Things to do in Boston, MA

2,098 events · Music, Arts & Culture, Parks & Outdoors

Tuesday, December 1

Tue · Dec 1 · 7:00 PM

Sabaton: Legends on Tour

MGM Music Hall at Fenway · Boston

Tue · Dec 1 · 7:30 PM

Brian O'Donovan Legacy Series: ANNUAL HOLIDAY BENEFIT VARIETY

The Burren · Somerville

Tue · Dec 1 · 9:00 PM

House Party: House Music w/ Nils Taylor​

The Middle East · Cambridge

↻ Recurring

Tue · Dec 1 · 9:30 PM

Mood

The Middle East · Cambridge

Wednesday, December 2

Free↻ Recurring

Wed · Dec 2 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

↻ Recurring

Wed · Dec 2 · 7:00 PM

GRAIN THIEF

The Burren · Somerville

$23

Wed · Dec 2 · 7:00 PM

Wild Pink w/Hiding Places

Deep Cuts · Medford

Wed · Dec 2 · 7:00 PM

Genevieve Artadi ft. Louis Cole & Chiquita Magic

Brighton Music Hall presented by Citizens · Boston

Wed · Dec 2 · 7:30 PM

Brian O'Donovan Legacy Series: MATT & SHANNON HEATON

The Burren · Somerville

Wed · Dec 2 · 8:00 PM

We Are Scientists

The Sinclair Music Hall · Cambridge

Wed · Dec 2 · 8:00 PM

Straight No Chaser

Orpheum Theatre presented by Citizens · Boston

↻ Recurring

Wed · Dec 2 · 9:00 PM

The Ooze

The Middle East · Cambridge

↻ Recurring

Wed · Dec 2 · 10:00 PM

COMEDY NIGHT

The Burren · Somerville

$77-$106

Wed · Dec 2

Straight No Chaser

Orpheum Theatre · Boston

Thursday, December 3

Free↻ Recurring

Thu · Dec 3 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

$17

Thu · Dec 3 · 7:00 PM

Lily Seabird w/ Eliza Niemi

Deep Cuts · Medford

Thu · Dec 3 · 7:00 PM

Death From Above 1979: Private Lives Tour

Brighton Music Hall presented by Citizens · Boston

Thu · Dec 3 · 7:00 PM

DAX - The Anger Management Tour (18+)

Paradise Rock Club presented by Citizens · Boston

Thu · Dec 3 · 8:00 PM

Allman Betts Family Revival: A DECADE OF REVIVAL

Orpheum Theatre presented by Citizens · Boston

TBA↻ Recurring

Thu · Dec 3 · 8:00 PM

Nikki Glaser: The Stunning Tour

Brighton Music Hall · Boston

↻ Recurring

Thu · Dec 3 · 10:00 PM

Patchwork

The Middle East · Cambridge

$77-$168

Thu · Dec 3

The Allman Betts Family Revival: The Allman Betts Band

Orpheum Theatre · Boston

Friday, December 4

Free↻ Recurring

Fri · Dec 4 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

Fri · Dec 4 · 8:00 PM

12th Annual PRISM Concert Spectacular! - MIT Wind Ensemble

Kresge Auditorium

↻ Recurring

Fri · Dec 4

Exhibition Tour:The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection

Harvard Art Museum · Cambridge

Fri · Dec 4

First/Hand Fridays: Emergent Grounds—Drawing as Public Practice

Harvard Art Museum · Cambridge

Saturday, December 5

Free↻ Recurring

Sat · Dec 5 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

Sunday, December 6

Free↻ Recurring

Sun · Dec 6 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

$20 – $25

Sun · Dec 6 · 7:00 PM

LUCY (Cooper B. Handy)

The Rockwell · Boston

Wednesday, December 9

Free↻ Recurring

Wed · Dec 9 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

↻ Recurring

Wed · Dec 9

Boston - Vinofile VIP+ Pick Up Party

City Winery Boston · Boston

↻ Recurring

Wed · Dec 9

Multi-Site Exhibition Tour:Alfonso Ossorio: Line and LineageandKnowledge Is Myth: Chimeric Continuities

Harvard Art Museum · Cambridge

Thursday, December 10

Free↻ Recurring

Thu · Dec 10 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

↻ Recurring

Thu · Dec 10

Gallery Talk: The Gelatin Silver Print

Harvard Art Museum · Cambridge

Friday, December 11

Free↻ Recurring

Fri · Dec 11 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

Fri · Dec 11 · 7:00 PM

Musicians Playground December Happy Hour Performance

Musicians Playground · Boston

Saturday, December 12

Free↻ Recurring

Sat · Dec 12 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

Free

Sat · Dec 12 · 1:00 PM

Celebrate the 253rd Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party at Faneuil Hall

Boston National Historical Park

Sat · Dec 12 · 7:00 PM

NEW ENGLAND IRISH HARP ORCHESTRA - NEIHO

The Burren · Somerville

Sat · Dec 12 · 8:00 PM

Sal "The Voice" Valentinetti

The Regent Theatre · Arlington

↻ Recurring

Sat · Dec 12 · 9:30 PM

IRISH SESSION

The Burren · Somerville

↻ Recurring

Sat · Dec 12 · 10:00 PM

THIRD MAN IN

The Burren · Somerville

↻ Recurring

Sat · Dec 12

Exhibition Tour:On Location: Drawing the Outdoors

Harvard Art Museum · Cambridge

↻ Recurring

Sat · Dec 12

Second Saturdays Story Time

Harvard Art Museum · Cambridge

Sunday, December 13

Free↻ Recurring

Sun · Dec 13 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

Sun · Dec 13 · 7:00 PM

Snezhnoe Tango

The Regent Theatre · Arlington

Sun · Dec 13

Tom Hearn

City Winery Boston · Boston

↻ Recurring

Sun · Dec 13

Boy Band Brunch

City Winery Boston · Boston

Sun · Dec 13

Pure Prairie League

City Winery Boston · Boston

Monday, December 14

Mon · Dec 14

Mickey Guyton & Friends Holiday Tour

City Winery Boston · Boston

Wednesday, December 16

Free↻ Recurring

Wed · Dec 16 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

Thursday, December 17

Free↻ Recurring

Thu · Dec 17 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

Friday, December 18

Free↻ Recurring

Fri · Dec 18 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

$15 – $20↻ Recurring

Fri · Dec 18 · 9:30 PM

glADDY8rs: standup comedy death battle

The Rockwell · Boston

Saturday, December 19

Free↻ Recurring

Sat · Dec 19 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

Sat · Dec 19 · 6:30 PM

THE NERVOUS EATERS with special guest GEOFF ABRAHAM BAND

The Burren · Somerville

↻ Recurring

Sat · Dec 19 · 9:30 PM

IRISH SESSION

The Burren · Somerville

↻ Recurring

Sat · Dec 19 · 10:00 PM

THE MOCKINGBIRDS

The Burren · Somerville

↻ Recurring

Sat · Dec 19

MUSIC BINGO 80s, 90s, 2000's and today!

City Winery Boston · Boston

Sat · Dec 19

The Del Fuegos: Home For The Holidays 2026

City Winery Boston · Boston

Sunday, December 20

Free↻ Recurring

Sun · Dec 20 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

Sun · Dec 20 · 7:00 PM

Godfrey

Comedy Connection · Boston

Sun · Dec 20

Compaq Big Band

City Winery Boston · Boston

Monday, December 21

$23.95

Mon · Dec 21 · 6:00 PM

Holiday Party! w/ hosts Will Smalley, Andrew Mayer & After Party with Live Band Karoke

The Comedy Studio · Cambridge

Tuesday, December 22

Tue · Dec 22 · 5:30 PM

boston journaling club: winter solstice meetup

Tilde Cafe · Boston

↻ Recurring

Tue · Dec 22 · 7:00 PM

ELECTRIC HORA

The Burren · Somerville

↻ Recurring

Tue · Dec 22 · 7:00 PM

THE DJANGO CADRE

The Burren · Somerville

Wednesday, December 23

Free↻ Recurring

Wed · Dec 23 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

↻ Recurring

Wed · Dec 23 · 6:00 PM

knit club

Tilde Cafe · Boston

Thursday, December 24

Free↻ Recurring

Thu · Dec 24 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

↻ Recurring

Thu · Dec 24

Museums Closed

Harvard Art Museum · Cambridge

Friday, December 25

Free↻ Recurring

Fri · Dec 25 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

↻ Recurring

Fri · Dec 25 · 3:00 PM

closing @ 3pm - happy holidays!

Tilde Cafe · Boston

↻ Recurring

Fri · Dec 25

Museums Closed

Harvard Art Museum · Cambridge

Saturday, December 26

Free↻ Recurring

Sat · Dec 26 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

↻ Recurring

Sat · Dec 26 · 3:00 PM

closing @ 3pm - happy holidays!

Tilde Cafe · Boston

Sunday, December 27

Free↻ Recurring

Sun · Dec 27 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

Sun · Dec 27 · 7:00 PM

live music: Nate Fuller

Tilde Cafe · Boston

Tuesday, December 29

$20 – $25

Tue · Dec 29 · 7:00 PM

The Sloppy Boys

The Rockwell · Boston

Wednesday, December 30

Free↻ Recurring

Wed · Dec 30 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

↻ Recurring

Wed · Dec 30 · 6:00 PM

knit club

Tilde Cafe · Boston

Thursday, December 31

Free↻ Recurring

Thu · Dec 31 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

Friday, January 1

↻ Recurring

Fri · Jan 1

Museums Closed

Harvard Art Museum · Cambridge

Saturday, January 16

↻ Recurring

Sat · Jan 16

Exhibition Tour:On Location: Drawing the Outdoors

Harvard Art Museum · Cambridge

Thursday, January 28

↻ Recurring

Thu · Jan 28

Gallery Talk: The 20 × 24 Polaroid Process

Harvard Art Museum · Cambridge

Tuesday, February 2

Tue · Feb 2

Gallery Talk: Redlining and the Visual Culture of Suburbia

Harvard Art Museum · Cambridge

Thursday, February 4

↻ Recurring

Thu · Feb 4

Exhibition Tour:The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection

Harvard Art Museum · Cambridge

Tuesday, February 9

$60

Tue · Feb 9 · 7:00 PM

Beetlejuice

Wang Theatre · Boston

Wednesday, March 3

↻ Recurring

Wed · Mar 3

Gallery Talk:Alfonso Ossorio: Line and Lineage

Harvard Art Museum · Cambridge

Wednesday, March 31

↻ Recurring

Wed · Mar 31

Gallery Talk: The Gelatin Silver Print

Harvard Art Museum · Cambridge

Tuesday, April 6

Tue · Apr 6

Gallery Talk: Material Experimentation inAlfonso Ossorio: Line and Lineage

Harvard Art Museum · Cambridge

Friday, April 9

↻ Recurring

Fri · Apr 9

Gallery Talk:Alfonso Ossorio: Line and Lineage

Harvard Art Museum · Cambridge

Friday, April 16

$95-$141

Fri · Apr 16

Rupaul's Drag Race

Orpheum Theatre · Boston

Tuesday, April 27

↻ Recurring

Tue · Apr 27

Gallery Talk: Crafting Perfect Portraits with Photographic Proof Prints

Harvard Art Museum · Cambridge

Wednesday, April 28

↻ Recurring

Wed · Apr 28

Exhibition Tour:The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection

Harvard Art Museum · Cambridge

Thursday, May 6

↻ Recurring

Thu · May 6

Exhibition Tour:The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection

Harvard Art Museum · Cambridge

Sunday, June 6

Sun · Jun 6

Pride Market

Sam Adams Boston Brewery · Boston

Friday, June 18

↻ Recurring

Fri · Jun 18

Museums Closed

Harvard Art Museum · Cambridge