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Semifinals & Splashdowns In Somerville

Summer doesn't start until June but Saturday isn't waiting. Just in time for one of Somerville's biggest professional sports games in a while as Somerville United FC continues its stellar inaugural season with a semi-final showdown at Dilboy. Sunday, the Mystic River Herring Run & Paddle hits its 30th year with a 5K, paddle races, and the Iron Herring for anyone locked in enough to do both. Sunny, seventy-five, semi-finals, showdowns, and splashdowns (try saying that seven times) are the theme this weekend.

Runs & Robots After Dark

The Boston Marathon might be in the rear-view mirror but the reasons to join a run club keep climbing. Post-run tacos, brews or even just group hangs to compare Strava scores give you all the incentive you need. But if 5Ks aren't your thing, you can still make the most out of the week at MIT's After Dark series, a monthly museum event and enjoy a robotics-themed outing with hands-on activities, DJs, and a humanoid robot demo, or just explore.

Porchfest Leads, Block Parties Deliver

Somerville's biggest event of the year makes it's long-awaited return as Porchfest takes over the city from Teele Square to East Somerville, rain or shine. And with patio season back in full swing, this weekend's list of markets and block parties hits an all time high with Gyrofest kicking things off in Spring Hill, Nervous Records hosting an epic Block Party in Central Square and yet another vintage block party fills up Harvard Square on Sunday.