Things to do in Boston, MA

1,876 events · Music, Comedy, Theater, Arts & Culture, Parks & Outdoors · morning/evening

Saturday, October 17

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Sat · Oct 17 · 10:00 PM

Amplify'd

The Middle East · Cambridge

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Sat · Oct 17 · 10:00 PM

ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM

The Burren · Somerville

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Sat · Oct 17 · 11:30 PM

Raunch

Improv Asylum · Boston

Sunday, October 18

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Sun · Oct 18 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

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Sun · Oct 18 · 11:00 AM

Sunday Rewind Brunch

Grace by Nia · Boston

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Sun · Oct 18 · 11:30 AM

Drag Brunch

Dani's Queer Bar · Boston

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Sun · Oct 18 · 6:00 PM

OLD TIMEY SESSION

The Burren · Somerville

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Sun · Oct 18 · 6:00 PM

IRISH SESSION

The Burren · Somerville

Sun · Oct 18 · 7:00 PM

LAUREN SANDERSON: COME SAY SUM TOUR

Brighton Music Hall presented by Citizens · Boston

Sun · Oct 18 · 7:00 PM

Sienna Spiro: My House Tour

House of Blues Boston · Boston

Sun · Oct 18 · 7:00 PM

for KING & COUNTRY

Wang Theatre · Boston

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Sun · Oct 18 · 7:00 PM

Olivia Rodrigo: The Unraveled Tour

TD Garden · Boston

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Sun · Oct 18 · 7:00 PM

Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam

Lizard Lounge · Cambridge

$53

Sun · Oct 18 · 7:00 PM

Screeching Weasel, The Queers

Middle East - Upstairs · Cambridge

$20 – $25

Sun · Oct 18 · 7:00 PM

Laura Cortese

The Rockwell · Boston

Music

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Sun · Oct 18 · 7:00 PM

Poetry Open Mic

Trident Booksellers & Cafe · Boston

Sun · Oct 18 · 7:30 PM

14TH ANNUAL HARMONY FOR HUMANITY - DANIEL PEARL MUSIC DAY

The Burren · Somerville

Sun · Oct 18 · 7:30 PM

Howley

Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre · Somerville

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Sun · Oct 18 · 7:30 PM

Blues of Sunday

The Beehive · Boston

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Sun · Oct 18 · 8:00 PM

Brand New

Roadrunner-Boston · Boston

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Sun · Oct 18 · 8:00 PM

Carly Pearce w/ Belle Frantz

The Sinclair Music Hall · Cambridge

$25

Sun · Oct 18 · 10:30 PM

Elanor Moss

The Lilypad · Cambridge

Monday, October 19

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Mon · Oct 19 · 6:00 PM

8-Week Clown Class with Deby Xiadani

The Rockwell · Boston

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Mon · Oct 19 · 6:30 PM

Ryan Peter Murphy

Sonia · Cambridge

Mon · Oct 19 · 7:00 PM

EMEI - Night at the Opera Tour

Paradise Rock Club presented by Citizens · Boston

Mon · Oct 19 · 7:00 PM

Bethel Music

Royale Boston · Boston

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Mon · Oct 19 · 8:00 PM

Brand New

Roadrunner-Boston · Boston

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Mon · Oct 19 · 8:00 PM

TRIVIA NIGHT

The Burren · Somerville

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Mon · Oct 19 · 8:00 PM

Sporcle Live Trivia

The Burren · Somerville

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Mon · Oct 19 · 8:00 PM

Carly Pearce w/ Belle Frantz

The Sinclair Music Hall · Cambridge

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Mon · Oct 19 · 8:30 PM

IRISH SESSION

The Burren · Somerville

Tuesday, October 20

Tue · Oct 20 · 6:00 PM

Plini: An Unnameable Desire North American Tour (18+)

Paradise Rock Club presented by Citizens · Boston

Tue · Oct 20 · 6:00 PM

CRADLE OF FILTH: Majestic In Death II

Big Night Live · Boston

Tue · Oct 20 · 6:30 PM

Tiana Major9 - November Scorpio Tour

Sonia · Cambridge

$15

Tue · Oct 20 · 7:00 PM

Nondualism Trio presents Nosferatu Funk

The Lilypad · Cambridge

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Tue · Oct 20 · 7:00 PM

Open Mic

Club Passim · Cambridge

$17

Tue · Oct 20 · 7:00 PM

Sungaze Lavisher Slow Quit

Deep Cuts · Medford

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Tue · Oct 20 · 9:30 PM

Mood

The Middle East · Cambridge

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

$28

Wed · Oct 21 · 7:00 PM

Ouija Macc, Billy Marchiafava, Darby O'Trill, Mikey Rotten

Middle East - Upstairs · Cambridge

Wed · Oct 21 · 7:00 PM

RØZ Presents: SE ESTÁ HACIENDO TARDE

Big Night Live · Boston

Wed · Oct 21 · 7:00 PM

Ecca Vandal

Brighton Music Hall presented by Citizens · Boston

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Wed · Oct 21 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night Wednesdays

Phoenix Landing

Wed · Oct 21 · 7:00 PM

Cavetown - Running With Scissors Tour

House of Blues Boston · Boston

Wed · Oct 21 · 7:00 PM

HEY, NOTHING: THE HOUND TOUR

Paradise Rock Club presented by Citizens · Boston

Wed · Oct 21 · 7:30 PM

Hank Azaria and the EZ Street Band

The Sinclair Music Hall · Cambridge

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Wed · Oct 21 · 7:30 PM

Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street

Improv Asylum · Boston

Wed · Oct 21 · 8:00 PM

The Tallest Man on Earth

Royale Boston · Boston

Wed · Oct 21 · 8:00 PM

Johnnyswim

The Cabot · Boston

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Wed · Oct 21 · 10:00 PM

Lilypad Variety Show

The Lilypad · Cambridge

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

Thu · Oct 22 · 6:00 PM

Hawthorne Heights - 20th anniversary of If Only You Were Lonely

House of Blues Boston · Boston

$17

Thu · Oct 22 · 7:00 PM

Declaw Hedge Dagwood Something Sneaky

Deep Cuts · Medford

Thu · Oct 22 · 7:00 PM

Sophie Truax: Can't Split a Worm Tour

Brighton Music Hall presented by Citizens · Boston

$20 – $25

Thu · Oct 22 · 7:00 PM

ONELOUDDRAWING

The Rockwell · Boston

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Thu · Oct 22 · 7:30 PM

Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street

Improv Asylum · Boston

$18

Thu · Oct 22 · 7:30 PM

Flooding

The Lilypad · Cambridge

$30-$42

Thu · Oct 22 · 7:30 PM

Mehmet Ali Sanlkol Quintet

Regattabar · Cambridge

$28.95

Thu · Oct 22 · 7:30 PM

TCS presents: Sam Miller

The Comedy Studio · Cambridge

Thu · Oct 22 · 8:00 PM

Friko

The Sinclair Music Hall · Cambridge

Thu · Oct 22 · 8:00 PM

Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country (18 and Over)

Royale Boston · Boston

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Thu · Oct 22 · 9:30 PM

Jerome’s Pace

The Middle East · Cambridge

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Thu · Oct 22 · 10:00 PM

No Cover Karaoke

Dani's Queer Bar · Boston

Friday, October 23

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Fri · Oct 23 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

$30-$42

Fri · Oct 23 · 7:00 PM

Joe Block Quintet: There Is Always Hope album release

Regattabar · Cambridge

Music

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Fri · Oct 23 · 7:00 PM

Friday Night Trivia

Trident Booksellers & Cafe · Boston

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Fri · Oct 23 · 7:00 PM

Assembly of Dust (18+)

Brighton Music Hall presented by Citizens · Boston

$18 – $20

Fri · Oct 23 · 7:00 PM

The Snuts

The Rockwell · Boston

$42-$65

Fri · Oct 23 · 7:00 PM

BRIAN SIMPSON

Scullers Jazz Club · Boston

Fri · Oct 23 · 7:00 PM

Carsie Blanton

Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre · Somerville

Fri · Oct 23 · 7:00 PM

ROA: USA Tour

Big Night Live · Boston

Fri · Oct 23 · 7:00 PM

HAVE HEART

Middle East - Upstairs · Cambridge

Fri · Oct 23 · 7:00 PM

Quadeca

House of Blues Boston · Boston

Fri · Oct 23 · 7:00 PM

Kwesi Arthur at Studio B ( 18+ )

Big Night Live · Boston

$30

Fri · Oct 23 · 7:30 PM

Little Barrie

The Lilypad · Cambridge

Fri · Oct 23 · 8:00 PM

Arrested Development

The Cabot · Boston

Fri · Oct 23 · 8:00 PM

Dana and Alden

The Sinclair Music Hall · Cambridge

Fri · Oct 23 · 8:00 PM

Bruce Cockburn with special guest Livingston Taylor

Chevalier Theatre · Boston

Free

Fri · Oct 23 · 8:00 PM

MIT’s Annual Family Weekend Concert - Virtuosic Legacies

Kresge Auditorium

Fri · Oct 23 · 8:00 PM

John Anthony's Tribute to Rod Stewart

The Regent Theatre · Arlington

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Fri · Oct 23 · 9:30 PM

Shake It with DJ Panda

The Middle East · Cambridge

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Fri · Oct 23 · 9:30 PM

Main Stage Nightmare on Hanover Street

Improv Asylum · Boston

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Fri · Oct 23 · 10:00 PM

Synapse

Middle East - Upstairs · Cambridge

Fri · Oct 23 · 10:00 PM

Sigala

Memoire · Boston

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Fri · Oct 23 · 10:00 PM

Rinse & Repeat

The Middle East · Cambridge

Saturday, October 24

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Sat · Oct 24 · 10:30 AM

Faneuil Hall Talk

Boston National Historical Park

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Sat · Oct 24 · 11:30 AM

Drag Brunch

Dani's Queer Bar · Boston

Sat · Oct 24 · 6:00 PM

Have Heart

Big Night Live · Boston

Sat · Oct 24 · 6:30 PM

Big D And The Kids Table: A Nightmare Before Halloween

Paradise Rock Club presented by Citizens · Boston

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Sat · Oct 24 · 7:00 PM

Assembly of Dust (18+)

Brighton Music Hall presented by Citizens · Boston

Sat · Oct 24 · 7:00 PM

DRIVEWAYS with special guests The Spill Canvas & Have Mercy

House of Blues Boston · Boston

$30-$42

Sat · Oct 24 · 7:00 PM

Dafnis Prieto Sí o Sí Quartet

Regattabar · Cambridge

$17 – $100

Sat · Oct 24 · 7:00 PM

Rachel Bochner | The “Sorry If It’s Selfish” Tour

The Rockwell · Boston

$42-$65

Sat · Oct 24 · 7:00 PM

THE TIM RAY TRIO Plus Special Guest EDMAR COLON

Scullers Jazz Club · Boston

Sat · Oct 24 · 8:00 PM

Jesse Welles

Roadrunner-Boston · Boston

Sat · Oct 24 · 8:00 PM

The Jayhawks

Boch Center Shubert Theatre · Boston

Sat · Oct 24 · 8:00 PM

Rodrigo y Gabriela - OurHome Tour

Lynn Auditorium · Boston

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Sat · Oct 24 · 9:15 PM

Bachata/Salsa Saturdays

Havana Club · Boston