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Good evening Boston, here is your list of things to do this weekend, December 5th - 8th

December 05, 2024

Have a WONDERFUL weekend, just 20 days until Christmas!

THURSDAY - DECEMBER 5th

Museums at Night @ Harvard Art Museums @ 5PM
Get ready for an evening of art, music, food, and more! This event is free and open to everyone.

Neal deGrasse Tyson Live Show @ Hanover Theatre @ 7PM America’s favorite scientist presents entertaining and enlightening live show reviewing latest movies and film classics from a scientific point of view.

Candlelight: ‘Bridgerton’ in Concert @ Temple Ohabei Shalom @ 6:30PM Experience the beloved Netflix show’s melodies, reimagined by a talented string ensemble

Joe P @ Brighton Music Hall @ 7PM With Anna Shoemaker

FRIDAY - DECEMBER 6th

Festival of Lights @ Worcester Common Oval This free, family-friendly event will host a number of lighting features, ice skating, food vendors, community organizations and performances.

First Fridays @ MFA @ 6PM Enjoy art making, gallery talks, bites & signature cocktails, and music from DJ L’Duke.

First Fridays @ ICA @ 6PM Get ready for a night of smooth vibes, classic hits, and soul-stirring rhythms from SILK, plus enjoy creative cocktails, tours, & more.

The Boston Pops Holiday Tour @ Hanover Theatre @ 8PM Capturing the magic of the Christmas season, the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra performs holiday classics and new arrangements of seasonal favorites.

Tape B @ Big Night Live @ 9:30PM With Vctre & OkayJake

Dogpark @ Crystal Ballroom @ 8PM With Winyah & Good News

SATURDAY - DECEMBER 7th

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.

Small Mart @ Crystal Ballroom @ 11AM Shop your holiday gifts at this curated market featuring 40+ of all our favorite local artisans, vintage, makers and more!

Handel’s ‘Messiah’ in Concert @ GBH Calderwood Studio @ 7:30PM Once controversial, Handel’s ‘Messiah’ has become a true celebration of music and holiday cheer and is now an annual tradition for Boston Baroque.

‘The Best of the 70’s’ Concert @ City Winery @ 12PM Featuring DizzyFish & The Uptown Horns

SUNDAY - DECEMBER 8th

Christmas Parade @ North End @ 12:30PM Don't miss the 52nd annual North End Christmas Parade featuring marching bands, clowns, balloons and more!

Juvenile @ House of Blues @ 7PM With The 400 Degreez Band

ALL WEEKEND

All weekend - Kilroy Square Holiday Market @ Quincy Square Don't miss two weekends of holiday shopping in Quincy featuring unique local vendors.

All weekend - Cirque Dreams Holidaze Show @ Shubert Theatre This annual tradition wraps a whimsical, Broadway-style musical infused with contemporary circus artistry into the ultimate holiday gift for the entire family!

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 - ‘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 - ‘Emma’ Play @ Multicultural Arts Center Cambridge 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 - ‘Galileo’s Daughter’ Play @ Central Square Theater LAST CHANCE - Based on the correspondence between Galileo and his daughter Maria Celeste, this moving drama examines faith, forgiveness, and the cost of speaking the truth. Ends 12/8.

All weekend - ‘The Lion In Winter’ Play @ BCA Plaza Theatre 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 - 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 - 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 - ‘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.

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