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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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On today 12 events · 30 ongoing
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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
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About this list: 731 upcoming events from organizers, venues, libraries and the City of Boston, checked by Explore Boston editors. Times are Eastern. Forecast: National Weather Service, Boston. The Events Spotlight and Sponsored Events are paid placements when sold and are labeled as such.