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661 events · Comedy, Theater, Literary, Markets, Fitness & Wellness, Parks & Outdoors
Wednesday, October 7
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
↻ RecurringFri · Oct 9 · 8:00 PM
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
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
$20-25↻ RecurringSat · Oct 10 · 12:00 PM
Hatha Yoga w/ Live Music
The Lilypad · Cambridge
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
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
↻ RecurringWed · Oct 14 · 6:00 PM
Stump! Trivia with Sporcle
Boston Public Market
$21.01↻ RecurringWed · Oct 14 · 7:30 PM
Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street
Improv Asylum · Boston
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
↻ RecurringThu · Oct 15 · 7:30 PM
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
↻ RecurringFri · Oct 16 · 7:30 PM
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
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
$20-25↻ RecurringSat · Oct 17 · 12:00 PM
Hatha Yoga w/ Live Music
The Lilypad · Cambridge
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
Sat · Oct 17
A Signing with Anne Marie Murphy
Barnes & Noble Natick · Natick
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
↻ RecurringSun · Oct 18 · 4:00 PM
GottaBal! Dance
Arts at the Armory
Sun · Oct 18
Book Signing- Kim Harrington " A Killer for Christmas"
Barnes & Noble Walpole (Walpole Mall) · Walpole
Tuesday, October 20
Wednesday, October 21
Free↻ RecurringWed · Oct 21 · 8:00 AM
USS Constitution Underway
Boston National Historical Park
Free↻ RecurringWed · Oct 21 · 10:30 AM
Faneuil Hall Talk
Boston National Historical Park
↻ RecurringWed · Oct 21 · 6:00 PM
Stump! Trivia with Sporcle
Boston Public Market
$21.01↻ RecurringWed · Oct 21 · 7:30 PM
Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street
Improv Asylum · Boston
Thursday, October 22
Free↻ RecurringThu · Oct 22 · 10:30 AM
Faneuil Hall Talk
Boston National Historical Park
FreeThu · Oct 22 · 5:30 PM
History at Sunset Walking Tour: Cotton Mather and the Pirate Trial of 1717
Boston National Historical Park
$27.50↻ RecurringThu · Oct 22 · 7:30 PM
Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street
Improv Asylum · Boston
$28.95Thu · 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
Saturday, October 24
Free↻ RecurringSat · Oct 24 · 10:30 AM
Faneuil Hall Talk
Boston National Historical Park
$20-25↻ RecurringSat · Oct 24 · 12:00 PM
Hatha Yoga w/ Live Music
The Lilypad · Cambridge
FreeSat · Oct 24 · 1:00 PM
Bark Basket Making Demonstration
Boston National Historical Park
$27.50↻ RecurringSat · Oct 24 · 9:30 PM
Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street
Improv Asylum · Boston
$25.00↻ RecurringSat · Oct 24 · 11:30 PM
Raunch
Improv Asylum · Boston
Sat · Oct 24
A Signing with Eddy Inserra
Barnes & Noble Natick · Natick
Sunday, October 25
Sun · Oct 25 · 9:00 AM
Boston Book Festival 2025
Brattle Book Shop · Downtown Boston
Free↻ RecurringSun · Oct 25 · 10:30 AM
Hands-On History Days at Revolutionary Spaces
Boston National Historical Park
Free↻ RecurringSun · Oct 25 · 10:30 AM
Faneuil Hall Talk
Boston National Historical Park
Sun · Oct 25 · 6:30 PM
Teaparty Museum
Brattle Book Shop · Downtown Boston
Sun · Oct 25 · 10:00 PM
Nightside with Dan Rea
Brattle Book Shop · Downtown Boston
Monday, October 26
Mon · Oct 26 · 9:00 AM
Boston Book Festival
Brattle Book Shop · Downtown Boston
FreeMon · 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
Mon · Oct 26
A Court of Splintered Harmony Midnight Release Party
Barnes & Noble Walpole (Walpole Mall) · Walpole
Mon · Oct 26
A Court of Splintered Harmony Midnight Release Party
Barnes & Noble Peabody · Peabody
Mon · Oct 26
A Court of Splintered Harmony Midnight Release Party
Barnes & Noble Burlington · Burlington
Mon · Oct 26
A Court of Splintered Harmony Midnight Release Party
Barnes & Noble Natick · Natick
Mon · Oct 26
A Court of Splintered Harmony Midnight Release Party
Barnes & Noble Dedham · Dedham
Tuesday, October 27
Wednesday, October 28
Free↻ RecurringWed · Oct 28 · 10:30 AM
Faneuil Hall Talk
Boston National Historical Park
↻ RecurringWed · Oct 28 · 6:00 PM
Stump! Trivia with Sporcle
Boston Public Market
Wed · Oct 28 · 6:00 PM
Wilks Library
Brattle Book Shop · Downtown Boston
$21.01↻ RecurringWed · Oct 28 · 7:30 PM
Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street
Improv Asylum · Boston
Thursday, October 29
Free↻ RecurringThu · Oct 29 · 10:30 AM
Faneuil Hall Talk
Boston National Historical Park
Thu · Oct 29 · 4:00 PM
Hitchcock Academy
Brattle Book Shop · Downtown Boston
Free↻ RecurringThu · Oct 29 · 5:30 PM
History at Sunset Walking Tour: Memento Mori, the Significance of Gravestones and Burying Grounds
Boston National Historical Park
$15Thu · Oct 29 · 7:00 PM
Bog Fancy Magazine Presents: the HAG ATTACK COMMENCEMENT
The Lilypad · Cambridge
$27.50↻ RecurringThu · Oct 29 · 7:30 PM
Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street
Improv Asylum · Boston
