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 […]

  • Alice Hoffman at the Cambridge Public Library

    Cambridge Public Library 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA, United States

    RSVP is required for this event. Harvard Book Store and the Cambridge Public Library welcome Alice Hoffman—bestselling author of thirty works of fiction, including Practical Magic—for a discussion of her highly anticipated […]

    Free
  • David Weinberger at Harvard Book Store

    Harvard Book Store 1256 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, United States

    Harvard Book Store welcomes David Weinberger—researcher at Harvard metaLAB, long-time affiliate of the Harvard Berkman Klein Center, and bestselling author of Everyday Chaos—for a discussion of his new book, Beautiful Particulars: How AI's […]

    Free
  • Wood You Be Mine Release Day Celebration with Daphne Elliot

    Lovestruck Books

    Celebrate Wood You Be Mine release day with romance author Daphne Elliot!  In conversation with fellow romance author Brittanée Nicole, Daphne will unpack the steamy small-town romance filled with flirty […]

    $6.24 – $27.24
  • Boston Comedy Festival Contest Round 1 w/ host Rob Crean

    The Comedy Studio 5 John F. Kennedy St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    18+ w/ 2-Item Suggested Minimum. 96 comedians. One week. $7,000 in prize money. And your chance to see the next big name in comedy before everyone else does.The Boston Comedy […]

    $30
  • Kelsey Waldon at Club Passim

    Passim 47 Palmer Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

    In the six years since she signed to John Prine’s Oh Boy Records, Kelsey Waldon has earned wide praise for her “self-penned compositions the patina of authenticity” (Rolling Stone). On […]

    $35
  • the olllam at The Sinclair

    The Sinclair 52 Church St, Cambridge, Cambridge, MA, United States

    With a name aptly deriving from the old Irish for a grand master of a skill, the olllam is a Transatlantic collective of formidable talent, marrying stunning instrumental virtuosity, Irish […]

    $27.00