98th Anniversary Italian Street Festival in honor of “The Feast of All Feasts”AUGUST 24–27, 2017Endicott, Thacher & North Margin Streets North End, Boston

 A beloved Boston event dating back to 1910, the North End’s Fisherman’s Feast is a joyous celebration of Italian cuisine, culture and, of course, the bounty of the sea. Brought to these shor

 The culmination of Boston Pride (refer to listing, page 16), the 45th annual celebration of the Hub’s LGBT community, the Boston Pride Parade takes place on the streets of the Back Bay and Sou

 As the first event for Harvard Square’s seventh annual Winter Carnival, Boston’s Celtic Music Fest (passim.org/bcmfest) gets things off on the right foot with a lively lineup celebrating the

Ten acts and two stages all on one street—this is what folk music fans can enjoy, all for free, when the fifth annual New England Americana Festival takes to a closed-down Brattle Street in Harvard

Put on your finest pair of dancing shoes, grab a glass of champagne and join in on one of the largest Bastille Day bashes in the United States. The French Cultural Center’s Bastille Day Party celebrates the French people’s uprising against the monarchy and storming of the Bastille prison during the French Revolution.

Discover some of the most promising photographers from North America and the U.K. at the Flash Forward Festival hosted by the Magenta Foundation.