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Events in Newton for free
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Today
Tomorrow · 9 AMFree
🏷️Other
A1
Newton Free Library
Tomorrow · 9 AMFree
🖼️Exhibition
MIT Quilt Show
Building 13
Tomorrow · 9 AMFree
🗣️Talk💼Career
Summit: Can India Become a Global Manufacturing Hub?
East Village 17th Floor Conference Facility
Tomorrow · 10 AMFree
🧾Drop-in services💛Inclusivity
Tech for All: Application Help
Main Library
Tomorrow · 10:30 AMFree
📖Story time🎪Kids' show
Storytime with Laura Macias: A National Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration
Roslindale Library
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Tomorrow · 10:30 AMFree
🪇Music for toddlers
Preschool Singalong
Faneuil Library
Tomorrow · 10:30 AMFree
🎨Creative workshop🪇Music for toddlers
Toddler Story Time
Egleston Square Library
Tomorrow · 10:30 AMFree
📖Story time
Babytime
Brookline Village
Tomorrow · 10:30 AMFree
✂️Workshop
High Beginner ESOL Class (Central Square)
Central Square Branch
Tomorrow · 10:30 AMFree
🎪Kids' show📖Story timefrom 0 yrs
Songs, Stories and Play (O'Neill)
O'Neill Branch
Tomorrow · 10:30 AMFree
🧾Drop-in services💛Inclusivity
Tech for All: Application Help at Main Library
Main Library
Tomorrow · 10:30 AMFree
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Arboretum Highlights Tour
in front of the Hunnewell Building
Tomorrow · 10:35 AMFree
🏷️Other
B1
Newton Free Library
Tomorrow · 10:35 AMFree
🏷️Other
SR3-JG
Newton Free Library
Tomorrow · 11 AMFree
🪇Music for toddlers📖Story time0–8 yrs
Morning Sing-Along
Main Library
Tomorrow · 11 AMFree
📖Story time🪇Music for toddlers0–18 yrs
Baby Lapsit (Boudreau)
Boudreau Branch
Tomorrow · 11 AMFree
🧾Drop-in services💛Inclusivity
Tech for All: Application Help at Main Library
Main Library
Tomorrow · 11:30 AMFree
🧾Drop-in services
La Leche League October Meeting
Putterham
Tomorrow · 11:30 AMFree
🧾Drop-in services
Tech for All: Application Help at Main Library
Main Library
Tomorrow · 11:45 AMFree
🖼️Art & Culture
C1
Newton Free Library
Tomorrow · 1 PMFree
🏷️Other
ELL Tutors-only Meet-Up
Brookline Village
Tue6
Tomorrow
Tomorrow$4
📜Poetry slam📜Poetry
Slam Adams: Boston Poetry Slam at the Sam Adams Boston Brewery
Samuel Adams Boston Brewery
Tomorrow · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk✊🏿Anti-racism
“Black Beingness” and Reparative Justice in the 21st Century
Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground
Tomorrow · 6 PMFree
🎯Board games🌳Outdoors
Adult Gaming: Unplugged
Main Library
Tomorrow · 6 PMFree
🕊️Human rights🤝Volunteering
Banned Books Read-In
Lovestruck Books & Cafe
Tomorrow · 6:30 PMFree
📚Literature🏳️🌈LGBTQ+
LGBTQ Book Discussion Group
West Roxbury Library
Tomorrow · 6:30 PMFree
📚Literature
O'Neill Branch Book Group
O'Neill Branch
Tomorrow · 6:30 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Sunset Cantina
Sunset Cantina
Tomorrow · 7 PM$10–30
🎸Jam / Open mic🌳Outdoors
Singing Circle | Jamaica Plain
Hope Central Church, Seaverns Avenue, Jamaica Plain, MA, USA
Tomorrow · 7 PM$0
🧘Wellness
Clear Mind, Fresh Start: A Shared Journey to Sustained Focus
New Acropolis
Tomorrow · 7 PM$18–20
🌙Indie🎫Concert
The Royston Club, Clifford
Middle East - Upstairs
Tomorrow · 7 PMFree
🎫Concert
Rockwell Open Mic @ Saloon
The Rockwell
Tomorrow · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at The Publick House
The Publick House
Tomorrow · 7:30 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Hamilton Restaurant & Bar
Hamilton Restaurant & Bar
Tomorrow · 8 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Harry's Bar & Grill
Harry's Bar & Grill
Tomorrow · 8 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at The Plough and Stars
The Plough and Stars
Tue 6 · 6:30 AMFree
🌳Outdoors🤝Volunteering
REACH GREEN Stadium Challenge - October
79 N Harvard St
Tue 6 · 7:45 AMFree
🧾Drop-in services
Meetings
Newton Free Library
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Tue 6 · 8 AMFree
🎨Creative workshop🎯Board games
LEGO Club (ages 5-12)
Brighton Library
Tue 6 · 9 AMFree
🏷️Other
A2
Newton Free Library
Wed7
Wednesday 7 October
Tue 6 · 6 PM$0
🚴Cycling🚵MTB & gravel
GBNEMBA Tuesday Western Greenway Social Group Ride
Mighty Squirrel Brewing Co.
Tue 6 · 6 PM$0–67.87
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Theaster Gates with Henry Louis Gates Jr. at the Cambridge Public Library
Cambridge Public Library
Tue 6 · 6 PMFree
🏋️Fitness🌳Outdoors
Boston Parks Fall Fitness Series — Kick It by Eliza
Brighton Common
Tue 6 · 6 PM$0–17.85
✂️Workshop🧢Hip-hop
Beginner Christian Hip Hop Choreography
Mango Studio Rental - Bishop Allen Dr.
Tue 6 · 6 PM$0
🥂Opening🖼️Exhibition
Gallery Reception: Jens Retlev
Scandinavian Cultural Center
Tue 6 · 6 PMFree
📚Literature🗣️Talk
Writers Speak | Douglas Stuart in conversation with Charlie Tyson
Science Center
Tue 6 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Language café
Drop-in English Conversation Practice (Central Square)
Central Square Branch
Tue 6 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Theaster Gates and Henry Louis Gates Jr. present: Another View
Main Library
Tue 6 · 6:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage
Historical Fencing with Boston Armizare
Faneuil Library
Tue 6 · 6:30 PMFree
✂️Workshop🪡Crafts
Knitting Group (Boudreau)
Boudreau Branch
Tue 6 · 6:30 PMFree
💿DJ set🎶Singer-songwriter
Adam Voith with Guests Travis Alexander & Luke O'Neil
The Sinclair
Tue 6 · 7 PM$0–54.11
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Marcia Chatelain with Kellie Carter Jackson: How Bright the Path Grows
Brookline Booksmith
Tue 6 · 7 PM$0
📚Literature📖Story time
October Book Club: ‘Wild Dark Shore' by Charlotte McConaghy
Hummingbird Books
Tue 6 · 7 PM$0
🗣️Talk🤔Philosophy
Why Is Making Friends So Hard? A Gen Z Dialogue on Friendship (Part II)
New Acropolis
Tue 6 · 7 PMFree
🎯Board games
Pindrop: A New Game to Hear the World
Coolidge Corner
Tue 6 · 7 PMFree
✂️Workshop
3D Printing 101
Main Library
Tue 6 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Cook Needham
Cook Needham
Tue 6 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Irish Village
Irish Village
Tue 6 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at McCarthy’s
McCarthy's & Toad
Tue 6 · 7:30 PMFree
❓Quiz🌳Outdoors
Trivia Night at Coolidge Corner Clubhouse
Coolidge Corner Clubhouse
Tue 6 · 7:30 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Elm Street Taproom
Elm Street Taproom
Tue 6 · 7:30 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Joe Sent Me
Joe Sent Me
Tue 6 · 7:30 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Lucky Strike Fenway
Lucky Strike Fenway
Thu8
Thursday 8 October
Wed 7 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage
Hidden History of Black Boston with Joel Mackall
Honan-Allston Library
Wed 7 · 6 PM$0–40.04
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Daniel E. Lieberman
Science Center
Wed 7$0
🗣️Talk
Nordic Language Conversation Circles
Scandinavian Cultural Center
Wed 7 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk
In the Margins
Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground
Wed 7 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk🍽️Food
Pépin Lecture Series - American Bacon with Mark A. Johnson
808 Commonwealth Ave room 124
Wed 7 · 6 PMFree
💼Career🎒Students
October 2026 Code & Tell: Monthly Demo Night
Center for Computing & Data Sciences, 2nd Floor @Spark!
Wed 7 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Protect Your People: The Estate Planning Experience
Cupcake Therapy - Brookline
Wed 7 · 6 PMFree
🤸Pilates & stretching🏋️Fitness
STRONG Pilates in the Park
Charlesgate Park
Wed 7 · 6 PMFree
💼Career
The Boston Innovation Table
BU Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences (CDS)
Wed 7 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature
The Last Honest Politician Tour with author Scott Kerman
Brookline Village
Wed 7 · 6 PMFree
📖Story time5–10 yrs
Pups @ Putterham: Read to a Dog!
Putterham
Wed 7 · 6 PMFree
✂️Workshop💛Inclusivity
Citizenship Preparation Classes (Central Square)
Cambridge Public Library
Wed 7 · 6 PMFree
🎒Students
Citizenship Preparation Classes (Central Square)
Central Square Branch
Wed 7 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Language café
English Conversation Practice, Intermediate (O'Neill)
O'Neill Branch
Wed 7 · 6 PMFree
📖Story time9–12 yrs
MCBA Book Group (Central Square)
Central Square Branch
Wed 7 · 6 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop🎯Board games
Pokemon Club (O'Neill)
O'Neill Branch
Wed 7 · 6 PMFree
🎻Classical🎶Singer-songwriter
CPL Presents: Opera UnTapped Celebración!
Main Library
Wed 7 · 6 PMFree
🧾Drop-in services
Tech for All: Application Help at Main Library
Main Library
Wed 7 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Daniel E. Lieberman
Harvard Science Center
Wed 7 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk
American Art Curators in Conversation
Harvard Art Museums
Wed 7 · 6:15 PMFree
🎬Cinema
Romance Book Group Film Screening: Twilight
Main Library
Wed 7 · 6:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk💼Career
Marriage & Mortgages: What Couples Need to Know Before Buying
Tatte Bakery & Cafe | Newton Centre
Wed 7 · 6:30 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Girls Who Code - Grades 3-5
Brookline Village
Wed 7 · 6:30 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Girls Who Code - Grades 3-5
Brookline Village
Wed 7 · 6:30 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Girls Who Code - Grades 3-5
Brookline Village
Wed 7 · 6:30 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Girls Who Code - Grades 3-5
Brookline Village
Wed 7 · 6:30 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Girls Who Code - Grades 3-5
Brookline Village
Wed 7 · 6:30 PMFree
🧾Drop-in services
Tech for All: Application Help at Main Library
Main Library
Wed 7 · 7 PMFree
Cello Recital with Evan Drachman and pianist Doris Stevenson
Carriage House Violins of Johnson String Instrument
Wed 7 · 7 PMFree
🗣️Talk🕊️Human rights
Holding Humanity in Times of Crisis
Arlington High School Auditorium
Wed 7 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Boston Ale House
Boston Ale House
Wed 7 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at The Phoenix Landing
The Phoenix Landing
Wed 7 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Two Saints Tavern
Two Saints Tavern
Fri9
Friday 9 October
Thu 8 · 6 PMFree
🎯Board games
Scrabble Club
Roslindale Library
Thu 8 · 6 PMFree
🎤Stand-up👑Drag show
It's Tarot Time: A Tarot Comedy Show with Antonio Morales
Roslindale Library
Thu 8 · 6 PM$0
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage
SMFA 150: Looking Back Spotlight Talks | Jim Dow and Dell Hamilton
SMFA at Tufts
Thu 8 · 6 PMFree
✂️Workshop🪡Crafts
Crafts & Chats
Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground
Thu 8$0
✂️Workshop
Intro to Zine Workshop
119 Braintree St unit 215
Thu 8 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk🕊️Human rights
Who is Latino/a/é/x?
Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground
Thu 8 · 6 PMFree
📜Poetry📚Literature
Poets Antonio Ochoa & Sara Deniz Akant
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Thu 8 · 6 PMFree
📚Literature
Collins Branch Book Group (Collins)
Collins Branch
Thu 8 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏛️Architecture
TAKK—Mireia Luzárraga
Building W41 (MET Warehouse)
Thu 8Free
✂️Workshop
Shut Up & Write!
Brighton Library
Thu 8 · 6:30 PMFree
📚Literature🗣️Talk
Tomes on Tap at Widowmaker: Playground
WIDOWMAKER TAPROOM & KITCHEN
Thu 8 · 6:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Author Talk: Jayne Anne Phillips — Small Town Girls
Jamaica Plain Library
Thu 8 · 6:30 PM$0
✂️Workshop💼Career
E-Hub Incubator - Round 1
LAC 325ABC & 375AB
Thu 8 · 6:30 PMFree
🌐World music🎷Jazz
Thursday Live Cuban Jazz Fusion at Rosa y Marigold
Rosa y Marigold
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Thu 8Free
🎒Students🗣️Language café
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Conversation Group
Parker Hill Library
Thu 8 · 7 PM$0
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
Henry Threadgill / Vijay Iyer / Dafnis Prieto: FIFTEEN
John Knowles Paine Concert Hall
Thu 8 · 7 PM$0–33.70
📚Literature🗣️Talk
Transnational Series: Intan Paramaditha
Brookline Booksmith
Thu 8 · 7 PM$0
🗣️Talk🤝Volunteering
A Celebration of Prison Book Program
Wellesley Books
Thu 8 · 7 PM$0
🖼️Art & Culture
The Makers: A celebration honoring artists of color in Boston
WBUR CitySpace
Thu 8 · 7 PM$0
🖼️Exhibition🥂Opening
Harvest Opening Reception
Street Theory Collective
Thu 8 · 7 PMFree
🗣️Talk🤔Philosophy
Free Intro: Living Philosophy Course
New Acropolis
Thu 8 · 7 PMFree
🏳️🌈LGBTQ+
Queer Reading Group
Brookline Village
Thu 8 · 7 PMFree
🏳️🌈LGBTQ+📚Literature
Virtual: Queer Reading Group
Virtual
Thu 8 · 7 PMFree
✂️Workshop🧘Wellness
Introduction to Pelvic Floor Health
Main Library
Thu 8 · 7 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Filmmaking 101
Main Library
Thu 8 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at McCarthy's & Toad
McCarthy's & Toad
Sat10
Saturday 10 October
Fri 9 · 6 PMFree
🃏Trading cards
Friday Night Magic Casual Commander
Hits and Holos
Fri 9 · 7 PMFree
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Profs at Play
Fenway Center
Fri 9 · 7 PMFree
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Friday Night Magic 3-Pack Draft! Players pick set!
Friar Tuck's Comics & Collectibles
Fri 9 · 8 PM$0–16.74
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Stone and Earth: Edward Cohen Memorial Concert
Thomas Tull Concert Hall
Fri 9Free
🪇Music for toddlers
Explore and Play (Ages 0-2)
Roslindale Library
Sun11
Sunday 11 October
Sat 10 · 7 PM$12
🎤Stand-up
Comedy at Bill's Bar
Bill's Bar
Sat 10 · 7 PMFree
🎒Students
Corito Sano
Curry Student Center
Sat 10 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at The Puddingstone Tavern
The Puddingstone Tavern
Sat 10 · 8 PM$0
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Bach Society Orchestra 73rd Season Opening Concert
Harvard University, Faculty of Music Paine Hall
Sat 10 · 9:30 PM$0
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
THE NOVA SHOW
The Rockwell
See also in Newton for free
Sun 11 · 4:30 PM$20–81.88
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Fantasie in Sounds - Kaleidoscope Arts Concert Series '26-'27
Newton Highlands Congregational
At 7 PM
🎙️Small gig
Clear Audience
The Square Root - Roslindale
At 8 PM
🌙Indie🎸Rock
Interpol w/ DIIV
Roadrunner-Boston
Thu 8 · 7:30 PMFree
🎷Jazz✨Pop
LIVE JAZZ & POP NIGHT WITH BEN & SANDRA
Café St. Petersburg, Newton
Sat 10 · 4:30 PM
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Bach It On Up!
The Substation, Boston
Thu 15 · 11 AM
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
Little Groove Music
West Roxbury Library
Wed 7$10
🎉Club💿DJ set
Groove Frequency Presents: House Grooves
Chemist, Boston
Mon 12
🌳Outdoors🎊Socials
6th Annual Indigenous Peoples Day Newton Ceremonial Celebration 2026
Albemarle Field, Newton
Mon 12Free
🎪Street party
6th Annual Ceremonial Celebration for Indigenous Peoples Day
Albemarle Field, Newton, MA
Thu 15 · 5:30 PM$12.51–1,602
🎪Street party
6th Annual Barktoberfest
Baramor, Newton
Thu 8 · 6:30 PM$125
🤝Volunteering🍽️Food
Nurturing Minds Gala
The Substation, Boston
Thu 8 · 10 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
Groove Frequency Presents: House Frequency Vol.24
Chemist, Boston
Wed 21 · 7 PM$23.18–35.98
📚Literature
An Evening of Conversation with Elin Hilderbrand (JCC Newton)
JCC Greater Boston, Newton
Thu 22 · 4 PMFree
🗣️Talk
FREE Educational Event for TEENS: College Prep & Life. Finding Balance.
Needham Free Public Library
Sat 24 · 9 AM
🧺Market🪡Crafts
2026 Needham Craft Fair and Bake Sale
Needham High School
Tomorrow · 1:30 PMFree
🖼️Art & Culture
D1
Newton Free Library
Tomorrow · 2 PMFree
🎬Cinema
Catherine O'Hara Film Series: Waiting for Guffman (1996)
Roslindale Library
Tomorrow · 2:30 PMFree
🖼️Art & Culture
Button Making: Banned Books Week
Putterham, Brookline
Fri 9 · 11 AMFree
🗣️Talk🗣️Language café
ESOL Conversation Group
Faneuil Library, Brighton
Thu 8 · 5 PM
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Quantum Connections Dinner
ENDICOTT, Dedham
Thu 8 · 6:30 PMFree
🍽️Food🗣️Talk
Spice Club
Main Library, Dedham
Mon 12 · 5 PM$65.87
🍽️Food
Vegan Pop-up at Few & Far
Few & Far Restaurant & Bar, Dedham
Tue 13 · 7 PM
🗣️Talk📚Literature
An Evening of Conversation with B.K. Jackson
Hummingbird Books, Chestnut Hill
Wed 14 · 7 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Emily Knox: Book Banning in the 21st Century
Devlin Hall, Chestnut Hill
Wed 14 · 7 PM$0–31.72
📚Literature🗣️Talk
Author Talk: Emily Ross
Distraction Brewing Co., Boston
Thu 15 · 7 PM
📚Literature🍽️Food
Book Release & Fundraiser: Rose Levy Beranbaum, noted Baker & Author
Temple Beth Elohim, Wellesley
Fri 16 · 5 PM$35
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Workshop: Why We Love the Supernatural
16 Cohasset St, Boston
Sun 11 · 3:45 PMFree
🏛️Politics & Economy🤝Volunteering
Needham Resists Visibility Brigade
Kendrick Street Bridge over 95/128 (park at Cutler Park, 84 Kendrick St), Needham
Wed 7 · 4:30 PMFree
🏛️Politics & Economy🤝Volunteering
Needham Weekly Democracy Rally
Needham
Sat 17 · 10 AMFree
🕊️Human rights🏛️Politics & Economy
No Kings: Vote Early Needham, MA
Greene's Field, Needham
Sat 17 · 11 AMFree
🕊️Human rights🏛️Politics & Economy
No Kings: Vote Early West Roxbury/Roslindale — Boston, MA
Rotary at Centre St & West Roxbury Parkway, Boston
Sat 17 · 12 PMFree
🏛️Politics & Economy🕊️Human rights
No Kings: Vote Early - Newton Massachusetts
Beacon Street & Centre Street, Newton
Sat 17 · 12 PMFree
🕊️Human rights🏛️Politics & Economy
No Kings: Vote Early DEDHAM
Dedham Square
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Newton Free Library
236 events
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58 events
Brookline Booksmith
94 events
Coolidge Corner
62 events
Ohiri Field
164 events
Paradise Rock Club
52 events
Brookline Village
132 events
Agganis Arena
43 events
Club Passim
56 events
The Sinclair
67 events
The Square Root - Roslindale
73 events
Main Library
100 events