What's on in Waltham on a budget?
33 upcoming events
We've rounded up 33 upcoming events in Waltham on a budget — concerts, parties, theatre, exhibitions, family outings — updated every day. Pick a theme or just scroll.
Events in Waltham on a budget
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Wednesday 30 September
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Thursday 1 October
Later
Sat 3 · 11 AM$0ES
🧘Yoga
Aprendiendo a Meditar
50 Church St.
Wed 7 · 7 PM$20
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Reality Fracture Draft
Game Underground
Thu 8 · 6:30 PM$0
✂️Workshop💼Career
E-Hub Incubator - Round 1
LAC 325ABC & 375AB
Sat 10 · 10 AMFree
🌳Outdoors🧺Market
2026 Waltham Fall Craft Fair
American Legion Post 156
Sun 11 · 11 AM$0
👗Fashion & Design
Whole Bead Pop-up
Westin Waltham Boston
Tue 13 · 7 PM$10
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Pauper at Game Underground
Game Underground
Wed 14 · 7 PM$20
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Reality Fracture Draft
Game Underground
Wed 21 · 7 PM$20
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Reality Fracture Draft
Game Underground
Fri 23 · 8:15 AM$0–150
2026 Boston Symposium on Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry
Alkermes, Inc.
Sat 24 · 2 PM$0
🎻Classical🎶Singer-songwriter
A Tribute to Irving Fine
Slosberg Music Center
Tue 27 Oct · 7 PM$10
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Pauper at Game Underground
Game Underground
Wed 28 Oct · 7 PM$20
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Reality Fracture Draft
Game Underground
Sun 15 Nov · 3 PM$0
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Brandeis Chamber Singers & University Chorus
Slosberg Music Center
Sun 15 Nov · 7 PM$0
🎻Classical🎶Singer-songwriter
Brandeis Wind Ensemble
Slosberg Music Center
Sat 21 Nov · 7:30 PM$0
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
Brandeis Jazz Ensemble
Slosberg Music Center
Sun 22 Nov · 3 PM$0
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Brandeis-Wellesley Orchestra: Fall 2026 Concert
Slosberg Music Center
Mon 23 Nov · 7 PM$0
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
Jam Club x Brandeis Improv Collective Concert
Slosberg Music Center
Wed 2 Dec · 7:30 PM$0
🌐World music🪕Folk / Acoustic
Fafali: Music & Dance from Ghana
Shapiro Campus Center
Thu 3 Dec · 4 PM$0
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Annual Messiah Sing
Slosberg Music Center
Sat 5 Dec · 11 AMFree
🧺Market🌳Outdoors
Waltham Holiday Craft Fair
American Legion Post 156
Sat 5 Dec · 7 PM$0
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Chamber Concert I
Slosberg Music Center
Sun 6 Dec · 3 PM$0
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Chamber Concert II
Slosberg Music Center
Mon 7 Dec · 7:30 PM$0
Songwriting Concert featuring MUS115a Students
Slosberg Music Center
Thu 14 Jan · 3 PM$0
Gil Harel & The Naugatuck Valley Singers Cabaret Performance
Slosberg Music Center
See also in Waltham on a budget
Fri 9 · 7:30 PM$39.19
🎶Singer-songwriter🪕Folk / Acoustic
An Evening With Richard Shindell - All Acoustic
The First Church in Belmont Unitarian Universalist
Tomorrow · 12:30 PMFree
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎷Jazz
Arlington Tiny Shed Free Concert Series
Arlington Visitor Center
Thu 1 · 8 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Buttermilk and Bourbon- Watertown
Buttermilk and Bourbon- Watertown, Boston
At 12 PMFree
🪕Folk / Acoustic☀️Open air
2026 Boston A Cappella Festival
Riverstage at Herter Park, Boston
At 8 PM
✨Pop⚡Electro
Slayyyter
Roadrunner, Boston
At 6 PM$6.83–2,662
🎶Singer-songwriter📜Poetry
Rencontres Poétiques: Poetic Encounters Concert Series
Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge
At 7 PM
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎙️Small gig
An Evening With ELLIS PAUL
The Burren, Somerville
At 8 PM
🎫Concert
Squirrel Flower
Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre
Today
✨Pop⚡Electro
Slayyyter
Roadrunner-Boston
Tomorrow · 7 PM$15–20
🌙Indie✨Pop
the booyah! kids
The Rockwell, Somerville
Thu 1 · 7:30 PM
🌐World music🎷Jazz
El Laberinto del Coco
Somerville Theater
Thu 1 · 7 PM
🎶Singer-songwriter🪕Folk / Acoustic
Singer Songwriter Night: Melodies on Tap
Medford Brewing
Thu 1 · 7 PM$23.18
🎫Concert🔢Bingo
ABBA Bingo
Scandinavian Cultural Center, Newton
Sat 3 · 7 PM$59–90
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Live And Let Die - Paul McCartney Tribute
Regent Theatre - MA
Sat 3 · 7:30 PM$28.52
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎶Singer-songwriter
Ari Hest at Harmony on the Green
Hancock United Church Of Christ, Lexington
Sun 4 · 1 PMFree
🪕Folk / Acoustic🌳Outdoors
Free Community Concert with Malayna Knox
Trio Newton Courtyard
Sat 3 · 12 PM
🎪Street party
Oktoberfest!
Old Schwamb Mill
Tue 29 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Irish Village
Irish Village, Boston
At 7:30 PM$23.18–28.52
💿DJ set🎉Club
El Bonche's Cuban Saturday Night - Sept 26
Cocomango Speakeasy, Cambridge
Tomorrow · 4 AM
🎉Club💿DJ set
5ess1ons X Aryme | Sep 26
51, Boston, MA, United States
Tomorrow · 2 PM
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
Oktoberfest on the Farm
Wright-Locke Farm, Winchester
Sat 3 · 4 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
Dancing on the Charles Season Closer
American Legion Marsh Post #442, Boston
Sat 3 · 5 PM$45–55
🌳Outdoors🎪Street party
Brighton Brewfest
PSF Community Center, Brighton
At 7:30 PM$15
🎤Stand-up
Comedy at Summer Shack
Summer Shack Cambridge
Tomorrow · 10 AM$15–45
🌀Ecstatic dance🌳Outdoors
Heart Hive Ecstatic Dances
Heart Hive Ecstatic Dances, Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge
At 7 PM$15–25
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
“Be Good” with Paulette
The Rockwell, Somerville
At 9 PM$15–25
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
The Passion of Mr. Cardboard
The Rockwell, Somerville
Tomorrow · 2 PM$10–20
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
Blank Page LIVE!
The Rockwell, Somerville
Today$0–17.85
🎤Stand-up
Comedy at Summer Shack ($15 + Free Parking) - Cambridge, MA
Summer Shack Cambridge
Fri 2 · 11 AMFree
🗣️Talk🗣️Language café
ESOL Conversation Group
Faneuil Library, Brighton
Tue 6 · 12 PMFree
🗺️Guided tour🏰Heritage
Introduction to the Harvard Plate Stacks
Harvard Plate Stacks | Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge
Fri 2 · 3 PM$0
🧺Market🌳Outdoors
SMALL ⭐ MART Outdoor Market | Art, Makers & Vintage in Davis Square Plaza
Davis Square Plaza, Somerville
Today
🗣️Talk
Spice Club Discussion
Trustees Room
At 7:15 PM
🍽️Food
Fall Harvest Wine Preview: Tasting Extravaganza! $50
Formaggio Kitchen, Cambridge
At 7:30 PM$11.49–63.99
🍽️Food🗣️Talk
Celebrating Women in Wine and Cheese: A tasting event and fundraiser -- $60
Formaggio Kitchen - Cambridge
Tomorrow · 12 PMFree
🖼️Exhibition
Cyrus Dallin Art Museum 30th Anniversary Celebration
Cyrus Dallin Art Museum, Arlington
Mon 28 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Pollinator Stories: How Native Gardens Build Community (O'Neill)
O'Neill Branch, Cambridge
Tue 29 · 7 PM$12.51–17.85
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Book Chat on My Dearest Friend: The Letters of Abigail and John Adams
Lexington History Museums
Wed 30 · 7 PM
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage
Mill Talk: Who Built Lowell?
Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation, Waltham
Fri 2 · 6:15 PMFree
🎬Cinema♙Chess
Movie Screening: Queen of Katwe
The Mill Cafe, Arlington
Sat 3 · 8 PM$55.20–71.21
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Paranormal Investigation of Munroe Tavern
Munroe Tavern, Lexington
Tue 6 · 6 PM$39.19
🍽️Food
Alpine Cheese class
Pemberton Farms Marketplace, Cambridge
Wed 7 · 2 PM$0
📚Literature
Book Club: Lady Romeo by Tana Wojczuk
Story Chapel Visitor Center, Watertown
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Venues in Waltham on a budget
Auditorium
1 event
50 Church St.
1 event
Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation
7 events
Advaita Meditation Center
7 events
Game Underground
10 events
349 Moody St
1 event
Dana Athletic Center at Bentley University
3 events
Hilton Garden Inn Boston/Waltham
1 event
Westin Waltham Boston
6 events
Slosberg Music Center
11 events
American Legion Post 156
2 events
Alkermes, Inc.
1 event