Things to do in Boston on Friday, October 30, 2026

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

Morning

Run/Walk Club with Rozzie Fitness
Run Club · 8 AM · Fallon field
Tough Tech Dual-Use Day 2026: One Year of SHIELD
Talk · Defense Tech · 8 AM – 1:30 PM · Downtown Boston
20th Annual Project Management in Practice (PMiP) Conference
Talk · Project Management · 8 AM – 5:45 PM · Center for Computing & Data Sciences (CDS)
IIA Physical AI Summit @ MIT
Talk · Physical AI · 8:30 AM – 6 PM · MIT Samberg Conference Center
Fall SEAS Tours 2026
Talk · Science · 8:30 AM · Cambridge
FOAK Training Camp: The Next Rung Playbook
Talk · Project Scaling · 9 AM · The Engine
BU Health & Life Science Conference 2026 Featuring Big Tree ACORN Summit
Talk · Health Sciences · 9 AM – 5:15 PM · Fenway
HUNTED CARNIVAL @VENU
Dance Party · 10 AM – 2 AM · Back Bay
002: TRICK OR TEASE
Dance Party · 10 AM – 2 AM · South End
The Sports Museum Tour
Tour · 10 AM · West End
Tasting at Ten - Boston
Tasting · 10 AM · Cambridge

Afternoon

Hands-On: Bucatini all'Amatriciana
Cooking Class · Pasta · 12 PM · Back Bay
Shared Showings at The Dance Complex
Dance Show · 12:30 PM · The Dance Complex
SMALL ⭐ MART Outdoor Market | Art, Makers & Vintage in Davis Square Plaza
Market · 3 PM – 8 PM · Davis Square Plaza
Game Night
Game Night · 3 PM – 6 PM · Fenway
Freedom Within Meditation & Watercolor
Meditation · 3 PM · Beacon Hill
Halloween party at Play Union
Kids · Halloween · 3:30 PM · Cambridge
Hyper Skills West Roxbury – Day 2
Lesson · Hockey · 4 PM · Jim Roche Community Arena
"Fork in the Road" Film Screening
Film · 4 PM · Dorchester
Eve Sage Cyanotypes x Ula Crafternoons!
Class · 4 PM · Jamaica Plain
Don’t Throw That Away! Over Winter or Propagation?
Class · 4 PM · Roxbury

Evening

High-intensity circuit workout* 💪
Fitness Class · 5 PM · Spy Pond Playground
2026 Boston Globe- Horn Book Awards
Books & Readings · 5 PM – 8:30 PM · Simmons University, Linda K. Paresky Conference Center
Robo-Ween
Social · 5 PM – 8 PM · Photonics Center
Free Play Friday - Free Entry & Unlimited Games at VERSUS in DTX
Game Night · 5 PM · Downtown Boston
20 Years of Nekrogoblikon - Boston MA - VIP TICKETLESS UPGRADE
Concert · Metal · 5 PM · Allston
Boston Halloween Bar Crawl
Bar Crawl · Halloween · 5 PM – 11 PM · Downtown Boston
Spooky Sips at Midnight Morning
Cooking Class · Mocktails · 5 PM · Roslindale
Whispers from the Veil: A Victorian Séance Experience (Fri. Oct 30)
Psychic & Tarot · Seance · Sold out · 5:30 PM · Beacon Hill
The Thirtyth of the Friday [October 30th-2026]
Play · 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM · Somerville
Spice School: Fall Blending Bar (Boston)
Cooking Class · 5:45 PM · Downtown Boston
BOSTON GROWN-UPS MUSEUM: A Nightmare at the Museum(21+)
Meetup · Halloween · 6 PM – 10 PM · Seaport
Allston-Brighton Stitch Lounge
Meetup · Stitching · 6 PM · Brighton
Christmas in Black: The Enduring Legacy of Langston Hughes's Black Nativity
Talk · Black Nativity · 6 PM · Roxbury
Timelines: Teen Night & Fashion Show
Dance Show · 6 PM – 9 PM · Seaport
Trick or Drink: Boston Halloween Bar Crawl (3 Days)
Bar Crawl · Halloween · 6 PM · Back Bay
Game night at Mary P's
Game Night · 6 PM · North Cambridge
Sip & Savor: Regione Alto Adige
Tasting · 6 PM · Back Bay
Boston University Womens Hockey vs. Northeastern Womens Hockey
Game · Hockey · 6 PM · Walter Brown Arena
Black People Know Things Halloween Trivia Night
Trivia · Halloween · 6 PM · Jamaica Plain
Red Velvet Burlesque Show Boston's #1Variety & Cabaret Show in Boston
Drag & Burlesque · 6 PM · Downtown Boston
Boston Official Halloween Pub Crawl 2026 By Bar Crawl LIVE!
Bar Crawl · Halloween · 6 PM – 1 AM · Back Bay
ABCD Community Heroes Celebration 2026
Volunteering · Community Heroes · 6 PM – 10 PM · South End
Red Lace Burlesque Show Boston & Variety Show Boston
Drag & Burlesque · 6 PM · Back Bay
Chat & Chowder October 30th featuring co-author Cornelius Queen
Books & Readings · 6 PM · Seaport
Halloween Paint Night in a Real Artist's Studio | SoWa, Boston
Art Class · Painting · 6 PM – 9 PM · South End
Ride to GASH Halloween Fright!
Group Ride · 6 PM – 11 PM · Jamaica Plain
Pumpkin Bedazzling ✨
Craft Workshop · Pumpkin Bedazzling · 6 PM · Downtown Boston
20 Years of Nekrogoblikon with Special Guests Aborted
Live Music · Metal · 6 PM · Allston
Halloween on Birch
Dance Party · 6 PM – 10 PM · Birch Street Plaza
Creative Colorful Creations on Fabric
Kids · 6 PM – 9 PM · The Foundry
Dock-tober Frights: A Halloween Bash with Community Boating!
Meetup · Halloween · 6 PM – 10 PM · Beacon Hill
Sinners & Saints Haunted Party Cruise
Dance Party · Halloween · 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM · Seaport
After Hours at the Crane: Thomas Crane Night Bazaar
Market · Halloween · 6:30 PM · Merrymount
A Fresh New Scene in Navarra
Tasting · Wine · 6:30 PM · Commonwealth Wine School
Haunted Boston Halloween Party | Sinners & Saints Cruise
Dance Party · Halloween · 6:30 PM · Seaport
Friday Live Music & Dinner
Live Music · 6:30 PM · South End
Boston Bouldering Project QuICK climbing night
Climbing · 6:30 PM · Cambridge
Gallery For Social Political Art Presents: "Young Cuba" Exhibition
Museum & Gallery · Cuba · 6:30 PM · Back Bay
Evening Meditation
Meditation · 7 PM · BK Learning Center For Peace
Loop Dreams
Concert · 7 PM – 11 PM · Garage @ TRC
Jenna Davis
Concert · Pop · 7 PM · Allston
The Vampire Rave on the River
Dance Party · 7 PM – 12 AM · American Legion - Marsh Post 442
Bi+ Night at Bully Boy Distillers (feat. DJ Chii Chii)
Meetup · 7 PM – 10 PM · Roxbury
Gather for Good: Chicago | Dinner Benefit for Road 2 Reentry
Meetup · 7 PM – 10 PM · Back Bay
Friday indoor game UNLMTD MALDEN
Play · Soccer · 7 PM · UNLMTD Soccer
Sound Soil Stwrds at The Well: Victor Giraldez
Live Music · Jazz · 7 PM · Downtown Boston
SANTI DEBRIANO
Live Music · Jazz · 7 PM · Allston
Haunted Cellar Halloween Party
Bar & Lounge · Halloween · 7 PM – 11 PM · North End
Ella Hunt performing Blindspot
Live Music · 7 PM · Regattabar
Boston University Men's Hockey vs. University of Maine Black Bears Men's Hockey
Game · Hockey · 7 PM · Agganis Arena
Spooky Secret Headliner and Friends
Stand-up · 7 PM · Cambridge
Performative Grief: A Dead Dad Club Open Mic
Meetup · Grief · 7 PM · 5 Longfellow Park
DJ Meredith Marks
Dance Party · 7 PM · Back Bay
Turtleboy Live: The Relapse
Arts · 7:30 PM · Boch Center Shubert Theatre
FREE SPOOKY SEASON: See "Halloween" in VHS @ The Hollows
Film · 7:30 PM – 11 PM · The Hollows
Boston Celtics vs. Chicago Bulls
Game · Basketball · 7:30 PM · TD Garden
Poetry Brothel Monsters
Books & Readings · 7:30 PM · Cambridgeport
Werkin Girls Drag Queen Show Boston-An Unforgettable Boston Drag Experience
Drag & Burlesque · 7:30 PM · Downtown Boston
Late Nite Catechism: Til Death Do Us Part
Theater · 7:30 PM · Downtown
The Fright Crawl | Boston's Hottest Halloween Bar Crawl 2026 | Fri, Oct 30
Bar Crawl · Halloween · 7:30 PM – 2 AM · Downtown Boston
Cirque of the Dead 2026 - Boston Circus Guild
Theater · Circus · 7:30 PM · Arts at the Armory
Comedy Night at Bill's Bar - Friday's - (Fenway - $15)
Stand-up · 7:30 PM · Fenway
Diva Royale - Drag Queen Dinner & Brunch Show Boston
Drag & Burlesque · 7:30 PM · Downtown Boston
Hideout Comedy Presents: Best of Boston Standup!!
Stand-up · 7:30 PM · Downtown Boston
Girls Pumkin
Art Class · Pumpkin · 7:30 PM – 11 PM · South Boston
Hideout Comedy Fridays!
Stand-up · 7:30 PM · Downtown Boston
The Poetry Brothel Boston: MONSTERS!
Books & Readings · Poetry · 7:30 PM – 11 PM · Sonia Live Music Venue
White Bull Tavern Comedy Nights brought to you by Hideout Comedy
Stand-up · 7:30 PM · Downtown Boston
Wicked (Touring)
Musical · 8 PM · Downtown
WHOS WHO !? - BOSTON
Nightlife · 8 PM – 2 AM · Fenway
Punchis Punchis: Banda Rave Experience (18+)
Live Music · 8 PM · Kenmore
ComedySportz - a comedy battle!
Improv · 8 PM · Roslindale
Bikini Whale Halloween Show w/ Hey Blondie and Murdah By Numbahs!
Cover Band · 8 PM – 11 PM · Lizard Lounge
A Haven Halloween Bash
Karaoke · Halloween · 8 PM · Jamaica Plain
Halloween Boogie Night | Manolo Mairena Live & 70s Costume Contest
Dance Social · 8 PM – 11:30 PM · La Fabrica
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Live Music · 8 PM · Downtown
Manhattan Men Male Revue Club - Boston
Drag & Burlesque · 8 PM · Allston
GASH: HALLOWEEN FRIGHT
Drag & Burlesque · 8 PM · Statue Park
Night of the Living Dead w/ Live Score
Film · 8 PM · The Underground Somerville
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