Things to Do in Boston in January
Photo: Daderot (public domain)
January starts with family shows and ends with Broadway. Agganis Arena has Disney On Ice over New Year’s weekend, the Emerson Colonial has Oh, Mary! into early January and The Wiz later in the month, and hockey fills the weeknights: BU men’s hockey and the Boston Fleet, the city’s pro women’s team, both play at Agganis.
Highlights
Live Music Stella Lefty: Long Way Home Tour
MGM Music Hall at Fenway
Arts & Culture Disney On Ice presents Find Your Hero
Agganis Arena
+6 more dates
Sports & Watch Parties Boston University Men’s Hockey vs. UMass Amherst Hockey
Agganis Arena
Sports & Watch Parties Boston Fleet vs. Toronto Sceptres
Agganis Arena
Sports & Watch Parties Boston Fleet vs. New York Sirens
Agganis Arena
Sports & Watch Parties Boston University Men’s Hockey vs. Umass Lowell River Hawks Hockey
Agganis Arena
Sports & Watch Parties Boston University Men’s Hockey vs. Providence College Hockey
Agganis Arena
Theater Oh, Mary!
Emerson Colonial Theatre
+3 more dates
Theater Clifford the Big Red Dog
Emerson Colonial Theatre
+2 more dates
Theater The Wiz (All audience members regardless of age must have a ticket. Children under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult)
Emerson Colonial Theatre
+4 more datesEvery date
Friday January 1
Saturday January 2
Sunday January 3
Friday January 8
Saturday January 9
Wednesday January 13
Saturday January 16
Sunday January 17
Friday January 22
Saturday January 23
The Wiz (All audience members regardless of age must have a ticket. Children under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult)
Emerson Colonial Theatre
The Wiz (All audience members regardless of age must have a ticket. Children under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult)
Emerson Colonial Theatre
Sunday January 24
The Wiz (All audience members regardless of age must have a ticket. Children under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult)
Emerson Colonial Theatre
The Wiz (All audience members regardless of age must have a ticket. Children under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult)
Emerson Colonial Theatre
Times, prices and age rules are checked against each venue or organizer’s own page; the check date is on every listing. Plans change, so confirm with the venue before you go.
Free on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
On Monday, January 18, 2027, the MFA is free for Massachusetts residents (bring something with a Massachusetts zip code), and the ICA and the Gardner are free for everyone. Details are on our free museum nights page.
When it’s cold
Skating, Celtics and Bruins games, comedy and the Brattle all work in January. See Boston in winter and the ice skating page.
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