What to do this week: July 16 – 22

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Lots happening every night in Boston. I’ve pulled together a list of 40+ events and programs that I think you might find interesting. Please share this with your friends and make plans to go out.

Early in the week Opus Affair hosts their monthly cocktail party at the new South End restaurant, Bootleg Special, in the South End on Monday.   Love! Valour! Compassion! opens in at the Provincetown Theater on Monday and Shakespeare on the Common returns with free performances starting on Wednesday night.

Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival starts Friday and runs through the weekend. On Saturday, Paradise hosts a Summer Block Party which starts at 9PM in Cambridge.

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Free Shakespeare on the Boston Common returns, starting Wednesday

MONDAY – THURSDAY

Pizza & Game Night is every Monday from 5-9PM (check out their ping pong and foosball tables) at Dorchester Brewery in Dorchester

Cocktails with Opus Affair is a friendly, monthly open social for people to meet and mingle – this Monday starting at 6PM at Bootleg Special in Boston

Drag Bingo is every Monday starting at 7PM free to play at Club Cafe in Boston

Love! Valour! Compassion! opens in at the Provincetown Theater and runs through August 30th in Provincetown

Chelsea Piers performs her show, “Are you there Ru it’s me Chelsea” at the Crown and Anchor in Ptown

 ShowGirls weekly talent show hosted each Monday at the AHouse in Ptown

Cards Against Sobriety hosted every Monday night at the Alley join your friends for a fun game of Cards Against Humanity starting at 8PM in Boston

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Paint Night comes to Club Cafe. Tickets are required see my discount code

Paint Night is at Club Cafe on Tuesday from 7-9PM — tickets are required if you use the code “bosfbevent” you’ll save 35%

Trivia Tuesday is every Tuesday at the Dorchester Brewing Company and starts at 7:30PM in Dorchester

Showtune Tuesday hosted by VJ Ryan Grow starts at 9PM every Tuesday at dbar in Dorchester

Karaoke Night starts at 10PM every Tuesday at Jacques in Boston

Stump Trivia with Jonathan Brett is guaranteed fun and has lots of prizes (trivia starts at 8PM) hosted every Tuesday at Club Cafe in Boston

Queer Boston Board Gamers is meeting Wednesday from 6-9PM at the Panera Bread at Porter Square in Cambridge

Dorchester Brewing Meet Up with BAGLY is on Wednesday from 6:30 – 8:30PM  in Dorchester

Shakespeare on the Common (Opening Night) starts this year on Wednesday and will run through August 5 in Boston

Sports Night at Peggy’s  is every Wednesday night at Peggy O’Neil’s pub in Dorchester

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Houseboi is on Wednesday at 9PM at Middlesex

Houseboi this week at Middlesex includes Chelsea Starr, Raquel Surpreeze and Dusty Moorehead on Wednesday at 9PM in Cambridge

Siren Trivia is every Wednesday at 9PM at the Trophy Room bar in Boston

Atomic Karaoke with DJ Stevie Psyclone & Jonathan Brett is every Wednesday at Club Cafe in Boston

Boston Calling Weekly Block Party is hosted every Thursday with live bands, great beer & wine from 5-8PM in Dewey Square by South Station

Back to the Future is showing at Kelly’s Roast Beef in Revere

Bear Trivia Night is at 8PM every Thursday at The Alley Bar in DTX Boston

Karaoke Thursdays is every Thursday at Machine with your hosts Rob Botelho and Emphysema Menthol 100s in Boston

Revere Beach Sand Castle Festival

THE WEEKEND

Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival starts Friday and runs through Sunday — this festival is free and open to the public in Revere

Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville

Splash is showing for free at dusk on Friday at Rowes Wharf in Boston

Elf is showing outdoors for free at dusk on Friday at the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade in Boston

Dueling Drag Divas are back this year performing every Friday and Saturday at 8PM at Mainestreet in Ogunquit

Paige Turner performs her one  woman show, “Drag Me To The Top”, on Friday and Saturday starting at 8PM at Mainestreet in Ogunquit

Casual Fridays is a weekly dance party with no cover featuring DJ Begbick at the Alley Bar in DTX

XO Friday is the weekly dance party hosted by DJ Stevie Psyclone (no cover before 11PM) at Club Cafe every Friday

Kiki Beach is back for its third year and Southie’s M Street Beach has never looked so fabulous – look for the speedos and listen for the good music; starting at 11ish in Boston

Naked Yoga is every Saturday at 1PM in July and August – locations change so click the link for details

OGTEA is every Saturday starting at 4PM in July and August at Mainestreeet in Ogunquit

Summer Block Party: More Burgers, Bands & Beers is on Saturday at the Peabody Essex Museum from 6-10PM in Salem

Coco is showing for free at the Prudential Mall park on Saturday in Boston

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Summer Block Party starts at 9PM at Paradise in Cambridge

Underwear Party is every Saturday at Club Purgatory – doors open at 9PM in Provincetown

Video Night Tracks every Saturday night join VJ Ryan Grow at Cathedral Station starting at 9:30PM

The Donkey Show is the ultimate disco experience is a story inspired by A Midsummer Night’s Dream each Saturday at Club Oberon in Cambridge.

H E R O E S Saturday (New Venue) Retro dance party hosted the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month from 10PM-2AM at Sonia (formerly TT The Bear’s Place) in Central Square

Grunt is a weekly dance party with no cover for burly men and their admirers, starting at 10PM at the Alley Bar in DTX

UNITE Saturdays is a weekly dance party at Club Cafe with DJ Susan Esthera (no cover before 11PM) in Boston

SoWa Open Market SoWa Open Market is now open every Sunday from 10AM – 4PM through the end of October in Boston

Sunday Tea Dance never has a cover and always has great music from 70s 80s & 90s, starting at 6PM no cover every Sunday at Club Cafe in Boston

Karaoke at the Alley is every Sunday starting at 8PM in Boston

Pajama Party is a weekly dance party hosted every Sunday starting at 10PM at Machine in Boston

Hot Mess Sundays at Candibar in the Theater District is every Sunday starting at 10PM in Boston

Send me information about your upcoming programs and events in my blog’s comment section or message me the details on Facebook.

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