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The Big Gig: Indie Music Festival & Market

October 4 @ 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
🎸🎪 The Big Gig is on, ya dig? 6 Boston-area indie acts on the rise • 100+ thoroughly unconventional vendors
👉 ONE DAY ONLY: Sun. Oct. 4, 11am–6pm, Hosted by @notchbrewing at @charlesriverspeedway (525 Western Ave Brighton, Boston MA 02135)
*** FEATURES ***
🎟️ Admission: FREE, all ages
🎶 Schedule:
11am doors
12pm: Ivy Boy @ivyboymusic
1pm: Puppy Problems @puppy__problems
2pm: Mozz @mozz.wav
3pm: slo-anne @slo_anneee
4pm: Emi McSwain @emimcswain
5pm: Happy Just to See You @happyjusttoseeyou
🍽️🥤 Concessions:
🍻🛍️ Sip ’n Shop – carry @notchbrewing beverages around while browsing!
🚐 Trucks – @wanderlustglobalfood 🌎, @atreveteaprobar_ 🌮, @tandoorandcurryonwheels 🍛
🏬 Stalls – @dosmanoskitchen 🫓, @pizzaprojectboston 🍕🥗, @mommascambridge 🍦🧺, @linger.boston 🍵☕️🥪🥃 / @weitogopopup 🍜🍚🍗, @the.koji.club 🍙🍶
🐕 Pets: you + fur baby can eat outside & shop together inside!
🧱 Afterwards, stop by our store @thebrightonemporium : 60+ more vendors, a 5-min. walk away! 406 Western Ave 02135, open 11am–7pm. Directions: https://tr.ee/RM5be0
*** INFO ***
🗓️ Date: Sun. Oct. 4 2026
⏰ Time: 11am–6pm
📍 Address: 525 Western Ave Brighton Boston MA 02135
🗺️ Location: @charlesriverspeedway complex 🐎 – 7 restaurants, indoor taproom, Boston’s largest outdoor dining courtyard, big event hall (@garagebevents ) & a small one (annex)
☔ Weather: indoor + outdoor areas, rain or shine.
*** GETTING THERE ***
🚲 Bike: racks out front
🚌 Bus: 70, 86
🚆 Commuter Rail: @boston_landing station, zone 1A (same $ as the T)
🚗 Drive: right by the highway!
🅿️ Parking:
🆓 Free: Speedway front lot, 1245 Soldiers Fld Rd over footbridge, or “Guido’s Court” Park
💲 Paid:
• $5 flat rate next door behind 495 Western Ave (cash or card)
• SpotHero parking across the street at 500 Western Ave
• $5 with validation from @parkbagelry / @mollysbookstorema , garage behind 280 Western Ave
♿️ Wheelchair accessible