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THURSDAY - APRIL 9th
Sip and Sea for College Students @ ICA @ 6PM Spend the night exploring cutting edge exhibitions and a paint and sip activity overlooking the Seaport. This is a free event with snacks and beverages available for all students.
After Dark @ MIT Museum @ 6PM Enjoy an adult-only lively evening of entertainment, science, and tinkering.
¡A Bailar! Evening @ MoS @ 7:30PM Museum of Science is organizing an evening of performances, discussions, artmaking, and dancing to celebrate the Hispanic and Latinx culture and community.
Reporter Matt & Friends Live Show @ The Wilbur @ 7:30PM Reporter Matt Shearer of WBZ Radio for an interactive live show!
Circle Jerks + Gorilla Biscuits Night 1 @ Paradise Rock Club @ 7PM With Murphy’s Law
Varials @ Brighton Music Hall @ 6PM With UnityTX, Heavy//Hitter, & Boltcutter
Two Feet @ Royale @ 7PM With The Darcys & Brothel
Hannah Cohen @ The Sinclair @ 8PM With mmeadows
Poison The Well @ The Palladium @ 7PM With Converge, Spy, & Balmora
FRIDAY - APRIL 10th
College Night @ MFA @ 5PM The MFA is welcoming college and university students to the MFA for a special evening of art making, gallery talks, and more!
‘Dog Funeral’ Comedy Show @ The Rockwell @ 9:30PM Comedian Zoe Wohlfeld presents her hilariously unconventional take on grief, masterfully orchestrated in this solo show.
GlowBall Party @ Arts at the Armory @ 7PM Get ready for an immersive Glow-in-the-Dark rave!
LANY @ Roadrunner @ 7:30PM With Aidan Bissett & Riah
Circle Jerks + Gorilla Biscuits Night 2 @ Paradise Rock Club @ 7PM With Murphy’s Law
MGNA CRRRTA @ Brighton Music Hall @ 7PM With Tommy Fleece
Kishi Bashi @ Royale @ 6PM With Bayonne
The Amity Affliction + August Burns Red @ The Palladium @ 6:30PM With Boundaries & Dreamwake
Whitney Night 1 @ The Sinclair @ 8PM With Dari Bay
SATURDAY - APRIL 11th
Free Jacks vs Old Glory @ Veterans Memorial Stadium @ 4PM Promotion: Title Town Block Party featuring live music, local brews, and fan experiences.
Boston Roller Derby Home Team Double Header @ Allied Veterans Memorial Rink @ 4PM Doors open at 4 PM. Nutcrackers v. Harbor Horrors at 5PM and Cosmos v. Wicked Pissahs at 7PM.
Kids: Princess and Superheroes Day @ Stone Zoo @ 9AM Meet some of your favorite princesses and superheroes as you explore the Zoo!
‘Falling: A Disabled Love Story’ Live Show @ The Rockwell @ 7PM ‘Falling’ is a hilarious and sexy solo show about love, lust, and life in a disabled body.
Boston Philharmonic in Concert @ Symphony Hall @ 8PM It is time once again for the BPO to perform Mahler’s exalted paean to nature, the Third Symphony.
Niko Moon @ House of Blues @ 7PM With Wheeland Brothers
Hot Stove Cool Music Benefit Concert @ Paradise Rock Club @ 7PM Featuring Fountains of Wayne, Peter Gammons, Kay Hanley, & more
Niko @ The Palladium @ 7:30PM With Corrosion of Conformity & JD Pinkus
Whitney Night 2 @ The Sinclair @ 8PM With Dari Bay
SUNDAY - APRIL 12th
The Boston Margarita Festival @ The Great American Beer Hall @ 12PM Join 2,500+ margarita lovers for a flavor-packed showdown to crown the best margarita in Boston! Plus enjoy street food vendors, DJ music, contests, and more.
Small Mart Pop-Up Market @ Crystal Ballroom @ 5PM Visit this curated, vibrant marketplace filled with more than 40 local artists, makers, and vintage vendors.
Family ART-trek @ ICA @ 11AM Through games, drawing, and other playful activities, participants will uncover the stories and creative processes of exhibition artists.
Drop-In Artmaking @ MFA @ 10AM Get inspired by artwork in the collection, then use the art materials provided to create a work of your own.
Candlelight: The Best Of Joe Hisaishi @ The Huntington Theatre @ 7PM Experience soundtracks from ‘Spirited Away,’ ‘Kiki’s Delivery Service,’ ‘Princess Mononoke,’ and more performed by a string ensemble.
Bush @ MGM Music Hall @ 7PM With Mammoth & James and the Cold Gun
Hepcat @ Paradise Rock Club @ 7PM With Pink Slip & The New Limits
Happy Landing @ Brighton Music Hall @ 7PM With Morrissey Blvd
Club D’Elf @ The Sinclair @ 7:30PM With Descent Theory
RnB Afterdark @ City Winery @ 7:30PM Featuring The Presidential Suites Band & Kayla Rez
All weekend
FRIDAY & SATURDAY - ‘Chicago’ Musical @ North Shore Music Theatre Experience the teen edition of Broadway’s longest-running and award-winning musical, complete with show-stopping songs, astonishing dancing, and a universal tale of fame and fortune.
FRIDAY & SUNDAY - Handel & Bach in Concert @ Symphony Hall This Spring-themed concert will sweep you off your feet as the H+H Orchestra brings new life to the magnificence of Handel’s ‘Water Music,’ and the genius of Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 1.
SATURDAY & SUNDAY - ‘Dog Man’ Musical @ Emerson Colonial Theatre ‘Dog Man: The Musical’ is a hilarious, heartfelt family adventure based on the worldwide bestselling series from Dav Pilkey about the crime-biting sensation who is part dog, part man, and ALL HERO!!
All weekend - Boston Creative Collective Fair @ Faneuil Hall Marketplace Discover one-of-a-kind pieces from the city's most talented makers!
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 - Boston Sings A Cappella Festival @ Somerville Theatre Don’t miss an epic festival full of workshops, masterclasses, and live performances.
All weekend - ‘Shen Yun’ Performance @ Wang Theatre Watch ancient legends, heavenly realms and modern tales of courage spring to life through classical Chinese dance.
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 - ‘Who is Eartha Mae’ Play @ Hanover Theatre Told through both story and song, and featuring live piano accompaniment, discover how Eartha Kitt took the music, television, film, and stage worlds, not to mention the White House, by storm. Ends 4/19.
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 helping win 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 events
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 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 - ‘Say It Loud: AAMARP, 1977 to Now’ Exhibition @ ICA Enjoy a dynamic display of works from 39 multidisciplinary artists affiliated with the prestigious African American Master Artists-in-Residence Program (AAMARP). Ends 8/2.
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 Printing’ 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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