Things to do in Boston, MA

355 events · Literary, Arts & Culture, Parks & Outdoors · morning/afternoon/evening

Sunday, September 27

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Sun · Sep 27 · 11:00 AM

Bunker Hill: Decisive Day Talks

Boston National Historical Park

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Sep 27 · 12:00 PM

Boston Harbor Distillery on The Greenway

Rose Kennedy Greenway

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Sun · Sep 27 · 2:00 PM

The Freedom Trail: Enemies to this Country Guided Tour

Boston National Historical Park

Monday, September 28

Parks & Outdoors

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Mon · Sep 28 · 11:00 AM

The Greenway Carousel

Rose Kennedy Greenway

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Mon · Sep 28 · 6:00 PM

Word on the Street: Poetry as Record

Somerville Public Library · Somerville

Free

Mon · Sep 28 · 6:30 PM

Crafting Reform: The Saturday Evening Girls and the Paul Revere Pottery with Nonie Gadsden

Boston National Historical Park

Tuesday, September 29

Parks & Outdoors

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Tue · Sep 29 · 7:00 AM

Community Cleanup at Chin Park

Rose Kennedy Greenway

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Tue · Sep 29 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

Parks & Outdoors

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Tue · Sep 29 · 11:00 AM

The Greenway Carousel

Rose Kennedy Greenway

Parks & Outdoors

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Tue · Sep 29 · 3:00 PM

Night Shift on The Greenway

Rose Kennedy Greenway

Parks & Outdoors

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Tue · Sep 29 · 3:00 PM

Boston Harbor Distillery on The Greenway

Rose Kennedy Greenway

Parks & Outdoors

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Tue · Sep 29 · 5:30 PM

Power Barre by Pulse Studio

Rose Kennedy Greenway

Wednesday, September 30

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Wed · Sep 30 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

Parks & Outdoors

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Wed · Sep 30 · 11:00 AM

The Greenway Carousel

Rose Kennedy Greenway

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Wed · Sep 30 · 2:00 PM

The Freedom Trail: Enemies to this Country Guided Tour

Boston National Historical Park

Parks & Outdoors

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Wed · Sep 30 · 3:00 PM

Boston Harbor Distillery on The Greenway

Rose Kennedy Greenway

Parks & Outdoors

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Wed · Sep 30 · 3:00 PM

Night Shift on The Greenway

Rose Kennedy Greenway

Wed · Sep 30 · 6:30 PM

CelebriTea Book Club

Somerville Public Library · Somerville

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Wed · Sep 30 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night Wednesdays

Phoenix Landing

Wed · Sep 30 · 7:00 PM

Mystery Book Group

Somerville Public Library · Somerville

Thursday, October 1

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Thu · Oct 1 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

Parks & Outdoors

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Thu · Oct 1 · 12:00 PM

Boston Harbor Distillery on The Greenway

Rose Kennedy Greenway

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Thu · Oct 1 · 2:00 PM

The Freedom Trail: Enemies to this Country Guided Tour

Boston National Historical Park

Parks & Outdoors

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Thu · Oct 1 · 3:00 PM

Night Shift on The Greenway

Rose Kennedy Greenway

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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

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

Parks & Outdoors

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Fri · Oct 2 · 12:00 PM

Boston Harbor Distillery on The Greenway

Rose Kennedy Greenway

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Fri · Oct 2 · 2:00 PM

The Freedom Trail: Enemies to this Country Guided Tour

Boston National Historical Park

Parks & Outdoors

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Fri · Oct 2 · 3:00 PM

Night Shift on The Greenway

Rose Kennedy Greenway

Fri · Oct 2 · 6:00 PM

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

Frugal Bookstore · Roxbury

Literary

Fri · Oct 2 · 6:00 PM

North End branch of the Boston Public Library

Brattle Book Shop · Downtown 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

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Oct 3 · 12:00 PM

Night Shift on The Greenway

Rose Kennedy Greenway

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Oct 3 · 12:00 PM

Boston Harbor Distillery on The Greenway

Rose Kennedy Greenway

Free

Sat · Oct 3 · 1:00 PM

Paper Marbling

Boston National Historical Park

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Sat · Oct 3 · 2:00 PM

The Freedom Trail: Enemies to this Country Guided Tour

Boston National Historical Park

Sunday, October 4

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Sun · Oct 4 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

Literary

Sun · Oct 4 · 2:00 PM

Groton Public Library

Brattle Book Shop · Downtown Boston

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Sun · Oct 4 · 2:00 PM

The Freedom Trail: Enemies to this Country Guided Tour

Boston National Historical Park

Monday, October 5

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Mon · Oct 5 · 2:00 PM

Vault to Vessel: Explore "Old Ironsides" with USS Constitution Museum

Boston National Historical Park

Free

Mon · Oct 5 · 6:30 PM

Restoring the Plants, Restoring the Practice with Paula Peters

Boston National Historical Park

Tuesday, October 6

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Tue · Oct 6 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

Wednesday, October 7

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Wed · Oct 7 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

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Wed · Oct 7 · 2:00 PM

The Freedom Trail: Enemies to this Country Guided Tour

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

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Wed · Oct 7 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night Wednesdays

Phoenix Landing

Thursday, October 8

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Thu · Oct 8 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

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Thu · Oct 8 · 2:00 PM

The Freedom Trail: Enemies to this Country Guided Tour

Boston National Historical Park

Free

Thu · Oct 8 · 5:30 PM

History at Sunset Walking Tour: Pirate or Patriot?

Boston National Historical Park

Friday, October 9

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Fri · Oct 9 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

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Fri · 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: $160

Fri · Oct 9 · 5:30 PM

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

Boston National Historical Park

Free

Fri · Oct 9 · 9:30 PM

Volunteers Needed: Bright Stay Set Build

Footlight Club · Jamaica Plain

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

Free

Sat · Oct 10 · 1:00 PM

Captain Amasa Soper’s Company

Boston National Historical Park

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Sat · Oct 10 · 2:00 PM

The Freedom Trail: Enemies to this Country Guided Tour

Boston National Historical Park

$5

Sat · Oct 10 · 10:00 PM

$5 Ferry Weekend

Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area

Sunday, October 11

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Sun · Oct 11 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

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Sun · Oct 11 · 2:00 PM

The Freedom Trail: Enemies to this Country Guided Tour

Boston National Historical Park

Wednesday, October 14

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Wed · Oct 14 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

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Wed · Oct 14 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night Wednesdays

Phoenix Landing

Thursday, October 15

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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

Friday, October 16

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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

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

Free

Sat · Oct 17 · 1:00 PM

Stone Carving Demonstration

Boston National Historical Park

Sunday, October 18

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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

Wednesday, October 21

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Wed · Oct 21 · 8:00 AM

USS Constitution Underway

Boston National Historical Park

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Wed · Oct 21 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

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Wed · Oct 21 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night Wednesdays

Phoenix Landing

Thursday, October 22

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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

Friday, October 23

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Fri · Oct 23 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

Saturday, October 24

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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

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

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 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night Wednesdays

Phoenix Landing

Thursday, October 29

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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

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Thu · Oct 29 · 5:30 PM

History at Sunset Walking Tour: Memento Mori, the Significance of Gravestones and Burying Grounds

Boston National Historical Park

Friday, October 30

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Fri · Oct 30 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

Literary

Fri · Oct 30 · 6:00 PM

Derry Public Library

Brattle Book Shop · Downtown Boston

Saturday, October 31

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Sat · Oct 31 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

Sunday, November 1

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Sun · Nov 1 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park