, Harvard Square has been fortunate to have the following extraordinary women open the following exemplary businesses!
Love is in the Square
VALENTINE’S EVENTS 2009
Black History Month in Harvard Square
A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 – 1968) through the eyes of Civil Rights Photographer Ernest C. Withers (1922 – 2007)
on view In Harvard Square Windows through February 28th, 2009.
Chinese New Year Celebration in Harvard Square
Drive down Massachusetts Avenue and enjoy the gorgeous red & gold silk lanterns hanging from our wrought iron lampposts in front of the HONG KONG as we prepare for our grand annual Chinese New Year parade through Harvard Square and our cultural “Open House” at the Hong Kong!
Winter Green Carnival in Harvard Square
Please join us for an exhilarating Winter Celebration in appreciation of the full spectrum of Mother Nature! The people of Harvard Square, a particularly hearty bunch of New Englanders, enjoy going outdoors to exercise our community spirit every chance we get. The people of Harvard Square engage in outdoor celebration despite the weather – and because of the weather!
Go Green Walk/Ride Days Breakfast
Join us for a Free Breakfast sponsored by the Harvard Square Business Association to Celebrate the Green Streets Initiative “Walk/Ride Days.” Join us as Mayor Denise Simmons kicks off her “9 in ’09” Mayor’s Walk/Ride Day Challenge.
Bluegrass Grows on Winter Green
As part of the ongoing Winter Green Carnival, we are happy to present a Bluegrass Legend. Bluegrass at Its Best: Ralph Stanley at Club Passim on Friday, Jan. 23rd
Inaugural Events in Harvard Square!
Inaugural Events in Harvard Square! January 16th 2009, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA. —The Harvard Square Business Association announces Inaugural Coverage throughout the Square – Indoor and Out! And The ObamaRama Inaugural GALA ON ICE!
Auld Lang Syne
New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day Events in Harvard Square. December 31, 2008 – January 1, 2009
Holiday Events Throughout Harvard Square
Ongoing Holiday Events
Sparklefest 2008!
HARVARD SQUARE’S ANNUAL SPARKLEFEST EVENTS! Sparklefest 2008 features: FREE skating with Santa, the Everyone Loves Latkes Party, A Sparklefest Holiday Parade and our Second Annual “Shop Over” in Harvard Square!