DECORATIVE GOURDS. Highs in the 50s, no rain - your Boston roundup of shows & Halloween-adjacent events for - October 23-26, 2025 - plenty to do. Your #BostonWeekend thread relies on *you* to boost - share the signal - build our #Boston #Massachusetts community in DIY spaces like the #fediverse. Enjoy, Enjoy! (1/?)
#BostonWeekend 2x Thu SMUT 6pm - Writing spicy stories with, like, vampires and werewolves - a workshop, with chocolates.#SomervilleMA https://www.eventbrite.com/e/trick-or-trope-a-spicy-paranormal-writing-workshop-tickets-1641512290449
#boston #writing #smut #chocolate
Trick or Trope: A spicy paranormal writing workshop!

Learn to write spicy paranormal stories (over chocolate treats!) with instructor Megan Hennessey, Table Conversation, & Read My Lips Boston

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#BostonWeekend 3x Thu FUNDRAISER Support the #SomervilleMuseum's 100 years - 108$ tickets get knocked down to 92$ with the code ASIMOV https://www.somervillemuseum.org/calendar-events/rewind-record-play
#SomervilleMA #Boston #BostonArts
"Rewind, Record, PLAY!" — Somerville Museum

The Somerville Museum is celebrating its 100th Anniversary on Thursday, October 23, 5:30-8:30pm at the Crystal Ballroom with a retrofuturist cocktail fundraising bash sponsored by SOMERNOVA, a generous gift in memory of Amy Anthony and many others!

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Shudder To Think - Hit Liquor

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Belly - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

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Saturday Sessions: Neko Case performs "Wreck"

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The Boston Pancakes & Booze Art Show

The Boston Pancakes & Booze Art Show

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#BostonWeekend 8x Thu TRUECRIME Crimes of the Truest kind Podcast speaks of #Camberville - $28 at the Burren in #DavisSquare #SomervilleMA "Join host Anngelle Wood on Thursday, October 23rd for a riveting live recording of the Crime of the Truest Kind podcast.

Crimes of Camberville: From the Alleys to the Ivies — A History of Crime, Murder, and Mystery

Through immersive storytelling, explore haunting crimes rooted in Somerville and Cambridge, cities defined by the intersection of the working class and elite academics.

From shadowed alleyways to storied institutions, Anngelle gives voice to victims long forgotten and to communities still longing for justice. Cases planned include the developments in the case of Charline Rosemond’s 2009 murder, remembering Janet Downing, killed by a neighbor in her Somerville home in July 1995, Deanna Cremin (1995), Trang Phuong Ho (1995), Jane Britton (1969), Reina Rojas Morales (2022), Beverly Samans (1963), Amy B. Sher (2002), Michelle Miller (1992), Linda Marshall (1968), Jason Ellcock (2009), Charlene Holmes (2012), Mary Joe Frug (1991), and Mitchel Valaudyne Iviquel (2020). " https://tickets.24hourmusic.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=1658 #Boston #CambridgeMA #TrueCrime #Boston

Tickets | Crime of the Truest Kind: Crimes of Camberville – Live at The Burren | 24 Hour Music, LLC

Check This Out: Get tickets and show information for Crime of the Truest Kind: Crimes of Camberville – Live at The Burren - 24 Hour Music, LLC

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#BostonWeekend 9x Thu-Sat CIRCUS Cirque of the Dead returns once more! spooky, bendy, strong people on ropes n shit. At the Armory (4 shows) #BostonCircus #Boston #SomervilleMA #SomervilleArmory #circus
The Addams Family: The Musical | Official Trailer

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#BostonWeekend 11x Fri afternoon - Inmanween in #InmanSquare #CambridgeMA https://www.facebook.com/events/776052881895211/
let me dissuade you, its not the band Ween, afaict
Inmanween 2025

Event in Cambridge, MA, United States by East Cambridge Business Association on Friday, October 24 2025

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong: Undivided [Official Video]

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#BostonWeekend 13x Fri MUSIC #MagdalenaBay in #Boston before DC and Philly if you missed em in April https://toot.boston/@knizer/114394486777381372 #BostonMusic
knizer (@knizer@toot.boston)

Tuesday - #MagdalenaBay (delightfully weird #synthpop sold out, @ HOB #Boston https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhfs1CzzUPM https://www.houseofblues.com/boston/EventDetail?tmeventid=vv1AvZkAUGkeJBSfa #BostonMusic #BostonWeekend 16/x

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Jonathan Richman - Live in Somerville

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Chaparelle - Inside the Lines (Official Video)

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Providence Bike Jam on Instagram: "Demons of the underworld, hunters of the stage, devotees of ALL the fandoms: we call on you to help us seal the honmoon with a Halloween Jam this Friday night! Join us to slay the streets and take down anything that stands in our way! 👹⚔️🚲🪩 Meet: Burnside Park, 7pm Roll out: 7:30 Ride: route will drop on Thursday! End: @monikerbrewery"

Get ready for a thrilling Halloween experience with fellow fans of all fandoms in Portland. Join us for a night of excitement, adventure, and camaraderie in Burnside Park, culminating at Moniker Brewery. Perfect for fans of horror, fantasy, and adventure.

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#BostonWeekend 18x Sat GARDEN noon-5 Fundraiser for S Somerville Growing Center - ‘salvage sale’ and makers market fundraiser https://www.thegrowingcenter.org/yard-sale
#Boston #Gardening #SomervilleMA
Fall Salvage Sale | thegrowingcenter

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#BostonWeekend 20x Sat MAKERS 2-7 Local Hackerspace - Artisans Asylum in #AllstonBrightonMA hosts an Open House - tour the 52k sqft campus #woodworking #FabricArts #bikes #metalworking #electronics #SCUL #STEM #Robotics #HamRadio https://www.artisansasylum.com #Boston #ArtisansAsylum
Artisans Asylum

An inclusive, non-profit community makerspace dedicated to advancing the learning, practice and culture of do-it-yourself (“DIY”) fabrication

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Rufus Wainwright - Going To A Town (Official Music Video)

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Minus The Bear - Knights (Official Video)

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Mudvayne - Happy? (Official HD Video)

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Parcels: Tiny Desk Concert

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Ezra Furman - Restless Year [Official Music Video]

Hello my dears, I hope you enjoy this musical video-film, made by the incomparable Joe Brett. This is pretty much an accurate depiction of what my life is li...

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Cheap Trick - Surrender (Official Audio)

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Boston Book Festival

#BostonWeekend 28x Sun 1230-5 Boston Hassle Flea Market, 2$ entry only - Cambridge Community Center - bring earplugs, venue can be loud - arguably one of the awesomer local art vendor faires, highly recommend. https://www.instagram.com/p/DPJekXhDs9l/
Boston Hassle Art Market on Instagram: "October 26 come on out to The hassle flea, filled with live music, artists, cafe goodness and 85+ small businesses!! SUNDAY-October 26 12:30-5 Taking place at @cambcommcenter Find all sorts of goodies from your local art friends! Get prints for your walls to decorate your dorms for the year or get yourself some new jewelry for fall, get cozy with a candle from one of our amazing vendors. Vinyl, vines, vintage, prints, patches , home decor and more!!! one stop shop for everything to start off your year ⭐️ Live music all day in the basement brought to you by the @bostonhassle Flyer by @danodraws Go check out their insta and give them a follow!!! #cambridgema #thingstodoinboston #bostonartist #bostonart"

Discover a treasure trove of unique goods, from art prints to handmade jewelry, at the Hassle Flea Market in Cambridge, MA. Enjoy live music, delicious cafe treats, and a one-stop shop for everything you need to start your year off right.

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#BostonWeekend 29x CLOTHING - FREE - Plus Size Clothing Swap
·3:00 – 6:00pm
First Parish In Malden, 2 Elm St, Malden, MA 02148, USA
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Bigger Bodies Boston is an all-volunteer community-building and social justice organization dedicated to creating fat community, fighting anti-fat bias, and promoting fat liberation. Join us for BBB’s first plus size clothing swap!
No registration required!
Bring no more than 10 items per person
Bring only clean, undamaged fall/winter items
Do not bring accessories, shoes, or underwear
You don’t need to bring clothes to take clothes

Accessibility of Building and Programs – First Parish Malden (fpmalden.org)
Masks required for an indoor event (provided)
Location
Parking: free street parking, plus elementary school lot next door
Public transit: 5 min / .25 mile walk to Malden Center T station on orange line
https://biggerbodiesboston.com/calendar #Boston #Malden #MaldenMA

Calendar — Bigger Bodies Boston

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BLOWWLOWEEN: Death BLOWWs - The Center for the Arts at the Armory

Boston League of Wicked Wrestlers has crossed the veil and stumbled into the most frightful of realms, where death is not the end…but only the beginning.

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Herman's Hermits "Henry The VIII, I Am" on The Ed Sullivan Show

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The Ataris - The Boys of Summer

Music video by The Ataris performing The Boys of Summer. (C) 2003 Sony BMG Music Entertainment

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BIG D AND THE KIDS TABLE - TOO MUCH

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