Boston area: October 2026
Thu, Oct 1
- 1:00 PM Songs from Indigenous Stories (live) @ Brookline Senior Center, Brookline Mwalim, Thea Hopkins, Jasmine Goodspeed
- 4:00 PM Found's Roof Garden Vintage Market + Day Party @ Urban Park Roof Garden, Kendall Square, Cambridge
- 4:00 PM MUNA Pregame @ Club Café, Boston MUNA
- 5:00 PM Feast in the Field (Harvest Nights) @ Wilson Farm, Boston Devon, Evan & friends
5:00 PM Feast in the Fields @ Wilson Farm, Boston
- 5:00 PM On Second Thought opening reception @ Mayor's Office Gallery, Boston City Hall, Boston
- 6:00 PM Michael Moore studio reception @ Mother Brook Arts & Community Center, Dedham
6:00 PM REMI WOLF MUD Early Listen @ Newbury Comics, Boston Remi Wolf
6:15 PM Mic Drop Community Open Mic @ ROOTED Cafe (Center for Arts at the Armory), Boston
- 6:30 PM Kiefer with special guest Shibo @ The Bowery, Boston Kiefer, Shibo
7:00 PM Fresh Prospects: Frogs & Loser @ The Red Room at Cafe 939, Boston Frogs, Loser
- 7:00 PM Hedwig and the Angry Inch 25th Anniversary Screening & Q&A @ Shubert Theatre, Boston John Cameron Mitchell
- 7:00 PM Live at the Library: Kadanz Jazz @ Medford Public Library, Medford Kadanz Jazz
7:00 PM Live Band Karaoke with 5 Minutes of Fame @ The Grove at the Lawn on D, Boston 5 Minutes of Fame
- 7:00 PM THEYDREAM screening and virtual Q&A @ Emerson Paramount Center, Boston
7:00 PM THEYDREAM screening at CineFest Latino Boston 2026 @ Emerson Paramount Center, Boston
- 7:00 PM This Is 40-ish @ Spy Bar, Boston
- 7:30 PM BSO All-Rachmaninoff Concert @ Symphony Hall, Boston Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons, Seong-Jin Cho
- 7:30 PM El Laberinto del Coco @ Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre, Somerville El Laberinto del Coco
7:30 PM Signature Series presents MonoNeon's Micro-Southern Soul @ Berklee Performance Center, Boston MonoNeon
- 8:00 PM Collegiate DJ Battle @ DESCENT (Boston), Cambridge Sisko, Chaya Islyfe, The DJ Pez
8:00 PM FRISKY: Starting the Season (DJ Voxel) @ ManRay, Cambridge DJ Voxel
8:00 PM GayC/DC and ShePop at Deep Cuts @ Deep Cuts, Medford GayC/DC, ShePop
8:00 PM Lift Every Voice Play Festival @ Multicultural Arts Center, Cambridge Jamie Lin, Ciera-Sadé Wade, Hortense Gerardo, Michelle M. Aguillon, Shay McQueenie
- 8:00 PM Reckoners hometown record release with special guest Dennis Brennan @ Lizard Lounge, Cambridge Reckoners, Dennis Brennan
Adam O'Farrill @ All Saints Ashmont, Boston Adam O'Farrill
- Andy Lantz & Frankie Campofelice – Lush Life @ Club Café Boston, Boston Andy Lantz, Frankie Campofelice
Dot Jazz Series: Anna Webber & Shimmer Wince @ Peabody Hall at the Parish of All Saints, Boston Anna Webber, Shimmer Wince
- Gorillaz @ TD Garden, Boston Gorillaz
- Greywind headline show with Rodeo & Hyber @ Warehouse XI, Somerville Greywind, Rodeo, Hyber
- It's Thursday @ Ghost Light Tavern, Boston DJ CHI
- Live Music with Amy & Eric @ Longboards Restaurant & Bar, Salem Amy & Eric
MUNA night 1 @ Roadrunner, Boston MUNA
Open Decks (House) @ Boston Open Decks (venue not specified), Boston
Pocket Money Sessions @ Chianti Bar and Lounge, Boston Mike Mele, Brian Cogger, Derek Hayden
- Red Bull Turn It Up @ DESCENT (Boston), Cambridge
Fri, Oct 2
2:30 PM SHORTS PROGRAM: DE AQUÍ Y DE ALLÁ (DE NUESTROS VECINOS) @ Boston Public Library, Boston
- 3:00 PM Small Mart at Davis Square Plaza @ Davis Square Plaza, Somerville
3:30 PM The Witches of Eastwick (35mm) @ Brattle Theatre, Cambridge
- 5:00 PM Far, Dark Places (Craig Cromartie solo exhibition) @ ShowUp, Boston
5:00 PM Harvest Hoedown @ Wilson Farm, Boston Line Dancing Queens
5:00 PM Jazz Jams @ The Phoenix Landing, Cambridge
- 5:00 PM Junkfest @ Dorchester Brewing Co., Boston
5:00 PM THE ART OF POSSIBILITY @ TAG The Art Gallery, Boston
5:30 PM Junkfest 2026 (Night 1) @ Dorchester Brewing Co., Boston
- 6:00 PM October Opening Reception @ Galatea Fine Art, Boston
6:00 PM Summer Sendoff Boat Benefit @ Boston Harbor (sunset boat cruise), Boston DJ Troy Frost
6:30 PM DJ @ The Grove at the Lawn on D, Boston
6:30 PM FREEING JUANITA @ Emerson Paramount Center, Boston
6:30 PM Freeing Juanita (preceded by Astronauta) - CineFest Latino Boston 2026 @ Emerson Paramount Center, Boston
7:00 PM Aún es noche en Caracas (CineFest Latino Boston) @ Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston
- 7:00 PM Boogie de Janeiro @ Spy Bar, Boston
- 7:00 PM Concert with Chandler Travis 3-0 @ Menino Arts Center, Boston Chandler Travis 3-0
- 7:00 PM Gordon Michaels @ Club Café Boston, Boston Gordon Michaels
- 7:00 PM OCTOBERMIST @ Ocean Mist, Boston Dennis Polisky and the Maestro's Men
7:00 PM Tonight in Eastie: live music at Democracy Brewing @ Democracy Brewing (Maverick Square), Boston
- 7:00 PM Tunes on Tap Season 3 Kickoff @ Roundhead Brewing, Boston Jamie Hart
- 7:00 PM Weekend live music: acoustic rock and indie @ Ula Cafe, Jamaica Plain Orbiter
8:00 PM Lift Every Voice Play Festival @ Multicultural Arts Center, Cambridge Jamie Lin, Ciera-Sadé Wade, Hortense Gerardo, Michelle M. Aguillon, Shay McQueenie
8:00 PM Strange Pains Vinyl Release Show @ Deep Cuts, Medford Strange Pains, Ivy Boy, Old Horse
- 9:00 PM Bent First Fridays @ HUE Boston, Boston DJ Knkout
9:00 PM The Portal: MONSTER @ ManRay, Cambridge André Obin, DJ Static (James Cuddyer)
- 9:30 PM Rene Wise, Siia, & J.I.A. @ Machina (Basement Project), Cambridge Rene Wise, SIIA, J.I.A.
9:30 PM Rene Wise, Siia, & J.I.A. @ Infra, Cambridge Rene Wise, SIIA, J.I.A.
9:30 PM Spin the Bottle takeover of Boys' Night (The Glitter Boys) @ The Sinclair, Cambridge Spin the Bottle
- 10:00 PM Cyclo Bonette, Headphones Girl @ DM for address · Boston Cyclo Bonette, Headphones Girl
10:00 PM DJ L'Duke Friday Night @ Vera's Cardinal Lounge, Boston DJ L'Duke
10:00 PM The Dollhouse @ Jacques' Cabaret, Boston Wilhelmina LaDesse, Jazmine Skies, Teasha Boo, MT HART
- 2026 Red Bull Turn It Up DJ Competition @ Boston Akap Marr
777 Fridays Ladies Night @ Venu, Boston
A Cappella Takeover Event @ UnCommon Corner, Cambridge Acappellics, Achoired Taste, Noteworthy, Skintones
- Antje Duvekot concert and album release party @ deCordova Sculpture Park & Museum, Boston Antje Duvekot
Beirut night (Sahara Nights) @ Boston, Massachusetts (venue not named), Boston Roy C Music, MILØ, Janjoun Dabke
Beirut Without Borders at ICON Boston @ Icon Nightclub, Boston
- Boston Fuzzstival 2026 - Day 1 @ The Armory, Somerville Dino Gala Band, Major Stars
Boston Fuzzstival 2026 (Day 1) @ Arts at the Armory, Somerville Spirit Ghost
- Club Café Fridays – GayMaxxing @ Club Café Boston, Boston
Eli Paperboy Reed at Regatta Bar Jazz Club @ Regattabar, Cambridge Eli "Paperboy" Reed
- Eli Paperboy Reed at Regatta Bar Jazz Club @ Regattabar, Cambridge Eli "Paperboy" Reed
- Eli Paperboy Reed at Regattabar @ Regattabar, Cambridge Eli "Paperboy" Reed
First Friday in SoWa @ TAG Gallery, SoWa Art + Design District, Boston
Fuzzstival 12 @ Arts at the Armory, Somerville
- Fuzztival at Arts at the Armory @ Arts at the Armory, Somerville
Ghosts of Jupiter at The Cabot @ The Cabot, Boston Ghosts of Jupiter
Gordi at Lilypad Inman with Gracie & Rachel @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge Gordi, Gracie & Rachel
Infra October 2026 - OCT02 @ Boston Rene Wise, SIIA, J.I.A.
- JUNKFEST 2026 (ticket reminder) @ Dorchester Brewing Co., Boston
JUNKFEST Night One @ The Beam, Boston Hound and Handler, Ike Moemeka, SB KHI, The Big Evil Band, Enrico Rao, Josiah Lamirand, Cameron Spann, Sanaa Cadet
Ladies Night @ Venu, Boston DJ Jayd, DJ RU
MIAMI VICE @ Fête Boston, Boston Supah & Killa, DJ PowaSerge, DJ Mikey D Muzik 83
- Michelle Malone 40 Years Celebration - Burren Backroom Series @ The Burren, Somerville Michelle Malone & the Hot Toddies
- Michelle Malone 40th Anniversary Show @ The Burren, Somerville Michelle Malone & the Hot Toddies
- MUNA - Boston Night One (Get Sso Hot Tour) @ Roadrunner, Boston MUNA
- PARENTS (1989) @ Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline
Post-show conversation with Dr. Kelcie Willis @ Central Square Theater, Cambridge
- Spin & Shop @ Davis Square Plaza, Somerville El Amado, Devil Honey
Sung Compline (Zoom) @ Zoom (online), Boston
- The Smashing Pumpkins @ TD Garden, Boston The Smashing Pumpkins
- William Tell @ Emerson Colonial Theatre, Boston
Sat, Oct 3
- 10:30 AM Mobile Arts Program Student Show & Sale @ Blake Estates, Boston
11:00 AM Nifty 350 @ Eliot School Craft, Boston A Trike Called Funk, JD Davis (MC & Dance Lead), Eskapade Life
- 11:00 AM Random Play Dance (RPD) at Malden Cosplay Celebration @ Malden City Hall Plaza, Malden Nine Hearts NE
11:00 AM Spicetober Fest 2026 @ City Hall Plaza, Boston
11:00 AM Spicetober Fest: Willie Colón y El Grupo Chevere LIVE @ City Hall Plaza, Boston Willie Colón y El Grupo Chevere
11:00 AM SpicetoberFest @ City Hall Plaza, Boston SAFIYA
11:00 AM The Nifty 350 Festival @ Eliot Schoolhouse, Jamaica Plain A Trike Called Funk
- 11:00 AM Weekend Brunch @ Club Café Boston, Boston
- 11:30 AM Battle Of The Siblings @ Club Café, Boston
12:00 PM Libertad - CineFest Latino Boston 2026 (trailer promo) @ Brattle Theatre, Cambridge
12:00 PM Libertad (preceded by Líneas Imaginarias) - CineFest Latino Boston 2026 @ Brattle Theatre, Cambridge
12:00 PM LIBERTAD screening and Q&A @ Brattle Theatre, Cambridge
- 12:00 PM Oktoberfest at the Mill @ Old Schwamb Mill, Arlington
- 1:30 PM Fiesta en la Plaza presents One Night in Alosha @ City Hall Plaza, Boston
2:00 PM Fall Fest - A Taylor Swift Tribute by @annadaleyyoung @ The Grove at the Lawn on D, Boston Anna Daley Young
2:00 PM Niñas Escarlata (Scarlet Girls) - CineFest Latino Boston 2026 @ Emerson Paramount Center, Boston
2:00 PM Purpose (Audio Described Performance) @ The Huntington at The Huntington Theatre, Boston
- 2:30 PM FrosTEA Performance at Malden Idol Showcase @ Malden Cosplay Celebration, Malden Etheria / FrosTEA
- 2:30 PM Malden Cosplay Celebration - Idol Showcase @ Malden City Hall Plaza, Malden Amethyst KPDC
- 3:00 PM Irish Band + Oktoberfest @ Democracy Brewing (Downtown Crossing), Boston Irish Band (unnamed)
3:00 PM Jonathan Gramling & Friends @ Twelfth Baptist Church, Boston Jonathan Gramling & Friends
3:00 PM Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival (Trung Thu Together) @ Town Field Park in Fields Corner, Boston Banh Mi and Bachata (Bachata Break host)
3:00 PM TRUNG THU TOGETHER @ Town Field Park in Fields Corner, Boston
4:00 PM Boston Lyric Opera Concert @ Titus Sparrow Park, Boston Boston Lyric Opera
- 4:00 PM Haunting Whispers Volume 1 @ Riverstage at Herter Park, Boston Final Gasp, Cowardice, Chain Lacing, The Glitter Boys
- 4:00 PM Revival: CA McNeill @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge CA McNeill
4:30 PM SANA Y SALVA (CineFest Latino Boston) @ Emerson Paramount Center, Boston
- 5:00 PM jam_bot concert with Jordan Rudess @ MIT Museum, Cambridge Jordan Rudess
5:30 PM Junkfest 2026 (Night 2) @ Dorchester Brewing Co., Boston
6:00 PM Orkest Fall Season - Gallery 263 @ Gallery 263, Boston Anne Louis E, Gia Spaghetti, Autumn Mackenzie, Kiara Rock
- 6:00 PM Weekend live music: Cuban and Latin trio @ Ula Cafe, Jamaica Plain Los Mambiseros
6:30 PM Journey Tribute with The Great Escape @ The Grove at the Lawn on D, Boston The Great Escape
- 7:00 PM Anisong Afterparty at Malden Cosplay Celebration @ Idle Hands Brewery, Malden zakennah, gindesune, DJ Moero
- 7:00 PM Battle of the Bands @ Mother Brook Arts & Community Center, Dedham
7:00 PM Birthday Bash at The Catalyst @ The Catalyst, Boston
7:00 PM Jinxland with The Grommets and Torch Red @ Underbones, Somerville Jinxland, The Grommets, Torch Red
- 7:00 PM Making Friends at Gas Stations: A Cabaret Starring Claire Kaiser @ Club Café, Boston Claire Kaiser
7:00 PM Showcase Saturdays @ Jacques' Cabaret, Boston Patty Bourree, heymisster, Stickihoney, The Gigi Glam
- 7:00 PM Your '90s Mixtape @ Spy Bar, Boston
7:30 PM RUNA SIMI (CineFest Latino Boston Spotlight Film) @ Emerson Paramount Center, Boston
8:00 PM Heat Takeover (Open Decks) @ The Chemist Boston, Boston
- 8:00 PM Kinetic Trio returns @ Gulu-Gulu Cafe, Salem, Salem Kinetic Trio
8:00 PM Sera Cahoone + Mary Lambert @ Deep Cuts, Medford Sera Cahoone, Mary Lambert
- 9:00 PM Kabir Sen and Krush Factory at Lizard Lounge @ Lizard Lounge, Cambridge Kabir Sen, Krush Factory
9:45 PM Night of the Vamp-Friars (Boston premiere) @ Brattle Theatre, Cambridge
- 10:00 PM BRAVE RAVE @ HAN, Allston
- 10:00 PM CSILLA @ DM for address · Boston CSILLA
- 10:00 PM DJ Tool @ DM for address · Boston DJ Tool
- 10:00 PM MOS @ DM for address · Boston MOS
- 10:00 PM Show · Boston @ DM for address · Boston
- 10:00 PM Show · Boston @ DM for address · Boston
- 10:00 PM VENU Saturdays @ Venu, Boston DJ Roni Flee
- 10:30 PM Prestige Worldwide at The Bebop @ The Bebop, Boston Prestige Worldwide
- beabadoobee @ TD Garden, Boston beabadoobee
- Blue Light Bandits monthly show at Lou's @ Lou's, Cambridge Blue Light Bandits
- Boston Fuzzstival 2026 - Day 2 @ The Armory, Somerville Deer Lady, Warmachine, Winkler
Boston Fuzzstival 2026 (Day 2) @ Arts at the Armory, Somerville CS Cleaners
- DayDream at The General Radio Stage @ General Radio Stage, Wellesley DayDream
Dembow City Vol. 4 @ Icon Nightclub, Boston DJ Randy Flow, DJ Flow
- DOTC Season Closer with Pete Moss & Randy Deshaies @ Marsh Post #442, Boston Pete Moss, Randy Deshaies
Elder at Paradise Rock Club @ Paradise Rock Club, Boston Elder
- Fuzzstival Day One @ Arts at the Armory, Somerville Spirit Ghost, Dino Gala Band, Major Stars, Dinos Will Never Die
- Harvest Festival @ South Street Farm, Somerville Jade Faria, Los Mambiseros
- Hemlock Esprings opening Gets So Hot tour at Roadrunner @ Roadrunner, Boston Hemlock Esprings
JUNKFEST Night Two @ Dorchester Brewing Co., Boston Cut the Kids in Half, Sophie's Body Music, Key Found, Ruby Leftstep, Makeout Palace (as Cake)
- Katie Connor @ Club Café, Boston
- Longy Brass Day @ Pickman Concert Hall, Cambridge Tage Larsen, Chloe Swindler, Andy Kozar, William Lang, Victoria Garcia, Hazel Dean Davis, Rachel Childers, Sasha Johnson
- Malden Cosplay Celebration (MCC) 2026 @ Malden Center, Malden
- MCC After Party @ Idle Hands Brewery, Malden
- MCC Idol Showcase @ Malden Center, Malden Duo Eve Dance
Queer Community Sunset on Spectacle Island @ Spectacle Island, Boston Mizery, Jazmine Skies, Sasha Stone, DJ Lady Ly
Rozz Williams: Romeo's Distress @ Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline Rozz Williams
Sat Oct 3 at The Brattle: CineFest Latino (Libertad 12:00), Kwaidan 2:30 & 6:00, The Late Show: Night of the Vamp-Friars 9:45 @ Brattle Theatre, Cambridge
- Saturday at The Chemist @ The Chemist Boston, Boston Mike Vibes, Heat
Season Closer @ Marsh Post #442, Boston DJ Bob Diesel
- SLAMFUNK @ Vera's, Somerville Sean Marquand
- SLAMFUNK (October edition) @ Vera's, Somerville Sean Marquand
Supperclub with geespin @ HUE Boston, Boston geespin
- Sweet sounds of FM Collective at Charlotte Forten Park (Salem downtown evening) @ Charlotte Forten Park, Salem FM Collective
- Taiwan Double Ten National Day Parade @ City Hall Plaza, Boston Wah Lum Academy dragon, Wah Lum Boston lions
THE 'BURBS @ Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline
Sun, Oct 4
- 10:30 AM Open Streets Boston - Allston-Brighton @ Brighton Ave. and Harvard Ave., Allston-Brighton, Boston
10:42 AM Show @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge
11:00 AM Boston Women's Market - Jamaica Plain @ Loring Greenough House, Jamaica Plain
- 11:00 AM SoWa Open Market @ SoWa Open Market, Boston Stefan Couture, Matt Koelsch
11:00 AM The Big Gig @ The Charles River Speedway, Boston
11:00 AM The Big Gig: 3rd Annual Fall Indie Music Festival & Market @ The Charles River Speedway, Boston Ivy Boy, Puppy Problems, Mozz, Slo-anne, Emi McSwain, Happy Just to See You
- 12:00 PM Cambridge Science Carnival @ MIT Open Space, Cambridge
12:00 PM Shorts Program: Puerto Rican Shorts — Yo Soy de P FKN R (CineFest Latino Boston) @ Brattle Theatre, Cambridge
1:00 PM (mostly) SAME SOFTIES, NEW DATE @ Satellite, Cambridge Big Tom Circus cast (drag performers)
- 1:30 PM Show @ City Hall Plaza, Boston
1:30 PM One Night in Alosha @ City Hall Plaza, Boston Zakiyyah
1:30 PM One Night in Alosha (Fiesta en la Plaza) @ City Hall Plaza, Boston Agora Cultural Architects
2:00 PM New England Poetry Club Reading @ Menino Arts Center, Boston Mark Pawlak, Susan Eisenberg, Mid Walsh
- 2:00 PM The Ladies Who Brunch @ Club Café Boston, Boston
2:30 PM Intimate Observer: Family Portrayals @ Brattle Theatre, Cambridge
- 3:00 PM Believe. A celebration of Cher @ The Huntington at The Huntington Theatre, Boston Boston Gay Men's Chorus
- 4:00 PM Davis Square Sunday Series - Almost Olive, Barkdogbarkdog & JVCK Photo @ Red Bones BBQ, Somerville Almost Olive, Barkdogbarkdog, JVCK Photo
- 4:00 PM Fire and Ice: Aleotti and New Composers @ Emmanuel Church, Boston Cappella Clausura
- 4:00 PM Sunday Revival: Stan Martin Band @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Stan Martin Band
5:00 PM La Bola Negra (CineFest Latino Boston Closing Night) sold out @ Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline
- 6:00 PM Bear Tea – Hanky Code @ Club Café Boston, Boston
- 7:00 PM Benefit for Scrappy and His Family @ Sonia, Cambridge Who Killed Spikey Jacket, ICBM, Uniformed Service, Violent Protest, Sodrotter, Aces High
7:00 PM Benefit for Scrappy and His Family @ Sonia, Cambridge Who Killed Spikey Jacket, ICBM, Uniformed Service, Violent Protest, Sodrotter, Aces High
- 8:00 PM BT ALC Big Band with Sax Gordon at Sally O'Brien's @ Sally O'Brien's, Somerville BT ALC Big Band, Sax Gordon
8:00 PM Santiago Cruz - Sigo en Pie Tour @ Arts at the Armory, Somerville Santiago Cruz
9:00 PM Cherry Cheeks, KO Queen & Orange Whip at Lily Pad @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge Cherry Cheeks, KO Queen, Orange Whip
- 7th Annual Eustis Estate Fine Arts & Crafts Market @ Historic New England's Eustis Estate, Boston
- Autumnal Psychedelia tour: Crystal Spiders, Mean Green, Blood of the Gods @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Crystal Spiders, Mean Green, Blood of the Gods
- Brighton Bazaar big gig @ Notch Brewing, Salem Puppy Problems, Happy Just to See You, Mozz, Ivy Boy, Slo-anne, Emi McSwain
Descartes a Kant US/Canada Tour - Rockwell @ The Rockwell, Somerville Descartes a Kant
- Dub Apocalypse residency at Sally O'Brien's @ Sally O'Brien's, Somerville Dub Apocalypse, Tommy Benedetti, Bob Innicholson, Johnny Trama, VGMB13, Timo Shanko
- Eleanor @ Central Square Theater, Cambridge Paula Plum
- FUZZstival - Winkler performs "Halloween" @ Arts at the Armory, Somerville Winkler
- Fuzzstival Day Two @ Arts at the Armory, Somerville Deer Lady, Warmachine, Animal Piss Its Everywhere
- Fuzzstival Sunday at Lily Pad @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge Cherry Cheeks, KO Queen, Orange Whip
- Isabel Thurston at City Winery Boston @ City Winery Boston, Boston Isabel Thurston
- Live music at Uncle Sam Plaza @ Uncle Sam Memorial Statue, Arlington
- Mar Parrilla dance performance @ deCordova Sculpture Park & Museum, Boston Mar Parrilla
Monthly Jazz Jam @ Medusa Brewing Company, Boston
- Music | Boston.gov @ City Hall Plaza, Boston
- Pamela Enders @ Club Café, Boston Pamela Enders
Quickdraw: A Poetic Showdown (Slam Team Takeover) @ Lizard Lounge, Cambridge
Mon, Oct 5
- 6:00 PM Music Monday with Mark Perry @ Rising Eagle Publick House, Melrose Mark Perry
7:00 PM Halloween Trivia Tournament: Monster Mashup @ The Hollows, Somerville
8:00 PM Back room show at The Silhouette Lounge @ Silhouette Lounge, Allston Patient108, The Royal ME Band, King Puck, Droga Radio
- 8:00 PM Industry Mondays @ The Mix, Boston DJ PowaSerge
- A FEW GOOD MEN (Stage & Screen) @ Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline
BEYONCE HAUNTED RODEO @ Legacy, Boston DJ Airlo, The Legendary Phoenix
Horse Lords with RONG and Forbes Graham @ Deep Cuts, Medford Horse Lords, Rong, Forbes Graham
- Student listening session with Ramzi Aburedwan and Dal'ouna @ Gardner Pilot Academy auditorium, Boston Ramzi Aburedwan, Dal'ouna
UKG Boston (London to Boston) @ Boston
Tue, Oct 6
- 6:30 PM Mary Mitchell @ Club Café, Boston Mary Mitchell
- 6:45 PM Drag Karaoke hosted by Maxine Harrison @ Gulu-Gulu Cafe, Salem, Salem Maxine Harrison
7:00 PM Berklee Songwriters Round @ The Red Room at Cafe 939, Boston
Asphodel Ivory // Profiler // VJ Zombie @ Modular, Cambridge Asphodel Ivory, Profiler, VJ Zombie
Asphodel Ivory & Profiler @ The Phoenix Landing, Cambridge Asphodel Ivory, Profiler
- Elder Island: Hello Baby Okay Tour @ Brighton Music Hall, Allston Elder Island
- Honky Tonk Tuesday @ The Burren, Somerville
- Micky and the Motorcars with Jason Eady @ City Winery Boston, Boston Micky and the Motorcars, Jason Eady
- Shakespeare at the Library: Worlds of Imagination @ Boston Public Library, Boston
Shes Green at Rockwell with Witches Exist & Smush @ The Rockwell, Somerville Shes Green, Witches Exist, Smush
Splash Zone Tuesday @ Model Cafe, Boston Brooke Poole, Bossi Boots
- Supersuckers + The Rumours + Freeloader @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Supersuckers, The Rumours, Freeloader
Supersuckers w/ The Rumours at Middle East @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Supersuckers, The Rumours
The Montvales at Lilypad Inman @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge The Montvales
- The Schizophonics with Fever Dog, Descartes a Kant, Dr. Crover (The Broadway) @ The Broadway, Boston The Schizophonics, Fever Dog, Descartes a Kant, Dr. Crover
- The Talking Hearts at Burren Back Room Series @ Burren Back Room Series, Somerville The Talking Hearts
The Talking Hearts tour stop at The Burren @ The Burren, Somerville The Talking Hearts
This American Life Live: Ira Glass & Etgar Keret @ Emerson Colonial Theatre, Boston Ira Glass, Etgar Keret
- Tuesdays at Toad Bluegrass Jam @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Chandler Nicole H.
Updated lineup: Steve Austin / Ramblin' Ricky Tate / Adam McGrath / Jim Healey @ O'Briens Pub, Allston Steve Austin, Ramblin' Ricky Tate, Adam McGrath, Jim Healey
- Walker & Royce @ Boston @ Boston Walker & Royce
Wed, Oct 7
- 12:15 PM Midday Music with Joseph Ntaimo @ Kendall/MIT Open Space, Boston Joseph Ntaimo
- 5:00 PM Under the Ribbon - Dancing in the Streets @ Carl Barron Plaza, Cambridge A Trike Called Funk
- 6:00 PM Celebración! @ Main Library (Cambridge Public Library), Cambridge Opera Untapped
- 6:15 PM Dangerous Curves seminar and Jennifer's Body screening @ Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline
- 7:00 PM Bayonne - The 'Filters' Tour @ Arts at the Armory, Somerville Bayonne, Bad Snacks
- 7:00 PM Songwriting, AI, and How to Tell the Difference @ Upstairs at Bow Market, Somerville Chris Walton
7:00 PM The Swan Lake: Symphony of Lights @ Emerson Colonial Theatre, Boston Grand Kyiv Ballet
- 7:00 PM Wednesday Classics: The Phantom of the Opera (1925) @ Cinema Salem, Salem
7:30 PM Artist in Residence Showcase @ Multicultural Arts Center, Cambridge Yarumi González
- 7:30 PM Broadway Hump Day Sing-along, Open Mic @ Club Café, Boston Brian Patton
7:30 PM Confluencia Mariachi Tropical Big Band @ Berklee Performance Center, Boston Confluencia | Mariachi Tropical Big Band
8:00 PM Back room show at The Silhouette Lounge @ Silhouette Lounge, Allston Moss Hallways, Regular Seagull, Twin Peel
8:00 PM See You At Rogers EP Release Show @ Deep Cuts, Medford See You At Rogers, Unseemlier, Botch Job, The Roland High Life
9:00 PM CRYPT @ ManRay, Cambridge DJ Arcanus
- 10:00 PM House & Techno B2B night (Reset Boston) @ The Phoenix Landing, Cambridge Chris Paul, Manny Underground
- Andris Nelsons Community Day at CW Taekwondo at Boston @ CW Taekwondo at Boston, Boston
- Open Stage (FKA Stroll) - Usher+Madonna cast @ Jacques' Cabaret, Boston MT HART, King Kayotic, Jacques the Stripper, Dolly Eyed Darling, Lilith Graves, Call It Mac, Jack Betwixt, Mother Lav, Victoria Foxx, Miss Andry, Arson Addams, Love Mike Hawk
Piano Bar Wednesdays @ Blend, Boston Kyle Brody
- Sing your heart out with Oso Oso, Leisure Hour, and Mallcops @ Brighton Music Hall, Allston Oso Oso, Leisure Hour, Mallcops
- Supersuckers Live @ The Middle East @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Supersuckers
The Carpenters Songbook @ Emerson Colonial Theatre, Boston
- Wednesday Night Live Music at The Druid @ The Druid (DruidPub Cambridge), Cambridge
Thu, Oct 8
- 12:00 PM Lunch Break (Opt Out of Time, one-hour event) @ Cambridge Foundry, Cambridge
- 12:00 PM Lunch Break Dance Party @ Cambridge Foundry, Cambridge
- 12:00 PM Lunch Break Dance Party @ Cambridge Foundry, Cambridge
2:00 PM The Swan Lake: Symphony of Lights @ Emerson Colonial Theatre, Boston Grand Kyiv Ballet
- 3:00 PM Japanese Ikenobo Floral Exhibition @ Medford Public Library, Medford
- 5:00 PM HONK! 2026 Pre-Festival Opening Reception @ Somerville City Hall, Somerville
- 5:00 PM Tempo International Steel Orchestra at Carl Barron Plaza @ Carl Barron Plaza, Cambridge Tempo International Steel Orchestra
- 5:30 PM Afterlives of the Plantation finalist event @ African Meeting House, Boston
5:30 PM MAAH Stone Book Award Ceremony @ African Meeting House, Boston
- 6:00 PM Music For Horses Acoustic Set & Listening Party @ Deacon Giles Distillery, Salem Reilly Somach
6:00 PM The Movielife with special guests Travis Shettel and True Crime @ Arts at the Armory, Somerville The Movie Life, Travis Shettel, True Crime
7:00 PM 2nd Thursday Poetry Reading @ Menino Arts Center, Boston K.T. Landon, Carla Panciera, Scott Withiam
- 7:00 PM HARVEST Opening (art exhibition) @ Street Theory Gallery & Collective, Cambridge
7:00 PM HARVEST Opening Night (Live soundscape by Red Jam) @ Street Theory Gallery & Collective, Cambridge Redjam
7:00 PM Pub Night @ Medford Brewing Company, Boston The Slackademics
7:00 PM Pub Sing @ ROOTED Cafe (Center for Arts at the Armory), Boston
7:00 PM White Denim / Arc Iris sold out @ Deep Cuts, Medford White Denim, Arc Iris
7:30 PM David Tronzo & Kim Perlak Duo @ David Friend Recital Hall, Boston David Tronzo, Kim Perlak
- 7:30 PM Spooky Jazz with the John Baboian Ensemble @ Mosesian Center for the Arts, Watertown John Baboian Ensemble
8:00 PM Solfyah Sessions Vol. 3 @ Lizard Lounge, Cambridge SAFIYA
- 8:00 PM Solfyah Sessions Vol. 3 @ Lizard Lounge, Cambridge SAFIYA
9:00 PM BODIES @ Alphaville, Boston DJ Chase '77
9:00 PM VICIO Thursdays: Bachata vs R&B @ Pazza on Porter, Boston DJ MOE
10:00 PM Babylon - Newest Queer Circuit Party @ dbar, Boston DJ Cazimi, The Spiritual Ambassador, House of Figs, The Marsborough Red, Graveyard Brat, Judas the Betrayer, Joke On It
- 10:00 PM Zenker Brothers, Manny Underground, VEZ @ DM for address · Cambridge Zenker Brothers, Manny Underground, VEZ
- 10:00 PM Zenker Brothers, Manny Underground, VEZ @ DM for address · Cambridge Zenker Brothers, Manny Underground, VEZ
- Adam Paddock @ City Winery Boston, Boston Adam Paddock
Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 (BSO, Andris Nelsons) @ Symphony Hall, Boston Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons
- Boston Open Decks: House Open Decks @ Boston
Brandon Woody Jazz Evening @ The Red Room at Cafe 939, Boston Brandon Woody
BT ALC Big Band 2-night Fall rager at Sally O'Brien's @ Sally O'Brien's, Somerville BT ALC Big Band
- BTALC Big Band live at Sally O'Brien's Bar and Grill @ Sally O'Brien's, Somerville BT ALC Big Band
Buena Vista Orchestra @ Emerson Colonial Theatre, Boston Buena Vista Social Orchestra
- COSTA'S HAPPY DAZE @ Big Night Live, Boston DJ Costa
- Earthbound Children at Under the Ribbon @ Carl Barron Plaza, Cambridge Earthbound Children
Elements: alex_diode & Mindscand @ The Phoenix Landing, Cambridge DIØDΞ, Mindscand
High Key Season Six @ Jacques' Cabaret, Boston
- IFFBoston Fall Focus film festival (two weekends) @ Brattle Theatre, Cambridge
Infra October 2026 - OCT08 @ Boston Zenker Brothers, Manny Underground, VEZ
KASHMIR: The Spirit of Led Zeppelin @ City Winery Boston, Boston Kashmir featuring Jean Violet
Keep On: Frank & Tony @ Middlesex Lounge, Cambridge Frank & Tony
Libra Season Dancefloor: Achaziyah's Birthday @ ManRay, Cambridge DJ Spun, LaDaune, Betty Geuse, heymisster, Char, DJ Pussywillow
- Live Music at McGonagle's (Trad Week) @ McGonagle's, Boston David Healy Accordion, Martin McEntee
MAAH Stone Book Award 2026 @ Museum of African American History, Boston
MYSTERY TRAIN (Cinema Jukebox) @ Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline Fortunafivehunderd
- October 8th House All Night @ Boston Open Decks (venue not specified), Boston
- Re:Voltage @ Mother Brook Arts & Community Center, Dedham
- Resrieriao live in Somerville @ Somerville venue (unspecified), Boston Resrieriao
- Rieriao live at Crystal Ballroom @ Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre, Somerville Resrieriao
- Ryman Leon at Warehouse XI @ Warehouse XI, Somerville Ryman Leon
- Shakespeare at the Library: Worlds of Imagination @ Boston Public Library, Boston
- Spamalot @ Boch Center - Shubert Theatre, Boston
To Kill a Mockingbird (Huntington production) @ The Huntington at The Huntington Theatre, Boston
Vicio Thursdays @ Pazza on Porter, Boston Poundsign Moe
Fri, Oct 9
- 3:00 PM Small Mart Vendor Spotlight (Friday Oct 9) @ Davis Square Plaza, Somerville
- 3:00 PM Spin & Shop @ Davis Square Plaza, Somerville El Amado, Devil Honey
- 5:00 PM Hispanic and Latino Heritage Celebration (Viva Boston) @ City Hall Square, Boston
- 5:00 PM iViva Boston - Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration @ City Hall Plaza, Boston
- 5:00 PM Lucy Beecher Nelson: Shared Table (Opening Reception) @ Gallery NAGA, Boston
- 5:00 PM Martin Kline: Fields of Capture (Opening Reception) @ Gallery NAGA, Boston
6:00 PM Rav with Fatboi Sharif & Teller Banks @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge RAV, Fatboi Sharif, Teller Bank$
- 6:00 PM Rock Show in Harvard Coop Bookstore (Lazarus) @ Harvard Coop Bookstore, Cambridge LAZARUS
- 6:30 PM Costume Dance Party with DJ Cheetah @ Charlotte Forten Park, Salem DJ Cheetah
- 6:30 PM Free Gig: Sam Bergquist and Celia Seickert @ Ula Cafe, Jamaica Plain Sam Bergquist, Celia Seickert
6:30 PM HOODGROWN AESTHETIC: THE PLOT: LAND, LEGACY AND THE STRUGGLE TO BELONG (Opening Reception) @ Piano Craft Gallery, Boston
6:30 PM Micah Stampley visiting Berklee workshop @ David Friend Recital Hall, Boston Micah Stampley
7:00 PM Attractors early show at Lou's @ Lou's, Cambridge Attractors
7:00 PM Basic / Ohm Foam @ Deep Cuts, Medford BASIC, Ohm Foam
7:00 PM Hippie Hour (Catfish) @ Midway Café, Boston Catfish
7:00 PM Liberation Open Mic (October) featuring Solmaría @ Boston Liberation Center, Boston Solmaría
- 7:00 PM Myanna and Friends with Cassandre McKinley @ Scullers Jazz Club, Boston MYANNA & FRIENDS, Cassandre McKinley
7:00 PM The Jump Cuts Residency Night #2 @ Alphaville, Boston Book Spirit, The Jump Cuts, Bummer Camp
7:30 PM The Seven Deadly Sins (Boston University Opera Institute) @ Studio ONE, Boston University, Boston
- 8:00 PM Alec Ounsworth (piano and voice) @ Arts at the Armory, Somerville Alec Ounsworth
- 8:00 PM Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Piano & Voice @ Arts at the Armory, Somerville Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
8:00 PM DJ Bravo at Bootleg Special @ Bootleg Special, Boston DJ Bravo
8:00 PM I KNOW A PLACE - Round 2 @ The Chemist Boston, Boston Low Dust, Joe, Alec Music
8:00 PM Meet Your Monsters: Vampires vs. Werewolves @ Myrtle Rhode Island, Boston Stabitha Kills, Brae The Fallen, Complete Destruction, Samuel Bendix, Jane Doe Burlesque, Hazel Afrodite, Slicko Connell, Andi Van Dyke, Lady Labrys
- 8:00 PM Soggy Po' Boys at Lizard Lounge (with special guest The A-Beez) @ Lizard Lounge, Cambridge The A-Beez, The Soggy Po Boys
8:00 PM Two bands: worldwisemusic and sisnbros @ Chianti Bar and Lounge, Boston Worldwise, sisnbros
9:00 PM BRAVE RAVE @ Big Night Live, Boston
- 9:00 PM DJ Noel Snow at Hallowed Ground @ Hallowed Ground, Boston DJ Noel Snow
- 10:00 PM Club Culture: Quelza & Sapera @ DESCENT (Boston), Cambridge Quelza M, Sapera
10:00 PM DJ Nox's Birthday Bash @ La Fábrica, Cambridge DJ Nox, DJ XPL1C1T
10:00 PM DJ Special K (Fri 10pm) @ The Phoenix Landing, Cambridge DJ Special K
- 10:00 PM Kings & Queens Libra Affair @ MIXX360 Nightlife, Malden DJ Nyce, DJ Rozay B
10:00 PM The Dollhouse @ Jacques' Cabaret, Boston Gigi Gabor, Laki Amondale, Wilhelmina LaDesse, Chanel the Angel, Destiny Boston
10:00 PM The Dollhouse 10PM Show @ Jacques' Cabaret, Boston Candace Persuasian, Boston Key Party
10:30 PM MORE DANCEHALL PLEASE @ Icon Nightclub, Boston
- 10:30 PM Prestige Worldwide at McCarthy's Toad (TGIF) @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Prestige Worldwide
777 Fridays @ Venu, Boston DJ Lu, DJ Prince
- Alison Brown at Regattabar @ Regattabar, Cambridge Alison Brown
- An Evening with AMN the Wilderness and His Piano sold out @ City Winery Boston, Boston AMN the Wilderness
- Ari Sage at TOAD @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Ari Sage
Big Special at Rockwell @ The Rockwell, Somerville Big Special, Consumables
BT ALC Big Band 2-night Fall rager at Sally O'Brien's @ Sally O'Brien's, Somerville BT ALC Big Band
- BTALC Big Band Round 2 at Sally O'Brien's Bar and Grill @ Sally O'Brien's, Somerville BT ALC Big Band
Celebrating Celine @ Stadium Theatre, Boston Jenene Caramielo
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah at Arts at the Armory @ Arts at the Armory, Somerville Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
- CupCakKe at Citizens House of Blues @ Citizens House of Blues Boston, Boston CupCakKe
Destination: Superdrag @ Brighton Music Hall, Allston Superdrag
- DJ Rayvino at Under the Ribbon @ Carl Barron Plaza, Cambridge DJ Rayvino
- Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors @ Mosesian Center for the Arts, Watertown
- DraftKings 10 Year Anniversary (private corporate gig) @ State Room, Boston C-Zone Entertainment (three-piece jazz trio)
Eli Paperboy Reed at Listening Booth @ Listening Booth, Boston Eli "Paperboy" Reed
Everything Dies Sucks with Dream Evil (Ronnie James Dio tribute) @ Koto Asian Fusion, Salem Everything Dies Sucks, Dream Evil
EXOPOCALYPSE TOUR @ Warehouse XI, Somerville RAV, Teller Bank$, Fatboi Sharif
Foxglove Terrace Music Night @ Foxglove Terrace, Allston Incaleo
- GHOST SHIP & THE FOG (outdoor screening) @ USS Salem, Boston
I Heart Concerts: OVO Night (Drake theme night) @ Icon Nightclub, Boston DJ Gimme Snax
- Ingrid Andress with Nate Ramos @ The Sinclair, Cambridge Ingrid Andress, Nate Ramos
- Knox with Emi Grace @ Paradise Rock Club, Boston Knox, Emi Grace
- Napoleon Dynamite screening with live cast Q&A @ Chevalier Theatre, Medford
Nazaara white party @ CROWN, Boston Nazaara
- ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM @ Brattle Theatre, Cambridge
- Owen Daniel at The Middle East @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Owen Daniel
Playland @ ManRay, Cambridge Brian Halligan
QUEENS NIGHT @ Blend, Boston Bossi Boots, LRV Showgirl, Xoro Sequartz, Dottie Ave, Kylie Karma
- R&B Night Market @ The Anchor, Boston
- Riddim House Dancehall Night at ICON @ Icon Nightclub, Boston DJ Stacks, TK Mania
- RIPPERS ONLY – O'Brien's Pub @ O'Briens Pub, Allston Career Day, Fire Escape, Tovarisch, Guy Rocope
- Show · Boston @ DM for address · Boston
- Song Garden: A Tribute to Chris Cornell @ City Winery Boston, Boston Song Garden
- Teddy Swims at TD Garden @ TD Garden, Boston Teddy Swims
- The Michael Character solo set at Pasta Planet @ Pasta Planet, Boston The Michael Character
- THE ONLY LIVING PICKPOCKET IN NEW YORK @ Brattle Theatre, Cambridge
The Seven Deadly Sins (2026 Fringe Festival) @ Studio ONE, Boston University, Boston
Sat, Oct 10
11:00 AM Dog Circus LAUNCH Party @ Jamaica Plain Branch Library (lawn), Boston Circus Up Kirkos youth troupe
- 11:00 AM Indigenous Peoples' Day Celebration featuring Red Hawk Singers and Dancers @ Arlington Masonic Temple, Arlington Red Hawk Singers and Dancers
- 11:50 AM New Moon Morning Flow with Live Music @ Foxglove Terrace, Allston Jeff W. Jones, Stan Strickland
- 12:00 PM Hemenway Strings @ Shaw-Roxbury Branch, BPL, Boston Hemenway Strings
- 12:00 PM Station Zero (HYROX Weekend) @ The Grand Boston, Boston Live DJ (unnamed)
12:00 PM The Pow! Arrangers A Cappella Concert @ The Burren, Somerville The Pow! Arrangers
2:00 PM Allston Rock City @ O'Briens Pub, Allston Execution Style, Mantooth, Blatch
- 2:00 PM Supporter Appreciation Week Concert with Mercedes Escobar @ Club Passim, Cambridge Mercedes Escobar
3:00 PM Soulful Bliss On The Harbor @ The Tall Ship, Boston
- 3:30 PM Notre Dame vs Stanford Game Day @ The Anchor, Boston live DJ (unnamed)
- 4:00 PM Sado-Domestics at McCarthy's Toad @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Sado-Domestics, Joe Klompus
- 4:00 PM Sado-Domestics at McCarthy's Toad @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Sado-Domestics
- 5:00 PM Capricho First Anniversary – Capricho After Dark @ Capricho Colombian Steakhouse, Brookline DJ (unnamed) – Capricho After Dark
- 5:00 PM Dot Bass, Heat @ DM for address · Boston Dot Bass, Heat
5:30 PM Viva El Salvador 2026 @ Veronica Robles Cultural Center, Boston José Portillo, Hazel Méndez, Sandra y Pamela, Ballet Folclórico Latinoamericano, Carlos Leiva
7:00 PM Acoustic Open Mic Night @ Winter Hill Brewing Company, Somerville
- 7:00 PM Cabaret at Club Cafe Boston with Nick Panagiotou @ Club Café, Boston Nick Panagiotou
7:00 PM Chandler & friends live at The Bebop @ The Bebop, Boston Chandler & friends, SUPERPINK
- 7:00 PM Orange Blossoms with Flurry & Bones Forever @ Alphaville, Boston Orange Blossoms, Flurry, Bones Forever
7:00 PM Showcase Saturdays @ Jacques' Cabaret, Boston Big Jahnelle, Gigi Gabor, Laki Amondale
7:30 PM Boston Symphony Orchestra: Coll Piano Concerto, Beethoven Coriolan & Symphony No. 7 @ Symphony Hall, Boston Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons, Kirill Gerstein
- 7:30 PM Broadway and Beyond @ Club Café Boston, Boston
7:30 PM Reclaiming My Heartbeat @ ROOTED Cafe (Center for Arts at the Armory), Boston Kyreé Miller
7:30 PM The Seven Deadly Sins (Boston University Opera Institute) @ Studio ONE, Boston University, Boston
8:00 PM All We Are: Meditations on Family, Identity and Perseverance @ Multicultural Arts Center, Cambridge Juventas New Music Ensemble
- 8:00 PM golder, velvet_handle_, merrymerryband, Linnea's Garden @ DM for address · Medford golder, velvet_handle_, merrymerryband, Linnea's Garden
8:00 PM Lizz Wright at Berklee Performance Center @ Berklee Performance Center, Boston Lizz Wright
8:00 PM Oh, The Horrors! (ADHDFEVERDREAM Presents) sold out @ Deep Cuts, Medford ADHDFEVERDREAM
9:00 PM HEROES @ ManRay, Cambridge Christopher Ewen, Terri
9:00 PM ZENETH at Ocean Mist @ Ocean Mist, Boston ZENETH
9:30 PM Nightmare Times at Nova High @ The Rockwell, Somerville
- 9:30 PM Salem's Longest Running Goth / Industrial Night @ Koto Asian Fusion, Salem Vudu DJ, The Wave Peak, DJ Big Daddy
10:00 PM Boom Boom Room (DJ Vinny Boston, Sat 10pm) @ The Phoenix Landing, Cambridge DJ Vinny Boston
10:00 PM FAVELA BEATS / OCT 10 / BAILE DA GAIOLA @ CROWN, Boston DJ Carioca In The Mix, DJ Gaaben, Kruel
10:00 PM LATIN FEVER @ La Fábrica, Cambridge DJ Harvey Romero, DJ Hills
- 10:00 PM Saturday Night House Party @ Club Café Boston, Boston
10:00 PM Savvor Saturdays: Girls Night Out @ Savvor Lounge, Boston DJ Rizzo, DJ Trukfit
10:00 PM Snatched Saturdays @ dbar, Boston Binx, izzyready_, The Silva, The Scarlett Beaver, La Mary Jay Garay, Nyasia Thique
10:30 PM October Spin the Bottle Night @ State Park, Cambridge DJ AL B, Patchwork, Stealth Mode
Acoustic show at McGonagle's Pub @ McGonagle's, Boston Dalton & the Sheriffs
- An Evening with Andrew McMahon and His Piano sold out @ City Winery Boston, Boston Andrew McMahon
- Banned Books Read-In @ Boston Public Library Central Library, Boston
Destination: Superdrag @ Brighton Music Hall, Allston Superdrag
- DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS (student matinee) @ Mosesian Center for the Arts, Watertown
- Embrace the Haze @ Upstairs at Bow Market, Somerville Aydan Hill, FM Collective, Melo Green, Ava Valianti
- Fall Family Fun Day @ Newton Community Farm, Newton Zaira Meneses
- FATHERLAND @ Brattle Theatre, Cambridge
Hip Hop State of Mind @ Venu, Boston DJ Tone Experience
- HONK! Saturday - Elm Street Livestream Performances @ Elm Street, Davis Square (livestream screen), Somerville Toeters en Bellen, Banda Basaglia, Elgon Youth, Streetnoise Orchestra with Fanfara Obbligatoria Non Convenzionale, Tinitussis, Titubanda, Blast Furness, Fiatelle Blaskapelle, Fanfare Invisible, Le Pompier Poney Club, Babadan, Marching Disorder, Les Muses Tangent, Strampalabanda
Huntington Hosts x Spotlight Presents: Vamp'd Out! @ The Huntington at The Huntington Theatre, Boston itsthesilva, lululevity, Chanel the Angel, somespookygirl, mspinksuccubuss, missjaderock, itsjustrouge_
Insilica / Hümna Humn̈a / Dust Jacket / Free Paintings @ O'Briens Pub, Allston Insilica, Hümna Humn̈a, Dust Jacket, Free Paintings
- IT FOLLOWS @ Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline
Jen Kearney with Hellbender @ Lizard Lounge, Cambridge Jen Kearney, HELLBENDER
- KAAGAZ KE PHOOL (Cinema Masala) @ Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline
- LEVIATHAN & DEEP SEA RISING (outdoor screening) @ USS Salem, Boston
- LOOK BACK @ Brattle Theatre, Cambridge
MAYHEM SATURDAYS @ Blend, Boston DJ Aga
Middle East Upstairs Day of Music (lineup TBA in image) @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Bebe and Oona, Dust Jacket, Slack Magic, Callan
Music & Drinks with Charles Levine @ Desnuda Cocina, Boston Charles Levine
- Outlander in Concert @ Boch Center - Shubert Theatre, Boston
Rock Under Jacque's @ Jacques' Cabaret, Boston Makeshift Kings, Signs & Symptoms
Sabor Saturdays Birthday Bash @ Icon Nightclub, Boston DJ Nox, Poundsign Moe
Saturday Night On All Night at Chemist Bar @ The Chemist Boston, Boston Chuck & Tan
Soulful Bliss Fest - The Tall Ship @ The Tall Ship, Boston
- The Down Hauls and Bad Idea w/ Soraia at Midway Cafe @ Midway Café, Boston The Down Hauls, Bad Idea, Soraia
- The Lost Tour - Boston night 2 @ TD Garden, Boston Phoebe Bridgers
- The One Night Stands @ Great American Beer Hall, Medford The One Night Stands
VAMP'D OUT! Drag Tribute to Buffy the Vampire Slayer @ The Huntington at The Huntington Theatre, Boston Rouge
- Wretched Inferno, Infernal Diatribe, Rotting in the Chapel, Morgued Death Metal + 1 more @ DM for address · Brighton Wretched Inferno, Infernal Diatribe, Rotting in the Chapel, Morgued, Body Heat
Sun, Oct 11
- 10:00 AM Sing with us - Sunday hymn singing @ Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Boston
- 11:00 AM SoWa Open Market @ SoWa Open Market, Boston Maddi Ryan, Stefan Couture
12:00 PM IFFBoston Fall Focus: IRON BOY @ Brattle Theatre, Cambridge
12:00 PM Oktoberfest Free Live Music @ Club Passim, Cambridge
- 12:30 PM Tiny Shed Final Show @ Arlington Visitor Center, Arlington Dan Fox's Arlington Express, Lonesome Steve and the Fugitives
2:00 PM The Seven Deadly Sins (Boston University Opera Institute) @ Studio ONE, Boston University, Boston
3:00 PM The MĀ Village @ Dante Alighieri Society, Cambridge
- 4:00 PM QArts Gallery concert with Jesse Taitt @ QArts Gallery (Quincy Art Association), Quincy Jesse Taitt
- 4:00 PM Sado-Domestics Second Sundays at The Square Root @ The Square Root, Roslindale Sado-Domestics
- 4:00 PM Somerville Songwriter Sessions @ Upstairs at McCarthy's, Cambridge Jack Byrne, Jim Infantino, Terry Kitchen
- 4:00 PM Sunday Tea Dance @ Club Café Boston, Boston
- 5:00 PM #BENTBRUNCH Boston Brunch & Day Party @ Craft Food Halls - Waltham, Boston DJ TGIF, DJ Storm
- 5:00 PM Lady Ray and Her Jazz Birds @ ROOTED Cafe (Center for Arts at the Armory), Boston Lady Ray and Her Jazz Birds
- 6:00 PM Valerie Roy @ Club Café Boston, Boston Valerie Roy
7:00 PM Quentin Lucas feature - Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam @ Lizard Lounge, Cambridge Quentin Lucas
- 7:30 PM Consent of the Governed: Singing 250 Years Toward Democracy @ First Parish In Cambridge, Cambridge Eudaimonia Voices
- 7:30 PM TENDER LOVING CARE @ Brattle Theatre, Cambridge
- @tastelessjack memorial @ The Hotel Vernon, Boston @tastelessjack
Bachata night with Teodoro Reyes @ The Marquee House, Boston Teodoro Reyes
Back To Basics Tour @ Citizens House of Blues Boston, Boston gymclassheroes, Lupe Fiasco
Dan Boulger live at Deep Cuts @ Deep Cuts, Medford Dan Boulger
Dirty Blues Princess Tour featuring Kels and Ella Maddux @ Brighton Music Hall, Allston Kels, Ella Maddux
- Dub Apocalypse at Sally O'Brien's @ Sally O'Brien's, Somerville Dub Apocalypse, Tommy Benedetti, Bob Innicholson, Johnny Trama, Steve DiGregorio, Timo Shanko
- HONK! Parade - Banner Carrier Volunteer Opportunity @ Davis Square, Somerville
- HONK! Parade and Performances - Harvard Square @ Harvard Square, Cambridge, Somerville
HOT MESS XL: Holiday Sunday (Crown room) @ CROWN, Boston Begbick
- Iron Boy @ Brattle Theatre, Cambridge
- JAWS & DEEP BLUE SEA (outdoor screening) @ USS Salem, Boston
- Kowloon Walled with Great Falls Noise @ Cambridge Kowloon Walled, Great Falls Noise
- MINOTAUR @ Brattle Theatre, Cambridge
Oktoberfest @ Lovestruck Books and Cafe, Boston
- Pale @ Boston Ezekiel
- Purpose @ The Huntington at The Huntington Theatre, Boston
- Ride and Chill @ Shattuck Picnic Area, Franklin Park, Boston Local DJ (unnamed), Live music band (unnamed)
- ROSE @ Brattle Theatre, Cambridge
- Rutshelle Guillaume at MGM Music Hall @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway, Boston Rutshelle Guillaume
Somerville Songwriter Sessions: Jack Byrne and Jim Infantino (hosted by Terry Kitchen) @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Jack Byrne, Jim Infantino
SUNDAY CURE @ Icon Nightclub, Boston Champagne, Money
- Sunday Revival: Chris Cote Band @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Chris Cote Band
- Voices Rising for Democracy @ Roxbury, MA (venue not specified), Boston Pamela Means, Anandon, Zakiyyah, Alastair Moock
- Voices Rising for Democracy @ Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry, Roxbury Pamela Means, Anandon, Zakiyyah, Alastair Moock
Mon, Oct 12
- 3:00 PM Indigenous Peoples' Day gallery performance (Hartman Deetz) @ Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston Hartman Deetz
3:15 PM Indigenous People's Day: POWWOW PEOPLE @ Brattle Theatre, Cambridge
4:00 PM FJORD (screening with filmmaker Cristian Mungiu in person) @ Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline
6:00 PM Camp Miasma VHS Double Feature @ Model Cafe, Boston
- 6:00 PM Music Monday with Mike Costanzo @ Rising Eagle Publick House, Melrose Mike Costanzo
6:00 PM Pics'n'Crafts: Knives Out @ Brattle Theatre, Cambridge
7:00 PM Camp Miasma VHS Tour (Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma / Sleepaway Camp) @ Model Cafe, Boston
- 7:00 PM Monday Jazz Nights at Lilypad @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge The Elan Mehler Trio, Jerry Bergonzi Quartet, The Fringe
7:00 PM Pintail Single Release Show @ Deep Cuts, Medford Pintail, Impossible Dog, Spinworld, Lucia & the Juiceboxes
8:00 PM Antipsychotics presents @ Silhouette Lounge, Allston Aces High 617 (as Bad Brains), Abduct.exe, Arm the Blind
8:00 PM Industry Mondays @ The Mix, Boston DJ PowaSerge
8:00 PM Punk Rockin' And Pastie Poppin' — Punk Rock Dance Party @ Midway Café, Boston
- Ashack & Selah warm up for Josh Wa at Bijou @ Bijou Nightclub & Lounge, Boston Ashack, Selah, Josh Wa
Karaoke Noir @ ManRay, Cambridge
- Lewis OfMan and Saucy Lady @ Brighton Music Hall, Allston Lewis Ofman, Saucy Lady
- Pintail Homecoming Show & Fall Singles Release Party @ Deep Cuts, Medford Pintail, Lucia & the Juiceboxes, Spinworld, Impossible Dog
- Sunn O ))) and David Grubbs @ Paradise Rock Club, Boston Sunn O ))), David Grubbs
ten faire/fantasy @ Drag On Deck (venue not confirmed), Boston
- Teodoro Reyes live @ The Marquee House, Boston Teodoro Reyes
Tue, Oct 13
- 10:00 AM Chimes of Freedom @ Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame, Boston
- 12:15 PM Tim Macri & Friends @ King's Chapel, Boston Tim Macri & Friends
- 1:30 PM Boston Symphony Orchestra / Tanglewood Festival Chorus: The Sorcerer's Apprentice @ Symphony Hall, Boston Boston Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood Festival Chorus
- 3:00 PM Regis & Okeghem @ First Church In Cambridge, Cambridge Blue Heron
- 6:00 PM Dmitrii Shaposhnikov @ Lyrik Back Bay, Boston Dmitrii Shaposhnikov
- 6:00 PM Domenic Rigazzi Group @ Lyrik (Boston), Boston Domenic Rigazzi Group
- 6:00 PM Housatonic SE, Mars Fresco, The Miller Mayr, so+so @ The Jungle, Boston Housatonic SE, Mars Fresco, The Miller Mayr, so+so
- 6:00 PM Joe Peck @ Sanctuary, Boston Joe Peck
- 6:30 PM BABY BOOMER’S BABY: The Jim and Val Show @ Club Café, Boston Jim Rice, Valerie Roy
- 6:30 PM Taco Tuesday with DJ | $4 Tacos + Margaritas @ Reunion BBQ, Boston DJ (unnamed)
- 7:00 PM Ahren Shreeve Band @ Beehive Restaurant, Boston Ahren Shreeve Band
- 7:00 PM Brotherkenzie, Dirt Buyer, Justin Arena @ O'Briens Pub, Allston Brother Kenzie, Dirt Buyer, Justin Arena
- 7:00 PM Buddha Trixie, Flight by Nothing, Pleaser @ Sonia, Cambridge Buddha Trixie, Flight by Nothing, Pleaser
7:00 PM Daughtry @ The Cabot, Boston Daughtry, Ryan Perdz
- 7:00 PM Gabriel Maia Quintet @ Wally's Cafe Jazz Club, Boston Gabriel Maia Quintet
- 7:00 PM Hold for Progressive WRox/Roz @ The Square Root - Roslindale, Boston WRox/Roz
- 7:00 PM Ian McConnell, Cherokee Social @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Ian McConnell, Cherokee Social
- 7:00 PM Irish Session @ West on Centre, Boston
- 7:00 PM Irish Session with The McCarthys Family @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge The McCarthys Family
- 7:00 PM Joe Sabourin @ Lower Mills Tavern, Boston Joe Sabourin
7:00 PM RIPPERS ONLY – Deep Cuts @ Deep Cuts, Medford Cape Crush, Broken Record, Shy Husky
- 7:00 PM The Django Cadre @ The Burren, Somerville The Django Cadre
7:00 PM The Residents performing ESKIMO LIVE @ Brighton Music Hall, Allston The Residents, Rushadicus
- 7:30 PM Chloe Star with JVK @ City Winery Boston, Boston Chloe Star, JVK
- 7:30 PM Dave Davies: Kinks' Songs and Stories @ City Winery Boston, Boston Dave Davies
- 7:30 PM Point 01 Percent @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge Point 01 Percent
- 7:30 PM Songwriters Showcase with Boston Songwriters @ The Cantab Lounge, Cambridge
- 7:30 PM TCAN Open Mic @ TCAN Cinema Room, Boston
- 8:00 PM AJJ, Greet Death @ The Sinclair, Cambridge AJJ, Greet Death
- 8:00 PM Bandits on the Run @ Club Passim, Cambridge Bandits on the Run
- 8:00 PM Bluegrass & Americana Tuesdays @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge
- 8:00 PM Dave Foley @ The Black Rose, Boston Dave Foley
- 8:00 PM Dead Ahead @ Sanctuary, Boston Dead Ahead
- 8:00 PM Gina Garda @ Hennessy's Bar, Boston Gina Garda
- 8:00 PM Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds - Mutiny for the Masses 2026 Tour @ TD Garden, Boston Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds
8:00 PM Nina Simone Tribute @ Beehive Restaurant, Boston Nadia Washington, Lee Fish Trio
- 8:00 PM Prince Daddy and the Hyena w/ Combat & Walter Etc. @ 3S Artspace, Boston Prince Daddy & the Hyena, Combat, Walter Etc.
8:00 PM RIPE Pop-Up Show @ The Cantab Lounge, Cambridge RIPE
- 8:00 PM Robert Lester Folsom @ Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre, Somerville Robert Lester Folsom
- 8:00 PM Steve Lacy @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway, Boston Steve Lacy
- 8:15 PM Silver Arrow Band @ The Burren, Somerville Silver Arrow Band
- 9:00 PM Bunny Rave w/ Rabbit Crimes & Mere Notilde @ Middle East - Zuzu, Boston Rabbit Crimes, Merenotilde
- 9:00 PM Bunny Rave with Rabbit Crimes & Mere Notilde @ Zuzu, Cambridge Bunny Rave, Rabbit Crimes & Mere Notilde
- 9:00 PM The A-Beez @ Wally's Cafe Jazz Club, Boston The A-Beez
- 9:30 PM Mood @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Mood
- 9:30 PM The Middle East presents: Mood @ The Middle East Corner Bar, Boston Mood
- 10:00 PM Johnny Trama and The B3 Kings @ The Plough and Stars, Cambridge Johnny Trama, B3 Kings
botch_job, rolandhighlife, unseemlier @ Deep Cuts, Medford Botch Job, The Roland High Life, Unseemlier
Brother Kenzie at O'Brien's Pub @ O'Briens Pub, Allston Brother Kenzie
- Buddha Bomb @ Sonia, Cambridge Buddha Bomb
Christopher X // LolaXVA // J Mole @ Modular, Cambridge Christopher X, LolaXVA, J Mole
Demon Seed Fiery Whiskey Horror Night @ The Hollows, Somerville Dark Mode, Eskare
- Demon Seed Whiskey, live soundtrack to Nosferatu @ Boston Harbor Distillery, Boston Dark Mode
- Fatboi Sharif at Mideast @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Fatboi Sharif
- French Toast Killer w/ JVK & Shallow Pools @ City Winery Boston, Boston French Toast Killer, JVK, Shallow Pools
- JVK at City Winery Boston @ City Winery Boston, Boston JVK
- Live Music at Bostonia Public House @ Bostonia Public House, Boston
- Live Music at Loretta's Last Call @ Loretta's Last Call, Boston
- Live Music at Margaritaville @ Margaritaville Boston, Boston
- Shakespeare at the Library: Worlds of Imagination @ Boston Public Library, Boston
- Sorry Ghost @ Taffeta, Boston Sorry Ghost, Kevin Walkman
- Sturgill Simpson @ TD Garden, Boston Sturgill Simpson
- The New Edge @ WMBR 88.1 FM, Boston
Wed, Oct 14
- 5:00 PM Yasmeen Aaliyah @ UnCommon Corner, Cambridge Yasmeen Aaliyah
- 6:00 PM Behind the Scenes of Asteroid City with Kris Moran + Screening @ Tower Auditorium at MassArt, Boston
- 6:00 PM Greg Young @ Sanctuary, Boston Greg Young, Familiar Strangers
- 6:00 PM Open Fiddle Jam @ Satellite, Cambridge
- 6:30 PM Shawn James @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Shawn James
6:30 PM Time traveling & Monique Zhang (3rd show) @ Piano Craft Gallery, Boston Monique Zhang, Sarah Duo (Monique & Sarah Duo), The Stride Caravan Vintage Collective
- 7:00 PM Ahren Shreeve Band @ Beehive Restaurant, Boston Ahren Shreeve Band
7:00 PM BADVRIL / Bad at Drawing / Frogs @ O'Briens Pub, Allston BADVRIL, Bad at Drawing, Frogs
- 7:00 PM Benjamin Kassner Quintet @ Wally's Cafe Jazz Club, Boston Benjamin Kassner Quintet
- 7:00 PM Grain Thief @ The Burren, Somerville Grain Thief
- 7:00 PM Irish Session with Seamus Noonan and Friends @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Seamus Noonan and Friends
- 7:00 PM Jared Sims and the Catalyst @ The Mad Monkfish, Boston Jared Sims and the Catalyst
- 7:00 PM Latin Dance Night @ Lou's, Cambridge
- 7:00 PM Magoo @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Magoo
7:00 PM Roger Clark Miller / Beth Kaplan & Chris Brokaw @ Deep Cuts, Medford Roger Clark Miller, Beth Kaplan & Chris Brokaw
- 7:00 PM Tunefoolery Coffee House @ Arts at the Armory, Somerville
- 7:00 PM Wednesday Classics: The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) @ Cinema Salem, Salem
- 7:00 PM Wishy, Youbet @ Brighton Music Hall, Allston Wishy, Youbet
7:30 PM Alasdair Fraser Band @ The Burren, Somerville Alasdair Fraser Band
- 7:30 PM Alune Wade LIVE @ Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre @ Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre, Somerville Alune Wade
- 7:30 PM Antoine Boyer and Yeore Kim @ Old South Church, Boston Antoine Boyer, Yeore Kim
- 7:30 PM NEC Chamber Orchestra @ Jordan Hall, Boston NEC Chamber Orchestra
- 7:30 PM Orkest: A Call for Scores - Aeronaut Brewing @ Aeronaut, Boston Russell Fisher, Matthew Lau
7:30 PM SCARY VIDEODOME @ Alphaville, Boston DJ Tropical Fantasy, Thick In Brooklyn
7:30 PM Senegalese bassist Alune Wade with West Africa-Louisiana artists @ Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre, Somerville Alune Wade, NSPNOLA
- 7:30 PM TBOY @ City Winery Boston, Boston TBOY
- 7:30 PM The Napoleon Room: Open Mic with Brian Patton @ Club Café, Boston Brian Patton
- 7:30 PM Twangville x Dial Back Sound presents @ City Winery Boston, Boston
- 7:30 PM You'll Hear It: An Ear Training Department Faculty Recital @ David Friend Recital Hall, Boston
- 8:00 PM Berklee Musical Theater Club Annual Fundraising Gala: No One Is Alone @ David Friend Recital Hall, Boston
- 8:00 PM Fantastic Cat, Radiator King (Adam Silvestri) @ The Sinclair, Cambridge Fantastic Cat, Radiator King (Adam Silvestri)
- 8:00 PM feeble little horse @ Royale, Boston feeble little horse, Snuggle
8:00 PM Fully Celebrated Orchestra W/ Persistent Fools + Fenno Street Jazz @ Midway Café, Boston Fully Celebrated Orchestra, Persistent Fools, Fenno Street Jazz
- 8:00 PM Irish Session @ The Druid, Boston
- 8:00 PM Jake Blount Band @ Club Passim, Cambridge Jake Blount Band
- 8:00 PM Jiwon, Sally Boy, & Jazz Cuti @ The Rockwell, Somerville Jiwon, Sally Boy, Jazz Cuti
- 8:00 PM Lower Worlds Booking night: Husbands, Gloomlurker, Wake Up Claudia, Plummet @ Silhouette Lounge, Allston Husbands, Gloomlurker, Wake Up Claudia, Plummet
- 8:00 PM Souvenirs (The Music of John Prine) @ Sanctuary, Boston Souvenirs (The Music of John Prine)
- 8:00 PM Strawberry Hill @ The Black Rose, Boston Strawberry Hill
- 8:00 PM Tanner Dane @ Warehouse XI, Somerville Tanner Dane
- 8:15 PM Gill Aharon Trio @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge Gill Aharon Trio
- 9:00 PM 2WEIRD2DANCE2 @ Middle East - Zuzu, Boston 2WEIRD2DANCE2
- 9:00 PM Baker Thomas Band Wednesdays @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Baker Thomas Band
- 9:00 PM Corner House Band @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Corner House Band
9:00 PM CRYPT @ ManRay, Cambridge
- 9:00 PM R&B Jam @ The Cantab Lounge, Cambridge
- 9:00 PM The Middle East presents: Unown @ The Middle East Corner Bar, Boston Unown
- 9:30 PM Bluegrass Jam @ The Bebop, Boston
- 10:00 PM Soundz of Now @ Wally's Cafe Jazz Club, Boston Soundz of Now
- 10:00 PM The Lilypad Variety Show @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge
- Berklee Musical Theater Club Annual Fundraising Gala: No... @ Berklee Performance Center, Boston
- Dogwood Tales - Every Star Tour (Portsmouth NH) @ The Press Room, Boston Dogwood Tales
Fablecore and More @ Brattle Theatre, Cambridge
HAZEL EYEZ Birthday Open-to-Close All Vinyl Set @ Re:Set, Boston HAZEL EYEZ
- Live Jazz Series (Oct 14–18) @ The Mad Monkfish, Boston
- Live Music at Grace By Nia @ Grace by Nia, Boston
- Playing Dead (Grateful Dead Tribute) @ Soundcheck Studios, Boston Playing Dead
- reunion flow @ Reunion, Boston thejameseffect_
- Shakespeare at the Library: Worlds of Imagination @ Boston Public Library, Boston
- Sicard Hollow @ The Music Hall at Rapscallion, Boston Sicard Hollow
Tukki Screening @ Boston University, Boston
- Unown @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Unown
- Wednesday 13 @ Taffeta, Boston Wednesday 13, Dead On A Sunday, Above Snakes
- Winterset Hollow Book Launch: Horror Chat with @thisone0verhere & @christopher_golden @ Side Quest Books & Games, Somerville thisone0verhere, Christopher Golden
Thu, Oct 15
- 12:15 PM Midday Organ Recital: Andrew Sheranian @ Harvard University, Boston Andrew Sheranian
- 4:00 PM Olivia Rodrigo Concert Pre-Party @ Club Café, Boston
- 5:00 PM Lauren Scott & Meredith Hill @ UnCommon Corner, Cambridge Lauren Scott, Meredith Hill
- 5:00 PM Linsy Clark @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Linsy Clark
- 5:00 PM Mike Rivard Duo @ Kestra, Boston Mike Rivard Duo
- 5:30 PM LIVE MUSIC: Art Grossman @ Cafe Zing!, Boston Art Grossman
5:30 PM PULSE: A Dance of the Earth @ MASO Studio @ The Huntington, Boston Michele Fowlin
- 6:00 PM Facing the Figure Opening Reception @ CAA Canal Gallery, Cambridge
6:00 PM Literary Monsters: Spooky Stories! Shadow Puppets! Live Music @ Cambridge Public Library — O'Connell, Cambridge
- 6:00 PM Live Jazz Night @ Tryst, Arlington
6:00 PM SoWa Design Day Close-Out: Cocktails, Conversation & Music at Casa Design @ Casa Design Group (Molteni&C | Casa Design), Boston DJ Camila
- 6:00 PM The Fringe @ Long Live Roxbury, Boston The Fringe
- 6:30 PM Company Car Booking Showcase #17 @ Lynch Family Skatepark, Cambridge Flatwound, Kill Us Online, Short Circuit, I Like to Think of You From Afar, Left Silent Drowning
- 6:30 PM James Kelly @ Connolly House at Boston College, Boston James Kelly
- 6:30 PM Los Mambiseros @ Rosa y Marigold, Boston Los Mambiseros
- 6:30 PM Pop to the Chemist @ Beehive Restaurant, Boston Pop to the Chemist
- 7:00 PM Alana Springsteen @ Brighton Music Hall, Allston alana springsteen
- 7:00 PM Amy Fairchild Band and Carla Ryder Band @ The Burren, Somerville Amy Fairchild Band, Carla Ryder Band
- 7:00 PM Andy Lantz & Frankie Campofelice – Lush Life @ Club Café, Boston Andy Lantz, Frankie Campofelice
- 7:00 PM Atomic Prey, Phantom Riders, Zipper, Poof @ O'Briens Pub, Allston Atomic Prey, Phantom Riders, Zipper, Poof
- 7:00 PM Benjamin Kassner Quintet @ Wally's Cafe Jazz Club, Boston Benjamin Kassner Quintet
7:00 PM Brennan Wedl Live @ The Red Room at Cafe 939, Boston Brennan Wedl
- 7:00 PM Bruce Gertz Trio @ Aeronaut, Boston Bruce Gertz Trio
- 7:00 PM Bruno Melgar Group @ David Friend Recital Hall, Boston Bruno Melgar Group
- 7:00 PM Building Harmony: Uniting Across Difference Through Music @ Harvard University, Boston
7:00 PM Dogwood Tales / Hey I'm Outside @ Deep Cuts, Medford Dogwood Tales, Hey I'm Outside
- 7:00 PM Ian Coury Trio @ Arrow Street Arts, Cambridge Ian Coury, Maxim Lubarsky, Lee Bert
7:00 PM Ian Coury Trio at Arrow Street Arts @ Arrow Street Arts, Cambridge Ian Coury, Maxim Lubarsky, Lee Bert
- 7:00 PM Irish Session with Elias Cardoso and friends @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Elias Cardoso
- 7:00 PM Jesse Dee @ Lou's, Cambridge Jesse Dee
- 7:00 PM Joaquin Valdebenito Fateweaver Quartet @ The Mad Monkfish, Boston Joaquin Valdebenito Fateweaver Quartet
- 7:00 PM LEAP, Out In Front @ Sonia, Cambridge LEAP, Out In Front
- 7:00 PM Lifehouse @ Paradise Rock Club, Boston Lifehouse
- 7:00 PM NAGLY Film Club: Teenage Sex And Death At Camp Miasma @ NAGLY, Salem
- 7:00 PM Olivia Rodrigo @ TD Garden, Boston Olivia Rodrigo
7:00 PM REAL LIFE @ Brattle Theatre, Cambridge
- 7:00 PM Siha Han @ Hobgoblin, Boston Siha Han
- 7:00 PM The Joneses @ Lower Mills Tavern, Boston The Joneses
- 7:00 PM Vanessa Collier @ Regattabar, Cambridge Vanessa Collier
- 7:00 PM Wayman Chin | Sweet Land @ Longy School of Music, Cambridge Wayman Chin, Sweet Land
- 7:00 PM Zara & Dmitri @ The Allen Center, Newton, Newton
- 7:00 PM Zara & Dmitri @ The Allen Center, Newton, Newton Jihye Chang, Alyssa Wang, Samuel Boundy
- 7:00 PM Zara & Dmitri (Season 7 Opening) @ The Allen Center, Newton, Newton Alyssa Wang, Samuel Boundy, Jihye Chang
- 7:30 PM Andris Nelsons with Hilary Hahn and Seth Parker Woods @ Symphony Hall, Boston Andris Nelsons, Hilary Hahn, Seth Parker Woods
- 7:30 PM Best Not Broken & Lost My Balance @ City Winery Boston, Boston Best Not Broken, Lost My Balance
- 7:30 PM Eddie Scheer's Thursday Night Special @ Sally O'Brien's, Somerville Eddie Scheer
- 7:30 PM Eden MacAdam-Somer featuring Gordon Beeferman @ Jordan Hall, Boston Eden MacAdam-Somer, Gordon Beeferman
7:30 PM Linnea's Garden with Lover of Eve, The Magic City, Americano Ocelot @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Linnea's Garden, Lover of Eve, The Magic City, Americano Ocelot
- 7:30 PM Little Big Town, Ashley Ray @ Wang Theatre, Boston Little Big Town, Ashley Ray
- 7:30 PM Neko Case @ Cary Hall, Lexington Neko Case
7:30 PM Taylor Mac and Matt Ray: Songs from Bark of Millions @ Emerson Paramount Center, Boston Taylor Mac, Matt Ray
- 7:30 PM The Road to the Rock and Roll Half of Fame featuring MC Lyte @ City Winery Boston, Boston MC Lyte
- 7:30 PM Torn And Frayed @ The Burren, Somerville Torn And Frayed
- 8:00 PM Barnaby Bright @ Club Passim, Cambridge Barnaby Bright
- 8:00 PM Cedarwood, Cut the Kids in Half, Dust Jacket, Mailman Dan @ The Jungle, Boston Cedarwood, Cut the Kids in Half, Dust Jacket, Mailman Dan
8:00 PM Deep house all night at The Chemist @ The Chemist Boston, Boston Sergio Santos, Medux
- 8:00 PM Dustbowl Revival @ TCAN - The Center for Arts in Natick, Boston Dustbowl Revival
8:00 PM Ella Aslin: For the Life of Me Album Release Show and Tour Kickoff @ The Cantab Lounge, Cambridge Ella Aslin
- 8:00 PM Foundation 012 @ The Chemist Boston, Boston
8:00 PM HEART STILL BEATING @ MASO Studio @ The Huntington, Boston Brianna Tam
- 8:00 PM heavy metal plastic cups @ Satellite, Cambridge heavy metal plastic cups
8:00 PM Jamie Webster at The Rockwell @ The Rockwell, Somerville Jamie Webster
- 8:00 PM LAMNTH @ Somerville Music Spaces, Boston LAMNTH
- 8:00 PM Music open mic night @ Gulu-Gulu Cafe, Salem, Salem
- 8:00 PM Recital: Huan Li '28 DMA, Piano @ New England Conservatory - Williams Hall, Boston Huan Li
- 8:00 PM Southie Live Music Club @ Lithuanian Club, Boston
- 8:00 PM Strawberry Hill @ The Black Rose, Boston Strawberry Hill
- 8:00 PM Tempesst @ Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre, Somerville Tempesst
- 8:00 PM The Suitcase Junket at Lizard Lounge @ Lizard Lounge, Cambridge The Suitcase Junket, Ciarra Fragale
- 8:00 PM Third Thursdays: Dave Bryant (keyboards) with Tom Hall, Rick McLaughlin and James Kamal Jones @ Harvard-Epworth Church, Boston Dave Bryant, Tom Hall, Rick McLaughlin, James Kamal Jones
- 8:00 PM Tokyo Tea Room, Argonaut & Wasp @ The Sinclair, Cambridge Tokyo Tea Room, Argonaut, Wasp
9:00 PM AstroKink: Leather & Lace @ ManRay, Cambridge DJ Cazimi
- 9:00 PM Dwayne Haggins @ Beehive Restaurant, Boston Dwayne Haggins
- 9:00 PM Introducing Soul Assembly @ Middlesex Lounge, Cambridge Iamsumontri, Susan Esthera, Bradford James
- 9:00 PM Irish Session @ The Druid, Boston
- 9:00 PM No Frills @ Zuzu, Cambridge No Frills
- 9:00 PM Spittin Vinnies @ The Green Dragon Tavern, Boston Spittin Vinnies
- 9:30 PM You$Uk? Yuk1mat$U: Autumn 2026 Tour @ Big Night Live, Boston You$Uk?, Yuk1mat$U
- 9:30 PM Yousuke Yukimatsu @ Big Night Live, Boston Yousuke Yukimatsu
- 10:00 PM Fat n' Gristle Blues Band @ The Plough and Stars, Cambridge Fat n' Gristle Blues Band
- 10:00 PM Lufer @ 100 Stuart St, Boston LUFER
- 10:00 PM Orchid Reed @ The Burren, Somerville Orchid Reed
- 10:00 PM Timba Messengers @ Wally's Cafe Jazz Club, Boston The Timba Messengers
- 10:00 PM Vahco Before Horses / Tall City / Mobdividual @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge Vahco Before Horses, Tall City, Mobdividual
10:30 PM Papera Live at Link Up Thursday @ HAVA, Boston Papera
- 10:30 PM South Street @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge South Street
- 5th Annual SoWa Design Day @ SoWa Art + Design District, Boston
- Andrea Gillis @ Sanctuary, Boston Andrea Gillis
- Carlos Simon: Double Concerto Suite (world premiere) @ Symphony Hall, Boston Boston Symphony Orchestra, Carlos Simon
- Chad Goes Deep live in Somerville @ Arts at the Armory, Somerville Chad Goes Deep
- Chuck & Tan at Chemist Bar @ The Chemist Boston, Boston Chuck & Tan
- DJ Dave Casanave @ Sanctuary, Boston DJ Dave Casanave
FAUST (1926) with live score by The Invincible Czars @ Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline The Invincible Czars
- Honky tonk two-step - Tempo Kingston @ Tempo Kingston, Boston Tempo Kingston
- Jack Marlow @ Academy Boston, Boston Jack Marlow
- Jake Everard @ Zuzu, Cambridge Jake Everard
- Jamie Webster at The Rockwell @ The Rockwell, Somerville Jamie Webster
- Mark Lewis Quartet @ The Sahara Jazz Club, Boston Mark Lewis Quartet
- Neko Case Neon Grey Midnight Green Tour with Support from Destroyer @ Cary Hall, Lexington Neko Case, Destroyer
- Olivia Rodrigo @ Boston Olivia Rodrigo
Real Life screening (Albert Brooks 1979) @ Brattle Theatre, Cambridge
Rocky Horror Picture Show Movie Night @ Medusa Brewing Company, Boston
- Suitcase Junket album release show @ Lizard Lounge, Cambridge Suitcase Junket, Ciarra Fragale
- The Brokes @ Taffeta, Boston The Brokes
- THE DEVILS (35mm) @ Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline
- Thursday Live Cuban Jazz Fusion at Rosa y Marigold @ Rosa y Marigold, Boston
- Twin Fin @ Soundcheck Studios, Boston Twin Fin
- Video Art from the CAT Fund conversation @ Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
Fri, Oct 16
- 1:30 PM Andris Nelsons with Hilary Hahn and Seth Parker Woods @ Symphony Hall, Boston Andris Nelsons, Hilary Hahn, Seth Parker Woods
- 3:00 PM Samuel Batista @ UnCommon Corner, Cambridge Samuel Batista
- 3:00 PM So:jun @ Davis Square Plaza, Somerville Sojun
3:30 PM The Hidden (Friday Film Matinee) @ Brattle Theatre, Cambridge
- 4:00 PM Nicolena @ The Black Rose, Boston Nicolena
- 5:00 PM Berklee College of Music @ Boston Public Market, Boston Berklee College of Music
- 5:00 PM Fall Kickoff: A Choral Season Preview @ David Friend Recital Hall, Boston
- 5:00 PM Heyssis @ Statue Park, Boston Heyssis
- 5:00 PM Jazz Jam Session @ The Phoenix Landing, Cambridge
- 5:30 PM LIVE MUSIC: Just Friends @ Cafe Zing!, Boston Marina, Zach, Colby
- 6:00 PM Fabiola Mendez @ UnCommon Corner, Cambridge Fabiola Méndez
- 6:00 PM FRIDAY LIVE MUSIC • BBQ • WHISKEY @ Reunion BBQ, Boston
- 6:00 PM Luke Curran @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Luke Curran
- 6:00 PM Play It By Fear @ The Rocks at Harbor Way, Boston
- 6:00 PM Traditional Irish Session @ The Bebop, Boston
- 6:00 PM Vintage After Dark @ Arts at the Armory, Somerville Live DJ (unnamed)
6:00 PM Vintage After Dark: a Halloween Social & Market @ Third Space, Boston Live DJ (unnamed)
6:30 PM Friday Night Lights: Flamenco: Fiesta por bulerías with Nino de los Reyes @ The Dance Complex, Cambridge Nino de los Reyes
6:30 PM Irish Goodbyes, Alder Maze & Wavy McGrady, Grancetaff and the Naturals @ The Cantab Lounge, Cambridge Irish Goodbyes, Alder Maze, Wavy McGrady, Grancetaff and the Naturals
- 6:30 PM Jeff Galindo Trio @ Beehive Restaurant, Boston Jeff Galindo Trio
- 6:30 PM The Damned, Flamin' Groovies, The Courettes @ Royale, Boston The Damned, Flamin' Groovies, The Courettes
6:30 PM Third Fridays Are Dead @ Midway Café, Boston Third Fridays Are Dead
- 6:45 PM Debo Ray @ Lou's, Cambridge Debo Ray
- 7:00 PM BERTHA: Grateful Drag @ Paradise Rock Club, Boston BERTHA
- 7:00 PM Blodgett Chamber Music Series: Parker Quartet @ Harvard University, Boston Parker Quartet
- 7:00 PM Camila Quintero duo with Lucas Labeau @ Hobgoblin, Boston Camila Quintero, Lucas Labeau
- 7:00 PM Cartridge, Lab Rat, Scumbari, Gumball Eyes, Billy @ Elks Lodge, Boston Cartridge, Lab Rat, Scumbari, Gumball Eyes, Billy
- 7:00 PM Daikaiju & Beware the Dangers of a Ghost Scorpion @ O'Briens Pub, Allston Daikaiju, Beware the Dangers of a Ghost Scorpion
- 7:00 PM Dave Herlihy Record Release Party @ The Burren, Somerville Dave Herlihy
- 7:00 PM Fernando Ufret @ Roundhead Brewing, Boston Fernando Ufret
7:00 PM Foamflower EP release night @ The Rockwell, Somerville Foamflower
- 7:00 PM From Clarity to Color: Piano Voices Across Time and Culture @ Falcetti…, Boston Dr. Yingqi Wang
- 7:00 PM Gabriel Maia Quintet @ Wally's Cafe Jazz Club, Boston Gabriel Maia Quintet
- 7:00 PM Gengis Don at Scullers @ Scullers Jazz Club, Boston Gengis Don
- 7:00 PM Irish Session with Helena Delaney and friends @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Helena Delaney
- 7:00 PM June McDoom / Lutalo @ Red Room, Boston June McDoom, Lutalo
- 7:00 PM Mariae @ Grace by Nia, Boston Mariae
- 7:00 PM Mary Callanan & Brian Patton @ Club Café, Boston Mary Callanan, Brian Patton
7:00 PM Ryan Beatty at Citizens House of Blues @ Citizens House of Blues Boston, Boston Ryan Beatty
- 7:00 PM South Street Sessions Presents: House Party @ Portico Brewing, Somerville
- 7:00 PM Stephen Day, Brother Elsey @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Stephen Day, Brother Elsey
- 7:00 PM Still Seeing Things Tour @ Brighton Music Hall, Allston Desert Dwellers
7:00 PM The Tubs / Mopar Stars @ Deep Cuts, Medford The Tubs, Mopar Stars
- 7:00 PM Yoko Miwa Trio @ The Mad Monkfish, Boston Yoko Miwa Trio
- 7:15 PM Spin & Shop: Kit Orion 7:15 PM @ Davis Square Plaza, Somerville Kit Orion
- 7:30 PM Austin Meade @ Off The Rails Boston, Boston Austin Meade
7:30 PM Daley @ City Winery Boston, Boston Daley
- 7:30 PM DICE, Fai Laci @ Sonia, Cambridge Dice, Fai Laci
- 7:30 PM Ellis Paul @ Follen Folk Nights, Lexington Ellis Paul
7:30 PM Full band show at Sally O'Brien's @ Sally O'Brien's, Somerville Mendelsohn Music
- 7:30 PM Listen To This: Celebrating 100 Years of Miles Davis @ Regattabar, Cambridge
- 7:30 PM Peter Mundt @ Church Hill Coffeehouse, Boston Peter Mundt
7:30 PM Savannah Pope: A Place for You @ City Winery Boston, Boston Savannah Pope, Hazel Afrodite, Andi Van Dyke
7:30 PM Sneaky Miles Release Show at Lily Pad @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge Sneaky Miles
- 7:30 PM Stile Antico presents Polyphonic Postcards: Music from Europe's greatest Renaissance cities @ St. Paul's Parish of Cambridge, Boston Stile Antico
- 8:00 PM A Pleasure to Have in Class, Big Limo, Lonely Leesa, Mel G Lederman @ The Jungle, Boston A Pleasure to Have in Class, Big Limo, Lonely Leesa, Mel G Lederman
- 8:00 PM An Evening of Persian Classical Music @ First Church in Boston, Boston
- 8:00 PM Chanpan, SHEBAD @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Chanpan, SHEBAD
8:00 PM Feel Good Fridays @ Karma Lounge Boston, Boston DJ Nox
8:00 PM Gully Boys at Warehouse XI @ Warehouse XI, Somerville Gully Boys
- 8:00 PM Jacob Collier @ William and Charlotte Bloomberg Public Science Common (Museum of Science), Boston Jacob Collier
- 8:00 PM Jpegmafia - The Experimental Rap Tour @ 89 Guest Street, Boston JPEGMAFIA
- 8:00 PM JPEGMAFIA with redveil & matt proxy @ Roadrunner, Boston JPEGMAFIA, redveil, matt proxy
- 8:00 PM Keller Williams @ Groton Hill Music Center (Concert Hall), Boston Keller Williams
- 8:00 PM Leo Blanco & The Sugar Road Ensemble @ Club Passim, Cambridge Leo Blanco & The Sugar Road Ensemble
8:00 PM Leo Blanco at Club Passim @ Club Passim, Cambridge Leo Blanco & The Sugar Road Ensemble
8:00 PM MENACE @ Jacques' Cabaret, Boston Mack DJ, Nova King Clue, Kipper Kapezio, Thy Sworn Enemy
- 8:00 PM New York State of Mind: The Songs of Billy Joel @ Regent Theatre, Boston
- 8:00 PM Old Man Goyette with Lily Rhodes and Victoria Rivera @ Gulu-Gulu Cafe, Salem, Salem Old Man Goyette, Lily Rhodes, Victoria Rivera
- 8:00 PM Partners in Song No. 1 @ David Friend Recital Hall, Boston
- 8:00 PM Secret Island @ DM for address · Boston Secret Island
- 8:00 PM She/They/He-he-he's @ Deacon Giles Distillery, Salem
- 8:00 PM Simon Davis and Tim Kaya & The Responsorial Psalms @ The Square Root, Roslindale Simon Davis, Tim Kaya & The Responsorial Psalms
- 8:00 PM Sonny Barbato Duo @ Hobgoblin, Boston Sonny Barbato
- 8:00 PM Taylor Mac and Matt Ray: Songs from Bark of Millions @ Emerson Paramount Center, Boston Taylor Mac, Matt Ray
8:00 PM The Sugar Road Ensemble @ Club Passim, Cambridge The Sugar Road Ensemble
- 8:00 PM The Suitcase Junket at Lizard Lounge @ Lizard Lounge, Cambridge The Suitcase Junket, Julia Read
8:00 PM Vivo Performing Arts Presents: Brentano String Quartet @ Jordan Hall, Boston Brentano String Quartet
- 8:00 PM Windborne @ Me & Thee Music, Boston Windborne
- 8:30 PM Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble: Blues for Allah @ The Sinclair, Cambridge Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble
- 8:30 PM Recital: Maxwell DeForest '27 BM, Trumpet @ Burnes Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston Maxwell DeForest
9:00 PM BRAVE RAVE @ HAVA, Boston ZAKKARI, 3NI ALIEN, JUSTIN LIFE
- 9:00 PM DJ Habibeats @ Big Night Live, Boston DJ Habibeats
- 9:00 PM Loco After Dark @ Loco Taqueria & Oyster Bar, Boston
- 9:00 PM Strawberry Hill @ The Black Rose, Boston Strawberry Hill
- 9:30 PM Blues Jam @ The Bebop, Boston
9:30 PM Felicity's Hubris W/ The Humans Being @ Midway Café, Boston Felicity's Hubris, The Humans Being
- 9:30 PM Halloween Season Kickoff: 90s Pop Dance Night @ Koto Asian Fusion, Salem
- 9:30 PM Irish Session @ The Burren, Somerville
- 10:00 PM After-Hours with Andy Voelker @ The Mad Monkfish, Boston Andy Voelker
- 10:00 PM AR/CO @ The Grand Boston, Boston AR/CO
- 10:00 PM Club Café Fridays – GayMaxxing @ Club Café, Boston DJ Stevie Psyclone
10:00 PM Daft Disko @ Royale, Boston DJ Winnie Wanders
10:00 PM Dance night at Midway Cafe (jam band) @ Midway Café, Boston
- 10:00 PM Deleny Pickering @ Beehive Restaurant, Boston Deleny Pickering
- 10:00 PM Flow Sousa @ Mémoire (Encore Harbor Casino), Boston flow_sousa
10:00 PM GIOFROMDABLOCK at Bussdown @ Legacy, Boston GIOFROMDABLOCK, Begbick
- 10:00 PM Inside Out @ The Burren, Somerville Inside Out
- 10:00 PM Mita Gami @ Bijou Nightclub & Lounge, Boston Mita Gami
- 10:00 PM Nabler @ 100 Stuart St, Boston Nabler
- 10:00 PM Noah Preminger Quintet @ Wally's Cafe Jazz Club, Boston Noah Preminger Quintet
- 10:00 PM Stereo33: Dystecha, Kaierchen, Medux, Namaar @ The Chemist Boston, Boston dystecha, Kaierchen, Medux, Ketzaal
10:00 PM The Dollhouse @ Jacques' Cabaret, Boston izzyready_, LRV Showgirl
- 10:00 PM The Handymen @ The Plough and Stars, Cambridge The Handymen
10:00 PM Walker & Royce headline show @ Royale, Boston Walker & Royce
- 10:30 PM Late Night Cover Band @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge
- 10:30 PM Phoenix Davis Album Release Show / Mads Jupiter @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge Phoenix Davis, Mads Jupiter
- 11:59 PM The Midnight Hour with Camila Quintero @ The Mad Monkfish, Boston Camila Quintero
- Dracula's Speakeasy @ Cinema Salem, Salem Wretched Lydia, Glamourpossum
Grease @ Stadium Theatre, Boston
- Honky tonk two-step - Parlor Room Music @ The Parlor Room, Boston Parlor Room Music
- Jazz Fridays at the Fed @ The Fed - The Langham, Boston, Boston
KZA runway collection at RIZE (BCFW Season 13) @ RIZE, Boston
Latin Night with @redeye.bos & FIBRE @ CROWN, Boston Red Eye, FIBRE
- Live Music at Reunion BBQ @ Reunion BBQ, Boston
- Live Music at Rose Town Kitchen & Bar @ Rose Town Kitchen & Bar, Boston
- Sneaky Miles at Lilypad Inman @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge Sneaky Miles, dayes
- Suitcase Junket album release show @ Lizard Lounge, Cambridge Suitcase Junket, Julia Read
- Sutton Barcelona takes over Caveau @ Caveau, Boston Sutton Barcelona, Hektor Mass
The Gloom that Came to Providence @ Myrtle Rhode Island, Boston Honeycrush, Coma Hole, Long Kate, Eden Rayz, Silver Rein Music, Vudu Sister
Tukki Screening @ Brandeis University, Boston
- Varla Jean Merman – Unlike A Virgin @ Club Café, Boston Varla Jean Merman
- Walker & Royce @ Boston @ Boston Walker & Royce
- Walker & Royce in Boston @ Boston Walker & Royce
Sat, Oct 17
- 10:00 AM 44th Annual Roseland Cottage Fine Arts & Crafts Festival @ Historic New England's Roseland Cottage, Boston
- 10:00 AM Boston Book Festival @ Copley Square, Boston
- 11:00 AM Greek Dance Ministry Fall Workshop and Glendi @ Cathedral Center, Brookline Grigoris Grigoriadis
11:00 AM Small Mart vintage & art market @ Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre, Somerville
- 11:30 AM Becca Kidwell – Club Café Boston @ Club Café, Boston Becca Kidwell, Jon Weber, Ritt Henn, Jeff Harnar
- 12:00 PM @locust_music at the @amaatatlas patio @ The Atlas Hotel - Ama patio, Boston Locust Music
- 12:00 PM Aretha & The Soul of the 60's [Live Band Tribute] @ City Winery Boston, Boston Pure Soul Presents (tribute show)
12:00 PM Aretha Franklin and the Soul of the '60s - Soul Brunch @ City Winery Boston, Boston Aretha Franklin and the Soul of the '60s
- 12:00 PM Gypsy Jazz Brunch @ The Bebop, Boston Gypsy Jazz Brunch
- 12:00 PM SlapShot @ Big Night Live, Boston Slapshot
- 12:30 PM Kidz Bop Daytime Dance Party @ Paradise Rock Club, Boston Kidz Bop
- 1:00 PM Opera on the Prado @ Paul Revere Mall, Boston
- 2:00 PM Bluegrass Jam @ The Burren, Somerville
- 2:00 PM Emily Nawrocki @ UnCommon Corner, Cambridge Emily Nawrocki
- 2:00 PM Fall Party @ MIT, Boston
2:00 PM O'Brien's Matinee: Cameron Keiber / Black Helicopter / Obliterati / Tony Skalicky @ O'Briens Pub, Allston Cameron Keiber, Black Helicopter, Obliterati, Tony Skalicky
- 2:00 PM One Night in Alosha @ City Hall Plaza, Boston
- 2:00 PM Public Harmony Concert @ Medford Public Library, Medford
- 2:00 PM Super Pink @ Davis Square Plaza, Somerville SUPERPINK
- 2:00 PM Sweater Weather Fest @ City Hall Plaza, Boston
- 2:00 PM Taylor Mac and Matt Ray: Songs from Bark of Millions @ Emerson Paramount Center, Boston Taylor Mac, Matt Ray
- 2:00 PM World Singing Day Newton @ All Newton Music School, West Newton
- 3:00 PM Castle of Our Skins: Sacred Transcendence @ Twelfth Baptist Church, Boston Castle of Our Skins
- 3:00 PM Irish Session @ Emmets Irish Pub, Boston
3:00 PM Midway Matinee: Louder Than Milk, Everfiner, Slow Boat Home, Pashi @ Midway Café, Boston Louder Than Milk, Everfiner, Slow Boat Home, Pashi
- 3:00 PM Real Gone @ Satellite, Cambridge Real Gone
- 3:00 PM Why Cat Why? @ Sally O'Brien's, Somerville Why Cat Why?
- 3:30 PM Pablo ablanedo Octet(o) @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge Pablo ablanedo Octet(o)
- 4:00 PM Irish Session @ The Druid, Boston
- 4:00 PM Mean Black Spider @ The Plough and Stars, Cambridge Mean Black Spider
- 4:00 PM Niall Connolly @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Niall Connolly
- 4:00 PM Nicolena @ The Black Rose, Boston Nicolena
- 5:00 PM Akaash Singh @ Wilbur Theatre - MA, Boston Akaash Singh
- 5:00 PM Irish Session @ Brendan Behan Pub, Jamaica Plain
- 5:00 PM Irish Session @ Porter Belly's Pub, Brighton
5:00 PM Kitchen Sink, Crossing the Line, Off Amory, & Senior Year, Midnight Motion, The Far Gos w/ Stick Shift & Aardvark @ The Cantab Lounge, Cambridge Kitchen Sink, Midnight Motion
- 6:00 PM Bootleg Dan Presents: Cold Expectations / The Dogmatics / The Cynz / Stop Calling Me Frank @ Underbones, Somerville Cold Expectations, The Dogmatics, The Cynz, Stop Calling Me Frank
- 6:00 PM Dwayne Haggins @ UnCommon Corner, Cambridge Dwayne Haggins
- 6:00 PM Matt Shore album release show @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Matt Shore
- 6:00 PM Restorative Sacred Sound Ceremony @ Shine On Yoga & Wellness, Milton Lori Fitzpatrick, Kerry Ann
- 6:00 PM The Hysteria Hour @ The Speakeasy Lab at Deacon Giles, Salem
- 6:00 PM The Hysteria Hour @ Deacon Giles Distillery, Salem
- 6:30 PM Kayla Erhardt @ Beehive Restaurant, Boston Kayla Erhardt
- 7:00 PM Angelena + The Unit @ Grace by Nia, Boston Angelena, The Unit
- 7:00 PM Ann Hampton Callaway: Here's to Life at Scullers @ Scullers Jazz Club, Boston Ann Hampton Callaway
- 7:00 PM April Hall Quintet @ The Mad Monkfish, Boston April Hall Quintet
- 7:00 PM Club 90's MJ Night @ Paradise Rock Club, Boston
- 7:00 PM Cold Expectations, Dogmatics, The Cynz, Stop Calling Me Frank @ Red Bones BBQ, Somerville Cold Expectations, The Dogmatics, The Cynz, Stop Calling Me Frank
- 7:00 PM Doug Johnson @ Hobgoblin, Boston Doug Johnson
- 7:00 PM Gilla Band with support from PISS @ Brighton Music Hall, Allston Gilla Band, PISS
7:00 PM Hallelujah the Hills / Patrick Stickles (Titus Andronicus) @ Deep Cuts, Medford Hallelujah the Hills, Patrick Stickles (HTH solo set)
7:00 PM Halloween Bill at O'Brien's Pub @ O'Briens Pub, Allston Spirit Hotel, Dummy Ache The Band, Dog Dilemma, Big F IX
- 7:00 PM Irish Session with Rotating Local Musicians @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge
- 7:00 PM Lynda D’Amour @ Club Café Boston, Boston Lynda D'Amour
- 7:00 PM Margo Cilker and Lilly Hiatt @ Red Room, Boston Margo Cilker, Lilly Hiatt
7:00 PM Mo Lowda & the Humble with Surf Hat @ Royale, Boston Mo Lowda & the Humble, Surfhat
- 7:00 PM Next 90s Party @ Middlesex Lounge, Cambridge
- 7:00 PM Olivia Rodrigo @ TD Garden, Boston Olivia Rodrigo
- 7:00 PM Otto Cook-Sharp Quintet @ Wally's Cafe Jazz Club, Boston Otto Cook-Sharp Quintet
- 7:00 PM Porch Party Mamas at The Burren Backroom Series @ The Burren, Somerville Porch Party Mamas
- 7:00 PM Rusty Scott Trio @ The Mad Monkfish, Boston Rusty Scott Trio
- 7:00 PM Shalyah Fearing featuring Yalayas @ Lou's, Cambridge Shalyah Fearing, Yalayas
- 7:00 PM Sidewalk Driver, Louder Joy, Lipsmear, Blindspot @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Sidewalk Driver, Louder Joy, Lipsmear, Blindspot
- 7:00 PM Sylvan Esso, Arushi Jain @ Citizens House of Blues Boston, Boston Sylvan Esso, Arushi Jain
- 7:00 PM Tad Overbaugh & The Late Arrivals, plus Max Heinegg @ Medford Brewing Company, Boston Tad Overbaugh & The Late Arrivals, Max Heinegg
- 7:00 PM The Pierre Hurel Trio @ Regattabar, Cambridge Pierre Hurel Trio
7:00 PM Theo Linebaugh at The Bebop @ The Bebop, Boston Theo Linebaugh, The Book Club Band
- 7:00 PM Vibha Boston Garba 2026 - An Evening of Dance, Culture & Giving @ Walnut Street, Newtonville Square, Newton
- 7:30 PM Alice Smith @ City Winery Boston, Boston Alice Smith
- 7:30 PM Beck, Ioanna Gika, Wayne Faler @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway, Boston Beck, Ioanna Gika, Wayne Faler
- 7:30 PM Boston Chamber Symphony with Prizewinning Violinist Joshua Brown @ First Church In Cambridge, Cambridge Boston Chamber Symphony, Joshua Brown
- 7:30 PM Brooks Williams @ Rose Garden Coffeehouse, Boston Brooks Williams
7:30 PM EVERYBODY (Boston University School of Theatre) @ Juliane Ethel Leilani Miller Studio Theatre, Jewels 1 (CFA 352), Boston University, Boston
- 7:30 PM John Scofield's Electrospective @ Wilson Center, Boston John Scofield
- 7:30 PM Noshows + Belle Blue @ City Winery Boston, Boston Noshows, Belle Blue
- 7:30 PM The Docksiders @ Norwood Theatre, Boston The Docksiders
7:30 PM The Talking Hearts Album Release Show @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge The Talking Hearts
- 7:30 PM Tim Gearan Band @ Sally O'Brien's, Somerville Tim Gearan Band
- 8:00 PM 12/OC @ Off The Rails Boston, Boston 12/OC
- 8:00 PM Andris Nelsons with Hilary Hahn and Seth Parker Woods @ Symphony Hall, Boston Andris Nelsons, Hilary Hahn, Seth Parker Woods
- 8:00 PM Animal Requiem @ Wellesley Hills venue (unnamed), Wellesley Hills SERAPHIM
- 8:00 PM Another Tequila Sunrise @ Regent Theatre, Boston Another Tequila Sunrise
- 8:00 PM Bob Weir Birthday Celebration @ Satellite, Cambridge Ramble On Rose Band
8:00 PM BOD x Choon Supply UKG Night @ 313 Mass Ave, Boston (venue name not stated), Boston Choon Supply
- 8:00 PM Caroline Davis (solo) and Kelly Bray/Denver Nuckolls (duo) @ School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston Caroline Davis, Kelly Bray, Denver Nuckolls
- 8:00 PM Daniel Ouellette with Lynda Mandolyn @ Gulu-Gulu Cafe, Salem, Salem Daniel Ouellette, Lynda Mandolyn
- 8:00 PM Don Was & The Pan-Detroit Ensemble @ Groton Hill Music Center (Concert Hall), Boston Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble
8:00 PM Evening Show: Saint Christopher, The Ruckus, Spare Parts, Great Wide Open @ Midway Café, Boston Saint Christopher, The Ruckus, Spare Parts, Great Wide Open
- 8:00 PM Jimmy Mazz – Heart N' Soul: Motown & More! @ The Mass Arts Center, Boston Jimmy Mazz
- 8:00 PM Kimaya Diggs "Green" Album Release with Miranda Rae & Grace Givertz @ Lizard Lounge, Cambridge Kimaya Diggs, Miranda Rae, Grace Givertz
- 8:00 PM Lindsay Foote at Passim @ Club Passim, Cambridge Lindsay Foote
- 8:00 PM Longwood Symphony Orchestra Presents: City Alive @ Jordan Hall, Boston Longwood Symphony Orchestra
8:00 PM Open Decks + Choonsupply UK Garage Night @ Boston Choon Supply, Ashack
- 8:00 PM Pleasure Island, Bird Language, Stars In Debt @ Faces Brewing, Boston Pleasure Island, Bird Language, Stars In Debt
- 8:00 PM Radius Ensemble: Textures @ MIT, Boston Radius Ensemble
- 8:00 PM Rivas @ Scorpion Boston, Boston Rivas
- 8:00 PM Sado-Domestics w/ Bird Mancini at The Square Root @ The Square Root, Roslindale Sado-Domestics, Bird Mancini
8:00 PM Sado-Domestics with Bird Mancini at The Square Root @ The Square Root, Roslindale Sado-Domestics, Bird Mancini
- 8:00 PM Sex Mex @ The Rockwell, Somerville Sex Mex
- 8:00 PM Sin Bandera @ Wang Theatre, Boston Sin Bandera
- 8:00 PM SUGAR, J. Robbins @ Roadrunner, Boston Sugar, J. Robbins
- 8:00 PM The Cherry Fog, Heather Smith, Shred Meyer, Glove Box @ The Jungle, Boston The Cherry Fog, Heather Smith, Shred Meyer, Glove Box
- 8:00 PM The JAMS with Ramble on Rose @ Satellite, Cambridge The JAMS, Ramble on Rose
- 8:00 PM Varla Jean Merman – Unlike A Virgin @ Club Café, Boston Varla Jean Merman
- 8:00 PM Zach John King, Jacob Hackworth @ The Sinclair, Cambridge Zach John King, Jacob Hackworth
- 9:00 PM Elysium Presents: Ayria @ Sonia, Cambridge Ayria, Pleasure Coffin, DJ Hello, Circuit Preacher, Rivet Panda, Pulppey, Asphodel Ivory, Crunchy Spine Girl, Djared, Wings of Medusa
- 9:00 PM Hyperlinked: A Girl Edm + Hyperpop Party @ The Sinclair, Cambridge
- 9:00 PM Loco After Dark @ Loco Taqueria & Oyster Bar, Boston
- 9:00 PM Strawberry Hill @ The Black Rose, Boston Strawberry Hill
- 9:30 PM Irish Session @ The Burren, Somerville
- 9:30 PM KaBeatles at The Plough and Stars @ The Plough and Stars, Cambridge Kabir Sen, Mark Russell, Dylan Sullivan, Boey Mark Russell
- 9:30 PM Marco Strous @ 100 Stuart St, Boston Marcos Trous
- 10:00 PM 5ess1ons X Massuma @ 51, Boston 5ess1ons, Massuma
10:00 PM Bombshell (@parmidakeshani × The Grand) @ The Grand Boston, Boston Parmida Keshani
- 10:00 PM BVD Boston @ Big Night Live, Boston BVD Boston
- 10:00 PM Club Level Records Takeover @ HAN, Allston
- 10:00 PM Costa @ Mémoire (Encore Harbor Casino), Boston Costa
- 10:00 PM Don Daft - DJ @ The Grand Boston, Boston Don Daft - DJ
- 10:00 PM Elephant In The Room @ The Burren, Somerville Elephant In The Room
- 10:00 PM Infra Presents: Lady Starlight & Lolaxva @ The Lower Level, Cambridge Lady Starlight, LolaXVA
- 10:00 PM KaBeatles @ The Plough and Stars, Cambridge KaBeatles
10:00 PM La Casa Del Reggaeton @ Venu, Boston DJ Gimme Snax
10:00 PM LA JUERGA: Noche de Peña @ West End Johnnie's, Boston Grupo 5, Los Mirlos, Bareto, Los Destellos, Hermanos Yaipén, DJ Bamba
- 10:00 PM Noah Preminger Quintet @ Wally's Cafe Jazz Club, Boston Noah Preminger Quintet
- 10:00 PM Province 44 Presents Ranger Trucco @ DESCENT (Boston), Cambridge Ranger Trucco
- 10:00 PM RESTRICTED (Aussie Techno) with Zareus.Rave opening @ Royale, Boston RESTICTED, Zareus.Rave
- 10:00 PM Saturday Night House Party @ Club Café, Boston DJ Aga
- 10:00 PM The A-Beez @ Beehive Restaurant, Boston The A-Beez
- 10:00 PM TREMONT NIGHTS AFROBEAT @ Reunion BBQ, Boston
- 10:30 PM Book Club @ The Bebop, Boston Book Club
- 10:30 PM Late Night Cover Band @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge
- 11:59 PM The Midnight Hour with Camila Quintero @ The Mad Monkfish, Boston The Midnight Hour, Camila Quintero
- @itsrestricted_ takeover of Boston @ Boston RESTICTED
- @itsrestricted_ takes over Boston @ Boston RESTICTED
- Beers at The Beebe Beer Garden @ The Beebe Estate, Melrose Laqchara
- Dracula's Speakeasy @ Cinema Salem, Salem Wretched Lydia, Glamourpossum
Foxglove Terrace Music Night @ Foxglove Terrace, Allston DJ Big Bear
- Grace Givertz at Lizard Lounge @ Lizard Lounge, Cambridge Grace Givertz
Grease @ Stadium Theatre, Boston
Heated Spooky Saturday @ dbar, Boston ALX Tuesday
HEROES @ ManRay, Cambridge Christopher Ewen
Hilarie Tamar at dbar @ dbar, Boston Hilarie Tamar
Infra October 2026 - OCT17 @ Boston Lady Starlight, LolaXVA
- itsrestricted_ @ Boston @ Boston RESTICTED
- Keller Williams at Ocean Mist @ Ocean Mist, Boston Keller Williams
- Matt Shore album release show (full band) @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Matt Shore, Rose Shore
- Memory Lane album release show - Lily Pad @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge The Talking Hearts
- Night of the Demons - The Unrated Version @ Cinema Salem, Salem
PROPPA UK @ The Smoot Standard, Cambridge Choon Supply, Boston Open Decks
Red Light Cabaret @ Jacques' Cabaret, Boston Frute Punch, Gay Boy Advanced, Sir Loves A Lot, Brae The Fallen, Mr R Boston, Pups Words
- RES in the PARK @ Park (unnamed, Cambridge), Cambridge
- Restricted hard dance night in Boston @ Boston RESTICTED
Slaying Halloween Party (80s to now) @ Alphaville, Boston DJ Doom Kitty
The Collections @ Wyndham Boston Beacon Hill, Boston
Sun, Oct 18
- 10:00 AM Blake Newman @ Beehive Restaurant, Boston Blake Newman
- 11:00 AM Emmanuel Music Weekly Cantata Series @ Emmanuel Church, Boston
- 11:00 AM Evan Greer @ Statue Park, Boston Evan Greer
- 11:00 AM Hispanic Heritage Concert @ Mosesian Center for the Arts, Watertown Boston String Academy
- 11:00 AM The Sunday Reunion: All-You-Can-Eat BBQ Brunch & Live DJ @ Reunion BBQ, Boston Live DJ
- 11:00 AM Weekend Brunch @ Club Café, Boston
- 11:30 AM A Lyric Love Brunch: Opera, Broadway and Pop Songs About Love @ Club Café, Boston David Rivera Bozón, Andy Lanz
- 12:00 PM @graciecurranmusic at the @amaatatlas patio @ The Atlas Hotel - Ama patio, Boston Gracie Curran
- 12:00 PM BLO @ Fort Point Open Studios @ Opera + Community Studios (Fort Point), Boston
- 12:00 PM Bluegrass Brunch @ The Bebop, Boston
- 12:00 PM Conscious Reggae Band @ City Winery Boston, Boston Conscious Reggae Band
- 12:00 PM Irish Session @ The Druid, Boston
- 12:00 PM ISSA Boston/Northeast Singer Songwriter Showcase @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge
- 12:00 PM Live music: Chris Hersch & The MoonRaiders Band (Amaat Patio) @ The Atlas Hotel - Ama patio, Boston Chris Hersch & The MoonRaiders Band
- 12:00 PM Scottish Brunch Sunday Session with Adam Hendey and Friends @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Adam Hendey
- 1:00 PM Bluegrass Brunch @ An Sibin, Boston
- 1:30 PM ACRONYM: Esther in the Age of Rembrandt @ Gardner Museum, Boston
- 2:00 PM Better Late @ SoWa Open Market, Boston Better Late
2:00 PM Boston Progressive Jazz Festival: Science Experiment @ O'Briens Pub, Allston Circuit Jumper, BUND, Mostly Bones, KNMR&WST
- 2:00 PM Diamond's Dine-In drag show with DJ Maxine Harrison @ Gulu-Gulu Cafe, Salem, Salem Miz Diamond Wigfall, Maxine Harrison, Drag Queen JP
2:00 PM EVERYBODY (Boston University School of Theatre) @ Juliane Ethel Leilani Miller Studio Theatre, Jewels 1 (CFA 352), Boston University, Boston
- 2:00 PM Greg Greenway @ Linden Tree Coffeehouse, Boston Greg Greenway
- 2:00 PM Phil and the Flying Leap @ UnCommon Corner, Cambridge Phil and the Flying Leap
- 2:00 PM Taylor Mac and Matt Ray: Songs from Bark of Millions @ Emerson Paramount Center, Boston Taylor Mac, Matt Ray
- 2:00 PM The Boston Cowboy Balladeers @ State Park, Cambridge The Boston Cowboy Balladeers
- 2:30 PM The Moonbellies @ Aeronaut, Boston The Moonbellies
- 3:00 PM Animal Requiem @ First Church In Cambridge, Cambridge The Seraphim Singers
- 3:00 PM Animal Requiem @ First Church In Cambridge, Cambridge The Seraphim Singers
- 3:00 PM Animal Requiem @ Cambridge venue (unnamed), Cambridge SERAPHIM
3:00 PM BENTOBERFEST @ Craft Food Halls - Revolution, Boston DJ TGIF, DJ Dutch, DJ Storm, Slick Vick, Super Smash Bros
- 3:00 PM Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras, 69th Season Opening Concert @ Sanders Theatre, Cambridge Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras
- 3:00 PM Colleen Nicholas Music Studios Student Showcase @ The Burren, Somerville
- 3:00 PM Faculty Recital: Paula Robison, Flute | The Great Vivaldi @ Jordan Hall, Boston Paula Robison
- 3:00 PM Fernando Brandão Quartet @ First Parish in Wayland, Wayland Fernando Brandão Quartet, Maxim Lubarsky, Fernando Huergo, Gen Yoshimura
- 3:00 PM Fernando Brandão Quartet @ First Parish in Wayland, Wayland Fernando Brandão
- 3:00 PM Irish Session @ Emmets Irish Pub, Boston
- 3:00 PM Irish Session @ The Burren, Somerville
- 3:00 PM Live Jazz Vocal Jam @ The Mad Monkfish, Boston Bill Duffy
- 3:00 PM LongyLab @ Longy School of Music, Cambridge
3:00 PM Matinee: Graveyard Of The Atlantic, The Instamatics, Field Day, The Zip-Ups @ Midway Café, Boston Graveyard Of The Atlantic, The Instamatics, Field Day, The Zip-Ups
- 3:00 PM Music for Four Hands @ Tufts University, Boston
- 3:00 PM Thirty-seventh Annual Cathedral Organ Benefit @ Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Boston
3:30 PM Chinatown Cha-Cha @ Emerson Paramount Center, Boston
- 3:30 PM Horizon Ensemble: American Portraits @ Church Of The Covenant, Boston Horizon Ensemble
- 4:00 PM Adam Sherman @ The Plough and Stars, Cambridge Adam Sherman
- 4:00 PM Another Tequila Sunrise @ Regent Theatre, Boston
- 4:00 PM Dennis Brennan Band @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Dennis Brennan Band
- 4:00 PM GBCC Social Event: Malts and Melodies @ 1250 Massachusetts Ave., Dorchester (Boston), Boston
- 4:00 PM Joseph Parrish, baritone & Shelen Hughes Camacho, soprano @ All Saints Church, Boston Joseph Parrish, Shelen Hughes Camacho
- 4:00 PM Malts and Melodies @ Dorchester Brewing Co., Boston
- 4:00 PM Mess Around @ The Square Root, Roslindale Mess Around
- 4:00 PM Nuala O'Donovan, Sidebody @ Davis Square Plaza, Somerville Nuala O'Donovan, sidebody
- 4:00 PM Once Upon A Time new music series: Hava Horowitz, Lena Warnke, Martha Schnee & Cara Giaimo (sidebody) and Gabriella Simpkins, with Nuala O'Donovan @ Underbones, Somerville sidebody, Gabriella Simpkins, Nuala O'Donovan
- 4:00 PM ONCE Upon A Time: indie music series @ Red Bones BBQ, Somerville
- 4:00 PM Recital: Elijah Barclift '27 BM, French horn @ New England Conservatory - Williams Hall, Boston Elijah Barclift
- 4:00 PM Tan, Habibi & Beethoven @ Emmanuel Church, Boston Tan, Habibi
- 4:00 PM Vinyl Street @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Vinyl Street
- 4:00 PM Vinyl Street A Cappella at Upstairs at McCarthy's @ Upstairs at McCarthy's, Cambridge Vinyl Street A Cappella
- 4:30 PM An Evening with Evie Ladin @ Bay State Cohousing, Malden Evie Ladin
4:30 PM An Evening with Evie Ladin: Sing, Clap, Move (Workshop, Potluck & Concert) @ Bay State Cohousing, Malden Evie Ladin
- 5:00 PM Boston Modern Big Band @ Sally O'Brien's, Somerville Boston Modern Big Band
- 5:00 PM Delanie Pickering @ Boston Harbor Distillery, Boston Delanie Pickering
- 5:00 PM Strawberry Hill @ The Black Rose, Boston Strawberry Hill
6:00 PM Charlie Kohlhase's (Expanded) Explorer's Club plays John Tchicai @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge Charlie Kohlhase's (Expanded) Explorer's Club
6:00 PM Foraged Banquet (High Tea Party), evening service @ Gallery 263, Boston Ryan Sinclair
6:00 PM Hamilton-Garrett Center benefit concert honoring Adam Blackstone @ Berklee Performance Center, Boston Adam Blackstone, HG Youth Choir, HG Drumline, HG Marching Band
- 6:00 PM Josh Redman @ Club Café Boston, Boston Josh Redman
- 6:00 PM Make Them Hear You with Adam Blackstone @ David Friend Recital Hall, Boston Adam Blackstone
- 6:00 PM Old Timey Session @ The Burren, Somerville
- 6:00 PM Pat Loomis @ Grace by Nia, Boston Pat Loomis
- 6:30 PM Breakout From Oppression, Twoboyskissing, Owen Manure, The Xbox Generations @ Cambridge Community Center, Cambridge Breakout From Oppression, Twoboyskissing, Owen Manure, The Xbox Generations
- 7:00 PM Allison Russell: In The Hour Of Chaos Tour with Autumn Nicholas @ Royale, Boston Allison Russell, Autumn Nicholas
- 7:00 PM Cindy Scott & Brian Seeger / Faith Haloukalou presents "New Skin" @ The Square Root, Roslindale Cindy Scott, Brian Seeger
- 7:00 PM Dana Maiben and Vivian Montgomery | An Outburst of Improvisors @ Longy School of Music, Cambridge Dana Maiben, Vivian Montgomery
7:00 PM Fielded at O'Briens @ O'Briens Pub, Allston Fielded, LAVAGXRL, Rochelle Blue
- 7:00 PM Irish Session with Jimmy Kelly and friends @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Jimmy Kelly
- 7:00 PM Jazz Jam/Performance @ Morningside Annex, Boston
- 7:00 PM Lauren Sanderson @ Brighton Music Hall, Allston Lauren Sanderson
- 7:00 PM Mason Daring & Jeanie Stahl @ Club Passim, Cambridge Mason Daring, Jeanie Stahl
- 7:00 PM Mike Turk Trio @ The Mad Monkfish, Boston Mike Turk Trio
- 7:00 PM Old Timey Session @ The Bebop, Boston
- 7:00 PM Olivia Rodrigo: The Unraveled Tour @ TD Garden, Boston Olivia Rodrigo
- 7:00 PM Screeching Weasel, The Queers @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Screeching Weasel, The Queers
- 7:00 PM SIENNA SPIRO, Summer Joy @ Citizens House of Blues Boston, Boston Sienna Spiro, Summer Joy
- 7:00 PM Yaktak @ Sonia, Cambridge Yaktak
- 7:30 PM Bruce Bears & Friends @ Beehive Restaurant, Boston Bruce Bears & Friends
- 7:30 PM for KING & COUNTRY @ Wang Theatre, Boston For King & Country
7:30 PM HOWLEY acoustic night (Northeast weekend) - Crystal Ballroom @ Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre, Somerville Howley
7:30 PM Oh He Dead with Ry Francis @ City Winery Boston, Boston Oh He Dead, Ry Francis
- 7:30 PM Viva Las Elvis @ City Winery Boston, Boston Viva Las Elvis
- 8:00 PM 14th Annual Harmony For Humanity – Daniel Pearl Music Day @ The Burren, Somerville
8:00 PM All Good Band, Atomic Life / Machine Baby, Sunday Sessions @ The Cantab Lounge, Cambridge All Good Band, Atomic Life, Machine Baby
- 8:00 PM Animal Requiem @ St. John the Evangelist, Wellesley Hills The Seraphim Singers
- 8:00 PM Animal Requiem @ St. John the Evangelist, Wellesley Hills The Seraphim Singers
- 8:00 PM Brand New @ Roadrunner, Boston Brand New
8:00 PM Carly Pearce with Belle Frantz @ The Sinclair, Cambridge Carly Pearce, Belle Frantz
8:00 PM Crush Death, Ivy Boy @ State Park, Cambridge Crush Death, Ivy Boy
- 8:00 PM Joe Hunt Group @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge Joe Hunt Group
8:00 PM Laura Cortese @ The Rockwell, Somerville Laura Cortese
- 8:00 PM Michael Meraw, Baritone + Leonardo Ciampa, Piano @ Jordan Hall, Boston Michael Meraw, Leonardo Ciampa
8:00 PM Midway Or The Highway Open Mic @ Midway Café, Boston
- 8:00 PM Sunday Sessions @ The Cantab Lounge, Cambridge
- 9:00 PM FREAKSHOW: a trans-punk halloween showcase" @ The Jungle, Boston
- 9:00 PM Haint @ Zuzu, Cambridge Haint
- 9:00 PM Yishay Levin @ Wally's Cafe Jazz Club, Boston Yishay Levin
- 9:30 PM Bonus Cat @ The Green Dragon Tavern, Boston Bonus Cat
- 9:30 PM Dub Apocalypse @ Sally O'Brien's, Somerville Dub Apocalypse
- 10:00 PM Battle of the Sexes DJ Battle @ Big Night Live, Boston Battle of the Sexes DJ Battle
- 10:00 PM Mala : The Indoor Reggaeton Rave @ Bijou Nightclub & Lounge, Boston Mala
10:30 PM Elanor Moss @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge Elanor Moss
Grease @ Stadium Theatre, Boston
- Howley @ Boston David Howley, Martin Howley
- Howley (live at Crystal Ballroom) @ Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre, Somerville Howley ~ the band
- Show at McCarthy's Toad featuring LSM Heart and guests @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge LSM Heart, Elizabeth Burke, Wanda Metcalf, Bernie Drury, RL Cone, Eric Behr
- Sunday Jazz Brunch @ Rochambeau, Boston
Mon, Oct 19
- 5:00 PM Will Varley @ Club Passim, Cambridge Will Varley
- 6:30 PM Kevin Cho & Ken Ross @ Rosa y Marigold, Boston Kevin Cho, Ken Ross
- 7:00 PM Bethel Music @ Royale, Boston Bethel Music
- 7:00 PM Elan Mehler Trio @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge The Elan Mehler Trio
- 7:00 PM Emei, Madelline @ Paradise Rock Club, Boston Emei, Madelline
- 7:00 PM Irish Session with Eamonn Sefton and friends @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Eamonn Sefton
- 7:00 PM You Don't Count, Sikayda, Daddy's Junky Music, My Left Your Right @ O'Briens Pub, Allston You Don't Count, Sikayda, Daddy's Junky Music, My Left Your Right
- 7:30 PM Joe Pug and Willie Watson @ City Winery Boston, Boston Joe Pug, Willie Watson
- 7:30 PM Mediterranean Tales: Music of the New Diaspora of the Two Sicilies Kingdom @ David Friend Recital Hall, Boston
- 7:30 PM Monday Night Hoedown @ Beehive Restaurant, Boston
- 7:30 PM Teen Taiwanese Uke Sensation Feng E in Boston @ City Winery Boston, Boston Feng E
- 7:30 PM The White Owls @ Sally O'Brien's, Somerville The White Owls
- 8:00 PM Brand New @ Roadrunner, Boston Brand New
- 8:00 PM Chamber @ Model Cafe, Boston
- 8:00 PM CHAMBER: Goth and Industrial Dance Night - Haunted Haus @ Midway Café, Boston Kuro, DJ Big Daddy, Your Iolaus
- 8:00 PM Frank Ryan @ The Black Rose, Boston Frank Ryan
8:00 PM ICBM, Sky Swallowed, Unhinged, Mulching @ Silhouette Lounge, Allston ICBM, Sky Swallowed, Unhinged, Mulching
- 8:00 PM Joe Carson @ Hennessy's Bar, Boston Joe Carson
- 8:00 PM Monday Jazz Jam @ The Bebop, Boston
- 8:00 PM New Growups @ Satellite, Cambridge New Growups
- 8:30 PM Irish Session @ The Burren, Somerville
- 8:30 PM Jerry Bergonzi Quartet @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge Jerry Bergonzi Quartet
- 9:00 PM Berklee Blues Band @ Wally's Cafe Jazz Club, Boston Berklee Blues Band
- 9:00 PM Dave Foley @ Mr. Dooley's Boston, Boston Dave Foley
- 9:30 PM Jazz Jam @ The Cantab Lounge, Cambridge
- 10:00 PM The Fringe @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge The Fringe
- Drag Bingo @ Club Café, Boston Mizery
Show Announcement at O'Brien's Pub (multi-act bill) @ O'Briens Pub, Allston
Tue, Oct 20
- 12:15 PM Giovanni Solinas, organ @ King's Chapel, Boston Giovanni Solinas
1:00 PM From Protests to Pride: Generations of Villa Victoria @ La CASA, Boston
- 6:00 PM 2nd Annual Seeds of Support Fall Fundraiser @ Portico Brewing, Somerville
- 6:00 PM Cradle of Filth, Blackbraid, Worm, Black Satellite @ Big Night Live, Boston Cradle Of Filth, Blackbraid, Worm, Black Satellite
- 6:00 PM Plini - An Unnameable Desire North American Tour @ Paradise Rock Club, Boston Plini
- 6:00 PM riah, Bailey Katsu @ The Jungle, Boston riah, Bailey Katsu
- 6:30 PM Lisa Kantor @ Club Café Boston, Boston Lisa Kantor
- 6:30 PM Tiana Major9, Nali @ Sonia, Cambridge Tiana Major9, Nali
- 7:00 PM Costume Party, State Parque, Jack Sloan, Toad Patrol @ O'Briens Pub, Allston Costume Party, State Parque, Jack Sloan, Toad Patrol
- 7:00 PM Gabriel Maia Quintet @ Wally's Cafe Jazz Club, Boston Gabriel Maia Quintet
- 7:00 PM Irish Session @ West on Centre, Boston
- 7:00 PM Irish Session with The McCarthys Family @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge The McCarthys Family
- 7:00 PM Joe Sabourin @ Lower Mills Tavern, Boston Joe Sabourin
- 7:00 PM Nondualism Trio presents Nosferatu Funk @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge Nondualism Trio
- 7:00 PM Session Americana with Jefferson Hamer in the band @ The Burren, Somerville Jefferson Hamer
- 7:00 PM Sungaze, Lavisher, Slow Quit @ Deep Cuts, Medford Sungaze, Lavisher, Slow Quit
- 7:00 PM The Django Cadre @ The Burren, Somerville The Django Cadre
- 7:00 PM The Thorn @ Boch Center - Wang Theatre, Boston The Thorn
- 7:30 PM Berklee Vocal Jazz Meets Janis Siegel @ David Friend Recital Hall, Boston Berklee Vocal Jazz, Janis Siegel
- 7:30 PM Haggis X-1 with KALILOOPS @ City Winery Boston, Boston Haggis X-1, Kaliloops
- 7:30 PM Just Friends, The Hip(!) Replacements, Keep the Changes @ Midway Café, Boston Just Friends, The Hip(!) Replacements, Keep the Changes
- 7:30 PM Longy at Regattabar | Point of Contact @ Regattabar, Cambridge Point of Contact
- 7:30 PM Millennium Rift @ Arrow Street Arts, Cambridge Millennium Rift
- 8:00 PM Asher White @ The Cantab Lounge, Cambridge Asher White
- 8:00 PM Bluegrass & Americana Tuesdays @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge
- 8:00 PM Colm O'Brien @ The Black Rose, Boston Colm O'Brien
- 8:00 PM Gina Garda @ Hennessy's Bar, Boston Gina Garda
- 8:00 PM Greg Freeman, Hello Shark @ The Sinclair, Cambridge Greg Freeman, Hello Shark
- 8:00 PM Italian Songbook with Scanzonati: Voices of the Mediterranean @ David Friend Recital Hall, Boston Scanzonati
- 8:00 PM Jordon Gravel @ Beehive Restaurant, Boston Jordon Gravel
- 8:00 PM Mark Winters @ The Cantab Lounge, Cambridge Mark Winters
- 8:00 PM The Modernistics: Gems From The Jazz Age @ Stonehill College Alumni Hall Auditorium, Boston The Modernistics
- 8:00 PM Tuesday Night New Music 3 @ New England Conservatory, Boston
- 8:00 PM Twangville Songwriter Showcase @ Club Passim, Cambridge
- 9:00 PM The A-Beez @ Wally's Cafe Jazz Club, Boston The A-Beez
- 10:00 PM Autobahn / Godstar Megamax @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge Autobahn, Godstar Megamax
- 10:00 PM Johnny Trama and The B3 Kings @ The Plough and Stars, Cambridge Johnny Trama, B3 Kings
- Back to Black pre-release listening party @ Baby's All Right, Boston
- Cemetery of the Nameless (site-specific adaptation, Pinar Öğrenci) @ Goethe-Institut, Boston
Ikush // Profiler // MR. improbable @ Modular, Cambridge Ikush, Profiler, MR. improbable
The Lost Cache advance screening @ William and Charlotte Bloomberg Public Science Common (Museum of Science), Boston
Wed, Oct 21
- 10:00 AM Alexie Tsiganov Quartet @ Beehive Restaurant, Boston Alexie Tsiganov Quartet
- 12:00 PM Festivals and fairs @ City Hall Square, Boston
- 12:15 PM Lunchtime Recital @ Memorial Church, Boston
- 6:00 PM Liederabend LXXXIII: Shades of Romanticism, Part 1 @ New England Conservatory, Boston
- 7:00 PM Benjamin Kassner Quintet @ Wally's Cafe Jazz Club, Boston Benjamin Kassner Quintet
- 7:00 PM Cavetown, Chloe Moriondo @ Citizens House of Blues Boston, Boston Cavetown, Chloe Moriondo
- 7:00 PM Ecca Vandal, Speed of Light @ Brighton Music Hall, Allston Ecca Vandal, Speed of Light
- 7:00 PM Grain Thief @ The Burren, Somerville Grain Thief
- 7:00 PM Hey, Nothing, Brother Bird @ Paradise Rock Club, Boston Hey, Nothing, Brother Bird
- 7:00 PM Irish Session with Seamus Noonan and Friends @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Seamus Noonan
- 7:00 PM Irish Traditional Music with Tommy Keane @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Tommy Keane
- 7:00 PM Jesse Gallagher + Steve Fell @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge Jesse Gallagher, Steve Fell
- 7:00 PM Julien Baker, Future Teens @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Julien Baker, Future Teens
7:00 PM Natalia Skorupka Concert @ The Red Room at Cafe 939, Boston Tommy Does Music, Natalia Skorupka, Yujin Han, Stefan Winkler, Daniel Buades, Sequoyah Cisneros, Sandi Belle, Anna Bandana, Hala Cello
- 7:00 PM Ouija Macc, Billy Marchiafava, Darby O'Trill, Mikey Rotten @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Ouija Macc, Billy Marchiafava, Darby O'Trill, Mikey Rotten
- 7:00 PM Røz @ Big Night Live, Boston ROZ
- 7:00 PM Session Americana with Jefferson Hamer in the band @ The Burren, Somerville Jefferson Hamer
- 7:00 PM The Croaks, Andro Queen, Ohio State Fair @ Deep Cuts, Medford The Croaks, Andro Queen, Ohio State Fair
- 7:00 PM The Thorn @ Boch Center - Wang Theatre, Boston The Thorn
- 7:00 PM Trace Zacur Sextet @ The Mad Monkfish, Boston Trace Zacur Sextet
- 7:00 PM Wednesday Classics: Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933) @ Cinema Salem, Salem
- 7:30 PM Brian Patton – Broadway Hump Day @ Club Café, Boston Brian Patton
- 7:30 PM Fandango @ Sally O'Brien's, Somerville Fandango
- 7:30 PM NEC Symphony + David Loebel: Montgomery, Haydn and Dvořák @ Jordan Hall, Boston NEC Symphony, David Loebel
- 7:30 PM Songwriters in the Round @ Cafe Zing!, Boston Frank Critelli, Dave Dersham, Jen Kearney, David Thorne Scott
- 8:00 PM Christian McBride & Ursa Major @ David Friend Recital Hall, Boston Christian McBride Big Band, Ursa Major
8:00 PM Club Blob Tub presents TripleDouble and Miriam Elhajli @ The Sardine, Boston Bromp Treb (Neil "Cloaca" Young), Miriam Elhajli
- 8:00 PM Gobshites @ The Black Rose, Boston The Gobshites
- 8:00 PM Grace Givertz + Jacob Perez @ Club Passim, Cambridge Grace Givertz, Jacob Perez
- 8:00 PM Hellbender @ The Square Root, Roslindale HELLBENDER
- 8:00 PM Irish Session @ The Druid, Boston
- 8:00 PM Paris Paloma, Susannah Joffe @ Roadrunner, Boston Paris Paloma, Susannah Joffe
- 8:00 PM Pop punk show, back room @ Silhouette Lounge, Allston Bicycle Inn, Return Address, Toluca Lake, Winter Forever
- 8:00 PM The Tallest Man on Earth, Gwenifer Raymond @ Royale, Boston The Tallest Man on Earth, Gwenifer Raymond
- 8:00 PM Ursa Major US run - Boston @ Berklee Performance Center, Boston Ursa Major
- 8:00 PM Yandy Garcia @ Lizard Lounge, Cambridge Yandy Garcia
- 8:15 PM Gill Aharon Trio @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge Gill Aharon Trio
8:30 PM Hank Azaria Bruce Springsteen Tribute @ The Sinclair, Cambridge Hank Azaria
- 9:00 PM Baker Thomas Band Wednesdays @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Baker Thomas Band
- 9:00 PM Department of Music Throwdown @ Harvard University, Boston
- 9:00 PM R&B Jam @ The Cantab Lounge, Cambridge
- 9:30 PM Bluegrass Jam @ The Bebop, Boston
- 10:00 PM NWASoul @ Wally's Cafe Jazz Club, Boston NWASoul
- 10:00 PM The Lilypad Variety Show @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge
- Grace Givertz at Club Passim @ Club Passim, Cambridge Grace Givertz
- Live Jazz: George Garzone – 100 Years of Miles Davis @ The Mad Monkfish, Boston George Garzone, Bill Pierce
Thu, Oct 22
- 12:15 PM Midday Organ Recital: Chase Olson @ Harvard University, Boston Chase Olson
- 2:00 PM Daniel Sturgis @ UnCommon Corner, Cambridge Daniel Sturgis
5:00 PM ArtSEA open aux cypher @ Compass Room, Commonwealth Pier, Boston Restoring The Feeling
- 5:00 PM First Look @ SoWa Power Station, Boston
- 5:00 PM Max Ridley @ Kestra, Boston Max Ridley
- 5:00 PM Zion Rodman @ UnCommon Corner, Cambridge Zion Rodman
- 6:00 PM Hawthorne Heights, letlive, Creeper @ Citizens House of Blues Boston, Boston Hawthorne Heights, letlive, Creeper
- 6:00 PM Live Jazz Night @ Tryst, Arlington
- 6:00 PM Lynn Legacies: The Next Generation @ Lynn Museum & Arts Center, Lynn
- 6:00 PM October Traffic Halloween Night (costume prizes, music) @ The Speakeasy Lab at Deacon Giles, Salem
- 6:00 PM OscarStagnaro & Peru Mestizo @ Long Live Roxbury, Boston OscarStagnaro, Peru Mestizo
- 6:00 PM Twilight at MAAM: Noodle & Doodle @ MassArt Art Museum, Boston Noodle, Doodle
- 6:30 PM Caroline Shaw and Andrew Yee: Music for Landscapes @ Harvard University, Boston Caroline Shaw, Andrew Yee
- 6:30 PM Jazz Square Celebration featuring Gregory Groover Jr. at Union Church @ Union Church, Boston Gregory Groover Jr.
- 6:30 PM Los Mambiseros @ Rosa y Marigold, Boston Los Mambiseros
- 7:00 PM 2026 Hip-Hop Showcase @ Red Room, Boston
- 7:00 PM Alash | Master Throat Singers from Tuva @ Longy School of Music, Cambridge Alash
- 7:00 PM Andy Lantz & Frankie Campofelice – Classic Jazz Standards @ Club Café Boston, Boston Andy Lantz, Frankie Campofelice
- 7:00 PM Benjamin Kassner Quintet @ Wally's Cafe Jazz Club, Boston Benjamin Kassner Quintet
- 7:00 PM Declaw, Hedge, Dagwood, Something Sneaky @ Deep Cuts, Medford Declaw, Hedge, Dagwood, Something Sneaky
- 7:00 PM Fabulous Voice Faculty Go '70s @ David Friend Recital Hall, Boston
- 7:00 PM Ian Buss Quartet @ The Mad Monkfish, Boston Ian Buss Quartet
- 7:00 PM Irish Session with Elias Cardoso and friends @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Elias Cardoso
- 7:00 PM Josiah Reibstein & The Hubtones @ Lou's, Cambridge Josiah Reibstein, The Hubtones
- 7:00 PM Julien Baker, Future Teens @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Julien Baker, Future Teens
7:00 PM Kayla Blackburn Album Release Celebration @ Club Passim, Cambridge Kayla Blackburn, A Day Without Love
7:00 PM Ohio Bands Show at O'Brien's @ O'Briens Pub, Allston I Hate It Too, Manor Gates, Nico Teens, Good Juneма
- 7:00 PM Pawn Shop of Coincidence launch reading (Andrea L. Fry) @ Grolier Poetry Book Shop, Cambridge Andrea L. Fry
- 7:00 PM Session Americana with Jefferson Hamer in the band @ The Burren, Somerville Jefferson Hamer
- 7:00 PM Skylark Vocal Ensemble: Victoria Requiem of 1605 @ Church Of The Redeemer, Chestnut Hill Skylark Vocal Ensemble
- 7:00 PM Somerville Square Dance Halloween Dance @ VFW Post 529 - George Dilboy Post, Boston Wooden Nickels
- 7:00 PM Suzanne McNeil @ Lower Mills Tavern, Boston Suzanne McNeil
- 7:00 PM Victoria: Requiem of 1605 @ Church Of The Redeemer, Chestnut Hill Skylark Vocal Ensemble
- 7:00 PM Zinc, Unhinged, Low Tide, Hatch, At Fault @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Zinc, Unhinged, Lowtide, Hatch, At Fault
- 7:30 PM already and not yet: A world premiere by Tod Machover @ Symphony Hall, Boston Tod Machover
- 7:30 PM Dave Fox Trio @ Aeronaut, Boston Dave Fox Trio
7:30 PM Flooding with Bloodsports @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge Flooding, Bloodsports
- 7:30 PM Love Letters by A.R. Gurney @ Cary Hall, Lexington Paula Plum, Richard Snee
- 7:30 PM Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol Quintet @ Regattabar, Cambridge Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol Quintet
- 7:30 PM Messiah Open Sing @ Old South Church, Boston Boston Choral Ensemble
- 7:30 PM Nate Jackson @ Wilbur Theatre - MA, Boston Nate Jackson
- 7:30 PM Professional Education Division Staff and Faculty Showcase @ David Friend Recital Hall, Boston
- 7:30 PM Songwriters In-The-Round with Janet Feld, Dana Cooper & Louise Coombe @ Arts at the Armory, Somerville Janet Feld, Dana Cooper, Louise Coombe
- 7:30 PM Tom Hagerty Band @ Sally O'Brien's, Somerville Tom Hagerty Band
- 7:30 PM Torn And Frayed @ The Burren, Somerville Torn And Frayed
- 8:00 PM Big Deep @ Soundcheck Studios, Boston Big Deep
- 8:00 PM Blind Boys of Alabama present Songs in the Key of Life @ TCAN - The Center for Arts in Natick, Boston Blind Boys of Alabama
- 8:00 PM Bluegrass Night: Max Wareham & Second Cousin @ Red Bones BBQ, Somerville Max Wareham, Second Cousin
- 8:00 PM Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country @ Royale, Boston Daniel Donato
- 8:00 PM Friko, Nine Perfect Lives @ The Sinclair, Cambridge Friko, Nine Perfect Lives
- 8:00 PM Gobshites @ The Black Rose, Boston The Gobshites
- 8:00 PM Guitar Night: Jazz and Blues Student Showcase @ David Friend Recital Hall, Boston
- 8:00 PM Onelouddrawing @ The Rockwell, Somerville Onelouddrawing
- 8:00 PM Organ Fairchild @ Lizard Lounge, Cambridge Organ Fairchild
- 8:00 PM Seychelles, Liquid.ator, The Melting Moutain, Jimbo Slim @ The Jungle, Boston Seychelles, Liquid.ator, The Melting Moutain, Jimbo Slim
- 8:00 PM Southie Live Music Club @ Lithuanian Club, Boston
- 9:00 PM Chris Stovall Brown @ Beehive Restaurant, Boston Chris Stovall Brown
- 9:00 PM Irish Session @ The Druid, Boston
- 9:00 PM Jake Walters @ Hobgoblin, Boston Jake Walters
- 9:00 PM Spittin Vinnies @ The Green Dragon Tavern, Boston Spittin Vinnies
- 9:30 PM Jerome's Pace @ Zuzu, Cambridge Jerome's Pace
- 10:00 PM 25+ Only - Oct 22 @ Caveau, Boston
- 10:00 PM After Brunch: 25+ Thursdays (Copy) @ Caveau, Boston
- 10:00 PM Boston Edm Discord @ 100 Stuart St, Boston
10:00 PM Boston's only queer all-gender dance party (October edition) @ ManRay, Cambridge Brian Halligan, DJ Mx DEMEANOR, m_a_c_92
- 10:00 PM BRATCITY Last Party of the Year @ Middlesex Lounge, Cambridge SYR, Bratattack
- 10:00 PM Bratcity: Bratattack b2b Syr All Night Long @ Middlesex Lounge, Cambridge Bratattack, SYR
- 10:00 PM Chica Fuego and the Gringos @ The Plough and Stars, Cambridge Chica Fuego and the Gringos
- 10:00 PM Count-Off Entertainment @ The Burren, Somerville Count-Off Entertainment
- 10:00 PM Drake Night, hosted by HBS AASU & Canadian Club @ HAN, Allston
- 10:00 PM elements w/ DEGS (Hospital Records - UK) | Drum & Bass | Phoenix Landing @ The Phoenix Landing, Cambridge Elements, Degs, DJ Glowworm, ValDee
- 10:00 PM Timba Messengers @ Wally's Cafe Jazz Club, Boston The Timba Messengers
- 10:30 PM Notd @ Big Night Live, Boston Notd
- 10:30 PM South Street @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge South Street
Affordable Art Fair Boston @ SoWa Power Station, Boston
Affordable Art Fair Boston (TAG Gallery, Booth E12) @ SoWa Power Station, Boston
- BAAF HONORS 2026 @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway, Boston Tenille Janae
Bluegrass Dead Night @ Medusa Brewing Company, Boston
- Boston's 2nd Annual Affordable Art Fair @ Affordable Art Fair Boston (Booth E12, TAG Gallery), Boston
- Eros Ramazzotti @ Wang Theatre, Boston Eros Ramazzotti
HONORS 2026: Come Dream With Us @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway, Boston Apollo Payton, Christina Rodriguez
- Immovable Feast @ SoWa Power Station, Boston
- Kayla Blackburn Album Release Show @ Club Passim, Cambridge Kayla Blackburn, A Day Without Love
- Locals Only @ The Speakeasy Lab at Deacon Giles, Salem
Memorias del Agua (Vieques Film and Human Rights Festival showcase) @ La CASA, Boston
- Nobody Cares @ The Huntington at The Huntington Theatre, Boston Laura Benanti
- Ryan Beatty at Citizens House of Blues - Boston @ Citizens House of Blues Boston, Boston Ryan Beatty
Fri, Oct 23
- 1:30 PM already and not yet: A world premiere by Tod Machover @ Symphony Hall, Boston Tod Machover
- 3:00 PM ENSMB, Rich Wentworth @ Davis Square Plaza, Somerville ENSMB, Rich Wentworth
- 3:00 PM Patrick Cowles @ UnCommon Corner, Cambridge Patrick Cowles
- 4:00 PM Colm O'Brien @ The Black Rose, Boston Colm O'Brien
- 5:00 PM Diego Silva @ Kestra, Boston Diego Silva
- 5:45 PM LIVE MUSIC: Paul Barringer and John Lockwood @ Cafe Zing!, Boston Paul Barringer, John Lockwood
- 6:00 PM Art After Dark @ SoWa Power Station, Boston
- 6:00 PM Daniel Sturgis @ UnCommon Corner, Cambridge Daniel Sturgis
- 6:00 PM Pluto @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Pluto
- 6:00 PM Traditional Irish Session @ The Bebop, Boston
- 6:30 PM Hippie Hour / The Reckoning Crew @ Midway Café, Boston The Reckoning Crew
- 7:00 PM Assembly of Dust @ Brighton Music Hall, Allston Assembly of Dust
- 7:00 PM Brian Simpson at Scullers @ Scullers Jazz Club, Boston Brian Simpson
- 7:00 PM Camila Quintero duo with Lucas Labeau @ Hobgoblin, Boston Camila Quintero, Lucas Labeau
- 7:00 PM Carsie Blanton @ Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre, Somerville Carsie Blanton
- 7:00 PM Carsie Blanton at Crystal Ballroom @ Passim, Boston Carsie Blanton
- 7:00 PM Emo NIght Boston Halloween Party @ Deep Cuts, Medford
- 7:00 PM Gabriel Maia Quintet @ Wally's Cafe Jazz Club, Boston Gabriel Maia Quintet
- 7:00 PM Have Heart, If It Rains, Far Too Late, Dizeaze @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Have Heart, If It Rains, Far Too Late, Dizeaze
- 7:00 PM In Contempt, Vicegrip, Skives, Will Tell Aim @ O'Briens Pub, Allston In Contempt, Vicegrip, Skives, Will Tell Aim
- 7:00 PM Irish Session with Helena Delaney and friends @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Helena Delaney
- 7:00 PM Jazz and Contemporary Music | Unplayed Unheard @ Longy School of Music, Cambridge
- 7:00 PM Joe Block Quintet: There Is Always Hope album release show @ Regattabar, Cambridge Joe Block Quintet
- 7:00 PM Julien Baker, Future Teens @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Julien Baker, Future Teens
- 7:00 PM Lynne Hanson @ House Of Play House Concerts, Boston Lynne Hanson
- 7:00 PM Mark Guiliana: BEAT MUSIC @ Red Room, Boston Mark Guiliana
- 7:00 PM Nocturnal District: Rooftop Sessions #2 @ Dorchester Brewing Co., Boston
- 7:00 PM Quadeca, DERBY, Olēka @ Citizens House of Blues Boston, Boston Quadeca, DERBY, Olēka
- 7:00 PM R&B, Soul, Funk, Hip Hop - Kenya Hall @ Lou's, Cambridge Kenya Hall
- 7:00 PM Reflections & Reverie @ St. Ignatius of Loyola, Boston
- 7:00 PM ROA @ Big Night Live, Boston ROA
- 7:00 PM Rod Ferguson @ Club Café, Boston Rod Ferguson
- 7:00 PM Slacker (Performing Weezer's Pinkerton for the 30th Anniversary) and Foo Topia @ The Burren, Somerville Slacker, Foo Topia
- 7:00 PM The Vintage Mintys @ Portico Brewing, Somerville The Vintage Mintys
- 7:00 PM Waylon Wyatt, Noah James @ Royale, Boston Waylon Wyatt, Noah James
- 7:00 PM Yoko Miwa Trio @ The Mad Monkfish, Boston Yoko Miwa Trio
- 7:30 PM Andrea Gillis, Kameelah @ Sally O'Brien's, Somerville Andrea Gillis, Kameelah
- 7:30 PM Eric Wong @ MIT, Boston Eric Wong
- 7:30 PM Little Barrie @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge Little Barrie
- 7:30 PM Messiah Open Sing @ Old South Church, Boston Boston Choral Ensemble
- 7:30 PM Nate Jackson @ Wilbur Theatre - MA, Boston Nate Jackson
- 7:30 PM Upstate @ City Winery Boston, Boston Upstate
- 7:30 PM Vira + Friends: October Song Fest @ First Church In Cambridge, Cambridge Vira
- 7:30 PM Walter Hussey: Creative Courage @ Old South Church, Boston Back Bay Chorale
- 8:00 PM bloom., Goalkeeper, Hazel Bloom @ Faces Brewing, Boston bloom., Goalkeeper, Hazel Bloom
- 8:00 PM Boston Conservatory Orchestra: The Great Swiftness @ Symphony Hall, Boston Boston Conservatory Orchestra
- 8:00 PM Bruce Cockburn, Livingston Taylor @ Chevalier Theatre, Medford Bruce Cockburn, Livingston Taylor
- 8:00 PM Dana and Alden, Alex Amen @ The Sinclair, Cambridge Dana and Alden, Alex Amen
8:00 PM DIY (Back) in the Underground @ Jacques' Cabaret, Boston Makeout Palace (as Cake), How Things Were
8:00 PM Drag Bingo @ Dorchester Brewing Co., Boston La Paloma, Etoile
- 8:00 PM Jazz Sanctuary featuring Jason Palmer and Kevin Harris @ United Parish, Boston Jason Palmer, Kevin Harris
8:00 PM Jim Kweskin with Mooky Momo & Tomoko @ Club Passim, Cambridge Jim Kweskin, Mooky Momo, Tomoko
- 8:00 PM John Anthony's Tribute to Rod Stewart @ Regent Theatre, Boston John Anthony
- 8:00 PM Milk St., Tysk Tysk Task, Watson Park @ Warehouse XI, Somerville Milk St., Tysk Tysk Task, Watson Park
- 8:00 PM MIT's Annual Family Weekend Concert - Virtuosic Legacies @ Kresge Auditorium, Boston
8:00 PM OOPS ALL COVERS @ The Jungle, Boston The Sleds, TNN, Botch Job, The Plus Ones
- 8:00 PM Rain House, American Beauties, and Sarcasmatics @ The Square Root, Roslindale Rain House, American Beauties, Sarcasmatics
- 8:00 PM Sonny Barbato Duo @ Hobgoblin, Boston Sonny Barbato Duo
- 8:00 PM The Snuts @ The Rockwell, Somerville The Snuts
- 8:00 PM The Steel Wheels @ TCAN - The Center for Arts in Natick, Boston The Steel Wheels
- 9:00 PM Pressure Cooker @ Lizard Lounge, Cambridge Pressure Cooker
- 9:00 PM Slim Lanagan Band @ The Black Rose, Boston Slim Lanagan Band
- 9:00 PM Synapse v. Tempest @ Sonia, Cambridge MADDOG, Djared, Blessing X, Asphodel Ivory
- 9:00 PM Synapse version Tempest @ Sonia, Cambridge Asphodel Ivory, Djared, MADDOG, Blessing X
- 9:00 PM THE CHAI RAVE : A Night for the Next Era @ Descent Boston @ DESCENT (Boston), Cambridge
- 9:00 PM THE CHAI RAVE @ Descent Boston @ DESCENT (Boston), Cambridge
- 9:30 PM Blues Jam @ The Bebop, Boston
- 9:30 PM Emo Night with Smile Lines @ Midway Café, Boston Smile Lines
- 9:30 PM Hill House & Simmerr Halloween Costume Concert @ The Cantab Lounge, Cambridge Hill House, Simmerr
- 9:30 PM Irish Session @ The Burren, Somerville
- 10:00 PM After-Hours with Andy Voelker @ The Mad Monkfish, Boston Andy Voelker
- 10:00 PM Antdot @ Bijou Nightclub & Lounge, Boston Antdot
- 10:00 PM Boston Ravers: Kasia + Makeup Show @ 100 Stuart St, Boston Kasia, Makeup Show
- 10:00 PM Club Café Fridays – GayMaxxing @ Club Café, Boston DJ Stevie Psyclone
10:00 PM Halloween Show (PCRF Benefit) @ Midway Café, Boston
- 10:00 PM Jump The Line @ The Burren, Somerville Jump The Line
- 10:00 PM Noah Preminger Quintet @ Wally's Cafe Jazz Club, Boston Noah Preminger Quintet
- 10:00 PM Ricky "King" Russell @ Beehive Restaurant, Boston Ricky "King" Russell
- 10:00 PM Rinse & Repeat: House Music & Bubbles (4th Fridays at ZuZu) @ Zuzu, Cambridge
- 10:00 PM Scott Damgaard @ The Plough and Stars, Cambridge Scott Damgaard
- 10:00 PM Sigala at Mémoire @ Mémoire (Encore Harbor Casino), Boston Sigala
- 10:00 PM Virtual Riot at Royale @ Royale, Boston Virtual Riot
- 10:30 PM Late Night Cover Band @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge
- 10:30 PM Tailwind Has Layers @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge Tailwind Has Layers
- 11:59 PM The Midnight Hour with Camila Quintero @ The Mad Monkfish, Boston Camila Quintero
- An Evening of Hope and Healing with Tyler Henry @ Lynn Auditorium, Lynn Tyler Henry
- At What Cost reception @ Gallery 263, Boston
- Coraline: The Drag Tribute @ Club Café, Boston Lexi Baby
- Haunted Haus Devilish Drag and Dance Party @ Lamplighter Brewing CX, Boston Sammi Miami, heymisster, Ricky Reyess, The Marsborough Red
Headroom Listening Session @ The Chemist Boston, Boston
- Indigenous Culture Concert and Conversation @ Belmont, MA (venue not specified), Belmont Annawon Weeden, Kim Moberg
- Live music with Jacob Edmister @ Ula Cafe, Jamaica Plain Jacob Edmister
Memorias del Agua (Vieques Film and Human Rights Festival showcase) @ La CASA, Boston
The Vampire Circus @ Stadium Theatre, Boston Count Dracula
Vinkensport (2026 Fringe Festival) @ Studio ONE, Boston University, Boston
- Vinkensport (BU Fringe Festival) @ Boston University College of Fine Arts (Studio ONE black box theater), Boston Allison Voth, Ian Henscheid
- Virtual Riot & Blanke @ Boston (Far From Home tour) @ Boston Virtual Riot, Blanke
Sat, Oct 24
- 10:00 AM Bright Lights - Big City Duo @ Beehive Restaurant, Boston Bright Lights - Big City Duo
- 11:30 AM The Ladies Who Brunch @ Club Café, Boston
- 12:00 PM Annie & The Fur Trappers @ Lou's, Cambridge Annie and the Fur Trappers
12:00 PM Ethan Franklin and Friends, Ice Lemonade & The Apple Snaps @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Ethan Franklin & Friends, Ice Lemonade, The Apple Snaps
- 12:00 PM Gypsy Jazz Brunch @ The Bebop, Boston Gypsy Jazz Brunch
- 12:00 PM Literary Monsters: Spooky Stories! Shadow Puppets! Live Music @ Cambridge Public Library — O'Connell, Cambridge
- 12:00 PM VCR @ City Winery Boston, Boston VCR
- 1:00 PM Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (silent film with live score) @ Peabody Essex Museum, Salem Arpeggione Ensemble
- 2:00 PM Bluegrass Jam @ The Burren, Somerville Bluegrass Jam
- 2:00 PM The Barlow Studio's Singer's Showcase @ The Burren, Somerville The Barlow Studio's Singer's Showcase
- 3:00 PM A Far Cry: Folie à deux at St. John's JP @ St. John's Episcopal Church, Boston A Far Cry
- 3:00 PM Amber Angelina @ Satellite, Cambridge Amber Angelina
- 3:00 PM Divine Songs: Secular chansons & sacred transformations @ First Church In Cambridge, Cambridge Blue Heron
- 3:00 PM Divine Songs: Secular chansons & sacred transformations @ First Church In Cambridge, Cambridge Blue Heron
- 3:00 PM Irish Session @ Emmets Irish Pub, Boston
- 3:00 PM Osis, Mirrormen, The Sandy Clams, Mirror Stars @ Midway Café, Boston Osis, Mirrormen, The Sandy Clams, Mirror Stars
- 4:00 PM Cheryl Arena @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Cheryl Arena
- 4:00 PM Dave Try @ The Black Rose, Boston Dave Try
- 4:00 PM In Her Own Words: Music of Poetry, Poetry of Music @ Emmanuel Church, Boston Cappella Clausura
- 4:00 PM Irish Session @ The Druid, Boston
- 4:00 PM Tom Hagerty Band @ The Plough and Stars, Cambridge Tom Hagerty Band
- 4:00 PM UnCommon Corner x EC Acappella: a Takeover Event @ UnCommon Corner, Cambridge EC Acappella
- 5:00 PM Graduate Voice Performance Seminar Recital @ David Friend Recital Hall, Boston
- 5:00 PM Irish Session @ Brendan Behan Pub, Jamaica Plain
- 5:00 PM Irish Session @ Porter Belly's Pub, Brighton
- 6:00 PM Aaron Perrino, Luke O'Neil, and Max Heinegg @ Medford Brewing Company, Boston Aaron Perrino, Luke O'Neil, Max Heinegg
- 6:00 PM Better Late @ Dirigible Brewing Company, Boston Better Late
- 6:00 PM Have Heart @ Big Night Live, Boston Have Heart
- 6:00 PM Nightmare in the Navy Yard - Fall Fire Edition @ The Anchor, Boston live DJ (unnamed)
- 6:30 PM Asanabenche @ The Cantab Lounge, Cambridge Asanabenche
- 6:30 PM Big D and the Kids Table, The Pietasters, Devon Kay and the Solutions @ Paradise Rock Club, Boston Big D and the Kids Table, The Pietasters, Devon Kay and the Solutions
- 6:30 PM Lakajou Project @ Donut Villa Arlington, Arlington Lakajou Project
- 6:30 PM Rebecca Cline @ Beehive Restaurant, Boston Rebecca Cline
- 7:00 PM Assembly of Dust @ Brighton Music Hall, Allston Assembly of Dust
- 7:00 PM Cabaret Spotlight with Frankie Campofelice @ Club Café Boston, Boston Ian Pearce
- 7:00 PM Celebrating 100 years of Miles Davis with the George Garzone Quartet @ The Mad Monkfish, Boston George Garzone Quartet
- 7:00 PM Dafnis Prieto Sí o Sí Quartet @ Regattabar, Cambridge Dafnis Prieto Sí o Sí Quartet
- 7:00 PM Deuce Club, The Lithophones, Puke Pisstols, Shiny Beasts @ Red Bones BBQ, Somerville Deuce Club, Lithophones, Puke Pisstols, Shiny Beasts
- 7:00 PM Driveways, The Spill Canvas, Have Mercy @ Citizens House of Blues Boston, Boston Driveways, The Spill Canvas, Have Mercy
- 7:00 PM Fib, Wiring, Main Era, Pew Pew @ Deep Cuts, Medford Fib, Wiring, Justmainera, Pew Pew
- 7:00 PM Irish Session with Rotating Local Musicians @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge
- 7:00 PM Juventas: Many Voices, One Song @ Medford Public Library, Medford Juventas
- 7:00 PM Kay Wolf @ Lou's, Cambridge Kay Wolf
- 7:00 PM New England Philharmonic: Foundations and Faultlines: New England Histories @ Tsai Performance Center, Boston New England Philharmonic
7:00 PM Nields Show at Passim @ Club Passim, Cambridge The Nields, Reese Hillman
- 7:00 PM Otto Cook-Sharp Quintet @ Wally's Cafe Jazz Club, Boston Otto Cook-Sharp Quintet
- 7:00 PM Rob Thackery @ The Bebop, Boston Rob Thackery
- 7:00 PM Rozbuds @ UnCommon Corner, Cambridge Rozbuds
- 7:00 PM Shaw Pong Liu Residency Project: A Golden Seam @ David Friend Recital Hall, Boston
- 7:00 PM The Band That Time Forgot @ The Burren, Somerville The Band That Time Forgot
- 7:00 PM The Christman Collective @ Grace by Nia, Boston The Christman Collective
- 7:00 PM The Neilds @ Passim, Boston The Neilds
- 7:00 PM Tim Ray Trio with Edmar Colon @ Scullers Jazz Club, Boston Tim Ray Trio, Edmar Colon
- 7:00 PM Wanted, Ballistix, Axe Collector, Sodrotter @ O'Briens Pub, Allston Wanted, Ballistix, Axe Collector, Sodrotter
- 7:00 PM Yoko Miwa @ Hobgoblin, Boston Yoko Miwa
7:30 PM Bob Schneider at City Winery Boston @ City Winery Boston, Boston Bob Schneider
- 7:30 PM Epicenter, Gravewraith, Swarm Of Eyes, Fullminator, Bridges @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Epicenter, Gravewraith, Swarm of Eyes, Fullminator, Bridges
- 7:30 PM Grain Thief @ New Song, Boston Grain Thief
7:30 PM Sado-Domestics & Sarah Levecque Band at Sally O'Brien's @ Sally O'Brien's, Somerville Sado-Domestics, Sarah Levecque Band
- 7:30 PM Sado-Domestics w/ Sarah Levecque Band at Sally O’Brien’s @ Sally O'Brien's, Somerville Sado-Domestics, Sarah Levecque Band
- 7:30 PM Sol y Canto @ Second Friday Concerts, Boston Sol y Canto
7:30 PM Telehealth at Lilypad @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge telehealth
- 7:30 PM Walter Hussey: Creative Courage @ Old South Church, Boston Back Bay Chorale
- 8:00 PM already and not yet: A world premiere by Tod Machover @ Symphony Hall, Boston
- 8:00 PM Brookline Symphony Orchestra presents French Adventures: From Fairy Tales to the Sea @ All Saints Parish, Brookline Brookline Symphony Orchestra
- 8:00 PM Catie Curtis @ Off Cabot, Boston Catie Curtis
- 8:00 PM Ghosts of Jupiter at Lizard Lounge @ Lizard Lounge, Cambridge Ghosts of Jupiter
- 8:00 PM Greg Klyma @ Regent Theatre, Boston Greg Klyma
- 8:00 PM Halloween Dance Party and Fundraiser @ Club Café Boston, Boston DJ Brian Derrick, DJ Christina
- 8:00 PM Jesse Welles, Hudson Freeman @ Roadrunner, Boston Jesse Welles, Hudson Freeman
- 8:00 PM John Dalton's Spheres of Influence/Peter Perfido & Dominique Humbert @ The Square Root, Roslindale John Dalton, Peter Perfido, Dominique Humbert
- 8:00 PM Lexi Jayde, Ally Salort @ The Sinclair, Cambridge Lexi Jayde, Ally Salort
- 8:00 PM Ollie Gullick @ Village Social Club, Boston Ollie Gullick
- 8:00 PM Overnight Goats, Around My Apartment, NOTADOG, Grace Lionato @ The Jungle, Boston Overnight Goats, Around My Apartment, Not A Dog, Grace Lionato
- 8:00 PM Rachel Bochner @ The Rockwell, Somerville Rachel Bochner
- 8:00 PM Scene Saturday @ Satellite, Cambridge Scene Saturday
8:00 PM The Erinn Brown Band at Chianti's @ Chianti Bar and Lounge, Boston The Erinn Brown Band
- 8:00 PM The Harvard Pops Orchestra presents Pops Meets Its Quadfather @ Harvard University, Boston The Harvard Pops Orchestra
- 8:00 PM The Jayhawks, Joe Pernice @ Shubert Theatre, Boston The Jayhawks, Joe Pernice
- 8:00 PM Tom Petty Night @ Regent Theatre, Boston Tom Petty Night
- 9:00 PM Candlelight: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac @ Simons Theatre, Boston Candlelight: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
- 9:00 PM Hard-Coord @ 288 Green St, Boston Hard-Coord, Jachan
- 9:00 PM Slim Lanagan Band @ The Black Rose, Boston Slim Lanagan Band
- 9:30 PM Darq Ft DJ Zombi & DJ W1tchwav3z @ Koto Asian Fusion, Salem Darq, DJ Zombi, DJ W1tchwav3z
- 9:30 PM Irish Session @ The Burren, Somerville
9:30 PM K-Pop After Dark — StyleMe 7th Anniversary Dance Showcase & Party @ Bootleg Special, Boston
- 9:30 PM Street Talk @ The Cantab Lounge, Cambridge Street Talk
- 10:00 PM A V D R E Y @ The Grand Boston, Boston A V D R E Y
- 10:00 PM Austin McMahon Late Night Jam Session @ The Mad Monkfish, Boston Austin McMahon
10:00 PM BRAVE RAVE @ Royale, Boston Gioh Cecato, JUNK NO, ASH
- 10:00 PM Buza @ Caveau, Boston Buza
- 10:00 PM Daryus Costa @ Mémoire (Encore Harbor Casino), Boston Daryus Costa
10:00 PM goths vs jocks @ The Sinclair, Cambridge gxbtxber, DJ Frazzo, The Marsborough Red, Judas the Betrayer
- 10:00 PM Infra Presents: Anthony Rother & Profiler @ The Lower Level, Cambridge Anthony Rother, Profiler
- 10:00 PM Jimmy's Down @ The Burren, Somerville Jimmy's Down
- 10:00 PM Johnny Chay X Ramenhouse @ HAN, Allston Johnny Chay, Ramenhouse
- 10:00 PM Noah Preminger Quintet @ Wally's Cafe Jazz Club, Boston Noah Preminger Quintet
- 10:00 PM Province 44 Presents Dean Turnley @ DESCENT (Boston), Cambridge Dean Turnley
10:00 PM Riddim X @ The Cantab Lounge, Cambridge Vengeance, Forever Lost, Decon, ABomb, Janky, JustDJ, Arsynn
- 10:00 PM Ryan Case @ 100 Stuart St, Boston Ryan Case
- 10:00 PM The Stacking Stones Band @ The Plough and Stars, Cambridge The Stacking Stones Band
- 10:00 PM Willie J Laws @ Beehive Restaurant, Boston Willie J Laws
- 10:15 PM mMoron - Sad Sounds of Traffic Album Release Show @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge mMoron
- 10:30 PM Indigo @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Indigo
- 10:30 PM The Less You Know: DJ Diosa, Adelaide & More @ HAVA, Boston DJ Diosa, Adelaide
- 11:00 PM Freestyle Clinic w/ Guests Elijah Divine & Mizeyesis @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Elijah Divine, Mize Yesis
- 11:59 PM The Midnight Hour with Camila Quintero @ The Mad Monkfish, Boston Camila Quintero
- 29th Annual Lesbians & Friends LGBTQIA Dance @ Club Café, Boston
Aardvark Jazz Orchestra — 54th season opener @ Church Of The Covenant, Boston Aardvark Jazz Orchestra
An annual affair @ Bijou Nightclub & Lounge, Boston Sisko
Boy Band Project Brunch - Y2K Halloween @ City Winery Boston, Boston Boy Band Project
Diaspoetic @ City Winery Boston, Boston VCRmageddon (Diaspoetic)
Infra October 2026 - OCT24 @ Boston Anthony Rother, Profiler, Powers MJ
- JBWFB with Peachole @ Boston JBWFB | Jerry Bigs World Famous Band, Peachole
- Mozart's Requiem and More @ Boston Musica Sacra
- RIDDIM X @ The Cantab Lounge, Cambridge Decon, Vengeance, ABomb, Janky, JustDJ, Arsynn
- Rodrigo y Gabriela: Our Home Tour @ Lynn Auditorium, Lynn Rodrigo y Gabriela
Salsa vs. Reggaeton (Halloween bobada) @ Spy Bar & Cosmica at the Revolution Hotel, Boston
- Telehealth™ at Lily Pad @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge telehealth
- The Chops feat. Emma Derhak @ Lizard Lounge, Cambridge The Chops, Emma Derhak
The Vampire Circus @ Stadium Theatre, Boston Count Dracula
- Wicked Night on the Wharf: UNTAMED @ Salem Waterfront Hotel, Salem
Sun, Oct 25
10:00 AM Family Hours @ SoWa Power Station, Boston
- 10:00 AM Jim Kelly Brunch @ Beehive Restaurant, Boston Jim Kelly
- 11:00 AM Emmanuel Music Weekly Cantata Series @ Emmanuel Church, Boston
- 11:30 AM Nicole Talbot: UNAPOLOGETICALLY ME @ Club Café, Boston Nicole Talbot
- 12:00 PM Bluegrass Brunch @ The Bebop, Boston
- 12:00 PM Bluegrass Brunch - The Ethan Robbins Bluegrass Hour @ Lou's, Cambridge The Ethan Robbins Bluegrass Hour
- 12:00 PM Irish Session @ The Druid, Boston
- 12:00 PM Recollection, The Sissy Boys, Neolithic, Peace Test, B.F.O. @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Recollection, The Sissy Boys, Neolithic, Peace Test, B.F.O.
- 12:00 PM Scottish Brunch Sunday Session with Adam Hendey and Friends @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Adam Hendey and Friends
- 1:00 PM Bluegrass Brunch @ An Sibin, Boston
- 1:00 PM Halloween Drag Brunch with Mizery @ Club Café Boston, Boston Mizery
- 1:00 PM Screening: The Witch (2015) @ Peabody Essex Museum, Salem
- 2:00 PM Adeline Um @ UnCommon Corner, Cambridge Adeline Um
- 2:30 PM Two Towns Band @ Aeronaut, Boston Two Towns Band
- 3:00 PM A Far Cry: Folie à deux @ First Church In Cambridge, Cambridge A Far Cry
- 3:00 PM Around the World on 88 Keys with Thomas Stumpf @ Tufts University, Boston Thomas Stumpf
- 3:00 PM Boston Symphony Chamber Players Presents: Carter, Schubert, Mendelssohn @ Jordan Hall, Boston Boston Symphony Chamber Players
- 3:00 PM Fat Ram's Pumpkin Tattoo 25th Anniversary Party @ Midway Café, Boston
- 3:00 PM Irish Session @ Emmets Irish Pub, Boston
- 3:00 PM Irish Session @ The Burren, Somerville
- 3:00 PM Stringfest: Borromeo Quartet featuring Boston String Academy @ Multicultural Arts Center, Cambridge Borromeo Quartet, Boston String Academy
- 4:00 PM Dub Apocalypse @ The Plough and Stars, Cambridge Dub Apocalypse
- 4:00 PM Fandango @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Fandango
- 4:00 PM Fortuna 500, Intac, Winkler @ Davis Square Plaza, Somerville Fortuna 500, INTAC, Winkler
- 4:00 PM Musicians of the Old Post Road: Playing It Forward @ Old South Church, Boston Musicians of the Old Post Road
- 4:00 PM ONCE Upon A Time: indie music series @ Red Bones BBQ, Somerville
- 4:00 PM Slow Boat Home @ The Square Root, Roslindale Slow Boat Home
- 4:00 PM Sol Y Canto @ United Church of Christ, Boston Sol y Canto
- 4:30 PM Boston Camerata: Free America! (Cambridge, MA, 2026) @ Memorial Church, Boston The Boston Camerata
- 4:30 PM Fall Writer's Round @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge
- 4:30 PM See Ya Sunday with The Friends of Michael Barry @ Sally O'Brien's, Somerville The Friends of Michael Barry
- 5:00 PM A Festival of Psalms: King's Chapel Choir @ King's Chapel, Boston King's Chapel Choir
- 5:00 PM Emissary Quartet: [moment]um @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge Emissary Quartet
- 5:00 PM Mistral Music: SOTTO VOCE @ St. Paul's Church, Cambridge
- 5:00 PM Strawberry Hill @ The Black Rose, Boston Strawberry Hill
- 6:00 PM Myanna Pontopiddan @ Grace by Nia, Boston Myanna Pontopiddan
- 6:00 PM Old Timey Session @ The Burren, Somerville
- 6:00 PM The Jim & Val Show @ Club Café, Boston Jim Rice, Valerie Roy
- 6:30 PM Elizabeth Nichols, Dawson Anderson @ Sonia, Cambridge Elizabeth Nichols, Dawson Anderson
- 7:00 PM Fuller, Le Keep @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Fuller, Le Keep
- 7:00 PM Holywatr, Mercury @ Paradise Rock Club, Boston Holywatr, Mercury
- 7:00 PM Irish Session with Jimmy Kelly and friends @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Jimmy Kelly and friends
- 7:00 PM John Dalton's Spheres of Influence / Peter Perfido & Dominique Humbert @ The Square Root, Roslindale John Dalton, Peter Perfido, Dominique Humbert
- 7:00 PM MARIS @ Brighton Music Hall, Allston MARIS
- 7:00 PM Movements, Balance and Composure, Midrift, NIIS @ Roadrunner, Boston Movements, Balance and Composure, Midrift, NIIS
- 7:00 PM Old Timey Session @ The Bebop, Boston
- 7:00 PM Rufus Müller and Kayo Iwama | Schwanengesang @ Longy School of Music, Cambridge Rufus Müller, Kayo Iwama
- 7:00 PM Scrivener, Merry Merry, Bird Friend, Cody Ryan @ O'Briens Pub, Allston Scrivener, Merry Merry, Bird Friend, Cody Ryan
- 7:00 PM Stash Wyslouch @ Club Passim, Cambridge Stash Wyslouch
- 7:00 PM The Mad Monkfish Jazz Orchestra led by Pete Kenagy @ The Mad Monkfish, Boston Pete Kenagy
- 7:00 PM The Michael Character full band show with Radiator Hospital and Dusk @ Deep Cuts, Medford The Michael Character, Radiator Hospital, Dusk
- 7:30 PM Bite the Bat: A Black Sabbath Tribute @ The Burren, Somerville Bite the Bat
- 7:30 PM Boston Annex Players presents Concert I: Fate & Folk @ First Church in Jamaica Plain, Boston Boston Annex Players
- 7:30 PM Bruce Bears & Friends @ Beehive Restaurant, Boston Bruce Bears & Friends
- 7:30 PM Claudio Simonetti's Goblin @ Somerville Theatre, Somerville Claudio Simonetti's Goblin
- 7:30 PM Drew Ryder Smith @ City Winery Boston, Boston Drew Ryder Smith
- 7:30 PM Mozart's Requiem and More @ Margaret Jewett Hall, Cambridge Musica Sacra
- 7:30 PM Mozart's Requiem and More @ Garden Street Venue, Cambridge, Cambridge Musica Sacra
- 7:30 PM Music from the Dark Side @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge
- 7:30 PM Noah Gundersen: Rites of Spring US TOUR FALL 2026 @ City Winery Boston, Boston Noah Gundersen
- 8:00 PM Aria Vega @ Big Night Live, Boston Aria Vega
8:00 PM Fervence at The Cantab Lounge @ The Cantab Lounge, Cambridge Fervence, Enthronement
- 8:00 PM ivri, Ally Nicholas @ The Sinclair, Cambridge ivri, Ally Nicholas
- 8:00 PM Knobs with Dot Dev @ State Park, Cambridge Knobs, Dot Dev
- 8:00 PM Rod Wave, FRIDAYY @ TD Garden, Boston Rod Wave, FRIDAYY
- 8:00 PM Sunday Sessions @ The Cantab Lounge, Cambridge
- 8:00 PM The Man In Black: Tribute To Johnny Cash @ The Wilbur, Boston The Man In Black
- 9:00 PM Camilla Montero @ Wally's Cafe Jazz Club, Boston Camilla Montero
- 9:30 PM Bonus Cat @ The Green Dragon Tavern, Boston Bonus Cat
- 9:30 PM Dub Apocalypse @ Sally O'Brien's, Somerville Dub Apocalypse
- 10:00 PM Hilltop Productions Presents Abby Moskow and Enrico @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge Abby Moskow, Enrico
- Free America! Early Songs of Resistance and Rebellion @ Boston The Boston Camerata
- OCTOBER 25 DRAG BRUNCH - THE HALLOWEEN EXTRAVAGANZA EDITION! @ Club Café, Boston Aurora, Betty Guese, Jenna Taylia
Mon, Oct 26
- 4:00 PM Kaibing Liu's Recital @ David Friend Recital Hall, Boston Kaibing Liu
- 6:30 PM Kevin Cho & Ken Ross @ Rosa y Marigold, Boston Kevin Cho, Ken Ross
- 7:00 PM All Hollows-Ween Trivia Tournament - Week 4 @ The Hollows, Somerville
- 7:00 PM Drag Bingo @ Club Café, Boston Mizery
- 7:00 PM Elan Mehler Trio @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge The Elan Mehler Trio
- 7:00 PM Ensemble Uncaged @ Longy School of Music, Cambridge Ensemble Uncaged
7:00 PM Halloween Trivia Tournament: Trick or Trivia (Costume Contest & DJ After-Party) @ The Hollows, Somerville
- 7:00 PM Irish Session with Eamonn Sefton and friends @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Eamonn Sefton
- 7:00 PM LØLØ: God Forbid a Girl Goes on Tour @ Brighton Music Hall, Allston LØLØ
- 7:00 PM Passim Staff & Board Show @ Club Passim, Cambridge
- 7:00 PM Watsky @ Somerville Theatre, Somerville Watsky
- 7:30 PM Michael Jackson's Thriller @ City Winery Boston, Boston Michael Jackson's Thriller
- 7:30 PM Monday Night Hoedown @ Beehive Restaurant, Boston
- 7:30 PM Olivia Zegers & Oscar Hall @ City Winery Boston, Boston Olivia Zegers, Oscar Hall
- 7:30 PM The White Owls @ Sally O'Brien's, Somerville The White Owls
- 7:30 PM Wenting Kang, viola @ Jordan Hall, Boston Wenting Kang
- 7:30 PM Yoron Israel: Inspiration Live—New Album Release Celebration @ David Friend Recital Hall, Boston Yoron Israel
- 8:00 PM Bassvictim @ Royale, Boston Bassvictim
8:00 PM Bassvictim at Roadrunner @ Roadrunner, Boston Bassvictim
- 8:00 PM Ciarán Murphy @ The Black Rose, Boston Ciaran Murphy
8:00 PM Dino Gala, Care For, In Plain Sight, Nixie Noise @ Silhouette Lounge, Allston Dino Gala Band, Care For, In Plain Sight, Nixie Noise
- 8:00 PM Great Vibes Entertainment Showcase @ Midway Café, Boston
- 8:00 PM Guitar Night: Rock and Pop @ David Friend Recital Hall, Boston
- 8:00 PM Joe Carson @ Hennessy's Bar, Boston Joe Carson
- 8:00 PM L7, VIAL @ The Wilbur, Boston L7, VIAL
- 8:00 PM Lilyisthatyou @ The Sinclair, Cambridge Lilyisthatyou
- 8:00 PM Monday Jazz Jam @ The Bebop, Boston
- 8:00 PM Sam Reid & The Riot Act @ Satellite, Cambridge Sam Reid & The Riot Act
- 8:30 PM Irish Session @ The Burren, Somerville
- 8:30 PM Jerry Bergonzi Quartet @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge Jerry Bergonzi Quartet
- 9:00 PM Berklee Blues Band @ Wally's Cafe Jazz Club, Boston Berklee Blues Band
- 9:00 PM Dave Foley @ Mr. Dooley's Boston, Boston Dave Foley
- 9:30 PM Jazz Jam @ The Cantab Lounge, Cambridge
- 10:00 PM The Fringe @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge The Fringe
- Costume Contest + DJ Party @ The Hollows, Somerville
Guerilla Toss at The EARL @ The EARL, Boston Guerilla Toss, Kaitlin Simotics
Halloweenie @ Drag On Deck (venue not confirmed), Boston
Tue, Oct 27
- 11:00 AM Little Songbook Opera: Food Fight @ Somerville Public Library — West Branch, Somerville Little Songbook Opera
- 12:15 PM Warren Nicholson, guitar @ King's Chapel, Boston Warren Nicholson
- 6:00 PM Dede Booth, Fluxus, Tissue Witch @ The Jungle, Boston Dede Booth, Fluxus, Tissue Witch
- 6:30 PM A Far Cry: An Evening @ Reuning & Son Violins, Boston A Far Cry
- 6:30 PM Angela Bacari & Family: Richard Skipper Celebrates! Life Lessons from Legends @ Club Café Boston, Boston Angela Bacari & Family
- 7:00 PM Bruce Gertz Quintet @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge Bruce Gertz Quintet
- 7:00 PM Bungalow Collect @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Bungalow Collect
- 7:00 PM Doctor Gasp, Deluxe Fiasco @ Deep Cuts, Medford Doctor Gasp, Deluxe Fiasco
- 7:00 PM ELECTRIC HORA - October 2026 @ Boston Synagogue, Boston ELECTRIC HORA
- 7:00 PM Gabriel Maia Quintet @ Wally's Cafe Jazz Club, Boston Gabriel Maia Quintet
- 7:00 PM HOLY WATER on tour — Boston at O'Brien's @ O'Briens Pub, Allston HOLY WATER, Neponset Monastery, Snowbeasts
- 7:00 PM Irish Session @ West on Centre, Boston
- 7:00 PM Irish Session with The McCarthys Family @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge The McCarthys Family
- 7:00 PM Joe Sabourin @ Lower Mills Tavern, Boston Joe Sabourin
- 7:00 PM Maddie Zahm, Semler @ Brighton Music Hall, Allston Maddie Zahm, Semler
- 7:00 PM Salem Story Series: Haunted @ Gulu-Gulu Cafe, Salem, Salem
- 7:00 PM The Army, The Navy, Ella Woolsey @ Paradise Rock Club, Boston The Army, The Navy, Ella Woolsey
- 7:00 PM The Django Cadre @ The Burren, Somerville The Django Cadre
- 7:30 PM Linda Sikhakhane Quartet @ City Winery Boston, Boston Linda Sikhakhane Quartet
- 7:30 PM NEC Wind Ensemble + Kevin Fitzgerald @ Jordan Hall, Boston NEC Wind Ensemble, Kevin Fitzgerald
7:30 PM Rhett Miller at City Winery Boston @ City Winery Boston, Boston Rhett Miller
- 7:30 PM Writers Round Night with Boston Songwriters @ The Cantab Lounge, Cambridge Boston Songwriters
- 8:00 PM Bluegrass & Americana Tuesdays @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge
- 8:00 PM Dave Foley @ The Black Rose, Boston Dave Foley
- 8:00 PM Emma Moreau with Haley Montelaro & Alexis Cao @ The Rockwell, Somerville Emma Moreau, Haley Montelaro, Alexis Cao
- 8:00 PM Fugu Dugu @ The Cantab Lounge, Cambridge Fugu Dugu
- 8:00 PM Gina Garda @ Hennessy's Bar, Boston Gina Garda
- 8:00 PM Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox @ The Wilbur, Boston Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox
- 8:00 PM Sonic Morphology – Perspectives on Contemporary German Music from Within and Without @ Goethe-Institut, Boston
- 8:00 PM Which Side?: A Protest Music Teach-Out @ The Burren, Somerville
- 8:30 PM Built to Spill, Quasi, Melanie Radford @ The Sinclair, Cambridge Built to Spill, Quasi, Melanie Radford
- 9:00 PM Oh Kee Pa Orchestra @ Zuzu, Cambridge Oh Kee Pa Orchestra
- 9:00 PM The A-Beez @ Wally's Cafe Jazz Club, Boston The A-Beez
- 10:00 PM Johnny Trama and The B3 Kings @ The Plough and Stars, Cambridge Johnny Trama, B3 Kings
- Doctor Gasp with Deluxe Fiasco @ Deep Cuts, Medford Doctor Gasp, Deluxe Fiasco
Halloween w/ Kerrie // Ash // GLITTRGRIME @ Modular, Cambridge Kerrie, ASH
K-Pop & Beyond Fall 2026 @ David Friend Recital Hall, Boston Jae Chong, Queen Herawin
Wed, Oct 28
- 5:30 PM Meg Gehman @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge Meg Gehman
- 6:00 PM Literary Monsters: Spooky Stories! Shadow Puppets! Live Music @ Cambridge Public Library — O'Connell, Cambridge
- 6:30 PM Ok Goodnight, Lux Terminus @ Sonia, Cambridge Ok Goodnight, Lux Terminus
- 6:30 PM Strummerville Ukelele Club @ ROOTED Cafe (Center for Arts at the Armory), Boston Strummerville Ukelele Club
- 7:00 PM After, Silverdeer @ Brighton Music Hall, Allston After, Silverdeer
- 7:00 PM Benjamin Kassner Quintet @ Wally's Cafe Jazz Club, Boston Benjamin Kassner Quintet
- 7:00 PM Burnt Tapes, Little Low, Pregame Rituals @ O'Briens Pub, Allston Burnt Tapes, Little Low, Pregame Rituals
- 7:00 PM Grain Thief @ The Burren, Somerville Grain Thief
- 7:00 PM Harbour with Coral Moons @ Paradise Rock Club, Boston Harbour, Coral Moons
- 7:00 PM Hunter Flynn at The Rockwell @ The Rockwell, Somerville Hunter Flynn
- 7:00 PM iLaCatrina Día de los Muertos Live Experience @ La Fábrica Central, Cambridge DJ Tavo
- 7:00 PM Irish Session with Seamus Noonan and Friends @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Seamus Noonan, Friends
- 7:00 PM K-Pop and Beyond @ Red Room, Boston
- 7:00 PM Latin Lounge @ Beehive Restaurant, Boston
- 7:00 PM Small Pond, Otis Shanty, Bus Crush @ Deep Cuts, Medford Small Pond, Otis Shanty, Bus Crush
- 7:00 PM Society of Composers Fall Chamber Concert @ David Friend Recital Hall, Boston
- 7:00 PM The Jeannie Gagné Quartet @ The Mad Monkfish, Boston The Jeannie Gagné Quartet
- 7:00 PM Wednesday Classics: Diabolique (1955) @ Cinema Salem, Salem
- 7:30 PM Allison Miller Ensemble: Ken Pullig Visiting Scholar @ David Friend Recital Hall, Boston Allison Miller Ensemble, Ken Pullig
- 7:30 PM Brian Patton – Broadway Hump Day @ Club Café Boston, Boston Brian Patton
- 7:30 PM Diamond Blues Jam (Jerry Garcia Band Tribute) @ Midway Café, Boston
- 7:30 PM Jazz Open Jam @ Satellite, Cambridge
- 7:30 PM NEC Philharmonia + Earl Lee: Berlioz, Skye, and Ravel @ Jordan Hall, Boston NEC Philharmonia, Earl Lee
- 7:30 PM Oz Noy Trio featuring Dave Weckl & Brian Charette @ City Winery Boston, Boston Oz Noy Trio, Dave Weckl, Brian Charette
7:30 PM The Music of Hey Arnold! LIVE @ Chevalier Theatre, Medford Jim Lang, Craig Bartlett, PS118 Allstars
- 7:30 PM The Strayaways – Kevin Burke, Dylan Foley, Eamon O'Leary @ The Burren, Somerville Kevin Burke, Dylan Foley, Eamon O'Leary
- 7:30 PM Toxtricity with Queers of the Stoned Age @ City Winery Boston, Boston Toxtricity, Queers of the Stoned Age
- 8:00 PM Arcángel @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway, Boston Arcángel
- 8:00 PM Ethan Rossiter Band/Lady Lupine @ Lizard Lounge, Cambridge Ethan Rossiter Band, Lady Lupine
- 8:00 PM HAAS (Natalie & Brittany Haas) @ Club Passim, Cambridge Natalie Haas, Brittany Haas
- 8:00 PM Halloween cover night @ Silhouette Lounge, Allston
8:00 PM Hardcore Halloween Jam @ Silhouette Lounge, Allston Billy from Boston (as Righteous Jams), Lowtide HC (as Trapped Under Ice), Aces High 617 (as Bad Brains), BHC Helldog
- 8:00 PM Irish Session @ The Druid, Boston
- 8:00 PM Judah & The Lion, Breakfield, Band Of Silver @ Royale, Boston Judah & The Lion, Breakfield, Band Of Silver
- 8:00 PM KATSEYE @ TD Garden, Boston KATSEYE
- 8:00 PM Martin Bresnick Residency Concert @ David Friend Recital Hall, Boston Martin Bresnick
- 8:00 PM Slim Lanagan Duo @ The Black Rose, Boston Slim Lanagan Duo
- 8:00 PM Toad the Wet Sprocket, Willy Porter @ The Wilbur, Boston Toad The Wet Sprocket, Willy Porter
- 8:00 PM Woodlawn Ensemble: Last Letters @ St. John's Episcopal Church, Boston Woodlawn Ensemble
- 8:00 PM Yebba @ Roadrunner, Boston Yebba
- 8:15 PM Gill Aharon Trio @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge Gill Aharon Trio
- 8:30 PM Built to Spill, Quasi, Melanie Radford @ The Sinclair, Cambridge Built to Spill, Quasi, Melanie Radford
- 9:00 PM Baker Thomas Band Wednesdays @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Baker Thomas Band
- 9:00 PM R&B Jam @ The Cantab Lounge, Cambridge
- 9:00 PM Wobbly Wednesday @ Zuzu, Cambridge
- 9:30 PM Bluegrass Jam @ The Bebop, Boston
- 10:00 PM Soundz of Now @ Wally's Cafe Jazz Club, Boston
- 10:00 PM The Lilypad Variety Show @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge
- Candlebox @ Boston Candlebox
- Katseye Concert Pre-Party @ Club Café Boston, Boston KATSEYE
- Small Pond with Otis Shanty and Bus Crush @ Deep Cuts, Medford Small Pond, Otis Shanty, Bus Crush
- The Music of Hey Arnold! Live! @ Chevalier Theatre, Medford Jim Lang, PS118 Allstars, Craig Bartlett
- Wobbly Wednesday: Halloween Edition @ Boston, MA (venue TBD), Boston
Thu, Oct 29
- 12:15 PM Midday Organ Recital: Luca Cantone @ Harvard University, Boston Luca Cantone
- 2:00 PM Hannah Rogers @ UnCommon Corner, Cambridge Hannah Rogers
- 5:00 PM Jon Burr Duo @ Kestra, Boston Jon Burr Duo
- 6:00 PM IlonaKudina & Baltic Transit @ Long Live Roxbury, Boston IlonaKudina, Baltic Transit
- 6:00 PM Live Jazz Night @ Tryst, Arlington
- 6:00 PM New Music by Longy Composers @ Longy School of Music, Cambridge
6:30 PM DIA DE LOS MUERTOS | Drag Show! @ Midway Café, Boston ava.ryss, Lady Labrys, artcritiqueee, Dulce de Leather, dr.bunniculazo
- 6:30 PM Isabel LaRosa @ Sonia, Cambridge Isabel LaRosa
- 6:30 PM Los Mambiseros @ Rosa y Marigold, Boston Los Mambiseros
- 7:00 PM 100 Miles at Monkfish @ The Mad Monkfish, Boston 100 Miles
- 7:00 PM Ak'chamel with Sunburned Hand of the Man @ Deep Cuts, Medford Ak'chamel, Sunburned Hand of the Man
- 7:00 PM Andy Lantz & Frankie Campofelice – Classic Jazz Standards @ Club Café Boston, Boston Andy Lantz, Frankie Campofelice
- 7:00 PM Benjamin Kassner Quintet @ Wally's Cafe Jazz Club, Boston Benjamin Kassner Quintet
- 7:00 PM Clay N. Ferno's Comedy and Music Halloween Revue @ Arts at the Armory, Somerville Clay N. Ferno, Devastasia, Jeannie Martini, Amma Marfo
- 7:00 PM Eph See, jhe, kei @ Brighton Music Hall, Allston Eph See, jhe, kei
- 7:00 PM Geoffrey Keezer & Margo Hall duet at Regattabar @ Regattabar, Cambridge Geoffrey Keezer, Margo Hall
- 7:00 PM Georg Friedrich Haas: in vain @ Gardner Museum, Boston Georg Friedrich Haas
- 7:00 PM Grahame Lesh @ Paradise Rock Club, Boston Grahame Lesh
- 7:00 PM Hardcore Halloween: Live Music @ Castle Island Brewing, Boston
- 7:00 PM Irish Session with Elias Cardoso and friends @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Elias Cardoso, Friends
- 7:00 PM Jammin' For Justice 2026 @ The Burren, Somerville
- 7:00 PM John Summit, Alok, Jackie Hollander @ TD Garden, Boston John Summit, Alok, Jackie Hollander
- 7:00 PM Juno Myers, You Don't Count, Spanghew @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Juno Myers, You Don't Count, Spanghew
- 7:00 PM New Works Ensemble: Zombies Dine at 939 @ Red Room, Boston New Works Ensemble
- 7:00 PM New Works Production Ensemble Cabaret @ Red Room, Boston New Works Production Ensemble
- 7:00 PM Nico Rivers @ Lower Mills Tavern, Boston Nico Rivers
- 7:00 PM The Bt Allstars @ Lou's, Cambridge The Bt Allstars
- 7:00 PM Ziptie Handcuffs Halloween trick-or-freak party @ Red Bones BBQ, Somerville Ziptie Handcuffs
- 7:30 PM Chamber Music Connections Concert @ New England Conservatory, Boston
- 7:30 PM Chris Rivelli Trio @ Aeronaut, Boston Chris Rivelli Trio
- 7:30 PM Day of the Dead Concert @ Symphony Hall, Boston Boston Pops, Enjambre, Silvana Estrada, Veronica Robles
- 7:30 PM Le Prestige @ Sally O'Brien's, Somerville Le Prestige
7:30 PM Nature Sings: A Sonic Revival @ William and Charlotte Bloomberg Public Science Common (Museum of Science), Boston
- 7:30 PM NEC Chamber Singers + Erica J. Washburn | Liminal Spaces @ Jordan Hall, Boston NEC Chamber Singers, Erica J. Washburn
- 7:30 PM Sonic Soul: Passion and Resistance @ David Friend Recital Hall, Boston Sonic Soul
- 7:30 PM Torn And Frayed @ The Burren, Somerville Torn And Frayed
- 8:00 PM B-Girls: Global K-Pop Idol @ David Friend Recital Hall, Boston
8:00 PM Brunch @ Night: The Haunted R&B House Party @ Sorrel & Lime, Boston Deejay Dex, DJ Roulette
- 8:00 PM Dent May @ The Rockwell, Somerville Dent May
- 8:00 PM FLEP (Def Leppard tribute) with Lizzard of Ozz and The Ghouls as Pink Floyd @ Lizard Lounge, Cambridge FLEP, Lizzard of Ozz, The Ghouls
- 8:00 PM Flep (Officer X), Lizzard of Ozz (Gillis/Necochea), Dark Side of the Ghoul @ Lizard Lounge, Cambridge Flep (Officer X), Lizzard of Ozz (Gillis/Necochea), Dark Side of the Ghoul
8:00 PM Four-band bill at O'Brien's Pub @ O'Briens Pub, Allston Hümna Humn̈a, Impossible Dog, Modern Native, King Puck
- 8:00 PM Gone Now., Hrushka, Sexy Thing, Isabelle Gitlin @ The Jungle, Boston Gone Now., Hrushka, Sexy Thing, Isabelle Gitlin
8:00 PM Over-sized Halloween thing @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge Do Whatever Die Whenever, Zombies With Attitude, There Is No Grave, Mute City, Death Shepherd
- 8:00 PM Peter Mulvey presents the Lamplighter Sessions @ Club Passim, Cambridge Peter Mulvey
- 8:00 PM Slim Lanagan Duo @ The Black Rose, Boston Slim Lanagan Duo
- 8:00 PM Southie Live Music Club @ Lithuanian Club, Boston
- 8:00 PM The Melt @ The Square Root, Roslindale The Melt
- 8:00 PM The Shining: Drag Shadowcast @ Cinema Salem, Salem Miz Diamond Wigfall
- 8:30 PM Blake Whiten, Slater Nalley @ The Sinclair, Cambridge Blake Whiten, Slater Nalley
9:00 PM BOSTON MANEATERS: All-Girl Halloween Reggaeton Party @ MIXX360 Nightlife, Malden Sorry Papi (all-women DJs)
- 9:00 PM Irish Session @ The Druid, Boston
- 9:00 PM Jake Walters @ Hobgoblin, Boston Jake Walters
- 9:00 PM Majik III @ The Kartal, Boston Majik III
- 9:00 PM SENIOR SCARIES AT CLERYS @ Clerys, Boston
- 9:00 PM Spittin Vinnies @ The Green Dragon Tavern, Boston Spittin Vinnies
- 9:00 PM Untitled Presents: Eq @ 186 Harvard Avenue, Boston Eq
- 9:30 PM Big Dig Records: Construct @ Zuzu, Cambridge Construct
- 10:00 PM After Summit / After Party @ West End Johnnie's, Boston
10:00 PM Illuminati Halloween @ The Chemist Boston, Boston
- 10:00 PM Mochakk @ Big Night Live, Boston Mochakk
- 10:00 PM Prestige Worldwide @ The Burren, Somerville Prestige Worldwide
- 10:00 PM Samantha Farrell @ The Plough and Stars, Cambridge Samantha Farrell
10:00 PM Thriller Thursday @ Scorpion Bar, Boston flow_sousa
- 10:00 PM Timba Messengers @ Wally's Cafe Jazz Club, Boston The Timba Messengers
- 10:00 PM WukRooms @ Savvor Lounge, Boston
- 10:30 PM South Street @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge South Street
- Channel 666 with Video DJ Joshua Carl @ Great American Beer Hall, Medford Channel 666, Joshua Carl
Clay N. Ferno's Halloween Revue @ Arts at the Armory, Somerville Jeannie Martini
- DEEPER @ Middlesex Lounge, Cambridge
- Gillian Margot with Geoffrey Keezer at Regatta Bar @ Regattabar, Cambridge Margo Hall, Geoffrey Keezer
- Halloween Eve, Eve! @ The Hollows, Somerville DJ Panda
Halloween Revue @ Arts at the Armory, Somerville Clay Fernald, Devasta Asia Burlesque, Amma Marfo
The Getaway Driver @ Central Square Theater, Cambridge
The Muze - ZUMIX Annual Gala @ City Winery Boston, Boston Denise Be Ware Of
THE PURGE: LINK UP THURSDAY @ HAVA, Boston
Fri, Oct 30
- 12:00 PM Tufts Composers: New at Noon #1 @ Tufts University, Boston Tufts Composers
- 3:00 PM Nick Bishop @ Davis Square Plaza, Somerville Nick Bishop
- 4:00 PM Nicolena @ The Black Rose, Boston Nicolena
- 4:30 PM Free America! Early Songs of Resistance and Rebellion @ The Memorial Church Of Harvard University, Cambridge The Boston Camerata
- 5:00 PM Andrew Stern @ Kestra, Boston Andrew Stern
- 6:00 PM Bob Oakes @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Bob Oakes
- 6:00 PM Nekrogoblikon 20 Years @ Paradise Rock Club, Boston Nekrogoblikon, Aborted, Signs of the Swarm, Party Cannon
6:00 PM Skalloween @ The Rockwell, Somerville
- 6:00 PM The Femmes @ UnCommon Corner, Cambridge The Femmes
- 6:00 PM Traditional Irish Session @ The Bebop, Boston
- 6:30 PM Ethan Franklin and Friends: Halloween Extravaganza @ The Cantab Lounge, Cambridge Ethan Franklin
- 6:30 PM Hippie Hour with Mystical Misfits @ Midway Café, Boston Mystical Misfits
- 6:30 PM Nature Sings: A Sonic Revival @ William and Charlotte Bloomberg Public Science Common (Museum of Science), Boston
- 7:00 PM A Spooky Night With The Music Of The Cure @ The Burren, Somerville
- 7:00 PM Anthony Leva | Take You Out of Your Mind @ Longy School of Music, Cambridge Anthony Leva
- 7:00 PM Bill Baird / Jesse Gallagher / Lane Hartley @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge Bill Baird, Jesse Gallagher, Lane Hartley
- 7:00 PM Camila Quintero duo with Lucas Labeau @ Hobgoblin, Boston Camila Quintero duo, Lucas Labeau
- 7:00 PM Ella Hunt performing Blindspot @ Regattabar, Cambridge Ella Hunt
- 7:00 PM Gabriel Maia Quintet @ Wally's Cafe Jazz Club, Boston Gabriel Maia Quintet
- 7:00 PM Halloweemo @ Deep Cuts, Medford
7:00 PM Huron Hash Halloween Costume Party Concert @ Alphaville, Boston Huron Hash
- 7:00 PM Irish Session with Helena Delaney and friends @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Helena Delaney
- 7:00 PM Jake Walters @ Hobgoblin, Boston Jake Walters
- 7:00 PM Jenna Davis, Ava Liv Mabry @ Brighton Music Hall, Allston Jenna Davis, Ava Liv Mabry
- 7:00 PM Miss Fairchild @ Lou's, Cambridge Miss Fairchild
- 7:00 PM Nick Panagiotou @ Club Café Boston, Boston Nick Panagiotou
- 7:00 PM Paige Fish @ Red Room, Boston Paige Fish
- 7:00 PM Santi Debriano Quartet at Scullers @ Scullers Jazz Club, Boston Santi Debriano, Abraham Burton, Tom Guarna, Robby Ameen
- 7:00 PM Scarlet Flannel @ Portico Brewing, Somerville Scarlet Flannel
- 7:00 PM The Vampire Rave On The River @ American Legion - Marsh Post 442, Boston
- 7:00 PM Thea Hopkins @ Menino Arts Center, Boston Thea Hopkins
- 7:00 PM Three at Home @ Roundhead Brewing, Boston Three at Home
- 7:00 PM Victor Giraldez @ The Well — Tremont St (Boston), Boston Victor Giraldez
- 7:00 PM Yoko Miwa Trio @ The Mad Monkfish, Boston Yoko Miwa Trio
- 7:30 PM Boston Choral Festival @ Old South Church, Boston Cantata Singers
- 7:30 PM Disney and Pixar's Coco in Concert Live to Film @ Symphony Hall, Boston
- 7:30 PM One Thin Dime @ Sally O'Brien's, Somerville One Thin Dime
- 7:30 PM Tufts University Wind Ensemble @ Tufts University, Boston Tufts University Wind Ensemble
- 7:30 PM Uncrowned: A Tribute to Ida Cox @ City Winery Boston, Boston
- 8:00 PM Bikini Whale Halloween Show with Hey Blondie and Murdah By Numbahs @ Lizard Lounge, Cambridge Bikini Whale, Hey Blondie, Murdah By Numbahs
- 8:00 PM Chmura & Saturna @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Chmura, Saturna, Pathwey, Symbiosa, LZRDPPL
- 8:00 PM CHMURA x SATURNA: HALLOWEEN @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Chmura, Saturna
- 8:00 PM Dan VanHassel featuring SPLICE Ensemble @ David Friend Recital Hall, Boston Dan VanHassel, SPLICE Ensemble
- 8:00 PM Desnuda Halloween w/ Joe Tagessian @ Desnuda Cocina, Boston Joe Tagessian
- 8:00 PM Fall Masterworks Concert @ Jordan Hall, Boston Nashoba Valley Chorale, Cambridge Symphony Orchestra
- 8:00 PM Hellbound @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Hellbound
- 8:00 PM Key Found, The Lunch Ladies, Postmoral, Beft @ The Jungle, Boston Key Found, The Lunch Ladies, Postmoral, Beft
- 8:00 PM Letdown @ Off The Rails Boston, Boston Letdown
- 8:00 PM MAGIC IS REAL! Live Album Recording @ Club Passim, Cambridge Justine Bowe, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Choir
- 8:00 PM Michael Feinstein in My Celebration @ Emerson Colonial Theatre, Boston Michael Feinstein
- 8:00 PM moe. @ The Wilbur, Boston moe.
- 8:00 PM Paul Anka @ Chevalier Theatre, Medford Paul Anka
- 8:00 PM Peter Mulvey presents the Lamplighter Sessions @ Club Passim, Cambridge Peter Mulvey
- 8:00 PM Punchis Punchis @ Citizens House of Blues Boston, Boston Punchis Punchis
- 8:00 PM Rawayana @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway, Boston Rawayana
- 8:00 PM Rob Laurens, The Lied To's and Eric Royer @ The Square Root, Roslindale Rob Laurens, The Lied To's, Royer's One Man Band
- 8:00 PM Something Wonderful Tonight @ Regent Theatre, Boston
8:00 PM Spoondrift Halloween @ Satellite, Cambridge Spoondrift
- 8:00 PM The Basement Project (Masquerade) @ Cloud & Spirits, Cambridge The Basement Project
- 8:00 PM The Hails, Poise @ The Sinclair, Cambridge The Hails, Poise
- 8:00 PM WICKED VHS: Halloween Eve Screening + DJ Mark Francis @ The Hollows, Somerville DJ Mark Francis
- 8:01 PM The Folk Collective: MAGIC IS REAL @ Club Passim, Cambridge The Folk Collective
- 8:30 PM MASQUERADE @ Cloud & Spirits, Cambridge DJ Beeza, DJ Franziv, DJ Bookwrm
- 9:00 PM Hallowrave Boston - Project Y2k @ CROWN, Boston Project Y2k
- 9:00 PM MIXX 360's Annual Halloween Party: Heaven, Hell & the High Seas @ MIXX360 Nightlife, Malden DJ Spitaleri
- 9:00 PM Use The Force Halloween Show @ The Substation, Roslindale
- 9:00 PM Watchfire @ The Black Rose, Boston Watchfire
- 9:30 PM Blues Jam @ The Bebop, Boston
- 9:30 PM Camoufly @ 100 Stuart St, Boston Camoufly
- 9:30 PM Dream Archives: Nightmare Archives @ Zuzu, Cambridge Dream Archives, Nightmare Archives
- 9:30 PM Halloween Freakshow Takeover featuring Merry Merry, Zagnutt, Kungiz @ Midway Café, Boston Merry Merry, Zagnutt, Kungiz
- 9:30 PM Irish Session @ The Burren, Somerville
- 9:30 PM Y.Q.B Presents: Perreoween Eve @ Big Night Live, Boston Y.Q.B
10:00 PM 50 Cent at The Grand @ The Grand Boston, Boston 50 Cent
- 10:00 PM After Hours with Andy Voelker Trio Jam Session @ The Mad Monkfish, Boston Andy Voelker Trio
- 10:00 PM Closing Time @ The Burren, Somerville
- 10:00 PM Club Café Fridays – Homoween @ Club Café Boston, Boston
- 10:00 PM Costa @ Mémoire (Encore Harbor Casino), Boston Costa
- 10:00 PM Harvard Halloween Party @ The Cantab Lounge, Cambridge
10:00 PM ICONic Resurrection @ Icon Nightclub, Boston
- 10:00 PM Ma Sha, DJ Mad Dog, Maria Manuela, Bruma + 1 more @ DM for address · Boston Ma Sha, MADDOG, Maria Manuela, Bruma, Brend4 Internacional
- 10:00 PM Noah Preminger Quintet @ Wally's Cafe Jazz Club, Boston Noah Preminger Quintet
- 10:00 PM Perreroland @ Royale, Boston Perreroland
- 10:00 PM The 88 Projects: Trick Or Tease @ Reunion BBQ, Boston The 88 Projects
- 10:00 PM The Attractors @ The Plough and Stars, Cambridge Attractors
- 10:00 PM Toman @ Bijou Nightclub & Lounge, Boston Toman
- 10:30 PM Prestige Worldwide @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Prestige Worldwide
- 11:59 PM The Midnight Hour with Mikayla Shirley @ The Mad Monkfish, Boston Mikayla Shirley
- Death Becomes She/Her: The Drag Musical @ Club Café, Boston Plastic Theatric
- Devils Night Mass Finale @ Salem, Massachusetts (venue not stated), Salem Rev. Andy Howl, Daddy Baphy, Sorceress Morgana Soles, Screwbiter, Troll Milk, War Castle, Stryga
DJ Meredith Marks at Royale @ Royale, Boston DJ Meredith Marks
- FEED WITH US - 10.30.26 @ Bootleg Special, Boston
Foxglove Terrace Music Night @ Foxglove Terrace, Allston DJ Big Bear
Habibi's Haunted Sahara @ HAVA, Boston
- HALLOWEEMO @ Deep Cuts, Medford The Carson Daily
Halloween Bash @ Medusa Brewing Company, Boston The Beats and The Shouting
- Halloween VHS Screening (a day early) @ The Hollows, Somerville
Heroes vs Villains: Gotham After Dark @ Venu, Boston DJ RU, DJ Jayroc
- Paul Anka Live @ Chevalier Theatre, Medford Paul Anka
- Poison Gigi with L4TIN VISION (Halloween Weekend) @ Venu, Boston Poison Gigi
- RED EYE takes over the Hall @ Great American Beer Hall, Medford Red Eye
The Biggest Habibi Halloween Party in Boston @ HAVA, Boston
Sat, Oct 31
- 12:00 PM Crawl-O-Ween 2026: Boston's Official Halloween Bar Crawl @ Multiple Venues, Boston
- 12:00 PM Gypsy Jazz Brunch @ The Bebop, Boston
- 12:00 PM Reckoning Crew Acoustic Grateful Dead @ The Burren, Somerville The Reckoning Crew
- 1:00 PM Awe - The Asi Wind Experience @ The Somerville Theater Davis Square, Boston The Asi Wind Experience
- 1:30 PM Disney and Pixar's Coco in Concert Live to Film @ Symphony Hall, Boston
- 1:45 PM Haunted Harmonies @ Boston Public Library, Boston
- 2:00 PM 172 Below Presents: GHOULCHELLA @ UnCommon Corner, Cambridge
- 2:00 PM Bluegrass Jam @ The Burren, Somerville
- 2:00 PM GHOULCHELLA @ UnCommon Corner, Cambridge
2:00 PM Matinee Benefit for Last Ditch Bar @ O'Briens Pub, Allston Carlos (of Subfobias), Unabomber, Militia Rashad, Cowboy Killers
- 2:30 PM Festival Día de los Muertos New England 2026 - Concierto @ ICA Watershed, Boston Hot Tamale Band
- 3:00 PM Halloween at Midway featuring Children of the Flaming Wheel, Ineffable, Conspiracy of Crows & more @ Midway Café, Boston Children of the Flaming Wheel, Ineffable, Conspiracy of Crows
- 3:00 PM Irish Session @ Emmets Irish Pub, Boston
- 4:00 PM Fionn Lonergan @ The Black Rose, Boston Fionn Lonergan
4:00 PM Haunted House @ Icon Nightclub, Boston Afrobeats & Dancehall: Select Atim + DJ A Great Ness, DJ A Greatness, mez.wav, DJ Storm
- 4:00 PM Irish Session @ The Druid, Boston
- 4:00 PM Josh Lederman and the Cambridge-Somerville All-Stars @ The Plough and Stars, Cambridge Josh Lederman and the Cambridge-Somerville All-Stars
- 4:00 PM Summer Street Stompers @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Summer Street Stompers
- 5:00 PM "Dead & Walking" Halloween Show @ Satellite, Cambridge
- 5:00 PM Boney James @ City Winery Boston, Boston Boney James
- 5:00 PM Dancing on the Charles Halloween Line-Up @ Marsh Post #442, Boston Peterbilt, DJ Tom Bartlett, DJ Patrick Barry, DJ Vo
- 5:00 PM Irish Session @ Porter Belly's Pub, Brighton
- 5:00 PM Irish Session @ Brendan Behan Pub, Jamaica Plain
5:00 PM Venu Asylum: Halloween Day Party @ Venu, Boston Sisko, Papadon, DJ Jayroc, Ben Superior
- 6:00 PM Carnevil Rooftop Series Halloween Night at Envoy @ Envoy Rooftop, Boston
- 6:00 PM Halloween Party @ Lou's, Cambridge
- 6:00 PM Itay Dayan @ UnCommon Corner, Cambridge Itay Dayan
- 6:00 PM Storrow Saturday @ The Cantab Lounge, Cambridge
- 6:00 PM The Blair Project 2026: Nay Speaks, Kash Kyla & More @ City Hall Plaza, Boston Nay Speaks, Kash Kyla
- 6:30 PM Halloween Square Dance @ The Burren, Somerville
- 6:30 PM The Ludo Presents: Fever Dream Halloween @ First Street Market, Cambridge
- 7:00 PM Andrew Geano @ The Bebop, Boston Andrew Geano
- 7:00 PM Benny Green Live @ Scullers Jazz Club, Boston Benny Green
7:00 PM Halloween Cover Show @ Deep Cuts, Medford My Chemical Chungus (as My Chemical Romance), TIFFY (as Charli XCX), Makeout Palace (as Cake)
- 7:00 PM Haymakers Halloween Party @ Red Bones BBQ, Somerville Haymakers
- 7:00 PM Ian Ethan Case @ The Well — Tremont St (Boston), Boston Ian Ethan Case
- 7:00 PM Irish Session with Rotating Local Musicians @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge
- 7:00 PM Jeff Stout Quartet @ The Mad Monkfish, Boston Jeff Stout Quartet
- 7:00 PM Lil Peep @ Citizens House of Blues Boston, Boston Lil Peep
- 7:00 PM Lil Peep @ Citizens House of Blues Boston, Boston Lil Peep
- 7:00 PM Motörhead, The Cure, Discharge, The Velvet Underground @ O'Briens Pub, Allston Motörhead, The Cure, Discharge, The Velvet Underground
- 7:00 PM Otto Cook-Sharp Quintet @ Wally's Cafe Jazz Club, Boston Otto Cook-Sharp Quintet
- 7:00 PM Punkoween 2: featuring tributes to Slapshot, Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, Bad Brains and more @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge
- 7:00 PM Rebecca Cline @ Hobgoblin, Boston Rebecca Cline
- 7:00 PM Space Cadet - First Contact @ Warehouse XI, Somerville Space Cadet
- 7:00 PM Sueco, Jeris Johnson @ Paradise Rock Club, Boston Sueco, Jeris Johnson
- 7:00 PM The Joy of Hex @ Club Café, Boston Pamela Enders & Eden Casteel
- 7:00 PM Twenty Years of Pitch Slapped @ David Friend Recital Hall, Boston
- 7:30 PM "Blues on Halloween" - 17th annual tribute to Mai Cramer's Blues After Hours @ Regent Theatre, Boston
- 7:30 PM Consent of the Governed: Singing 250 Years Toward Democracy @ First Parish In Cambridge, Cambridge Eudaimonia Voices
- 7:30 PM Kong @ Sally O'Brien's, Somerville Kong
- 8:00 PM Carissa Johnson and Glowbox @ The Square Root - Roslindale, Boston Carissa Johnson, Glowbox
- 8:00 PM Eva James @ Village Social Club (Brookline), Boston Eva James
- 8:00 PM Fright Night @ The Rockwell, Somerville
- 8:00 PM Halloween Night: Legends of Summer @ Great American Beer Hall, Medford Legends of Summer
- 8:00 PM ICA Halloween: It's Magic! @ ICA/Boston, Boston
- 8:00 PM moe. @ The Wilbur, Boston moe.
- 8:00 PM My Midlife Crisis @ The Cantab Lounge, Cambridge My Midlife Crisis
- 8:00 PM Peter Mulvey presents the Lamplighter Sessions @ Club Passim, Cambridge
- 8:00 PM Queers of the Stoned Age, Deva, Hot Take, Irish Goodbyes @ The Jungle, Boston Queers of the Stoned Age, Dev A, Hot Take, Irish Goodbyes
8:00 PM So Fetch Soirée @ Rochambeau, Boston
8:30 PM The Basement Project: Halloween Night @ Union Tavern, Somerville costantino_dj, Viv, Cap'n Fuzz, Shaff
- 8:30 PM The Rock and Soul Halloween Show featuring Debo Ray and Kemp Harris @ Boston Harbor Distillery, Boston Debo Ray, Kemp Harris
- 9:00 PM After Brunch Halloween w/ Amal Nemer @ Pkl, Boston Amal Nemer
- 9:00 PM Amal Nemer (After Brunch Halloween) @ PKL South Boston, Boston Amal Nemer
9:00 PM BRAVE RAVE HALLOWEEN @ HAN, Allston DEATH CODE, JUNK NO, KLØRSS, 3NI ALIEN, ASH
- 9:00 PM Divaland Of The Dead @ The Sinclair, Cambridge
- 9:00 PM Divaland Of The Dead: Brian Halligan, Math3ca, Mx. Demeanor @ The Sinclair, Cambridge Brian Halligan, Math3ca, DJ Mx DEMEANOR
- 9:00 PM Driftide's 3rd Annual Halloween Event @ Hugh O'Neill's, Malden Driftide
9:00 PM Halloween Night with Trixie Mattel DJ set @ Royale, Boston Trixie Mattel, Tara Dikhof, The Plane Jane, The Legendary Phoenix, Briar Blush, Dykotomy
9:00 PM Halloween with Dub Apocalypse! @ Lizard Lounge, Cambridge Dub Apocalypse
- 9:00 PM iBlack USA, Favela Encantada @ Big Night Live, Boston iBlack USA, Favela Encantada
9:00 PM Sons of Levin 9-11pm @ Satellite, Cambridge Sons of Levin
9:00 PM Tavern of Terror Halloween Party @ Tavern on the Wharf, Boston Mini Yellow Witches, Jeff Hilliard
- 9:00 PM Watchfire @ The Black Rose, Boston Watchfire
9:30 PM Halloween party at The Sinclair @ The Sinclair, Cambridge Stealth Mode, Patchwork, DJ AL B
- 9:30 PM Irish Session @ The Burren, Somerville
9:30 PM The Nightmare Archives: A Two Room Halloween Special @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge DJ Moune, Kaleb Treat, Miss Ara, Har.m0nica, Tony To New York, Christina The Saint, Icy Fevur, Delly Ciosaa
- 10:00 PM A V D R E Y @ Mémoire (Encore Harbor Casino), Boston A V D R E Y
10:00 PM aVENUGERS: ENDGAME @ Venu, Boston DJ Hills
- 10:00 PM Back Bay Horror Story @ Club Café Boston, Boston DJ Brian Derrick, Mizery
- 10:00 PM Bad Art Ensemble @ The Plough and Stars, Cambridge Bad Art Ensemble
- 10:00 PM Brick Park @ The Burren, Somerville Brick Park
10:00 PM Halloween Night at Grace by Nia (LUV The Event) @ Grace by Nia, Boston DJ FAB, Ye Vibez, DJ EA ALEXANDR
10:00 PM HORSEGIIRL HALLOWEEN @ dbar, Boston DJ Cazimi
- 10:00 PM horsegiirL, DJ_Dave @ Roadrunner, Boston horsegiirL, DJ_Dave
- 10:00 PM Infra Presents: P.E.A.R.L. (Live) & Meschwitz @ The Lower Level, Cambridge P.E.A.R.L. (Live), Meschwitz
- 10:00 PM Late Night Jam Session with Calvin Limuel @ The Mad Monkfish, Boston Calvin Limuel
- 10:00 PM Noah Preminger Quintet @ Wally's Cafe Jazz Club, Boston Noah Preminger Quintet
- 10:00 PM Pauly D (Halloween) @ Big Night Live, Boston Pauly D
- 10:00 PM Province 44 Presents Julian Fijma @ DESCENT (Boston), Cambridge Julian Fijma
- 10:00 PM Ryan Nichols @ 100 Stuart St, Boston Ryan Nichols
10:00 PM SINISTER: A H.I.M Halloween @ HAVA, Boston TK Mania, FYAH TY (HTX), DJ Imperial
- 10:30 PM Prestige Worldwide Halloween show at The Bebop @ The Bebop, Boston Prestige Worldwide
- 10:30 PM The Book Club @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Book Club
- 11:00 PM Halloween Night: DJ Deaftunez @ Great American Beer Hall, Medford DJ Deaftunez
- 11:59 PM The Midnight Hour with Camila Quintero @ The Mad Monkfish, Boston Camila Quintero
A HEROES HALLOWEEN!!! @ ManRay, Cambridge Christopher Ewen
Dearly Beloved: A Lou's Legendary Idols Halloween Party @ Lou's, Cambridge LoveSexy: A Prince Tribute, Saucy Lady, DJ RIIATII
- Death Becomes She/Her: The Drag Musical @ Club Café, Boston Plastic Theatric
- Dub Apocalypse Halloween Night at Lizard Lounge @ Lizard Lounge, Cambridge Dub Apocalypse
Favela Beats & George Brazill Apresenta: Happy Halloween @ CROWN, Boston
GASH: Halloween Fright @ Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre, Somerville Throb Zombie, Brae The Fallen, Dulce de Leather, Reina Gold, Dykotomy, Kimmy Moore, heymisster, Rusty Hammer, Sybil Disobedience, Allegoria la Cave, Sherman, Logan Liqueur, King Perk, Arson Nick, Qween Quan
Halloween 80s dance party @ Koto Asian Fusion, Salem DJ Alvis, Zombi Disco
Halloween at NOVO @ Novo Marketplace, Allston
Halloween at The Harp @ The Harp, Boston
Haunted Carnival @ Icon Nightclub, Boston DJ Nox, DJ Roni Flee
Hell's Wharf - Hellish Halloween @ Central Wharf Co., Boston Richard Fraioli
Infra October 2026 - OCT31 @ Boston Pearl Fallingethics, Meschwitz
- Legends of Summer + DJ Deaftunez @ Great American Beer Hall, Medford Legends of Summer, DJ Deaftunez
- Music | Boston.gov @ City Hall Plaza, Boston
Nightmare on Seaport Blvd @ The Grand Boston, Boston DJ Costa
No T.V. Sketch Presents: Halloween Cover Show @ O'Briens Pub, Allston Motörhead (cover), The Cure (cover), Discharge (cover), The Velvet Underground (cover)
- Ofrendas en el ICA Watershed - Concierto @ ICA Watershed, Boston
REDRUM: THE REDROOM EDITION @ ICON @ Icon Nightclub, Boston
- SPLIT ROCK (Fall Focus Film Festival Halloween screening) @ Brattle Theatre, Cambridge
- The Blair Project @ City Hall Plaza, Boston
- The Circus of Horrors @ Empire Boston, Boston
