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Let's Dance Boston 2026

Five nights of live music and social dance (with lessons!) on the Rose Kennedy Greenway

Your Let's Dance Boston experience will begin with a lesson from top local dance instructors, then you'll dance the night away to music by a live band. Styles, instructors, and bands will be announced this summer. Previous Let's Dance Boston events have featured salsa, swing, garba, klezmer, and more: you won't want to miss the fun!

Wed. September 23
Rose Kennedy Greenway, Dewey Square Park
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Thu. September 24
Rose Kennedy Greenway, Dewey Square Park
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Fri. September 25
Rose Kennedy Greenway, Dewey Square Park
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Sat. September 26
Rose Kennedy Greenway, Dewey Square Park
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Sun. September 27
Rose Kennedy Greenway, Dewey Square Park
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
a latino man, in a black shirt that blends into the background, tents his hands below his chin as he gazes toward us

Pianist Carlos Vargas brings his signature blend of virtuosity and heart to American Scenes, a program of 20th-century American works, from iconic Broadway tales to the lively fusion of Schoenfeld's Cafe Music.

SAT JUN 06 12PM
Roxbury BPL
Free, Current Season, Roxbury BPL, Broadway and Cabaret, Chamber Music, Popular Music
harmonica player Shane Sager, in performance

Summer 2026: Shane Sager

Presented in association with the Mission Hill Arts Festival

Berklee-trained in blues, country, and jazz harmonica, Shane Sager spent six years in Sting's touring band and is about to release his debut album. Don't miss your chance to hear a true harmonica virtuoso! General admission and preferred ticket options, with discounts for students and seniors.

SAT AUG 01 5PM
Ticketed, Upcoming Season, Popular Music
hyde square task force, puerto rican cultural event

Summer 2026: Hyde Square Task Force, Batey Comunitario

Presented in association with the Mission Hill Arts Festival

Professional musicians and dancers, and young performers in training celebrate Puerto Rican culture through Bomba percussion and expressive dance, and invite you to join the fun. General admission and preferred ticket options, with discounts for students and seniors.

SAT AUG 15 5PM
Ticketed, Current Season, Global Music, Latin
members of dada quartet, performance photos

Summer 2026: DADA

Presented in association with Mission Hill Arts Festival

Adrián Guardián, Dani Martell, Adriana Duque, and Daniella Ravelo are redefining Venezuelan roots music through a contemporary, global lens, blending vocal virtuosity, compositional sensitivity, and sonic exploration. General admission and preferred ticket options, with discounts for students and seniors.

SAT AUG 29 5PM
Ticketed, Current Season, Latin, Global Music
Tríptico ensemble, formal group portrait

Tríptico

Claudio Ragazzi, Georgie Rodriguez, Manolo Mairena

This seasoned and stirring acoustic trio, hailing from Argentina, Puerto Rico, and Costa Rica, bring their long careers and rich, diverse musical backgrounds to this afternoon of gorgeous covers and originals. Performing contemporary Latin jazz standards, and originals by Emmy- and Grammy-winning film and television composer Ragazzi, the trio skillfully and beautifully navigates a moving range of emotions, moods, and styles.

SAT SEP 12 3PM
Arlington St Church
Free, Upcoming Season, Arlington St Church, Latin, Jazz
Balla Kouyaté, musician, performance portrait

Bala-Bila

Balla Kouyaté & Matchume Zango

Discover, witness, and revel in the joy of cultural conversation as West and East African percussion styles come together. Malian culture bearer and virtuoso of the balafon Balla Kouyaté teams with Mozambican timbila star, percussionist, and educator Matchume Zango for an afternoon of high-energy music showcasing time-honored xylophone traditions with a contemporary twist.

SAT SEP 19 3PM
Bethel A.M.E. Church
Free, Upcoming Season, Bethel A.M.E. Church, Global Music
let's dance boston, an outdoor dance party

Let's Dance Boston

Five nights of social dance, September 23-27

Begin your experience with a lesson from top local dance instructors, then dance the night away to music by a live band. Styles, instructors, and bands will be announced this summer.

WED SEP 23
Free, Upcoming Season, Dance, Outdoor Performances
Jonathan Gramling, musician, portrait

Join velvet-voiced singer Jonathan Gramling to discover the threads that link reggae, gospel, soul, and jazz. With a lineup of remixes, mashups, originals, and genre-bending covers, this group deftly and joyfully weaves a story of soul music's evolution across styles, time, and culture. 

SAT OCT 03 3PM
Twelfth Baptist Church
Free, Upcoming Season, Twelfth Baptist Church, Interdisciplinary, Vocal Music, Popular Music
Avery Gagliano, pianist, portrait

Avery Gagliano

Piano | Debut Series

Pianist Avery Gagliano makes her Vivo Performing Arts debut with an audacious program showcasing her prodigious command of mood and structure: from luminous to relentless, gauzy to percussive, culminating in Schumann's all-encompassing Symphonic Etudes.

THU OCT 08 7:30PM
Longy's Edward M. Pickman Hall
Ticketed, Upcoming Season, Longy's Edward M. Pickman Hall, Solo Pianist
Lizz Wright, jazz vocalist, portrait

With a warm, honeyed alto and a folk-inflected jazz band, Lizz Wright creates original songs and covers that reflect the cultural fabric of America, inviting audiences into a musical heartland that makes anyone feel at home.

SAT OCT 10 8PM
Berklee Performance Center
Ticketed, Upcoming Season, Berklee Performance Center, Jazz