What’s Happening in Boston: October 9 – 18, 2025

Ongoing Events

Boston Fashion Week
📍 Multiple venues citywide
🌐 bostonfashionweek.com
🗓 October 13 – 19 — Runway shows, designer showcases, panels, and pop-ups throughout the city.

Museum of Fine Arts — The Visionary Art of Minnie Evans
📍 465 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA
☎️ (617) 267-9300
🌐 mfa.org
🗓 Through October 26 — Plus ongoing exhibits Counter History, Rituals for Remembering, Arts of Japan, and more.

Park’d: A Franklin Park Food Truck Project
📍 Franklin Park (Roxbury / Dorchester)
🌐 meetboston.com
🗓 Fridays–Sundays in October — Rotating food trucks, outdoor seating, and live music.

Fall Movie Nights on the Greenway
📍 Rose Kennedy Greenway
🌐 rosekennedygreenway.org
🗓 Fridays at sunset — Free outdoor film screenings downtown.

Featured Concerts & Shows

The Rapture
📍 House of Blues, Boston, MA
📅 Thursday, October 9 • 8 p.m.
🌐 houseofblues.com

Lake Street Dive
📍 MGM Music Hall at Fenway
📅 Friday, October 10 • 7:30 p.m.
🌐 mgmmusichall.com

Brandi Carlile
📍 TD Garden, Boston, MA
📅 Saturday, October 11 • 8 p.m.
🌐 tdgarden.com

Head of the Charles Regatta — Live Music Stages
📍 Charles River Esplanade
📅 October 17 – 19
🌐 hocr.org

Hamilton
📍 Citizens Bank Opera House
📅 Ongoing through October 20
🌐 boston-theater.com

Sports & Major Happenings

Boston Bruins vs. Chicago Blackhawks
📍 TD Garden
📅 Thursday, October 9 • 7 p.m.
🏒 Home opener for the 2025–26 season.

New England Patriots vs. Miami Dolphins
📍 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA
📅 Sunday, October 12 • 1 p.m.

Boston College Football vs. Virginia Tech
📍 Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill
📅 Saturday, October 18 • Noon

Celtics Preseason Game vs. New York Knicks
📍 TD Garden
📅 Wednesday, October 15 • 7 p.m.

Free Vaccine Clinics
📍 Across Boston neighborhoods
🗓 Ongoing through December 15 — COVID-19, flu, and routine childhood vaccines (ages 5+). No insurance or ID required.

No Kings Rally

BOSTON SAYS NO KINGS!
📍 Boston Common — Parade Grounds (near Parkman Bandstand)
📅 Saturday, October 18 • 12–3 p.m.
🌐 mobilize.us/commoncause/event/840244
🗣️ Organized by ACLU-MA, Indivisible Massachusetts, and allied groups.
✊ Theme: “No Kings, No Warmongering.” Bring signs, banners, and flags — Peace & Democracy rally.

Daily Highlights

Thursday, October 9
Bruins home opener at TD Garden (7 p.m.)
“A Night Around the World” Fashion Show — Seaport District (7 p.m.)

Friday, October 10
Topsfield Fair Weekend • Free Fall Movie on the Greenway • North End Pizza Tour

Saturday, October 11
Boston Fashion Week kick-off events • Outdoor markets and theater openings

Sunday, October 12
Howl-Ween Patio Party (Time Out Market) • Patriots home game

Monday, October 13
Fashion Week panels and gallery shows • MFA evening hours

Tuesday, October 14
Indie concerts around Cambridge • Back Bay café crawl

Wednesday, October 15
Celtics preseason game • South End art openings

Thursday, October 16
Runway shows and late-night events • Jazz at Scullers

Friday, October 17
Head of the Charles Regatta begins • Boston Book Festival launch

Saturday, October 18
Regatta finals • Fall festivals and pumpkin events • BC Football vs. Virginia Tech • No Kings Rally at Boston Common (12–3 p.m.)