Events in the Square

Discover what’s happening in Harvard Square every day of the week. From live music and author talks to community festivals, markets, exhibitions, and family events, this calendar is your guide to the cultural energy and experiences that make the Square unique.
  • On Location: Drawing the Outdoors (Harvard Art Museum)

    Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Discover how an intimate and reflective relationship with nature can shape artistic vision. Meander through visions of the outdoors to discover how landscapes offered 19th-century European artists freedom, renewal, and […]

  • YOGA AWAKENING: BEYOND ASANAS

    Breathe 30 JFK Street, Cambridge

    Mysuru, India Led by Shelley Cates + Ashish Shah Yoga is much more than the postures practiced on the mat. This retreat explores yoga as a complete life practice, blending […]

    $2500 – $3600
  • Bonnie Garmus at First Parish Church

    First Parish Church 1446 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA, United States

    Harvard Book Store welcomes Bonnie Garmus—New York Times bestselling author of the global sensation Lessons in Chemistry, honored with sixteen international literary awards and made into an Apple TV limited series—for a discussion of […]

    $45.09
  • TIM RAY TRIO feat EDMAR COLON

    Scullers Jazz Club 400 Soldiers Field Road, Boston, MA, United States

    Tim Ray-piano Ehud Ettun-bass Mark Walker-drums Edmar Colon-saxophone Tim Ray is perhaps best known as Tony Bennett’s most recent pianist and musical director, appearing in concerts with him until his […]

    $42.45 – $65.35
  • Give Me the Ball!

    The GlobeDocs Film Festival
    The Brattle Theatre 40 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    A global icon whose impact on equality resonates far beyond the tennis court, the personal sacrifices behind Billie Jean King’s rise have often remained hidden. GIVE ME THE BALL! shines […]

    $17
  • Local Shorts Program

    The GlobeDocs Film Festival
    The Brattle Theatre 40 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Presented by GlobeDocs • Filmmakers In Person! COMMONWEALTH 2026, US, 29 minutes Directed and produced by Heather MacDonald Gabe Salazar, a first-generation Nicaraguan-American and former weed dealer, enters Massachusetts’ newly legalized […]

    $17
  • Cut to David

    The GlobeDocs Film Festival
    The Brattle Theatre 40 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    David’s story is beautifully layered from the start: An adopted, Chinese-American, transgender teen, raised in a Jewish home in Boston with a filmmaker for a mom, with a camera always […]

    $17