Greenway Artisan Market

Some of Boston's best shopping happens out in the open. The Greenway Artisan Market transforms the Rose Kennedy Greenway into a weekend marketplace where more than 50 local artists, makers, designers, and small businesses set up shop every Saturday and Sunday throughout the summer. Open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in July and August, it's the kind of place where you'll spot handcrafted ceramics, original artwork, vintage finds, jewelry, and small-batch goods while wandering between food trucks and the city's waterfront parks. There isn't much pressure to buy anything. Half the fun is chatting with the people who made it, discovering a new favorite artist, and enjoying an afternoon on one of Boston's liveliest stretches of green space.