The best places to go out in Allston
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The spots to know: Honan-Allston Library, 79 N Harvard St and O'Brien's Pub.
Venues in Allston
Events in Allston
Tue3
Tomorrow
Tomorrow · 6:30 AMFree
RunningOutdoors
REACH GREEN Stadium Challenge - November
79 N Harvard St
Tomorrow · 10:30 AMFree
TalkLanguage café
English (ESOL) Conversation Group
Honan-Allston Library
Tomorrow · 3:30 PMFree
Board games
Family Board Game Fun
Honan-Allston Library
Tomorrow · 7 PM
RockSmall gig
Crabneck / Birds Without Feathers / Divine Angel Awakening
O'Brien's Pub
Wed4
Wednesday 4 November
Thu5
Thursday 5 November
Thu 5 · 10:30 AMFree
Workshop
Sewing Classes for Adults
Honan-Allston Library
Thu 5 · 10:30 AMFree
Story time
Bilingual Storytime / Hora de Cuentos Bilingüe
Honan-Allston Library
Thu 5 · 10:30 AMFree
Drop-in services
Meet Daisy, Your Age Strong Advocate
Honan-Allston Library
Thu 5 · 7 PM
RockIndie
Unmade Bed / Arto Vaun / Shadow Monster / Dyr Faser
O'Brien's Pub
Fri6
Friday 6 November
Sat7
Saturday 7 November
Sun8
Sunday 8 November
Later
Mon 9 · 10:30 AMFree
Drop-in services
2026 Medicare Open Enrollment Clinics
Honan-Allston Library
Tue 10 · 4:30 PMFree
Creative workshop
LEGO Club
Honan-Allston Library
Tue 10 · 7 PM
Small gig
Cairo Jag
O'Brien's Pub
Wed 11 · 7 PM
Folk / AcousticSmall gig
Brody Price / Tiberius / Clifford (Solo)
O'Brien's Pub
Thu 12 · 7 PM
RockSmall gig
Hot Seat / Makeout Palace / Tongue Love
O'Brien's Pub
Fri 13 · 7 PM
MetalPunk
Bonginator / Anti-Sapien / Infernal Occult / Goreality
O'Brien's Pub
Sat 14 · 7 PM
Small gig
Jordan Dean
O'Brien's Pub
Sun 15 · 7 PM
Major Moment / IARA / Gravelord
O'Brien's Pub
Tue 17 · 7 PM
In the Company of Serpents / Mollusk/ Tears For A Grieving Heart
O'Brien's Pub
Wed 18 · 4:30 PMFree
Creative workshop
STEM Experiments: Bottle Rockets!
Honan-Allston Library
Wed 18 · 6 PMFree
Creative workshopOutdoors
Family Craft Night
Honan-Allston Library
Wed 18 · 6 PMFree
Sip 'n' Stitch
Honan-Allston Library
Wed 18 · 7 PM
Mel Bryant & the Mercy Makers W/ Nate Perry & Ragged Company
O'Brien's Pub
Thu 19 · 7 PM
Mono Means One / The Greys / John Ferrara (Solo)
O'Brien's Pub
Fri 20 · 7 PM
Minibeast / Thalia Zedek Band / Flying Vipers
O'Brien's Pub
Sat 21 · 11 AMFree
Literature
Book Club Café
Honan-Allston Library
Sat 21 · 7 PM
Who Killed Spikey Jacket / American Ethos / The War Lovers / ICBM
O'Brien's Pub
Sun 22 · 7 PM
Swampfoot / Magenta / Wallower / Canary
O'Brien's Pub
Mon 23 · 7 PM
Sutekh Hexen / Sin Pavillion / Infinexhuma / Valediciton / The Vomit Arsonist
O'Brien's Pub
Tue 24 · 7 PM
Jake K. & the Royal Mess / RemoW / Pleasure Wheel
O'Brien's Pub
Wed 25 · 7 PM
The Treasury & Hexx Head
O'Brien's Pub
Sun 29 · 7 PM
Complete Utter Opposite / Sapien Joyride / Fugue State / Oddie
O'Brien's Pub
Sat 5 Dec · 11 AMFree
Literature
Book Club Café
Honan-Allston Library
Wed 20 Jan · 6 PMFree
Professor Bugman: Entomology Adventures
Honan-Allston Library
Thu 22 Apr · 12 PMFree
Roblox Coding with Arrayscape
Honan-Allston Library
See also in Allston
Wed 4
KaraokeJam / Open mic
Open Mic & Karaoke Wednesdays
The Jungle Community Music Club, Somerville
At 7 PMFree
Stand-upPoetry
Rockwell Open Mic @ Saloon
The Rockwell, Somerville
Tomorrow · 12 PM
Folk / AcousticConcert
Willi Carlisle @ Crystal Ballroom, Somerville Theatre
Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre
At 8:30 PM
Jam / Open micFolk / Acoustic
Irish Session
The Burren, Somerville
Tomorrow · 7 PM
IndiePop
An Evening with Kate Nash
Arts at the Armory Performance Hall, Somerville
Tomorrow · 8 PM
IndieRock
Imperial Teen @ Warehouse XI
Warehouse XI, Somerville
Tomorrow · 7 PM
PopConcert
Kate Nash @ Center for Arts at the Armory
Center for Arts at the Armory, Boston
Wed 4 · 7 PM$13.60
RockPunk
Genre is Death / Art Gray Noizz Quintet / Gossip Collar
Deep Cuts, Medford
Thu 5 · 8 PM
PopConcert
Air Supply - A Matter of Time Tour
Chevalier Theatre, Medford
Thu 5 · 7:30 PM
JazzSmall gig
JAZZ NIGHT: Adventure Time Trio
Aeronaut Brewing Company, Somerville
Thu 5 · 9 PM
Small gig
Nephrok Band
Great American Beer Hall, Medford
Thu 5 · 6 PM
Concert
Live Music
The Row Hotel, Somerville
Sun 8 · 4 PM$15–20
Folk / AcousticConcert
Ray Marie Johnson, Mary Leissinger, Rachel Marie at McCarthy's Sunday Nov 8
McCarthy's & Toad, Cambridge
Sun 8 · 3 PM
ClassicalConcert
One Down Left Once, Two Up Right Twice: John McDonald’s Music Shows Up and Goes
Distler Performance Hall, Medford
Sat 7 · 8 PM
Folk / AcousticWorld music
Le Vent Du Nord
Somerville Theatre
Sat 7 · 1 PM$7.18
Street party
Makers and Melodies
Arts Collaborative Medford
Fri 13 · 9:30 PMFree
CountrySocials
FREE Friday Line Dancing
Premiere on Broadway, Somerville
Wed 4
Ecstatic danceWellness
FlowState 5Rhythms weekly
FlowState 5Rhythms weekly — Somerville
Fri 13
ClubBoard games
Adult Night at LEGO Discovery Center
LEGO® Discovery Center Boston, Somerville
At 7 PMFree
QuizStreet party
SUGAR SKULL SHOWDOWN: Día de los Muertos Trivia Night @ The Hollows
The Hollows, Somerville
Sat 7 · 10 AMFree
Street partyMarket
Bow Market Renaissance Faire, THE SECOND
Bow Market, Somerville
At 7 PM
TheatreExperimental
ThotBot Remediation: Immersive Theater & Live Music
Upstairs at Bow, Somerville
Wed 4 · 8 PM
Stand-up
Fresh Goofs
Goofs Comedy Club, Somerville
Thu 5 · 7:30 PM
Stand-upComedy
Joanne McNally: Pinotphile LIVE at Arts at the Armory
Arts At The Armory, Somerville
Thu 5 · 7:30 PM
Stand-upComedy
Joanne McNally
The Center for Arts at the Armory, Somerville
Fri 6 · 6 PM$12
Improv
Class Show: Emily's Level 3
593 Somerville Ave, Somerville MA 02143
Tue 24 · 6:30 PM
Stand-up
The Moth: Boston StorySLAM: SERENDIPITY
Arts at the Armory Performance Hall, Somerville
Sun 8 · 8:30 AMFree
LiteratureTalk
Fit & Healthy Menopause: A Book Launch Morning with Dr. Kristina Pinto
The Run Rx, Somerville
At 5:30 PM
TalkVolunteering
How to Be a Good Neighbor: Getting Comfortable Engaging with Homeless* Community Members
Somerville Public Library – West Branch
At 1 PMFree
Food
Catalog Cupping - Counter Culture Coffee Boston
Counter Culture Coffee, Somerville
At 10 AM
Literature
Monday Morning Mysteries
Medford Public Library
Wed 4 · 5 PMFree
Food
FREE TASTING! Emme Wines
Wild Child, Somerville
Tomorrow · 6 PM$35
Food
Holiday Cheese Class
Pemberton Farms Marketplace, Cambridge
Wed 4 · 12 PMFree
Talk
CLL - More Than a Jersey: On the Team, In the Community
Barnum Hall, 104, Medford
Wed 4 · 4 PMFree
LiteratureTalk
Alumna Writer Talk: Natalie Lemle
Aidekman Arts Center, Medford
Wed 4 · 6 PMFree
Literature
Greater Boston Area Writer's Group
Somerville Public Library – Central Library
Wed 4 · 7 PM$7.18–35.86
LiteratureTalk
Author Talk: Tanaïs, in conversation w/ Imani Perry
Narrative, Somerville
Thu 5 · 5:30 PMFree
TalkHuman rights
Solomont Speaker Series: Rev. Dr. Susie Hayward
Goddard Chapel, Medford
Thu 5 · 7 PMFree
LiteratureTalk
Author Event: Maya Rupert at Porter Square Books (Cambridge)
Porter Square Books
Thu 5 · 7 PM
TalkPhotography
Panel Discussion on Photographic Practices from Common Ground
Somerville Museum
Sat 7 · 9:30 AMFree
MarketFood
2026 Somerville Fall Farmers Market
The Armory, Somerville
Sat 7 · 12 PMFree
LiteratureTalk
Book Talk: A Natural History of the Spirits with Jori Lewis
Royall House and Slave Quarters, Medford
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best venues in Allston?
Our favourite spots in Allston: Honan-Allston Library, 79 N Harvard St and O'Brien's Pub.