Things to do in Boston on Thursday, November 12, 2026

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

Morning

Cafe+Nature Walk: Human Week Edition (Lower Allston)
Hike & Walk · 8 AM · Cambridge
The 22nd Annual National Black Pre-Law Conference and Law Fair 2026
Expo & Convention · Pre Law · 9 AM – 10 PM · Harvard Graduate School Of Education
The Sports Museum Tour
Tour · 10 AM · West End

Afternoon

Hertz Pitch Day
Talk · Startups · 12 PM – 5 PM · The Engine
Jewish Anti-Zionism: A Historical Anthology
Talk · Jewish History · 1 PM – 5:30 PM · Fenway
25 Years of Strategies for Children | Connecting People to Policy
Meetup · Children · 2 PM · Downtown Boston
Harvard x Lovable Office Trek
Meetup · 3 PM · Downtown Boston
Bringing Restorative Justice into Teaching and Learning: A 60-min Spotlight
Talk · Restorative Justice · 3:30 PM · ONLINE, Center for Restorative Justice
Making the Invisible Visible: Map Your Life
Class · Life Map · 4 PM · CIC Cambridge @ 1 Broadway
Formlabs: Startup Trek
Talk · 3d Printing · 4 PM · Cambridge
Career & Resource Fair
Meetup · Careers · 4:30 PM · Fenway

Evening

YES Open House: Richard Williams Development Center
Meetup · Youth Development · 5 PM · Jamaica Plain
Author Talk: Lauren Klein and Tanvi Sharma on "Data by Design"
Talk · Data By Design · Sold out · 5 PM · Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
NESACS 2026 Norris Award Meeting
Talk · Science · 5:30 PM – 9 PM · Fenway
Boston Physical AI Workshop and Meetup
Class · Physical AI · 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM · Fenway
BSSC's Blizzard x Teton Gravity Research Film Tour
Film · 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM · Back Bay
New England Optimists Meetup
Meetup · Optimism · 5:30 PM · Cambridge
NHSSC City Meetup: TGR Blizzard Party
Film · Ski Season · 5:30 PM – 10:30 PM · Back Bay
The Industry Behind Everything: Insurance and the Talent Shaping Its Future
Talk · Insurance · 5:30 PM · Back Bay
InsurTech New England: Insuring No One Goes Hungry Social
Volunteering · Hunger Relief · 5:30 PM · Seaport
Nov 12 - Boston Physical AI Workshop and Meetup
Talk · Physical AI · 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM · Fenway
Good Growth Capital Boston Meet Up
Meetup · Capital · 5:30 PM · Beacon Hill
Who Gets to Make AI Safe? Toward Participatory AI Safety
Talk · AI Safety · 5:30 PM · Fenway
Analysis-a-thon @ Formation Bio
Class · Data Analysis · 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM · South End
Evenings of Art: Painting Palestine Inspired by Sliman Mansour
Art Class · Painting · 5:45 PM · The Foundry
Board Game Speed Dating - Boston Public Market - Downtown - (Ages 25-39)
Singles · Board Games · 6 PM · Downtown Boston
Murder In a Nutshell Book Talk with Frances McNamara
Talk · Mystery Books · 6 PM · Downtown Boston
AI TECH Startup Pitch & Investor Networking I Boston
Networking · AI Startups · 6 PM – 9 PM · Downtown Boston
Boston OpenClaw Meetup [November 2026]
Meetup · 6 PM · Cambridge
The Artist’s Voice: Leilah Babirye with Ruth Erickson
Talk · Art · 6 PM · Seaport
Intro to Zine Workshop
Craft Workshop · Zine Making · 6 PM – 9 PM · Allston
Commonwealth Connections Networking Mixer
Networking · 6 PM · Charlestown
AI Tech & Startup Night — Boston
Networking · Startups · 6 PM – 9 PM · Downtown Boston
The Black Leadership Collective
Networking · Black Leadership · 6 PM – 9 PM · First Street Market
Anesthesia, Addiction, and Asylums: The Private Life of Dr. Freeman Allen
Talk · Addiction · 6 PM · Back Bay
From Orchard to Table: A Chestnut Pasta Experience
Cooking Class · Chestnut Pasta · 6 PM · Cambridge
AI Security Night Boston
Talk · AI Security · 6 PM · Downtown Boston
Investors: Pitch & Connect I Boston
Networking · AI And Tech · 6 PM – 9 PM · Downtown Boston
NamaStay Sober Yoga at The Bridge Recovery Center (Malden, MA)
Yoga & Pilates · 6 PM · The Bridge Recovery Center
Aura Wine Pairing Experience
Dinner · Wine · 6 PM – 9 PM · Seaport
Investor Connect: Pitch & Networking — Boston
Networking · Startups · 6 PM – 9 PM · Downtown Boston
Boston University Mens Basketball vs. Johnson & Wales Wildcats Men's Basketball
Game · Basketball · 6 PM · Roof At the Case Center
Stitch and Screen
Film · 6 PM · MIT Welcome Center
All About Artist Residencies
Class · Artist Residencies · 6:30 PM · Gallery 263
New York Times Games night with Wyna Liu
Game Night · 6:30 PM · Allston
CODE @ MIT Spotify pre-drinks
Meetup · Sold out · 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM · Downtown Boston
Art Prompt Nights: Draw, Create & Connect at theARTBOX
Art Class · Drawing · 6:30 PM · Wollaston
Spices & Memories: A Food Writing Workshop
Class · Food Writing · 6:30 PM · North Cambridge
Claude & Cocktails: Dinner, Drinks & Secure AI
Dinner · Secure AI · 6:30 PM · Downtown Boston
Ceramic Mug Making Pottery Workshop
Craft Workshop · Pottery · 6:30 PM · Cambridge
Infrastructure in a Time of Flux: Methods, Conditions, Situations
Talk · Infrastructure · 6:30 PM – 5:30 PM · Harvard University Graduate School Of Design
Zen Meditation Instruction
Class · 6:45 PM · Cambridge Zen Center (CZC)
Giant Rooks
Live Music · 7 PM · Kenmore
Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens
Game · Hockey · 7 PM · TD Garden
Millennial Skip the Small Talk Night at Mighty Squirrel Taproom (Fenway)
Meetup · Millennials · 7 PM · Fenway
Date Night in Back Bay | Cityswoon | Ages 43-57
Singles · Dating · 7 PM · Back Bay
Boston Speed Networking | NetworkNite | Business Professionals Event
Networking · Business · 7 PM · Fenway
Millennial Skip the Small Talk: Make Friends, Not Small Talk
Meetup · 7 PM · Fenway
Sheila Jordan: You Are Our Sunshine!
Concert · Jazz · 7 PM – 10 PM · The Mad Monkfish
Fall Lecture Series: The Making of Metal Music
Talk · Metal Music · 7 PM · Merrymount
Alyssa Grace
Live Music · 7 PM · Allston
Book Discussion: "We" by Yevgeny Zamyatin
Book Club · 7 PM · Emperor's Garden Restaurant
Terrarium Workshop at Break Rock Brewing
Craft Workshop · Terrarium · 7 PM · Break Rock Brewing
Tierney Sutton and Tamir Hendelman Duo
Live Music · 7 PM · Regattabar
THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE
Theater · 7 PM · Boston Center for the Arts Black Box Theatre
Mordent.IO, Zeist, Rohan, Sunshine [at Night], Hint of Reason
Live Music · 7 PM · Cambridgeport
Die Spitz
Live Music · 7 PM · Allston
BEOWULF
Theater · 7:30 PM · Area 2/MIT
It's Now or Never: My Life in the Late Middle Ages--A dramedy
Theater · 7:30 PM · Back Bay
A Conversation with Trisha Paytas
Learning · 7:30 PM · Statue Park
3rd Annual Cabo Verdean 40 under 40 Gala Merito
Meetup · Cabo Verdean · 7:30 PM – 12:30 AM · Dorchester
An Evening with Alex O'Connor
Talk · 7:30 PM · Downtown
Wicked (Touring)
Musical · 7:30 PM · Downtown
The Magic Lab: Boston's Open Mic Magic Show
Magic · 7:30 PM · The Foundry
Late Nite Catechism: Til Death Do Us Part
Theater · 7:30 PM · Downtown
Christian Löffler, PARIS
DJ Set · Electronic · 8 PM · Cambridgeport
Sleep
Live Music · 8 PM · The Sinclair
Lyle Brewer "Learning Curve" Album Release
Concert · 8 PM · Lizard Lounge
Late Fall 2026: Belly Dance Classes for Beginners in Cambridge
Class · Belly Dance · 8 PM · José Mateo Ballet Theatre
Line Dancing Thursday
Dance Party · Country · 8:30 PM · Cambridge
Dan Whitlam
Live Music · 8:30 PM · The Sinclair
Secret Headliner and Friends
Stand-up · 9 PM · Cambridge
The People's Karaoke
Karaoke · 9 PM · Cambridgeport

Late

Studio Afrique
Dance Party · Nollywood · 10 PM – 2 AM · La Fabrica
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