Culture Calendar
Chinatown, Quincy, Malden, Fields Corner, and Allston corridors plus Greater Boston diaspora festivals.
Use the city guide for neighborhoods and meal starts, then this calendar for August Moon, Quincy, Fields Corner, and Lowell SEA dates.
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston Asian American Film Festival runs in person October 15–25, 2026, showcasing Asian American narratives across Greater Boston venues.
Image: BAAFF / Three Circles Studios
Boston, Massachusetts
Nathika Events brings Boston Asian Food and Beer Tasting Festival to City Hall Plaza on Saturday, October 24, 2026, 11 a.m.–7 p.m., with Asian cuisine, tasting tickets, and stage energy.
Boston, Massachusetts
The MFA hosts a Diwali day of performances, art-making, and South Asian gallery visits Sunday, November 1, 2026, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., included with general admission.
Image: Tim Correira Photography / MFA Boston
Past Boston listings stay live for recaps and next-year bookmarks.
Boston, Massachusetts
Maum Market lists Boston at Seaport Common, 85 Northern Avenue, Saturday, October 3, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Tickets are complimentary with an RSVP. Outdoor, pet-friendly, family-friendly.
Image: Maum Market
Dorchester, Massachusetts
Boston Little Saigon moved Trung Thu Together to Saturday, October 3, 2026, 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Town Field Park, 1565 Dorchester Avenue. Admission is free. The page marks this as a new date.
Image: Boston Little Saigon
Boston, Massachusetts
Experience Chinatown's live performances, activities, and exhibits land Saturday, September 26, 2026, with murals on view August 29 through October 18 across Boston Chinatown.
Image: Olivia Moon Photography / Pao Arts Center
Boston, Massachusetts
Taiwan Film Festival of Boston screens across Somerville Theatre, Coolidge, MFA, and the Brattle from September 10–21, 2026, with virtual titles on Giloo into early October.
Boston, Massachusetts
Chinatown Main Street's Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival returns Saturday, September 12, 2026 at Auntie Kay and Uncle Frank Chin Park with vendors, lion dance, and cultural performances on the Greenway.
Randolph, Massachusetts
The Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival lights Randolph Ice Arena August 22–23, 2026 with lantern displays, food vendors, live entertainment, and family activities.
Image: Tony Ng (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Boston, Massachusetts
ACDC's 20th Films at the Gate runs free August 14-16, 2026 at Auntie Kay and Uncle Frank Chin Park with outdoor Chinese-language and kung fu screenings, live performances, and youth-led programming.
Quincy, Massachusetts
QARI's August Moon Festival returns Sunday, August 16, 2026, 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., on Coddington Street in Quincy Center with performances, food trucks, games, and a street market.
Image: Emw (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Film, TV, music, and culture coverage from Goldscene. Not just what's on the calendar.
What to Watch
Lee Chang-dong's first film in eight years opened in Korean theaters today after the Venice Silver Lion. A few North American screens follow Oct. 23. Netflix has the rest of the world Nov. 6.
Today's Radar
Velveting is the Chinese prep step that keeps stir-fry chicken and shrimp tender instead of rubbery: a cornstarch-and-oil coat, a rest, then a quick par-cook before the wok. Here is how it works and why diaspora cooks are finally seeing the name match the method.
Brand Watch
From Amorepacific labs and early Laneige experiments to Sephora walls and a U.S. market measured in the billions, K-beauty did not go viral overnight. It spent a decade building shelf space, then TikTok did the rest.
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