Things to Do in Boston This Week
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Everything on our calendar from today through Sunday, day by day. Want only the free ones? Here are free things to do, and the best of the weekend are in this weekend.
Highlights
Comedy Robert Kelly
Laugh Boston · From $33 plus fees · 16+
+3 more datesCactus Tate
Laugh Boston · From $25 plus fees · 16+
+1 more date
Comedy Patricia Peña: Malgusto (Comedia en español)
Laugh Boston · From $33 plus fees · 16+
Comedy Desi Alexander
Laugh Boston · From $33 plus fees · 16+
Ryan Davis
Laugh Boston · From $33 plus fees · 16+
+2 more dates
Comedy Dirty Disney
Laugh Boston · From $29 plus fees · 18+
Comedy Dale Elliot Jr
Laugh Boston · From $40 plus fees · 16+
Comedy Main Stage Show: Nightmare on Hanover Street
Improv Asylum · 16+
+9 more dates
Comedy glADDY8rs Late Night – Stand Up Comedy Death Battle
Improv Asylum · 16+
Comedy Hen House Spooky Slumber Party
Improv Asylum · 16+
Comedy Raunch
Improv Asylum · 18+
+1 more date
Nightlife & Dancing The Kiki Moonlight Cabaret
Improv Asylum · 18+
Comedy House Teams
Improv Asylum · 16+
Live Music Ryan Beatty – Arms Over Armor North American Tour ’26
Citizens House of Blues Boston
Live Music Sylvan Esso
Citizens House of Blues Boston
Live Music Sienna Spiro: My House Tour
Citizens House of Blues Boston
Live Music Cavetown – Running With Scissors Tour
Citizens House of Blues Boston
Live Music Hawthorne Heights – 20th anniversary of If Only You Were Lonely
Citizens House of Blues Boston
Every date
Tonight October 16
Robert Kelly
Laugh Boston · From $33 plus fees · 16+
Robert Kelly
Laugh Boston · From $33 plus fees · 16+
Main Stage Show: Nightmare on Hanover Street
Improv Asylum · 16+
Main Stage Show: Nightmare on Hanover Street
Improv Asylum · 16+
glADDY8rs Late Night – Stand Up Comedy Death Battle
Improv Asylum · 16+
Ryan Beatty – Arms Over Armor North American Tour ’26
Citizens House of Blues Boston
Ágora Cultural Architects Present: Leo Blanco & The Sugar Road Ensemble
Club Passim · $35 ($33 members), fees included
Hide Out Comedy Fridays at The White Bull
The White Bull Tavern · 21+
JPEGMAFIA
Roadrunner
The Damned (18+)
Royale · 18+
Bertha: Grateful Drag (18+)
Paradise Rock Club · 18+
Desert Dwellers with Entangled Mind and Skysia (18+)
Brighton Music Hall · 18+
Walker & Royce (21+)
Royale · 21+
The Hidden
Brattle Theatre · $13.50
100 Nights of Hero
Brattle Theatre · $19.50
The Fall
Brattle Theatre · $15.50
James Dorsey
Nick’s Comedy Stop
Hole Show: Harvest Hole
Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre · 21+
Here’s John Bishop
Shubert Theatre
Caitlin Peluffo
The Comedy Studio · $30 · 18+
Caitlin Peluffo
The Comedy Studio · $30 · 18+
Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble
The Sinclair · All ages
The Glitter Boys
The Sinclair · 21+
Gengis Don
Scullers Jazz Club · All ages
Daley plus Notebook P
City Winery Boston
In My Room, On Your Stage
Berklee (1140 Boylston St.) · Free
Sissi Zhu: Chinese Pop Songs
Berklee (1140 Boylston St.) · Free
Head of the Charles Regatta
Charles River (Head of the Charles course) · Free
Boston Early Music Festival: Stile Antico
St. Paul Church
DJ Habibeats ( 18+ )
Big Night Live
Operation Mincemeat (Touring)
Emerson Colonial Theatre
Tomorrow October 17
Robert Kelly
Laugh Boston · From $33 plus fees · 16+
Robert Kelly
Laugh Boston · From $33 plus fees · 16+
Hen House Spooky Slumber Party
Improv Asylum · 16+
Main Stage Show: Nightmare on Hanover Street
Improv Asylum · 16+
Main Stage Show: Nightmare on Hanover Street
Improv Asylum · 16+
Raunch
Improv Asylum · 18+
Sylvan Esso
Citizens House of Blues Boston
Akaash Singh: Generational Triumph Tour
The Wilbur
Lindsay Foote
Club Passim · $30 ($28 members), fees included
SUGAR
Roadrunner
Mo Lowda & the Humble (18+)
Royale · 18+
KIDZ BOP Daytime Dance Party
Paradise Rock Club
Club 90s Presents MJ Night (18+)
Paradise Rock Club · 18+
Gilla Band (18+)
Brighton Music Hall · 18+
Restricted (21+)
Royale · 21+
Mo Lowda & the Humble (18+)
Royale · 18+
100 Nights of Hero
Brattle Theatre · $15.50
The Fall
Brattle Theatre · $17.50
Donkey Skin
Brattle Theatre · $13.50
The Ugly Stepsister
Brattle Theatre · $15.50
The Beast
Brattle Theatre · $15.50
HERlarious
Nick’s Comedy Stop
Small Mart
Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre · All ages
Sin Bandera: Escenas US Tour
Wang Theatre
Andris Nelsons with Hilary Hahn and Seth Parker Woods
Symphony Hall
Caitlin Peluffo
The Comedy Studio · $30 · 18+
Caitlin Peluffo
The Comedy Studio · $30 · 18+
Zach John King
The Sinclair · All ages
hyperlinked: a girl edm + hyperpop party
The Sinclair · 21+
Ann Hampton Callaway – Here’s To Life
Scullers Jazz Club · All ages
Aretha and the Soul of the 60s
City Winery Boston
MUSIC BINGO 80s, 90s, 2000’s and today!
City Winery Boston
Alice Smith
City Winery Boston
Noshows + Belle Blue
City Winery Boston
Sweater Weather Fest
Boston City Hall Plaza · Free
Boston Veg Food Fest
Reggie Lewis Athletic Center · Free
Student Recital: Mia Mravle, Flute—Silver and Gold
Boston Conservatory at Berklee · Free
Boston Book Festival
Copley Square · Free
Fall Festival
Christopher Columbus Park
Nature in the City Festival at Magazine Beach
Magazine Beach Park Nature Center · Free
BECK: RIDE LONESOME TOUR
MGM Music Hall at Fenway
Slapshot
Big Night Live
BVD Boston presents BEND OVA with GBM Nutron ( 21+ )
Big Night Live
Boston University Womens Hockey vs. Colgate University Women’s Hockey
Agganis Arena
Operation Mincemeat (Touring)
Emerson Colonial Theatre
Operation Mincemeat (Touring)
Emerson Colonial Theatre
Sunday October 18
Cactus Tate
Laugh Boston · From $25 plus fees · 16+
Cactus Tate
Laugh Boston · From $25 plus fees · 16+
The Kiki Moonlight Cabaret
Improv Asylum · 18+
Sienna Spiro: My House Tour
Citizens House of Blues Boston
Improv With My Friends From Work – with Cast and Writers from SNL
The Wilbur
Mason Daring & Jeanie Stahl
Club Passim · $40 ($38 members), fees included
Brand New
Roadrunner
Allison Russell
Royale · 18+
LAUREN SANDERSON: COME SAY SUM TOUR
Brighton Music Hall
SomerStreets Monster Mash
Somerville Avenue (Church St to Union Square) · Free
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Brattle Theatre · $13.50
Riddle of Fire
Brattle Theatre · $13.50
Innocence
Brattle Theatre · $19.50
Paradise Hills
Brattle Theatre · $15.50
Global Arts Live presents: HOWLEY
Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre · All ages
Discovering King Tut’s Tomb
The Castle at Park Plaza
for KING + COUNTRY
Wang Theatre
The Comedy Studio’s Tour of Harvard Square: A Comedic Historical Tour and Comedy Show
The Comedy Studio · $30
Sunday Best w/ host Glenn Ginish
The Comedy Studio · $20 · 18+
Carly Pearce
The Sinclair · All ages
Conscious Reggae Band Brunch
City Winery Boston
Oh He Dead
City Winery Boston
VIVA LAS ELVIS
City Winery Boston
Boston Veg Food Fest
Reggie Lewis Athletic Center · Free
Open Streets Roslindale
Roslindale Square · Free
Studio Recital: Gregory Zavracky, Voice
Boston Conservatory at Berklee · Free
Studio Recital: First-Year Voice Performance Italian Recital
Boston Conservatory at Berklee · Free
Operation Mincemeat (Touring)
Emerson Colonial Theatre
Operation Mincemeat (Touring)
Emerson Colonial Theatre
Operation Mincemeat (Touring)
Emerson Colonial Theatre
Monday October 19
Will Varley
Club Passim · $30 ($28 members), fees included
Brand New
Roadrunner
Bethel Music (All Ages)
Royale · All ages
EMEI – Night at the Opera Tour
Paradise Rock Club
Will Varley
Club Passim
Harvard Book Store Welcomes Kerry Kennedy
Brattle Theatre
Piaffe
Brattle Theatre · $15.50
Joe Pug and Willie Watson
City Winery Boston
Teen Taiwanese Uke Sensation Feng E in Boston!
City Winery Boston
Lily Xu: Undecided
Berklee (1140 Boylston St.) · Free
Doge’s Fusion Ensemble
Berklee (1140 Boylston St.) · Free
Volare: The Soul of Italian Music
Berklee (1140 Boylston St.) · Free
Tuesday October 20
House Teams
Improv Asylum · 16+
Trivia Tuesdays
Club Café · Free
Tuesday Trivia
Small Victories
Tuesday Trivia
Irish Village
Plini: An Unnameable Desire North American Tour (18+)
Paradise Rock Club · 18+
Twangville Songwriter Showcase
Club Passim · $30 ($25 members), fees included
Jim Shepard and Casey Affleck in Conversation
Brattle Theatre · $15
Traces of Home
Brattle Theatre · $15
Crystal Ballroom Movie Trivia
Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre · All ages
The Thorn
Wang Theatre
Free Comedy Open-Mic
The Comedy Studio · Free · 18+
Greg Freeman
The Sinclair · All ages
Haggis X-1 with KALILOOPS
City Winery Boston
Renee Leavitt’s Senior Recital
Berklee (1140 Boylston St.) · Free
Vanessa Ma: Vanyu’s Musical Adventure 1
Berklee (1140 Boylston St.) · Free
Gaeun Han’s Senior Recital
Berklee (1140 Boylston St.) · Free
CRADLE OF FILTH: Majestic In Death II
Big Night Live
Operation Mincemeat (Touring)
Emerson Colonial Theatre
Wednesday October 21
Patricia Peña: Malgusto (Comedia en español)
Laugh Boston · From $33 plus fees · 16+
Main Stage Show: Nightmare on Hanover Street
Improv Asylum · 16+
Cavetown – Running With Scissors Tour
Citizens House of Blues Boston
Karaoke Wednesdays
Club Café · Free
Theme Karaoke
Irish Village
Paris Paloma
Roadrunner
The Tallest Man on Earth (18+)
Royale · 18+
HEY, NOTHING: THE HOUND TOUR
Paradise Rock Club
Ecca Vandal
Brighton Music Hall
Grace Givertz + Jacob Perez
Club Passim · $30 ($28 members), fees included
Bechdel Cast Ten Year “Whoops We Didn’t Dismantle the Patriarchy” Anniversary Tour
Brattle Theatre · $35
Wednesday’s Rising Stars Showcase w/ host Pamala Zabala
The Comedy Studio · $20 · 18+
Hank Azaria and the EZ Street Band – A Springsteen Celebration
The Sinclair · All ages
Nocturnal Animals at the Jamaica Pond Nature Center
Jamaica Pond Nature Center · Free
Summer Jin: 看不见的我
Berklee (1140 Boylston St.) · Free
Noa Ben David 2.0
Berklee (1140 Boylston St.) · Free
Fresh Prospects: Natalia Skorupka / Tommy Creighton
Red Room at Café 939 · Free
Studio Recital: Craig Juricka, Musical Theater Voice
Boston Conservatory at Berklee · Free
RØZ Presents: SE ESTÁ HACIENDO TARDE
Big Night Live
Operation Mincemeat (Touring)
Emerson Colonial Theatre
Thursday October 22
Desi Alexander
Laugh Boston · From $33 plus fees · 16+
Main Stage Show: Nightmare on Hanover Street
Improv Asylum · 16+
Hawthorne Heights – 20th anniversary of If Only You Were Lonely
Citizens House of Blues Boston
Nate Jackson: Big Dog
The Wilbur
ICA Free Thursday Night
ICA Boston · Free
Karaoke
Irish Village
Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country (18+)
Royale · 18+
Sophie Truax: Can’t Split a Worm Tour
Brighton Music Hall
Kayla Blackburn
Club Passim · $30 ($28 members), fees included
North by Northwest
Brattle Theatre · $13.50
North by Northwest
Brattle Theatre · $15.50
already and not yet: A world premiere by Tod Machover
Symphony Hall
Sam Miller
The Comedy Studio · $26 · 18+
Kill Tiny
The Comedy Studio · $10 · 18+
Bruins vs. Predators
TD Garden
Friko
The Sinclair · All ages
Fall-o-Ween Children’s Festival
Boston Common (Charles and Beacon Streets) · Free
Hyeri Han
Berklee (1140 Boylston St.) · Free
Fabulous Voice Faculty Go ’70s
Berklee (1140 Boylston St.) · Free
Owen Mar: Converge
Berklee (1140 Boylston St.) · Free
2026 Hip-Hop Showcase
Red Room at Café 939 · Free
Meghan Quinn on Tour!
Big Night Live
Operation Mincemeat (Touring)
Emerson Colonial Theatre
Friday October 23
Ryan Davis
Laugh Boston · From $33 plus fees · 16+
Dirty Disney
Laugh Boston · From $29 plus fees · 18+
Our pick Main Stage Show: Nightmare on Hanover Street
Improv Asylum · 16+
Main Stage Show: Nightmare on Hanover Street
Improv Asylum · 16+
Quadeca
Citizens House of Blues Boston
Hide Out Comedy Fridays at The White Bull
The White Bull Tavern · 21+
Waylon Wyatt (All Ages)
Royale · All ages
Assembly of Dust (18+)
Brighton Music Hall · 18+
Best In Boston Showcase
Laugh Boston · From $33 plus fees · 16+
Our pick Coraline: The Drag Tribute
Club Café · $35 ($45 VIP) plus fees
Virtual Riot & Blanke – Far From Home Tour
Royale · 21+
Our pick Nate Jackson: Big Dog
The Wilbur
Jim Kweskin & Samoa Wilson
Club Passim · $45 ($43 members), fees included
Union Town
Brattle Theatre
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Brattle Theatre
Mike McCarthy
Nick’s Comedy Stop
Passim Presents Carsie Blanton
Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre
Fumi Abe
The Comedy Studio · $30 · 18+
Fumi Abe
The Comedy Studio · $30 · 18+
Our pick Celtics vs. Knicks
TD Garden
Dana and Alden
The Sinclair · All ages
The Glitter Boys
The Sinclair · 21+
Our pick Brian Simpson
Scullers Jazz Club · All ages
Upstate
City Winery Boston
Our pick Walter Street Burying Ground Tour
Walter Street Burying Ground · Free
Sherlock’s Attitude
Berklee (1140 Boylston St.) · Free
Siqi Wang: Love Journey
Berklee (1140 Boylston St.) · Free
ROA: USA Tour
Big Night Live
Operation Mincemeat (Touring)
Emerson Colonial Theatre
Saturday October 24
Ryan Davis
Laugh Boston · From $33 plus fees · 16+
Ryan Davis
Laugh Boston · From $33 plus fees · 16+
Main Stage Show: Nightmare on Hanover Street
Improv Asylum · 16+
Main Stage Show: Nightmare on Hanover Street
Improv Asylum · 16+
Raunch
Improv Asylum · 18+
DRIVEWAYS with special guests The Spill Canvas & Have Mercy
Citizens House of Blues Boston
Our pick Trae Crowder
The Wilbur
Our pick Halloween at Pazza: Costume Party
Pazza on Porter · Free · 21+
Our pick Jesse Welles
Roadrunner
Our pick Big D And The Kids Table: A Nightmare Before Halloween
Paradise Rock Club
Assembly of Dust (18+)
Brighton Music Hall · 18+
Best In Boston Showcase
Laugh Boston · From $33 plus fees · 16+
Brave Rave
Royale · 18+
The Nields
Club Passim · $38 ($36 members), fees included
HOUSU + A Tape: The American History of Nobuhiko Obayashi’s HOUSE
Brattle Theatre
Fork in the Road
Brattle Theatre
All About the Money
Brattle Theatre
The Other Side of Memory
Brattle Theatre
Give Me the Ball!
Brattle Theatre
Joey Carroll
Nick’s Comedy Stop
Will Abeles
The Comedy Studio · $15 · 18+
Comedy Gold w/ host Uri Shatil
The Comedy Studio · $26 · 18+
The Late Night w/ host Kevin Turner
The Comedy Studio · $26 · 18+
Our pick Bruins vs. Sharks
TD Garden
Lexi Jayde
The Sinclair · All ages
fruitstand presents: goths vs jocks
The Sinclair · 21+
Tim Ray Trio feat Edmar Colon
Scullers Jazz Club · All ages
Our pick Boy Band Brunch – Y2K Halloween
City Winery Boston
VCR
City Winery Boston
Bob Schneider plus Chris Trapper
City Winery Boston
Our pick Horse-of-Course: Meet the Park Ranger Horses
Arnold Arboretum, Hunnewell Visitor Center · Free
Graduate Voice Performance Seminar Recital
Boston Conservatory at Berklee · Free
Class Recital: Junior Voice Students—Classical Songs and Arias
Boston Conservatory at Berklee · Free
Have Heart
Big Night Live
Boston University Men’s Hockey vs. UConn Huskies Mens College Hockey
Agganis Arena
Operation Mincemeat (Touring)
Emerson Colonial Theatre
Operation Mincemeat (Touring)
Emerson Colonial Theatre
Our pick Halloweentown Movie Night at Boston Landing
The TRACK at New Balance · Free · All ages
Sunday October 25
Dale Elliot Jr
Laugh Boston · From $40 plus fees · 16+
Our pick The Man In Black: A Tribute to Johnny Cash
The Wilbur
Our pick Halloween Drag Brunch with Mizery
Club Café · $25 plus $2.25 fee · 21+
Movements
Roadrunner
Holywatr: Deo Gratias Tour
Paradise Rock Club
MARIS
Brighton Music Hall
Our pick PruBoo 2026
Prudential Center · Free
Stash Wyslouch
Club Passim · $30 ($28 members), fees included
Local Shorts Program
Brattle Theatre
Cut to David
Brattle Theatre
The Oldest Person in the World
Brattle Theatre
Playing POTUS
Brattle Theatre
Luke Kidgell
Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre · All ages
Let’s Not Die: A Live D&D Comedy Performance
The Comedy Studio · $10
The Comedy Studio’s Tour of Harvard Square: A Comedic Historical Tour and Comedy Show
The Comedy Studio · $30
Kaboom! Comedy & Variety
The Comedy Studio · $15 · 18+
Our pick Rod Wave
TD Garden
ivri
The Sinclair · All ages
Our pick Noah Gundersen: Rites of Spring US TOUR FALL 2026
City Winery Boston
Drew Ryder Smith
City Winery Boston
Studio Recital: Angela Gooch, Voice
Boston Conservatory at Berklee · Free
Student Recital: Cello Trio Senior Recital
Boston Conservatory at Berklee · Free
Aria Vega
Big Night Live
Operation Mincemeat (Touring)
Emerson Colonial Theatre
Operation Mincemeat (Touring)
Emerson Colonial Theatre
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