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Sun, Nov 15, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Newton Free Library, Druker Auditorium
Clarinetist Nat Seelen of Ezekiel's Wheels Klezmer Band and Mozambican guitarist and singer Albino Mbie, a Berklee professor, share the stage at the Newton Free Library on Sunday, November 15, 2026, at 2pm.
Verified Oct 27 · newtonfreelibrary.libcal.com
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Fri, Nov 27, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Hancock-Adams CommonQuincy
The City of Quincy lights its holiday tree on Hancock-Adams Common on Friday, November 27, 2026, 5 to 7pm. A public city event open to all.
Verified Oct 27 · quincyma.gov
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Sun, Nov 29, 12:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Hancock Street parade routeQuincy
Quincy's 73rd annual Christmas Parade steps off on Sunday, November 29, 2026, at noon (city calendar: noon to 3:30pm). The route starts at Hancock Street and Walter J. Hannon Parkway and ends at North Quincy High School. Free to watch along the route.
Verified Oct 27 · quincyma.gov
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Sun, Nov 29, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Newton Free Library, Druker Auditorium
Violinist Ilana Zaks (New England Conservatory and Yale graduate, former first violinist of the Seattle Symphony) plays 'Virtuosity and Storytelling: From Folk Roots to the Concert Stage' at the Newton Free Library on Sunday, November 29, 2026, at 2pm: Bach's E Major Partita, Chinese folk songs, Native American traditions and American fiddle music.
Verified Oct 27 · newtonfreelibrary.libcal.com
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Mon, Nov 30, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Copley Square ParkBoston
Boston Parks celebrates the reopening of the renovated Copley Square Park with its annual tree lighting on Monday, November 30, 2026, 5 to 6pm: arts and crafts, a guided tour of the square, Santa and Rudolph, and music from the Boston Children's Chorus and others. Free.
Verified Oct 27 · boston.gov
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Thu, Dec 3, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Boston Common
Boston's annual tree lighting on the Common is Thursday, December 3, 2026, from 6 to 8pm, next to the Visitor Information Center on Tremont Street. It's free and open to everyone.
Verified Oct 27 · boston.gov
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Thu, Dec 3, 8:00 PM
Commonwealth Avenue MallBoston
The trees along the Commonwealth Avenue Mall light up on Thursday, December 3, 2026, at 8pm, right after the Boston Common tree lighting. Free; gather near 15 Commonwealth Avenue.
Verified Oct 27 · boston.gov
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Sat, Dec 5, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Market Square, Portsmouth, NHBoston
Downtown Portsmouth, NH lights its tree in Market Square at 5pm on Saturday, December 5, 2026, then the Illuminated Holiday Parade leaves Goodwin Park on Islington Street at 6pm and reaches Market Square about 20 to 30 minutes later. Free and open to all.
Verified Oct 27 · portsmouthnh.gov
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Second Friday of each month, 6–9pm
The Mill Contemporary Art Studios and Project B GalleryFramingham
On the second Friday of each month, 6 to 9pm, The Mill Contemporary Art Studios and Project B Gallery hold a reception for a new exhibit and open their artist studios: painters, sculptors, photographers, stained glass, fiber, ceramics, printmaking, woodworking and more. No charge to attend.
Verified Oct 27 · framinghamma.gov
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