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 […]

  • YOGA AWAKENING: BEYOND ASANAS

    Breathe 30 JFK Street, Cambridge

    Mysuru, India Led by Shelley Cates + Ashish Shah Yoga is much more than the postures practiced on the mat. This retreat explores yoga as a complete life practice, blending […]

    $2500 – $3600
  • Bonde Social Club

    Bonde Social Club
    Bonde Fine Wine Shop 54 Church St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    From 5-9pm on Fridays, come take a seat and order a flight of three wines (2-oz pours) for $19, which comes with a snack. You can add on additional 2-oz […]

  • Union Town

    The GlobeDocs Film Festival
    The Brattle Theatre 40 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Completing the landmark labor rights trilogy that includes the Academy Award-winning cinéma vérité documentaries Harlan County USA and American Dream, Barbara Kopple’s UNION TOWN chronicles essential workers in NYC’s last-mile […]

    $17
  • The Smell of Fear – Scary-Good Wine & Cheese

    Commonwealth Wine School 35 Dunster St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Friday, October 23, 6:30-8:00pm EST Do you like heady, intense flavors? Are you always looking for the stinkiest cheese and the boldest wine? Does the thought of an evil blue […]

    $100
  • Neal Stephenson at First Parish Church

    First Parish Church 1446 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA, United States

    Harvard Book Store, the Harvard University Division of Science, and the Harvard Library welcome Neal Stephenson—#1 New York Times bestselling author of Polostan and Cryptonomicon—for a discussion of his highly anticipated new book, D: Heavy Water, the […]

    $45.09
  • Jim Emison at Harvard Book Store

    Harvard Book Store 1256 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, United States

    Harvard Book Store welcomes Jim Emison—retired Tennessee trial attorney, co-founder of Tennesseans for Historical Justice, and a board member of the Tennessee Historical Society—for a discussion of his book, Murder on the […]

    Free
  • Jazz and Contemporary Music | Unplayed Unheard

    Longy School of Music of Bard College 27 Garden St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Performers write music with a pencil in one hand and their instrument in the other. Most of the time, they don’t think about techniques or schematics. They just write what […]

    Free
  • Brian Simpson at Scullers Jazz Club

    Scullers Jazz Club 400 Soldiers Field Road, Boston, MA, United States

    After graduating from Northern Illinois University, keyboardist and composer Brian Simpson relocated to Los Angeles where he was soon playing alongside musicians Gerald Albright and Norman Brown and eventually on […]

    $42.45 – $65.35