History Events in Boston

Check out happening history events all around Boston, MA

South Boston St. Patrick's Day/Evacuation Day Parade 2026

Sun, 15 Mar at 11:30 am South Boston

Malcolm Gladwell at Boston Symphony Hall

Wed, 25 Mar at 08:00 pm Boston Symphony Hall

Ghosts & Gravestones Boston

Thu, 05 Feb Long Wharf USD 40 to 50

Women's Day Dinner at GRANA

Wed, 11 Mar at 05:30 pm Grana at The Langham, Boston USD 50 to 195

Family Friendly Guided Bike Tour of Boston

Mon, 02 Mar at 10:00 am Urban AdvenTours USD 78 to 130

СЕРГЕЙ ДОВЛАТОВ - СПЕКТАКЛЬ «ЧЕМОДАН» в Бостоне

Thu, 05 Feb at 08:00 pm John Hancock Hall 180 Berkely Street Boston,Ma 02116

Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee & The Making of Asian America

Fri, 06 Feb at 06:30 pm Paramount Theatre (Boston, Massachusetts)

Afro Caribbean Black History Gala & Awards

Sat, 21 Feb at 06:00 pm Florian Hall USD 0 to 800

From Ideas to Institutions: The Process of Making Black History

Fri, 13 Feb at 05:30 pm Museum of African American History: Boston Campus Free

Hundred-Year Book Debate of 1926

Tue, 10 Feb at 06:00 pm Boston Public Library -Rabb Hall & Zoom Free

Drinking in the 18th Century at the LGH

Thu, 12 Feb at 07:00 pm Loring Greenough House USD 0 to 23

Carrying the Torch: A Celebration of Black Women's History

Sun, 01 Mar at 02:00 pm Museum of African American History: Boston Campus Free

17th Annual African American Ball

Sat, 28 Feb at 06:00 pm Campus Center, UMass Boston USD 109

Revelry and Revolution: An Evacuation Day Harbor Cruise

Sat, 07 Mar at 01:00 pm Boston - Long Wharf North USD 0 to 18

Save the Date: Discovering Tut's Tomb: A Tall Cedars Outing

Sat, 25 Apr at 12:00 pm The Saunders Castle at Park Plaza 130 Columbus Avenue, Boston, 02116

Friends of the Harborwalk: Winter Harbor Cruise

Sat, 28 Mar at 10:00 am Long Wharf USD 0 to 40

Old Vines Classic Wines – Australian heritage in a Glass

Sun, 08 Mar at 04:30 pm Hilton Boston Park Plaza USD 68

Night at the Louvre: Art, Intrigue & a Modern Heist

Tue, 07 Apr at 06:00 pm French Library / Alliance Française of Boston & Cambridge USD 15 to 25

Boston and the Making of a Global City

Wed, 08 Apr at 06:00 pm Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square - Rabb Hall Free

Surviving Slavery: The Sale of Indigenous People in King Philip's War

Wed, 08 Apr at 07:00 pm Colonial Society of Massachusetts Free

Smart Money | Lasting Legacies

Wed, 11 Feb at 05:30 pm PwC Free

Lucy Wightman - Princess Cheyenne: My Life as Boston's Most Famous Stripper

Wed, 06 May at 06:00 pm Boston Public Library - Central Library Free

April 11 : Shen Yun 2026, Boston, MA

Sat, 11 Apr at 07:00 pm Boch Center - Wang Theatre

YPN-ULEM Black History Month Game Night: For the Culture

Wed, 11 Feb at 06:00 pm Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts (ULEM) Free

February Flashback Café: Reading of Letter From Birmingham J*il

Wed, 11 Feb at 05:00 pm Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building Free

Digging Deeper into Black Voices of the Revolution

Tue, 17 Feb at 05:00 pm Museum of African American History: Boston Campus Free

REMOVED: BLACK ERASURE IN BOSTON

Fri, 20 Feb at 06:30 pm Hibernian Hall Free

Historically Black Phrases Live starring jarrett hill and Tre’vell Anderson

Thu, 18 Jun at 07:00 pm WBUR CitySpace USD 0 to 29

War and Peace: The Results of Four Years of War

Mon, 23 Feb at 10:00 am 121 Bay State Rd Free

Heroes of the Heart: A Black History Month Celebration

Sat, 14 Feb at 01:00 pm Compass School Free

Edward M. Kennedy Institute February Open House

Tue, 17 Feb at 10:00 am Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate Free

Belief and Beauty: The Spiritual World of Isabella Stewart Gardner

Sat, 07 Feb at 09:30 am 30 Brimmer St, Boston, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02108

Friends of the Harborwalk: Boston - A History Written in Stone

Sat, 11 Apr at 10:00 am Leventhal Center at Boston Harbor Hotel Free

History At Play™, LLC presents Victorian Love & Gossip for Valentine's Day

Fri, 13 Feb at 07:00 pm The Merchant Kitchen & Drinks USD 40 to 61

Commissioning Ceremony: USS Massachusetts-SSN798

Sat, 28 Mar at 08:00 am Conley Marine Terminal, South Boston, MA 02127, United States

Once Upon a Time in Nubian Square Tour

Sat, 14 Feb at 01:00 pm Roxbury Crossing USD 0 to 34

New Guinea Joy Tour

Sat, 07 Feb at 01:00 pm The West End Museum USD 0 to 34

NEHH@20 Open House: A Celebration of NEHH at 20 Years

Sat, 25 Apr at 02:00 pm Congregational Library & Archives Free

Parking Gregorian

Thu, 12 Mar at 12:00 am The Wilbur

Once Upon a Time in Nubian Square - Workshop/Walking Tour

Sat, 14 Feb at 12:00 pm Shaw-Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library USD 18 to 34

Mass General History: Two Centuries in 45 Minutes

Fri, 27 Feb at 12:00 pm Massachusetts General Hospital Free

Studio Workshop: Portraiture with Evoke Tintype

Sun, 22 Mar at 10:30 am Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

The Long Legacy: The Cost and Continuance of Indigenous Resistance

Thu, 28 May at 05:30 pm Boston Public Library - Central Library Free

In Search of the Lost Maestro: Rediscovering Edmond Dédé

Thu, 19 Mar at 06:00 pm French Library / Alliance Française of Boston & Cambridge USD 17 to 21

Castle of our Skins presents: A Little History at the Museum of African American History

Sun, 08 Feb at 01:00 pm 46 Joy St, Boston, MA 02114-4005, United States

Women of the West End Walking Tour

Thu, 19 Mar at 05:30 pm The West End Museum USD 13

Victorian Valentines

Sat, 07 Feb at 01:00 pm Gibson House Museum USD 13 to 25

A Girl in Revolutionary Iran

Tue, 10 Feb at 06:30 pm 29 Chestnut Hill Ave USD 7 to 386

2026 Gaspar G. Bacon Lecture

Tue, 07 Apr at 05:30 pm Boston University Center for Computing and Data Sciences (CDS), Room 1750 Free

Friends of the Harborwalk: Exploring Castle Island

Thu, 18 Jun at 06:00 pm 2080 William J Day Blvd USD 0 to 13

Reimagining Kinship: Consultation + Partnership/ Day 1

Wed, 01 Apr at 05:30 pm 20 Western Ave Free

BACH'S FORBEARS

Fri, 06 Feb at 08:00 pm First Lutheran Church of Boston USD 13 to 34

Keeping Women's Rights in the Picture: A Community Photo Share

Sun, 08 Mar at 12:00 pm Leica Store & Gallery Boston Free

Urban Renewal in Lowell MA: Book Talk with Charlie Gargiulo

Wed, 04 Mar at 06:00 pm The West End Museum USD 13

Revolutionary Harbor Lectures: The Siege and Boston Harbor Communities

Thu, 19 Feb at 06:00 pm Fort Point Room at Atlantic Wharf Free

#BRL88 Volunteer Appreciation Screening and Community Panel Discussion

Tue, 10 Feb at 06:00 pm Grove Hall Branch of the Boston Public Library USD 0 to 29

Brink’s Robbery tour along with Waves of Molasses and a Donneybrook

Sat, 16 May at 10:00 am BCYF Mirabella Pool USD 0 to 18

Stephen Puleo Presentation at the North End Library

Wed, 11 Mar at 06:00 pm 25 Parmenter St, Boston, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02113

The Cup of Excellence with Jessica

Thu, 26 Feb at 01:00 pm George Howell Coffee Free

Chelsea, The Jewish Years: Documentary Film Screening

Thu, 12 Feb at 06:00 pm The West End Museum USD 13

Rum, Rascals, & Revolution: Sea Shanties of Boston's Privateers

Fri, 06 Mar at 07:00 pm The West End Museum USD 18

The BIG DIG: From A to Scheme Z

Wed, 11 Mar at 06:00 pm The West End Museum USD 13

Elements of Victorian Mourning with Etiquetteer

Sat, 21 Feb at 04:30 pm Gibson House Museum USD 20 to 25

Author talk with Virginia Pye on Marriage and Other Monuments

Tue, 24 Feb at 07:00 pm First Church in Boston, 66 Marlborough Street, Boston, MA, USA Free

Cozy Crafting Corner

Thu, 19 Feb at 01:30 pm 19 North Sq, Boston, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02113

Il Nuovo Suono: Life and Music of Monteverdi - Boston

Sat, 07 Mar at 06:00 pm Old South Church in Boston USD 18 to 109

Reproduce 18th Century Printing Techniques

Wed, 18 Feb at 10:30 am 19 North Sq, Boston, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02113

The Way We Were: Roxbury presents: Billie Holiday by Pat Braxton Band

Mon, 09 Feb at 04:00 pm Slades Bar & Grill USD 0 to 55

International Women's Day Tours

Fri, 06 Mar at 10:00 am Nichols House Museum Free

Reimagining Kinship: Consultation + Partnership/ Day 2

Thu, 02 Apr at 08:30 am 20 Western Ave Free

Autocracy 2.0: How China's Rise Reinvented Tyranny

Tue, 24 Mar at 12:30 pm 121 Bay State Rd Free

Spring Boston Christian History Walking Tour

Sat, 21 Mar at 09:45 am Sattler College Free

Revolutionaries Revealed

Sat, 21 Feb at 01:00 pm Boston Common Free

Apostles of Development: Six Economists and the World They Made

Mon, 13 Apr at 12:00 pm 121 Bay State Rd Free

NEMA Gathering at MAAH

Thu, 05 Feb at 01:00 pm Museum of African American History: Boston Campus Free

Films of the Harborwalk (Part I)

Sat, 21 Feb at 10:00 am Leventhal Center at Boston Harbor Hotel Free

The Fairy Godmother of Health Information Management: Grace Whiting Myers

Tue, 10 Feb at 06:00 pm Paul S. Russell, MD Museum of Medical History and Innovation at Massachusetts General Hospital Free

Clock-In! Profiling Historic Employees at the Chestnut Hill Pumping Station

Sat, 14 Feb at 01:00 pm Metropolitan Waterworks Museum Free

Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon: Black History Month

Mon, 23 Feb at 04:00 pm Parker Hill Branch of the Boston Public Library Free

The Spirits of Boston: Outdoor Ghost Hunt

Thu, 30 Oct at 04:00 pm 589 Commercial St USD 9 to 18

Amazing Scavenger Hunt! - Back Bay Beat Bar Crawl

Sun, 30 Mar at 04:00 pm 271 Dartmouth St USD 15

2026 CGS Boston Research Trip

Sun, 01 Feb at 03:00 pm The Charlesmark Boutique Hotel USD 0 to 1,495

Surfacing Site: A Panel on "suite for a minor meeting"

Thu, 26 Feb at 06:00 pm SMFA at Tufts Free

Revolutionary Trails & Chowder Tales Audio Tour

Sun, 06 Apr at 08:00 am 24 Beacon St USD 15

Waterworks Museum: SPECIAL ACCESS TOUR

Fri, 03 Oct at 02:45 pm Metropolitan Waterworks Museum USD 11 to 21

Amazing Scavenger Hunt! - Boston Says Boo!

Sat, 22 Mar at 08:00 am Granary Burying Ground USD 15

Art & Architectural Historic Tour of Beacon Hill

Wed, 10 Dec at 10:00 am The Hidden Art Gallery USD 50 to 301