Things to do in Boston on Thursday, October 29, 2026

146 events listed in and around Boston, each with its time and venue.

Morning

Weekly BNI Networking
Networking · Business · 7 AM · The Dudley Cafe
8th MGB Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Symposium
Talk · Cerebrovascular Care · 7 AM · Fenway
Sunrise Sing Series Fall '26 | Arnold Arboretum
Open Mic · 7 AM · Jamaica Plain
Higher Education Professional Development Day
Talk · Career · 8:30 AM – 4 PM · Linda K. Paresky Conference Center, Simmons University, Boston, MA
Media in Motion II: Shaping AI for Critical Creative Futures
Talk · AI · 8:30 AM – 7 PM · Fenway
2026 NESACS Process Chemistry Symposium
Talk · Process Chemistry · Sold out · 8:30 AM – 6 PM · Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research
Boston Climatetech Summit 2026
Talk · Climate · 9 AM – 5 PM · Cambridge
Celebrating Employee Ownership at Tropical Foods
Meetup · Employee Ownership · 10 AM · South End
Kids' Hour at Boston Public Market
Kids · 10 AM · Downtown Boston
The Sports Museum Tour
Tour · 10 AM · West End
Cafe Emmanuel - Weekly LGBTQ+ Cafe for Older Adults
Meetup · 11 AM · Back Bay
BOSTON In Person (IP) Community Employment Day Career Fair 10/29/2026
Networking · Career Fair · 11 AM – 3 PM · South End

Afternoon

Behind the Build
Talk · 12 PM · The Union
Friends of BGD Event: Mightier X Critical Mass - Game Dev Lunch Crossover!
Meetup · Game Development · 12:30 PM · Downtown Boston
BtH 2026 - Elections in Brazil: What next for Latin America?
Talk · Brazil Elections · 12:30 PM · Fenway
Tasting around the Wheel: Spices
Tasting · Coffee And Spices · Sold out · 12:30 PM · Downtown Boston
NS Pharma Innovation Research Partnership Day 2026
Networking · Rare Diseases · 1 PM – 4 PM · MassBio
The HR Gameshow
Networking · Career · 2 PM – 5 PM · Downtown Boston
Thermoforming Chocolate Molds
Craft Workshop · Chocolate Molds · 2 PM · Fenway
The Japan Advantage: From Introduction to Action - Advancing Global Drug Development with Japan
Talk · Drug Development · 2:30 PM – 6 PM · LabCentral
AWS Healthcare & Life Sciences Meetup October 29, 2026
Talk · Healthcare · 3 PM · Seaport
The New Architecture of Influence: Entrepreneurship, Media, and AI
Talk · 3 PM · Harvard Kennedy School
Free Wine Tasting - Vinodivino Kenmore Square
Tasting · Wine · 4 PM – 7 PM · Fenway
Free Wine Tasting - Vinodivino Beacon Hill
Tasting · Wine · 4 PM – 7 PM · Beacon Hill
Oliver Haimson
Talk · 4 PM · Ryder Hall: Center for Design
October Longevity Social
Meetup · Longevity · 4:30 PM · Chestnut Hill

Evening

Agentic Builders Boston
Meetup · Agentic AI · Sold out · 5 PM – 8 PM · Seaport
Leading From the Edge | Kate Williams
Talk · Climate · 5 PM · Chestnut Hill
RNB Girl Dinner ( Every Thursday ) 5pm-10pm
Dinner · 2000s R&B / Soul · 5 PM – 10 PM · North End
ICA Boston Free Thursday Nights
Museum & Gallery · 5 PM · South Boston Waterfront
n8n's Autom8 Boston
Networking · 5:30 PM · Downtown Boston
BYOB Texture Painting Thursday Night Out
Art Class · Texture Painting · 5:30 PM · 229 Harvard St
Greenway Fall Movie Nights
Film · 5:30 PM – 9 PM · Downtown Boston
📍Generalist World Boston: Adam Grant presents VIBE + Dinner at Wusong Tiki Bar
Talk · Connection · Sold out · 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM · Sanders Theatre
Friends of BGD Event: Game Dev Demo & Afterwork Hangout Nights
Meetup · Game Development · 5:30 PM · Downtown Boston
Film Screening: "Arrival"
Film · 5:30 PM · The Nexus in Hayden Library
See "Possible Love" @ Kendall Square Cinema & Pre-film bite @Third Time Together
Film · 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM · Kendall Square Cinema
Live Music Thursdays at The Berkeley Bistro + Bar
Live Music · Pop · 6 PM – 9 PM · Back Bay
Lecture, Loosened: Why Robots Still Struggle — Cambridge
Talk · Robotics · 6 PM · Mamaleh's Delicatessen Cambridge
Trivia at Sam Adams Boston Brewery
Trivia · 6 PM · Jamaica Plain
Change Your Mind, Change Your Life
Meditation · 6 PM · Seaport
VIP Whiskey Tour and Tasting
Tasting · 6 PM · Dorchester
Designing Tarot Cards Artist Workshop
Art Class · 6 PM · Gallery 263
Mix, Mingle & Masquerade; A Latino Professional Networking Mixer
Networking · Latino Professionals · 6 PM · Back Bay
Sip & Paint: Día de Los Muertos
Art Class · 6 PM · South End
Sewing & Laser Workshop: Laser Engraved Denim Tote Bag
Craft Workshop · Denim Tote · Sold out · 6 PM – 9 PM · Fenway
Crafts & Chats: Pumpkin Painting
Craft Workshop · Pumpkin Painting · 6 PM · Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground
No Fancy Silverware. No Tiny Portions. Join us for a Beefsteak Dinner
Dinner · Beefsteak · 6 PM – 9 PM · Seaport
Trivia Night
Trivia · 6 PM · CambridgeSide
Classic Literature Bookclub
Book Club · 6 PM · Back Bay
Collage Studio
Craft Workshop · Collage · 6 PM · Still Life Studios
When AI Agents Run the Internet: An Evening with MIT Prof. Ramesh Raskar
Talk · AI Agents · Sold out · 6 PM · MIT Media Lab
Coloring Club Halloween at Boston Public Market!
Art Class · Coloring · 6 PM · Downtown Boston
Boston AI Music Meetup @ Berklee // October
Talk · AI Music · 6 PM · Fenway
Oct: cloud-native testing + platform agents + K8s updates
Talk · Kubernetes · 6 PM · 90 Broadway
Jim Mayer Benefit Concert and Nonprofit Showcase
Concert · 6 PM – 9 PM · Crystal Ballroom
66th Boston Hardware Meetup @ LeafLabs | Tough Tech Week
Networking · Hardware · Sold out · 6 PM – 9 PM · LeafLabs
still life painting (or drawing) night @ studio 18
Art Class · Still Life · 6 PM – 9 PM · Vernon Street Studios
Explore Spooky Science at the Harvard Museum of Natural History
Museum & Gallery · Halloween · 6 PM · The Harvard Museum of Natural History
Rival Halloween
Social · 6 PM – 12 AM · 339 Pleasant St
Tree Care Hyde Park Community Art Workshop at the Hyde Park Library
Craft Workshop · Tree Care · 6 PM · Hyde Park
Food Forest in Allston Brighton?
Class · Science · 6 PM · The Josephine A. Fiorentino Community Center
Spooky Season Glassware Painting (Cambridge)
Art Class · Glassware Painting · 6 PM · Craft Loft (Cambridge Store)
Pumpkins and Petals: A Cozy Fall Workshop
Craft Workshop · 6 PM · Back Bay
NamaStay Sober Yoga at The Bridge Recovery Center (Malden, MA)
Yoga & Pilates · 6 PM · The Bridge Recovery Center
Speculative Worlds: A Conversation with R.F. Kuang
Books & Readings · 6 PM · Fenway
Halloween Candy and Wine Pairing Class!
Tasting · Wine · 6 PM · Cambridge
Hands-On: Ravioli alla Zucca
Cooking Class · Ravioli · 6 PM · Back Bay
Dungeons and Dragons at Aeronaught
Tabletop Games · Dungeons And Dragons · 6 PM – 9 PM · Cambridge
South Shore Speed Dating! Ages 30-42
Singles · 6:30 PM · Break Rock Brewing
October Wine Dinner
Dinner · Wine · 6:30 PM · Back Bay
Thursdays with QuICK @ CRG Cambridge (Alewife)
Climbing · 6:30 PM · Cambridge Highlands
How to Price Your Artwork
Class · 6:30 PM · Gallery 263
Rock Spot South Boston QuICK Climbing Night
Climbing · 6:30 PM · South Boston
Lecture, Loosened: How AI Models Make Confident Mistakes
Talk · AI · 6:30 PM · Multicultural Arts Center
ISABEL LAROSA DOLLPARTS TOUR
Live Music · 6:30 PM · Cambridgeport
Zen Meditation Instruction
Meditation · 6:45 PM · Cambridge Zen Center (CZC)
Opéra à la Française
Opera & Classical · 7 PM · Chestnut Hill
Grahame Lesh & Friends (18+)
Live Music · 7 PM · Allston
Boston’s Hidden Cocktail Experience
Cocktail Bar · 7 PM – 10 PM · East Boston
Blues Dance Lesson and Social - Blues Union
Dance Social · Blues · 7 PM – 11 PM · Cambridge
Arts at the Armory Presents The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Film · 7 PM – 10 PM · The Center for Arts at the Armory Performance Hall
Ultimate Thursday Night Karaoke
Karaoke · 7 PM · Revere Beach Blvd
Gillian Margot & Geoffrey Keezer
Live Music · Jazz · 7 PM · Regattabar
Boston Speed Networking | NetworkNite | Business Professionals Event
Networking · Business Professionals · 7 PM · South End
JOHN SUMMIT - CTRL ESCAPE ARENA TOUR
DJ Set · Electronic · 7 PM · TD Garden
Transnational Series: Petra Hůlová and Carolina Pihelgas
Books & Readings · 7 PM · Brookline Booksmith
Clay N. Ferno's Comedy and Music Halloween Revue
Variety Show · 7 PM · Arts at the Armory
Celebration of New Ministry & Installation
Faith & Spiritual · Christian Worship · 7 PM – 10 PM · 239 Harvard St
Jazz Night @ Long Live Roxbury
Live Music · Jazz · 7 PM · Roxbury
Ukecetera!
Meetup · Ukulele · 7 PM – 10 PM · Bay State Cohousing
100 Miles at Monkfish
Live Music · Jazz · 7 PM · The Mad Monkfish
Juno Myers, Spanghew
Concert · 7 PM · Cambridgeport
First To The Floor Live Show
Live Music · 7 PM · West End
Independent Bar Trivia
Trivia · 7 PM · North Cambridge
HARDCORE HALLOWEEN: LIVE MUSIC
Live Music · Punk · 7 PM – 10:30 PM · South Boston
Faith Discussion in Southie
Faith & Spiritual · 7 PM · South Boston
Weekly Conversation Meeting
Meetup · Japanese English Conversation · 7 PM · Maruichi Select
Evening Meditation
Meditation · 7 PM · BK Learning Center For Peace
Thankful Thursday Hybrid Open Mic
Comedy Open Mic · 7 PM – 11 PM · Jamaica Plain
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