Boston Landmarks Orchestra: Mahler and Ravel 

Our 2025 season concludes with two of the greatest works of the late Romantic period, the second suite from Ravel’s sensuous Daphnis and Chloe, and Mahler’s towering Symphony No. 1, both heard for the first time at the Hatch Shell. Boston Landmarks Orchestra, Christopher Wilkins, conductor Mahler Symphony No. 1 Ravel Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2 &nbsp;

Hatch Memorial Shell

Manuela Sánchez-Goubert Ensemble 

Colombian vocalist Manuela Sánchez-Goubert blends traditional South American music with contemporary jazz, creating a distinctive style in Spanish and Portuguese. A Berklee College student, she leads a culturally diverse ensemble whose debut album, Raices, showcases a dynamic fusion of Latin rhythms and jazz instrumentation. This performance offers a vibrant, emotional exploration of Latin heritage—an ideal way to kick off Hispanic Heritage Month.&nbsp; <a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&amp;tmeid=MnFidTd0azQ4bWVicW9zbnU4cTZzOWw0YWcgY2VsZWJyaXR5c2VyaWVzMTkzOEBt&amp;tmsrc=celebrityseries1938%40gmail.com">Click here to add to your Google Event Calendar!</a>&nbsp;

Arlington Street Church

Adrian Anantawan & Friends -A Concert Featuring the Power of Disability and Adaptation 

Canadian violinist Adrian Anantawan, renowned for remarkable performances despite physical disability, champions inclusion through powerful music-making. With a distinguished international career and impactful educational work, Anantawan leads a concert spotlighting disabled artists and allies. This event celebrates disability and adaptation, featuring musicians who demonstrate profound artistic strength and resilience through collaborative and boundary-breaking performances.  <a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&amp;tmeid=MXIzNThwaXRvcnE0Z2g4Z2owYjE5cXZvMDcgY2VsZWJyaXR5c2VyaWVzMTkzOEBt&amp;tmsrc=celebrityseries1938%40gmail.com">Click here to add to your Google Event Calendar!</a>

The Kevin Harris Project - “Interpretations - An Afternoon of Discovery Through Music" with Kevin Harris and Sheryl Bailey

Known for his curiosity and creativity, pianist Kevin Harris blends soulful composition with improvisational freedom. Thoughtful and playful, his music captivates with every note. This is a bold, imaginative performance from two incredible artists you’ll want to hear again and again. <a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&amp;tmeid=NWZzZTFoaDF1amFuMm9sdHFmaGpsZ2RvZnAgY2VsZWJyaXR5c2VyaWVzMTkzOEBt&amp;tmsrc=celebrityseries1938%40gmail.com">Click here to add to your Google Event Calendar!</a>&nbsp;

Arlington Street Church (Back Bay)

J'Nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano

Celebrated mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges, acclaimed for captivating roles in opera houses worldwide, delivers a powerful vocal recital highlighting her rich voice and dramatic presence. Known for portrayals of iconic characters like Nefertiti and Carmen, Bridges enchants listeners with nuanced performances that reveal profound emotional depth, vividly showcasing her command of operatic and recital stages.&nbsp; Single tickets will go on sale August 7 at noon.&nbsp; <a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&amp;tmeid=MHM5bjJ0MDI5bWw0NW1jYzd2YTI3dWo3NGwgY2VsZWJyaXR5c2VyaWVzMTkzOEBt&amp;tmsrc=celebrityseries1938%40gmail.com">Click here to add this event to your Google Calendar!</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;

Groton Hill Music Center 

Music From The Sole: House is Open, Going Dark 

Music From The Sole combines exhilarating tap dance with dynamic live music in House is Open, Going Dark, a performance depicting the creative process between musicians and dancers sharing intimate space. Known for their energetic, genre-blurring performances, this ensemble transforms everyday interactions into extraordinary art, providing audiences with an immersive exploration of rhythm, movement, and collaboration.  Friday, October 17, 8pm  Saturday, October 18, 2pm  Sunday, October 19, 3pm    Single tickets will go on sale August 7 at noon.    <a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&amp;tmeid=MWk3N2prc2p1NWdkMHRjYXFtbnU3MDIyZWQgY2VsZWJyaXR5c2VyaWVzMTkzOEBt&amp;tmsrc=celebrityseries1938%40gmail.com">Click here to add this event to your Google Calendar!</a> - October 17    <a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&amp;tmeid=MWk3N2prc2p1NWdkMHRjYXFtbnU3MDIyZWQgY2VsZWJyaXR5c2VyaWVzMTkzOEBt&amp;tmsrc=celebrityseries1938%40gmail.com">Click here to add to your Google Event Calendar!</a> - October 18    <a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&amp;tmeid=MDFyZjQ5OWVhcGQ1ZmlrNDJuMjg1MzJhY2QgY2VsZWJyaXR5c2VyaWVzMTkzOEBt&amp;tmsrc=celebrityseries1938%40gmail.com">Click here to add to your Google Event Calendar!</a> - October 19

Boston Arts Academy Theater 

What Makes It Great? with Rob Kapilow featuring featuring the Balourdet Quartet 

In this What Makes It Great? performance, Celebrity Series favorite Rob Kapilow unpacks the first of the late quartets of Haydn’s Opus 76. He reveals how Haydn playfully subverted expectations and how this quartet encompasses much of what made Haydn great over his long and innovative career. Joining Kapilow is the renowned Balourdet Quartet, fresh off major career milestones, including a 2024 Avery Fisher Career Grant.&nbsp; Single tickets will go on sale on August 7 at noon.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.celebrityseries.org/productions/what-makes-it-great-haydn/?utm_source=apap&amp;utm_medium=listing&amp;utm_campaign=2026listing">Click here to add this event to your Google Calendar</a>!&nbsp;&nbsp;

NEC’s Jordan Hall

Biribá Union 

Biribá Union, featuring Mike Block, Christylez Bacon, and Edward Perez, offers a spirited blend of global musical traditions—jazz improvisation, Brazilian choro, hip-hop rhythms, and American roots music. Known for their engaging performances, this trio delivers an energetic musical journey that celebrates cultural diversity through inventive arrangements, vibrant improvisations, and captivating stage presence.&nbsp; <a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&amp;tmeid=MzlydXZoMXUzZG1iNjU5OXQ3Y2pta2FhNGEgY2VsZWJyaXR5c2VyaWVzMTkzOEBt&amp;tmsrc=celebrityseries1938%40gmail.com">Click here to add to your Google Event Calendar!</a>&nbsp;

Multicultural Arts Center

Yunchan Lim, piano 

Pianist Yunchan Lim showcases Bach’s Goldberg Variations, highlighting his versatile artistry: he captured the classical music world’s attention with Romantic-era virtuosity and now takes on nuanced Baroque clarity. Don’t miss Yunchan Lim’s Celebrity Series recital debut: be amazed by a young artist who can do it all.&nbsp; Single tickets will go on sale on August 7 at noon.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.celebrityseries.org/productions/yunchan-lim-piano/?utm_source=apap&amp;utm_medium=listing&amp;utm_campaign=2026listing">Click here to add this event to your Google calendar!</a>&nbsp;

Symphony Hall

Matthias Goerne, baritone and Daniil Trifonov, piano 

Baritone Matthias Goerne and pianist Daniil Trifonov offer a deeply expressive recital featuring Schubert’s profound late masterpieces. Combining Goerne’s interpretative depth with Trifonov’s fiery pianism, they deliver an emotionally rich performance exploring themes of farewell and introspection through moving renditions of Schwanengesang and Piano Sonata D.960.&nbsp; Single tickets will go on sale on August 7 at noon.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.celebrityseries.org/productions/matthias-goerne-and-daniil-trifonov/?utm_source=apap&amp;utm_medium=listing&amp;utm_campaign=2026listing">Click here to add this event to your Google calendar!</a>&nbsp;

NEC's Jordan Hall

Dreamers’ Circus 

Nordic roots trio Dreamers’ Circus blends echoes of the past with the vital pulse of the present, creating magic in their evocative, vibrant arrangements and original compositions. Their new album and tour, Handed On, aims to spark an interest in folk music among listeners and practitioners of all ages and levels of familiarity. Experience the boundless beauty and joy of Nordic folk music, reimagined and shared by Dreamers’ Circus.  Single tickets will go on sale on August 7 at noon.  <a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&amp;tmeid=MzZhaW5taWY3Y2I2cTE2cTU4ZzI2MGM0ZXAgY2VsZWJyaXR5c2VyaWVzMTkzOEBt&amp;tmsrc=celebrityseries1938%40gmail.com">Click here to add to your Google Event Calendar!</a>

Sol y Canto - Noche de Muertos and Mexican Songs 

Pan-Latin ensemble Sol y Canto returns to Neighborhood Arts to celebrate Day of the Dead with songs, stories, and artwork bringing the beloved Mexican holiday to life.&nbsp; Singer and percussionist Rosi Amador and guitarist and singer Brian Amador, alongside stringed instrument players and other special guests, perform traditional songs and poetic originals that will make you laugh, cry, and dance as you remember special moments and connect with the spirit of Dia de los Muertos.&nbsp; <a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&amp;tmeid=NjBiZ3ZzNGxuN2E1bG4wMjNkbnZhbWZjMGEgY2VsZWJyaXR5c2VyaWVzMTkzOEBt&amp;tmsrc=celebrityseries1938%40gmail.com">Click here to add to your Google Event Calendar!</a>&nbsp;

Roxbury Community College Media Arts Center

Cécile McLorin Salvant 

Whether unearthing forgotten rarities or performing 20th-century standards, vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant makes every song unmistakably her own. Each song on her setlist unfolds like a fully realized drama: beautiful, complicated, and thought-provoking. Experience the artistry of an extraordinary storyteller when Cécile McLorin Salvant returns to Celebrity Series.&nbsp; Single tickets will go on sale on August 7 at noon.&nbsp; <a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&amp;tmeid=NDVxNjAyNnRjYWdtZXJjNDI0YjRka2w5dGEgY2VsZWJyaXR5c2VyaWVzMTkzOEBt&amp;tmsrc=celebrityseries1938%40gmail.com">Click here to add to your Google Event Calendar!</a>&nbsp;

Berklee Performance Center

Meta4 For - Those Departed 

Renowned for their openness, curiosity, and versatility, Finnish quartet Meta4 makes their greater Boston debut with a program steeped in remembrance and reflection. They begin with an evocative work by Kaija Saariaho, a composer with whom they’re deeply associated. Saariaho’s second string quartet, bearing the descriptive name “Terra Memoria” and the dedication “For Those Departed,” sets a poignant tone for the program.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Single tickets will go on sale on August 7 at noon.&nbsp; <a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&amp;tmeid=MW5rdmcxdmRwZWJpNzFrajNkMjNrYjFnMTUgY2VsZWJyaXR5c2VyaWVzMTkzOEBt&amp;tmsrc=celebrityseries1938%40gmail.com">Click here to add to your Google Event Calendar!</a>&nbsp;

Groton Hill Music Center

An Evening with Kelli O’Hara 

Kelli O’Hara will touch your heart, make you laugh, and wow you with her sparkling vocals whether she’s taking the stage in a Mozart comedy, Golden Age or world premiere musical, contemporary opera, or cabaret concert. In every setting, Kelli O’Hara shines. Be moved, be dazzled, be there for this unforgettable evening of song and storytelling.&nbsp; Single tickets will go on sale on August 7 at noon.&nbsp; <a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&amp;tmeid=MXVoYXBrMXNyOXFpMHM3N3NxamZqMmVkbmsgY2VsZWJyaXR5c2VyaWVzMTkzOEBt&amp;tmsrc=celebrityseries1938%40gmail.com">Click here to add to your Google Event Calendar!</a>&nbsp;

S22: conversations

Wondering what to do in Boston? Places to eat? Free activities? Good for a group? Date night spot? Girls night out? The best things to do? Ask Joyraft!

Best places to go in Boston? Things to do? Places to eat?

Questions & answers about things to do in Boston

Recs 💬

Community recs 💬

S4: top picks

The most fun, cool and unique things to do in Boston. Can’t miss events, shows and experiences. Concerts, restaurants, bars, free things in Boston and beyond.

The most fun and cool events happening around Boston

Hot and new things to do in Boston

Hot & new

Hot & new 🔥

S11: happening this weekend

What to do in Boston this weekend? From festivals, concerts, performances, free events, screenings and more, Joyraft has the best things to do in Boston.

25+ things to do in Boston/Cambridge/Somerville this weekend

Things to do in Boston this weekend

This wknd

This weekend for you

S21: roundups

Our top picks: outdoor dining, free events, spring festivals, best bars, upcoming concerts, museum parties - the latest in and around Boston.  Slug: joyraft-top-picks-best-things-to-do-boston-ma

Top picks of the best things to do in and around Boston

Joyraft picks: Boston’s best things to do

Roundups ⭐️

Curated by Joyraft ⭐️

S28: calendar experiences

This week in Boston

This week in Boston 📆

This week 📆

S20: c+d experiences

Discover new, unique events and experiences happening in and around Boston. Perfect for date night, good for a group or with a friend. Be the first to know.

The newest events happening in and around Boston

The newest events on Joyraft

Just added

Just added to Joyraft

S16: editor picks

The most unique and can’t miss things coming up in Boston / Cambridge / Somerville and beyond. Festivals, food, drinks, fairs, concerts, art and free activities.

Unique and Can’t Miss Things to Do in Boston

Can’t-miss things to do in Boston 🚨

Can't-miss things to do 🚨

S2 (A): top experiences

The most popular things to do on Joyraft. Concerts, restaurants, bars, events, parties, openings, kid friendly, date ideas, free things in Boston and beyond.

Top 20 things to do in Boston

Top 20: Joyraft’s most popular

Top 20

Top 20 on Joyraft

S3 (A): trending experiences

Discover can’t miss events and things to do in Boston. The most fun, unique and cool events coming to the Boston area this spring and summer.

The hottest events happening in Boston

Trending events on Joyraft

Trending 📈

S17: interest based

Your guide to everything free in and around Boston. From events, to fairs, to festivals, to outdoors. Joyraft has all the free events happening near you.

100+ free things to do in Boston and beyond

Free things to do in Boston

Free things to do

S19: interest based

Kid-friendly events in Boston

S18: interest based

Where to eat and drink in Boston? Joyraft has Boston’s newest bars, restaurants and specials. Drinks and pre fixe dinner menus. Cambridge & Somerville too.

Where

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