Please note, all events in our spaces may not be listed on this calendar. Please contact openspace@mit.edu with any questions.
Midday Music & Soup: Sounds of Brazil
Join local Brazilian powerhouse Receita de Samba as they take you on a soulful journey through the best that Brazilian music has to offer. Featuring Grammy®-winning drummer Mark Walker.
While you listen, enjoy a delicious hot cup of soup from Souper Roll Up Cafe (on us, while supplies last!).
LEAP Lab: Creative Dance for Kids
This workshop-style event introduces young children to the art of dance using patterns, movement, words, music, and storytelling.
Midday Music and Soup: Joseph Borsellino & Friends
Join saxophonist/composer Joseph Borsellino III and bassist Tony Irons for Mkeka, their captivating new project featuring effects-laden textures and intricate grooves drawn from African diasporic music.
While you listen, enjoy a delicious hot cup of soup from Souper Roll Up Cafe (on us, while supplies last!).
Midday Music and Soup: Lumanyano Mzi Quartet
Acclaimed drummer-vocalist Lumanyano Mzi returns to the Midday Music series with his unique brand of South African-infused jazz.
While you listen, enjoy a delicious hot cup of soup from Souper Roll Up Cafe (on us, while supplies last!).
Midday Music and Soup: Big Cypress
Add some pluck to your lunch hour with Big Cypress, the Boston-based Americana quartet defying expectations and breaking genre barriers.
While you listen, enjoy a delicious hot cup of soup from Souper Roll Up Cafe (on us, while supplies last!).
Lunch Break: Clothing Exchange
Out with the old, in with the new! Join us for an adult clothing exchange during your lunch break.
LEAP Lab: Kids’ Clothing and Toy Exchange
Out with the old, in with the new! Join us for a kids clothing and toy exchange for children ages birth to 5 years old.
Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival
Celebrate the global outdoor community with films from around the world.
Speed Networking
Join us for an informal speed networking session and build your professional network.
Fall Party
Join friends and neighbors from around Cambridge, MIT, and Kendall Square for music, delicious food, face painting, and more!
Midday Music: Veronica Robles’ All Women Mariachi Band
Spend your lunch break with professional mariachi singer, musician, Latin American folkloric dancer, and choreographer Veronica Robles, joined by her All Women Mariachi Band.
LEAP Lab: Make a Bouncy Ball
In this hands-on engineering activity geared towards kids and families, participants will create bouncy balls using household materials.
Night Under the Stars: Stargazing with MIT Astrogazers
Join The Space Consortium’s “Space Days” program for a mesmerizing stargazing event with the MIT Astrogazers.
MIT Media Lab Presents: Innovation Under the Stars
Join us for a program with MIT Media Lab!