Things to do in Boston, MA

413 events · Comedy, Theater, Literary, Family

Thursday, October 8

$27.50↻ Recurring

Thu · 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

Fri · Oct 9 · 7:00 PM

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

Arts at the Armory

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Fri · Oct 9 · 8:00 PM

The Nova Comedy Collective Presents: Nebula Night

Arts at the Armory

$27.50↻ Recurring

Fri · Oct 9 · 9:30 PM

Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street

Improv Asylum · Boston

Family

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Fri · Oct 9

Read With Us!

Barnes & Noble Walpole (Walpole Mall) · Walpole

Family

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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

$27.50↻ Recurring

Sat · Oct 10 · 9:30 PM

Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street

Improv Asylum · Boston

$25.00↻ Recurring

Sat · Oct 10 · 11:30 PM

Raunch

Improv Asylum · Boston

Family

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Sat · Oct 10

Saturday Storytime!

Barnes & Noble Natick · Natick

Family

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Sat · Oct 10

Storytime

Barnes & Noble Burlington · Burlington

Literary

Sat · Oct 10

Book Signing- Kendra Vaughan "The Plymbury Witch"

Barnes & Noble Walpole (Walpole Mall) · Walpole

Literary

Sat · Oct 10

A Signing with Brendan Mahan

Barnes & Noble Natick · Natick

Sunday, October 11

$27.50↻ Recurring

Sun · Oct 11 · 7:00 PM

Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street

Improv Asylum · Boston

Literary

Sun · Oct 11

Book Signing- Jenn Bouchard "Palms on the Cape"

Barnes & Noble Walpole (Walpole Mall) · Walpole

Tuesday, October 13

Tue · Oct 13 · 6:30 PM

Bill Blumenreich Presents Molly Kearney

Arts at the Armory

Family

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Tue · Oct 13

Storytime at Barnes & Noble Peabody

Barnes & Noble Peabody · Peabody

Literary

Tue · Oct 13

Squirrel Tales Author Visit: Cedar Pruitt

Beacon Hill Books & Cafe · Beacon Hill

Wednesday, October 14

$21.01↻ Recurring

Wed · Oct 14 · 7:30 PM

Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street

Improv Asylum · Boston

Family

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Wed · Oct 14

Wednesday Storytime

Barnes & Noble Burlington · Burlington

Family

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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

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↻ Recurring

Thu · Oct 15 · 7:30 PM

Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street

Improv Asylum · Boston

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Thu · Oct 15 · 7:30 PM

Atomic Comedy Indie Improv Night

Arts at the Armory

Friday, October 16

Fri · Oct 16 · 6:00 PM

Third Space Presents Vintage After Dark: a Halloween Social & Market

Arts at the Armory

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

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Fri · Oct 16 · 7:30 PM

IMPROV COMEDY: an evening of

Arts at the Armory

$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

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

$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

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

GottaBal! Dance

Arts at the Armory

Literary

Sun · Oct 18

Book Signing- Kim Harrington " A Killer for Christmas"

Barnes & Noble Walpole (Walpole Mall) · Walpole

Wednesday, October 21

$21.01↻ Recurring

Wed · Oct 21 · 7:30 PM

Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street

Improv Asylum · Boston

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

$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

$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

$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

Tuesday, October 27

Tue · Oct 27 · 6:30 PM

The Moth: Boston StorySLAM: FRENEMIES

Arts at the Armory

Family

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Tue · Oct 27

Storytime at Barnes & Noble Peabody

Barnes & Noble Peabody · Peabody

Wednesday, October 28

Literary

Wed · Oct 28 · 6:00 PM

Wilks Library

Brattle Book Shop · Downtown Boston

$21.01↻ Recurring

Wed · Oct 28 · 7:30 PM

Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street

Improv Asylum · Boston

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

Literary

Thu · Oct 29 · 4:00 PM

Hitchcock Academy

Brattle Book Shop · Downtown Boston

$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

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

$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

Tuesday, November 3

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Tue · Nov 3 · 7:30 PM

Smut Slam

Arts at the Armory

Family

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Tue · Nov 3

Storytime at Barnes & Noble Peabody

Barnes & Noble Peabody · Peabody

Wednesday, November 4

$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

Wed · Nov 4

Audition Notice: Tuck Everlasting

Footlight Club · Jamaica Plain

Family

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Wed · Nov 4

Wednesday Storytime

Barnes & Noble Burlington · Burlington

Thursday, November 5

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

$27.50↻ Recurring

Fri · Nov 6 · 9:30 PM

Improv Asylum's Main Stage

Improv Asylum · Boston

Family

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Fri · Nov 6

Read With Us!

Barnes & Noble Walpole (Walpole Mall) · Walpole

Literary

Fri · Nov 6

48th Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair

Brattle Book Shop · Downtown Boston

Saturday, November 7

$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

Family

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Sat · Nov 7

Saturday Storytime!

Barnes & Noble Natick · Natick