These 171 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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Every day at 10am from Oct. 13 to Jan. 28
French Library / Alliance Française of Boston & Cambridge · Back Bay • Free
Art born in the streets, now on Marlborough Street. Original Atelier Populaire posters from the May '68 uprisings pair bold graphics with slogans that rattled France, with context panels connecting art to revolt. Free to browse.
Every day at 10am
MIT Museum · Area 2/MIT • $15
MIT's brainiest breakthroughs escape the lab at this interactive playground: chat with AI, marvel at the world's largest hologram collection, and watch kinetic sculptures dance.
December 31 at 10pm
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum · LMA • Free
A Venetian palazzo in the Fenway throws its doors open free every Thursday evening. Wander galleries packed with Titian, Rembrandt, and Sargent around a blooming courtyard, plus hands-on art making and community programming.
December 31 at 10pm
Harvard Art Museums · Mid-Cambridge
The Harvard Art Museums flip the lights on after dark for a free monthly party where gallery-hopping meets courtyard cocktails. DJ C-Zone spins tunes, local vendors serve bites, and you can make art in the Materials Lab or browse 50+ galleries without the daytime crowds.
Every day at 10pm
Parish Cafe & Bar · Back Bay • $$
Half-price sandwiches after 10 PM, each dreamed up by a different Boston chef. Grab a drink and feast on creative, stacked creations without the stacked bill.
Every day at 6pm and 8:30pm
No Relation · South End • $150
Slip through Shore Leave's basement door into a nine-seat sushi counter where Chef Colin Lynch serves inventive, deeply personal omakase. Fourteen courses of precisely cut nigiri and playful surprises unfold in an intimate, unpretentious hideaway.
Every day at 4:30pm
Lehrhaus · Ward Two • $$
Part Jewish tavern, part house of learning, Lehrhaus pairs beet pastrami reubens and fig negronis with classes and book talks on Jewish texts. Come hungry, leave thinking.
Every day at 11am
Borrachito Taqueria & Spirits · D Street / West Broadway • $
Order tacos "siempre con todo" (stacked to the brim) up front, then slip through the freezer door: Borrachito hides a colorful speakeasy pouring build-your-own margaritas behind its casual taqueria.
December 31 at 5pm
The Bosworth Restaurant + Bar · Downtown • $$
Slip into a leather booth and unwind with $10 bar snacks that punch above their weight: smashed burger sliders, tuna tacos, and crisp fries that disappear fast. The kitchen here treats happy hour like a real meal, not an afterthought.
December 31 at 5pm
Loyall Counting Room · Downtown • $$
Whisper a password through a hidden door and drink like it's 1775. This colonial-inspired speakeasy serves rebellious cocktails in curious vessels, with a side of revolutionary history.
Every day at 5pm from Mar. 1 to Dec. 31
89 Charles · Beacon Hill • $$
Descend into a Gatsby-inspired hideaway where Art Deco meets old Hollywood glamour. Expertly crafted cocktails and warm olives await in this subterranean Beacon Hill spot.
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Thu, Dec 31 · 7:00 PM
McCarthy's & Toad · North Cambridge
$$
Thu, Dec 31 · 9:00 PM
Russell House Tavern · Riverside
$$
Thu, Dec 31 · 10:30 PM
Venu Nightclub · Downtown
$$
Thu, Dec 31 · 7:00 PM
Wally's Cafe Jazz Club · Roxbury
Free
Thu, Dec 31 · 7:00 PM
Ned Devine's Irish Pub · Downtown
$5
Thu, Dec 31 · 8:00 PM
Wild Rover · Downtown
$
Thu, Dec 31 · 7:00 PM
McCarthy's & Toad · North Cambridge
Free
Thu, Dec 31 · 7:00 PM
D's Keys Dueling Pianos & Sing Along Bar · D Street / West Broadway
$10
Thu, Dec 31 · 6:00 PM
The Hong Kong · Downtown
$
Thu, Dec 31 · 10:30 PM
Icon Nightclub · Downtown
$$
Thu, Dec 31 · 7:00 PM
Hampshire House · Beacon Hill
Thu, Dec 31 · 10:30 PM
Icon Nightclub · Downtown
$18.57-$24.34
Thu, Dec 31 · 6:30 PM
Lyrik · Fenway–Kenmore
Thu, Dec 31 · 3:00 PM
Yard House · West Fens
$$
Thu, Dec 31 · 4:00 PM
Modern Pastry - Underground · North End
$
Thu, Dec 31 · 11:30 AM
The Burren · Davis Square
Free
Thu, Dec 31 · 5:00 PM
Vera's · Prospect Hill
$$
Thu, Dec 31 · 9:00 AM
Boston Common Visitors Center · Beacon Hill
$59
Thu, Dec 31 · 8:00 AM
Forest Hills Cemetery · Jamaica Plain
Thu, Dec 31 · 9:00 AM
The Harvard Museum of Natural History · Baldwin
Thu, Dec 31 · 10:00 PM
The Grand Boston · D Street / West Broadway
Free
Thu, Dec 31 · 9:00 AM
SWETSTUDIO · South End
$25
Thu, Dec 31 · 11:00 AM
The Anchor · Charlestown
$$
Thu, Dec 31 · 10:00 AM
Ballers Boston Seaport · D Street / West Broadway
$15-$20
Thu, Dec 31 · 5:00 PM
Posto South End · South End
$$
Thu, Dec 31 · 10:00 AM
American Ancestors · Back Bay
$10
Thu, Dec 31 · 6:30 PM
Rosa y Marigold · Fenway–Kenmore
$$
Thu, Dec 31 · 11:00 AM
Citrus & Salt Boston · Fort Point
$$
Thu, Dec 31 · 3:00 PM
Petit Robert Bistro · South End
$$
Thu, Dec 31 · 11:00 AM
Seaport Common · D Street / West Broadway
Thu, Dec 31 · 11:30 AM
Dorchester Brewing Company · Dorchester
Thu, Dec 31 · 9:00 AM
Anton's Cleaners · D Street / West Broadway
Thu, Dec 31 · 5:00 PM
Rochambeau · Prudential / St. Botolph
$39
Thu, Dec 31 · 11:00 AM
Reunion BBQ · South End
Thu, Dec 31 · 10:00 PM
BSMNT · Downtown
Free
Thu, Dec 31 · 5:00 PM
Aeronaut Brewing · Ward Two
FREE
Thu, Dec 31 · 8:00 AM
Margeaux Supper Parlor · North Cambridge
$$$
Thu, Dec 31 · 5:00 PM
The Painted Burro · Davis Square
$$
Thu, Dec 31 · 11:00 AM
friends + family · Harvard Square
Thu, Dec 31 · 4:00 PM
Flight Club Boston · D Street / West Broadway
$60
Thu, Dec 31 · 12:00 PM
Groovy Thrifty · Commonwealth
Thu, Dec 31 · 11:30 AM
Dorchester Brewing Company · Dorchester
Free
Thu, Dec 31 · 11:00 AM
Silver Dove Afternoon Tea · Downtown
$48
Thu, Dec 31 · 12:00 PM
Charlestown · Charlestown
Thu, Dec 31 · 5:00 PM
La Padrona Boston · Prudential / St. Botolph
$$$$
Thu, Dec 31 · 5:00 PM
citizenM Boston North Station · West End
Thu, Dec 31 · 6:00 PM
Kings Dining & Entertainment · D Street / West Broadway
$$
Thu, Dec 31 · 10:00 AM
The Hidden Art Gallery · Beacon Hill
$45
Thu, Dec 31 · 7:00 AM
Lakon Paris Patisserie Seaport · D Street / West Broadway
$$
Thu, Dec 31 · 5:00 PM
Krasi · Back Bay West
$$
Thu, Dec 31 · 9:00 AM
Faneuil Hall Marketplace · Downtown
Free
Thu, Dec 31 · 8:00 AM
Levain Bakery · D Street / West Broadway
$
Thu, Dec 31 · 5:00 PM
Viale · Cambridgeport
$$
Thu, Dec 31 · 5:00 PM
Daedalus Restaurant · Riverside
$$
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