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 […]

  • Free Comedy Open-Mic

    Free Comedy Open-Mic
    The Comedy Studio 5 John F. Kennedy St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    18+ w/ Suggested 2-Item Minimum. Door & List at 6pm. Free Show. No Ticket Needed. The Globe described the night as “Comedy Hell” when we were upstairs in Somerville’s Union […]

    Free
  • Defy the Dusk with Danielle L. Jensen

    Lovestruck Books

    Overview When darkness means certain death and survival depends on reaching the dawn, the woman whose magic broke the world will defy the dusk. Gather round at First Parish for a release-day […]

  • Defy the Dusk Release Bash with Danielle L. Jensen

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

    Gather round at First Parish for a release-day celebration of #1 New York Times bestselling author, Danielle L. Jensen’s latest release! Defy the Dusk: Book One of The Sundering Duet […]

    $49.29
  • I Play Rocky

    The Brattle Theatre 40 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    35mm Screening! There is no greater movie about beating the odds through sheer determination than ROCKY. But the story behind that box-office smash—which turned its unknown writer-star Sylvester Stallone into […]

    $14 – $16
  • Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul

    Arrow Street Arts 2 Arrow St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Directed by GRAMMY® and Golden Globe Award-winning filmmaker James Keach, this acclaimed feature documentary offers a powerful and deeply personal portrait of Gregg Allman - the unmistakable voice and co-founder […]

    $25.80