Free things to do in Boston

Events the organizers list as free, Mon Oct 26 – Sun Nov 1.

Mon Oct 26

CDAO Fall 2026
Talk · AI · 8 AM · Seaport
MIT Museum: Free Admission for Tough Tech Week Attendees
Museum & Gallery · Science And Technology · 10 AM · MIT Museum
Geeks Who Drink
Trivia · 6 PM · Seaport
Monday Trivia Night at Corner Pub! - Leather District
Trivia · 6 PM · Downtown Boston
Film Screening: 'Mr. Nobody Against Putin'
Film · 6 PM · The Brattle Theatre
Birth Wars: A Special Screening and Panel Discussion
Film · 6:30 PM · Coolidge Corner Theatre

Tue Oct 27

Coffee and Community
Tasting · Coffee · Sold out · 12 PM · Downtown Boston
How Institutions Listen: Civic Data, AI, and the Path to Public Trust
Talk · Civic Data · 12 PM · Fenway
The Raisin Cycle Book Club
Book Club · History · 6 PM · Downtown Boston
Storyteller: UnFreedom at the Old Corner Bookstore
Books & Readings · Poetry · 6:30 PM · Downtown Boston
Comedy Night at The Point - Boston
Stand-up · 7 PM · Downtown Boston
Salsa Dancing at The Grove at Lawn on D Presented by Salsa y Control
Class · 7 PM · South Boston

Wed Oct 28

Complimentary Down Under Yoga Class on The Green
Yoga & Pilates · 9 AM · Chestnut Hill
ES Consulting Grok Bot Hackathon
Hackathon · Grok Bot · 4:30 PM – 8 PM · Downtown Boston
CARDIVÁLLE Halloween Mid-Week Market
Expo & Convention · Trading Cards · 5 PM – 9 PM · Roslindale
Different Domain, Same Problems: Physical AI across Air, Land, and Sea
Talk · AI · Sold out · 5 PM – 8 PM · LeafLabs
MIT Music Tech Speaker Series Presents: Andrew McPherson
Talk · Music Technology · 5 PM · MIT Building 6, Room 120
Wine and Cheese Tasting: Pairing Award-Winning American Artisanal Cheeses
Tasting · 6 PM · Fenway

Thu Oct 29

Tasting around the Wheel: Spices
Tasting · Coffee And Spices · Sold out · 12:30 PM · Downtown Boston
RNB Girl Dinner ( Every Thursday ) 5pm-10pm
Dinner · 2000s R&B / Soul · 5 PM – 10 PM · North End
Film Screening: "Arrival"
Film · 5:30 PM · The Nexus in Hayden Library
Speculative Worlds: A Conversation with R.F. Kuang
Books & Readings · 6 PM · Fenway
Tree Care Hyde Park Community Art Workshop at the Hyde Park Library
Craft Workshop · Tree Care · 6 PM · Hyde Park
Crafts & Chats: Pumpkin Painting
Craft Workshop · Pumpkin Painting · 6 PM · Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground

Fri Oct 30

IIA Physical AI Summit @ MIT
Talk · Physical AI · 8:30 AM – 6 PM · MIT Samberg Conference Center
Shared Showings at The Dance Complex
Dance Show · 12:30 PM · The Dance Complex
Game Night
Game Night · 3 PM – 6 PM · Fenway
Don’t Throw That Away! Over Winter or Propagation?
Class · 4 PM · Roxbury
Black People Know Things Halloween Trivia Night
Trivia · Halloween · 6 PM · Jamaica Plain
Christmas in Black: The Enduring Legacy of Langston Hughes's Black Nativity
Talk · Black Nativity · 6 PM · Roxbury

Sat Oct 31

Robot Tricks & Tech Treats: NSBE Boston's STEAM-O-WEEN Takeover
Family Learning · Halloween · 9 AM – 1 PM · Cambridge
Battle For Boston 2026
Race · Running · 9 AM – 12 PM · Dog Park at Edward Leathers Community Park
Meet Your Watershed: Halloween Run Club with Patagonia
Run Club · 9:15 AM · Patagonia
Alewife Mushroom and Fungi Tour
Tour · Mushrooms · 12 PM · East Arlington
A World of Light: Awaken, Illuminate, Inspire
Festival · Diwali · 2 PM · Brahma Kumaris Learning Center for Peace
Boston - Silicon Valley AI Film Festival Screening Showcase
Film · 2 PM – 5 PM · Ray and Maria Stata Center

Sun Nov 1

Jeff Jam at the Boston Public Market
Family Show · 10 AM · Downtown Boston
Seaport Smalls
Kids · 10 AM · Seaport
Processing Community Day 2026 @Boston / Cambridge
Expo & Convention · 11 AM – 5 PM · MIT Media Lab
'KODACHROME: How Two Guys Named Leo Changed Photography', with Allan Weitz
Talk · Photography · 12:30 PM · Back Bay
Community Science Fair
Expo & Convention · Urban Ecology · 1 PM · Mount Auburn
Harvest: Exhibition Closing Workshop & Artist Talk
Craft Workshop · Collaging · 3 PM – 6 PM · Street Theory Collective
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