Things to do in Boston on Friday, November 20, 2026

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

Morning

Set Point: High-Standard Accountability for Boston’s Built Environment
Learning · 7 AM · The Union
Weather Balloon Launch @ MIT
Arts · 8:30 AM · Briggs Field
Boston Craft & Community Vendor Expo
Expo & Convention · Crafts · 10 AM · South Boston
The Sports Museum Tour
Tour · 10 AM · West End
International Psychology Conference 2026 for Mental Health
Talk · AI · 10 AM · South Boston
VIII Annual International Medical Congress – Boston 2026
Talk · Medical Education · 10 AM · Roxbury
Neurology Conference 2026: Explore the Future of Brain Health
Learning · 10 AM · South Boston
TD Garden Arena Tour
Tour · 10:30 AM · TD Garden

Afternoon

AREAA Boston Eats 2026: Network, Celebrate & Grow
Networking · 12 PM · Brighton
Hyper Skills West Roxbury – Day 5
Lesson · Hockey · 4 PM · Jim Roche Community Arena
Clay Fridge Magnets with Warwick
Craft Workshop · Clay Magnets · 4 PM · Fenway Community Center
DIY Incense Making Workshop
Craft Workshop · Incense · 4 PM · Jamaica Plain

Evening

Spice School: Blending Bar (Boston)
Cooking Class · 5:45 PM · Downtown Boston
The Evil Genius Tour - BOSTON
Books & Readings · 6 PM · Dorchester
NUCSO x BUSOCA Presents: Mr./Ms. Caribbean Charity Pageant
Volunteering · Caribbean · 6 PM – 9 PM · Cabral Center - John D. O'Bryant African-American Institute
Hands-On: Gnocchi al Burro al Tartufo
Cooking Class · Gnocchi · 6 PM · Back Bay
Intro to Bordeaux: Blending Workshop
Class · Bordeaux · 6 PM · Commonwealth Wine School
Astrology & Crystals Class at Boston Public Market
Class · Astrology · 6 PM · Downtown Boston
SOLD OUT: Friendsgiving Coloring Club
Meetup · Coloring · 6 PM · North Cambridge
UNMUTED - a benefit concert
Live Music · 6 PM · The Sinclair
Bertram Lehmann: Jazz Early Set at The Beehive
Live Music · Jazz · 6:30 PM · South End
BOSS BARIS: FRANK BASILE AND GARY SMULYAN
Live Music · Jazz · 7 PM · Allston
Julia Jacklin
Live Music · Indie / Alternative · 7 PM · Back Bay
Boston Tech & Finance Networking Event
Networking · Tech And Finance · 7 PM · Back Bay
Tiny Habits - The Keepers Tour
Live Music · 7 PM · Kenmore
Cambridge Social Club | Foodies + New Friends
Meetup · Foodies · 7 PM – 10 PM · Avon Hill
Kings & Priests Men's Conference
Faith & Spiritual · 7 PM – 10 PM · East Milton
The Sound of Music
Musical · 7 PM · Boch Center Wang Theatre
RPG Game Night, "Electric Bastionland" w/ Cam at SQBG
Game Night · Sold out · 7 PM – 10:30 PM · Cambridge
The Wizard of Oz
Family Show · 7 PM – 10 PM · Belmont Center
Frost Children
Live Music · 7 PM · West End
Sound Bath Immersion with Tatiana Tremblay from "Purrfect Sound Bath"
Meditation · 7 PM · South Boston
Music Selector: Angel Javier at Cósmica
Live Music · 7 PM – 10 PM · South End
Sapphic Speed Dating | Boston LGBTQ+ Singles | 25-45
Singles · 7 PM · Jamaica Plain
Letters To Cleo (18+)
Live Music · Indie / Alternative · 7 PM · Allston
Bleu, The Hardest Part
Concert · Rock · 7 PM · Cambridgeport
Hideout Comedy Presents: Best of Boston Standup!!
Stand-up · 7:30 PM · Downtown Boston
Murder Mystery Co Dinner Theater Show at Dorchester Brewing Co in Boston
Theater · Murder Mystery · 7:30 PM · Dorchester
Punkie Johnson & Kalea McNeill @ Elephant & Castle
Stand-up · 7:30 PM · Downtown Boston
Hannibal Buress
Stand-up · 7:30 PM · Downtown
Late Nite Catechism: Til Death Do Us Part
Arts · 7:30 PM · Downtown
HOCKEY IS BACK: 2026 HBS vs. Yale SOM Hockey Night
Game · Hockey · 7:30 PM · Bright-Landry Hockey Center
Hideout Comedy Presents Dan Yang !
Stand-up · 7:30 PM · Downtown Boston
Somerville Ciné-Club Presents: SpliceTape #1
Film · 7:30 PM · Cambridge
Barcelona Guitar Trio and Dance
Concert · World · 8 PM · Fenway
Standup at the Speedway
Stand-up · 8 PM · The Charles River Speedway
Alive After Five // A Pleasure to Have in Class // Moss Creek // Anemoia
Concert · 8 PM · Cambridge
Back to Black Amy Winehouse Tribute
Cover Band · R&B / Soul · 8 PM · Lizard Lounge
J Ember, That Graduate
Live Music · 8 PM · Cambridgeport
MIT Concert Choir & MIT Symphony Orchestra: Carmina Burana
Concert · Classical · 8 PM · Kresge Auditorium
Broadway Rave (18+)
Dance Party · 8 PM · Allston
Sara Landry
DJ Set · Electronic · 8 PM · Brighton
Dance Freedom: Live music Stan Strickland
Dance Social · Jazz · 8 PM · St. Mary Orthodox Church
Jubin Nautiyal
Live Music · 8 PM · Kenmore
Eddie And The Getaway
Live Music · 8 PM – 11:55 PM · Downtown
Peter Wong and Friends
Stand-up · 9 PM · Cambridge
Harvard Yale Weekend All Access
Tailgate · Football · 9 PM · Fenway
Efemmeral Sounds
Dance Party · 9:30 PM · Cambridgeport
Gladdy8rs: Stand up comedy death battle
Stand-up · 9:30 PM · The Rockwell

Late

Volkoder
Live Music · 10 PM · Downtown
KONG
Live Music · 10 PM · Cambridgeport
BASHMENT OVALOAD! Leadpipe & Saddis performing LIVE
Concert · Reggae / Caribbean · 10 PM – 2 AM · Sorrel and Lime
R&B Night @Reunion After Dark (21+) DJ Rozayb!
Dance Party · R&B / Soul · 10 PM – 1:30 AM · South End
Habstrakt and Nostalgix's Split Signal Tour
DJ Set · Electronic · 10 PM · South Boston Waterfront
TroyBoi
DJ Set · Electronic · 11 PM · Downtown
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