16 Things to Do in Boston This Weekend (Nov. 6–8)
Snowport opens, the Veterans Parade, Comics Come Home at TD Garden, the antiquarian book fair and a pumpkin smash.
Snowport opens, the city’s Veterans Parade marches down Boylston and Tremont, and Comics Come Home turns 30 at TD Garden. Here’s what we’d pick, then everything on the calendar Friday through Sunday.
Heads up: the Green Line shutdown starts Saturday and runs through November 15, so check it before you head out.
Friday, November 6
- Snowport opens (Seaport, free). The Seaport’s holiday market is back at 100 Seaport Boulevard, 11 AM to 9 PM on Fridays, through December 27.
- Fall Foliage Walk (Allandale Woods, free). A Park Ranger walk about why the leaves change, 11 AM.
- Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair (Hynes). 110 rare-book dealers, with a “Discovery” section of finds at $100 or less. Opens Friday at 4 PM and runs through Sunday; free for students and kids 12 and under.
- BEAT plays King Crimson (Wang Theatre). Adrian Belew, Steve Vai, Tony Levin and Terry Bozzio, 8 PM.
- Deerhoof (Crystal Ballroom, Somerville). Doors at 7.
- CamelPhat (Royale). A late club night from 10 PM, 21+.
Saturday, November 7
- Pumpkin Smash (Jamaica Plain, free). Bring your Halloween pumpkins to the English High School lot, 144 McBride St., 11 AM to 2 PM, and the city composts them. Take off any paint, glitter, wax and candles first.
- Boston Veterans Parade (free). Steps off at noon from the Boston Public Library on Boylston Street, marching to Park and Tremont and on to City Hall Plaza.
- Les Arts Florissants (Jordan Hall). The Boston Early Music Festival’s Magic of Monteverdi, with William Christie and Paul Agnew, 7:30 PM.
- Alastair Moock’s Pastures of Plenty (Club Passim, Harvard Square). With Pamela Means and friends, 7 PM.
- Comics Come Home 30 (TD Garden). Denis Leary hosts John Mulaney, Jimmy Fallon, Ray Romano, Jon Stewart, Leslie Jones and more, 8 PM. All proceeds go to the Cam Neely Foundation.
- A Boogie Wit da Hoodie (Agganis Arena). The 10 Years of Artist tour, 8 PM; he’s there Friday too.
Sunday, November 8
- Antiquarian Book Fair, last day (Hynes), 11 AM to 4 PM.
- Bruins vs. Panthers (TD Garden), 1 PM.
- Charlotte Hu, piano (Boston Conservatory, free). A faculty recital in Seully Hall, 3 PM.
- Boston Manor (The Sinclair, Harvard Square). With Ben Quad and Spaced, 6:30 PM.
Everything this weekend
Every listing we’ve confirmed for Friday through Sunday, updated as venues add shows. Holiday markets are on our Christmas markets page, and free picks for the week are in free things to do this week.
This weekend has passed. See what’s happening in Boston this weekend.
Friday, November 6
Fall Foliage Walk: Allandale Woods
Allandale Woods · Free
Snowport Holiday Market
Snowport · Free
UMass vs. Boston College | UConn vs. Michigan
TD Garden
Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair
Hynes Convention Center · $25
Xinyu Mi’s Recital
Berklee (1140 Boylston St.) · Free
Tiffany’s Inspirania
Berklee (1140 Boylston St.) · Free
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The Middle East · All ages
Hovvdy (18+)
Royale · 18+
Hump! Film Fest – Fall Season 2026
The Comedy Studio · $26 · 21+
The Scout
Brattle Theatre · $15.50
nimino
Roadrunner
Hide Out Comedy Fridays at The White Bull
The White Bull Tavern · 21+
almost monday – THANK GOD IT’S ALMOST MONDAY
Paradise Rock Club
Kyle Hume
Brighton Music Hall
Joe Fenti
Laugh Boston · From $30 · 16+
Amble
Citizens House of Blues Boston · All ages
Alastair Moock’s Pastures of Plenty
Club Passim · $40 · All ages
Gavin Adcock: The Day I Hang It Up Tour 2026
MGM Music Hall at Fenway
Jesse Gold
The Middle East · $29.85 - $69.49 · All ages
The Paradox, Meet Me @ The Altar
Sonia · All ages
Sold out
Xintong Li: Alice’s Recital
Berklee (1140 Boylston St.) · Free
Improv Asylum’s Main Stage Show
Improv Asylum · 16+
ADULT. & A Place To Bury Strangers
The Sinclair · All ages
J.J. Jones LIVE at Nick’s Comedy Stop Friday November 6th
Nick’s Comedy Stop
Songbird: Halley Neal sings Fleetwood Mac
City Winery Boston
André Ward
City Winery Boston
Brass Department Fall Showcase
Berklee (1140 Boylston St.) · Free
Deerhoof
Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre · All ages
A BOOGIE WIT DA HOODIE: 10 YEARS OF ARTIST
Agganis Arena
Emo Night Karaoke
The Middle East · $25.73 · 18+
After Hours
Brattle Theatre · $15.50
Dante Gebel – World Tour Despedida 2026
Shubert Theatre
BEAT: Belew/Vai/Levin/Bozzio Performing the Music of KING CRIMSON
Wang Theatre
Hump! Film Fest – Fall Season 2026
The Comedy Studio · $26 · 21+
Elan Trotman – 25 Years In Music
Scullers Jazz Club · All ages
Svdden Death ( 18+ )
Big Night Live · 18+
Organically Good Trio
Lizard Lounge · $20.00 · 21+
Dirty Disney
Laugh Boston · From $29 · 18+
Improv Asylum’s Main Stage Show
Improv Asylum · 16+
The Glitter Boys
The Sinclair · 21+
Human Intelligence
The Middle East · 21+
CamelPhat (21+)
Royale · 21+
KiKi at the Corner
The Middle East · 21+
Begotten
Brattle Theatre · $15.50
Eraserhead
Coolidge Corner Theatre
The Guardian (1990)
Coolidge Corner Theatre
Saturday, November 7
Pumpkin Smash
English High School parking lot · Free
KOO KOO
The Sinclair · All ages
Boston Veterans Parade
Boston Public Library, Central Library · Free
Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair
Hynes Convention Center · $15
After Hours
Brattle Theatre · $13.50
Sidewalk Stories
Brattle Theatre · $13.50
The Scout
Brattle Theatre · $13.50
Taha Gazipour
The Middle East · All ages
Improv Asylum’s Main Stage Show
Improv Asylum · 16+
Hudson Westbrook
Roadrunner
Fruit Bats (18+)
Royale · 18+
Earlybirds Club
The Sinclair · 21+
SoTalented presents TopOppGen, Chuckyy & B-Lovee
Big Night Live
Tina Friml
Laugh Boston · From $33 · 16+
Mr. Fantasy: Sexy Saturday Nights Tour
Paradise Rock Club
Porch Light: Hush Tour
Brighton Music Hall
Improv Asylum’s Main Stage Show
Improv Asylum · 16+
Alastair Moock’s Pastures of Plenty
Club Passim · $40
Women on Trial
Brattle Theatre
Comedy Gold
The Comedy Studio · $26 · 18+
Boston Early Music Festival: Les Arts Florissants
NEC’s Jordan Hall
Dan Crohn LIVE at Nick’s Comedy Stop Saturday November 7th at 7:30pm
Nick’s Comedy Stop
Jimmy Webb
City Winery Boston
Layne Staley Tribute East 2026
Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre
Sammy Rae & The Friends – the GET DOWN!
MGM Music Hall at Fenway
A BOOGIE WIT DA HOODIE: 10 YEARS OF ARTIST
Agganis Arena
30th Annual Comics Come Home
TD Garden
Kabir Sen & The Krush Factory
Lizard Lounge · $15.00 · 21+
GLOBAL ENTRY
The Middle East · 21+
Love In The Club
The Middle East · $24.70 · 18+
Tina Friml
Laugh Boston · From $33 · 16+
1 year of hyperlinked: a girl edm + hyperpop party
The Sinclair · 21+
Steven Feifke & Friends – 10Th Album Celebration
Scullers Jazz Club · All ages
Improv Asylum’s Main Stage Show
Improv Asylum · 16+
The Late Night
The Comedy Studio · $26 · 18+
Disco Fatale
The Middle East · 21+
MPH — Boston, Forever (21+)
Royale · 21+
A BOOGIE WIT DA HOODIE & DABABY – OFFICIAL AFTER PARTY ( 21+ )
Big Night Live
Begotten
Brattle Theatre · $15.50
Raunch
Improv Asylum · 18+
To Live and Die in L.A.
Coolidge Corner Theatre
Sunday, November 8
Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair
Hynes Convention Center · $10
Bruins vs. Panthers
TD Garden
RPM Fest Presents “Tom, Tom, The Piper’s Son” and others Films by Ken Jacobs
Brattle Theatre · $13.50
Jonathan Suazo
City Winery Boston
Faculty Recital: Charlotte Hu, Piano
Boston Conservatory at Berklee · Free
Begotten
Brattle Theatre · $13.50
Jazz Dinner w/ Armand & Nina
The Middle East · All ages
Sunday Best w/ host Theo Konstantino
The Comedy Studio · $20 · 18+
The Brother from Another Planet
Brattle Theatre · $15.50
Surely Tempo, Dogs with Hats
Sonia · $27.79 · All ages
Boston Manor
The Sinclair · All ages
VOILÀ presents: Moonbloom (18+)
Royale · 18+
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