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THURSDAY - NOVEMBER 13th
After Dark @ MIT Museum @ 6PM Enjoy an adult-only lively evening of entertainment, science, and tinkering.
Chris Williamson Live Show @ The Wilbur @ 7:30PM British podcaster brings his hit show where he dives into everything from self-improvement and philosophy to human behavior to a live stage.
Celebration of Hip-Hop @ Berklee Performance Center @ 8PM Berklee's Africana Studies Division is celebrating hip-hop by inducting legendary MC Rakim into the Berklee Hip-Hop Hall of Fame.
Saturdays At Your Place @ Paradise Rock Club @ 7PM With Carly Cosgrove & Riley!
Pinkshift @ Brighton Music Hall @ 7PM With Lustsickpuppy & Combat
Kitchen Dwellers @ The Sinclair @ 8PM With The Mallett Brothers Band
Death To All @ The Palladium @ 7PM With Gorguts & Phobophilic
FRIDAY - NOVEMBER 14th
Artful Evenings @ MFA @ 7PM This special event series include entertaining and quirky tours and art-making activities for adults with rotating themes that connect the Museum’s collections to both pop and niche culture.
Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra in Concert @ Symphony Hall @ 7:30PM The BSO’s exploration of Caribbean stories and music continues with a performance from PRSO, highlighting the vibrant musical traditions of Puerto Rico and beyond.
John Fogerty @ MGM Music Hall @ 8PM With Hearty Hair
Candlelight: ‘Rings and Dragons’ Concert @ Simons Theatre @ 7PM Hear beloved soundtracks from ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and ‘Game of Thrones.’
Dark Star Orchestra @ Orpheum Theatre @ 7PM Experience the timeless hits of the Grateful Dead as the acclaimed Dark Star Orchestra performs the band’s set lists in a unique and authentic concert.
The Wombats @ House of Blues @ 7PM Only the Poets & Red Rum Club
Tape B @ Roadrunner @ 9PM With Cool Customer, Stvsh, & Ashez
Geese @ Paradise Rock Club @ 7PM With Dove Ellis
Lily Fitts @ The Sinclair @ 8PM With Elias Hix
Greyhaven @ The Palladium @ 6:30PM With Fox Lake, Commoner, Everchanger, & more
SATURDAY - NOVEMBER 15th
Big Dig Treasure Hunt @ 251 Congress St @ 1PM Reader submitted - The Big Dig Treasure Hunt is a 1-3 hour puzzling adventure that will take teams through 1-2 miles of walking through Downtown Boston. Players will use their surroundings to solve each puzzle, which will then lead them to the next location!
Native American Heritage Celebration @ MoS @ 10AM Celebrate the culture, traditions, and contributions of Native Americans through lectures, workshops, cultural performances, and community groups.
‘Wicked’ Screening + Sing-Along @ Hanover Theatre @ 7PM Sing, laugh, and celebrate ‘Wicked’ with fellow fans.
‘A Drag Queen Christmas’ Performance @ Shubert Theatre @ 8PM Get ready for your favorite queens performing live on stage featuring Lexi, Shea Coulee, Jewels Sparkles, & others.
Rucks N’ Tucks Drag Show @ Crystal Ballroom @ 8PM In this exclusive Boston Ironsides show, six Mx. Ironsides ditch their cleats for heels and wigs in the fiercest drag lip-sync smackdown of the year.
The Band Camino @ MGM Music Hall @ 7:30PM With Almost Monday & Ethan Tasch
Josh Ritter @ House of Blues @ 7PM With Tre Burt
Beach Fossils @ Paradise Rock Club @ 7PM With Being Dead
Ryan Montbleau Band @ Brighton Music Hall @ 7PM With Dub Apocalypse
SUNDAY - NOVEMBER 16th
Holiday Plant Market @ Arts at the Armory @ 10AM Come meet fellow plant lovers, support local artists and small businesses by picking up unique gifts for yourself or for your loved ones this holiday season!
Asian Music Industry Festival @ House of Blues @ 7PM Featuring Nina Whitfield, Ranger Liu, Alexis Cao, & more
Gashi @ Brighton Music Hall @ 7PM With E-Los
The Faint @ Royale @ 8PM With Hercules & Love Affair
Cold Steel @ The Palladium @ 6PM With Prymora, Bag Lady, Astra Mortis, & more
Peter Bradley Adams @ City Winery @ 7:30PM With Jessie Gray
ALL WEEKEND
SATURDAY & SUNDAY - Doug Varone and Dancers Performance @ ICA Known for its expansive vision, versatility, and technical prowess, Doug Varone and Dancers returns with a kinetically thrilling program of its most popular repertoire.
All weekend - Snowbound Expo @ Hynes Convention Center The Expo brings together inspirational speakers, the latest gear, technology, apparel and resorts creating a one stop shop for snow sports enthusiasts.
All weekend - Union Comedy Improv Festival @ The Rockwell Enjoy 3 nights of improv comedy from Boston, NYC, Chicago, Florida, & more!
All weekend - ‘Noirvember’ Film Program @ The Brattle Enjoy a program of film noirs released in the 1950s. Ends 11/20.
All weekend - Wicked Queer: Docs @ The Brattle
Enjoy a selection of documentary films by and about members of the queer community.
All weekend - Brahms, Leon, and Sierra in Concert @ Symphony Hall This program combines BSO’s classic repertoire and a celebration of Caribbean composers Tania Leon and Roberto Sierra.
All weekend - ‘Jewels’ Ballet @ Citizens Bank Opera House Legendary choreographer George Balanchine was inspired by different jewels when he created one of the most influential and distinct neoclassical ballet works ‘Jewels.’ Ends 11/16.
All weekend - ‘Lizard Boy’ Musical @ Calderwood Pavilion Featuring a genre-blending indie-rock score, ‘Lizard Boy’ is a heartfelt and wildly inventive coming-of-age story about self-acceptance, connection, and becoming the hero of your own life. Ends 11/22.
All weekend - ‘Fun Home’ Musical @ The Huntington Theatre Winner of five Tony Awards including Best Musical, ‘Fun Home’ is a beloved, groundbreaking, and emotionally rich story of seeing your parents through grown-up eyes. Ends 12/14.
All weekend - ‘A Sherlock Carol’ Play @ Lyric Stage This fresh and charming reimagining of two of the most beloved literary characters is a Dickens of a yuletide detective story that’s as “good as gold.” Ends 12/21.
All weekend - ‘Kim’s Convenience’ Play @ Calderwood Pavilion Humor and heart find their way onto every aisle in this award-winning play about one family’s small business survival in a rapidly developing city. Ends 11/30.
All weekend - ‘Summer, 1976’ Play @ Central Square Theater Taking place in Ohio during the second wave of feminism, this poignant and funny play follows an unlikely friendship between Diana, a fiercely iconoclastic artist, and Alice, a free-spirited yet naive young housewife. Ends 11/30.
All weekend - ‘Sardines’ Play @ The Huntington Theatre This deliciously authentic, insightful, and laugh–out–loud show created and performed by actor-comedian Chris Grace explores answers to life’s most difficult questions. Ends 11/16.
All weekend - Drop-In Artmaking @ MFA Get inspired by artwork in the collection, then use the art materials provided to create a work of your own.
ONGOING
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 1/4/2026.
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 12/28.
Ongoing - ‘Sinister Streets’ Walking Tour @ Peabody Essex Museum This indoor/outdoor walking tour takes visitors through the dark side of Salem history - highlighting landmarks from the 1600-1800s. Ends 11/23.
Ongoing - Farmers Market @ Copley Square Fridays* - The largest market in the city, Copley Square Farmers Market offers a cornucopia of local produce, meats, dairy, baked goods, and prepared meals, as well as some non-edible products. Ends 11/25.
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 - ‘Monsters of the Deep: Between Imagination and Science’ Exhibition @ MIT Museum Using historical prints, this exhibit traces the scientific process of observing, measuring, and describing that turned whales from monsters into mammals. Ends 1/2026.
Ongoing - ‘Martin Puryear: Nexus’ Exhibition @ MFA The exhibition brings together sculptor Martin Puryear’s diverse artworks, highlighting his elaborate craftsmanship and sophisticated sources of inspiration—from global cultures, social history, and the natural world. Ends 2/8/2026.
Ongoing - ‘Of Light and Air: Winslow Homer in Watercolor’ Exhibition @ MFA Follow the major chapters in seminal American artist Winslow Homer’s career and learn about the various environments—ecological, artistic, social, and economic—that shaped his enduring work in watercolor. Ends 1/19/2026.
Ongoing - ‘Rachel Ruysch: Artist, Naturalist, and Pioneer’ Exhibition @ MFA This exhibition brings together 35 of the finest works by pioneering Dutch artist Rachel Ruysch, whose still life paintings invite viewers to reflect on the beauty of the natural world and women’s role in 18th century Netherlands. Ends 12/7.
Ongoing - ‘Rituals for Remembering’ Exhibition @ MFA This exhibition brings together works by influential Cuban artists María Magdalena Campos-Pons and Ana Mendieta whose art explores the notions of displacement, exile, and nature as transformative tool. Ends 2/15/2026.
Ongoing - Fall 2025 Exhibitions @ ISG Museum Paying homage to a seminal African American artist and lifelong Bostonian Allan Rohan, these series of exhibitions raise questions of whose legacy is preserved and what stories a metropolis reveals. Ends 1/19/2026.
Ongoing - ‘Portia Zvavahera: Hidden Battles / Hondo dzakavanzika’ Exhibition @ ICA Inspired by Indigenous Shona and African Pentecostal faith traditions, Zimbabwean artist Portia Zvavahera’s exhibition centers around wild animals, where bulls, snakes, rats, and owls represent mysterious forces and potential threats. Ends 1/19/2026.
Ongoing - ‘Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black’ Exhibition @ Harvard Art Museums This exhibition celebrates the act of drawing using familiar tools—charcoal, chalk, crayon, and graphite, showcasing how simple tools can be powerful vehicles for artistic expression. Ends 1/18/2026.
Ongoing - ‘Jung Yeondoo: Building Dreams’ Exhibition @ Peabody Essex Museum Photographing ordinary families and individuals, Artist Jung Yeondoo’s work invites viewers to take a closer look at those strangers we don’t notice and imagine their dreams. Ends 1/25/2026.
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 3/29/2026.
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