Things to do in Boston, MA

1,583 events · Music, Food & Drink · morning/afternoon/evening

Monday, October 5

Mon · Oct 5 · 7:00 PM

Julia Wolf: Deep End World Tour

House of Blues Boston · Boston

Mon · Oct 5 · 7:00 PM

The Royston Club

Middle East - Upstairs · Cambridge

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Mon · Oct 5 · 8:00 PM

Sporcle Live Trivia

The Burren · Somerville

Mon · Oct 5 · 8:00 PM

Buffalo Traffic Jam

Roadrunner-Boston · Boston

Mon · Oct 5 · 8:00 PM

Chelsea Wolfe: THE DARK World Tour

Boch Center Shubert Theatre · Boston

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Mon · Oct 5 · 8:00 PM

TRIVIA NIGHT

The Burren · Somerville

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Mon · Oct 5 · 8:30 PM

IRISH SESSION

The Burren · Somerville

Tuesday, October 6

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Tue · Oct 6 · 6:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Sam Adams Downtown Boston Taproom

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Tue · Oct 6 · 6:30 PM

RUN CLUB

Idle Hands Craft Ales

Tue · Oct 6 · 7:00 PM

The Linda Lindas

Paradise Rock Club presented by Citizens · Boston

Tue · Oct 6 · 7:00 PM

SLIFT

The Sinclair · Cambridge

$29

Tue · Oct 6 · 7:00 PM

Supersuckers, The Rumours

Middle East - Upstairs · Cambridge

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Tue · Oct 6 · 7:00 PM

Open Mic

Club Passim · Cambridge

$31

Tue · Oct 6 · 7:00 PM

Scenic NYC Presents : Supersuckers, The Rumours

Middle East - Upstairs · Cambridge

$18 – $20

Tue · Oct 6 · 7:00 PM

she’s green

The Rockwell · Boston

Tue · Oct 6 · 7:00 PM

Elder Island: HELLO BABY OKAY (18+)

Brighton Music Hall presented by Citizens · Boston

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Tue · Oct 6 · 7:30 PM

Phoebe Bridgers: The Lost Tour

TD Garden · Boston

$25

Tue · Oct 6 · 7:30 PM

The Montvales

The Lilypad · Cambridge

Tue · Oct 6 · 8:00 PM

Foster The People: Good Mourning Sunshine Tour

MGM Music Hall at Fenway · Boston

Tue · Oct 6 · 8:00 PM

Everything Everything (18 and Over)

Royale Boston · Boston

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Tue · Oct 6 · 9:00 PM

House Party: House Music w/ Nils Taylor

The Middle East · Cambridge

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Tue · Oct 6 · 9:30 PM

Mood

The Middle East · Cambridge

Wednesday, October 7

Wed · Oct 7 · 6:30 PM

Oso Oso

Brighton Music Hall presented by Citizens · Boston

$39

Wed · Oct 7 · 7:00 PM

Bombargo , Fudge

Middle East - Upstairs · Cambridge

$11

Wed · Oct 7 · 7:00 PM

Unseemlier See You At Rogers Botch Job The Roland High Life

Deep Cuts · Medford

Get Tickets

Wed · Oct 7 · 7:00 PM

ButtTootKing: Lydia B Kollins, Suzie Toot, and Kori King

The Sinclair · Cambridge

$15 – $18

Wed · Oct 7 · 7:00 PM

Fraxiom w/ Battlemode

The Rockwell · Boston

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Wed · Oct 7 · 7:00 PM

GRAIN THIEF

The Burren · Somerville

Wed · Oct 7 · 7:00 PM

Skillet: Comatose 20 Years, Still Screaming Tour

MGM Music Hall at Fenway · Boston

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Wed · Oct 7 · 7:30 PM

Phoebe Bridgers: The Lost Tour

TD Garden · Boston

Wed · Oct 7 · 7:30 PM

The Carpenters Songbook - A Live Celebration

Emerson Colonial Theatre · Boston

Wed · Oct 7 · 7:30 PM

Brian O'Donovan Legacy Series: REVERIE ROAD

The Burren · Somerville

Wed · Oct 7 · 8:00 PM

Both Sides Now: The Music and Lives of Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen

Wilbur Theatre · Boston

Wed · Oct 7 · 8:00 PM

Modest Mouse w/ Caroline Rose

Roadrunner-Boston · Boston

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Wed · Oct 7 · 9:00 PM

The Ooze

The Middle East · Cambridge

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Wed · Oct 7 · 10:00 PM

Lilypad Variety Show

The Lilypad · Cambridge

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Wed · Oct 7 · 10:00 PM

COMEDY NIGHT

The Burren · Somerville

Thursday, October 8

Thu · Oct 8 · 12:00 AM

Barstool’s Chiclets Cup

Harpoon Brewery

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Thu · Oct 8 · 6:00 PM

Thirsty Thursday Thrivia

Harpoon Brewery

$26

Thu · Oct 8 · 6:30 PM

Cardinal Bloom - Burn the House Tour

Middle East - Upstairs · Cambridge

Thu · Oct 8 · 7:00 PM

Olivia O'Brien

The Sinclair · Cambridge

Thu · Oct 8 · 7:00 PM

Kidd G

Middle East - Upstairs · Cambridge

$12

Thu · Oct 8 · 7:00 PM

Michael Kameron

The Rockwell · Boston

$33-$158

Thu · Oct 8 · 7:00 PM

Kidd G, Grey Oakes

Middle East - Upstairs · Cambridge

Thu · Oct 8 · 7:00 PM

Isaiah Falls: LVRS Paradise Side B Tour

Brighton Music Hall presented by Citizens · Boston

$32

Thu · Oct 8 · 7:00 PM

Panopticon, Catharsis

Middle East - Upstairs · Cambridge

$33

Thu · Oct 8 · 7:00 PM

Scenic NYC Presents: Panopticon, Catharsis

Sonia · Cambridge

Thu · Oct 8 · 7:00 PM

George Birge: Cowboy Songs Tour (18+)

Paradise Rock Club presented by Citizens · Boston

$28

Thu · Oct 8 · 7:00 PM

White Denim Arc Iris

Deep Cuts · Medford

Thu · Oct 8 · 7:30 PM

Buena Vista Orchestra

Emerson Colonial Theatre · Boston

Thu · Oct 8 · 8:00 PM

2026 MONSTA X WORLD TOUR [THE X : NEXUS] IN BOSTON

MGM Music Hall at Fenway · Boston

Thu · Oct 8 · 8:00 PM

Olivia O'Brien

The Sinclair Music Hall · Cambridge

$34-$45

Thu · Oct 8 · 9:30 PM

Kevin Hays Awakening Quartet featuring Brian Blade, Immanuel Wilkins and Matt Brewer

Regattabar · Cambridge

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Thu · Oct 8 · 10:00 PM

No Cover Karaoke

Dani's Queer Bar · Boston

Friday, October 9

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Fri · Oct 9 · 4:00 PM

Bono Appetit

Idle Hands Craft Ales

Fri · Oct 9 · 6:30 PM

Knox

Paradise Rock Club presented by Citizens · Boston

Fri · Oct 9 · 7:00 PM

Oteil Burbridge with LaMP - Wish Benefit Tour

Somerville Theatre · Somerville

$23

Fri · Oct 9 · 7:00 PM

Basic w/ Ohm Foam

Deep Cuts · Medford

Fri · Oct 9 · 7:00 PM

Ingrid Andress

The Sinclair · Cambridge

Fri · Oct 9 · 7:00 PM

Destination: Superdrag [Friday, October 9th]

Brighton Music Hall presented by Citizens · Boston

Fri · Oct 9 · 7:00 PM

Teddy Swims: The UGLY Tour

TD Garden · Boston

$42-$54

Fri · Oct 9 · 7:00 PM

MYANNA and FRIENDS

Scullers Jazz Club · Boston

Fri · Oct 9 · 7:00 PM

Mind Enterprises (18 and Over)

Royale Boston · Boston

$31-$76

Fri · Oct 9 · 7:00 PM

RAV - THE EXOPOCALYPSE TOUR

Middle East - Upstairs · Cambridge

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Fri · Oct 9 · 7:00 PM

Friday Night Trivia

Trident Booksellers & Cafe · Boston

$20 – $24

Fri · Oct 9 · 7:00 PM

Big Special

The Rockwell · Boston

$36-$48

Fri · Oct 9 · 7:00 PM

Alison Brown

Regattabar · Cambridge

Fri · Oct 9 · 7:00 PM

CupcakKe

House of Blues Boston · Boston

TBA

Fri · Oct 9 · 7:00 PM

Destination: Superdrag [Friday, October 9th]

Brighton Music Hall · Boston

Fri · Oct 9 · 7:30 PM

Music for Safe Homes: A Benefit for RESPOND

Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre · Somerville

$33

Fri · Oct 9 · 8:00 PM

KOTA the Friend

Off The Rails Boston · Boston

Fri · Oct 9 · 8:00 PM

Scott Damgaard's 16th Annual JOHN LENNON Night

The Regent Theatre · Arlington

Fri · Oct 9 · 8:30 PM

THE CHICKS - TAKING THE LONG WAY

MGM Music Hall at Fenway · Boston

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Fri · Oct 9 · 9:00 PM

Xmortis Lounge

The Middle East · Cambridge

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Fri · Oct 9 · 9:00 PM

WTF Friday

The Middle East · Cambridge

Fri · Oct 9 · 9:00 PM

San Holo presents TRUE LOVE IN A MADE UP WORLD ( 18+ )

Big Night Live · Boston

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Fri · Oct 9 · 9:00 PM

Xmortis

Middle East - Upstairs · Cambridge

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Fri · Oct 9 · 9:30 PM

The Glitter Boys

The Sinclair · Cambridge

Saturday, October 10

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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

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