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Thursday, Oct. 15
7 p.m.
Bonde Wine Shop & Wine Tasting Bar, 54 Church St.
Oktoberfest: Choucroute & American Wines – Wine Tasting & Class
$85. Explore how different styles of American wine interact with the richness of sausages and pork, the acidity of sauerkraut, mustard, spices and all the savory complexity of this classic dish, choucroute.
7 p.m.
Regattabar, 1 Bennett St., Harvard Square.
Vanessa Collier performs
$31 to $42. Vanessa Collier is an American blues, funk and soul saxophonist, singer and songwriter. She has won Horn Player of the Year in 2019, 2020 and 2024 and Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year in 2022.
Friday, Oct. 16
6 to 10 p.m.
Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave., Spring Hill.
Vintage After Dark: A Halloween social & market
Free entry. This night of vintage includes Y2K finds, local vendors, music, dancing, handmade art, a costume contest and live DJ.
7:30 p.m.
Regattabar, 1 Bennett St., Harvard Square.
Listen To This: Celebrating 100 Years of Miles Davis
$31 to $42. Performing classics from jazz great Miles Davis are Jerome Deupree on drums; Dave Bryant on keyboards; Russ Gershon, woodwinds and organ; Rick Barry, percussion; Bryan Murphy, trumpet; Rick McLaughlin, bass; J. Johnson, guitar and Todd Brunel, bass clarinet.
Saturday, Oct. 17
1 to 5 p.m.
Sennott Park, Broadway at Norfolk Street, near Central Square.
Arts in the Park 2026
Free. Enjoy live music by DJ Vyper and food by Everybody Gotta Eat’s curated chefs, sponsored by The Cambridge Department of Public Works with The Adius Arts Initiative.
2 to 5 p.m.
Kendall/MIT Open Space at 292 Main St., Kendall Square.
Fall Party
Free. Celebrate fall with music by Jazz World Trio, decoupage pumpkin decorations with Alex Makes Art, face painting, mobile bookstore by More Than Words and food for purchase from Moyzilla.
Sunday, Oct. 18
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Mount Auburn Cemetery, Story Chapel, 580 Mount Auburn St., West Cambridge.
“Worthy to be Any Man’s Friend”: lecture on Henry David Thoreau
$10 to $15. Join historian Richard Smith for a lecture in Story Chapel on Henry David Thoreau and notable figures in Mount Auburn. Following the lecture, Smith leads a walk to see some of the graves of notable figures.
6:30 to 7:45 p.m.
Lilypad, 1353 Cambridge St., Inman Square.
Charlie Kohlhase’s (Expanded) Explorers Club plays the music of John Tchicai
$20. The Explorers Club will record John Tchicai compositions from his days in the 60’s with the New York Contemporary Five and the New York Art Quartet, from the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s in December and January. The expanded lineup includes: Charlie Kohlhase: alto, tenor and baritone saxophones; Seth Meicht: soprano, alto and tenor saxophones; Brian Price: clarinet, bass clarinet and tenor saxophone; Dan Rosenthal: trumpet and flugelhorn; Bill Lowe: bass trombone and tuba; Aslan Islamov and Josiah Reibstein: tubas; Eric Hofbauer: guitar; Dylan Jack: vibraphone and percussion; Tony Leva: bass and sinter; Curt Newton: drums; and Jerry Sabatini: trumpet and flugelhorn.
Monday, Oct. 19
6 p.m.
Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St., Harvard Square.
Kerry Kennedy discusses “Ethel Kennedy: The Extraordinary Life and Bold Legacy”
$48, includes book. Human rights lawyer, activist, New York Times bestselling author and daughter of Ethel Skakel Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy, Kerry Kennedy reflects on her mother’s legacy beginning with her roots in Chicago to her commitment to human rights in the years after her husband’s death. With Mark D. Gearan, president of Hobart and William Smith Colleges, who currently serves on the board of directors of the Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center.
7 p.m.
Lamplighter Brewing, 284 Broadway, The Port.
Indie Movie Monday: “Get Out”
RSVP. This 2017 American psychological horror film was written, co-produced and directed by Jordan Peele in his directorial debut. The plot follows a young Black man who uncovers shocking secrets when he meets the family of his White girlfriend.
Tuesday, Oct. 20
6 to 8 p.m.
Lamplighter CX, 110 N. First St., North Point.
Pottery with a Purpose: Halloween Edition
$75. You’ll learn the pottery basics and leave with a one-of-a-kind piece (or two) you built by hand. Costumes and experience optional.
7 p.m.
Museum of Science, 1 Science Park, Boston, on the Cambridge border.
Special screening and filmmaker conversation: “The Lost Cache”
$10. In 1937, legendary mountaineer, photographer and cartographer Bradford Washburn made the first ascent of Mount Lucania, one of the great feats of early North American mountaineering. Forced to abandon a cache of equipment on the Walsh Glacier, Washburn always hoped to return. In this film, made more than 80 years later, skier Griffin Post, glaciologist Dora Medrzycka, and a team of skiers, scientists and explorers venture deep into the remote Yukon to find out whether Washburn’s lost treasures might still be there.
Wednesday, Oct. 21
12:30 p.m.
Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy St., near Harvard Square.
Gallery Talk: Charlotte Moorman, Nam June Paik, and their avant-garde circle
Free. Join Ken Hakuta, nephew of renowned experimental artist Nam June Paik, as he shares memories of the history-defining, avant-garde multimedia performances of Nam June Paik and Charlotte Moorman.
6 to 7:30 p.m.
Cambridge Main Library, 449 Broadway, Mid-Cambridge.
Fuchsia Dunlop presents: Five Tastes: Delicious Recipes for Chinese Flavors
RSVP. Fuchsia Dunlop, James Beard Award–winning author “The Food of Sichuan,” discusses her new cookbook.
8:30 p.m.
The Sinclair, 52 Church St., Harvard Square.
Hank Azaria & The EZ Street Band
$40. Actor Hank Azaria, known for voice acting in The Simpsons and movie roles in “The Birdcage” and others, performs live on stage in “A Springsteen Celebration.”
Thursday, Oct. 22
5:30 p.m.
List Visual Arts Center, 20 Ames St., Kendall Square.
Opening reception and artist talk: Hao Jingban
Free. Hao Jingban’s “I Witness” is a moving-image installation that is historically incisive. This is a three-channel installation that looks at the COVID-19 pandemic: four participants move slowly through a well-lit apartment, their images punctuated by stories of loss; an older woman who sleeps alone and rises to clean her refrigerator, a group of young people pacing an open field.
8 p.m.
Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave., Spring Hill.
Boston Circus Guild presents: Cirque of the Dead
$40 and 18-plus. Join Cirque of the Dead as they go deep in the forest for a night of stories around the campfire, where flickering shadows can make you wonder what might be watching from beyond the firelight.
Friday, Oct. 23
8 p.m.
Guild Church (formerly Boston Brunch Church), 204 Elm St., Davis Square.
Tomes of Terror: Sounds of Fear
$15 to $20. The Post-Meridian Radio Players’ 2026 Halloween show, “Tomes of Terror: Sounds of Fear” includes three spooky shows: “Beyond the Wall of Sleep,” a scientist attempts to use a dream machine to help a patient, only to break through the wall of sleep and into a realm of monsters; and “The Monkey’s Paw,” a family attains possession of a Monkey’s Paw, which grants wishes, but be careful what you wish for. The last show, “Phantom Frequency” tells the story of a man haunted by his victims through a source he cannot escape: his car radio.
8 p.m. to midnight
Lamplighter CX, 110 N. First St., North Point.
Haunted Haus Drag and Dance Party
$10 and 21-plus. Sammi Miammi and a cast of characters perform a Halloween-themed drag show, with a DJ to dance the night away. There will also be a costume contest.
Saturday, Oct. 24
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Kresge Oval, 77 Massachusetts Ave.
Rescheduled 2026 MIT Great Glass Pumpkin Patch
Free entry. The 25th annual MIT Great Glass Pumpkin Patch offers glass pumpkins of all colors, shapes and sizes for sale to the public with the proceeds going back to the lab.
Noon to 4 p.m.
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Ave., in the Baldwin neighborhood near Harvard Square.
Day of the Dead Celebration
Admission to the museum is $20 for adults, or $15 for kids. You can personalize a sugar skull (extra fee), watch a mariachi performance with live folk dance at 2 p.m., and write a message to departed loved ones for the museum altar. Hot chocolate and pan de muerto are available for purchase.
Sunday, Oct. 25
2 p.m.
The Comedy Studio, 5 John F. Kennedy St., Harvard Square.
Let’s Not Die: A Live D&D Comedy Performance
$14 to 24. Tess Dion, the game master, guides comedians through a one-shot. This one-shot takes place in Cambridge, home to a hidden realm of magic. PG-13 content.
7:30 p.m.
Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis Square.
Claudio Simonetti’s “Goblin/Tenebre”
$53 to $116. Composer Claudio Simonetti has written and recorded some of the most influential scores in horror, including “Dawn of the Dead” and “Deep Red/Profondo Rosso.” This year, Simonetti’s “Goblin” celebrates Dario Argento’s 1982 critically acclaimed classic, “Tenebre,” with a live performance of the score set to a screening of the film.
Monday, Oct. 26
7 p.m.
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave.
Thomas Frank on “The Creativity Con: How Innovation Became America’s Biggest Racket”
Free. Founding editor of The Baffler and a former columnist for The Wall Street Journal Thomas Frank discusses the evolution of American exceptionalism from Sputnik to Silicon Valley, Apple to Lockheed Martin, Madison Avenue to Main Street.
Tuesday, Oct. 27
6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave., Spring Hill.
The Moth: Boston StorySLAM: Frenemies
$17. This community-focused, open-mic storytelling competition is open to anyone who can share a story about the razor-thin line between friend and foe.
8 p.m.
The Rockwell, 255 Elm St., Davis Square.
Emma Moreau performs
$12 to $15. This evening of alt-pop features Emma Moreau, with special guests Haley Montelaro and Alexis Cao.
Wednesday, Oct. 28
5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
East End House, 105 Spring St., Cambridge
East End House Harvest Festival
Free. Enjoy hands-on activities and seasonal treats while discovering East End House, including trick or treat through classrooms, games, crafts and scavenger hunt, pumpkin painting, guess the pumpkin weight and a costume contest.
6 p.m.
Lilypad, 1353 Cambridge St., Inman Square.
Meg Gehman performs
$20. Meg Gehman is a Nashville-based Americana soul artist. She performs a mash-up of soul, blues, folk and rock, as she promotes the first single, “The Dawn,” from her forthcoming album, “LoveSister.”
Thursday, Oct. 29
5 to 7 p.m.
Somerville City Hall, 93 Highland Ave., Central Hill.
Truck O’ Treat at City Hall
Free. Costumes are encouraged at this family-friendly event, which will include safe trick or treating on the City Hall concourse, a spooktacular visit from a decorated City of Somerville truck, lawn games, light refreshments, and more. Rain date: Nov. 5.
5 to 9 p.m.
Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford St., in the Baldwin neighborhood near Harvard Square.
ArtsThursdays: Halloween at the Museum
Free. Trick or treat your way through the galleries and encounter mysterious specimens rarely seen by the public. Face unusual insects, reptiles, invertebrates, strange plants and treacherous minerals. Wear a Halloween costume and snap photos at the photo booth or decorate a trick or treat bag.
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