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730 events · Comedy, Theater, Literary, Arts & Culture, Family, Parks & Outdoors
Saturday, October 3
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Sat · Oct 3 · 11:00 AM
The Greenway Carousel
Rose Kennedy Greenway
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Sat · Oct 3 · 12:00 PM
Night Shift on The Greenway
Rose Kennedy Greenway
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Sat · Oct 3 · 12:00 PM
Boston Harbor Distillery on The Greenway
Rose Kennedy Greenway
FreeSat · Oct 3 · 1:00 PM
Paper Marbling
Boston National Historical Park
Free↻ RecurringSat · Oct 3 · 2:00 PM
The Freedom Trail: Enemies to this Country Guided Tour
Boston National Historical Park
$27.50↻ RecurringSat · Oct 3 · 9:30 PM
Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street
Improv Asylum · Boston
$25.00↻ RecurringSat · Oct 3 · 11:30 PM
Raunch
Improv Asylum · Boston
Sat · Oct 3
A Signing and Pinball Demonstration with Tasker Smith
Barnes & Noble Natick · Natick
Sat · Oct 3
Author Signing: Jyl Dedier
Barnes & Noble Dedham · Dedham
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Sat · Oct 3
Saturday Storytime!
Barnes & Noble Natick · Natick
Sat · Oct 3
Author Signing with Lorenzo Petruzziello - THE TASTE OF DATURA
Barnes & Noble Hingham · Hingham
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Sat · Oct 3
Storytime
Barnes & Noble Burlington · Burlington
Sunday, October 4
Sun · Oct 4 · 10:00 AM
Somerville Connection Expo
Arts at the Armory
Free↻ RecurringSun · Oct 4 · 10:30 AM
Faneuil Hall Talk
Boston National Historical Park
Sun · Oct 4 · 2:00 PM
Groton Public Library
Brattle Book Shop · Downtown Boston
Free↻ RecurringSun · Oct 4 · 2:00 PM
The Freedom Trail: Enemies to this Country Guided Tour
Boston National Historical Park
Sun · Oct 4 · 7:00 PM
Kanan Gill
Comedy Connection · Boston
Sun · Oct 4
Author Signing with Jason Allison - THE KILLING YARDS
Barnes & Noble Hingham · Hingham
Monday, October 5
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Vault to Vessel: Explore "Old Ironsides" with USS Constitution Museum
Boston National Historical Park
FreeMon · Oct 5 · 6:30 PM
Restoring the Plants, Restoring the Practice with Paula Peters
Boston National Historical Park
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Grad case
Improv Asylum · Boston
Tuesday, October 6
Free↻ RecurringTue · Oct 6 · 10:30 AM
Faneuil Hall Talk
Boston National Historical Park
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Smut Slam
Arts at the Armory
Tue · Oct 6
Monthly Fiction Book Club
Barnes & Noble Hingham · Hingham
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Tue · Oct 6
Storytime at Barnes & Noble Peabody
Barnes & Noble Peabody · Peabody
Wednesday, October 7
Free↻ RecurringWed · Oct 7 · 10:30 AM
Faneuil Hall Talk
Boston National Historical Park
Free↻ RecurringWed · Oct 7 · 2:00 PM
The Freedom Trail: Enemies to this Country Guided Tour
Boston National Historical Park
FreeWed · Oct 7 · 7:00 PM
The Sea Captain’s Wife: A True Story of Mutiny, Love and Adventure
Boston National Historical Park
Free↻ RecurringWed · Oct 7 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night Wednesdays
Phoenix Landing
$21.01↻ RecurringWed · Oct 7 · 7:30 PM
Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street
Improv Asylum · Boston
Wed · Oct 7 · 8:00 PM
Bayonne
Arts at the Armory
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Wed · Oct 7
Wednesday Storytime
Barnes & Noble Burlington · Burlington
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Wed · Oct 7
Woot Woot Wednesday Story Time
Barnes & Noble Lynnfield · Lynnfield
Thursday, October 8
Free↻ RecurringThu · Oct 8 · 10:30 AM
Faneuil Hall Talk
Boston National Historical Park
Free↻ RecurringThu · Oct 8 · 2:00 PM
The Freedom Trail: Enemies to this Country Guided Tour
Boston National Historical Park
FreeThu · Oct 8 · 5:30 PM
History at Sunset Walking Tour: Pirate or Patriot?
Boston National Historical Park
$27.50↻ RecurringThu · Oct 8 · 7:30 PM
Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street
Improv Asylum · Boston
Thu · Oct 8
Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird
The Huntington Theatre · Boston
Friday, October 9
Free↻ RecurringFri · Oct 9 · 10:30 AM
Faneuil Hall Talk
Boston National Historical Park
Free↻ RecurringFri · Oct 9 · 2:00 PM
The Freedom Trail: Enemies to this Country Guided Tour
Boston National Historical Park
Single Ticket: $363-Seat Private Pew: $1004-Seat Private Pew: $1305-Seat Private Pew: $160Fri · Oct 9 · 5:30 PM
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: A Musical Reading at Old North Church
Boston National Historical Park
Fri · Oct 9 · 7:00 PM
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Arts at the Armory
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The Nova Comedy Collective Presents: Nebula Night
Arts at the Armory
$27.50↻ RecurringFri · Oct 9 · 9:30 PM
Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street
Improv Asylum · Boston
FreeFri · Oct 9 · 9:30 PM
Volunteers Needed: Bright Stay Set Build
Footlight Club · Jamaica Plain
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Fri · Oct 9
Read With Us!
Barnes & Noble Walpole (Walpole Mall) · Walpole
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Fri · Oct 9
Weekly Storytime in the Children's Department
Barnes & Noble Hingham · Hingham
Saturday, October 10
Sat · Oct 10 · 12:00 AM
Bill Blumenreich Presents Josh Thomas: Jiggle Jiggle
Arts at the Armory
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Sat · Oct 10 · 10:00 AM
Second Saturdays
Emerald Necklace Conservancy
Free↻ RecurringSat · Oct 10 · 10:30 AM
Faneuil Hall Talk
Boston National Historical Park
FreeSat · Oct 10 · 1:00 PM
Captain Amasa Soper’s Company
Boston National Historical Park
Free↻ RecurringSat · Oct 10 · 2:00 PM
The Freedom Trail: Enemies to this Country Guided Tour
Boston National Historical Park
$27.50↻ RecurringSat · Oct 10 · 9:30 PM
Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street
Improv Asylum · Boston
$5Sat · Oct 10 · 10:00 PM
$5 Ferry Weekend
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
$25.00↻ RecurringSat · Oct 10 · 11:30 PM
Raunch
Improv Asylum · Boston
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Sat · Oct 10
Saturday Storytime!
Barnes & Noble Natick · Natick
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Sat · Oct 10
Storytime
Barnes & Noble Burlington · Burlington
Sat · Oct 10
Book Signing- Kendra Vaughan "The Plymbury Witch"
Barnes & Noble Walpole (Walpole Mall) · Walpole
Sat · Oct 10
A Signing with Brendan Mahan
Barnes & Noble Natick · Natick
Sunday, October 11
Free↻ RecurringSun · Oct 11 · 10:30 AM
Faneuil Hall Talk
Boston National Historical Park
Free↻ RecurringSun · Oct 11 · 2:00 PM
The Freedom Trail: Enemies to this Country Guided Tour
Boston National Historical Park
$27.50↻ RecurringSun · Oct 11 · 7:00 PM
Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street
Improv Asylum · Boston
Sun · Oct 11
Book Signing- Jenn Bouchard "Palms on the Cape"
Barnes & Noble Walpole (Walpole Mall) · Walpole
Tuesday, October 13
Wednesday, October 14
Free↻ RecurringWed · Oct 14 · 10:30 AM
Faneuil Hall Talk
Boston National Historical Park
Free↻ RecurringWed · Oct 14 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night Wednesdays
Phoenix Landing
$21.01↻ RecurringWed · Oct 14 · 7:30 PM
Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street
Improv Asylum · Boston
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Wed · Oct 14
Wednesday Storytime
Barnes & Noble Burlington · Burlington
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Wed · Oct 14
Woot Woot Wednesday Story Time
Barnes & Noble Lynnfield · Lynnfield
Wed · Oct 14
Audition Notice: Yellow Face
Footlight Club · Jamaica Plain
Thursday, October 15
Free↻ RecurringThu · Oct 15 · 10:30 AM
Faneuil Hall Talk
Boston National Historical Park
FreeThu · 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
Thu · Oct 15 · 7:30 PM
Bill Blumenreich Presents: Chill Towards Enlightenment: A Stoke Seminar with Chad Goes Deep
Arts at the Armory
$27.50↻ RecurringThu · Oct 15 · 7:30 PM
Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street
Improv Asylum · Boston
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Atomic Comedy Indie Improv Night
Arts at the Armory
Friday, October 16
Free↻ RecurringFri · Oct 16 · 10:30 AM
Faneuil Hall Talk
Boston National Historical Park
Fri · Oct 16 · 6:00 PM
Third Space Presents Vintage After Dark: a Halloween Social & Market
Arts at the Armory
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
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IMPROV COMEDY: an evening of
Arts at the Armory
$27.50↻ RecurringFri · Oct 16 · 9:30 PM
Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street
Improv Asylum · Boston
$12.50↻ RecurringFri · Oct 16 · 11:30 PM
glADDY8rs Late Night - Stand Up Comedy Death Battle
Improv Asylum · Boston
Fri · Oct 16
BBF Presents: An Evening with Michael Lewis
Boston Book Festival
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Fri · Oct 16
Read With Us!
Barnes & Noble Walpole (Walpole Mall) · Walpole
Saturday, October 17
Sat · Oct 17 · 10:00 AM
Boston Book Festival 2026
Brattle Book Shop · Downtown Boston
Free↻ RecurringSat · Oct 17 · 10:30 AM
Faneuil Hall Talk
Boston National Historical Park
FreeSat · Oct 17 · 1:00 PM
Stone Carving Demonstration
Boston National Historical Park
$17.50Sat · Oct 17 · 4:30 PM
Hen House Spooky Slumber Party
Improv Asylum · Boston
$27.50↻ RecurringSat · Oct 17 · 9:30 PM
Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street
Improv Asylum · Boston
$25.00↻ RecurringSat · Oct 17 · 11:30 PM
Raunch
Improv Asylum · Boston
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Sat · Oct 17
Saturday Storytime!
Barnes & Noble Natick · Natick
Sat · Oct 17
A Signing with Anne Marie Murphy
Barnes & Noble Natick · Natick
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Sat · Oct 17
Storytime
Barnes & Noble Burlington · Burlington
Sunday, October 18
Free↻ RecurringSun · Oct 18 · 10:30 AM
Faneuil Hall Talk
Boston National Historical Park
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
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GottaBal! Dance
Arts at the Armory
Sun · Oct 18
Book Signing- Kim Harrington " A Killer for Christmas"
Barnes & Noble Walpole (Walpole Mall) · Walpole