Top 35 Events in Boston this Weekend

• First Baptist Church, Jamaica Plain
• Recurring daily

Join us for a celebration of the season with our projection light show on the steeple of First Baptist. The show plays every night from Dec 4 to Jan 3. Bring your mobile device to listen to the sound along with the show. See the animation, "Twas the Night Before Solstice," with…

• Boston Symphony Orchestra / Boston Pops / Symphony Hall

Enjoy the magic of the season with Holiday Pops. Get cozy with classics like “Jingle Bells,” “The 12 Days of Christmas,” and “Sleigh Ride.” Gather your loved ones and join us for these dazzling concerts, including a special visit from Santa. Let Holiday Pops bring sparkle and joy…

• Mount Auburn Cemetery

Solstice: Reflections on Winter Light returns with four new artworks created by Masary: two projection animations that will transform the historic Bigelow Chapel façade, an installation embedded in Hazel Dell inspired by the life cycle of a star, and an immersive piece along…

• Boston Common

Celebrate the Magic of the Season at Boston’s Holiday Drone Show! Join us on Boston Common for a spectacular celebration of light and music, presented by Meet Boston and the City of Boston. Watch the night sky come alive with dazzling drone displays every Saturday from November…

• The Yard at Hood Park, 100 Hood Park Dr, Charlestown, MA 02129

Boston Winter Fest is an immersive holiday celebration featuring light installations, games, winter market vendors, and seasonal food & beverage. Guests can explore a “Winter Market Village,” enjoy local artisan gifts, and capture the spirit of the season through curated…

• Seaport
• Recurring daily

Satisfy your holiday shopping needs at the Holiday Market at Snowport, featuring 120+ makers, a tree market for all your evergreen needs, more food than ever before, festive decor, and more! The Holiday Market will be closed for Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day Market Hours…

• SoWa Art + Design District
• Recurring weekly on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

The SoWa Winter Festival has assembled over 100 of the region’s best makers, artists, designers and specialty food vendors together under one roof. Browse an extensive selection of beautiful goods, sip delicious cocktails, and munch on fantastic bites, or head up to the 2nd floor…

• Boston Public Market
• Recurring weekly on Sunday, Friday, Saturday

Boston Public Market is your one-stop shop for gifts and groceries all holiday season long! Pop-up vendors offering handmade goods or specialty items produced in New England join our year-round vendors’ one-of-a-kind gifts, fresh seasonal ingredients, and catering options to meet…

• Wrentham Village Premium Outlets®
• Recurring weekly on Sunday, Saturday

Take an express ride to the Wrentham Village Premium Outlets! Service runs Saturdays throughout the year and on additional days with special hours during the holiday season. See the schedule below for dates and times. ​ PICK UP: One of the vehicles in our fleet will pick you up…

• Newbury Street, Boston

Whether you’re shopping, dining out, or just going for a walk, pedestrian-only days on Newbury Street are a Boston summer staple. Newbury Street is a mile-long, eight block stretch of shops, salons, galleries and restaurants. This famous Boston street becomes a pedestrian-only…

• Arts at the Armory

Find that unique gift for that special person. Come and join us for our 13th annual Holiday Market at the Arts at the Armory in Somerville. We'll have two jam-packed floors of gift buying goodness featuring curated vintage wares and artisan creations.

• Omni Parker House
• Recurring daily

Get ready to sleigh the holidays because Omni's signature over-the-top pop-up bar, is making a triumphant return this year, launching on November 28.​​ Keep that elfish twinkle in your eyes and get ready for a festive, boozy wonderland. It's time to mark your calendars because…

• Noir Bar
• Recurring daily

Boston's Hanukkah Bar is back for its 4th run at Noir Bar! This year's cocktails include old favorites, as well as brand new concoctions. Noshes will include special snacks from Noir's kitchen, as well as house-made jelly donuts!

• The Greatest Bar
• Recurring daily

The Greatest Winter Wonderland is a brand-new, immersive, holiday pop-up experience that will transform two floors of The Greatest Bar into a festive fantasy in support of The Greater Boston Food Bank. Featuring a festive food and cocktail menu, over-the-top holiday decor…

• 75 Chestnut

Join us for what has become one of Boston's warmest holiday traditions for 20+ years! Fridays: Nov. 28th, Dec. 5th, 12th, and 19th 2025 Saturdays: Nov. 29th., Dec. 6th, 13th, and 20th 2025 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday: Dec 22nd, 23rd, and 24th 2025 Seating Times: 10am , 12:30pm and…

• Grana - The Langham, Boston

Make weekends even sweeter this holiday season with Gingerbread House Decorating at Grana. During weekend brunch, little ones – and the young at heart – can decorate their very own gingerbread house with the Langham decorating Kit. Everything you need to design…

• Stone Zoo
• Recurring daily

Step into a sparkling winter wonderland and stroll along tree-lined paths aglow with thousands of twinkling lights. Discover festive displays throughout the Zoo and look for animal residents, including flamingos, black bears and reindeer, adding to the holiday magic. (Closed Nov…

• McClellan Highway, East Boston
• Recurring daily

At Do Portugal Circus, enjoy a fast-paced, highly choreographed show that includes an international cast of trapeze artists, jugglers, acrobats, magicians, motorcyclists risking life and limb inside a ‘Globe of Death,’ and the slapstick humor of clowns. Scottish born ringmaster…

• Four Seasons Hotel One Dalton Street, Boston
• Recurring weekly on Sunday, Saturday

Four Seasons Hotel One Dalton Street, Boston invites families to experience the Dalton Bear Tea Party, launching on April 5, 2025. This charming new tradition, priced at USD 109 per child, features a whimsical children’s tea tier paired with an exclusively designed One Dalton…

• Prudential Center
• Recurring weekly on Saturday

Experience the magic of the holiday season by bringing the kids to visit Santa in his festive Back Bay living room! We’re excited to welcome the jolly man in red back to his Pru brownstone, located across from sweetgreen, for a limited time this season. Be sure your little ones…

• Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Boston kids and families, join us for Boston Family Days! Explore the Museum of Fine Arts for free on the select Sundays of each month, thanks to a partnership between the MFA and the City of Boston. The MFA offers a variety of special gallery activities, tours, and art making!…

• Calderwood Pavilion / The Huntington Calderwood
• Recurring weekly on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Direct from its Off-Broadway season, A Taste of Ireland – The Irish Music & Dance Sensation – brings its holiday spectacular A Celtic Christmas to Boston for the very first time. Prepare to be enchanted with some of the world’s finest Irish dancers and musicians…

• Lyric Stage Company of Boston
• Recurring daily

Moriarity is as dead as a doornail. Sherlock Holmes is depressed. Without his number one adversary, what’s the point of it all? Enter a grown-up Tiny Tim and the mysterious death of everyone’s favorite humbug and it’s a festive literary mash-up with surprises around every corner…

• Citizens Opera House
• Recurring daily

Dare to let your dreams take you on a journey filled with happiness and wonder. Mikko Nissinen’s The Nutcracker mesmerizes audiences of all ages with its beloved characters, swoon-worthy sets, and unparalleled choreography. Join us for the first time or continue a holiday…

• Emerson Colonial Theatre

Broadway’s spellbinding spectacular Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is coming to Boston. Join the next adventure and experience the wizarding world like never before at this record-breaking hit and winner of six Tony Awards including Best Play. “It’s one of the most defining…

• Huntington Theatre Company

Winner of five Tony Awards including Best Musical, Fun Home is a beloved, groundbreaking, and emotionally rich story of seeing your parents through grown-up eyes. Based on Alison Bechdel’s best-selling graphic memoir, the musical traces Alison through childhood, college, and…

• Boch Center Wang Theatre

'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE... is Cirque du Soleil's first holiday show, based on the classic poem “A Visit from Saint Nicolas” by Clement Clarke Moore. This festive show brings a flurry of love, Christmas cheer, thrilling acrobatics and hugely lovable characters that will create a…

• Wheelock Family Theatre

Set in 1930s New York City during the Great Depression, Annie is the heartwarming story of a young orphan girl with unwavering optimism and a belief that brighter days are always ahead. Living under the harsh care of the bitter Miss Hannigan, Annie dreams of reuniting with her…

• ArtsEmerson: The World On Stage and Screen
• Recurring weekly on Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Don’t just witness the magic—become part of it. Black Nativity welcomes ALL people, far and wide, into our circle of light. This is the Nativity story told through the lens of the African American experience, but its message belongs to everyone who has ever needed hope, ever…

• Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre

Step into the magic of Victorian England and rediscover the heart and soul of the holiday season! Commonwealth Shakespeare Company returns for another magical season at Boston’s historic Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre with its stunning production of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas…

• Boch Center Shubert Theatre

Banjoist Béla Fleck, harmonica and keyboardist Howard Levy, bassist Victor Wooten, and percussionist / drumitarist Roy “Future Man” Wooten have been creating some of the most forward-thinking music throughout their remarkable careers. Drawing from a vast array of genres…

• Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
• Recurring daily

See this exhibition, which brings together works from the MFA’s collection by María Magdalena Campos-Pons (b. 1959) and Ana Mendieta (1948–1985) in the first focused look at these influential artists side by side. Though the two never met, their practices share a reckoning…

• Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
• Recurring daily

American artist Winslow Homer (1836–1910) transformed the medium of watercolor through his relentless spirit of experimentation. His luminous views transport viewers to the rugged Maine coast, the Adirondack Mountains, seaside England, sun-drenched Caribbean waters, and…

• American Ancestors
• Recurring daily

Pope Leo XIV’s diverse family history has captivated global audiences since it was featured in The New York Times Magazine earlier this year. The new temporary exhibit within the Family Heritage Experience, The Ancestry of Pope Leo XIV: An American Story, invites visitors to…

• Institute of Contemporary Art
• Recurring daily

Portia Zvavahera (b. 1985, Harare, Zimbabwe) draws from her dreams to create layered paintings that evoke moments of transition and transcendence. For the artist, the act of painting is akin to an act of worship. Across her work, Zvavahera engages deeply with the African…

• Museum of Ice Cream
• Recurring daily

Come Visit MOIC’s Pinkmas This Season! Pinkmas at Museum of Ice Cream is officially back for the season, step into the sweetest holiday celebration, happening now through January 19th! This year, their spaces have transformed into a breathtaking forest of pink, where holiday…