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THURSDAY - APRIL 2nd
Drawing in the Galleries @ MFA @ 6PM Drop in and sketch objects in the galleries with the help of Museum Educators.
‘On Cinema’ Live Show @ The Wilbur @ 8PM Get ready for an evening of movie information and alternative education that will transform your life completely.
Kylie Morgan @ Brighton Music Hall @ 7PM With Kaleb Sanders & Morgan Johnston
SHIMZA @ Royale @ 10PM With Peace Control & Saraga
Nothing @ The Sinclair @ 8PM With Full Body, 2 Cryogeyser, & Violent Magic Orchestra
Bleed From Within @ The Palladium @ 7PM With Sylosis, Great American Ghost, & Life Cycles
FRIDAY - APRIL 3rd - GOOD FRIDAY
Red Sox vs Padres @ Fenway Park @ 2:10PM Promotion: Red Sox Home Opener
First Fridays @ MFA @ 6PM Unwind with MFA First Fridays - an exciting evening of music, dancing, art making, and more.
First Fridays: Prom @ ICA @ 6PM This retro-glam gala will feature drinks, dancing, art and more!
My First Concert: ‘Peppa Pig’ @ Hanover Theatre @ 6PM Don’t miss this fun, interactive introduction to a live orchestra for babies and small kids as their favorite Peppa Pig characters visit the stage!
Candlelight: 90s Hip-Hop on Strings @ Simons Theatre @ 7PM Your favorite throwback Hip-Hop hits reimagined in classical sound! Featuring selections by Wu Tang Clan, Outkast, 2Pac, Nas, & more.
Hayley Williams Night 1 @ House of Blues @ 7PM With Water From Your Eyes
Lespecial @ Paradise Rock Club @ 7PM With Mihali & Shawn Eckels
Skizzy Mars @ Brighton Music Hall @ 7PM With Riz La Vie & Moonlander
Club 1B @ Royale @ 10PM Dance to classic hits and throwbacks of Hip-Hop, R&B, Jersey Club, House music, and more!
1TBSP @ The Sinclair @ 8:30PM With Soltera & Vez
SATURDAY - APRIL 4th
Red Sox vs Padres @ Fenway Park @ 4:10PM Promotion: Hello Kitty Day
Holi - Festival of Colors @ Faneuil Hall Marketplace @ 3PM Enjoy a high-energy Holi celebration filled with live Dhol-Tasha-Lezim, music, dancing, and colorful festivities in one of Boston’s most iconic locations.
Boston Comics in Color Festival @ Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center @ 10AM This annual family-friendly event is focused on comics storytelling by and about people of color. Enjoy artist exhibitions, performances, costumes, photo ops, panels, and workshops.
Candlelight: 90s Hip-Hop on Strings @ Simons Theatre @ 9PM Your favorite throwback Hip-Hop hits reimagined in classical sound! Featuring selections by Wu Tang Clan, Outkast, 2Pac, Nas, & more.
Black Label Society @ MGM Music Hall @ 7:30PM With Zakk Sabbath & Dark Chapel
Haley Williams Night 2 @ House of Blues @ 7PM With Water From Your Eyes
Throwing Muses @ Paradise Rock Club @ 7PM With Poison Joys
The Brook & The Bluff @ Big Night Live @ 5:30PM With Cassandra Coleman
William Black @ Big Night Live @ 10:30PM With St. Mary & Affinity
Bim Skala Bim @ Crystal Ballroom @ 8PM With New Limits & Pink Slip
Ellisar @ The Rockwell @ 7PM With Faybee, Josh Gabbay, & more
SUNDAY - APRIL 5th - EASTER!
Playdate @ ICA @ 10AM Bring your kids for fun art-making activities, story time in the galleries, and a chance to meet other families.
Thievery Corporation @ House of Blues @ 7PM With Alex Unger
Divorce @ The Rockwell @ 7PM With Winkler
ALL WEEKEND
THURSDAY & SATURDAY - Mozart & Sibelius in Concert @ Symphony Hall Andris Nelsons leads this program featuring Tokyo-born rising star Mao Fujita as soloist in Mozart’s popular Piano Concerto No. 21. The program features Finnish musical traditions in Sibelius’ Symphony No. 1.
SATURDAY & SUNDAY - Drop-In Artmaking @ MFA Get inspired by artwork in the collection, then use the art materials provided to create a work of your own.
All weekend - Anime Boston @ Hynes Convention Center Anime Boston is an annual convention that celebrates Japanese culture and media, such as anime, manga, and video games.
All weekend - ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’ Circus @ Agganis Arena Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey presents a high-energy, music-driven experience with bold performances, unforgettable characters, and nonstop party vibe. Ends 4/5.
All weekend - Wicked Queer Film Festival Wicked Queer celebrates the latest in queer cinema, bringing the best contemporary films, by, for, and about the LGBTQ+ community to various venues in Boston. Ends 4/12.
All weekend - ‘The Simon & Garfunkel Story’ in Concert @ Emerson Colonial Theatre ‘The Simon & Garfunkel Story’ is a critically acclaimed concert-style theater show about two young boys from Queens, New York who went on to become the world’s most successful music duo of all time.
All weekend - ‘The Outsiders’ Musical @ Citizens Opera House Based on the seminal novel and Francis Ford Coppola’s iconic film, this Broadway adaptation features a dynamic original score while exploring the timeless story of friendship, family, and belonging. Ends 4/12.
All weekend - ‘When Playwrights Kill’ Play @ The Huntington Theatre This hysterical play follows Jack Hawkins, an aspiring playwright on the verge of Broadway glory - until his dreams are derailed when he’s forced to cast a notoriously difficult diva who turns his Boston tryout into theatrical chaos. Ends 4/18.
All weekend - ‘Breaking the Code’ Play @ Central Square Theater This exceptional biographical drama about a man who broke too many codes: the eccentric genius Alan Turing who played a major role in winning the World War II. Ends 4/26.
All weekend - ‘Mariette in Ecstasy’ Play @ BCA Plaza Black Box Theatre Based on the best-selling novel by Ron Hansen, ‘Mariette in Ecstasy’ explores questions of faith, fear, and sexuality against the backdrop of a convent in the early-20th century. Ends 4/19.
All weekend - ‘Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous’ Play @ Lyric Stage This dramatic comedy confronts aging, legacy, and honoring the past while embracing an unknown future. Ends 4/12.
ONGOING
Ongoing - Somerville Winter Farmers Market @ Arts at the Armory @ 9:30AM Saturdays - This weekly winter market features 70+ local food vendors with the best locally grown and regionally produced foods.
Ongoing - ‘Discovering King Tut’s Tomb’ Exhibition @ Saunders Castle at Park Plaza NEW - From breathtaking golden artifacts to a state-of-the-art VR journey into the pharaoh’s tomb, this interactive exhibit is a unique chance to step into the wonders of Ancient Egypt. Ends 4/30.
Ongoing - ‘Music America’ Exhibition @ Wang Theatre Featuring more than 100 legendary artifacts, ‘Music America’ traces 250 years of music history, from early folk song books and hymnals to contemporary musical production.
Ongoing - ‘Lighten Up! On Biology and Time’ Exhibition @ MIT Museum Featuring immersive artworks, installations, and experiential environments, this exhibition explores the connection between living organisms and the natural cycle of light and dark. Ends 8/2026.
Ongoing - ‘Kelly Taylor Mitchell: mouth wide open’ Exhibition @ MFA Taking inspiration from various cultures and diasporas from the American South and the Caribbean, Mitchell explores traditional objects, divinities, and rituals. Ends 4/26.
Ongoing - ‘Faces in the Crowd: Street Photography’ Exhibition @ MFA Take a look at how different photographers employ the camera as a tool of transformation, taking everyday pictures from the ordinary to the strangely beautiful or even ominous. Ends 7/13.
Ongoing - ‘Reality and Imagination: Rembrandt and the Jews in the Dutch Republic’ Exhibition @ MFA This exhibition draws on the MFA’s collection of Dutch art and Judaica to explore the different ways Jewish communities interacted with the artistic culture of Holland in the 1600s. Ends 12/1.
Ongoing - ‘One Hundred Stitches, One Hundred Villages’ Exhibition @ MFA This exhibition presents nearly 20 rarely seen kaleidoscopic Chinese patchwork textiles coming from remote provinces that reflect local styles and reveal artistic sensibilities and personal histories. Ends 5/3.
Ongoing - ‘To My Best Friend’ Exhibition @ ICA Drawing from more than 50 artworks from the collection, this exhibition highlights a consistent interest in formal and material experimentation through works by historically underrepresented and women artists. Ends 12/31.
Ongoing - ‘Celtic Art Across the Ages’ Exhibition @ Harvard Art Museums Discover the many forms of Celtic creativity and their artistic legacies in this sweeping story that spans ancient to modern times. Ends 8/2.
Ongoing - ‘Critical Thinking’ Exhibition @ Harvard Art Museums With its unexpected juxtapositions among little-known prints, this installation is designed to generate experimental thinking. Ends 5/10.
Ongoing - ‘Double Happiness: Celebration in Chinese Art’ Exhibition @ Peabody Essex Museum Presenting 30+ highlights from the museum's wide-ranging Chinese collection, this exhibition invites visitors to discover plants and animals, myths and symbols and decipher the Chinese character for "Double Happiness." Ends 5/3.
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