Things to do in Boston tonight

Live listings for Boston, MA on Saturday, October 17 — 112 events happening today, 60 of them below. In start-time order. Chartd rebuilds this page through the day as events are added and finished ones drop off.

112 events today

Updated 7:14 AM EDT

• Flow Into Fall with Serena Sculpts
  9:00 AMView Boston
• Amped and Wired 2026: Energy and AI
  9:00 AMNorthwest Building
• Boston Book Festival
  10:00 AMCopley Square
• Drop-In Art Making
  10:00 AMMuseum of Fine Arts Boston
• Evil Gal Blues Brunch-Michelle Wilson
  10:00 AMBeehive BostonMusic
• Learn-to-Bike for Adults: Basic Skills
  10:00 AMBoston Common
• Bear Chat
  10:00 AMStone Zoo New England
• College Football Saturdays
  10:00 AMHigh Street PlaceSports
• Kids’ Fun Fest
  10:00 AMSalem Common
• Slime Potion Brewing Class
  10:00 AMThe Lost Library
• Haunted Happenings Marketplace at Salem Common
  10:00 AMSalem Common
• Hook
  10:30 AMCoolidge Corner Theatre
• Digital Cameras 1
  10:30 AMBoston Photography Workshops
• Oktoberfest
  11:00 AMCastle Island BrewingFood
• Boston Veg Food Fest
  11:00 AMReggie Lewis Track and Athletic CenterFood
• Drag Me To Hell Halloween Drag Brunch
  11:00 AMCitrus and SaltFood
• Small Mart
  11:00 AMCrystal Ballroom at Somerville TheatreMusic
• Weekend Brunch
  11:00 AMClub CafeFood
• Saturday Morning Storytime
  11:00 AMBook Ends
• New Membership Orientation
  11:00 AMCraft Loft
• Sloth Chat
  11:00 AMStone Zoo New England
• Pilates Pizza and Pints!
  11:00 AMRoundhead BrewingFood
• Boston Women’s Market: Autumn Artisans
  11:00 AMThe Winthrop CenterLikely free
• PoutineFest
  11:30 AMHarpoon BreweryFood
• Slapshot
  12:00 PMBig Night Livearound $25–$40Music
• Style Exchange Thrift Pop-Up
  12:00 PMAllston
• Taste of Allston
  12:00 PMJackson Mann PlazaFood
• Holdfast Seafood Pop-Up
  12:00 PMEastern Standard Kitchen and DrinksFood
• The Unraveled Tour Merch Pop-up
  12:00 PMTall Ship
• Melrose Beer Garden
  12:00 PMIdle Hands BreweryFood
• Music Bingo
  12:00 PMCity Winery
• Aretha and the Soul of the 60s
  12:00 PMCity WineryMusic
• Donkey Skin
  12:00 PMThe Brattle Theatre
• Learn-to-Bike for Adults: Combined Level 3 and 4
  12:00 PMBoston Common
• Perfect Memory
  12:00 PMInstitute of Contemporary Art/Boston
• Hands-On: Gnocchi alla Zucca
  12:00 PMEataly BostonFood
• Football Game Watch MSU vs Northwestern
  12:00 PMWarehouse Kitchen + Sports BarSports
• AWARD WINNERS’ RECITAL
  12:00 PMSpecial Venuearound $20–$40Music
• KIDZ BOP Daytime Dance Party
  12:30 PMParadise Rock Clubaround $25–$45Music
• Flamingo Chat
  12:30 PMStone Zoo New England
• Afternoon Tea
  1:00 PMCarrie Nation Cocktail ClubFood
• Casual Commander
  1:00 PMPandemonium Books & Games
• Tortoise Chat
  1:30 PMStone Zoo New England
• Operation Mincemeat (Touring)
  2:00 PMEmerson Colonial Theatrearound $45–$160
• To Kill a Mockingbird (Touring)
  2:00 PMHuntington Theatrearound $45–$130
• Wicked (Touring)
  2:00 PMCitizens Opera Housearound $80–$250
• Late Nite Catechism: Til Death Do Us Part
  2:00 PMCharles Playhouse Theater 2around $40–$75
• Sweater Weather Fest
  2:00 PMCity Hall Plaza
• Sweater Weather Fest
  2:00 PMBoston City Hall PlazaFREE
• Akaash Singh: Generational Triumph Tour
  5:00 PMThe Wilburaround $35–$80
• Raise the Volume (A Rock Concert to Support Music Education)
  5:00 PMThe Lansdowne PubMusic
• Boston University Womens Hockey vs. Colgate University Women's Hockey
  6:00 PMAgganis Arenaaround $10–$25Sports
• Matt Shore Does Songs at You: a Comedy Music Album Release Show
  6:00 PMThe Middle East Upstairs
• The Hysteria Hour
  6:00 PMDeacon Giles Distillery
• Rumba y Clave: Salsa & Bachata Social – Salsa and Bachata in Cambridge
  6:00 PMRumba Y Timbal Dance Companyaround $10–$25Music
• Emily Wilson
  6:30 PMThe Cabot
• The Devils (1971) - Click For Showtimes
  6:45 PMCoolidge Corner Theatre
• Mo Lowda & the Humble w/ Surf Hat
  7:00 PMRoyale Bostonaround $25–$40Music
• Olivia Rodrigo: The Unraveled Tour
  7:00 PMTD Gardenaround $80–$350Music
• Gilla Band (18+)
  7:00 PMBrighton Music Hallaround $25–$40Music

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