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 […]

  • Election Eve Drop-In Meditation Service at First Parish

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

    Join us to light a candle, walk the labyrinth, read poetry, sip tea, or simply sit peacefully in good company. Come as you are and leave more centered and connected. […]

    Free
  • Deni Elliott at Harvard Book Store

    Harvard Book Store 1256 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, United States

    Harvard Book Store welcomes Deni Elliott—co-director for the National Ethics Project and professor emerita in the Department of Journalism and Digital Communication at the University of South Florida—for a discussion of […]

    Free
  • Catherine Weinfield-Zell | Faculty Debut Recital with Wind Quintet

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

    The woodwind quintet has a reputation for good manners. This program ruins it. Valerie Coleman, Paquito D’Rivera, and Oscar Navarro hand five well-behaved instruments Cuban dance rhythms, Roma-inflected fire, and […]

    Free
  • Elsinore

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

    Ian Charleson is widely known as the real-life star of CHARIOTS OF FIRE winner of the Oscar for Best Picture in 1981. Its piano-led ubiquity in pop culture follows the […]

    $14 – $16