Things to do in Boston this weekend, October 9th - 12th

October 09, 2025

Please enjoy your weekend!

HURSDAY - OCTOBER 9th

Fall Neighborhood Market @ The Connector @ 11AM The market brings together local businesses offering everything from handmade jewelry and art to delicious baked goods, wellness products, and one-of-a-kind gifts.

After Dark @ MIT Museum @ 6PM Enjoy an adult-only lively evening of entertainment, science, and tinkering.

Sir Chloe @ Royale @ 8PM With Suzy Clue

FRIDAY - OCTOBER 10th

‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ in Concert @ Hanover Theatre @ 7:30PM Experience this truly immersive and grandiose concert that breathes new life into the beloved animated series.

Bladee @ Roadrunner @ 8PM With Ripsquadd

Jukebox the Ghost @ Royale @ 7PM With Boys Go to Jupiter

Adrien Nunez @ The Sinclair @ 8PM With Brody Clementi

SATURDAY - OCTOBER 11th

Haunted Speakeasy Experience @ Hanover Theatre @ 7PM Dance and enjoy spirits as 1920s music and revamped contemporary songs play in the ballroom by Niki Luparelli and the Grave Diggers!

Lainey Wilson @ Xfinity Center @ 7PM With Lauren Watkins & Muscadine Bloodline

Petey @ House of Blues @ 7PM With Alex Cameron

A Lot Like Birds @ Brighton Music Hall @ 6PM With Dwellings, Zeta, & Mella

Hamdi @ Big Night Live @ 10:30PM With Baauer & Flava D

Real Estate @ Royale @ 7PM With Trace Mountains

Zebra @ City Winery @ 7:30PM With Anything But Human

SUNDAY - OCTOBER 12th

Mad Love Music Festival @ South Shore Conservatory @ 11AM This outdoor festival features local musicians, food and drink vendors, and activities for the whole family.

Boston Toycon @ Arts at the Armory @ 10AM Don’t miss Greater Boston’s premier toy and collectibles show!

Jamaica Plain Oysterfest @ Samuel Adams JP @ 12PM Enjoy perfect day filled with Oyster Bars by Bluefin, Sam Adams Oyster Stout, live music, and more!

Masters of Illusion Performance @ Hanover Theatre @ 6PM Starring the world’s greatest award-winning magicians, this 21st century magic show promises to be unlike anything you have seen before!

Arlie @ Brighton Music Hall @ 7PM With Norista Freeze & Gretchen Klempa

Miki Berenyi Trio @ The Sinclair @ 8PM With Gina Birch & the Unreasonables

ALL WEEKEND

SATURDAY & SUNDAY - Outermost Music Festival @ Orleans Featuring G. Love & Special Sauce, Steel Pulse, Chadwick Stokes, & more.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY - Berkshire Harvest Festival @ Berkshire Botanical Garden Celebrate all things Fall as the gardens are transformed into a lively celebration of community, culture, the natural world, and the region’s agricultural heritage.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY - Baroque Masterworks in Concert @ NEC’s Jordan Hall Experience the brilliance and emotional depth of the Baroque era with a program of masterworks from some of its greatest composers performed by Boston Baroque.

All weekend - Topsfield Fair Visit America's oldest and finest agricultural fair, complete with carnival rides, The Grand Parade, demonstrations, exhibitions, musical acts, crafts and art-making, & more! Ends 10/14.

All weekend - Big Apple Circus @ Suffolk Downs Witness the comedic performances, jaw-dropping trapeze artistry, and high-energy acrobatics and human pyramids in this renowned circus show. Ends 11/2.

All weekend - Revolutions Per Minute Festival @ Various Locations The festival celebrates cutting-edge experimental media art that expands our experience of the world and understanding of what the moving image can be. Ends 10/14.

All weekend - Beethoven’s ‘Missa Solemnis’ in Concert @ Symphony Hall In celebration of Symphony Hall’s 125th anniversary, the BSO plays Beethoven’s monumental ‘Missa Colemnis,’ which combines dramatic orchestration, virtuosic choral writing, and profound emotional depth.

All weekend - ‘Macbeth’ Opera @ Emerson Colonial Theatre Power, prophecy, and paranoia collide in Giuseppe Verdi’s psychological and supernatural take on Shakespeare’s iconic tragedy.

All weekend - ‘Hamilton’ Musical @ Citizens Opera House Don’t miss the chance to see this epic saga about the life and legacy of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and find out why it has made a profound impact on the way we think about our history. Ends 11/2.

All weekend - ‘300 Paintings’ Play @ Farkas Hall In his renowned solo performance, comedian Sam Kissajukian brings audiences on a hilarious and wildly original rollercoaster ride exploring the ties between art, mental health, and creativity. Ends 10/25.

All weekend - ‘Macbeth’ Play @ The Mosesian Center for the Arts Set against the backdrop of the Cold War, Actors’ Shakespeare Project present their own rendition of Shakespeare’s masterpiece of betrayal, control, and tyranny. Ends 10/26.

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 - ‘The Hills of California’ Play @ The Huntington Theatre Complex family dynamics take center stage as the four Webb Sisters return to their mother’s run-down guest house in this compelling, tender, and savagely funny award-winning play. Ends 10/12.

All weekend - ‘Our Town’ Play @ Lyric Stage Capturing the themes of love, community, and the passage of time, this beloved production explores everyday lives of residents in a fictional New Hampshire town in the early 20th century. Ends 10/19.

All weekend - ‘Primary Trust’ Play @ Calderwood Pavilion Touching, funny, and quietly profound, this Pulitzer Prize-winning play explores how even the smallest acts of kindness can shift a life—and maybe even save one. Ends 10/11.

All weekend - ‘Hang Time’ Play @ Emerson Paramount Center This deeply moving and subversive work explores intergenerational bonds as Pulitzer Prize Finalist Zora Howard takes viewers into the interior worlds of Black men in America.

All weekend - ‘The Cottage’ Play @ Company Theatre The true meaning of fate, identity and marriage are called into question as a surprising and hilarious web of secrets unravels in this ridiculous – potentially murderous – romantic comedy. Ends 10/26.

ONGOING

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 - New England Renaissance Festival @ King Richard’s Fairgrounds Saturdays & Sundays* - King Richard’s Faire is the premiere fall entertainment event for all things Renaissance. Ends 10/30.

Ongoing - Open Market @ SoWa @ 11AM Sundays* One of the largest open-air farmer and artist markets returns this summer season! Ends 10/26.

Ongoing - Artisan Market @ Rose Kennedy Greenway @ 11AM Saturdays* Run by Somerville Flea, this summertime market features talented area artists, crafters, and independent designers. Ends 10/25.

Ongoing - Downtown Boston Arts Market @ Summer Street Plaza Thursdays & Fridays* - Located in the heart of the city, the Arts Market features artisans, crafts people, and local creative talent selling their wares in Downtown Boston. Ends 10/24.

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 - Boston Lights: A Lantern Experience @ Franklin Park Zoo
Prepare to be dazzled by the magic of all-new lantern displays, immersive walkthroughs, enchanting interactive displays and Instagrammable moments at every turn. Ends 11/2.

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 - ‘The Visionary Art of Minnie Evans’ Exhibition @ MFA Experience Minnie Evans’ imaginative and intricately detailed drawings inspired by the artist’s religious beliefs, interest in mythology and history, and the landscapes in her native North Carolina. Ends 10/26.

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 - ‘Deep Waters: Four Artists and the Sea’ Exhibition @ MFA Weaving together artworks by four artists made over centuries and across the Atlantic, this exhibition follows a genealogical thread united by the sea. Ends 11/9.

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 - ‘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.