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Boston Events Calendar: Elections, City Hall Meetings and Public Hearings

Last updated: October 28, 2026

This calendar lists official public events in Boston for the next six weeks. Election dates and government meetings come first, followed by public board meetings and a short list of major concerts. Every entry links to its official listing, and all times are Eastern. Meetings can be canceled or moved, so check the official listing before you go.

Looking for decisions already made? See the Boston City Hall decisions tracker.

Boston City Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Boston City Hall, where most council and board meetings on this calendar take place. Photo: Daderot, Wikimedia Commons, CC0.

Elections and voting

Nov. 3 state election: last days of early voting, deadlines and Election Day.

Nov. 3, 2026 state election: key facts

  • Polls: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3. If you are in line by 8 p.m., you can vote.
  • Find your polling place: VoteInMA.com lookup or the City of Boston polling locations list.
  • Early voting: Oct. 17–30. Any Boston voter can use any Boston early voting site. It ends at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30.
  • Voter registration: The deadline was Saturday, Oct. 24, so it has passed.
  • Vote by mail: The application deadline was 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, so it has passed. Return completed ballots to a Boston drop box or an early voting site by 8 p.m. Nov. 3. Mailed ballots must be postmarked by Nov. 3 and arrive by Nov. 6.
  • Special or city elections: The Boston Election Department’s page lists no other Boston elections in this period.

The nine statewide ballot questions, as titled in the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s 2026 Information for Voters. The guide has the full text and the arguments for and against each one.

# Title Type
1 Expanding the Public Records Law Initiative petition
2 Collective Bargaining for CPCS Employees Initiative petition
3 State Primary Elections Initiative petition
4 Election Day Registration Initiative petition
5 State Revenue Limit & Rebate Initiative petition
6 Natural Resource Conservation Fund Initiative petition
7 Single Family Homes Initiative petition
8 Prohibit Retail Sale of Adult Recreational Use Marijuana Initiative petition
9 Firearms Regulation Referendum on an existing law

City Hall

Boston City Council meetings, committee hearings, budget hearings and Mayor's Office advisory meetings.

The full Council usually meets Wednesdays at noon. The calendar below shows only meetings with a posted notice; there is none for Nov. 11 (Veterans Day) or Nov. 25. Agendas appear on the Council’s Legistar calendar before each meeting. Mayor’s Office meetings appear here once the City posts them as public notices.

State House

Massachusetts Legislature sessions and hearings, and state agency hearings in Boston.

The Governor’s Council generally meets Wednesdays at noon in Room 360 of the State House to vote on judicial nominations and other matters. Dates and nomination hearings are posted on the Governor’s Council page. No date after Oct. 28 had been posted when we last checked, so none is listed below. We also found no federal naturalization ceremonies in Boston open to the public in this period.

Public meetings

School Committee, zoning, planning, licensing and other City boards.

Many of these meetings take public comment, and that is the main way residents can weigh in on decisions. For civic forums: we found no upcoming nonpartisan candidate debates or forums in Boston before Nov. 3. The League of Women Voters of Boston posts its forums on its events page.

Concerts

Top shows at major Boston venues. No sports events.

Dates and times come from each venue’s official or ticketing page. Concerts only: Bruins, Celtics and other sports events are not listed.

Sources

Compiled by Jenna Caldwell, The Boston Report. To report a correction, write to contact@thebostonreport.com.

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