History Events in Boston

Check out happening history events all around Boston, MA

Fisherman’s Feast

Fri, 15 Aug at 08:30 pm North End, Boston

Art on Film, Day 1

 Fri, 12 Sep at 06:00 pm Goethe-Institut Boston Free

The Blob (1988) in 35mm (Free Screening at the Greenway)

 Wed, 13 Aug at 08:00 pm Rose Kennedy Greenway

Fenway Stadium Stadion 5K

 Sat, 08 Nov at 06:00 am Fenway Park Baseball Stadium

Boston Trivia Night

 Thu, 14 Aug at 06:30 pm Bulfinch Social USD 13

Michael Ansara - The Hard Work of Hope

 Wed, 10 Sep at 06:00 pm Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square - Rabb Hall Free

Meet Harriet, Daughter of Paul Revere

Sat, 16 Aug at 01:00 pm 19 North Sq, Boston, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02113

Black Burials and Memory at Dorchester North Cemetery

 Sat, 20 Sep at 12:00 pm Dorchester North Burying Ground Free

Redcoats & Rebels: A Musical Duel Across the Atlantic

 Sun, 24 Aug at 04:00 pm The Hub on Causeway Community Room USD 18

Jiggin-at-the-jug

Sat, 06 Sep at 12:00 pm Strand Theatre (Dorchester, Massachusetts)

Lectures on Tap - What Was the Gilded Age? (and Are We in Another One Now?)

 Thu, 21 Aug at 06:30 pm Downtown Boston USD 39

Colonial Dance Tunes and Love Songs

Sat, 30 Aug at 01:00 pm 19 North Sq, Boston, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02113

ACDC Public Chinatown Walking Tours - September 2025

 Sat, 27 Sep at 03:30 pm Chinatown Gate USD 23

Friends of the Harborwalk: Films of the Harborwalk

 Sat, 25 Oct at 10:00 am Leventhal Center at Boston Harbor Hotel Free

Street Stage @ Charlestown Navy Yard

 Sat, 23 Aug at 03:30 pm Commandant's House Free

2025 Rat City Gala + Gallery

 Wed, 13 Aug at 06:00 pm Zone 3 Free

The 9 Muses: Celebrating 100 Years of The Jabberwock

 Sat, 11 Oct at 07:13 pm 291 St Botolph St Free

Declassified JFK Papers: Key Takeaways

 Wed, 13 Aug at 07:00 pm John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum Free

Bully Boy Distillery Tour

 Thu, 18 Sep at 05:30 pm 44 Cedric St USD 12 to 17

Legends in Focus: The Photography of Henry Diltz

 Thu, 14 Aug at 07:00 pm 118 Boylston St USD 60

Samuel Garza Bernstein "Cesar Romero: The Joker Is Wild" 8/27 at 6pm

 Wed, 27 Aug at 06:00 pm East End Books Boston Seaport USD 0 to 36

Copy of Copy of Boston Street Art and Graffiti Walking Tour (August 29)

 Fri, 29 Aug at 02:00 pm Walking Tour (that meets at the corner of Huntington and Gainsborough) USD 25 to 50

"Africa is the Beginning" Public Conversation

 Sat, 06 Sep at 12:00 pm Roxbury YMCA Free

Mass General History: Two Centuries in 45 Minutes

 Tue, 26 Aug at 01:00 pm Massachusetts General Hospital Free

Concrete in Boston: Evolution and Revolution

 Sat, 13 Sep at 01:00 pm Metropolitan Waterworks Museum Free

Goethe Sommerkino presents: Beyond the Blue Border

 Wed, 27 Aug at 08:00 pm Goethe-Institut Boston Free

WALKING TOUR! 1630: From Shawmut to Boston

 Mon, 18 Aug at 06:00 pm Outside of Park Street Station Free

ACDC Public Chinatown Walking Tours - August 2025

 Sat, 23 Aug at 03:30 pm Chinatown Gate USD 23

Zakim and Russell Bridges Walking Tour

 Thu, 28 Aug at 10:00 am The West End Museum USD 13

Diplomacy Now | The U.S., China, and the Great Powers

 Thu, 11 Sep at 06:00 pm Boston Public Library, Rabb Hall Free

"Roxbury Rhapsody" Public Conversation

 Sat, 20 Sep at 12:00 pm Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building Free

60th Anniversary of Srila Prabhupada's Arrival in Boston

 Fri, 12 Sep at 05:00 pm ISKCON Boston USD 50

The Tailor’s Craft

Sat, 23 Aug at 01:00 pm 19 North Sq, Boston, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02113

PEN/Hemingway Award Celebration

 Sun, 02 Nov at 02:00 pm John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum Free

BBF Presents An Evening With Andrew Ross Sorkin

 Fri, 24 Oct at 07:30 pm Back Bay Events Center USD 66 to 322

Hamilton Boston - Official (Sep 23 - Nov 2, 2025)

 Tue, 23 Sep at 07:00 pm Citizens Opera House

Bridges as Structural Art in Boston

 Wed, 27 Aug at 06:00 pm The West End Museum USD 13

Annual Back-to-the Office Sunset Cruise

 Thu, 04 Sep at 05:30 pm 1 Long Wharf USD 47 to 60

The Displaced West Ender Reunion

 Sun, 21 Sep at 03:00 pm The West End Museum Free

Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure - Boston Freedom Trail

 Mon, 09 Jun Boston Common Visitors Center USD 49

A NightMARE with Casey Sherman at Wilbur Theatre

 Thu, 30 Oct at 07:30 pm Wilbur Theatre

Freedom Season: How 1963 Transformed America’s Civil Rights Revolution

 Thu, 25 Sep at 07:00 pm John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum Free

Roslindale Film Society: American Graffiti (1973)

 Mon, 29 Sep at 06:00 pm the Square Root Free

Sashiko Stitches! Japanese Mending

 Thu, 25 Sep at 06:00 pm 31 St. James Ave., Boston, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02116

Sailing with St. John's

 Sat, 06 Sep at 11:00 am Boston Harbor City Cruises USD 109 to 146

СЕРГЕЙ ДОВЛАТОВ - СПЕКТАКЛЬ «ЧЕМОДАН» в Бостоне

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

The Way We Were :: Roxbury Black Wall Street 1900-1965

 Tue, 23 Sep at 10:00 am Roxbury Community College USD 0 to 29

ACDC Public Chinatown Walking Tours - October 2025

 Sat, 25 Oct at 03:30 pm Chinatown Gate USD 23

Storytelling & Improvisation

Sun, 14 Sep at 01:00 pm Museum of African American History - Boston and Nantucket

Boston Raiders Youth Football & Cheer 50th Anniversary Celebration

 Sat, 08 Nov at 06:00 pm I.B.E.W. Local 103 USD 109 to 1,602

Chat & Chowder: Boston and the Making of a Global City by James O'Connell

 Wed, 15 Oct at 06:00 pm Foley & Lardner LLP Free

Chat & Chowder | The Man Who Would Be King

 Thu, 04 Dec at 06:00 pm Foley & Lardner LLP Free

Taino, The People Who Greeted Columbus

 Tue, 19 Aug at 06:00 pm Zoom

The 2025 HistoryMaker Awards, Presented by The History Project

 Tue, 30 Sep at 06:00 pm St. Botolph Club USD 162 to 5,000

47th ABAA Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair

 Fri, 07 Nov at 04:00 pm Hynes Convention Center USD 29

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis "Duke in Africa"

 Fri, 23 Jan at 08:00 pm Symphony Hall Boston

Center for Classical Theology 2025

 Mon, 17 Nov at 07:00 pm Tremont Temple Baptist Church

Boston's First Labor Day Parade!

 Mon, 01 Sep at 09:30 am Boston State House

Historic Walking Tour of Beacon Hill | Tuesdays 10:30AM

 Tue, 26 Aug at 10:00 am Massachusetts State House USD 29

History of Boston | Art Gallery Tour

 Sat, 18 Jan at 12:00 pm The Hidden Art Gallery USD 18

Wang Theatre Tours

 Thu, 10 Jul Boch Center Wang Theatre Tours

Waterworks Museum: Chestnut Hill Reservoir Walking Tours

 Sun, 11 May at 10:00 am Metropolitan Waterworks Museum USD 7 to 13

Boston Bar Crawl and Freedom Trail Walking History Tour

 Sat, 20 Feb at 02:00 pm 24 Beacon St USD 12

Red Sox Nation Bar Crawl Walking History Tour - Bar Trivia on the Go!

 Fri, 06 Sep at 12:00 pm Starting Location: USD 12