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- Good afternoon Boston, here is your list of things to do this weekend, December 12th - 15th
Good afternoon Boston, here is your list of things to do this weekend, December 12th - 15th
Have a WONDERFUL weekend, just 13 days until Christmas!
THURSDAY - DECEMBER 12th
Hanukkah @ MFA @ 5PM Enjoy a community gathering full of performances, art, and activities in celebration of the Jewish festival of lights.
After Dark @ MIT Museum @ 6PM Enjoy an adult-only lively evening of entertainment, science, and tinkering.
Manic Focus @ Brighton Music Hall @ 7PM With Vincent Antone & Symbiosa
The Jesus Lizard @ Roadrunner @ 8PM With Pile
The Bygones @ The Sinclair @ 8PM With Mali Velasquez
FRIDAY - DECEMBER 13th
Millennium Gospel Choir @ MFA @ 7:30PM Celebrate the season with renowned members of the Boston gospel community.
Lake Street Dive @ MGM Music Hall @ 8PM With Trousdale
Suki Waterhouse @ Roadrunner @ 8PM With Bully
Evan Giia @ Paradise Rock Club @ 7PM With Xyklar
Kip Moore @ Royale @ 8:30PM With Hannah McFarland
Dogs In A Pile @ The Sinclair @ 8:30PM With The Far Out
The Femmes - Holiday Spectacular @ Crystal Ballroom @ 8PM Boston’s all women and non-binary party band play your favorite holiday songs!
SATURDAY - DECEMBER 14th
Ongoing - Somerville Winter Farmers Market @ The Armory @ 9:30AM This new weekly winter market features 70+ local food vendors with the best locally grown and regionally produced foods.
Holiday Market @ Time Out Market @ 12PM Discover unique, handcrafted gifts from LGBTQ+ makers and vendors, offering everything from artisanal jewelry to holiday-themed art.
Holly Gay Market @ House of Blues @ 11AM Visit this holiday gift market showcasing LGBTQ+ makers, artists, designers and small business owners.
Deck The Hall Ball @ Agganis Arena @ 7:30PM Featuring Teddy Swims, The Fray, and Mark Ambor.
Lake Street Dive @ MGM Music Hall @ 8PM With Theo Katzman
Katie Gavin @ Brighton Music Hall @ 7PM With Nana Adjoa
Kip Moore @ Royale @ 8:30PM With Hannah McFarland
Dogs In A Pile @ The Sinclair @ 8:30PM With Round Trip
SUNDAY - DECEMBER 15th
East Boston Holiday Bazaar @ ICA @ 12PM Shop local makers, artisans, and fooderies, and enjoy family-friendly music and dance performances.
Teen Makers Holiday Market @ Time Out Market @ 1PM Shop unique, handmade gifts crafted by local teen artisans.
Macaulay Culkin Live @ Chevalier Theatre @ 2:30PM / 7PM Enjoy a special screening of the timeless classic, ‘Home Alone,’ followed by an exclusive moderated interview and audience Q&A with the one and only Macaulay Culkin.
‘A Christmas Carol’ Musical @ The Hanover Theatre @ 2PM / 7PM Featuring the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ, this annual production returns to the main stage with timeless music, lavish costumes, and spine-tingling special effects. Ends 12/22.
Kiss 108 Jingle Ball @ TD Garden @ 6PM Featuring Tate McRae, Twenty One Pilots, The Kid LAROI, Kesha, Benson Boone, & more.
Tiny Moving Parts @ Crystal Ballroom @ 7:30PM With Action/Adventure, Greywind, & Hyber
ALL WEEKEND
FRIDAY & SATURDAY - Gallim Dance Performance @ ICA See one of the country’s leading contemporary dance companies perform selections from its prolific repertoire.
SATURDAY & SUNDAY - Computer Science Education Weekend @ MoS Meet local inventors, computer scientists, roboticists, and others in the fascinating field of computer science during the museum’s annual weekend celebration.
All weekend - Harvard Square Holiday Fairs @ Brattle Square One of the area's most beloved holiday markets is back on select weekends this December.
All weekend - ‘Urban Nutcracker’ Ballet @ Shubert Theatre This classic dance theatrical will showcase winter scenes set in present-day downtown Boston, blending the rhythms of Duke Ellington with the classical music of Tchaikovsky. Ends 12/22.
All weekend - ‘The Nutcracker’ Ballet @ Citizens Bank Opera House Boston Ballet’s annual production of ‘The Nutcracker’ is an exquisite spectacular featuring some of the world’s most challenging choreography and Trchaikovky’s magical score performed by the Boston Ballet Orchestra. Ends 12/29.
All weekend - Holiday Pops in Concert @ Symphony Hall
Enjoy the magic of the season with the Boston Pops performing classics like “Jingle Bells,” “The 12 Days of Christmas,” and “Sleigh Ride.” Ends 12/24.
All weekend - ‘How The Grinch Stole Christmas’ Musical @ Wang Theatre This record-breaking adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ story of the Grinch is a heart-warming holiday musical perfect for both kids and adults. Ends 12/23.
All weekend - ‘Six’ Musical @ Emerson Colonial Theatre From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a celebration of 21st century girl power! Ends 12/29.
All weekend - ‘A Christmas Carol’ Musical @ North Shore Music Theater Essential to the holiday season in Denver, ‘A Christmas Carol’ is a joyous and opulent musical adaptation of the classic story made for the whole family. Ends 12/22.
All weekend - ‘A Christmas Carol’ Musical @ Company Theatre The Company Theatre is proud to bring back a joyous South Shore holiday tradition, our signature production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Ends 12/22.
All weekend - ‘Diary of a Tap Dancer’ Play @ Loeb Drama Center The electric new play weaves together dance, narrative, and song to reveal the power of reclaiming language, culture, and one’s own identity. Ends 1/4/2025.
All weekend - ‘Emma’ Play @ Multicultural Arts Center Cambridge LAST CHANCE - With humor, heart, and a whole lot of amorous hijinks, see this high-octane adaptation of Jane Austen’s beloved romantic comedy! Ends 12/15.
All weekend - ‘Noises Off’ Play @ Lyric Stage Peek behind the curtain of a struggling acting troupe in this uproarious comedy as they battle misplaced props, forgotten lines, and an abundance of sardines. Ends 12/22.
All weekend - ‘The Lion In Winter’ Play @ BCA Plaza Theatre LAST CHANCE - Set during Christmas 1183 in England, the action-packed, dark humour play explores the power struggles and inner conflicts of King Henry II’s family. Ends 12/14.
ONGOING
Ongoing - SoWa Winter Festival @ SoWa Power Station The annual festival brings 100+ of the region's best small businesses selling everything from specialty food, art, crafts, and other goods. Ends 12/22.
Ongoing - Winter Fest @ Hood Park Spanning over two acres, this winter wonderland is adorned with dazzling displays, an ice-skating rink, a larger-than-life size light up castle, an artisan village marketplace, an Après Ski lounge, Santa’s workshop, and more. Ends 1/25/2025.
Ongoing - Zoo Lights @ Stone Zoo Enter a winter wonderland of tree-lined paths lit by thousands of twinkling lights spanning Stone Zoo's 26 acres. Ends 1/5/2025.
Ongoing - Christmas by Candlelight @ Old Sturbridge Village The holiday village features classic Christmas projects, a tree trail, live music and story-times, traditional bites and drinks, and more. Ends 12/30.
Ongoing - Magic of Lights Drive-Thru @ Gillette Stadium The holiday drive-through experience showcases dozens of displays, festive favorites and captivating digital animations, all brought to life with millions of dazzling LED lights. Ends 12/25.
Ongoing - Night Lights Experience @ New England Botanic Garden Celebrate the season at the Botanic Garden with a winter light display like no other in the region! Ends 1/5/2025.
Ongoing - Snowport @ Seaport Find gifts, treats, and plenty of family-friendly activities and surprises in this one-stop wonderland you can enjoy all christmas season. Ends 12/29.
Ongoing - Edaville Festival of Lights @ Carver Experience one of New England’s oldest Christmas traditions featuring steam trains, Christmas lights, vintage amusement rides, Santa, and more! Ends 12/31.
Ongoing - Winterlights Winterlights returns to three special locations around Massachusetts with dazzling light displays, festive music, seasonal treats, and more.
Ongoing - Polar Express Train @ Cape Cod Central Railroad Set to the sounds of the movie soundtrack, passengers get to relive the magic of the classic story as they are whisked away on the train to meet Santa. Ends 12/22.
Ongoing - Polar Express Train Ride @ Blackstone Valley RI Hop on a 90-minute train ride to view the North Pole that’s filled with singing, games, a reading of the classic children’s story “The Polar Express,” and a visit from Santa. Ends 12/22.
Ongoing - ‘Genesis’ Immersive Light Show @ Temple Ohabei Shalom Immerse yourself in a thrilling journey to the birth of the world with ‘Genesis,’ an immersive light show with incredible projections and musical accompaniment. Ends 1/5/2025.
Ongoing - ‘Harry Potter: The Exhibition’ @ CambridgeSide Celebrate some of your favorite moments, authentic props and costumes, characters, and locations from the extended Harry Potter universe. Ends 1/5/2025.
Ongoing - ‘Wordplay’ Exhibition @ ICA Highlighting the rich interplay between imagery and text, the exhibition showcases how contemporary artists have played with words to animate and expand their art practices. Ends 1/5/2025.
Ongoing - ‘Tau Lewis: Spirit Level’ Exhibition @ ICA Inspired by different social, cultural, and physical landscapes from her life, Tau Lewis upcycles found materials into intricately detailed soft sculptures, quilts, masks, and other assemblages. Ends 1/20/2025.
Ongoing - ‘Georgia O’Keeffe and Henry Moore’ Exhibition @ MFA First of its kind, the exhibition brings two of the 20th century’s biggest artists into conversation, using compelling visual juxtapositions to explore their common ways of seeing. Ends 1/20/2025.
Ongoing - ‘Manet: A Model Family’ Exhibition @ ISG Museum ‘Manet: A Model Family’ is the first exhibition to explore Manet through the lens of his complex familial relationships, shedding new light on the life and masterpieces of the “father of modernism.” Ends 1/20/2025.
Ongoing - ‘Made in Germany? Art and Identity in a Global Nation’ Exhibition @ Harvard Art Museums The exhibition takes an unprecedented look at German art since 1980, exploring the notions of German identity and the idea of ethnic and cultural homogeneity. Ends 1/5/2025.
Ongoing - ‘Saints, Sinners, Lovers, and Fools: 300 Years of Flemish Masterworks’ Exhibition @ Peabody Essex Museum Explore a major presentation of exquisite Renaissance and Baroque paintings, sculptures and decorative arts created between the 15th and 17th centuries in the Southern Netherlands. Ends 5/4/2025.
Ongoing - ‘Conjuring the Spirit World: Art, Magic, and Mediums’ Exhibition @ Peabody Essex Museum Explore the essential role art and objects played for mediums and magicians “communicating” with the dead during the 19th- and 20th-century Spiritualism movement in the U.S. and Europe. Ends 2/2/2025
Ongoing - ‘Draw Me Ishmael: The Book Arts of Moby Dick’ Exhibition @ Peabody Essex Museum ‘Draw Me Ishmael’ is the first exhibition focused on the book arts of the hundreds of editions of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick - the most persistently pictured of all American novels. Ends 1/4/2025.
Ongoing - ‘AI: Mind the Gap’ Exhibition @ MIT Museum
MIT Museum presents its latest riveting, interactive exhibit exploring the tremendous promise, unforeseen impacts, and everyday misconceptions of AI.