Must-see entertainment in Cambridge

  • Club Passim

    Cambridge

    The legendary Club Passim is a holdout from the days when folk music was a staple in Cambridge (and around the country). The club continues to book top…

  • Comedy Studio

    Cambridge

    This low-budget, cutting-edge comedy gem moved out of its Harvard Square noodle-house digs in 2018 and settled into happening Union Sq, Somerville…

  • American Repertory Theater

    Cambridge

    There isn’t a bad seat in the house at the Loeb Drama Theater, where the prestigious ART stages new plays and experimental interpretations of classics…

  • Sanders Theatre at Memorial Hall

    Cambridge

    Set inside the magnificent Memorial Hall, this beautiful, 1166-seat, wood-paneled theater is known for its acoustics. It is frequently used for classical…

  • Lily Pad

    Cambridge

    Lily Pad is a tiny space that fills up with music and performance art, whether it’s tango dancing or narrated jazz storytelling. You might also hear indie…

  • Somerville Theatre

    Cambridge

    This classic neighborhood movie house dates from 1914 and features plenty of well-preserved gilding and pastel murals of muses. On offer are first- and…

  • Lizard Lounge

    Cambridge

    The underground Lizard Lounge doubles as a rock and jazz venue. The big drawcard is the Sunday-night poetry slam. Also popular are the Monday open-mike…

  • Harvard Film Archive

    Cambridge

    Five nights a week, the cinematheque presents retrospectives of distinguished actors, screenings of rare films, thematic groupings and special events…

  • Cambridge Forum

    Cambridge

    This excellent (free) series brings speakers on a weekly basis to talk in the meeting house at First Parish in Cambridge. Speakers have included such…

  • Toad

    Cambridge

    This tiny, laid-back place is beloved for its excellent lineup of music (seven nights a week) and its no-cover-charge policy. (Ever. At all.) Among the…

  • Club Oberon

    Cambridge

    The second stage of the American Repertory Theater, this black box is ideally suited for flashy song and dance performances and interactive, acrobatic…

  • Longy School of Music

    Cambridge

    George Longy was an oboist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra before he decided to found the Longy School of Music in 1915. Now more than a century old,…

  • Brattle Theatre

    Cambridge

    The Brattle is a film lover’s cinema paradiso. Film noir, independent films and series that celebrate directors or periods are shown regularly in this…

  • Improv Boston

    Cambridge

    This group has been making things up and making people laugh for more than a quarter of a century. Nowadays, the troupe's funny shows feature not just…

  • Sinclair

    Cambridge

    First-rate small venue to hear live music. The acoustics are excellent and the mezzanine level allows you to escape the crowds on the floor. The club…

  • Middle East

    Cambridge

    The Middle East is as good as the bands it books, which means it varies wildly. This is the preferred venue for local garage bands (hit or miss, by…

  • Regattabar

    Cambridge

    Why does Boston have such clean jazz clubs? Regattabar looks just like a conference room in a hotel – in this case the Charles Hotel. Despite the…

  • Cantab Lounge

    Cambridge

    The Cantab is one of the neighborhood's divier dives (and that's saying something in Central Sq). But the eclectic music lineup attracts an awesome mixed…

  • Landmark Kendall Square Cinema

    Cambridge

    This cinema with steeply sloped seating screens popular foreign films and the usual collection of hits from the Sundance Festival. New releases sell out…