Things To Do

Arts

View the Deana Lawson exhibition at the ICA

November 4, 2021 @ 10:00 am - February 22, 2022 @ 5:00 pm

Events

Channel your inner Michelle Kwan or Johnny Weir at Winter Skate at Patriot Place

November 11, 2021 @ 11:00 am - February 28, 2022 @ 9:00 pm

Festivals & Expos

Shop, play, and dine at Snowport, a holiday wonderland

November 19, 2021 @ 11:00 am - January 2, 2022 @ 8:00 pm

Arts

Meet life-sized dinosaurs at Dino Safari: A Walk-Thru Adventure at Faneuil Hall Marketplace

November 19, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - January 16, 2022 @ 5:00 pm

Festivals & Expos

Enjoy thousands of twinkling lights at ZooLights at Stone Zoo

November 19, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - January 9, 2022 @ 9:30 pm

Festivals & Expos

Celebrate the holidays at Magic of Lights at Gillette Stadium

November 19 @ 5:00 pm - December 24 @ 10:00 pm

Events

Gaze at “Tattoos in Japanese Prints” at the MFA

November 20, 2021 @ 10:00 am - February 20, 2022 @ 5:00 pm

Arts

Step into the immersive, audio-visual 'The Great Animal Orchestra' exhibition at PEM

November 20, 2021 @ 10:00 am - May 22, 2022 @ 5:00 pm

Food

Visit Miracle, the Christmas-themed pop-up bar, at three Mass. bars

November 23 - December 31 All day

Food

Attend Sippin’ Santa, a cocktail pop-up, at Shore Leave

November 23, 2021 - January 1, 2022 All day

Festivals & Expos

Shop, play, and dine at Snowport, a holiday wonderland

November 26 @ 11:00 am - December 3 @ 8:00 pm

Holiday fun

Ride The Polar Express to the 'North Pole'

November 26 @ 2:00 pm - December 23 @ 7:00 pm

THEATER

Go back in time with ‘All is Calm’ at Greater Boston Stage Company

November 26 @ 8:00 pm - December 23 @ 7:30 pm

Festivals & Expos

Shop, play, and dine at Snowport, a holiday wonderland

November 27 @ 11:00 am - December 4 @ 8:00 pm

Food

Enjoy plenty of seafood at the Shuck This Seafood Festival in Cambridge

November 27 @ 11:30 am - December 12 @ 10:00 pm

Ballet

Boston Ballet’s ‘The Nutcracker’ returns to the Opera House

November 27 @ 1:30 pm - December 26 @ 6:00 pm

Festivals & Expos

Shop, play, and dine at Snowport, a holiday wonderland

November 28 @ 11:00 am - December 5 @ 7:00 pm

Festivals & Expos

Shop, play, and dine at Snowport, a holiday wonderland

November 29 @ 3:00 pm - December 6 @ 8:00 pm

Food

Maccabee Bar lights up Bow Market for Hanukkah

November 29 @ 4:00 pm - December 12 @ 10:00 pm

High school football

Mass high school football Super Bowls returning to Gillette Stadium

December 1 @ 3:00 pm - December 6 @ 10:00 pm

Holiday concert

Catch the Holiday Pops at Symphony Hall

December 2 - December 24 All day

Festivals & Expos

Shop, play, and dine at Snowport, a holiday wonderland

December 2 @ 3:00 pm - December 9 @ 8:00 pm

Get festive at Light Up Seaport

December 3 @ 5:00 am - 9:00 pm

Festivals & Expos

Shop, play, and dine at Snowport, a holiday wonderland

December 3 @ 11:00 am - December 10 @ 8:00 pm

Festivals & Expos

Sip winter cocktails and shop handmade gifts at the SoWa Winter Festival

December 3 @ 12:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Food

Partake in a holiday lunch feast at nathálie and haley.henry

December 3 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Holiday fun

Ride The Polar Express to the 'North Pole'

December 3 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Festivals & Expos

Enjoy the magic of the holidays with the Mayor’s Enchanted Trolley Tour and Tree Lightings

December 3 @ 5:30 pm - December 5 @ 7:00 pm

Festivals & Expos

Watch Santa come to town on a lobster boat at the 40th Annual Christmas Prelude

December 3 @ 6:00 pm

Food

Party with Parlor Sports for their 10-year anniversary

December 3 @ 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Concerts

Catch Boston alt-rockers Buffalo Tom at Big Night Live

December 3 @ 7:00 pm

Festivals & Expos

Watch Santa come to town on a lobster boat at the 40th Annual Christmas Prelude

December 3 @ 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Holiday fun

Ride The Polar Express to the 'North Pole'

December 3 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

THEATER

Get into a spirited ‘Christmas Carol’ in Beverly

December 3 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

THE BLUES

Jam the blues in Boston with Tedeschi Trucks Band

December 3 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm

RETRO ROCK

Twist to some holiday twang with Chris Isaak in Medford

December 3 @ 8:00 pm

FOLK

Catch Judy Collins at the Cabot Theatre

December 3 @ 8:00 pm

JAZZ

Experience guitar wonder with Julian Lange at Berklee

December 3 @ 8:00 pm

Concerts

Celebrate the season with ‘Mr. Christmas,’ Brett Eldredge, in Boston

December 3 @ 8:00 pm - December 4 @ 8:00 pm

Arts

Get naughty with The Slutcracker

December 3 @ 8:00 pm - December 31 @ 7:00 pm

Events

How to participate in the Santa Speedo Run

December 4 @ 8:00 am - December 12 @ 5:00 pm

Festivals & Expos

Sip winter cocktails and shop handmade gifts at the SoWa Winter Festival

December 4 @ 11:00 am - 9:00 pm