The best places to go out in Roxbury
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See it on a mapVenues at a glance6 must-visit spots for in Roxbury.
The spots to know: Roxbury's Meetinghouse, Shaw-Roxbury Library and Final Touch Boutique.
Venues in Roxbury
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Events in Roxbury
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Mon 16 · 3:30 PMFree
Creative workshop4–12 yrs
LEGO Builders Challenge (Drop-in)
Egleston Square Library
Wed 18 · 10:30 AMFree
Kids' showAccessible
All-Ages Story Time
Parker Hill Library
Wed 18 · 12 PMFree
Other
Information Session for Adult English Learners
Shaw-Roxbury Library
Wed 18 · 3:30 PMFree
Kids3–12 yrs
Watercolor Resist Art (drop-in)
Egleston Square Library
Wed 18 · 4 PMFree
Kids
Boston Teachers Union: Homework Help
Egleston Square Library
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Wed 18 · 4 PMFree
Language café
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Conversation Group
Shaw-Roxbury Library
Wed 18 · 4:15 PMFree
Creative workshopManga & Comics
Manga Club
Parker Hill Library
Thu 19 · 3 PMFree
Cooking12–17 yrs
Teen Cooking Club
Shaw-Roxbury Library
Fri 20 · 3 PMFree
WritingPoetry
Poetry Workshop for Teens with Boston Youth Poet Laureate Ailin Sha
Shaw-Roxbury Library
Sat 21 · 8:30 AM$10
RunningTrail & ultra
Roxbury Road Race Series #35
18 Apple Lane
Sun 22 · 9:30 AM$25–45
RunningOutdoors
Riviera Maya Taco Trot 5K
Pavillion
Thu 26 · 9 AM$10–15
RunningTrail & ultra
Roxbury Thanksgiving Day Charity Race
18 Apple Ln
Fri 27 · 2:30 PMFree
Teen Gaming Club
Shaw-Roxbury Library
Sat 28 · 8:30 AM$10
RunningSports & fitness
Roxbury Road Race Series #36
18 Apple Lane
Mon 30 · 3:30 PMFree
Board Games (Drop-in)
Egleston Square Library
Wed 2 · 3:30 PMFree
DIY Treasure Boxes (drop-in)
Egleston Square Library
Wed 9 Dec · 3:30 PMFree
Wearable Art (Drop-in)
Egleston Square Library
Thu 10 Dec · 10:30 AMFree
Kids' showClassical3–8 yrs
The Urban Nutcracker
Shaw-Roxbury Library
Sun 13 Dec · 1 PM
2026 Roxbury Craft Fair
Mine Hill Distillery
Mon 14 Dec · 3:30 PMFree
Paper Snowflakes (drop-in)
Egleston Square Library
Mon 14 Dec · 4 PMFree
Teen Lego Club
Shaw-Roxbury Library
Wed 16 Dec · 3:30 PMFree
Coloring Corner (drop-in)
Egleston Square Library
Sat 19 Dec · 3 PMFree
CraftsCrafts
Live Cold Process — Soap Making Experience
Egleston Square Library
Thu 31 Dec · 10:45 AMFree
Noon Year's Eve Party featuring Little Groove
Egleston Square Library
Thu 31 Dec · 8:30 PM$45
RunningOutdoors
Roxbury Road Race Series Season Pass
18 Apple Lane
Mon 4 Jan · 10:30 AMFree
All-Ages Story Time & Craft
Egleston Square Library
Tue 5 Jan · 1 PMFree
Animals
Professor Bugman: All About Arthropods
Parker Hill Library
Wed 6 Jan · 3:30 PMFree
Creative workshop6–12 yrs
Snow Slime
Egleston Square Library
Thu 7 Jan · 4:30 PMFree
Video gamesDigital skills
Roblox Coding with Arrayscape
Egleston Square Library
Sat 16 Jan · 1:30 PMFree
Professor Bugman: All About Arthropods
Egleston Square Library
Wed 3 Feb · 1 PMFree
Little Uprisings Among the Stars: Celebrating Dr. Mae Jemison
Parker Hill Library
Tue 9 Mar · 10:30 AMFree
Author & Illustrator Series: Kekla Magoon
Shaw-Roxbury Library
Wed 17 Mar · 4:30 PMFree
Roblox Coding with Arrayscape
Egleston Square Library
Tue 30 Mar · 4:30 PMFree
Gross Science with Denise Robinson
Egleston Square Library
Tue 27 Apr · 4:30 PMFree
Hands-on Science: LED Circuits
Egleston Square Library
Sun 23 May
Cycling
Mine Hill Gravel Challenge
Roxbury
See also in Roxbury
Tomorrow · 8:30 PM
Jam / Open micSmall gig
The Inkwell Open Mic
The Midway Café, Jamaica Plain
Mon 7 · 4:30 PMFree
ClassicalConcert
Emmanuel Music: Breathe with Bach
Jamaica Plain Library
Mon 7 · 7 PM$0
Jam / Open micOutdoors
Singing Circle | Jamaica Plain
Hope Central Church, Seaverns Avenue, Jamaica Plain, MA, USA, Boston
Tue 1 · 6 PMFree
Jam / Open mic
Mattapan Monthly Open Mic
Mattapan Library
At 3 PM
Concert
BYO Vinyl Monday
Long Live Roxbury, Boston
Wed 11 · 8 PM
JazzSmall gig
Fully Celebrated Orchestra with special guests
The Midway Café, Jamaica Plain
Fri 13 · 10 AM$33.85–193.92
DJ set
Twerk Palooza
24 Washington St, Boston
Thu 12 · 8 PM$0–44.52
DJ set
BRUNCH @ NIGHT
Sorrel & Lime, Boston
Tue 17 · 7 PM$23.18–44.52
WellnessEcstatic dance
Cacao Ceremony: A Heart Opening Evening
65 Cornwall St, Boston
Fri 13 · 10 PM$12.51–23.18
Parties
Pink Lemonade
Montserrat Aspirers Inc, Boston
Sat 14 · 10 PM$23.18–44.52
Club
GT AND LEGZ BIRTHDAY BASH
Unity Sports & Cultural Club, Boston
Fri 20 · 4 PM
Street partyClub
The Substation Bar
The Substation, Boston
Sun 6 · 6 PM
PoetryPoetry slam
Slam Adams: Boston Poetry Slam at the Sam Adams Boston Brewery
Samuel Adams Boston Brewery
Fri 4
TheatreStreet party
A Carol Christmas
Footlight Club, Jamaica Plain
Tomorrow · 6:30 PM
Stage
Topical Popsicle: Improv Comedy Show
The Midway Café, Jamaica Plain
Tomorrow · 7 PM$39.19–161.90
Stand-up
32 Dan Deyo: Boston’s Haitian Comedy Night
Sorrel & Lime, Boston
Fri 13 · 9:30 PM
Drag show
A Gay Old Time (A monthly vintage drag show!)
The Midway Café, Jamaica Plain
Tue 17 · 8 PM
Drag show
Drag show! (more info soon)
The Midway Café, Jamaica Plain
Tomorrow · 6 PMFree
Literature
Roxbury Renaissance Readers Book Club
Grove Hall Library, Dorchester
Wed 11 · 6:30 PMFree
Talk
Education as Program Design
94 Green St, Boston
Fri 13 · 8:30 PM$96.81
Food
DRAMnight: VIP Octomore Release Tasting
The Haven, Boston
Sat 14 · 2 PMFree
CinemaDocumentary
Double Feature Screening of Loving Men and A Collective Future Films
Jo-Mé Dance Arts, Boston
Mon 16 · 5 PM$0
TalkScience
AI for Artists: Legal Protection & Uses - CEI Creative Justice Series
Coop Social Club, Boston
Tue 17 · 6:30 PM$39.19
Talk
Lectures on Tap - "Surviving the Extremes: From the Deep Ocean to Space"
Jamaica Plain, Boston
Thu 19 · 5 PMFree
ScienceOutdoors
Star Party at Boston Nature Center
Boston Nature Center
Sat 5 · 11 AM
Crafts
2026 Jamaica Plain Holiday Crafts Fair
First Church in Jamaica Plain Unitarian Universalist
At 2 PMFree
Talk
Information Session for Adult English Learners
Codman Square Library, Dorchester
Fri 13 · 11 AMFree
Guided tourHeritage
Arboretum Highlights Tour: Flora Way Loop
Flora Way Gate (Formerly Bussey St Gate), Boston
Wed 18 · 1 PMFree
CinemaAnti-racism
November Film Series at Connolly
Connolly Library, Jamaica Plain
Wed 18 · 6 PM$0–75.47
LiteraturePoetry
Book Launch: Ecologies of Justice
Weld Hill Research Building, Boston
Sun 22 · 2 PMFree
TalkHeritage
The Regal Lily and the Redemption of E.H. Wilson
Hunnewell Lecture Hall, Boston
Thu 19 · 6:30 PMFree
LGBTQ+Talk
DotStories
JustBook-ish, Dorchester, Boston
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best venues in Roxbury?
Our favourite spots in Roxbury: Roxbury's Meetinghouse, Shaw-Roxbury Library and Final Touch Boutique.