Things to do in Boston, MA

2,083 events · Music, Comedy, Theater, Arts & Culture, Food & Drink

Friday, October 9

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Fri · Oct 9 · 9:30 PM

The Glitter Boys

The Sinclair · Cambridge

$27.50↻ Recurring

Fri · Oct 9 · 9:30 PM

Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street

Improv Asylum · Boston

Free

Fri · Oct 9 · 9:30 PM

Volunteers Needed: Bright Stay Set Build

Footlight Club · Jamaica Plain

Fri · Oct 9

Destination: Superdrag [TWO-DAY TICKET]

Brighton Music Hall presented by Citizens · Boston

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Fri · Oct 9

An evening with Andrew McMahon and his piano

City Winery Boston · Boston

Fri · Oct 9

Song Garden: A Tribute to Chris Cornell

City Winery Boston · 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 · 11:30 AM

Drag Brunch

Dani's Queer Bar · Boston

$23

Sat · Oct 10 · 12:00 PM

Slack Magic, Dust Jacket, Bebe & Oona, Callan.

Middle East - Upstairs · Cambridge

Sat · Oct 10 · 12:00 PM

THE POW! ARRANGERS

The Burren · Somerville

Sat · Oct 10 · 2:00 PM

Black Tongue Sloppy Joes

Idle Hands Craft Ales

Sat · Oct 10 · 6:30 PM

Daði Freyr - Too Much, Not Enough

Big Night Live · Boston

Sat · Oct 10 · 6:30 PM

KINGSLEY FLOOD

The Burren · Somerville

$23

Sat · Oct 10 · 7:00 PM

Oh The Horrors! A Burlesque

Deep Cuts · Medford

Sat · Oct 10 · 7:00 PM

Destination: Superdrag [Saturday, October 10th]

Brighton Music Hall presented by Citizens · Boston

$15 – $20

Sat · Oct 10 · 7:00 PM

Aaron McCann

The Rockwell · Boston

Sat · Oct 10 · 7:00 PM

Andrew McMahon

City Winery Boston · Boston

$37-$60

Sat · Oct 10 · 7:00 PM

PATRICK LAMB

Scullers Jazz Club · Boston

Sat · Oct 10 · 7:00 PM

Medium Build w/ Ken Yates

Royale Boston · Boston

TBA

Sat · Oct 10 · 7:00 PM

Destination: Superdrag [Saturday, October 10th]

Brighton Music Hall · Boston

$27

Sat · Oct 10 · 8:00 PM

Owen Riegling, Payton Smith

Middle East - Upstairs · Cambridge

Sat · Oct 10 · 8:00 PM

CHIEF KEEF

MGM Music Hall at Fenway · Boston

$23

Sat · Oct 10 · 9:00 PM

House of Heavy

Middle East - Upstairs · Cambridge

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Sat · Oct 10 · 9:15 PM

Bachata/Salsa Saturdays

Havana Club · Boston

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Sat · Oct 10 · 9:30 PM

Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street

Improv Asylum · Boston

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Sat · Oct 10 · 9:30 PM

IRISH SESSION

The Burren · Somerville

Sat · Oct 10 · 9:30 PM

Green Dreams

The Middle East · Cambridge

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Sat · Oct 10 · 10:00 PM

THIRD MAN IN

The Burren · Somerville

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Sat · Oct 10 · 10:00 PM

Saturday Night Party

Dani's Queer Bar · Boston

Sat · Oct 10 · 10:30 PM

Matroda ( 21+ )

Big Night Live · Boston

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Sat · Oct 10 · 11:30 PM

Raunch

Improv Asylum · Boston

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Sat · Oct 10

An evening with Andrew McMahon and his piano

City Winery Boston · Boston

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Sat · Oct 10

Second Saturdays Story Time

Harvard Art Museum · Cambridge

Sunday, October 11

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Sun · Oct 11 · 11:00 AM

Sunday Rewind Brunch

Grace by Nia · Boston

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Sun · Oct 11 · 11:30 AM

Drag Brunch

Dani's Queer Bar · Boston

Sun · Oct 11 · 1:00 PM

AD FRANK Birthday Celebration with THE DAYLILIES and GENE DANTE AND THE FUTURE STARLETS

The Burren · Somerville

Sun · Oct 11 · 3:00 PM

Boston Philharmonic: Weber, Beethoven, and Brahms

Symphony Hall · Boston

$12

Sun · Oct 11 · 3:30 PM

John Lebanon

The Lilypad · Cambridge

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Sun · Oct 11 · 6:00 PM

OLD TIMEY SESSION

The Burren · Somerville

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Sun · Oct 11 · 6:00 PM

IRISH SESSION

The Burren · Somerville

$30-$42

Sun · Oct 11 · 6:00 PM

Tia Fuller

Regattabar · Cambridge

$28

Sun · Oct 11 · 6:30 PM

Grayskull Booking Presents : Kowloon Walled City, Great Falls

Sonia · Cambridge

Sun · Oct 11 · 7:00 PM

gymclassheroes. & Lupe Fiasco - Back To Basics Tour

House of Blues Boston · Boston

$15 – $20

Sun · Oct 11 · 7:00 PM

Griffin Benton, Andro Queen, & Friends

The Rockwell · Boston

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Sun · Oct 11 · 7:00 PM

Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street

Improv Asylum · Boston

Sun · Oct 11 · 7:00 PM

KELS - Dirty Blues Princess Tour

Brighton Music Hall presented by Citizens · Boston

Music

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Sun · Oct 11 · 7:00 PM

Poetry Open Mic

Trident Booksellers & Cafe · Boston

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Sun · Oct 11 · 7:00 PM

Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam

Lizard Lounge · Cambridge

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Sun · Oct 11 · 7:30 PM

Blues of Sunday

The Beehive · Boston

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Sun · Oct 11 · 8:00 PM

HellBound

Middle East - Upstairs · Cambridge

Sun · Oct 11 · 8:00 PM

Jimbo the Drag Clown & Plane Jane

The Sinclair · Cambridge

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Sun · Oct 11 · 8:00 PM

JGB Tribute, THE DIAMOND BLUES

The Burren · Somerville

Sun · Oct 11 · 8:00 PM

Benjamin Tod (18+)

Royale Boston · Boston

Sun · Oct 11 · 9:00 PM

Rutshelle Guillaume

MGM Music Hall at Fenway · Boston

$10

Sun · Oct 11 · 9:30 PM

Girls Night Out: Tate Smith, Haley Montelaro, & Maggie Marre

The Lilypad · Cambridge

Sun · Oct 11

Jake Shimabukuro

City Winery Boston · Boston

Sun · Oct 11

Anthony Locascio

City Winery Boston · Boston

Monday, October 12

Mon · Oct 12 · 5:00 PM

Hannah Judson

The Middle East · Cambridge

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Mon · Oct 12 · 6:00 PM

8-Week Clown Class with Deby Xiadani

The Rockwell · Boston

$17↻ Recurring

Mon · Oct 12 · 6:30 PM

Ryan Peter Murphy

Sonia · Cambridge

Mon · Oct 12 · 7:00 PM

Lewis OfMan

Brighton Music Hall presented by Citizens · Boston

Mon · Oct 12 · 7:00 PM

sunn O))) (18+)

Paradise Rock Club presented by Citizens · Boston

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Mon · Oct 12 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Trillium Brewing Fort Point

Mon · Oct 12 · 7:00 PM

Tricky

The Sinclair · Cambridge

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Mon · Oct 12 · 8:00 PM

Sporcle Live Trivia

The Burren · Somerville

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Mon · Oct 12 · 8:00 PM

TRIVIA NIGHT

The Burren · Somerville

Mon · Oct 12 · 8:00 PM

Tricky

The Sinclair Music Hall · Cambridge

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Mon · Oct 12 · 8:30 PM

IRISH SESSION

The Burren · Somerville

$20

Mon · Oct 12 · 9:00 PM

Ceremony XXX

Middle East - Upstairs · Cambridge

Mon · Oct 12

Steve Gonsalves Life! A Life With Ghosts

City Winery Boston · Boston

Mon · Oct 12

Sicard Hollow

City Winery Boston · Boston

Tuesday, October 13

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Tue · Oct 13 · 6:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Sam Adams Downtown Boston Taproom

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Tue · Oct 13 · 6:30 PM

RUN CLUB

Idle Hands Craft Ales

Tue · Oct 13 · 6:30 PM

Bill Blumenreich Presents Molly Kearney

Arts at the Armory

Tue · Oct 13 · 7:00 PM

AJJ

The Sinclair · Cambridge

$24

Tue · Oct 13 · 7:00 PM

Ian McConnell, Cherokee Social

Middle East - Upstairs · Cambridge

Tue · Oct 13 · 7:00 PM

Daughtry

The Cabot · Boston

$27

Tue · Oct 13 · 7:00 PM

Buddha Trixie, Flight by Nothing, Pleaser

Sonia · Cambridge

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Tue · Oct 13 · 7:00 PM

Open Mic

Club Passim · Cambridge

Tue · Oct 13 · 7:00 PM

The Residents - ESKIMO LIVE (18+)

Brighton Music Hall presented by Citizens · Boston

$17

Tue · Oct 13 · 7:00 PM

Cape Crush Bicycle Inn Broken Record Shy Husky

Deep Cuts · Medford

Music

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Tue · Oct 13 · 7:00 PM

The Writer's Room

Trident Booksellers & Cafe · Boston

Tue · Oct 13 · 8:00 PM

Steve Lacy: Oh yeah? Tour

MGM Music Hall at Fenway · Boston

Tue · Oct 13 · 8:00 PM

Robert Lester Folsom

Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre · Somerville

Tue · Oct 13 · 8:00 PM

Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds - Mutiny for the Masses 2026 Tour

TD Garden · Boston

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Tue · Oct 13 · 9:30 PM

Mood

The Middle East · Cambridge

Tue · Oct 13

Pnar Örenci:Good Luck in Germany

Harvard Art Museum · Cambridge

Tue · Oct 13

Chloe Star w/ JVK & Shallow Pools

City Winery Boston · Boston

Tue · Oct 13

Dave Davies: Kinks' Songs and Stories

City Winery Boston · Boston

Wednesday, October 14

Wed · Oct 14 · 6:30 PM

Shawn James

Middle East - Upstairs · Cambridge

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Wed · Oct 14 · 6:30 PM

Flights & Frights Book Club

Idle Hands Craft Ales

Wed · Oct 14 · 7:00 PM

Magoo

Middle East - Upstairs · Cambridge

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Wed · Oct 14 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night Wednesdays

Phoenix Landing

Wed · Oct 14 · 7:00 PM

Jiwon, Sally Boy, & Jazz Cuti

The Rockwell · Boston

Wed · Oct 14 · 7:00 PM

Wishy: Nature's Pill Tour

Brighton Music Hall presented by Citizens · Boston

Wed · Oct 14 · 7:00 PM

Fantastic Cat

The Sinclair · Cambridge

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Wed · Oct 14 · 7:00 PM

GRAIN THIEF

The Burren · Somerville

$17

Wed · Oct 14 · 7:00 PM

Roger Clark Miller w/Tanya Donelly + Chris Brokaw

Deep Cuts · Medford

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Wed · Oct 14 · 7:30 PM

Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street

Improv Asylum · Boston

Wed · Oct 14 · 7:30 PM

Alune Wade

Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre · Somerville