Things to do in Boston on Wednesday, November 18, 2026

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

Morning

The WBUR Breakfast Club with Flagship Pioneering CEO Noubar Afeyan
Talk · 7:30 AM · Allston
Insurance Transformation Summit 2026
Talk · Insurance · 8 AM · Allston
NAF NE Business Network Breakfast
Networking · 8:30 AM · CIC Cambridge @ 1 Broadway
AI-Augmented Leadership: 1-Day Executive Training | Boston (MA)
Talk · AI · 9 AM – 5 PM · Downtown Boston
Leadership Excellence for New Managers® - 1 Day Workshop in Boston, MA
Class · Leadership · 9 AM – 5 PM · Downtown Boston
SEO, AI Search (GEO), Content Marketing Training Class
Class · Marketing · 9 AM – 4 PM · Downtown Boston
Commonwealth Seminar Accelerator Program at the State House
Talk · Seminar · 9:30 AM – 4 PM · Downtown Boston
The Sports Museum Tour
Tour · 10 AM · West End
Boston Seaport Networking Event
Networking · 11 AM · Seaport

Afternoon

Art Girl Co-Work
Meetup · Coworking · 12 PM – 5 PM · Street Theory Collective
Vital Village Mental Health Committee Open House
Meetup · Mental Health · 1:30 PM · Roxbury
AI Tools in Hospitality Workshop
Class · Hospitality · 2 PM · Allston
Hands-On: Tiramisù Classico
Cooking Class · Tiramisu · 3 PM · Back Bay
Entrepreneurship Series for Research Translation: IP Fundamentals for Tech, Software, and AI Startups
Class · Startups · 3 PM · Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences and Engineering
What's not so obvious about AI in the Built World
Talk · AI · 3:30 PM – 7 PM · Back Bay
BVS and BioMed Realty's Biotech Scientific Innovation Expo in Cambridge
Expo & Convention · Biotech · 4 PM – 7 PM · Lobby
Taste Boston
Tasting · Food · 4:30 PM · Fenway

Evening

AI and Global Power: Democracy, Competition, and Control
Talk · AI · 5 PM · MIT Wong Auditorium
GBMSDG November Meeting - Epigenetics, Epitranscriptomics & DNA Damage
Talk · Epigenetics · 5 PM – 8:30 PM · Sanofi - 450 Water St
Career Night
Class · Real Estate · 5 PM · Back Bay
AriBio Reception
Social · 5 PM – 8 PM · Back Bay
MIT Music Tech Speaker Series Presents: Mark Ethier
Talk · Music Technology · 5 PM · MIT Building 6, Room 120
CARDIVÁLLE Mid-Week Market
Expo & Convention · Trading Cards · 5 PM – 10 PM · Roslindale
Recognizing Great Workplaces, Shaping Great Workplaces
Talk · 5:15 PM · Cambridge
AI Meetup & Mixer for Developers and Startups
Networking · AI And Startups · 5:15 PM · Venture Café Cambridge
Out in Tech Boston: LGBTQ+ Rights and Inclusion
Talk · Transgender Rights · 5:30 PM · 325 Binney St
The Wednesday Pour | The Thanksgiving Table | Wine & Food Tasting
Tasting · Wine · 5:30 PM · Downtown Boston
Yoga Flow at the Boston Public Market with Soma Yoga and Mother Juice
Yoga & Pilates · 5:30 PM · Downtown Boston
Built in Boston: A Student Founder Pitch Showcase
Talk · Startups · 5:30 PM · Downtown Boston
Boston AI Professional Meetup Nov 2026
Talk · AI · 5:30 PM · Microsoft New England Research and Development Center
Evenings of Art: Painting Poetry Inspired by Etel Adnan
Art Class · Painting · 5:45 PM · The Foundry
Non-Profits and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - Boston
Networking · Non Profits · 6 PM · Downtown Boston
Fashion and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - Boston
Networking · Fashion · 6 PM · Downtown Boston
AI Cyber Alliance Meetup: Boston
Talk · Cybersecurity · 6 PM · Blitzy
Networking Night for Young Professionals, Seaport
Networking · Young Professionals · 6 PM · South Boston
Engineering and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - Boston
Networking · Engineering · 6 PM · Downtown Boston
Blockchain and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - Boston
Networking · Blockchain · 6 PM · Downtown Boston
General Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - Boston
Networking · Business · 6 PM · Downtown Boston
Finance and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - Boston
Networking · Finance · 6 PM · Downtown Boston
Media and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - Boston
Networking · Media · 6 PM · Downtown Boston
Pitch-a-Friend!
Singles · Friend Pitches · 6 PM · Downtown Boston
Author Talk: Gillian Daniels
Talk · Books & Writing · 6 PM · Roslindale
Ceramic Mug Making Pottery Workshop
Craft Workshop · Pottery · 6 PM · North Cambridge
Community Run Night - Hosted by NOBULL and ICW
Run Club · 6 PM · Dorchester
Acting,Production & Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - Boston
Networking · Acting · 6 PM · Downtown Boston
Politics and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - Boston
Networking · Politics · 6 PM · Downtown Boston
Healthcare and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - Boston
Networking · Healthcare · 6 PM · Downtown Boston
Real Estate and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - Boston
Networking · Real Estate · 6 PM · Downtown Boston
Medford Meetup!
Meetup · Skiing · 6 PM · The Great American Beer Hall
Tech and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - Boston
Networking · Tech · 6 PM · Downtown Boston
Law and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - Boston
Networking · Law · 6 PM · Downtown Boston
Music and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - Boston
Networking · Music · 6 PM · Downtown Boston
Author Panel: What Happens When AI, Science, and Fiction Are in Dialogue?
Talk · AI And Fiction · 6 PM · Lovestruck Books & Cafe
General Business Networking - Boston
Networking · Business · 6 PM · Downtown Boston
Multi-Vertical Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - Boston
Networking · Business · 6 PM · Downtown Boston
Hospitality and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - Boston
Networking · Hospitality · 6 PM · Downtown Boston
Ravioli e Tortelloni: The Art of Filled Pasta
Cooking Class · Italian Pasta · 6 PM · Cambridge
Hands-On: Ravioli ai Funghi
Cooking Class · 6 PM · Back Bay
Continuing Education? The Class Clowns
Stand-up · 6:30 PM · Wollaston
The Base Camp Dinner: Boston | Redefining Your Business in the Age of AI | Hosted by John Rougeux and Jess Meher
Dinner · 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM · Seaport
Jessie Mazin, Anya True
Live Music · Singer-Songwriter · 6:30 PM · Cambridgeport
Wildcard Wednesdays: Cosplay Night w/ Blake
Art Class · Cosplay · 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM · Cambridge
After5Boston - Geography of Success: Is The Game Rigged?
Talk · History · 6:30 PM · North End
November YPN ULEM Meeting: Homecoming
Networking · 6:30 PM · Roxbury
Boston, Massachusetts Social Event for Christians ages 30+
Meetup · 6:30 PM · Fenway
Beginner Mahjong at Publico with CindyPlaysMahjong
Tabletop Games · Mahjong · 6:30 PM · South Boston
Relish | Ages 29-42 | Boston's Elevated Speed Dating
Singles · 7 PM · Fenway
Free* Fiber Arts Shop Night
Craft Workshop · Fiber Arts · 7 PM · Allston
Relish | Ages 29-42 | Boston Elevated Speed Dating Experience
Singles · Dating · 7 PM · Fenway
Boston University Men's Hockey vs. Quinnipiac Bobcats Mens Hockey
Game · Hockey · 7 PM · Agganis Arena
Elevee Movie Night: Knives Out
Film · Knives Out · 7 PM · South End
Boston Tech Leaders
Meetup · Tech · 7 PM – 10 PM · Cambridge
Tim Pascoal Trio
Live Music · Jazz · 7 PM · The Mad Monkfish
✨ Boston Speed Dating | Ages 29-42 | Fancy a Go?
Singles · Speed Dating · 7 PM · Fenway
Tango Night @ Lou’s in Harvard Square
Dance Party · World · 7 PM – 11 PM · Lou's
Barak Benaryeh with Indu Mani: The Vet Will See You Now
Books & Readings · 7 PM · Brookline Booksmith
Boston Engineering, Energy & Transportation Networking Event
Networking · Engineering · 7 PM · Back Bay
Millennial Speed-Dating (Monogamous)
Singles · Dating · 7 PM · Back Bay
SOMBR - You Are The Reason Tour
Live Music · 7 PM · TD Garden
Low Cut Connie (18+)
Live Music · 7 PM · Allston
Tune-Yards (18+)
Live Music · 7 PM · Allston
SpeedBoston Dating | Ages 29–42 | Boston’s Speed Dating
Singles · 7 PM · Fenway
Mingle Mayhem Big Singles Bash
Singles · 7 PM · Cambridge
First to Eleven
Live Music · 7 PM · Cambridgeport
The Sound of Music
Musical · 7 PM · Boch Center Wang Theatre
Earfull at the Regattabar
Books & Readings · 7:30 PM · Regattabar
Glenn Miller Orchestra November 2026
Concert · Swing & Big Band · 7:30 PM · Downtown Boston
Nothing But The Truth: Family Style
Improv · 7:30 PM · Rooted Armory Cafe
Sadurn
Concert · Indie / Alternative · 7:30 PM · The Sinclair
Catie Turner
Live Music · 8 PM · Statue Park
WHY?
Live Music · 8 PM · Arts at the Armory
Legends of Mary
Cover Band · Rock · 8 PM · Lizard Lounge
Comedy Bakery
Comedy Open Mic · 8:30 PM · Cambridgeport
Chip City
Dance Party · Electronic · 9 PM – 1 AM · Zuzu
Battlemode
Nightlife · 9 PM · Cambridgeport
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