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Performing Arts in BostonSunday, Nov. 8 through Sunday, Jan. 31 · checked by a person, sorted by start time

Today Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026
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What’s on

Grouped by day, in start-time order. Multi-day runs appear on each day they play; exhibitions and markets sit in the “ongoing” row under each day.
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Today · Sunday, Nov. 83 events · 7 ongoing · partly sunny, 59 degrees

  1. DeRay Davis
    The Wilbur, 246 Tremont St, Downtown
    See listingthewilbur.com
  2. Sudan Archives: Any Shape I Want (BSO and ICA)
    Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Drive, Seaport District
    $30
  3. to 8:30 pm
    Faculty Recital: Minsoo Sohn Plays Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1
    NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Fenway-Kenmore
    Free
Also on today: 7 exhibitions, runs and markets

Tomorrow · Monday, Nov. 92 events · 5 ongoing · isolated rain showers, 58 degrees

  1. to 8:00 pm
    Chamber Music Master Class with Violist Garth Knox at NEC
    Keller Room, New England Conservatory, 30 Gainsborough Street, Fenway-Kenmore
    Free
  2. Behind the Scenes: The Janes Reading
    Farkas Hall, 12 Holyoke St, Cambridge
    See listingamericanrepertorytheater.org
Also on tomorrow: 5 exhibitions, runs and markets

Tuesday, Nov. 103 events · 5 ongoing · mostly sunny, 55 degrees

  1. US Marine Corps Day Flag Celebration at City Hall Plaza
    Boston City Hall Plaza, 1 City Hall Square, Downtown
    See listingboston.gov
  2. Berklee Latin Music Studies Concert
    Red Room at Cafe 939, 939 Boylston Street, Back Bay
    Free
  3. National Theatre Live: Golden Boy at Coolidge Corner Theatre
    Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St, Brookline
    See listingcoolidge.org
Also on this day: 5 exhibitions, runs and markets

Wednesday, Nov. 112 events · 5 ongoing · sunny, 59 degrees

  1. Veterans Day Flag Celebration at City Hall Plaza
    Boston City Hall Plaza, 1 City Hall Square, Downtown
    See listingboston.gov
  2. to 9:30 pm
    NEC Symphony with Paul Biss
    NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Fenway-Kenmore
    Free
Also on this day: 5 exhibitions, runs and markets

Thursday, Nov. 122 events · 6 ongoing · mostly sunny, 52 degrees

  1. 41st Annual Fall Together Concert at Berklee
    David Friend Recital Hall, 921 Boylston Street, Back Bay
    Free
  2. NEC Piano Department Concert: Scarlatti Keyboard Sonatas
    Williams Hall, New England Conservatory, 290 Huntington Avenue, Fenway-Kenmore
    Free
Also on this day: 6 exhibitions, runs and markets

Friday, Nov. 132 events · 7 ongoing · chance light rain, 48 degrees

  1. Lucy Darling: The More the Merrier
    Boch Center Wang Theatre, Downtown
    Ticketsbochcenter.org
  2. Phoebe Robinson: Feral & Fired Up!
    The Wilbur, 246 Tremont St, Downtown
    See listingthewilbur.com
Also on this day: 7 exhibitions, runs and markets

Saturday, Nov. 145 events · 7 ongoing · chance light rain, 49 degrees

  1. to 9:30 pm
    Boston Bhangra Competition 2026
    Strand Theatre
    See listingbostonbhangra.com
  2. Drew & Deison Afualo: Two Idiot Girls Live
    The Wilbur, 246 Tremont St, Downtown
    See listingthewilbur.com
  3. opens today, through Nov. 15
    Lam Dance Works: CONTINUUM
    Emerson Paramount Center, 559 Washington St, Downtown
    See listingemersontheatres.org
  4. Boston Comedy Festival Contest Finals
    Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis Square, Somerville
    Ticketssomervilletheatre.com
  5. Fall Puppet Slam
    Puppet Showplace Theater, 32 Station Street, Brookline
    See listingpuppetshowplace.org
Also on this day: 7 exhibitions, runs and markets

Sunday, Nov. 152 events · 7 ongoing

  1. closing night
    Lam Dance Works: CONTINUUM
    Emerson Paramount Center, 559 Washington St, Downtown
    See listingemersontheatres.org
  2. A Drag Queen Christmas
    Emerson Colonial Theatre, 106 Boylston St, Downtown
    Ticketsus.atgtickets.com
Also on this day: 7 exhibitions, runs and markets

Tuesday, Nov. 171 event · 7 ongoing

  1. Ilana Glazer Live!
    The Wilbur, 246 Tremont St, Downtown
    $30-$60
Also on this day: 7 exhibitions, runs and markets

Wednesday, Nov. 181 event · 7 ongoing

  1. Berklee Jazz Composers' Workshop Concert
    David Friend Recital Hall, 921 Boylston Street, Back Bay
    Free
Also on this day: 7 exhibitions, runs and markets

Thursday, Nov. 192 events · 8 ongoing

  1. to 8:30 pm
    HERitage emBODYment: 'Mavericks' Performance and Talk at the MFA
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 465 Huntington Ave, Fenway-Kenmore
    Ticketsmfa.org
  2. Berklee Concert Choir
    David Friend Recital Hall, 921 Boylston Street, Back Bay
    Free
Also on this day: 8 exhibitions, runs and markets

Friday, Nov. 203 events · 8 ongoing

  1. Hannibal Buress
    The Wilbur, 246 Tremont St, Downtown
    See listingthewilbur.com
  2. opens today, through Nov. 21
    Kerryn Feehan
    Nick's Comedy Stop, 100 Warrenton St, Downtown
    $25
  3. opens today, through Nov. 22
    Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company at the ICA
    Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Drive, Seaport District
    $60
Also on this day: 8 exhibitions, runs and markets

Saturday, Nov. 216 events · 7 ongoing

  1. Ali Siddiq: The Custom Fit Tour
    Boch Center Shubert Theatre, Downtown
    $35
  2. Ryan Hamilton: Making Good Time Tour
    The Wilbur, 246 Tremont St, Downtown
    See listingthewilbur.com
  3. closing night
    Kerryn Feehan
    Nick's Comedy Stop, 100 Warrenton St, Downtown
    $25
  4. Misleading Lady with Jolene Cuisine
    The Huntington Theatre, 264 Huntington Ave, Fenway-Kenmore
    See listinghuntingtontheatre.org
  5. opens today, through Nov. 22
    Ballet BC
    Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre, 219 Tremont St, Downtown
    See listingvivoperformingarts.org
  6. through Nov. 22
    Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company at the ICA
    Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Drive, Seaport District
    $60
Also on this day: 7 exhibitions, runs and markets

Sunday, Nov. 222 events · 7 ongoing

  1. closing night
    Ballet BC
    Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre, 219 Tremont St, Downtown
    See listingvivoperformingarts.org
  2. closing night
    Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company at the ICA
    Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Drive, Seaport District
    $60
Also on this day: 7 exhibitions, runs and markets

Tuesday, Nov. 241 event · 2 ongoing

  1. Faculty Recital: Ji Yung Lee, Piano
    NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Fenway-Kenmore
    Free
Also on this day: 2 exhibitions, runs and markets

Wednesday, Nov. 251 event · 2 ongoing

  1. Doughboys Live at the Wilbur
    The Wilbur, 246 Tremont St, Downtown
    $39-$49
Also on this day: 2 exhibitions, runs and markets

Friday, Nov. 273 events · 4 ongoing

  1. opens today, through Nov. 29
    Cinderella by Tanglewood Marionettes
    Puppet Showplace Theater, 32 Station Street, Brookline
    $18.50
  2. opens today, through Nov. 29
    Handel and Haydn Society: Handel's Messiah
    Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave, Fenway-Kenmore
    Ticketshandelandhaydn.org
  3. to 9:30 pm
    Your Next Big Laugh
    Nick's Comedy Stop, 100 Warrenton St, Downtown
    $25
Also on this day: 4 exhibitions, runs and markets

Saturday, Nov. 284 events · 4 ongoing

  1. through Nov. 29
    Cinderella by Tanglewood Marionettes
    Puppet Showplace Theater, 32 Station Street, Brookline
    $18.50
  2. through Nov. 29
    Handel and Haydn Society: Handel's Messiah
    Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave, Fenway-Kenmore
    Ticketshandelandhaydn.org
  3. to 9:30 pm
    Mr. Kuze Live
    Nick's Comedy Stop, 100 Warrenton St, Downtown
    $25
  4. The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show
    Boch Center Wang Theatre, Downtown
    $40
Also on this day: 4 exhibitions, runs and markets

Sunday, Nov. 292 events · 4 ongoing

  1. last day
    Cinderella by Tanglewood Marionettes
    Puppet Showplace Theater, 32 Station Street, Brookline
    $18.50
  2. closing night
    Handel and Haydn Society: Handel's Messiah
    Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave, Fenway-Kenmore
    Ticketshandelandhaydn.org
Also on this day: 4 exhibitions, runs and markets

Wednesday, Dec. 21 event · 4 ongoing

  1. Nutcracker: Symphony of Lights
    Emerson Colonial Theatre, 106 Boylston St, Downtown
    Ticketsus.atgtickets.com
Also on this day: 4 exhibitions, runs and markets

Thursday, Dec. 31 event · 4 ongoing

  1. opens today, through Dec. 5
    Gianmarco Soresi: The Misery Loves Tour
    The Wilbur, 246 Tremont St, Downtown
    See listingthewilbur.com
Also on this day: 4 exhibitions, runs and markets

Friday, Dec. 41 event · 7 ongoing

  1. opens today, through Dec. 6
    Cirque Dreams Holidaze
    Boch Center Shubert Theatre, Downtown
    $39.50
Also on this day: 7 exhibitions, runs and markets
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