Oct. 16: Vintage After Dark: a Halloween Social & Market (The Armory, Somerville)
Third Space Boston is an event organizer focusing on human connection and creating in-person community spaces where friends can put the phones down and get real. The event includes a night of vintage finds, local vendors, a live DJ and Halloween activities. Costumes are encouraged and there will be a contest. If you are deciding on your Halloween fit, don’t fear, there will be a costume shop booth. This event is free.
Oct. 16: Hole Show: Harvest Hole (Crystal Ballroom, Somerville)
Tired of Halloween cliches and want to spend autumn celebrating nature’s abundance? Hole Show’s got you with this month’s harvest-themed dance, art and drag party for the weirdos (lovingly). Friday night will be teeming with local talent, featuring ten acts including drag and burlesque performances.
Oct. 18: Upcycle for U: Halloween Edition (The Foundry, Cambridge)
Still struggling to find a Halloween costume? Want to haunt without waste? “Upcycle for U: Halloween Edition” is a maker space, DIY costume workshop happening Sunday afternoon. Learn some sewing skills and turn an old T-shirt into a last-minute Halloween costume. The instructor Makha is a multifaceted artist who enjoys thrifting and flipping their clothes. This event is for all sewing and costuming skill levels.
Oct. 18: Blowwloween IX: Bloww’S Clues (The Armory, Somerville)
Time to whip out your handy dandy notebook for Bloww’s Halloween murder mystery extravaganza. Boston League of Wicked Wrestlers is a queer and feminist organization and a radical response to the mainstream world of professional wrestling. Sunday’s center-ring whodunit promises to be fabulous mayhem and a perfect way to bust right into Halloween season.
Oct. 18: Freakshow: a trans-punk Halloween showcase (The Jungle, Somerville)
Sunday night’s Freakshow at The Jungle features three outstanding local music acts, Medusa Luna, Mr Man and Stvine. Adorn yourself in that Halloween costume you finally decided on or made from an old T-shirt or found at the thrift mart and head over to Union Square to party with some of Boston’s fiercest breakout alt-rock and punk musicians. This event is free.
