Things to do in Boston on Friday, December 18, 2026

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

Morning

The Sports Museum Tour
Tour · 10 AM · West End

Evening

Hands-On: Gnocchi al Burro al Tartufo
Cooking Class · 6 PM · Back Bay
It's A Wonderful Life: Film Screening and Lecture
Film · Building Associations · 6 PM · Downtown Boston
Jeff Galindo: Early Jazz at The Beehive
Live Music · Jazz · 6:30 PM · South End
Street Dogs: Wreck The Halls
Live Music · 6:30 PM · Allston
Perfect for the Holidays: Galician Red Wines
Class · Galician Red Wines · 6:30 PM · Commonwealth Wine School
A Jazz Tribute to Vince Guaraldi's A Charlie Brown Christmas at the Charles Pavillion
Cover Band · Jazz · 6:30 PM · Regattabar
BLITZKID: Modern Hel Tour w/ Gravedancers, Diabolus
Live Music · Punk · 7 PM · Cambridgeport
Shit-faced Shakespeare®: Romeo and Juliet
Theater · 7 PM · The Rockwell
Manic Focus (18+)
Live Music · 7 PM · Allston
Holiday Edition Pottery Workshop
Craft Workshop · Pottery · 7 PM · Roxbury
Blue Man Group - A New Holiday Surprise
Arts · 7 PM · Boch Center Wang Theatre
Anthony Williams' Urban Nutcracker
Dance Show · 7 PM · Boch Center Shubert Theatre
Night Lovell
Live Music · Hip-Hop / Rap · 7 PM · Back Bay
Hideout Comedy Presents: Best of Boston Standup!!
Stand-up · 7:30 PM · Downtown Boston
Sisters Christmas Catechism
Arts · 7:30 PM · Downtown
An Evening With Möstly Maiden
Cover Band · 7:30 PM · Cambridgeport
Hideout Comedy Presents Damien Speranza!
Stand-up · 7:30 PM · Downtown Boston
Boston Celtics vs. Utah Jazz
Game · Basketball · 7:30 PM · TD Garden
Jacques ze Whipper: Circus Kid and the Secret Show Send-Off
Arts · 7:30 PM · Downtown
The Slutcracker
Dance Show · 8 PM · Statue Park
Weird Phishes
Live Music · Indie / Alternative · 8 PM · The Sinclair
Antonio Brown Comedy Show
Stand-up · 8 PM · 33 Dunster St
Celtics vs Jazz Unofficial After Party @ The Greatest Bar
Dance Party · 8:30 PM – 2 AM · North End
Alec Flynn & Dan Toomey and Friends
Stand-up · 9 PM · Cambridge

Late

KONG
Live Music · 10 PM · Cambridgeport
Barely Alive
Live Music · 10 PM · Downtown
GorillaT
Live Music · 10 PM · South Boston Waterfront
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