Performing-arts Events in Cambridge

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

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

 Sun, 29 Mar at 03:00 pm Sanders Theatre

Hunter Hayes

 Mon, 30 Mar at 07:00 pm The Sinclair Music Hall

Jacques Herzog in Conversation with Grace La

 Tue, 21 Apr at 06:30 pm Harvard University Graduate School Of Design Free

Colby Acuff in Cambridge

 Thu, 28 May at 08:00 pm The Sinclair

Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw at The Brattle Theatre

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

Salsa & Bachata Carnival Party (4th Annual)

 Sat, 28 Mar at 09:00 pm 41 Hampshire St, Cambridge, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02139

Candlelight: From Bach to The Beatles | Boston

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

Tom Perrotta at The Brattle Theatre

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

2026 Boston Cuban Dance Festival

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

Caiola in Cambridge

 Fri, 15 May at 07:00 pm Club Passim

Saami Brothers Qawwali Night

 Sun, 12 Apr at 07:30 pm Harvard University USD 39 to 55

No Man's Land Film Festival - Cambridge, MA

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

Midge Ure in Cambridge

 Sun, 31 May at 07:00 pm Corn Exchange

Jane Monheit

 Sat, 18 Apr Regattabar

The 9th Annual Jubilee - Heritage: Roots and Horizons

 Fri, 03 Apr at 06:30 pm Barker Center USD 29 to 45

Blues to Africa: The Randy Weston Centennial

 Sun, 12 Apr at 04:00 pm John Knowles Paine Concert Hall Free

100 Years, and 100 More — Cambridge Performance

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

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

 Thu, 07 May Regattabar USD 36 to 48

Caroline Kingsbury at Middle East Downstairs

 Tue, 28 Apr Middle East Downstairs

A Night at the Disco Book Bash with Christian John Wikane

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

Liz Lieber LIVE in Boston

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

Cut Worms

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

Wicked Queer Coffee House

 Sun, 29 Mar at 11:30 am Satellite - Craft Beer, Coffee & Cocktails Served with Burgers and Live Music USD 18 to 23

Blue Ribbons/David Champagne Live at the Lizard Lounge

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

Jorge Perez-Albela Trio with Kenny Werner and John Lockwood

 Sun, 05 Apr at 03:00 pm Lilypad Inman

The Flatliners

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

Samīkṣaṇa: Reimagined. Rooted.

 Sat, 04 Apr at 07:00 pm The Dance Complex USD 29 to 39

80s kids

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

Lenka

 Sun, 19 Apr at 06:00 pm Regattabar USD 30 to 42

The Gravel Project/Chris Fitz

 Sat, 18 Apr at 08:00 pm Lizard Lounge USD 21

Trace Bundy in Cambridge, MA at Club Passim!

 Thu, 30 Apr at 08:00 pm Club Passim

Silly Sh*t Variety Show

 Sat, 18 Apr at 05:30 pm The Foundry, Rogers Street, Cambridge, MA, USA USD 7 to 24

Organically Good Trio

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

Art Battle Boston - May 15, 2026

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

Hannah Montana + Disney Channel Drag Brunch - Cambridge

 Sun, 19 Apr at 11:00 am Summer Shack (Cambridge, MA)

The Global Majority: Spring Edition

 Sat, 18 Apr at 07:30 pm The Foundry USD 7 to 23

List Center 40th Anniversary Celebration

 Sat, 11 Apr at 01:00 pm MIT List Visual Arts Center Free

Toni Ballard Quartet

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

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

No Exit

 Fri, 27 Mar 10 Holyoke Pl, Cambridge, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02138

Tyreek McDole

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

The Mystical Tavern : A Musical Confluence of Sufism & Kabbalah

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

Toccata, Motet, Mass: The Sacred Genius of Bach

 Sat, 18 Apr at 07:00 pm Christ Church Cambridge

Jorgan Trio+1

 Thu, 09 Apr at 07:00 pm The Mad Monkfish USD 13

CONCERT Berklee India Exchange presents Anirudh Varma Collective

 Wed, 08 Apr at 07:30 pm Arrow Street Arts

Ryan Davis and The Roadhouse Band

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

David Rivera Y La Bambula

 Sat, 04 Apr at 07:00 pm Regattabar USD 42 to 53

The Gathering

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

Iara Magalhães Quintet

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

Jon McBride's Big Easy With The Eisenhower Brothers

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

Le Youth

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

Pablo Ablanedo Octet(o)

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

Failure

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

AFROCUBAN INTENSIVE WORKSHOP! MARCH 29TH

 Sun, 29 Mar at 04:00 pm Mango Studio Rental USD 39 to 50

Central Asian Students Conference & Navruz at Harvard

 Fri, 17 Apr at 11:30 am Student Organization Center at Hilles (SOCH) USD 29

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

Hellbender

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

Poetry Reading: Tribute to Rhina Espaillat

 Fri, 17 Apr at 06:00 pm 105 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02138

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

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

Summer Party

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

Conversation and Concert: Carlos Prieto, cello

 Tue, 31 Mar at 04:30 pm Lewis Music Library Free

Mood

 Tue, 07 Apr at 09:30 pm Middle East - Corner/Bakery USD 42

Improv for Confidence and Expression

 Wed, 04 Mar at 06:00 pm The Foundry USD 0 to 253

Laurel Circle Concert Series: Rasa String Quartet

 Thu, 09 Apr at 05:30 pm Mount Auburn Cemetery USD 39 to 2,662

SCHREIBSTÜCK

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

Camila Quintero

 Wed, 15 Apr at 07:00 pm The Mad Monkfish USD 13

My Suitcase of Fragments

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

Midday Music: Jazz World Trio

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

ManRay presents: FRISKY!

 Thu, 02 Apr at 08:00 pm 40 Prospect Street, Cambridge, MA

Noam Weinstein and Friends-Album Release For "Male Model"

 Wed, 15 Apr at 08:00 pm Lizard Lounge USD 18

Bailey Katsu

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

Vocal Jam Mondays

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

Eliot Thompson Band at The Cantab Lounge

 Fri, 03 Apr at 10:00 am The Cantab Lounge USD 9

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

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

Book your tickets for The Commute now!

 Sun, 12 Apr at 03:00 pm The Foundry, Shop 6 USD 23

"The Weir"

 Fri, 10 Apr at 07:00 pm The Foundry USD 22 to 32

The Seventh Annual MIT Playwrights Lab

 Wed, 01 Apr at 08:00 pm 345 Vassar St Free

YIELD! ONE WAY! STOP! / Brett Ascarelli

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

The Cribs

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

A Writing, A Reading with Poet & Artist in Residence Emily Duggan

 Sun, 29 Mar at 01:00 pm Mount Auburn Cemetery Free

2026 HGC Alumni Chorus in Cambridge

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

Hot Java, The Singing Llama - A local showbiz farce

 Sat, 11 Apr at 01:00 pm Cambridge Public Library Free

Clare Battering Steps Workshop with Caitlín Nic Gabhann (All Welcome!)

 Sat, 02 May at 01:00 pm Cambridge Masonic Temple USD 29

A\V Comedy Club: Technically Different Comedy

 Mon, 19 Jan at 07:00 pm The Foundry Free

Randy Weston Collection Exhibit

 Sun, 12 Apr at 02:00 pm Loeb Music Library Free

Semyon Khanin: A Poetry Reading and Discussion

 Thu, 16 Apr at 05:00 pm S354, CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street Free

Improv Gym with Nova Comedy

 Sat, 01 Mar at 12:00 pm The Foundry Free

North Cambridge Family Opera presents Weedpatch!

 Sat, 21 Mar at 03:00 pm Peabody Elementary School, Rindge Avenue, Cambridge, MA, USA Free

"Feeling Right": Creative Dance Workshop

 Tue, 10 Mar at 10:00 am North Cambridge Senior Center Free

Black Swan - The Musical - Cambridge

 Tue, 26 May at 11:30 pm Loeb Drama Center at A.R.T.