Please note, all events in our spaces may not be listed on this calendar. Please contact openspace@mit.edu with any questions.


SWAP: Warm Clothing Exchange
Refresh your fall wardrobe with a warm clothing SWAP! Bring in gently used warm clothing for adults - jackets, sweaters, cardigans, coats, boots, unworn socks, and other cozy items to trade.


PLAY+ Pet Rock Painting
Get outside and PLAY. Bananagrams, Connect Four, Hopscotch, Scrabble, Corn Hole, and more!


Stitch and Screen: Pride and Prejudice Craft Night
Join us for a cozy screening of Pride & Prejudice (PG) presented in collaboration with the PKG Public Service Center and the MIT Women’s League.




Bright Spot
Cheer up with a cup of hot cocoa (on us!) on this first work day after daylight savings time kicks in. Available while supplies last.

Full Body Workout with Dirty Water Fitness
Join us for a beginner-friendly “boot camp” fitness class, led by Dirty Water Fitness. This high-energy, full-body workout will use just your bodyweight—no equipment needed!

Speed Networking with Sloan Student Life
Join us for an informal speed networking session and build your professional network. In this 45-minute activity, participants will make numerous contacts in a short period of time, with an opportunity to exchange contact information if desired.

Movie Night: VIMFF
Award-winning selected films from the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (VIMFF). Celebrate the global outdoor community with films from around the world. Please note that these films are not rated; content may not be appropriate for all audiences.

Bright Spot: Puzzles and Pie
Take a brain break! Stop by for midday puzzling and a mini pie from Petsi Pies, available while supplies last. We’ll have an assortment of puzzles to enjoy - bring friends and colleagues!

Crafternoon: Cozy Cards & Book Swap
Join us for a relaxing afternoon of cozy card making! All supplies included, but feel free to bring materials of your own to add to the fun.

Yoga
Join us for a free, all levels yoga class! Led by Spira Politis of The Embody School, the class will begin gently and gradually increase in intensity, moving slowly and holding poses longer to focus on internal awareness of sensation.

SWAP: Kids Clothing & Toy Exchange
Out with the old, in with the new! Join us for a kids clothing and toy exchange for children ages birth to 5 years old. The exchange will include kids’ clothing, outerwear, shoes, toys, and books. Expectant parents are welcome.


Speed Networking with The Foundry
Join us for an informal speed networking session and build your professional network. In this 45-minute activity, participants will make numerous contacts in a short period of time, with an opportunity to exchange contact information if desired.



PLAY+ Pet Rock Painting - RESCHEDULED
Get outside and PLAY. Bananagrams, Connect Four, Hopscotch, Scrabble, Corn Hole, and more!



Midday Music: MIT Ribotones - RESCHEDULED
Join us for a lunchtime concert with the MIT Ribotones!


Outdoor Yoga
Join us for a free, all levels yoga class! Led by Spira Politis of The Embody School, the class will begin gently and gradually increase in intensity, moving slowly and holding poses longer to focus on internal awareness of sensation.


Fall Party
Celebrate autumn in the Kendall/MIT Open Space. Bring a blanket or a chair, grab tasty food from a nearby spot (or pack snacks of your own), and enjoy face painting, hands-on craft activities and games, sweet treats, and feel-good harmonies from Fly By Brass Band!




Outdoor Movie: Time After Time
Join us for an outdoor screening of TIME AFTER TIME (PG), presented in collaboration with the MIT Museum.


Speed Networking: In the Neighborhood
Join us for an informal speed networking session and build your professional network. In this 45-minute activity, participants will make numerous contacts in a short period of time, with an opportunity to exchange contact information if desired.




Outdoor Movie: Akeelah and the Bee
Join us for an outdoor movie night featuring AKEELAH AND THE BEE (PG). This event is presented in collaboration with Cambridge nonprofit Tutoring Plus.



Dirty Water Fitness
Join us for a beginner-friendly “boot camp” fitness class, led by Dirty Water Fitness. This high-energy, full-body workout will use just your bodyweight—no equipment needed!

Midday Music and Performance: Street Scores
Street Scores is an interactive performance and installation by MIT Senseable City Lab, supported by the Council for the Arts at MIT (CAMIT).


LEAP Lab: Composted Images
Join artist Coco Allred for a collage-making workshop using sun, soil, and cut paper!

Outdoor Movie: Moana
Join us for an outdoor movie night featuring MOANA (PG). This event is presented in collaboration with our friends from MIT Graduate Residential Life.