Performing-arts Events in Cambridge

Check out happening performing-arts events all around Cambridge, MA

HM & friends in Cambridge, MA

 Sun, 26 Apr at 05:00 pm Club Passim

Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw at The Brattle Theatre

 Tue, 12 May at 06:00 pm The Brattle Theatre USD 14 to 43

Tom Perrotta at The Brattle Theatre

 Wed, 29 Apr at 06:00 pm The Brattle Theatre USD 14 to 38

Colby Acuff in Cambridge

 Thu, 28 May at 08:00 pm The Sinclair

Candlelight: From Bach to The Beatles | Boston

 Thu, 28 May at 08:30 pm Harvard Murr Squash Center

2026 Boston Cuban Dance Festival

 Fri, 01 May at 12:00 pm Lesley University - Washburn Hall

Midge Ure in Cambridge

 Sun, 31 May at 07:00 pm Corn Exchange

Caiola in Cambridge

 Fri, 15 May at 07:00 pm Club Passim

Royal and The Serpent

 Sun, 14 Jun at 07:00 pm The Sinclair Music Hall

Nicholas Epley at the Cambridge Public Library

 Mon, 08 Jun at 06:00 pm Cambridge Public Library USD 0 to 37

No Man's Land Film Festival - Cambridge, MA

 Fri, 08 May at 05:30 pm Kendall/MIT Open Space

Silly Sh*t Variety Show

 Fri, 24 Apr at 06:30 pm KiOSK Free

BBTR 2026: SUMMER KICKOFF Bachata & Salsa By The River

 Sun, 03 May at 06:00 pm Magazine Beach, Cambridge

Mike Stern Band Featuring: Dennis Chambers, Gary Grainger, Bob Franceschini, Leni Stern

 Thu, 07 May at 07:00 pm Regattabar USD 36 to 48

TUNES ON THE CHARLES SUNDAY! Recital, ITMA Lecture, Singing, Film and more!

 Sun, 03 May at 10:00 am The Lilypad USD 23

100 Years, and 100 More — Cambridge Performance

 Sun, 17 May at 03:00 pm First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, U.C.C.

A Night at the Disco Book Bash with Christian John Wikane

 Thu, 07 May at 07:00 pm Lovestruck Books & Cafe USD 61

Caroline Kingsbury at Middle East Downstairs

 Tue, 28 Apr Middle East Downstairs

Trace Bundy in Cambridge

 Thu, 30 Apr at 08:00 pm Club Passim

Dom Flemons in Cambridge

 Tue, 05 May at 06:00 pm Sanders Theatre

Liz Lieber LIVE in Boston

 Fri, 29 May at 08:00 pm The Lilypad USD 31

Blue Ribbons/David Champagne Live at the Lizard Lounge

 Sat, 25 Apr at 08:00 pm Lizard Lounge USD 18

Mario Party Galaxy Drag Brunch - Cambridge

 Sun, 03 May at 11:00 am Summer Shack (Cambridge, MA)

Cola in Cambridge

 Tue, 21 Jul at 08:00 pm The Sinclair

The Flatliners

 Sat, 09 May at 11:00 pm Middle East - Downstairs

Cut Worms

 Thu, 14 May at 07:00 pm The Sinclair Music Hall

KNEBWORTH '96 - LIVE '26 at The Sinclair - Boston 🇺🇸

Fri, 29 May at 08:30 pm The Sinclair

Pete and Bas

 Thu, 04 Jun The Sinclair Music Hall

Queer Voices Festival: A Series of Short Plays

 Fri, 08 May at 07:00 pm Arrow Street Arts - Black Box Theater

The Brokes

 Fri, 15 May at 07:30 pm Sonia Free

80s kids

 Sat, 09 May at 08:00 pm The Lilypad USD 34

Black Swan at American Repertory Theater at Loeb Drama Center

 Tue, 02 Jun at 07:30 pm American Repertory Theater at Loeb Drama Center

Centro Cultural Cubano - Havana Night Salsa Party

 Sun, 14 Jun at 02:00 pm La Fabrica USD 29

Toni Ballard Quartet

 Wed, 22 Apr at 07:00 pm The Mad Monkfish USD 13

Andaaz 2026

 Fri, 24 Apr at 06:00 pm Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Campus Center USD 0 to 25

Organically Good Trio

 Fri, 24 Apr at 09:00 pm Lizard Lounge USD 23

Poetry Jam-Tarishi "M.I.D.N.I.G.H.T.” Shuler

 Sun, 17 May at 07:00 pm Lizard Lounge USD 13

Honoring 100 Years of Negro History Week

 Wed, 22 Apr at 05:30 pm Cambridge City Hall Free

Art Battle Boston - May 15, 2026

 Fri, 15 May at 07:00 pm Lamplighter Brewing Co. - CX USD 18 to 33

A Conversation with Anthony Davis and Davóne Tines

 Thu, 23 Apr at 05:00 pm Holden Chapel Free

Ornithology - A Comedy Variety Show with Live Music

 Fri, 08 May at 08:00 pm The Lilypad USD 15

Megabreve

 Thu, 07 May at 07:00 pm The Mad Monkfish USD 13

"We Are The Forest “ featuring an 8-channel spatial sound mix

 Tue, 28 Apr at 12:00 pm Thomas Tull Concert Hall Free

Mahya Hamedi & Queralt Giralt (Monkfish Concert Series)

 Wed, 13 May at 07:00 pm The Mad Monkfish USD 13

Kingdom Showcase Class 11

 Sun, 03 May at 07:00 pm The Foundry USD 25

An ode to the Diaspora

 Sat, 09 May at 09:30 pm Middle East - Zuzu

BABYBABYBABY

 Sat, 09 May at 08:00 pm The Dance Complex USD 7 to 55

Twilight Drag Brunch - Cambridge

 Sun, 17 May at 11:00 am Summer Shack (Cambridge, MA)

Midday Music: Sol y Canto

 Wed, 17 Jun at 12:15 pm Kendall/MIT Open Space Free

And, Perhaps, To Bloom

 Sun, 03 May at 04:00 pm Edward M. Pickman Hall

Eddie 9V

 Sun, 14 Jun at 07:30 pm The Sinclair

Kinga Głyk

 Sat, 20 Jun at 07:00 pm Regattabar USD 30 to 42

Spandan Unfolds - An Inaugural Weekend of Theatre

 Sat, 20 Jun at 03:30 pm Lesley University USD 23 to 66

Ryan Davis and The Roadhouse Band

 Wed, 24 Jun at 07:00 pm The Sinclair Music Hall

Tyreek McDole

 Fri, 26 Jun at 07:30 pm Regattabar USD 30 to 42

Failure

 Tue, 12 May at 07:00 pm The Sinclair Music Hall

Iara Magalhães Quintet

 Wed, 06 May at 07:00 pm The Mad Monkfish USD 13

The Mystical Tavern : A Musical Confluence of Sufism & Kabbalah

 Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm Harvard Divinity School Free

Le Youth

 Fri, 05 Jun at 12:00 am The Sinclair - Cambridge

Jon McBride's Big Easy With The Eisenhower Brothers

 Thu, 23 Apr at 08:00 pm Lizard Lounge USD 18

Echoes of Time

 Sun, 03 May at 07:00 pm The Dance Complex USD 23 to 34

TC2's Annual New Play Festival 2026

 Sat, 16 May at 11:00 am The Foundry USD 29

Man Man

 Thu, 23 Jul at 07:00 pm The Sinclair Music Hall

Hellbender

 Fri, 01 May at 07:30 pm Regattabar USD 30 to 42

The Gathering

 Sat, 07 Mar at 08:00 pm The Dance Complex USD 34

Since Time Immemorial (Deer Island) / Elizabeth Solomon & Sarah Kanouse

 Thu, 30 Apr at 09:30 am Harvard University Graduate School Of Design Free

Friday Night Lights: Experience Flamenco with Laura Sánchez

 Fri, 01 May at 06:30 pm The Dance Complex USD 13 to 23

Pablo Ablanedo Octet(o)

 Sat, 13 Jun at 04:45 pm The Lilypad USD 7 to 23

Juventas x Navona Records

 Sat, 02 May at 08:00 pm Multicultural Arts Center

FEM&M, Astrid, Milky Possum, Charloux

 Fri, 01 May at 07:30 pm Sonia USD 27

Ty Fly w/ Thunderslug

 Tue, 26 May at 07:00 pm Middle East - Upstairs USD 22

Summer Party

 Wed, 24 Jun at 12:00 pm Kendall/MIT Open Space Free

Villanelle at Sonia

 Sun, 07 Jun Sonia

MIT Arts Startup Incubator: Student Pitch Competition

 Thu, 30 Apr at 05:00 pm 292 Main St Free

Marco y Sara Signature Moves Intensive | 8 Week Bootcamp

 Wed, 15 Apr at 07:00 pm Moves & Vibes Dance and Entertainment Co USD 23 to 130

My Suitcase of Fragments

 Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm 3 Church St USD 25

SCHREIBSTÜCK

 Wed, 29 Apr at 07:30 pm MIT Building W97 Free

Midday Music: Jazz World Trio

 Wed, 10 Jun at 12:15 pm Kendall/MIT Open Space Free

Mon Rovîa live at The Cantab Lounge!

 Wed, 13 May at 08:00 pm The Cantab Lounge USD 34

Good: A Play About Gods in the Ghetto

 Thu, 07 May at 07:30 pm Arrow Street Arts

FILM: BAD GUY, ROUGH WEEK; A Rather Dark Comedy

 Sat, 30 May at 07:00 pm The Foundry USD 18

Intersections: A Dance Symposium

 Wed, 22 Apr at 10:00 am 345 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA, USA Free

Bailey Katsu, Olivia Dolphin Band, Zola Simone

 Fri, 17 Jul at 08:00 pm Middle East - Upstairs USD 22

Good: A Play About Gods in the Ghetto

 Wed, 06 May at 07:00 pm Arrow Street Arts - Black Box Theater

Bailey Katsu

 Thu, 16 Jul at 07:00 pm Middle East - Upstairs

Irish Concertina Workshop with Noel Hill (Intermediate/Adv)

 Sat, 02 May at 01:00 pm Cambridge Masonic Temple USD 45

YIELD! ONE WAY! STOP! / Brett Ascarelli

 Thu, 23 Apr at 11:30 am Harvard Art Museums Free

Graduate Student Talk: Léa Miranda

 Thu, 07 May at 05:30 pm MIT List Visual Arts Center Free

April School Vacation at CambridgeSide

 Tue, 21 Apr at 11:00 am CambridgeSide

Tell Her What She's Won, Johnny: A Staged Reading

 Thu, 07 May at 07:30 pm Arrow Street Arts

The Lumpen & the Miscreant: Mary Walling Blackburn presents Cream Psychosis

 Thu, 14 May at 06:00 pm 201 Amherst St Free

Queer Voices Festival: A Series of Short Plays

 Fri, 08 May at 07:30 pm Arrow Street Arts

When Santa Fell To Earth: A Musical

 Thu, 07 May at 07:30 pm Arrow Street Arts

The Ooze

 Wed, 02 Sep at 09:00 pm Middle East - Zuzu USD 38 to 322

The Cribs

 Sat, 09 May at 07:00 pm The Sinclair Music Hall

DTG Spring 2026 Gala: Dance Theatre Group: Spring 2026

 Thu, 30 Apr at 08:00 pm CambridgeSide USD 15

2026 HGC Alumni Chorus in Cambridge

 Mon, 08 Jun at 09:00 am First Church in Cambridge USD 0 to 300

Good Girl, A New Play

 Sat, 27 Jun at 02:00 pm The Foundry Free

Decom Boston presents: The Clockwork Circus

 Sat, 10 Oct at 07:00 pm Sonia

Vocal Jam Mondays

 Mon, 23 Mar at 05:00 pm The Foundry Free