Events in the Square

Discover what’s happening in Harvard Square every day of the week. From live music and author talks to community festivals, markets, exhibitions, and family events, this calendar is your guide to the cultural energy and experiences that make the Square unique.
  • On Location: Drawing the Outdoors (Harvard Art Museum)

    Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Discover how an intimate and reflective relationship with nature can shape artistic vision. Meander through visions of the outdoors to discover how landscapes offered 19th-century European artists freedom, renewal, and […]

  • 1972

    A.R.T 65 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

    When a pregnant Hannah flees an abusive relationship, she finds unexpected camaraderie with three outcasts riding the rails of America, outrunning ghosts of their own. After barely escaping an illegal […]

  • Richard Fein and Ted Richer (1931-2022) read by Marcia Karp

    Grolier Poetry Book Shop 6 Plympton St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Grolier Poetry Book Shop presents Richard Fein reading his own poems and Ted Richer (1931-2022) read by Marcia Karp with an introduction by George Kalogeris.  This event will take place […]

    $10
  • Live Music @ Noir Bar

    Live Music @ Noir Bar
    Noir Bar

    Starting July 9, Noir's patio comes alive every Thursday evening with live music, craft cocktails, and an inviting outdoor ambiance. Gather with friends, unwind with a drink, and enjoy a […]

  • Hiawatha Performances and the Garden River First Nation

    Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters 105 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    In August of 1900, several members of the Longfellow family travelled to Desbarats, Ontario, where they had been invited to attend the first performance of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem Hiawatha […]

    Free
  • Au: Origins Unearthed

    Geological Lecture Hall 24 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Register for In-Person Register for Online A new Exhibit Spotlight, Au: Origins Unearthed, in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery of the Harvard Museum of Natural History, examines the global […]

    Free
  • Tierney Sutton and Tamir Hendelman Duo

    Regattabar 1 Bennett Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Award-winning jazz pianist Tamir Hendelman has performed with the Jeff Hamilton Trio, the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Harry Allen, Teddy Edwards, Warren Vache, Houston Person, Jeff Clayton, Nick Brignola, Phil Upchurch, […]

    $35.97 – $47.61
  • Dana Mashoian Walrath at Harvard Book Store

    Harvard Book Store 1256 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, United States

    Harvard Book Store welcomes Dana Mashoian Walrath—award-winning writer, artist, and author of the graphic memoir Aliceheimer's—for a discussion of her haunting new graphic narrative, The Book of Genocides. About The Book of Genocides In […]

    Free