Things to do in Boston, MA

758 events · Comedy, Literary, Arts & Culture, Family, Markets, Nightlife, Parks & Outdoors

Friday, October 16

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Fri · Oct 16 · 9:30 PM

Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street

Improv Asylum · Boston

$12.50↻ Recurring

Fri · Oct 16 · 11:30 PM

glADDY8rs Late Night - Stand Up Comedy Death Battle

Improv Asylum · Boston

Literary

Fri · Oct 16

BBF Presents: An Evening with Michael Lewis

Boston Book Festival

Family

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Fri · Oct 16

Read With Us!

Barnes & Noble Walpole (Walpole Mall) · Walpole

Saturday, October 17

Literary

Sat · Oct 17 · 10:00 AM

Boston Book Festival 2026

Brattle Book Shop · Downtown Boston

Free↻ Recurring

Sat · Oct 17 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

Free

Sat · Oct 17 · 1:00 PM

Stone Carving Demonstration

Boston National Historical Park

$17.50

Sat · Oct 17 · 4:30 PM

Hen House Spooky Slumber Party

Improv Asylum · Boston

$27.50↻ Recurring

Sat · Oct 17 · 9:30 PM

Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street

Improv Asylum · Boston

$25.00↻ Recurring

Sat · Oct 17 · 11:30 PM

Raunch

Improv Asylum · Boston

Family

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Sat · Oct 17

Saturday Storytime!

Barnes & Noble Natick · Natick

Literary

Sat · Oct 17

A Signing with Anne Marie Murphy

Barnes & Noble Natick · Natick

Family

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Sat · Oct 17

Storytime

Barnes & Noble Burlington · Burlington

Sunday, October 18

Free↻ Recurring

Sun · Oct 18 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

Literary

Sun · Oct 18 · 2:00 PM

October 18th: Meet & Greet, Q&A, and Book Signing with the author and illustrator of Children of Tax and Tea , Rowdy Geirsson and Matt Smith

Maxima Center · Lexington

Literary

Sun · Oct 18

Book Signing- Kim Harrington " A Killer for Christmas"

Barnes & Noble Walpole (Walpole Mall) · Walpole

Tuesday, October 20

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Tue · Oct 20 · 7:00 PM

Sporcle Live Trivia

Local 149

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Tue · Oct 20 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Tuesdays

Lucky's Lounge

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Tue · Oct 20 · 7:30 PM

Weekly Trivia

Coolidge Corner Clubhouse

Nightlife

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Tue · Oct 20 · 7:30 PM

Sporcle Live Trivia

Modern Underground

Literary

Tue · Oct 20

Squirrel Tales Author Visit: Kari Percival

Beacon Hill Books & Cafe · Beacon Hill

Family

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Tue · Oct 20

Storytime at Barnes & Noble Peabody

Barnes & Noble Peabody · Peabody

Wednesday, October 21

Free↻ Recurring

Wed · Oct 21 · 8:00 AM

USS Constitution Underway

Boston National Historical Park

Free↻ Recurring

Wed · Oct 21 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

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Wed · Oct 21 · 6:00 PM

Stump! Trivia with Sporcle

Boston Public Market

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Wed · Oct 21 · 7:00 PM

Sporcle Live Trivia

The Hill Tavern

Free↻ Recurring

Wed · Oct 21 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night Wednesdays

Phoenix Landing

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Wed · Oct 21 · 7:00 PM

Sporcle Live Trivia

Clery's

$21.01↻ Recurring

Wed · Oct 21 · 7:30 PM

Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street

Improv Asylum · Boston

Nightlife

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Wed · Oct 21 · 8:00 PM

Sporcle Live Trivia

Cathedral Station

Family

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Wed · Oct 21

Wednesday Storytime

Barnes & Noble Burlington · Burlington

Family

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Wed · Oct 21

Woot Woot Wednesday Story Time

Barnes & Noble Lynnfield · Lynnfield

Thursday, October 22

Free↻ Recurring

Thu · Oct 22 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

Free

Thu · Oct 22 · 5:30 PM

History at Sunset Walking Tour: Cotton Mather and the Pirate Trial of 1717

Boston National Historical Park

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Thu · Oct 22 · 6:00 PM

Small Batch Trivia by Geeks Who Drink

Trophy Room

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Thu · Oct 22 · 7:00 PM

Sporcle Live Trivia

Coogan's

$27.50↻ Recurring

Thu · Oct 22 · 7:30 PM

Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street

Improv Asylum · Boston

$28.95

Thu · Oct 22 · 7:30 PM

TCS presents: Sam Miller

The Comedy Studio · Cambridge

Friday, October 23

Free↻ Recurring

Fri · Oct 23 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

$27.50↻ Recurring

Fri · Oct 23 · 9:30 PM

Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street

Improv Asylum · Boston

Family

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Fri · Oct 23

Read With Us!

Barnes & Noble Walpole (Walpole Mall) · Walpole

Saturday, October 24

Free↻ Recurring

Sat · Oct 24 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

Free

Sat · Oct 24 · 1:00 PM

Bark Basket Making Demonstration

Boston National Historical Park

$27.50↻ Recurring

Sat · Oct 24 · 9:30 PM

Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street

Improv Asylum · Boston

$25.00↻ Recurring

Sat · Oct 24 · 11:30 PM

Raunch

Improv Asylum · Boston

Family

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Sat · Oct 24

Saturday Storytime!

Barnes & Noble Natick · Natick

Literary

Sat · Oct 24

A Signing with Eddy Inserra

Barnes & Noble Natick · Natick

Family

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Sat · Oct 24

Storytime

Barnes & Noble Burlington · Burlington

Sunday, October 25

Literary

Sun · Oct 25 · 9:00 AM

Boston Book Festival 2025

Brattle Book Shop · Downtown Boston

Free↻ Recurring

Sun · Oct 25 · 10:30 AM

Hands-On History Days at Revolutionary Spaces

Boston National Historical Park

Free↻ Recurring

Sun · Oct 25 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

Literary

Sun · Oct 25 · 6:30 PM

Teaparty Museum

Brattle Book Shop · Downtown Boston

Literary

Sun · Oct 25 · 10:00 PM

Nightside with Dan Rea

Brattle Book Shop · Downtown Boston

Monday, October 26

Literary

Mon · Oct 26 · 9:00 AM

Boston Book Festival

Brattle Book Shop · Downtown Boston

Free

Mon · Oct 26 · 6:30 PM

Piece by Piece: Crazy Quilting and Making Memory in 19th-Century Massachusetts, with Tenesha Carter Johnson

Boston National Historical Park

Literary

Mon · Oct 26

A Court of Splintered Harmony Midnight Release Party

Barnes & Noble Walpole (Walpole Mall) · Walpole

Literary

Mon · Oct 26

A Court of Splintered Harmony Midnight Release Party

Barnes & Noble Peabody · Peabody

Literary

Mon · Oct 26

A Court of Splintered Harmony Midnight Release Party

Barnes & Noble Burlington · Burlington

Literary

Mon · Oct 26

A Court of Splintered Harmony Midnight Release Party

Barnes & Noble Natick · Natick

Literary

Mon · Oct 26

A Court of Splintered Harmony Midnight Release Party

Barnes & Noble Dedham · Dedham

Tuesday, October 27

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Tue · Oct 27 · 7:00 PM

Sporcle Live Trivia

Local 149

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Tue · Oct 27 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Tuesdays

Lucky's Lounge

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Tue · Oct 27 · 7:30 PM

Weekly Trivia

Coolidge Corner Clubhouse

Nightlife

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Tue · Oct 27 · 7:30 PM

Sporcle Live Trivia

Modern Underground

Family

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Tue · Oct 27

Storytime at Barnes & Noble Peabody

Barnes & Noble Peabody · Peabody

Wednesday, October 28

Free↻ Recurring

Wed · Oct 28 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

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Wed · Oct 28 · 6:00 PM

Stump! Trivia with Sporcle

Boston Public Market

Literary

Wed · Oct 28 · 6:00 PM

Wilks Library

Brattle Book Shop · Downtown Boston

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Wed · Oct 28 · 7:00 PM

Sporcle Live Trivia

Clery's

Free↻ Recurring

Wed · Oct 28 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night Wednesdays

Phoenix Landing

↻ Recurring

Wed · Oct 28 · 7:00 PM

Sporcle Live Trivia

The Hill Tavern

$21.01↻ Recurring

Wed · Oct 28 · 7:30 PM

Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street

Improv Asylum · Boston

Nightlife

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Wed · Oct 28 · 8:00 PM

Sporcle Live Trivia

Cathedral Station

Family

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Wed · Oct 28

Woot Woot Wednesday Story Time

Barnes & Noble Lynnfield · Lynnfield

Family

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Wed · Oct 28

Wednesday Storytime

Barnes & Noble Burlington · Burlington

Thursday, October 29

Free↻ Recurring

Thu · Oct 29 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

Literary

Thu · Oct 29 · 4:00 PM

Hitchcock Academy

Brattle Book Shop · Downtown Boston

Free↻ Recurring

Thu · Oct 29 · 5:30 PM

History at Sunset Walking Tour: Memento Mori, the Significance of Gravestones and Burying Grounds

Boston National Historical Park

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Thu · Oct 29 · 6:00 PM

Small Batch Trivia by Geeks Who Drink

Trophy Room

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Thu · Oct 29 · 7:00 PM

Sporcle Live Trivia

Coogan's

$15

Thu · Oct 29 · 7:00 PM

Bog Fancy Magazine Presents: the HAG ATTACK COMMENCEMENT

The Lilypad · Cambridge

$27.50↻ Recurring

Thu · Oct 29 · 7:30 PM

Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street

Improv Asylum · Boston

Friday, October 30

Free↻ Recurring

Fri · Oct 30 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

Literary

Fri · Oct 30 · 6:00 PM

Derry Public Library

Brattle Book Shop · Downtown Boston

$27.50↻ Recurring

Fri · Oct 30 · 9:30 PM

Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street

Improv Asylum · Boston

Family

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Fri · Oct 30

Read With Us!

Barnes & Noble Walpole (Walpole Mall) · Walpole

Saturday, October 31

Free↻ Recurring

Sat · Oct 31 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

$27.50↻ Recurring

Sat · Oct 31 · 9:30 PM

Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street

Improv Asylum · Boston

$25.00↻ Recurring

Sat · Oct 31 · 11:30 PM

Raunch

Improv Asylum · Boston

Family

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Sat · Oct 31

Storytime

Barnes & Noble Burlington · Burlington

Family

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Sat · Oct 31

Saturday Storytime!

Barnes & Noble Natick · Natick

Sunday, November 1

Free↻ Recurring

Sun · Nov 1 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

Tuesday, November 3

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Tue · Nov 3 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Tuesdays

Lucky's Lounge

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Tue · Nov 3 · 7:00 PM

Sporcle Live Trivia

Local 149

↻ Recurring

Tue · Nov 3 · 7:30 PM

Weekly Trivia

Coolidge Corner Clubhouse

Nightlife

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Tue · Nov 3 · 7:30 PM

Sporcle Live Trivia

Modern Underground

Family

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Tue · Nov 3

Storytime at Barnes & Noble Peabody

Barnes & Noble Peabody · Peabody

Wednesday, November 4

Free↻ Recurring

Wed · Nov 4 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

$17.50↻ Recurring

Wed · Nov 4 · 7:30 PM

The Main Stage

Improv Asylum · Boston

Family

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Wed · Nov 4

Woot Woot Wednesday Story Time

Barnes & Noble Lynnfield · Lynnfield