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Boston events on Thursday, Nov. 12Sunday, Nov. 8 through Sunday, Jan. 31 · checked by a person, sorted by start time

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Sat, Nov 21 · Fenway Park

Harvard vs. Yale: The Game at Fenway ParkTickets

Nov 27 – Dec 31 · Citizens Opera House

Boston Ballet: The NutcrackerTickets

Sat, Dec 26 · Fenway Park

Wasabi Fenway BowlTickets

Dec 31 – Jan 1 · Copley Square & Boston Common

First Night Boston 2027Free

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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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Thursday, Nov. 1215 events · 29 ongoing · mostly sunny, 52 degrees

3:30 pmto 4:15 pm
Art Afternoon for Kids at the Central Library
Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square, 700 Boylston Street, Back Bay
See listingbpl.bibliocommons.com
4:00 pmto 7:00 pm
Free Wine Tasting at Vinodivino Kenmore Square
Vinodivino Kenmore Square, 543 Commonwealth Ave, Fenway-Kenmore
Free
4:30 pmto 8:00 pm
Venture Café Cambridge Thursday Gathering
Venture Cafe Cambridge (CIC), 1 Broadway, Cambridge
See listingcommunity.venturecafecambridge.org
5:00 pmto 6:00 pm
Author Talk: Lauren Klein and Tanvi Sharma on Data by Design
Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square, 700 Boylston St, Back Bay
Free
6:00 pmto 8:30 pm
Art-Making After Dark at the ICA
Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Drive, Seaport District
Free
6:00 pmto 9:00 pm
Aura Wine Pairing Experience
Aura, 1 Seaport Lane, Seaport District
$150
6:00 pm
Thirsty Thursday Thrivia at Harpoon Brewery
Harpoon Brewery, 306 Northern Ave, Seaport District
See listingharpoonbrewery.com
6:30 pmto 7:30 pm
Carlson Lecture: The Ocean Carbon Sink
New England Aquarium, Simons Theatre, 1 Central Wharf, Wharf District
Free
7:00 pm
Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens
TD Garden, 100 Legends Way, West End
Ticketsnhl.com
7:00 pmto 9:00 pm
Boston Robot Hackers: Robot Scene Understanding for Extreme Environments
Artisan's Asylum, 96 Holton Street, Allston
See listingmassrobotics.org
7:00 pmto 8:00 pm
Suzanne Jackson in Conversation with Imani Perry at the MFA
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 465 Huntington Ave, Fenway-Kenmore
Free
7:00 pm
The Artist's Voice: Leilah Babirye with Ruth Erickson
Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Drive, Seaport District
Free
7:30 pm
41st Annual Fall Together Concert at Berklee
David Friend Recital Hall, 921 Boylston Street, Back Bay
Free
7:30 pm
NEC Piano Department Concert: Scarlatti Keyboard Sonatas
Williams Hall, New England Conservatory, 290 Huntington Avenue, Fenway-Kenmore
Free
10:00 pmto 1:00 am · opens today, through Nov. 13
Transgression at Legacy Nightclub
Legacy Nightclub, 79 Warrenton St, Downtown
$8.76

Also on this day: 29 exhibitions, runs and markets

Wicked, Citizens Bank Opera House · 7:00 pm · through Nov. 15
‘Til Death Do Us Part: Late Nite Catechism, The Charles Playhouse - 74 Warrenton Street · 7:30 pm–9:30 pm · through Nov. 22
1972: A Rock Opera, Farkas Hall · 7:30 pm · through Nov. 22
The Getaway Driver, Central Square Theater · 7:30 pm · through Nov. 22
White Phoenix, Boston Playwrights' Theatre · 7:00 pm · through Nov. 22
Jessica of Venice, Boston Playwrights' Theatre · 7:00 pm · through Nov. 22
Reality and Imagination: Rembrandt and the Jews in the Dutch Republic, Museum of Fine Arts · 10:00 am–5:00 pm · through Nov. 29
Boston Harbor Distillery Beverage Garden on The Greenway, Rose Kennedy Greenway · noon–6:00 pm · through Nov. 29
Maverick Kings: Three Visionary Pharaohs of Egypt's Golden Age, Museum of Fine Arts · 10:00 am–5:00 pm · through Dec. 6
Where's Boston? 50 Years Later, Boston Athenaeum · 9:00 am–8:00 pm · through Dec. 12
Snowport Holiday Market, Snowport · 11:00 am–9:00 pm · free · through Dec. 27
Introduction to the History of Art, Harvard Art Museums · free · through Jan. 3
On Location: Drawing the Outdoors, Harvard Art Museums · 10:00 am–5:00 pm · free · through Jan. 17
Cynthia Daignault: Valley, Institute of Contemporary Art · 10:00 am–5:00 pm · through Jan. 18
Leilah Babirye: Embaga ya Naki ne Naki (Wedding of Naki and Naki), Institute of Contemporary Art · 10:00 am–5:00 pm · through Jan. 18
Suzanne Jackson: What Is Love, Museum of Fine Arts · 10:00 am–5:00 pm · through Jan. 18
Michal Rovner: Esther Scrolls, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum · 11:00 am–5:00 pm · through Jan. 18
The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum · 11:00 am–5:00 pm · through Jan. 18
Picasso, Miro, Dali: Unbound, Museum of Fine Arts · 10:00 am–5:00 pm · through Jan. 24
Oyvind Fahlstrom: Are You Happy?, Museum of Fine Arts · 10:00 am–5:00 pm · through Feb. 21
Donna Ferrato: 'Living with the Enemy' and the Power of Women, Museum of Fine Arts · 10:00 am–5:00 pm · through Feb. 28
Hao Jingban: I Witness, MIT List Visual Arts Center · noon–6:00 pm · free · through Feb. 28
Uri Aran: Look How Hard They Work, MIT List Visual Arts Center · noon–6:00 pm · free · through Feb. 28
90 YEARS at the ICA, Institute of Contemporary Art · 10:00 am–5:00 pm · through Mar. 7
Alfonso Ossorio: Line and Lineage, Harvard Art Museums · 10:00 am–5:00 pm · free · through Apr. 11
Somerville Winter Farmers Market, Arts at the Armory · 9:30 am–1:30 pm · through Apr. 17
The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection, Harvard Art Museums · free · through May. 9
Naoko Matsubara's Woodblock Worlds, Museum of Fine Arts · 10:00 am–5:00 pm · through May. 16
Kawada Kikuji: Chizu (The Map), Museum of Fine Arts · 10:00 am–5:00 pm · through Jul. 18

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Sunday 8:00 am · Franklin Park, Dorchester

Boston Half Marathon 2026The B.A.A.'s half follows the Emerald Necklace out and back from Franklin Park, presented by Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund. Watch anywhere on the course; the leaders are back by about 9 am.

Sunday 7:00 pm · closing performance · The Huntington Theatre, Fenway

Harper Lee's To Kill a MockingbirdAaron Sorkin's adaptation, nine Tony nominations, in its first regional production, directed by Loretta Greco. A month-long run ends Sunday; our listing shows 7 pm, so check the curtain time on your ticket.

Sunday 7:00 pm · The Wilbur, Theater District

DeRay DavisThe comedian and actor closes a three-comic weekend at the Wilbur, after Drew Dunn and Tim Dillon on Saturday. Boylston station is shut, so walk from Chinatown on the Orange Line or Park Street on the Red.

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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.