Things to do in Boston, MA

457 events · Comedy, Literary, Food & Drink, Family, Parks & Outdoors · morning/evening

Thursday, October 1

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Thu · Oct 1 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

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Thu · Oct 1 · 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 1 · 6:00 PM

Thirsty Thursday Thrivia

Harpoon Brewery

Thu · Oct 1 · 6:30 PM

Watercolor 101 workshop & Autumn Card Making

Idle Hands Craft Ales

$27.50↻ Recurring

Thu · Oct 1 · 7:30 PM

Improv Asylum's Main Stage

Improv Asylum · Boston

Friday, October 2

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Fri · Oct 2 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

Parks & Outdoors

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Fri · Oct 2 · 11:00 AM

The Greenway Carousel

Rose Kennedy Greenway

Fri · Oct 2 · 6:00 PM

Book Discussion & Signing w/ Grammy-nominated poet; author-Kevin Powell

Frugal Bookstore · Roxbury

Fri · Oct 2 · 6:00 PM

Harpoon Octoberfest

Harpoon Brewery

Literary

Fri · Oct 2 · 6:00 PM

North End branch of the Boston Public Library

Brattle Book Shop · Downtown Boston

$27.50↻ Recurring

Fri · Oct 2 · 9:30 PM

Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street

Improv Asylum · Boston

Saturday, October 3

Parks & Outdoors

Sat · Oct 3 · 9:00 AM

President's Walk of the Emerald Necklace

Emerald Necklace Conservancy

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Sat · Oct 3 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Oct 3 · 10:45 AM

All-Levels Yoga (Strength • Mobility • Recovery) by Way Of Life Fitness

Rose Kennedy Greenway

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Oct 3 · 11:00 AM

The Greenway Carousel

Rose Kennedy Greenway

$27.50↻ Recurring

Sat · Oct 3 · 9:30 PM

Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street

Improv Asylum · Boston

$25.00↻ Recurring

Sat · Oct 3 · 11:30 PM

Raunch

Improv Asylum · Boston

Sunday, October 4

Free↻ Recurring

Sun · Oct 4 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

Sun · Oct 4 · 7:00 PM

Kanan Gill

Comedy Connection · Boston

Monday, October 5

Free

Mon · Oct 5 · 6:30 PM

Restoring the Plants, Restoring the Practice with Paula Peters

Boston National Historical Park

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Mon · Oct 5 · 7:00 PM

Grad case

Improv Asylum · Boston

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Mon · Oct 5 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Trillium Brewing Fort Point

Tuesday, October 6

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Tue · Oct 6 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

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Tue · Oct 6 · 6:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Sam Adams Downtown Boston Taproom

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Tue · Oct 6 · 6:30 PM

RUN CLUB

Idle Hands Craft Ales

Wednesday, October 7

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Wed · Oct 7 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

Free

Wed · Oct 7 · 7:00 PM

The Sea Captain’s Wife: A True Story of Mutiny, Love and Adventure

Boston National Historical Park

$21.01↻ Recurring

Wed · Oct 7 · 7:30 PM

Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street

Improv Asylum · Boston

Thursday, October 8

Thu · Oct 8 · 12:00 AM

Barstool’s Chiclets Cup

Harpoon Brewery

Free↻ Recurring

Thu · Oct 8 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

Free

Thu · Oct 8 · 5:30 PM

History at Sunset Walking Tour: Pirate or Patriot?

Boston National Historical Park

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Thu · Oct 8 · 6:00 PM

Thirsty Thursday Thrivia

Harpoon Brewery

$27.50↻ Recurring

Thu · Oct 8 · 7:30 PM

Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street

Improv Asylum · Boston

Friday, October 9

Free↻ Recurring

Fri · Oct 9 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

Single Ticket: $363-Seat Private Pew: $1004-Seat Private Pew: $1305-Seat Private Pew: $160

Fri · Oct 9 · 5:30 PM

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: A Musical Reading at Old North Church

Boston National Historical Park

$27.50↻ Recurring

Fri · Oct 9 · 9:30 PM

Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street

Improv Asylum · Boston

Saturday, October 10

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Oct 10 · 10:00 AM

Second Saturdays

Emerald Necklace Conservancy

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Sat · Oct 10 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

$27.50↻ Recurring

Sat · Oct 10 · 9:30 PM

Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street

Improv Asylum · Boston

$5

Sat · Oct 10 · 10:00 PM

$5 Ferry Weekend

Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area

$25.00↻ Recurring

Sat · Oct 10 · 11:30 PM

Raunch

Improv Asylum · Boston

Sunday, October 11

Free↻ Recurring

Sun · Oct 11 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

$27.50↻ Recurring

Sun · Oct 11 · 7:00 PM

Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street

Improv Asylum · Boston

Monday, October 12

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Mon · Oct 12 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Trillium Brewing Fort Point

Tuesday, October 13

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Tue · Oct 13 · 6:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Sam Adams Downtown Boston Taproom

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Tue · Oct 13 · 6:30 PM

RUN CLUB

Idle Hands Craft Ales

Wednesday, October 14

Free↻ Recurring

Wed · Oct 14 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

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Wed · Oct 14 · 6:30 PM

Flights & Frights Book Club

Idle Hands Craft Ales

$21.01↻ Recurring

Wed · Oct 14 · 7:30 PM

Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street

Improv Asylum · Boston

Thursday, October 15

Free↻ Recurring

Thu · Oct 15 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

Free

Thu · Oct 15 · 5:30 PM

History at Sunset Walking Tour: The Siege, or Ruin and Back Again, Life in 1776 Boston

Boston National Historical Park

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Thu · Oct 15 · 6:00 PM

Thirsty Thursday Thrivia

Harpoon Brewery

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Thu · Oct 15 · 6:00 PM

Cribbage Night

Idle Hands Craft Ales

$27.50↻ Recurring

Thu · Oct 15 · 7:30 PM

Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street

Improv Asylum · Boston

Friday, October 16

Free↻ Recurring

Fri · Oct 16 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

Literary

Fri · Oct 16 · 7:00 PM

October 16th: Meet & Greet, Q&A, and Book Signing with Annie Hartnett, author of The Road to Tender Hearts

Maxima Center · Lexington

$27.50↻ Recurring

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

Saturday, October 17

Literary

Sat · Oct 17 · 10:00 AM

Boston Book Festival 2026

Brattle Book Shop · Downtown Boston

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Sat · Oct 17 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

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Sat · Oct 17 · 5:00 PM

Tavern Crawl: A Dungeon and Dragons Inspired Fantasy Bar Crawl

Idle Hands Craft Ales

$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

Sunday, October 18

Free↻ Recurring

Sun · Oct 18 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

Monday, October 19

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Mon · Oct 19 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Trillium Brewing Fort Point

Tuesday, October 20

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Tue · Oct 20 · 6:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Sam Adams Downtown Boston Taproom

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Tue · Oct 20 · 6:30 PM

RUN CLUB

Idle Hands Craft Ales

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

$21.01↻ Recurring

Wed · Oct 21 · 7:30 PM

Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street

Improv Asylum · Boston

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

Thirsty Thursday Thrivia

Harpoon Brewery

$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

Saturday, October 24

Free↻ Recurring

Sat · Oct 24 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

Sat · Oct 24 · 8:00 PM

The Stuff of Legend: Halloween Drag

Idle Hands Craft Ales

$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

Sunday, October 25

Literary

Sun · Oct 25 · 9:00 AM

Boston Book Festival 2025

Brattle Book Shop · Downtown Boston

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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

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Mon · Oct 26 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Trillium Brewing Fort Point

Tuesday, October 27

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Tue · Oct 27 · 6:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Sam Adams Downtown Boston Taproom

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Tue · Oct 27 · 6:30 PM

RUN CLUB

Idle Hands Craft Ales

Wednesday, October 28

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Wed · Oct 28 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

Literary

Wed · Oct 28 · 6:00 PM

Wilks Library

Brattle Book Shop · Downtown Boston

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Wed · Oct 28 · 6:30 PM

Flights & Frights Book Club

Idle Hands Craft Ales

$21.01↻ Recurring

Wed · Oct 28 · 7:30 PM

Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street

Improv Asylum · Boston

Thursday, October 29

Free↻ Recurring

Thu · Oct 29 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

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

Thirsty Thursday Thrivia

Harpoon Brewery

$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