Things to do in Boston, MA

302 events · Theater, Food & Drink, Parks & Outdoors · afternoon/evening

Thursday, October 1

Parks & Outdoors

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Thu · Oct 1 · 3:00 PM

Night Shift on The Greenway

Rose Kennedy Greenway

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Thu · Oct 1 · 5:30 PM

History at Sunset Walking Tour: Memento Mori, the Significance of Gravestones and Burying Grounds

Boston National Historical Park

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Thu · Oct 1 · 6:00 PM

Thirsty Thursday Thrivia

Harpoon Brewery

Thu · Oct 1 · 6:30 PM

Watercolor 101 workshop & Autumn Card Making

Idle Hands Craft Ales

Thu · Oct 1 · 7:30 PM

Kiefer w/ Shibo

Arts at the Armory

Friday, October 2

Parks & Outdoors

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Fri · Oct 2 · 12:00 PM

Boston Harbor Distillery on The Greenway

Rose Kennedy Greenway

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Fri · Oct 2 · 2:00 PM

The Freedom Trail: Enemies to this Country Guided Tour

Boston National Historical Park

Parks & Outdoors

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Fri · Oct 2 · 3:00 PM

Night Shift on The Greenway

Rose Kennedy Greenway

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Fri · Oct 2 · 4:00 PM

Mimi’s Chuka Diner

Idle Hands Craft Ales

Fri · Oct 2 · 6:00 PM

Harpoon Octoberfest

Harpoon Brewery

Saturday, October 3

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Oct 3 · 12:00 PM

Night Shift on The Greenway

Rose Kennedy Greenway

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Oct 3 · 12:00 PM

Boston Harbor Distillery on The Greenway

Rose Kennedy Greenway

Free

Sat · Oct 3 · 1:00 PM

Paper Marbling

Boston National Historical Park

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Sat · Oct 3 · 2:00 PM

Revelry Pop Up

Idle Hands Craft Ales

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Sat · Oct 3 · 2:00 PM

The Freedom Trail: Enemies to this Country Guided Tour

Boston National Historical Park

Sunday, October 4

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Sun · Oct 4 · 2:00 PM

The Freedom Trail: Enemies to this Country Guided Tour

Boston National Historical Park

Monday, October 5

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Mon · Oct 5 · 2:00 PM

Vault to Vessel: Explore "Old Ironsides" with USS Constitution Museum

Boston National Historical Park

Free

Mon · Oct 5 · 6:30 PM

Restoring the Plants, Restoring the Practice with Paula Peters

Boston National Historical Park

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Mon · Oct 5 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Trillium Brewing Fort Point

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

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Tue · Oct 6 · 7:30 PM

Smut Slam

Arts at the Armory

Wednesday, October 7

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Wed · Oct 7 · 2:00 PM

The Freedom Trail: Enemies to this Country Guided Tour

Boston National Historical Park

Free

Wed · Oct 7 · 7:00 PM

The Sea Captain’s Wife: A True Story of Mutiny, Love and Adventure

Boston National Historical Park

Wed · Oct 7 · 8:00 PM

Bayonne

Arts at the Armory

Thursday, October 8

Thu · Oct 8 · 12:00 AM

Barstool’s Chiclets Cup

Harpoon Brewery

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Thu · Oct 8 · 2:00 PM

The Freedom Trail: Enemies to this Country Guided Tour

Boston National Historical Park

Free

Thu · Oct 8 · 5:30 PM

History at Sunset Walking Tour: Pirate or Patriot?

Boston National Historical Park

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Thu · Oct 8 · 6:00 PM

Thirsty Thursday Thrivia

Harpoon Brewery

Friday, October 9

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Fri · Oct 9 · 2:00 PM

The Freedom Trail: Enemies to this Country Guided Tour

Boston National Historical Park

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Fri · Oct 9 · 4:00 PM

Bono Appetit

Idle Hands Craft Ales

Single Ticket: $363-Seat Private Pew: $1004-Seat Private Pew: $1305-Seat Private Pew: $160

Fri · Oct 9 · 5:30 PM

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: A Musical Reading at Old North Church

Boston National Historical Park

Fri · Oct 9 · 7:00 PM

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

Arts at the Armory

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Fri · Oct 9 · 8:00 PM

The Nova Comedy Collective Presents: Nebula Night

Arts at the Armory

Saturday, October 10

Sat · Oct 10 · 12:00 AM

Bill Blumenreich Presents Josh Thomas: Jiggle Jiggle

Arts at the Armory

Free

Sat · Oct 10 · 1:00 PM

Captain Amasa Soper’s Company

Boston National Historical Park

Sat · Oct 10 · 2:00 PM

Black Tongue Sloppy Joes

Idle Hands Craft Ales

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Sat · Oct 10 · 2:00 PM

The Freedom Trail: Enemies to this Country Guided Tour

Boston National Historical Park

$5

Sat · Oct 10 · 10:00 PM

$5 Ferry Weekend

Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area

Sunday, October 11

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Sun · Oct 11 · 2:00 PM

The Freedom Trail: Enemies to this Country Guided Tour

Boston National Historical Park

Monday, October 12

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Mon · Oct 12 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Trillium Brewing Fort Point

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

Wednesday, October 14

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Wed · Oct 14 · 6:30 PM

Flights & Frights Book Club

Idle Hands Craft Ales

Thursday, October 15

Free

Thu · Oct 15 · 5:30 PM

History at Sunset Walking Tour: The Siege, or Ruin and Back Again, Life in 1776 Boston

Boston National Historical Park

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Thu · Oct 15 · 6:00 PM

Thirsty Thursday Thrivia

Harpoon Brewery

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Thu · Oct 15 · 6:00 PM

Cribbage Night

Idle Hands Craft Ales

Thu · Oct 15 · 7:30 PM

Bill Blumenreich Presents: Chill Towards Enlightenment: A Stoke Seminar with Chad Goes Deep

Arts at the Armory

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Thu · Oct 15 · 7:30 PM

Atomic Comedy Indie Improv Night

Arts at the Armory

Friday, October 16

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Fri · Oct 16 · 4:00 PM

Mimi’s Chuka Diner

Idle Hands Craft Ales

Fri · Oct 16 · 6:00 PM

Third Space Presents Vintage After Dark: a Halloween Social & Market

Arts at the Armory

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Fri · Oct 16 · 7:30 PM

IMPROV COMEDY: an evening of

Arts at the Armory

Saturday, October 17

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Sat · Oct 17 · 12:00 PM

Melrose Beer Garden

Idle Hands Craft Ales

Free

Sat · Oct 17 · 1:00 PM

Stone Carving Demonstration

Boston National Historical Park

Sat · Oct 17 · 2:00 PM

Smash Burgers w/ The Kitchen

Idle Hands Craft Ales

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Sat · Oct 17 · 5:00 PM

Tavern Crawl: A Dungeon and Dragons Inspired Fantasy Bar Crawl

Idle Hands Craft Ales

Sunday, October 18

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Sun · Oct 18 · 4:00 PM

Stitch n’ Bitch

Idle Hands Craft Ales

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Sun · Oct 18 · 4:00 PM

GottaBal! Dance

Arts at the Armory

Monday, October 19

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Mon · Oct 19 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Trillium Brewing Fort Point

Tuesday, October 20

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Tue · Oct 20 · 6:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Sam Adams Downtown Boston Taproom

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Tue · Oct 20 · 6:30 PM

RUN CLUB

Idle Hands Craft Ales

Thursday, October 22

Free

Thu · Oct 22 · 5:30 PM

History at Sunset Walking Tour: Cotton Mather and the Pirate Trial of 1717

Boston National Historical Park

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Thu · Oct 22 · 6:00 PM

Thirsty Thursday Thrivia

Harpoon Brewery

Friday, October 23

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Fri · Oct 23 · 4:00 PM

Marcel the French Croque

Idle Hands Craft Ales

Saturday, October 24

Free

Sat · Oct 24 · 1:00 PM

Bark Basket Making Demonstration

Boston National Historical Park

Sat · Oct 24 · 2:00 PM

Tropican Fork Pop Up

Idle Hands Craft Ales

Sat · Oct 24 · 8:00 PM

The Stuff of Legend: Halloween Drag

Idle Hands Craft Ales

Monday, October 26

Free

Mon · Oct 26 · 6:30 PM

Piece by Piece: Crazy Quilting and Making Memory in 19th-Century Massachusetts, with Tenesha Carter Johnson

Boston National Historical Park

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Mon · Oct 26 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Trillium Brewing Fort Point

Tuesday, October 27

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Tue · Oct 27 · 6:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Sam Adams Downtown Boston Taproom

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Tue · Oct 27 · 6:30 PM

RUN CLUB

Idle Hands Craft Ales

Tue · Oct 27 · 6:30 PM

The Moth: Boston StorySLAM: FRENEMIES

Arts at the Armory

Wednesday, October 28

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Wed · Oct 28 · 6:30 PM

Flights & Frights Book Club

Idle Hands Craft Ales

Thursday, October 29

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Thu · Oct 29 · 5:30 PM

History at Sunset Walking Tour: Memento Mori, the Significance of Gravestones and Burying Grounds

Boston National Historical Park

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Thu · Oct 29 · 6:00 PM

Thirsty Thursday Thrivia

Harpoon Brewery

Friday, October 30

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Fri · Oct 30 · 4:00 PM

Mimi’s Chuka Diner

Idle Hands Craft Ales

Saturday, October 31

Sat · Oct 31 · 5:00 PM

Blood Hunt: A Comedy Vampire Bar Crawl

Idle Hands Craft Ales

Tuesday, November 3

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Tue · Nov 3 · 6:30 PM

RUN CLUB

Idle Hands Craft Ales

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Tue · Nov 3 · 7:30 PM

Smut Slam

Arts at the Armory

Thursday, November 5

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Thu · Nov 5 · 6:00 PM

Thirsty Thursday Thrivia

Harpoon Brewery

Thu · Nov 5 · 7:30 PM

Bill Blumenreich Presents Joanne McNally: Pinotphile

Arts at the Armory

Tuesday, November 10

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Tue · Nov 10 · 6:30 PM

RUN CLUB

Idle Hands Craft Ales

Tue · Nov 10 · 7:00 PM

Pokey LaFarge w/ Cicada Rhythm

Arts at the Armory

Wednesday, November 11

Wed · Nov 11 · 7:30 PM

Bedouine

Arts at the Armory

Thursday, November 12

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Thu · Nov 12 · 6:00 PM

Thirsty Thursday Thrivia

Harpoon Brewery

Wednesday, November 18

Wed · Nov 18 · 8:00 PM

Why?

Arts at the Armory

Thursday, November 19

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Thu · Nov 19 · 6:00 PM

Thirsty Thursday Thrivia

Harpoon Brewery

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Thu · Nov 19 · 6:00 PM

Cribbage Night

Idle Hands Craft Ales

Sunday, November 22

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Sun · Nov 22 · 4:00 PM

GottaBal! Dance

Arts at the Armory

Tuesday, November 24

Tue · Nov 24 · 6:30 PM

The Moth: Boston StorySLAM: KEEPING THE FAITH

Arts at the Armory

Thursday, November 26

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Thu · Nov 26 · 6:00 PM

Thirsty Thursday Thrivia

Harpoon Brewery

Tuesday, December 1

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Tue · Dec 1 · 7:30 PM

Smut Slam

Arts at the Armory

Thursday, December 3

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Thu · Dec 3 · 6:00 PM

Thirsty Thursday Thrivia

Harpoon Brewery

Thursday, December 10

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Thu · Dec 10 · 6:00 PM

Thirsty Thursday Thrivia

Harpoon Brewery

Friday, December 11

Fri · Dec 11 · 7:00 PM

Arts at the Armory Spotlight Series Presents Tito Puente Jr.

Arts at the Armory

Saturday, December 12

Free

Sat · Dec 12 · 1:00 PM

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

Boston National Historical Park

Thursday, December 17

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Thu · Dec 17 · 6:00 PM

Thirsty Thursday Thrivia

Harpoon Brewery

Tuesday, December 22

Tue · Dec 22 · 6:30 PM

The Moth: Boston StorySLAM

Arts at the Armory