Things to do in Boston, MA

1,458 events · Music, Theater, Arts & Culture · evening

Friday, October 23

$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 · 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

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

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Sat · Oct 24 · 10:00 PM

Saturday Night Party

Dani's Queer Bar · Boston

Sunday, October 25

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Sun · Oct 25 · 6:00 PM

OLD TIMEY SESSION

The Burren · Somerville

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Sun · Oct 25 · 6:00 PM

IRISH SESSION

The Burren · Somerville

$28-$80

Sun · Oct 25 · 6:30 PM

Elizabeth Nichols , Dawson Anderson

Sonia · Cambridge

Music

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Sun · Oct 25 · 7:00 PM

Poetry Open Mic

Trident Booksellers & Cafe · Boston

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Sun · Oct 25 · 7:00 PM

Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam

Lizard Lounge · Cambridge

Sun · Oct 25 · 7:00 PM

Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons: The Last Encores

Chevalier Theatre · Boston

Sun · Oct 25 · 7:00 PM

Movements w/ Balance & Composure

Roadrunner-Boston · Boston

$19

Sun · Oct 25 · 7:00 PM

Radiator Hospital w/ Dusk

Deep Cuts · Medford

Sun · Oct 25 · 7:00 PM

MARIS

Brighton Music Hall presented by Citizens · Boston

$25 – $35

Sun · Oct 25 · 7:00 PM

Andy Gross

The Rockwell · Boston

Sun · Oct 25 · 7:00 PM

Holywatr: Deo Gratias Tour

Paradise Rock Club presented by Citizens · Boston

Sun · Oct 25 · 7:00 PM

Fuller, Le Keep

Middle East - Upstairs · Cambridge

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Sun · Oct 25 · 7:30 PM

Blues of Sunday

The Beehive · Boston

Sun · Oct 25 · 7:30 PM

BITE THE BAT: A BLACK SABBATH TRIBUTE

The Burren · Somerville

Sun · Oct 25 · 7:30 PM

CLAUDIO SIMONETTI'S GOBLIN TENEBRE

Somerville Theatre · Somerville

Sun · Oct 25 · 8:00 PM

ivri w/ Ally Nicholas

The Sinclair Music Hall · Cambridge

Sun · Oct 25 · 8:00 PM

The Man in Black: A Tribute to Johnny Cash

Wilbur Theatre · Boston

Sun · Oct 25 · 8:00 PM

Aria Vega

Big Night Live · Boston

Sun · Oct 25 · 8:00 PM

Rod Wave: Don't Look Down Tour

TD Garden · Boston

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Sun · Oct 25 · 9:00 PM

MetaFaction

The Middle East · Cambridge

Monday, October 26

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Mon · Oct 26 · 6:00 PM

8-Week Clown Class with Deby Xiadani

The Rockwell · Boston

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Mon · Oct 26 · 6:30 PM

Ryan Peter Murphy

Sonia · Cambridge

Mon · Oct 26 · 7:00 PM

LØLØ: God Forbid a Girl Goes on Tour

Brighton Music Hall presented by Citizens · Boston

Mon · Oct 26 · 7:00 PM

Watsky x Infinity

Somerville Theatre · Somerville

Mon · Oct 26 · 8:00 PM

L7: The Last Hurrah Tour 2026

Wilbur Theatre · Boston

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Mon · Oct 26 · 8:00 PM

Sporcle Live Trivia

The Burren · Somerville

Mon · Oct 26 · 8:00 PM

Bassvictim with Thoom (18+ Event)

Royale Boston · Boston

Tuesday, October 27

Tue · Oct 27 · 6:30 PM

The Moth: Boston StorySLAM: FRENEMIES

Arts at the Armory

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Tue · Oct 27 · 7:00 PM

THE DJANGO CADRE

The Burren · Somerville

Tue · Oct 27 · 7:00 PM

Maddie Zahm: Everything All The Time Tour

Brighton Music Hall presented by Citizens · Boston

Tue · Oct 27 · 7:00 PM

THE ARMY, THE NAVY: THE FAKE BRAVE TOUR 2026

Paradise Rock Club presented by Citizens · Boston

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Tue · Oct 27 · 7:00 PM

Open Mic

Club Passim · Cambridge

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Tue · Oct 27 · 7:00 PM

ELECTRIC HORA

The Burren · Somerville

Tue · Oct 27 · 7:30 PM

The Rocky Horror Picture (All audience members regardless of age must have a ticket. Children under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult)

Emerson Colonial Theatre · Boston

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Tue · Oct 27 · 8:00 PM

Boston Speakers Series–Boris Johnson

Symphony Hall · Boston

Tue · Oct 27 · 8:00 PM

Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox - The Future Is Vintage World Tour

Wilbur Theatre · Boston

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Tue · Oct 27 · 8:30 PM

Built To Spill w/ Quasi

The Sinclair Music Hall · Cambridge

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Tue · Oct 27 · 9:00 PM

Oh Kee Pa Orchestra

The Middle East · Cambridge

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Tue · Oct 27 · 9:30 PM

Mood

The Middle East · Cambridge

Wednesday, October 28

$27

Wed · Oct 28 · 6:30 PM

Ok Goodnight, Lux Terminus

Sonia · Cambridge

Wed · Oct 28 · 6:30 PM

Candlebox - Can't Quit You Tour, Fall 2026

House of Blues Boston · Boston

Wed · Oct 28 · 7:00 PM

After

Brighton Music Hall presented by Citizens · Boston

Wed · Oct 28 · 7:00 PM

HARBOUR

Paradise Rock Club presented by Citizens · Boston

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Wed · Oct 28 · 7:00 PM

GRAIN THIEF

The Burren · Somerville

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Wed · Oct 28 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night Wednesdays

Phoenix Landing

$20 – $25

Wed · Oct 28 · 7:00 PM

Hunter Flynn: Back to My Roots Tour

The Rockwell · Boston

$17

Wed · Oct 28 · 7:00 PM

Small Pond Otis Shanty Bus Crush

Deep Cuts · Medford

Wed · Oct 28 · 7:30 PM

The Music of Hey Arnold! Live! Feat. Jim Lang and The PS 118 AllStars

Chevalier Theatre · Boston

Wed · Oct 28 · 7:30 PM

Brian O'Donovan Legacy Series: THE STRAYAWAYS - KEVIN BURKE, DYLAN FOLEY, EAMON O'LEARY

The Burren · Somerville

Wed · Oct 28 · 8:00 PM

Toad The Wet Sprocket - Rings: The Acoustic Tour

Wilbur Theatre · Boston

Wed · Oct 28 · 8:00 PM

Judah and The Lion

Royale Boston · Boston

Wed · Oct 28 · 8:00 PM

KATSEYE: THE WILDWORLD TOUR

TD Garden · Boston

Wed · Oct 28 · 8:00 PM

Arcángel - La 8va Maravilla World Tour

MGM Music Hall at Fenway · Boston

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Wed · Oct 28 · 8:00 PM

Boston Speakers Series–Boris Johnson

Symphony Hall · Boston

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Wed · Oct 28 · 8:30 PM

Built To Spill w/ Quasi

The Sinclair Music Hall · Cambridge

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Wed · Oct 28 · 9:00 PM

Wobbly Wednesdays

The Middle East · Cambridge

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Wed · Oct 28 · 10:00 PM

COMEDY NIGHT

The Burren · Somerville

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Wed · Oct 28 · 10:00 PM

Lilypad Variety Show

The Lilypad · Cambridge

Thursday, October 29

$163

Thu · Oct 29 · 6:30 PM

ISABEL LAROSA DOLLPARTS TOUR

Sonia · Cambridge

Thu · Oct 29 · 7:00 PM

Grahame Lesh & Friends (18+)

Paradise Rock Club presented by Citizens · Boston

Thu · Oct 29 · 7:00 PM

JOHN SUMMIT - CTRL ESCAPE ARENA TOUR

TD Garden · Boston

$23

Thu · Oct 29 · 7:00 PM

Ak'chamel w/ Sunburned Hand of the Man

Deep Cuts · Medford

Thu · Oct 29 · 7:00 PM

JAMMIN' FOR JUSTICE 2026

The Burren · Somerville

Thu · Oct 29 · 7:00 PM

Eph See: Halloween Homecoming pres. by Blair B*tch Project (18+)

Brighton Music Hall presented by Citizens · Boston

$30-$42

Thu · Oct 29 · 7:00 PM

Gillian Margot & Geoffrey Keezer

Regattabar · Cambridge

$20 – $25

Thu · Oct 29 · 7:00 PM

Dent May

The Rockwell · Boston

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Thu · Oct 29 · 7:30 PM

TORN AND FRAYED

The Burren · Somerville

Thu · Oct 29 · 8:30 PM

Blake Whiten w/ Slater Nalley

The Sinclair Music Hall · Cambridge