Things to do in Boston on Thursday, November 5, 2026

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

Morning

Weekly BNI Networking
Networking · 7 AM · The Dudley Cafe
NECyto 2026 Fall Meeting
Talk · Cytometry · 8 AM – 5 PM · Moderna HQ
The Sports Museum Tour
Tour · 10 AM · West End
Cafe Emmanuel - Weekly LGBTQ+ Cafe for Older Adults
Meetup · 11 AM · Back Bay
Pelvis, Breath and Possibility In Person Series w/ Tiffany Sankary
Fitness Class · 11:45 AM · Arlington Historic Center

Afternoon

Branchfood's November Community Table
Networking · Food Industry · 12 PM · Downtown Boston
Project Showcase: Inside Two Boston Builds
Talk · 12 PM · The Union
A Conversation on "Heaven Has a Wall" with author Elizabeth Shakman Hurd
Talk · Borders · 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM · Fenway
The AI Sales Build: Boston
Class · AI · 1 PM – 4 PM · The Foundry
Creatives in Business | Panel & Networking
Talk · Business · 2 PM · Columbus Place and Alumni Center
Learn Argentine Tango and build new friendships! - 6 weeks Beginner course
Class · Argentine Tango · 2:30 PM · Ultimate Tango School of Dance
The Fundamentals of Musicality in Argentine Tango - Pre-Intermediate Class
Class · Argentine Tango · 2:30 PM · Ultimate Tango School of Dance
Community Tea Bar
Tasting · Tea · 3:30 PM · Broken Cup Teahouse
Brand New Worlds Hackathon
Hackathon · 3:30 PM · Harvard Art Museums
The Founder Lab Table Tennis Open: Group Stage
Tournament · Racket Sports · 4 PM – 7:30 PM · 145 Broadway
Milk Street's Recipe Development Bootcamp
Cooking Class · Recipe Development · Sold out · 4:30 PM · Downtown Boston

Evening

From Common to Consequential: Marketing at the Speed of AI
Talk · Marketing · 5 PM · Downtown Boston
Starbound Soirée
Volunteering · 5 PM – 8 PM · Downtown Boston
YES Open House: Richard Williams Development Center
Arts · 5 PM · Jamaica Plain
GreekUp
Meetup · 5 PM – 8 PM · Back Bay
Databricks Boston User Group Meetup
Meetup · 5:30 PM · Seaport
The New Career Architecture: Building Leading & Growing in the Age of AI
Talk · Career · 5:30 PM · One Kendall Square
From Preparation to Practice: Building Your Community of Support
Networking · Teaching · 5:30 PM · South End
BERDO Workshop for Condo & Co-op Associations
Class · Berdo · 5:30 PM · Downtown Boston
Boston ~ Women in Recruiting Speaker Panel: Defining Excellence in an AI-Driven World
Talk · AI · 5:30 PM · Downtown Boston
NEW Pub Trivia Murder Mystery Challenge: The Case of the Killer Ending
Trivia · Murder Mystery · 5:30 PM · Downtown Boston
From Blindness to Sight & Insight
Talk · 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM · MIT Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Meet and Greet at Elm st!
Meetup · Skiing · 5:30 PM · Elm Street Taproom
Illuminate: A Night of Light & Laser at eLeMeNtal Aesthetics!
Immersive · Light And Lasers · 6 PM · Back Bay
BIG Teen Media Showcase
Film · 6 PM · Coolidge Corner Theatre
Hands-On: Bucatini all'Amatriciana
Cooking Class · Pasta · 6 PM · Back Bay
Introduction to Screen Printing
Class · Screen Printing · 6 PM – 9 PM · Allston
Beginner Mahjong Night
Class · Mahjong · 6 PM · Food Court at Cambridgeside Galleria Mall
How To Analyze A Deal
Class · Real Estate · 6 PM · Seaport
Abstract Pet Portrait (Cambridge)
Art Class · Pet Portraits · 6 PM · Craft Loft (Cambridge Store)
Change Your Mind, Change Your Life
Class · Buddhist Meditation · 6 PM · Seaport
Building Together: VMN x IDEA
Meetup · 6 PM · Fenway
Film Screening: INTERCEPTED by Oksana Karpovych
Film · 6 PM · Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall
AI Is Changing Entry-Level Jobs. So WTF Should Students Learn?
Talk · Entry Level Jobs · 6 PM · Downtown Boston
Startup Boston Presents - AI is Changing Jobs, so WTF do students learn?
Talk · AI Jobs · 6 PM · Downtown Boston
Friendsgiving Artisan Soy Candle-Making Workshop at Break Rock Brewing
Craft Workshop · Candle Making · 6 PM · Break Rock Brewing
Crafts & Chats: Bob Ross Painting
Art Class · Painting · 6 PM · Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground
Charles St Family Chiropractic Ladies Night
Market · Women Owned Businesses · 6 PM · Beacon Hill
Women’s Japanese/English Language Exchange @ Novo Marketplace
Language · Japanese English · 6 PM · Allston
Supper Club at Dewitt Center
Dinner · Healthy Meal · 6 PM · Dewitt Center
NamaStay Sober Yoga at The Bridge Recovery Center (Malden, MA)
Yoga & Pilates · 6 PM · The Bridge Recovery Center
Let’s Feast Cookbook Club (Nov)
Potluck · 6 PM · Molly's Bookstore
Artisans Asylum Speaker Series: Alison Croney Moses
Talk · Fine Art · 6:30 PM · Allston
Late Night Thoughts, Sneaky Miles
Live Music · 6:30 PM · Cambridgeport
Cambridge / Boston Book Launch for The Farther Shore--in Conversation with Professor Charles Hallisey: Harvard Divinity School
Books & Readings · 6:30 PM · Harvard Divinity School
Open Studio Nights: Creative Co-Working at theARTBOX
Meetup · Creative Projects · 6:30 PM · Wollaston
Thursdays with QuICK @ CRG Cambridge (Alewife)
Climbing · 6:30 PM · Cambridge Highlands
After5Boston - The Guardians of the Brain: Science of Aging
Talk · Science · 6:30 PM · North End
Understanding Gallery Models
Class · Gallery Models · 6:30 PM · Gallery 263
Adrien Verschuere, “Recent Work”
Talk · Design · 6:30 PM · Harvard University Graduate School Of Design
Rock Spot South Boston QuICK Climbing Night
Climbing · 6:30 PM · South Boston
Zen Meditation Instruction
Meditation · 6:45 PM · Cambridge Zen Center (CZC)
The Launch of AGNI 104
Books & Readings · 7 PM · United Parish in Brookline
Soul Food Live
Concert · 7 PM – 10 PM · Street Theory Collective
RPG Game Night, "Black Mass" w/ Caroline at SQBG
Game Night · 7 PM – 10:30 PM · Cambridge
Ukecetera!
Open Mic · Folk / Americana · 7 PM – 10 PM · Bay State Cohousing
Michael Adkins Quartet featuring Kenny Werner, John Lockwood, Luther Gray
Concert · Jazz · 7 PM · The Mad Monkfish
Chart House - Caymus Wine Dinner - Boston
Dinner · 7 PM – 10 PM · Downtown Boston
Faith Discussion in Southie
Faith & Spiritual · 7 PM · South Boston
Ethan Regan: Young Regan Tour
Live Music · 7 PM · Allston
Ultimate Thursday Night Karaoke
Karaoke · 7 PM · Revere Beach Blvd
Financial Wellness: Build A Basic Budget Workshop
Class · Budgeting · 7 PM · Merrymount
The Knocks
Live Music · 7 PM · West End
Evening Meditation
Meditation · 7 PM · BK Learning Center For Peace
Mingle Mayhem Big Singles Bash
Singles · 7 PM · Cambridge
SNORE
Theater · 7 PM · Charlestown
Animated Beyond
Film · 7 PM · Back Bay
Light Game Night (Thursday)
Game Night · 7 PM – 10 PM · 325 Main St
Art Battle Boston - November 5, 2026
Arts · 7 PM – 10 PM · Fenway
HIGH KEY: an all live singing drag competition
Drag & Burlesque · 7 PM – 10 PM · Back Bay
Kylie Morgan: Healed Cowgirl Tour
Live Music · 7 PM · Allston
Joe Alterman Trio
Live Music · 7 PM · Regattabar
Harvard Chan South Asia Students Association for Jashn-e-Diwali
Festival · Diwali · 7 PM – 10 PM · Fenway
Tea Blending Series with the Boston School of Herbal Studies
Class · Tea Blending · 7 PM · North Cambridge
Speed Dating 2.0 in Brighton | Cityswoon | Ages 33-45
Singles · Dating · 7 PM · Allston
Art Battle Boston at Mighty Squirrell Fenway
Museum & Gallery · Live Painting · 7 PM – 10 PM · Fenway
Palace - USA & Canada Tour 2026
Live Music · Indie / Alternative · 7 PM · Kenmore
Guided Meditation Boston | Somerville
Meditation · 7 PM · The Zen Art Center
CCC Adult Mandarin Meetup
Language · Mandarin · 7 PM · Chinese Culture Connection
Writers' Open Mic: November 5th
Books & Readings · Writing · 7 PM · GrubStreet Center for Creative Writing
Finders Keepers Human Scavenger Hunt and Pie Eating Contest
Singles · 7:30 PM · Back Bay
CHIEF KEEF
Live Music · Hip-Hop / Rap · 7:30 PM · Kenmore
Tim Dillon
Comedy · 7:30 PM · Downtown
Late Nite Catechism: Til Death Do Us Part
Arts · 7:30 PM · Downtown
In-person faith discussions for young professionals!!
Faith & Spiritual · Bible · 7:30 PM · Kendall Center
Wicked (Touring)
Musical · 7:30 PM · Downtown
Mollie, City Chiropractor, Phia Lauree
Live Music · 7:30 PM · Cambridgeport
"A Streetcar Named Desire" at the BLO
Opera & Classical · 7:30 PM · Back Bay
The Belmont Voice Presents: An Evening with Tom Perrotta
Books & Readings · Author Conversation · Sold out · 7:30 PM · Belmont Center
Jessye DeSilva "Jackals" Single Release
Live Music · 8 PM · Lizard Lounge
Fall 2026 Pre-Law Gala
Networking · Pre Law · 8 PM · Vestry Hall @ Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church
Postdrift // The Cherry Fog // Mehlani // Not Dead Yet
Concert · 8 PM · Cambridge
Air Supply - A Matter of Time Tour
Live Music · 8 PM · Chevalier Theatre
Winyah
Live Music · Indie / Alternative · 8 PM · Downtown
Emancipator - Chrysalis Tour
Live Music · 8 PM · Statue Park
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