Mattapan, Boston, MA
Events & things to do in Mattapan, Boston
Concerts, meetings, markets, and neighborhood happenings in Mattapan, Boston, MA. Updated daily from the Mattapan, Boston morning brief.
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Get the morning briefFree iViva Boston celebration at City Hall Plaza
Oct 9 · City of Boston →
Gallery NAGA opens two exhibitions with free reception
Oct 9 · Gallery NAGA →
Free Berklee recital blends Latin jazz and electronic music
Oct 9 · Berklee College of Music →
Free Berklee talk-concert explores jazz standards
Oct 9 · Berklee College of Music →
Free Hemenway Strings concert at Seully Hall
Oct 9 · Berklee College of Music →
Teen craft program at Grove Hall library
Oct 9 · Boston Public Library →
Mattapan teen helped neighbors during house fire
Oct 9 · Dorchester Reporter →
MAAH Stone Book Award ceremony is tonight
Free breakdancing exhibit reception at City Hall
Oct 8 · City of Boston →
HYE Fusion plays free GBH Jazz Night
Oct 8 · GBH News →
Brandon Woody leads Berklee ensemble at the Red Room
Oct 8 · Berklee College of Music →
Tour the Central Library’s history and art
Oct 8 · Boston Public Library →
MFA lecture examines Joan Miró’s artistic vision
Oct 7 · Museum of Fine Arts Boston →
Serenity Garden dedicated in memory of Steven Odom, killed at 13
Oct 7 · Dorchester Reporter →
Mattapan Branch Library hosts open mic Tuesday evening
Oct 6 · Boston Public Library →
Boston to raise Italian flag at City Hall Plaza Tuesday
Oct 6 · City of Boston →
Indigenous Peoples’ Day march planned for Boston Common
Oct 6 · Meet Boston →
MFA to host free Indigenous Peoples’ Day open house
Oct 6 · Meet Boston →
Berklee presents “Mack the Knife and Friends” Tuesday
Oct 6 · Berklee College of Music →
Bruins host Senators at TD Garden Monday night
Oct 5 · TD Garden →
Free outdoor music downtown Monday
Oct 5 · Downtown Boston Alliance →
Road to Revolution exhibition at the Old State House
Oct 5 · Downtown Boston Alliance →
Experience Ruckus! at Old South on Monday
Oct 5 · Downtown Boston Alliance →
The Rest Is Politics US brings live show to The Wilbur
Oct 5 · Downtown Boston Alliance →
The 4th Witch continues at the Paramount Center
Oct 5 · Downtown Boston Alliance →
Monday: Coffee hour with Mayor Wu
Oct 4 · City of Boston →
Afro-Latin cultural program at City Hall Plaza today
Oct 4 · City of Boston →
Monday: Senior sewing at Mattapan library
Oct 4 · Boston Public Library →
Michael Jackson tribute show at Berklee tonight
Oct 4 · Berklee College of Music →
Jimmy Fund Walk follows Boston Marathon route today
Oct 4 · The Jimmy Fund →
Thursday: “Self Mastery” opening reception
Oct 4 · City of Boston →
Sunday: Ride and Chill at Franklin Park
Oct 4 · City of Boston →
Boston Prayer and Praise Parade postponed
Mattapan library hosts Saturday garden hours
Oct 3 · Boston Public Library →
Book It Around Boston bike route includes Mattapan
Oct 3 · Boston Public Library →
Boston marks Domestic Violence Awareness Month
On Oct. 1, the city shared safety, education and community-based resources for Domestic Violence Awareness Month, along with a list of events scheduled for later in October.
Oct 2 · City of Boston →
‘Cabin in the Sky’ brings Afrofuturist art to Franklin Park tonight
Artist Ife Franklin’s free immersive experience is scheduled for 7:30–9:30 p.m. tonight at the Overlook Ruins. The program combines projections, live performance, augmented reality and community participation.
Oct 2 · City of Boston →
Mattapan library offers Age Strong painting workshop
The Mattapan branch is scheduled to host The Art of Everyday Things: Age Strong Painting Workshop from 10 a.m. to noon today. Registration is required.
Oct 2 · Boston Public Library →
Farm Stand Fridays return to Mattapan’s Fowler Clark Epstein Farm
The Urban Farming Institute is scheduled to hold its farm stand from 1 to 5 p.m. today at 487 Norfolk St. The stand offers discounted locally grown produce and community programming.
Oct 2 · Urban Farming Institute →
Senior Fridays poetry workshop meets in Uphams Corner
The Uphams Corner branch is scheduled to host a poetry workshop from 11 a.m. to noon today. Participants can draft, edit, perform and share poetry.
Oct 2 · Boston Public Library →
Community resource fair scheduled at Shaw-Roxbury Branch
The Raphael Ophir Community Center is scheduled to host a Community Opportunity and Resource Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at the Shaw-Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library.
Oct 2 · Boston Public Library →
Senior Sewing meets at Mattapan Branch Library today
Senior Sewing meets today, October 1, from 3 to 5 p.m. in the library’s Community Meeting Room. Bring a sewing project and share it with other seniors; no registration is required.
Oct 1 · Boston Public Library →
Anna Webber’s Shimmer Wince opens Dot Jazz season tonight
Mandorla Music presents Anna Webber’s ensemble Shimmer Wince tonight, October 1, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Peabody Hall at the Parish of All Saints in Dorchester, opening the 2026–27 Dot Jazz Series.
Oct 1 · Mandorla Music →
Pappas Way Oktoberfest offers fall activities today
Pappas Way hosts a free Oktoberfest gathering today, October 1, from 5 to 8 p.m., with a petting zoo, face painting, lawn games, music, and food and drink vendors. Organizers say the event will move to October 2 if weather forces a postponement.
Oct 1 · Pappas Way →
Mattapan library hosts Summer Tech Series today
The Mattapan Branch Library hosts its Summer Tech Series from noon to 2 p.m. at 1350 Blue Hill Avenue.
Sep 30 · Boston Public Library →
Mattapan library's VERSUS Gamers Club meets today
The VERSUS: Gamers Club meets from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Mattapan Branch Library on Blue Hill Avenue.
Sep 30 · Boston Public Library →
Maya Yona performs free Berklee Summer in the City set today
Singer-songwriter Maya Yona performs from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Time Out Market Boston as part of Berklee's Summer in the City series. Admission is free.
Sep 30 · Berklee College of Music →
Marque Gilmore presents free drum-and-space show at Berklee today
Marque Gilmore presents Science-Friction-Drum-and-Space, featuring David Gilmore, at 1 p.m. in Berk Recital Hall. The event is free.
Sep 30 · Berklee College of Music →
Angela Cheng leads free piano master class at Seully Hall today
Pianist Angela Cheng leads a master class with Boston Conservatory students at 4 p.m. at Seully Hall, 8 Fenway. Admission is free.
Sep 30 · Berklee College of Music →
Boston launches $700,000 in overdose-response grants
Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Public Health Commission announced the launch of a $700,000 round of Community Overdose Response Grant funding.
Sep 30 · City of Boston →
Mattapan library hosts LEGO Club
Children and families can build with the library’s LEGO collection at the Mattapan Branch from 5 to 7 p.m.
Sep 29 · Boston Public Library →
Mattapan panel explores life-sciences training
The American City Coalition will host a free World of Work panel from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Mattapan Branch Library. The program will explain training pathways into biotechnology and other life-sciences careers.
Sep 29 · The American City Coalition (TACC) →
Logic and G-Eazy play Leader Bank Pavilion Tuesday
Logic and G-Eazy are scheduled to perform at 7 p.m. at Leader Bank Pavilion as part of the Endless Summer Tour Part II.
Sep 29 · Leader Bank Pavilion →
Ripe plays Wooly’s Tuesday night
Boston quartet Ripe is scheduled to perform at 8 p.m. at Wooly’s, featuring songs from the group’s album “Bright Blues.”
Sep 29 · First Fleet Concerts →
EBT cardholders can make $5 art at Dorchester studio
Modern Party Art in Dorchester is offering Card to Culture Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. EBT/SNAP cardholders can paint a canvas or wooden round for $5.
Sep 29 · Modern Party Art →
Boston police host Coffee with a Cop in Allston
Residents can meet with Boston police from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at Swissbakers in Allston.
Sep 29 · Boston Police Department →
Cubs beat Red Sox 6-2 on Sept. 27
Chicago had 13 hits and held Boston to five in Sunday’s 6-2 win over the Red Sox.
Sep 28 · MLB.com →
Free digital-literacy workshops run Monday in Roxbury
The Center for Working Families will offer free in-person digital-literacy workshops at 7 Palmer St. in Roxbury.
Sep 28 · City of Boston →
Zumbini music-and-movement class for young children Monday
The Irish Pastoral Centre will hold a Zumbini class for young children and their caregivers at 540 Gallivan Blvd.
Sep 28 · Irish Pastoral Centre Boston →
Memory Cafe meets Monday at Jamaica Plain library
The Age Strong Commission will host a free Memory Cafe at the Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library.
Sep 28 · City of Boston →
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