Take a moment to exhale this weekend. We’ve curated plans for couples, friends and families so you don’t have to! This is all the information you need in a step-by-step guide to make your planning easier.
It’s a Date!
Friday, March 1
Do This
Brush up on your history (sort of) at Improvised History a hilarious show created on the spot from whatever knowledge the actors remember from history class. This show’s theme is all things pirates. Inspired by historical texts and guest speakers, the actors will weave an impromptu story about how they think all that swashbuckling and looting must have gone down.
The Democracy Center
8:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
Pay what you want admission
45 Mt. Auburn St., Cambridge
Limited street parking, Harvard Square T stop
Then What?
Walk over to the newly opened Milk Bar for one of its famous cake truffles, cookies or soft serve ice cream. If you don’t have a sweet tooth, the Bagel Bomb — a ball of everything bagel dough stuffed with bacon-scallion cream cheese — does not disappoint. This location of Milk Bar partners with &pizza, so you can also snag a heartier meal in the form of a personalized pizza.
Milk Bar &pizza
7 a.m.–2 a.m.
Sweets $3-$9
1 & 3 Brattle St., Cambridge
Limited street parking, Harvard Square T stop
Friends Zone
Saturday, March 2
Do This
If you haven’t had time to support Boston’s female sports warriors yet, you’ve got one more chance. Head to the final Boston Pride game of the season, where the ladies battle it out on the ice against the Minnesota Whitecaps. Both teams’ stats are ranked neck-and-neck, so this game is sure to be a nail biter.
Warrior Ice Arena
7:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
$20 per person
90 Guest St., Boston
Some street parking, Boston Landing commuter rail stop
Then What?
Walk 10 minuets to Deep Ellum to toast the Boston Pride win (because they will win) with a craft beer or classic cocktail. If you’re hungry, try a house pate, made daily to complement a full charcuterie board. Go whole hog with the root-beer-braised pork belly, or keep it healthy with the lentil-mushroom burger with green chile mayo.
Deep Ellum
4 p.m.–1:30 a.m.
Cocktails $10–$12, Appetizers $5–$11, Entrees $10–$15
477 Cambridge St., Allston
Limited street parking, Cambridge St opp Hano St stop on the 64 bus
Family Fun
Sunday, March 3
Do This
If your kids were fans of “The Lego Movie 2,” you’re going to want to check out LEGOLAND Discovery Center’s concurrent exhibit at Assembly Row. In addition to its standard Lego building opportunities and exhibitions, there are tailor-made activities like a stop-motion building center using mini-figures from the movie and a scavenger hunt to help Emmet find his friends.
LEGOLAND
10 a.m.–7 p.m.
$15 per person
598 Assembly Row, Somerville
$10 all day parking at Assembly Row garage with online reservation, Assembly T stop
Then What?
Walk over to Papagayo for lunch. The house-made Mexican street-style corn with aleppo pepper, lime aioli and queso cotija or the chicken empanadas smothered in a tangy chimichurri sauce make for tasty light bites. Larger meal options include an impressive selection of tacos, fajitas and enchiladas, as well as entrees like the roasted salmon.
Papagayo
12 p.m.–9 p.m.
Appetizers $8–$12, Entrees $10–$20
331 Great River Road, Somerville
$10 all day parking at Assembly Row garage with online reservation, Assembly T stop