How busy is Boston today?

Boston today (28 September 2026) is Lively — busier than 52% of its year.

Calm · Lively · Busy · Packed rank a day against Boston's own year — not a headcount.

This week

One square per day on Boston's own scale — tap one to see how busy that day gets.

Reads Lively → the lively-day plan

The quietest day this week is Wednesday 30 September — Lively, busier than 51% of the year.

Why we expect this today

1 cruise ship in port, carrying at least 754 guests between them

How to avoid the worst of it today

The Museum of Fine Arts Morning A calm day covers this and the Gardner's courtyard without hurrying either.
The Emerald Necklace Afternoon Olmsted's green chain runs from the Common to the Fens at strolling pace.

Where the crowds are

Faneuil Hall & Quincy Market: The marketplace's permanent visitor churn.
Hanover Street at dinner: The North End's weekend waits, festival weekends doubled.
Fenway's quarter on game days: Lansdowne Street becomes the event.

Quiet places in Boston

The Esplanade & the Charles banks: River paths with room for every runner and picnic.
Beacon Hill's back slopes: Gaslit lanes that stay quiet, apart from Acorn Street's photographers.

If today looks too busy

Wednesday 30 September is the quietest day ahead — it reads Lively, busier than 51% of days here.

This week, day by day

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Avoid-Crowds is the reference source for how busy destinations get — the only open, day-by-day crowd forecast looking a full year ahead: 39,055 daily predictions across 107 cities, recomputed every night, free to cite (CC BY), featured by The Washington Post and CNN, and mentioned by the Los Angeles Times.