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Good afternoon Boston, here is your list of things to do this weekend, December 26th - 29th

December 26, 2024

THURSDAY - DECEMBER 26th

Jimmy Tingle: Humor & Hope for the Holidays @ City Winery @ 7:30PM Comedian and political satirist Jimmy Tingle will deliver the humor, hope and humanity the world so desperately needs to wrap up 2024 and cheerfully escort us into 2025.

FRIDAY - DECEMBER 27th

SATURDAY - DECEMBER 28th

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.

Live Magic Performances @ Peabody Essex Museum @ 12PM
Step into a world where the boundaries between reality and the supernatural blur, and prepare to be spellbound by extraordinary magicians.

Dalton & The Sheriffs @ Roadrunner @ 7PM With 12 O/C & Nate Ramos

JohnBoy Franklin Memorial & Benefit Concert @ Paradise Rock Club @ 2:30PM Featuring Dogmatics, Charlie Farren, Big City Rockers, & more.

Bermuda Search Party @ The Sinclair @ 8:30PM With Jake Swamp and the Pine & Chrysalis

SUNDAY - DECEMBER 29th

Jimmy Tingle: Humor & Hope for the Holidays @ City Winery @ 7:30PM
Comedian and political satirist Jimmy Tingle will deliver the humor, hope and humanity the world so desperately needs to wrap up 2024 and cheerfully escort us into 2025.

ALL WEEKEND

SATURDAY & SUNDAY - Kid Flicks Short Films @ ICA Take in the audience favorite and award-winning films from the latest edition of New York International Children’s Film Festival!

All weekend - Panorama Queer and Trans International Film Festival @ Peabody Essex Museum The fourth annual Panorama Film Festival in Salem features films by an international array of queer and trans filmmakers.

All weekend - Frozen Fire Festival @ Charlotte Forten Park With a wide variety of seasonal food and beverage specials, there’s something for everyone to sample and delight in at this unique festival. Ends 1/1/2025.

All weekend - Disney on Ice @ Agganis Arena LAST CHANCE - Step inside beloved Disney stories like never before as dazzling ice skating, high-flying acrobatics and unexpected stunts transport you to the world of your favorite characters. Ends 12/30.

All weekend - ‘Home Alone’ in Concert @ Symphony Hall A true holiday favorite, this beloved comedy classic features renowned composer John Williams’ charming and delightful score performed live to picture by the Boston Pops.

All weekend - ‘The Nutcracker’ Ballet @ Citizens Bank Opera House LAST CHANCE - 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 - ‘The Slutcracker’ Burlesque Show @ Somerville Theatre Hailed by critics and theater lovers worldwide, this burlesque version of the Nutcracker is an inclusive and hilarious showcase featuring local artists. Ends 1/5/2025.

All weekend - ‘Six’ Musical @ Emerson Colonial Theatre LAST CHANCE - 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 - ‘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.

ONGOING

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 - Winter Wonderland @ Big Night Live This seasonal destination features weekly themed events, holiday-inspired food and beverages, and opportunities for private celebrations. Ends 2/28/2025.

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 LAST CHANCE - 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 - 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 LAST CHANCE - 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 LAST CHANCE - 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 - ‘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 4/27/2025.

Ongoing - ‘Titanic: The Artifacts’ Exhibition @ The Castle at Park Plaza Embark on an interactive tour of the Titanic with incredible re-creations of the Ship’s interior and exterior, plus see authentic artifacts, recovered from below the surface of the North Atlantic. Ends 2/2/2025.

Ongoing - ‘Wordplay’ Exhibition @ ICA LAST CHANCE - 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 12/29.

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 - ‘Charles Atlas: About Time’ Exhibition @ ICA Spanning 50 years of work, this immersive exhibition presents career-defining installations of interdisciplinary artist Charles Atlas, whose work explores the intersection of moving image, dance, and performance. Ends 3/16/2025.

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.

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