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What to do in Manchester in October 2026

72 events from Friday, October 16 to Saturday, October 31, 2026. Free: 8. Busiest venues: The Rex Theatre, Chunky's Cinema Pub Manchester, Stark Brewing Company.

Friday, October 16, 2026

Visual arts
until Dec 31

Dishon - Community Art Wall

Karl Schmitz

Mosaic Art Collective · Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Apr 11

Florentine Baroque: The Haukohl Family Collection

Currier Museum of Art · North End
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Oct 27

Reflections 180 Years of Manchester NH

Mosaic Art Collective · Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Feb 21

Pepe Mar: Dream House

Currier Museum of Art · North End
- Visual arts
Theatre
until Oct 18

Between the Lines JR

Peacock Players (Court Street Theatre) · Downtown Nashua
- Theatre
Tickets
Visual arts
until Nov 1

Into The Woods

Mosaic Art Collective · Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Nov 1

Wild & Wicked

Adrianne Bodogh · Fascia · Micha Bardelcik

See Saw Art · Downtown
- Visual arts
Music
7 PM

Brickyard Blues

Stark Brewing Company · Millyard
- Music
- Blues
Music
7:30 PM

The Music of Steely Dan with The Steely Dan Project

Palace Theatre · Downtown
- Music
Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Uncaged: Zac Brown Tribute

The Rex Theatre · Downtown
- Music
Tickets
Music
8 PM

Classic Albums Live: Led Zeppelin II

Nashua Center for the Arts · Downtown Nashua
- Music
$35 Tickets
Music
8 PM

TREE, Inverter, Abel Blood

The Shaskeen Pub · Downtown
- Music
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Music
8:30 PM

Lounge: Heartbeat City

Heartbeat City

The Derryfield · North End
- Music
Music
Time not announced

Pit Wolves

BAD BRGR · Downtown
- Music

Saturday, October 17, 2026

Visual arts
5 PM

Into the Woods Masquerade Ball

Mosaic Art Collective · Downtown
- Visual arts
Music
7 PM

Chunky Seltzers

Stark Brewing Company · Millyard
- Music
Music
7 PM

Postcards from Heaven with Maureen Hancock

Palace Theatre · Downtown
- Music
Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Joshua Tree: The Nation’s Premier Tribute to U2

The Rex Theatre · Downtown
- Music
Tickets
Music
8 PM

EMO Night- The Black Charade

The Black Charade

The Shaskeen Pub · Downtown
- Music
- Emo
Comedy
8:30 PM

LIVE 21+ COMEDY: DAN CROHN

Dan Crohn

Chunky's Cinema Pub Manchester · Huse Road
- Comedy
Tickets
Music
8:30 PM

Lounge: Dancing Madly Backwards

Dancing Madly Backwards

The Derryfield · North End
- Music
Cabaret
9 PM

21+ LIVE DRAG SHOW W/MONIQUE TOOSOON & KIRA STONE!!

Monique Toosoon · Kira Stone

Chunky's Cinema Pub Manchester · Huse Road
- Cabaret
Tickets

Sunday, October 18, 2026

Cinema
1 PM

Sunday Cinema Classics: "Grease"

Nashua Public Library · Downtown Nashua
- Cinema
Free
Music
2 PM

The Corvettes Doo Wop Revue

The Rex Theatre · Downtown
- Music
Tickets
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Music
7 PM

Neko Case Neon Grey Midnight Green Tour with support from Destroyer

Nashua Center for the Arts · Downtown Nashua
- Music
$58 Tickets

Monday, October 19, 2026

Theatre
6:30 PM

Julius Caesar - ShakesBeer

Stark Brewing Company · Millyard
- Theatre
Free
Music
7 PM

PTAC Cabaret Fall 2026

The Rex Theatre · Downtown
- Music
Tickets

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Other
10 AM

Extended Hours at the Millyard Museum on October 20

Millyard Museum · Millyard
Cinema
7 PM

HORROR CLASSICS 2026: THE EXORCIST!

Chunky's Cinema Pub Manchester · Huse Road
- Cinema
Tickets

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Music
12:30 PM

TedX Amoskeag Milyard

The Rex Theatre · Downtown
- Music
Tickets
Literature
4:30 PM

Ken Burns Award for the Humanities

Stacy Schiff

Dana Center for the Humanities (Saint Anselm College) · Saint Anselm College
- Literature
Free
Visual arts
6 PM

Calligraphy Class

Stark Brewing Company · Millyard
- Visual arts

Thursday, October 22, 2026

Cinema
7 PM

HORROR CLASSICS 2026: THE EXORCIST!

Chunky's Cinema Pub Manchester · Huse Road
- Cinema
Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Melvin Seals & JGB

Nashua Center for the Arts · Downtown Nashua
- Music
$46 Tickets
Music
until Nov 1

Restaurant Week

Palace Theatre · Downtown
- Music
Free Tickets
Music
until Nov 1

Restaurant Week

The Rex Theatre · Downtown
- Music
Free Tickets
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Friday, October 23, 2026

Music
3:30 PM

Fiddler on the Roof

Palace Theatre · Downtown
- Music
Free Tickets
Music
6:30 PM

Andrew North & The Rangers

Stark Brewing Company · Millyard
- Music
Theatre
7 PM

Much Ado About Murder

Majestic Theatre · South Manchester
- Theatre
$15–$20 Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Back In Black: The Best AC/DC Tribute Experience

The Rex Theatre · Downtown
- Music
Tickets
Music
8 PM

Caylin Costello Band

The Shaskeen Pub · Downtown
- Music
Music
8:30 PM

Lounge: Bob Pratte Band

Bob Pratte Band

The Derryfield · North End
- Music

Saturday, October 24, 2026

Music
10 AM

Daybreak – The Music & Passion of Barry Manilow

The Rex Theatre · Downtown
- Music
Free Tickets
Other
10 AM

Manchester Author Panel Talk

Millyard Museum · Millyard
Theatre
2 PM

Much Ado About Murder

Majestic Theatre · South Manchester
- Theatre
$15–$20 Tickets
Music
6:30 PM

Farrington & Fioretti

Stark Brewing Company · Millyard
- Music
Music
7:30 PM

Here Come The Mummies

Nashua Center for the Arts · Downtown Nashua
- Music
$43 Tickets
Comedy
8:30 PM

LIVE 21+ COMEDY: CORY GEE

Cory Gee

Chunky's Cinema Pub Manchester · Huse Road
- Comedy
Tickets
Music
8:30 PM

Lounge: The Slaka's

The Slaka's

The Derryfield · North End
- Music
Cinema
9 PM

18+ THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW!

Chunky's Cinema Pub Manchester · Huse Road
- Cinema
Tickets
Music
9 PM

Mixtape Masters

The Shaskeen Pub · Downtown
- Music

Sunday, October 25, 2026

Literature
2 PM

Beyond the Book: Ana Hebra Flaster and "Property of the Revolution"

Nashua Public Library · Downtown Nashua
- Literature
Free
Theatre
2 PM

Much Ado About Murder

Majestic Theatre · South Manchester
- Theatre
$15–$20 Tickets

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Cinema
7 PM

HORROR CLASSICS 2026: HALLOWEEN!

Chunky's Cinema Pub Manchester · Huse Road
- Cinema
Tickets
Theatre
7 PM

Matilda Jr.

Palace Theatre · Downtown
- Theatre
Tickets

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Theatre
7 PM

Matilda Jr.

Palace Theatre · Downtown
- Theatre
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Modern Natives @ BAD BRGR

Modern Natives

BAD BRGR · Downtown
- Music
Tickets

Thursday, October 29, 2026

Theatre
5 PM

Christmas Carol: Youth Ensemble AUDITIONS

The Rex Theatre · Downtown
- Theatre
Tickets
Music
6:30 PM

Free to Rock- Fundraising event for the Mary and John Elliot Charitable Foundation

The Rex Theatre · Downtown
- Music
- Rock
Tickets
Cinema
7 PM

HORROR CLASSICS 2026: HALLOWEEN!

Chunky's Cinema Pub Manchester · Huse Road
- Cinema
Tickets

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