The 10th annual Great Burlesque Exposition or Satanic Birthday Bacchanalia; free superhero storytelling for kids; 8th annual “Some Like it Hot” Chili Cook-off; JuggleMIT Circus Show; and National Choreography Month Boston final performances.

Smut Slam; “Pulp Friction: A Quentin TaranTEASEno Burlesque”; the “Once in Valhalla 6” 10-course feast; “Point Break Live!”; and the Cambridge Symphony Orchestra Family Concert.

Q Division/Concerted Efforts/Moontower Holiday Party; “The Christmas Revels: A Welsh Celebration of the Winter”; Holiday Pops with the Cambridge Symphony Orchestra; the Comics Winter Solstice Extravaganza; and the Sailor Moon Shoujo Spectacular.

There’s plenty going on in events and even Halloween-style dining throughout Cambridge and Somerville from now through Oct. 31, ranging from free art and films to an $85 four-course holiday-themed tasting menu.

“Thought Bomb” comedy and karaoke; a Humanwine album sneak peek; Massachusetts Independent Film Festival screenings; Opera on Tap: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly; and “Burlesque is Coming” for “Games of Thrones” fans.