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589 events · Theater, Literary, Food & Drink, Parks & Outdoors
Wednesday, October 7
Thursday, October 8
Thu · Oct 8 · 12:00 AM
Barstool’s Chiclets Cup
Harpoon Brewery
Free↻ RecurringThu · Oct 8 · 10:30 AM
Faneuil Hall Talk
Boston National Historical Park
Free↻ RecurringThu · Oct 8 · 2:00 PM
The Freedom Trail: Enemies to this Country Guided Tour
Boston National Historical Park
FreeThu · Oct 8 · 5:30 PM
History at Sunset Walking Tour: Pirate or Patriot?
Boston National Historical Park
↻ RecurringThu · Oct 8 · 6:00 PM
Thirsty Thursday Thrivia
Harpoon Brewery
Thu · Oct 8
Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird
The Huntington Theatre · Boston
Friday, October 9
Free↻ RecurringFri · Oct 9 · 10:30 AM
Faneuil Hall Talk
Boston National Historical Park
Free↻ RecurringFri · Oct 9 · 2:00 PM
The Freedom Trail: Enemies to this Country Guided Tour
Boston National Historical Park
↻ RecurringFri · 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: $160Fri · 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
↻ RecurringFri · 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
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Sat · Oct 10 · 10:00 AM
Second Saturdays
Emerald Necklace Conservancy
Free↻ RecurringSat · Oct 10 · 10:30 AM
Faneuil Hall Talk
Boston National Historical Park
FreeSat · 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
Free↻ RecurringSat · Oct 10 · 2:00 PM
The Freedom Trail: Enemies to this Country Guided Tour
Boston National Historical Park
$5Sat · Oct 10 · 10:00 PM
$5 Ferry Weekend
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Sat · Oct 10
Book Signing- Kendra Vaughan "The Plymbury Witch"
Barnes & Noble Walpole (Walpole Mall) · Walpole
Sat · Oct 10
A Signing with Brendan Mahan
Barnes & Noble Natick · Natick
Sunday, October 11
Free↻ RecurringSun · Oct 11 · 10:30 AM
Faneuil Hall Talk
Boston National Historical Park
Free↻ RecurringSun · Oct 11 · 2:00 PM
The Freedom Trail: Enemies to this Country Guided Tour
Boston National Historical Park
Sun · Oct 11
Book Signing- Jenn Bouchard "Palms on the Cape"
Barnes & Noble Walpole (Walpole Mall) · Walpole
Monday, October 12
Tuesday, October 13
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Geeks Who Drink Trivia
Sam Adams Downtown Boston Taproom
↻ RecurringTue · 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
Squirrel Tales Author Visit: Cedar Pruitt
Beacon Hill Books & Cafe · Beacon Hill
Wednesday, October 14
Thursday, October 15
Free↻ RecurringThu · Oct 15 · 10:30 AM
Faneuil Hall Talk
Boston National Historical Park
FreeThu · 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
↻ RecurringThu · Oct 15 · 6:00 PM
Thirsty Thursday Thrivia
Harpoon Brewery
↻ RecurringThu · 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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Atomic Comedy Indie Improv Night
Arts at the Armory
Friday, October 16
Free↻ RecurringFri · Oct 16 · 10:30 AM
Faneuil Hall Talk
Boston National Historical Park
↻ RecurringFri · 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
Fri · Oct 16 · 7:00 PM
October 16th: Meet & Greet, Q&A, and Book Signing with Annie Hartnett, author of The Road to Tender Hearts
Maxima Center · Lexington
↻ RecurringFri · Oct 16 · 7:30 PM
IMPROV COMEDY: an evening of
Arts at the Armory
Fri · Oct 16
BBF Presents: An Evening with Michael Lewis
Boston Book Festival
Saturday, October 17
Sat · Oct 17 · 10:00 AM
Boston Book Festival 2026
Brattle Book Shop · Downtown Boston
Free↻ RecurringSat · Oct 17 · 10:30 AM
Faneuil Hall Talk
Boston National Historical Park
↻ RecurringSat · Oct 17 · 12:00 PM
Melrose Beer Garden
Idle Hands Craft Ales
FreeSat · 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
↻ RecurringSat · Oct 17 · 5:00 PM
Tavern Crawl: A Dungeon and Dragons Inspired Fantasy Bar Crawl
Idle Hands Craft Ales
Sat · Oct 17
A Signing with Anne Marie Murphy
Barnes & Noble Natick · Natick
Sunday, October 18
Free↻ RecurringSun · Oct 18 · 10:30 AM
Faneuil Hall Talk
Boston National Historical Park
Sun · Oct 18 · 2:00 PM
October 18th: Meet & Greet, Q&A, and Book Signing with the author and illustrator of Children of Tax and Tea , Rowdy Geirsson and Matt Smith
Maxima Center · Lexington
↻ RecurringSun · Oct 18 · 4:00 PM
Stitch n’ Bitch
Idle Hands Craft Ales
↻ RecurringSun · Oct 18 · 4:00 PM
GottaBal! Dance
Arts at the Armory
Sun · Oct 18
Book Signing- Kim Harrington " A Killer for Christmas"
Barnes & Noble Walpole (Walpole Mall) · Walpole
Monday, October 19
Tuesday, October 20
Wednesday, October 21
Thursday, October 22
Free↻ RecurringThu · Oct 22 · 10:30 AM
Faneuil Hall Talk
Boston National Historical Park
FreeThu · Oct 22 · 5:30 PM
History at Sunset Walking Tour: Cotton Mather and the Pirate Trial of 1717
Boston National Historical Park
↻ RecurringThu · Oct 22 · 6:00 PM
Thirsty Thursday Thrivia
Harpoon Brewery
Thu · Oct 22
Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares
The Huntington Theatre · Boston
Friday, October 23
Saturday, October 24
Free↻ RecurringSat · Oct 24 · 10:30 AM
Faneuil Hall Talk
Boston National Historical Park
FreeSat · 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
Sat · Oct 24
A Signing with Eddy Inserra
Barnes & Noble Natick · Natick
Sunday, October 25
Sun · Oct 25 · 9:00 AM
Boston Book Festival 2025
Brattle Book Shop · Downtown Boston
Free↻ RecurringSun · Oct 25 · 10:30 AM
Hands-On History Days at Revolutionary Spaces
Boston National Historical Park
Free↻ RecurringSun · Oct 25 · 10:30 AM
Faneuil Hall Talk
Boston National Historical Park
Sun · Oct 25 · 6:30 PM
Teaparty Museum
Brattle Book Shop · Downtown Boston
Sun · Oct 25 · 10:00 PM
Nightside with Dan Rea
Brattle Book Shop · Downtown Boston
Monday, October 26
Mon · Oct 26 · 9:00 AM
Boston Book Festival
Brattle Book Shop · Downtown Boston
FreeMon · 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
↻ RecurringMon · Oct 26 · 7:00 PM
Geeks Who Drink Trivia
Trillium Brewing Fort Point
Mon · Oct 26
A Court of Splintered Harmony Midnight Release Party
Barnes & Noble Walpole (Walpole Mall) · Walpole
Mon · Oct 26
A Court of Splintered Harmony Midnight Release Party
Barnes & Noble Peabody · Peabody
Mon · Oct 26
A Court of Splintered Harmony Midnight Release Party
Barnes & Noble Burlington · Burlington
Mon · Oct 26
A Court of Splintered Harmony Midnight Release Party
Barnes & Noble Natick · Natick
Mon · Oct 26
A Court of Splintered Harmony Midnight Release Party
Barnes & Noble Dedham · Dedham
Tuesday, October 27
Wednesday, October 28
Thursday, October 29
Free↻ RecurringThu · Oct 29 · 10:30 AM
Faneuil Hall Talk
Boston National Historical Park
Thu · Oct 29 · 4:00 PM
Hitchcock Academy
Brattle Book Shop · Downtown Boston
Free↻ RecurringThu · Oct 29 · 5:30 PM
History at Sunset Walking Tour: Memento Mori, the Significance of Gravestones and Burying Grounds
Boston National Historical Park
↻ RecurringThu · Oct 29 · 6:00 PM
Thirsty Thursday Thrivia
Harpoon Brewery