Central Square, Cambridge, MA
Events & things to do in Central Square, Cambridge
Concerts, meetings, markets, and neighborhood happenings in Central Square, Cambridge, MA. Updated daily from the Central Square, Cambridge morning brief.
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Get the morning briefLGBTQ+ Commission outreach working group meets tonight
Sep 2 · City of Cambridge →
Free trauma-informed yoga returns to Cambridge Common tonight
Sep 2 · City of Cambridge →
Alisa Amador and Julianna Zachariou perform at Club Passim
Sep 1 · Club Passim →
Alberto Lombardi Plays Fingerstyle Concert at Club Passim Tonight
Aug 31 · Club Passim →
Jerry Bergonzi Quartet Performs Jazz Set at Lilypad Tonight
Aug 31 · The Lilypad →
MIT Reopens Building 18 After Mercury Spill Cleanup
Aug 31 · Cambridge Day →
Cambridge City Hall Hosts Overdose Awareness Day Vigil
Aug 31 · Cambridge Public Health Department →
EJ Dance Studio Hosts Kizomba Classes in Central Square Tonight
Aug 31 · EJ Dance Studio →
Bread and Puppet Theater performs on Cambridge Common Sunday
Aug 30 · City of Cambridge →
Cambridge Under-18 Team Wins Lou Tompkins League Title
Aug 30 · Cambridge Day →
Everybody Gotta Eat BBQ Fills University Park Today
Aug 30 · The Boston Calendar →
Perfect Pairings Collaborative Market Launches at The Foundry
Aug 30 · The Boston Calendar →
ART Stages Ionesco's 'Rhinoceros' With Matinee Today
Aug 30 · BroadwayWorld →
Folk Singer John Gorka Plays Two Sets at Club Passim Today
Aug 30 · Club Passim →
Psychedelic Soundbath Set for The Lilypad Tonight
Aug 30 · The Lilypad →
Free Citizenship Prep Classes Open for Registration
Aug 30 · City of Cambridge →
Odissi Dancer Bijayini Satpathy Makes Boston Debut Tonight
Aug 30 · Boston Dance Alliance →
Harvard Art Museums Opens New Photography Exhibition
Seti Tzu Headlines Freestyle Clinic at Middle East Corner Tonight
DJ Groan Man Spins at ZuZu Tonight
Romance Novel Cover Exhibition 'Holding The Moment' Opens Today
Aug 29 · Lovestruck Books & Cafe →
Harvard Men's Water Polo Opens Season at Blodgett Pool Today
Aug 29 · Harvard Athletics →
Harvard Men's Soccer Opens Season with 4-1 Win Over UMass
Aug 29 · Harvard Athletics →
4K Restoration of 'The Piano' Screens at The Brattle Today
Aug 29 · The Brattle →
'Dreams in Nightmares' Premieres at The Brattle Today
Aug 29 · The Brattle →
Dinty Child Hosts 'Sing Along with Dint' at Club Passim Tonight
Aug 29 · Club Passim →
Comedy and Live Music Show 'Ornithology' Hits The Lilypad Tonight
Aug 29 · The Lilypad →
'The Bridge Vol. 4' Spotlights Emerging Musicians at Sonia Tonight
Aug 29 · Sonia →
Beauty and the Bass Rave Hits Middle East Corner/Bakery Tonight
Aug 29 · LocalMusicX →
Moderna Gets FDA Approval for Updated COVID-19 Vaccines
Aug 28 · BioSpace →
Adobe Illustrator Workshop at Main Library
Aug 28 · City of Cambridge →
High-Beginner ESOL Class Meets in Central Square
Aug 28 · City of Cambridge →
Central Square Library Offers Drop-In Tech Help
Aug 28 · City of Cambridge →
Twilight Music and Movement Session at Central Square Library
Aug 27 · City of Cambridge →
Central Square Library Branch Hosts Cookbook Club and Potluck
Aug 27 · Cambridge Public Library →
DRONESTRIKE Meets Hope Symphony at The Lilypad
Aug 27 · The Lilypad →
Vancouver Indie-Pop Quartet Meltt to Perform at The Sinclair
Aug 27 · The Sinclair →
Kotoko Brass performs free Afrobeat concert in Kendall Sq.
Boston-based band Kotoko Brass performs a free outdoor concert in Termeer Square Wednesday, Aug. 26, at 6 p.m., blending highlife, Afrobeat and reggae as part of The Platform Free Summer Series.
Aug 26 · Global Arts Live →
Allston Christmas Slam poetry contest at Cantab Lounge
Boston Poetry Slam hosts its "Allston Christmas Slam," a found-poem open mic and contest celebrating sidewalk treasures, Wednesday, Aug. 26, starting at 8 p.m. at the Cantab Lounge in Central Square.
Aug 26 · The Boston Calendar →
Just A Start hosts annual Back-to-School Bash
Just A Start's Resident Services Program hosts its Back-to-School Bash Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 3-5 p.m. in the Community Room at 243 Broadway, offering free backpacks, school accessories and library books.
Aug 26 · Just A Start →
Free singer-songwriter showcase at Middle East
The Middle East Corner/Bakery stage in Central Square hosts "In Through the Locked Door," a free monthly showcase for local songwriters, Wednesday, Aug. 26, beginning at 7 p.m.
Valente Library hosts kids' Wednesdays of Wonder crafts
The Valente Branch Library holds its "Wednesdays of Wonder" (W.O.W.!) program Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 2:30-4 p.m., with games, crafts and STEAM activities for school children in the Berkshire Street Reading Garden.
Aug 26 · City of Cambridge →
Main Library offers make-up intermediate Tai Chi class
The Cambridge Public Library holds a make-up intermediate Tai Chi Paradigm class at the Main Library Community Room Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 10-11 a.m.
Aug 26 · City of Cambridge →
Free yoga and mindfulness class set for Cambridge Common
"Cambridge Plays: Healing in the Commons" with Majestic Community Wellness offers a free trauma-informed outdoor yoga and mindfulness class Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 6-7 p.m. at Cambridge Common; no registration required.
Aug 26 · City of Cambridge →
Ariel Posen performs tonight at Sonia
Ariel Posen performs Wednesday, Aug. 26, at 7 p.m. at Sonia in Cambridge.
Aug 26 · Sonia →
Gill Aharon Trio plays The Lilypad
The Gill Aharon Trio performs Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 8:15-10 p.m. at The Lilypad, with doors at 8 p.m. for a seated show.
Aug 26 · The Lilypad →
Riverside Press Park garden launches 'Public Kitchen' initiative
A new community partnership called "Public Kitchen" is hosting Sunday workdays at Riverside Press Park's garden, where volunteers harvest produce and cook a shared meal from it.
Aug 25 · Cambridge Day →
West Nile Virus risk elevated to high in Cambridge after second case
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced the state's second human West Nile Virus case Aug. 24, prompting officials to raise the risk level in Cambridge and surrounding Boston communities to high.
Aug 25 · Cambridge Public Health Department →
Nora Meier performs free concert at Danehy Park
Folk-pop musician Nora Meier performs near the Sherman Street entrance of Danehy Park Tuesday, Aug. 25, from 6 to 8 p.m., part of the Summer Concert Series.
Aug 25 · City of Cambridge →
Flamenco tango dance class for older adults held at Senior Center
The Cambridge Senior Center hosts a flamenco tango dance class for older adults Tuesday, Aug. 25, from 10 to 11 a.m., teaching footwork and body-movement coordination.
Aug 25 · City of Cambridge →
Mystery Book Group discusses Evelyn Clark's novel at Boudreau Branch
The Boudreau Branch Mystery Book Group meets in person and virtually Tuesday, Aug. 25, from noon to 1 p.m., to discuss Evelyn Clark's novel "The Ending Writes Itself."
Aug 25 · City of Cambridge →
Collins Branch Library hosts backpack accessory crafting for children
Children ages 6 to 12 can make pom poms and tassels for their school backpacks at the Collins Branch's "Crafternoon" Tuesday, Aug. 25, from 4 to 4:45 p.m.
Aug 25 · City of Cambridge →
Haitian-Creole conversational hour scheduled at Central Square Branch
The Central Square Branch Library hosts "An Aprann Pale Kreyól," a low-effort Haitian-Creole conversational group, Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Aug 25 · City of Cambridge →
Wanderville walkable music and beer festival returns Aug. 29
On Saturday, Aug. 29, Wanderville sends festivalgoers between Somerville and Cambridge breweries, including Lamplighter, for a day of live local music and fresh beer.
Aug 24 · Lamplighter Brewing Co. →
Bloodroots and Mel Starr set for live performance at Club Passim
Folk trio Bloodroots and singer-songwriter Mel Starr perform Monday, Aug. 24, at Club Passim in Harvard Square; doors at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m., tickets $27.
Aug 24 · Club Passim →
Sam Reid & The Riot Act perform live bluegrass at Remnant Satellite
Sam Reid & The Riot Act play live bluegrass Monday, Aug. 24, from 8 to 10:30 p.m. at Remnant Brewing's Cambridge satellite location.
Aug 24 · Remnant Brewing →
Cambridge Public Library hosts virtual 'Let Your Yoga Dance' workshop
The Cambridge Public Library hosts a virtual "Let Your Yoga Dance" class for older adults Monday, Aug. 24, from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., focusing on the body's seven energy centers.
Aug 24 · City of Cambridge →
Zen meditation meets at Central Square Branch today
The Zen Meditation Group meets Monday, Aug. 24, from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Central Square Branch Library, with introductory meditation, sitting, and time for questions.
Aug 24 · City of Cambridge →
Farmers Market returns Monday to Bishop Allen Drive
Central Square Farmers Market runs Monday, Aug. 24, noon to 6 p.m. at 76 Bishop Allen Drive near Norfolk Street.
Aug 23 · Mass Farmers Markets →
Over 4,000 Join Cambridge Library's Summer Reading Program
More than 4,000 community members took part in Cambridge Public Library's Summer Reading Program; prize redemptions for completed bingo and blackout boards continue through August 31.
Aug 23 · City of Cambridge →
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