Boston Events

Best of December 2009

Address: Boston Symphony Hall • 301 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, MA 02115 Category: Performance - Concert / Music - Classical Dates: December 9 - December 27, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Few things lift the spirit more than Christmas music, especially when it's performed by the Boston Pops. Guests get to take in the music at grand Symphony Hall, which is decorated with garland, white lights, and snowflakes for the season. This year, conductor Keith Lockhart leads the Pops in this annual Boston...

Address: Colonial Theatre • 106 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116 Category: Performance - Theater - Musical Dates: December 15 - December 27, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Call out your inner dancing queen with this hit musical, featuring the ABBA songs we all love to sing. The Tony Award-nominated musical follows 20-year-old Sophie as she attempts to figure out who her father is, hopefully in time for him to walk her down the aisle. Now the 13th-longest-running Broadway musical, Mamma...

Address: Wilbur Theatre • 246 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116 Category: Performance - Comedy - Stand-up Dates: December 4, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Don't let his wholesome humor on Full House and America's Funniest Home Videos fool you: Bob Saget's stand-up routine is anything but family-friendly. His unquestionably obscene brand of comedy is about as far from Danny Tanner as you can get, and not many people can pull off the blue comedy / mainstream humor...

Address: Boston Center for the Arts, The Cyclorama • 539 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116 Category: Shopping Event - Other Dates: December 11 - December 13, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

If you're having trouble finding something for the difficult-to-shop-for people on your list, CRAFTBOSTON is the place to get handmade, one-of-a-kind gifts that they're not going to want to return. The two-day gift show features over 90 artists and showcases many contemporary crafts, including ceramics, furniture,...

Address: TD Garden • 100 Legends Way, Boston, MA 02214 Category: Performance - Comedy - Stand-up Dates: December 31, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Spend New Year's Eve with one of Boston's very own success stories. The stand-up comedian and actor comes back to Boston with a long list of comedic accomplishments under his belt, including several film roles, a 7-hour performance record at the Laugh Factory, and a sold-out show at Madison Square Garden. The Boston...

Address: Boston Common, and other citywide locales • 138 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02111 Category: Fair / Festival - Holiday / Seasonal Dates: December 31, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Ring in the New Year with three million of your closest neighbors! First Night is Boston's most celebrated party of the year, with more than 40 indoor and outdoor venues throughout downtown Boston. Museums, theaters, churches, and performance centers all over the city open their doors for events like the Family...

Address: Newbury Street, begins and ends at Lir Irish Pub • 5-349 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02116 Category: Sports Event - Running Dates: December 12, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Nothing feels cozier than watching someone else freeze their butt off, especially when it's for a good cause. Santa Speedo Run is a fun and entirely entertaining 1¼-mile run from Lir Irish Pub on Boylston Street down to Berkeley Street and back to Newbury Street. Of course, the 500 participating runners are required...

Address: Colonial Theatre • 106 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116 Category: Performance - Concert / Music - Classical Dates: December 5, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Part rock, part classical, part electronic, and totally awesome, Mannheim Steamroller brings more than 30 years of musical expertise to the stage with their most successful genre of music, guaranteed to get you in the holiday spirit. With ten best-selling Christmas albums under their collective belt, the band offers...

Address: Sanders Theatre • 45 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA 02138 Category: Performance - Concert / Music - Classical Dates: December 11 - December 27, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

When it comes to holiday traditions, the Christmas Revels have almost reached the status of eggnog, tree-decorating, and mistletoe. Since being founded in 1971 in Cambridge, the Christmas Revels have helped Bostonians get into the spirit with carols, anthems, rounds, and classic holiday music sung by the Revels...

Address: Stone Zoo • 149 Pond St, Stoneham, MA 02180 Category: Animal Show / Event - Other Dates: November 26 - December 30, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Each year, Stone Zoo is transformed into a magical Christmas village where bald eagles, porcupines, and reindeer share the stage with Old St. Nick at Santa's Castle. Kids can get their picture taken with the man in red while mom and dad take a stroll down the magically lit, tree-lined paths. It may be as close to a...