Arts in the Park 2026

Sat · Oct 17·2 PM – 5 PM·Kendall/MIT Open Space, 292 Main St, Cambridge

Free and open to all. Join us to celebrate the season with live music from Jazz World Trio, hands-on art activities, free popcorn and cotton candy, face painting, and more!

Sat · Oct 17·10 AM – 6 PM·Copley Square · Cambridge

The annual Boston Book Festival in Copley Square is Saturday, October 17, 2026. The Boston Book Festival gathers the Greater Boston community together with authors around the transformative joys of reading, the power of stories, and the exchange of ideas through a wide range of free programming. Visit the Boston Book F…

Sat · Oct 17·12 PM – 1:45 PM·The Lilypad, 1353 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA, 02139

$20-25 at door / $15 students & seniors / 12pm start

Sat · Oct 17·3:30 PM – 5:30 PM·The Lilypad, 1353 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA, 02139

$20 admission / $5 kids / 3:30 doors / 3:45pm show / seated & standing

Sat · Oct 17·4 PM – 7 PM·Toad, 1920 Massaachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, 02140

Toad Revival Series — Saturdays, 4–7 PM Every Saturday from 4 to 7, we rewind the clock and let the old sparks fly. The Toad Revival Series is our tribute to the bands that built this stage, note by note, night after night. It’s a laid-back, early evening show filled with familiar sounds, longtime favorites, and the sp…

Sat · Oct 17·7 PM·Middle East - Downstairs, Cambridge, MA

The Middle East presents:

Sat · Oct 17·7 PM – 11 PM·The Sinclair · Cambridge

Fri · Oct 2·2 PM – 6 PM·Carl Barron Plaza. 632 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge MA, 02139

Join us for the Ribbon Cutting Celebration of the newly reimagined Carl Barron Plaza

Sun · Oct 4·4 PM – 8 PM·Riverside Press Park · Cambridge

Public Kitchen at Riverside Press Community Farm every Sunday through October 4

Tue · Oct 6·5:30 PM – 9:30 PM·Somerville Public Library - Auditorium 79 Highland Ave, Somerville, MA

Do you have questions about the Draft Updated Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Control Plan? The project team will be hosting in person office hours to answer your questions about the Draft Plan.

Wed · Oct 7·4 PM – 8 PM·161 Garden Street, Cambridge

Join City Staff for the ninth pop-up recycling event on Wednesday, October 7 from 4-7:30 p.m. at 161 Garden Street (in the parking lot next to St. Peters Softball Field)