Outside the Box is Boston’s first ever free nine-day music, food, and arts festival. With events happening happening both on Boston Common and City Hall Plaza, this is a huge step for outdoor, free, and all-ages music in our city. The festival includes over 200 performances from the likes of Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Lemonheads, Buffalo Tom, Los Lobos, and more, as well as kid-friendly acts and cooking demonstrations from some of Boston’s best chefs. Below, find a schedule of all of the headlining performances from Outside the Box, and plan accordingly, because there’s more than enough here for everyone.

SATURDAY JULY 13^TH

·         Boston Children’s Chorus – 12pm (Boston Common)

·         Strange Fruit – 12:30pm (Boston Common)

·         Alejandro Escovedo – 1pm (Boston Common)

·         Los Lonely Boys – 2pm (Boston Common)

·         Los Lobos – 3:15 pm (Boston Common)

·         Rhythm of the Universe – 8pm (Boston Common)

SUNDAY JULY 14^TH

·         Berklee Gospel Choir with Special Guest – 12pm (Boston Common)

·         Dave Koz and Friends – 3pm (Boston Common)

·         La Notte Della Taranta – 5pm (Boston Common)

·         Smithsonian Jazz (Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald) – 6:30pm (Boston Common)

MONDAY JULY 15^TH

·         Joe Robinson – 12pm (Boston Common)

·         Air Traffic Controller – 2pm (Boston Common)

·         Barnstar – 4:30pm (Boston Common)

·         Dale Ann Bradley – 5:30pm (Boston Common)

·         Ricky Skaggs – 6:30pm (Boston Common)

TUESDAY JULY 16^TH

^·          Jan and Dean –12:30pm (Boston Common)

^·          Caroline Kole – 4:30pm (Boston Common)

^·          Lonestar – 6:30pm (Boston Common)

 WEDNESDAY JULY 17^TH

·         Imagination Movers – 12pm (Boston Common)

·         Evan Northrup – 12pm (Boston Common)

·         Augustana – 5pm (Boston Common)

·         Boys Like Girls – 6:30PM (Boston Common)

THURSDAY JULY 18^TH

·         Isaac Delgado – 12pm (Boston Common)

·         Chef Jody Adams & Chef Gordon Hamersley – 2pm (City Hall Plaza)

·         McAlister Drive – 5:30pm (Boston Common)

·         Bryan White – 6:00pm (Boston Common)

·         The Frontmen of Country Music – 6:30pm (Boston Common)

FRIDAY JULY 19^TH

·         Karen Diane – 1pm (Boston Common)

·         Shun Ng – 2pm (Boston Common)

·         The Alternate Routes – 3pm (City Hall Plaza)

·         Chef Roger Berkowitz Demonstration – 4pm (City Hall Plaza)

·         Boston  Gay Men’s Chorus – 4:30pm (Boston Common)

·         Sarah Blacker – 5:00 pm (City Hall Plaza)

·         Siobhan Magnus and Doubtful Guest – 5:30pm (Boston Common)

·         Celtic Fire – 7pm (Boston Common)

·         Adam Ezra Group – 7:30pm (City Hall Plaza)

SATURDAY JULY 20^TH

·         Jenny Dee & the Deelinquents – 1pm (City Hall Plaza)

·         Guy Mendilow Ensemble – 2pm (Boston Common)

·         Chef Todd English Demonstration – 2pm (City Hall Plaza)

·         Chef Ming Tsai Demonstration – 4pm (City Hall Plaza)

·         Buffalo Tom – 5pm (Boston Common)

·         The Lemonheads – 6:30pm (Boston Common)

·         Blind Boys of Alabama – 6:30pm (City Hall Plaza)

·         Taj Mahal Trio – 8pm (City Hall Plaza)

·         Mighty Mighty Bosstones – 8pm (Boston Common)

SUNDAY JULY 21^ST

·         Alex Gable and Pasado De Moda – 1pm (City Hall Plaza)

·         Shye Ben Tzur & The Rajasthan Gypsies – 4pm (City Hall Plaza)