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- October 19, 2026
Make Friends in Boston, Lincolnshire, on market days
Around 20% of Boston borough’s residents have passed 65, above the England average, so a daytime group is a good place to start.
72,000+
residents in Boston borough, which covers the town and surrounding villages (ONS mid-2025)
20%
of people in Boston borough are 65 or over, compared with 18% in England (Census 2021, ONS)
19%
of Boston households have a social landlord, compared with a 15% share across the region (ONS, 2021 census)
Boston has a market twice a week
To make friends in Boston, start with the town’s regular fixtures. Boston Market fills Market Place every Wednesday and Saturday, Central Park, newly awarded a Green Flag, welcomes volunteers, and Blackfriars Theatre and Arts Centre on Spain Lane is home to amateur drama and musical groups that welcome members. Through Gofrendly, Boston women can also look for friends close by.
Boston: common questions about friendship
Which days is Boston market on?
Boston Market trades in Market Place every Wednesday and Saturday throughout the year, and a makers and farmers market is held on the last Saturday of the month from March to October. Shopping there each week gives Boston residents an easy way to start chatting with familiar faces.
Can you join a theatre group in Boston?
Yes. Blackfriars Theatre and Arts Centre on Spain Lane is home to amateur drama and musical theatre groups, and adults can take part as members or volunteers. Rehearsing together over several weeks is a natural way to make friends in Boston.
Is there a parkrun in Boston?
Yes. Boston parkrun takes place at Witham Way Country Park on Tattershall Road every Saturday morning. Any pace is welcome, from a walk to a run, and the same people return each week, so it suits Boston women looking for a gentle, regular social start to the weekend.
Can women in Boston look for friends online first?
With Gofrendly, a women-only friendship app, women in Boston can look for others close by and write first. Proposing a coffee on market day or a stroll in Central Park keeps the first meeting easy and gives you somewhere to return.
Boston's town and its people
Boston is a market town on the River Witham in Lincolnshire, and its borough also takes in the villages around it. Roughly a fifth of the borough’s population has passed 65, above the England figure, and almost a fifth of homes are socially rented. Long-time resident or newcomer, it is worth being the one who makes the first move, because a simple hello at the market stall or in the park is often all it takes to start a conversation.
Moving to a smaller town, or staying while friends move away, can feel lonely at times. Boston’s twice-weekly market, its theatre groups and the park are all places where the same people come back week after week. Volunteering in Central Park, or joining a production at Blackfriars, gives you a shared task and a reason to talk from the very first meeting, which takes the pressure off and makes the second meeting easy to arrange. Good starting points:
1
Boston Market in Market Place, every Wednesday and Saturday.
2
Central Park, awarded its first Green Flag in 2026, with volunteering opportunities.
3
Blackfriars Theatre and Arts Centre on Spain Lane, home to amateur drama and musical groups.
4
Boston Guildhall museum, free to visit from Wednesday to Saturday.
5
Boston parkrun at Witham Way Country Park, on Tattershall Road.
LOCAL TIP
Pick one and make room for it every week for a month.
How to
Meeting people in Boston, one week at a time
1
Walk the Saturday market at a set hour and greet the stallholders you come to know.
2
Ask about volunteering in Central Park, where helpers work side by side.
3
Spend a quiet afternoon at the Guildhall museum with Boston women from Gofrendly.
4
Join a production at Blackfriars, on stage or behind it, and get to know the cast and crew.
Close friends, and how one friendship began
The Boston page, from our editors
Our editors worked with Gofrendly founders Claudia Gård and Ulrika Lilja on this Boston page, written for women in the market town and its villages who want more company nearby.
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