Things to do without drinking in Boston

Good Clean FunFun first. Bar optional.

Processing Community Day 2026 @Boston / Cambridge

Expo & Convention · 11 AM – 5 PM · MIT Media LabCelebrate Processing’s 25th anniversary with talks, workshops, project showcases and an open projector at the MIT Media Lab.

Film Screening: 'Mr. Nobody Against Putin'

Film · 6 PM · The Brattle TheatreWatch “Mr. Nobody Against Putin,” followed by a conversation with star and co-director Pavel Talankin.

ICA Boston Free Thursday Nights

Museum & Gallery · 5 PM · South Boston WaterfrontExplore the ICA’s galleries, including its 90th anniversary exhibition, and take in harbor views from the waterfront museum during free Thursday-night admission from 5 to 9.

The Game Show

Variety Show · 7 PM · Sold out · AllstonJoin an interactive game show where the crowd is part of the competition.

Beginner Watercolor (Cambridge)

Art Class · Watercolor · 6 PM · Sold out · Craft Loft (Cambridge Store)Learn watercolor fundamentals while creating paintings in this workshop.

Explore Spooky Science at the Harvard Museum of Natural History

Museum & Gallery · Halloween · 6 PM · The Harvard Museum of Natural History

Arts at the Armory Presents The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Film · 7 PM – 10 PM · The Center for Arts at the Armory Performance HallAttend the fifth annual screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show with the Teseracte Players.

ComedySportz - a comedy battle!

Improv · 8 PM · RoslindaleWatch two teams make up scenes, games and songs on the spot in a comedy battle governed by a referee, with audience volunteers sometimes taking the stage.

Night of the Living Dead w/ Live Score

Film · 8 PM · The Underground SomervilleWatch an iconic horror film with an entirely new musical score performed by a live ensemble.

Don’t Throw That Away! Over Winter or Propagation?

Class · 4 PM · RoxburyRescue tender perennials, peppers, herbs and flowers before the first frost in this greenhouse workshop.

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