Things to do in Boston, MA

745 events · Comedy, Theater, Literary, Arts & Culture, Food & Drink, Parks & Outdoors

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

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Sat · Oct 17 · 12:00 PM

Melrose Beer Garden

Idle Hands Craft Ales

Free

Sat · Oct 17 · 1:00 PM

Stone Carving Demonstration

Boston National Historical Park

Sat · Oct 17 · 2:00 PM

Smash Burgers w/ The Kitchen

Idle Hands Craft Ales

$17.50

Sat · Oct 17 · 4:30 PM

Hen House Spooky Slumber Party

Improv Asylum · Boston

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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

Literary

Sat · Oct 17

A Signing with Anne Marie Murphy

Barnes & Noble Natick · Natick

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

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Sun · Oct 18 · 4:00 PM

Stitch n’ Bitch

Idle Hands Craft Ales

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Sun · Oct 18 · 4:00 PM

GottaBal! Dance

Arts at the Armory

Literary

Sun · Oct 18

Book Signing- Kim Harrington " A Killer for Christmas"

Barnes & Noble Walpole (Walpole Mall) · Walpole

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

Literary

Tue · Oct 20

Squirrel Tales Author Visit: Kari Percival

Beacon Hill Books & Cafe · Beacon Hill

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

Free↻ Recurring

Wed · Oct 21 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night Wednesdays

Phoenix Landing

$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

Thu · Oct 22

Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares

The Huntington Theatre · Boston

Friday, October 23

Free↻ Recurring

Fri · Oct 23 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

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Fri · Oct 23 · 4:00 PM

Marcel the French Croque

Idle Hands Craft Ales

$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

Free

Sat · Oct 24 · 1:00 PM

Bark Basket Making Demonstration

Boston National Historical Park

Sat · Oct 24 · 2:00 PM

Tropican Fork Pop Up

Idle Hands Craft Ales

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

Literary

Sat · Oct 24

A Signing with Eddy Inserra

Barnes & Noble Natick · Natick

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

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Mon · Oct 26 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Trillium Brewing Fort Point

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 · 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

Tue · Oct 27 · 6:30 PM

The Moth: Boston StorySLAM: FRENEMIES

Arts at the Armory

Wednesday, October 28

Free↻ Recurring

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

Free↻ Recurring

Wed · Oct 28 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night Wednesdays

Phoenix Landing

$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

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

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

Friday, October 30

Free↻ Recurring

Fri · Oct 30 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

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Fri · Oct 30 · 4:00 PM

Mimi’s Chuka Diner

Idle Hands Craft Ales

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

Saturday, October 31

Free↻ Recurring

Sat · Oct 31 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

Sat · Oct 31 · 5:00 PM

Blood Hunt: A Comedy Vampire Bar Crawl

Idle Hands Craft Ales

$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

Sunday, November 1

Free↻ Recurring

Sun · Nov 1 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

Monday, November 2

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Mon · Nov 2 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Trillium Brewing Fort Point

Tuesday, November 3

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Tue · Nov 3 · 6:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Sam Adams Downtown Boston Taproom

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Tue · Nov 3 · 6:30 PM

RUN CLUB

Idle Hands Craft Ales

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Tue · Nov 3 · 7:30 PM

Smut Slam

Arts at the Armory

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

Wed · Nov 4

Audition Notice: Tuck Everlasting

Footlight Club · Jamaica Plain

Thursday, November 5

Free↻ Recurring

Thu · Nov 5 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

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Thu · Nov 5 · 6:00 PM

Thirsty Thursday Thrivia

Harpoon Brewery

Thu · Nov 5 · 7:30 PM

Bill Blumenreich Presents Joanne McNally: Pinotphile

Arts at the Armory

$27.50↻ Recurring

Thu · Nov 5 · 7:30 PM

Improv Asylum's Main Stage

Improv Asylum · Boston

Friday, November 6

Free↻ Recurring

Fri · Nov 6 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

$27.50↻ Recurring

Fri · Nov 6 · 9:30 PM

Improv Asylum's Main Stage

Improv Asylum · Boston

Literary

Fri · Nov 6

48th Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair

Brattle Book Shop · Downtown Boston

Saturday, November 7

Free↻ Recurring

Sat · Nov 7 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

$27.50↻ Recurring

Sat · Nov 7 · 9:30 PM

Improv Asylum's Main Stage

Improv Asylum · Boston

$25.00↻ Recurring

Sat · Nov 7 · 11:30 PM

Raunch

Improv Asylum · Boston

Literary

Sat · Nov 7

47th Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair/ABAA

Brattle Book Shop · Downtown Boston

Sunday, November 8

Free↻ Recurring

Sun · Nov 8 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

Literary

Sun · Nov 8 · 2:00 PM

November 8th: Meet & Greet + Book Reading with Inbal Alon, author of The Whys Get in Trouble and Maddy's Towers

Maxima Center · Lexington

Literary

Sun · Nov 8

Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair

Brattle Book Shop · Downtown Boston

Tuesday, November 10

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Tue · Nov 10 · 6:30 PM

RUN CLUB

Idle Hands Craft Ales

Tue · Nov 10 · 7:00 PM

Pokey LaFarge w/ Cicada Rhythm

Arts at the Armory

Wednesday, November 11

Free↻ Recurring

Wed · Nov 11 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park