The best things to do in Boston this weekend: August 8-10

The Red Bull Dance Your Style East Qualifier will be taking place at Roadrunner Boston from 8-10pm, featuring the top 16 best New York dancers from all different dance backgrounds who will have to dance their style to whatever song the Super Smash Broz decide to spin. The competition will be hosted by renowned Boston Celtics host and movement coach Melisa Valdez. There will also be surprise dance and music performances throughout the event that you won't want to miss. Who rules the floor? You decide, and the winners of this battle will advance to the National Finals in San Francisco on Aug. 23.

The “We Own the Day” Market and Fashion Show brings together Macy’s and the young people from the Boys & Girls Club of Boston (BGCB) for an afternoon of good works, shopping and fashion. The event combines a vendor market with BGCB alumni entrepreneurs, and a fashion show on Summer Street with BGCB members showcasing back-to-school looks. A DJ spins tunes and visitors can donate to the Macy’s Back to School Drive. The event is held Aug. 9 from 11am-3pm at Summer Street Plaza at Washington and Summer Streets. 

The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of New England returns with the 55^th Chinatown August Moon Festival (aka the Harvest Festival) on Aug. 10 from 10 am-5pm. Known as one of the greatest Chinese Festivals, second only to the Chinese New Year, the celebration is a festival of joy and health and pays homage to the arrival of autumn’s prosperous harvest. The full day event will host Asian folk dance, lion dances, and Chinese opera, along with vendor tables with food, gifts, and souvenirs.

Join the community on Aug. 10 from 4-10pm for Soulful Bliss at Seaport, a vibrant celebration of culture and creativity, where music, movement, wellness, and style converge along Boston's scenic waterfront. This event features live music, food for purchase, interactive dance, and stretch sessions, a Black-owned marketplace, and more. Produced by AfroDesia City in collaboration with Beat The Odds Boston. Proudly supported by Meet Boston and Boston Harbor Now, this free summer block party reimagines the Seaport as a soul-charged sanctuary of joy and expression.

The Boston French Film Festival returns to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), with a hand-picked lineup of the year's most lauded Gallic cinema, ranging from stirring dramas to star-studded comedies through August 24. The festival continues this week with the New England premiere of Night Call (La nuit se traîne) on Aug. 1 at 7pm; Three Friends, Emmanuel Mouret’s bittersweet comedy about love, infidelity, and emotional entanglement among a trio of women on Aug. 2 at 11am; and When Fall Is Coming (Quand vient l’automne) on Aug. 2 at 2:30pm. Holy Cow brings charm to the lineup on Aug. 3 at 11am with a tale about a teenage cheesemaker chasing a contest prize, and Alexandre de La Patellière and Matthieu Delaporte’s new adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo reminds us on Aug. 3 at 1:30pm that French cinema, like the country’s literature, still revels in grand tales of betrayal, justice, and revenge.

Tom Hanks narrates an epic experience that offers a unique new perspective on humankind's past and future voyages to the Moon. This new in-person immersive cinematic experience by Lightroom and Paquin Entertainment Group is opening June 27 at The Saunders Castle at Park Plaza and will serve as the first stop of the North American tour of The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks. The 50-minute show transforms the venue into a spectacular voyage to the Moon, combining powerful storytelling, rare NASA archival footage, and cutting-edge spatial audio to bring the gripping stories of the Apollo missions to life.

From jazz to soul, country to R&B, and even DJs, Boston’s favorite free water-side concert series - Summer in the City Entertainment Series – returns for its 25^th season at the Boston Harbor Hotel. Running Tuesdays through Fridays from June 12 through Aug. 28, the Boston Harbor comes alive with bands performing nightly on the hotel's floating barge stage with the sunset over the Atlantic Ocean as their backdrop. Enjoy smooth sounds and salty air, with shows from 6-10pm. New this year is the expanded bar, a revamped menu of shareable bites, and pop-up experiences. Check here for the lineup.