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Boston Events Boston's Official Calendar of Events. There are endless ways to experience Boston. From iconic cross-cultural festivals and world-renowned performing arts to food and drink-related celebrations, live music, sports, museum exhibits, and family fun, Boston hosts cant-miss events every day of the year.
- Events In Boston This Weekend | October 11 - 14, 2024
Opening Our Doors 2024. Various Locations. Join us Monday,...
- Events In Boston This Weekend | October 11 - 14, 2024
- Multiple Days Ongoing Through Monday, October 14
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FESTIVALS + FAIRS
HONK! Festival of Activist Street Bands This uplifting grassroots celebration of community, music, and passion for a better world brings together more than 30 fired-up brass bands from across the United States—and, in one case, all the way from Brazil. As in previous years, there will be outdoor performances, workshops, art making, and parades, culminating in Sunday’s joyful march from Davis Square to Harvard Square’s Oktoberfest. Free, Thursday through Sunday, October 3-6, various locations,...
HALLOWEEN FUN
Boston’s Wicked Haunt Fest Haunted houses, a staple of spooky season, usually happen in the suburbs or exurbs, but this one, with four different “ghoulish experiences” utilizing animatronics, live actors, and special effects, plus a beer garden, autumnal food, photo ops, pumpkin painting, and kids’ activities, is far more accessible to urban dwellers—if they dare! $25-$90, through November 3, 10 Stack St., Charlestown
THEATER
The Real Inspector Hound and After Magritte Call it Non-Stop Stoppard: as The Huntington’s Leopoldstadt closes this weekend, Deadword Theatre Company picks up the slack. The beloved Inspector Hound sends up both theater critics and murder mysteries at the same time; After Magritte transposes the great surrealist painter’s visual universe into the realm of theater, somehow managing to be funny rather than pretentious. $18.50, Thursday, October 10 through October 30, Plaza Theater, Boston Cente...
FESTIVALS
Harvard Square Oktoberfest Six stages of live entertainment, an assortment of street performers, multiple beer and wine gardens, all kinds of food, all sorts of vendors, colorful chalk art in the street, a Filipino American festival-within-the-festival, and the arrival of the HONK! parade from Davis—it’s Oktoberfest in Harvard Square, and it’s back for the 45th year. Prost! Free, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Harvard Square, Cambridge
MUSIC
Lupe Fiasco The Chicago rapper and entrepreneur dropped his ninth album, Samurai, in June. In typically left-field Fiasco fashion, the album is inspired by Amy Winehouse’s boasts, shared in a 2015 interview, of being a dope battle rapper. On the jazzy title track, he’s sharp as ever, fitting shifting bars together like a Tetris player. $35, 8 p.m., Royale, 279 Tremont St., Boston SHOPPING SoWa Open Market This popular Sunday event features dozens of vendors selling their own jewelry, clothing...
MUSIC
Kings of Leon These four-time Grammy winners returned in February with Can We Please Have Fun, favoring a somewhat lo-fi “back to basics” sound, dotted with a few enjoyable experiments like the lead single, “Mustang,” which, with its halted spoken word vocals and baritone riff, could almost be a Cake song. $55-$112.25, 7:30 p.m., MGM Music Hall at Fenway, 2 Lansdowne St., Boston
MUSIC
Bilal Known early in his career for R&B hits like 2000’s “Soul Sista,” Bilal chose to blaze his own trail, becoming something of a musician’s musician, celebrated for his wide vocal range, offbeat charisma, and unclassifiable sound. This year, he released his first album since 2015, Adjust Brightness. $35-$40, 8 p.m., Crystal Ballroom, 55 Davis Sq., Somerville
MUSIC
Becca Stevens Elements of jazz, classical, and mountain folk converge in the songs of Becca Stevens, which carry the mystique of a Joni Mitchell or Joanna Newsom, but with an earthier quality than either. Though her beautiful arrangements have been nominated for Grammys, her latest album, Maple to Paper, is a stripped-down affair, built around nothing but a voice and an acoustic guitar. $15-$18, 7 p.m., Café 939, 939 Boylston St., Boston
BOOKS + READINGS
Deryck Whibley The Sum 41 frontman is in town not to sing the chorus to “Fat Lip,” but to promote his new memoir, Walking Disaster, which traces his rise to 2000s punk pop royalty from humble beginnings in Canada. Along the way, Whibley dishes about life with the band, the ups and downs and fame, and the health problems that nearly derailed him. $49 (book included), 6:30 p.m., WBUR CitySpace, 890 Comm. Ave., Boston
MUSIC
Laszewo This electronic pop trio’s head-over-heels track “Too Sweet” is a candy-colored dose of elation, perceptively lined with the anxiety that always accompany a good crush—and funnily enough, it was featured in Candy Crush Saga. Their 2024 album In Color is a sonically eclectic collection, eschewing pop persona games in favor of a plethora of danceable beats and memorable melodies. $22.45, 9 p.m., Big Night Live, 110 Causeway St., Boston
DANCE
National Ballet of Ukraine Not since the days of the Soviet Union has this world-renowned company touched down on American soil. They’ll perform The Dying Swan and selections fromDon Quixote and Giselle in front of an immersive, high-tech 3D LED screen. As a bonus, you’ll also see a performance from the folk ensemble Ukrainian Shumka Dancers. $69-$139, 7:30 p.m., Boch Center Shubert Theater, 265 Tremont St., Boston
PODCASTS
My Therapist Ghosted Me What does one do when even their therapist won’t answer their texts anymore? If you’re the gift-of-gab-having Irish duo Vogue Williams and Joanne McNally, you start a podcast and let your fanbase—which has grown, since 2021, to over three million a month—do the listening. $37-$52, 7:30 p.m., The Wilbur, 246 Tremont St., Boston
MUSIC
Billie Eilish Eilish pretty much ruled this year’s award season with her song off the Barbie soundtrack, “What Was I Made For?” which won an Oscar and multiple Grammys. Now she’s ruling the airwaves with her third album, Hit Me Hard and Soft, and its bouncy, sexy hit single “Lunch.” With all this momentum rolling in behind her, she’s ready for her championship run at the TD Garden. tdgarden.com. Marcus King A soulful Southern singer-songwriter with a tenor voice that could rattle the windows...
COMEDY
Brian Simpson “I don’t help people when their pets go missing,” says Austin-based comic and former Marine Brian Simpson in a set on Lights Out with David Spade. “When I see one of those signs and it’s like ‘Lost Dog,’ I’m like, okay, that’s one side of the story… Maybe he escaped.” Earlier this year, his debut special, Live from the Mothership, appeared on Netflix. $27-$57, 7:30 p.m., The Wilbur, 246 Tremont St., Boston Liam McGurk In this Cambridge Comedy clip, sardonic local standup Liam Mc...
MUSIC
The Warren Haynes Band A god in the jam band world for his work with the Allman Brothers Band and Gov’t Mule, his participation in the Grateful Dead extended universe, and his numerous collaborations with the Dave Matthews Band, Warren Haynes needs little introduction. His solo band hasn’t released a new album since 2015, but it’s always been about the live show. $41.25-$357.75, 8 p.m., Orpheum Theater, 1 Hamilton Pl., Boston Little Stranger This Charleston, South Carolina rap duo seem born t...
COMEDY
Tracy Morgan Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock star Tracy Morgan still has one of the loudest voices and goofiest minds in the biz. Barely prompted, in a recent Tonight Show appearance, to sing the praises of New York, he shouts: “King Kong died here! The Son of Sam was born here! The Warriors was filmed here! The Marshmallow Man walked through here!” $69, 7 p.m., The Wilbur, 246 Tremont St., Boston Max Wittert: I Can Steal Your Mother With the help of over a thousand illustrations, Max Wittert...
SHOPPING
Copley Square Farmers Market Farmers markets spring up across the Boston area this time of year, but Copley Square hosts the largest, offering a cornucopia of local produce, meats, dairy, baked goods, and prepared meals, as well as some non-edible products. Free, Tuesdays and Fridays through November 26, Copley Square, 227-230 Dartmouth St., Boston
WELLNESS
Seaport Sweat Get a little closer to your best self with the help of these outdoor classes, taking place Monday through Saturday until the end of summer. The regular weekday evening schedule features Pilates, yoga, Zumba, barre, and more; some of Saturday’s rotating morning classes include dance cardio/sculpting workout Sculpt That Sass, the high-intensity Broncore Bootcamp, the circuit-style class Peaches Guaranteed, and the kickboxing-inspired Kick It By Eliza. Free, through September 28, S...
TOURS
View Boston If you’ve got visitors and you want to give them a killer 360-degree view of the city, or if you just want a peep yourself, you can hardly do better than View Boston, at the top of the Prudential Center. You can spring for a guided tour or just take it in yourself. The view isn’t all you’ll find up there—there’s also a restaurant, The Beacon, and Stratus, a cocktail bar. Higher-level ticket packages include a sample drink. $29.99-59.99, open daily, 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Prudential Cent...
Georgia O’Keeffe and Henry Moore The San Diego Museum of Art assembled this traveling show comparing two of the biggest names in 20th century art, with 60 works from O’Keeffe and 90 from Moore, alongside recreations of both artists’ studios. While Moore’s huge figurative sculptures and O’Keeffe’s portraits of flowers may seem unrelated, the pair pr...
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6 days ago · Opening Our Doors 2024. Various Locations. Join us Monday, October 14th, 2024 from 10:00am to 4:00pm for the 23rd Annual free art + cultural festival Opening Our Doors. Visit locations throughout the Fenway Cultural District for art exhibitions and activities, cultural experiences, musical and dance performances, and….
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6 days ago · Photograph: Courtesy Time Out Market Boston / Nicole Melich. The best things to do in Boston this weekend: Sept. 20–22. Somerville's funny Fluff festival, free outdoor yoga on the Harborwalk and ...
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