ArtsThursdays - Harvard University

ArtsThursdays

Every Thursday evening, a Harvard arts institution or organization will open its doors to the Harvard community and the wider public for free performances, exhibitions, lectures and other events as part of a presidential initiative that promotes access to the arts at Harvard. ArtsThursdays is a university-wide initiative sponsored by Harvard University Committee on the Arts (HUCA).

Our next event

A lit up building with a mural painted on it

September 17 – Art with Four Dimensions: A.R.T.’s Allston Mural Appears

5:30pm: Goel Center for Creativity & Performance, 175 N. Harvard Street, Boston, MA 02134

Learn more about this American Repertory Theater event

Fall 2026 ArtsThursdays Events

All events are free. Some venues have limited capacity; be sure to register early and check back often for updates. More events will be added as they are confirmed.

September

September 24 – Harvard Art Museums at Night

5pm: 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138

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September 24 – "No Slop, No Second Screen: Animation—the hard-won image" Screening and Closing Reception

6pm: 24 Quincy Street, Cambridge, 02138.

Learn more about this Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts event

September 24 – ArtsThursdays Puzzle Party

5pm: Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

Learn more about this Harvard Museums of Science and Culture event

October

October 1 – Ming Mei Residency Concert: Amir ElSaffar and Susie Ibarra with Claire Chase

7pm: Paine Hall, 3 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA 02138

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October 8 – Henry Threadgill / Vijay Iyer / Dafnis Prieto: FIFTEEN

7pm: Paine Hall, 3 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA 02138

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October 15 – The Floor Lords Crew at 45

6pm: 66 Garden St, Cambridge, MA 02138. Please check back for more information about this Hutchins Center for African and African American Research/Dance Center event.

October 22 – Caroline Shaw & Andrew Yee: Music for Landscapes

6:30pm: Piper Auditorium, Gund Hall 48 Quincy Street Cambridge, MA 02138

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October 29 – "Marie Antoinette" with Sofia Coppola

6pm: 24 Quincy Street Cambridge, MA 02138

Learn more about this Harvard Film Archive event

October 29 – Harvard Arts Museums at Night

5pm: 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138

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October 29 – ArtsThursdays: Late Nights at the Carpenter Center

5pm: 24 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

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October 29 – ArtsThursdays: Halloween at the Museum

5pm: Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

Learn more about this Harvard Museums of Science and Culture event

November

November 5 – Screening and Artist Conversation with Artists Enzo Camacho & Ami Lien

6pm: Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, 24 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

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November 12 – Radcliffe: Carmen Winant

4pm: Johnson-Kulukundis Family Gallery, Byerly Hall, 8 Garden Street Cambridge, MA 02138

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November 19: Steffani Jemison, performance – Cynosure

6pm: Harvard ArtLab, 140 N Harvard St, Boston

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December

December 3 – Harvard Art Museums at Night

5pm: 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138

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December 3 – ArtsThursdays: Late Nights at the Carpenter Center

5pm: 24 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

Learn more about this Carpenter Center event

December 10 – Free tickets to Mexodus

Please check back for more information on this American Repertory Theater event.

ArtsThursdays: a Look Back

Little Amal: Finding Friends in Harvard Yard

HUCA commission for American Repertory Theater | Photo: Aram Boghosian

Somi in Concert

Harvard University Department of Music | Photo: Aram Boghosian

A Conversation with Paulina Alexis

Harvard University Native American Program | Photo: Catherine Dondero

Liz Lerman Messy Beginnings: Making Ideas Public

HUCA commission at Harvard ArtLab | Photo: Mack McKenzie

Wókiksuye with Frank Waln: Honoring Our Ancestors Through Music

HUCA commission at Harvard ArtLab | Photo: Aram Boghosian