Boston Family Days
Explore art and creativity with Boston Family Days at the Institute of Contemporary Art Boston. A day of family-friendly activities, gallery explorations, and hands-on programs designed for kids and adults to enjoy art together in a dynamic museum setting.
Play Date: Free Family Art Day
Kick off a playful, hands-on art day for families at the Institute of Contemporary Art Boston. Drop-in activities and studio-style projects invite kids and grown-ups to explore contemporary art together in a welcoming, kid-friendly setting.
Sip and Sea for College Students
College students are invited to a casual after-hours gathering at ICA Boston. Sip drinks and mingle while exploring contemporary-art exhibits in a lively museum setting, designed to spark conversation and new campus connections.
Stef Dag
Stef Dag performs live stand-up at Laugh Boston. Expect sharp, high-energy jokes, personal stories, and lively crowd work from a rising comedian in a buzzing club setting. An intimate venue for modern urban comedy in Boston.
Austin Nasso
Austin Nasso headlines a live stand-up comedy night at Laugh Boston. Expect sharp observational humor, quick wit, and crowd work in an intimate club setting. Don’t miss this punchy set in Boston on April 10, 2026.
Fun Labs at the Boston Children's Museum
Northeastern's first-year engineers take over the Boston Children's Museum to showcase physically interactive electronic games designed and built by students. Two sessions (10:00–12:00 and 13:30–15:30) invite the public to explore hands-on demos and watch the design, build, and code process come to life.
Family ART-trek
Join Family ART-trek at the Institute of Contemporary Art Boston for a kid-friendly gallery adventure. Families explore contemporary artworks through guided prompts, hands-on art activities, and creative challenges designed for curious minds.
Opening Reception:Derrick Adams: View Master
Join ICA Boston for the opening reception of Derrick Adams: View Master, a new contemporary-art exhibition. Enjoy a preview of Adams's immersive works, mingle with curators and artists, and experience the museum’s inaugural night in a refined gallery setting.
Art-Making After Dark
Join an evening art-making workshop at the Institute of Contemporary Art Boston. This hands-on session explores contemporary themes and techniques in a creative, after-hours setting, guided by practicing artists in ICA's gallery spaces.
Herman Wrice
Herman Wrice headlines Laugh Boston with a high-energy stand-up set that blends sharp observations and bold storytelling. Expect audience interaction, fast-paced riffs on city life, and a tight, intimate club vibe for an evening of easygoing laughs.
KAIROS Dance Theater
Experience Kairos Dance Theater's contemporary dance piece at the Institute of Contemporary Art Boston. A vigorous, expressive program that explores movement within the ICA's sleek galleries, offering an intimate, artful evening of live performance.
Chavi Bansal’s Vimoksha Dance Company
Chavi Bansal’s Vimoksha Dance Company performs a striking contemporary Indian dance program at the Institute of Contemporary Art Boston. Expect precise technique, expressive storytelling, and vibrant movement that fuses tradition with cutting-edge choreography inside ICA Boston’s modern venue.
Susan Rice Live Stand-Up at Laugh Boston
Live stand-up at Laugh Boston featuring Susan Rice. This evening delivers sharp observational humor, witty takes on everyday life, and engaging crowd work in a top-tier indoor comedy club. A must-see for fans of contemporary stand-up.
Downside Podcast Live
An evening of live comedy as Downside Podcast performs at Laugh Boston. The show blends podcast energy with stand-up in a modern venue, offering a guaranteed night of laughs in downtown Boston.
Jeff Allen
Jeff Allen headlines a live stand-up comedy night at Laugh Boston. Expect sharp observational humor, quick takes on family and everyday life from the veteran comedian, delivered in an intimate club setting with a full lineup.
Rashaun Mitchell + Silas Riener:Open Machine
Contemporary dance duo Rashaun Mitchell and Silas Riener present Open Machine at the Institute of Contemporary Art Boston. The piece blends experimental choreography and immersive movement inside the museum's performance space, offering an intimate view of cutting-edge dance.
Jourdain Fisher
Laugh Boston presents an evening of stand-up with comedian Jourdain Fisher. Expect sharp storytelling, bold humor, and fresh takes on everyday life in a lively club atmosphere.
Derrick Adams: View Master Exhibition Tour
Join Derrick Adams for a guided tour of the View Master exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art Boston. This immersive look into Adams's contemporary practice blends memory, media, and sculpture in a museum setting, offering fresh insights into his latest works.
Aurie Styla
Aurie Styla performs live stand-up at Laugh Boston, delivering sharp, high-energy humor and crowd work in an intimate indoor comedy club setting. This 8 PM show blends observational jokes with bold takes on everyday life for an adults-only night of laughs.
ICA Women’s Luncheon
Join the ICA Boston for a mid-day Women’s Luncheon at the Institute of Contemporary Art Boston. This networking event highlights women in the arts with insightful discussions and connections inside the contemporary museum’s striking galleries.
ICA Teens Spring Showcase
Teens from across the region present a dynamic showcase of contemporary art at the Institute of Contemporary Art Boston. This student-curated program features works across media—installations, visuals, and live performance—in the museum’s modern galleries, offering a vibrant glimpse of emerging voices in a professional venue.
First Fridays: burned 4u
ICA Boston hosts First Fridays: burned 4u, an after-hours contemporary-art event at the Institute of Contemporary Art Boston featuring the work 'burned 4u' with late gallery access and a vibrant, artist-focused atmosphere.
Matthew Broussard
Catch Matthew Broussard live at Laugh Boston for a high-energy stand-up set packed with observational humor and quick crowd-work. This modern Seaport venue hosts a pro-level comedy night in an intimate indoor setting.
The Artist’s Voice: Derrick Adams with Salamishah Tillet
An artist-talk at ICA Boston featuring Derrick Adams in conversation with Salamishah Tillet. The session explores Adams’s multidisciplinary practice, themes of race and identity, and his place in contemporary art, offering lively insights into his work and its cultural context for a thoughtful audience.
1–24 of 43 events