Comics Come Home Turns 30 as Snowport Opens and Boston Lights Ends This Weekend

Looking for things to do in Boston this weekend? Friday, Nov. 6, through Sunday, Nov. 8, packs Comics Come Home’s 30th anniversary at TD Garden, the opening of Snowport in the Seaport, the city’s Veterans Parade, a Hall of Fame college basketball doubleheader, Bruins and Patriots home games, and the final nights of Boston Lights at Franklin Park Zoo.

Every listing below was checked against the organizer’s, venue’s or city’s own page on Nov. 5. Ticket prices can move by the hour, so confirm the total at checkout. The National Weather Service and local forecasts call for a wet Friday that ends a long dry streak; plan rain gear for outdoor stops that day. Our Friday rain forecast has the details.

Friday, Nov. 6: college hoops, Haydn and Snowport’s first night

Hall of Fame Series college basketball doubleheader. 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. at TD Garden, 100 Legends Way, West End (North Station). Boston College faces UMass at 4 p.m., then UConn plays Michigan at 8 p.m. Doors open at 3 p.m. One ticket covers both games, according to TD Garden. Prices vary by seat.

Haydn’s “The Creation,” Boston Symphony Orchestra. 1:30 p.m. at Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave., Back Bay. Philippe Jordan conducts Louise Alder, Bogdan Volkov, David Steffens and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus. A pre-concert talk starts at 12:15 p.m. Tickets are on the BSO event page. A second performance is Saturday at 8 p.m.

Snowport Holiday Market opening weekend. Friday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Seaport Common, 100 Seaport Blvd., in the Boston Seaport. The market runs through Dec. 27 with more than 130 vendors. General admission is free; optional weekend timed entry through the Seaport Insider app is $15 for adults and $7 for veterans and ages 6–17, according to Boston 25 and Boston.com coverage of the market’s published hours. Saturday hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Details are at bostonseaport.xyz/snowport.

48th Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair. Friday 4 to 8 p.m. at the Hynes Convention Center, 900 Boylston St., Back Bay. Friday tickets are $25 and cover all three days. Saturday noon to 7 p.m. is $15 (valid Saturday and Sunday); Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. is $10. Students with ID and children 12 and under are free, according to the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America.

A Boogie Wit da Hoodie: 10 Years of Artist, with DaBaby. 8 p.m. at Agganis Arena, 925 Commonwealth Ave., Allston. A second show runs Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets are on Ticketmaster; prices vary by seat.

Fleurs de Villes WONDER. Through Sunday at Prudential Center, 800 Boylston St., Back Bay. Sixteen fresh floral mannequins fill the retail level; two more are at nearby hotels. Admission is free during center hours (11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday–Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday), according to Prudential Center and Fleurs de Villes.

Wicked. 8 p.m. Friday at Citizens Opera House, 539 Washington St., Downtown Crossing, with Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 1 and 6:30 p.m. The run continues through Nov. 15. Tickets are through Wicked’s Boston page.

Saturday, Nov. 7: Veterans Parade and Comics Come Home 30

Boston Veterans Parade. Noon to 3 p.m., starting at the Boston Public Library on Boylston Street and ending at City Hall Plaza. The free downtown march honors veterans and those still serving, according to the City of Boston. Expect parking restrictions on Boylston, Tremont, Cambridge and Beacon streets.

Comics Come Home 30. 8 p.m. at TD Garden, West End, with doors at 7 p.m. Denis Leary hosts John Mulaney, Jimmy Fallon, Ray Romano, Jon Stewart, Leslie Jones, Alex Edelman, Sam Jay, Robert Kelly and Lenny Clarke. All proceeds benefit the Cam Neely Foundation. The Boston Globe listed tickets from about $94 to $187. Buy through TD Garden.

Haydn’s “The Creation” (evening). 8 p.m. at Symphony Hall. Same BSO program as Friday’s matinee; tickets via the BSO.

Green Line riders should note that major tunnel and C Branch work begins Saturday and runs through Nov. 15, with free shuttles replacing much of the downtown trunk. Our Green Line Nov. 7-15 shuttle guide and the earlier shutdown explainer cover routes and free-fare zones. Allow extra time for Symphony Hall, the Pru and the Opera House.

Sunday, Nov. 8: Bruins, Patriots and last call for Boston Lights

Bruins vs. Florida Panthers. 1 p.m. at TD Garden, West End. Doors open at 11:45 a.m. (BGS earlier), according to TD Garden. Prices vary by seat.

Patriots vs. Green Bay Packers. 4:25 p.m. at Gillette Stadium, One Patriot Place, Foxborough. Parking lots open at 12:25 p.m. and gates at 2:25 p.m., according to Gillette Stadium and the Patriots. Special event trains run from South Station; round-trip tickets are $20 via the MBTA mTicket app.

B.A.A. Boston Half. Sunday morning in Franklin Park, Dorchester/Jamaica Plain. About 9,000 runners start and finish in Franklin Park along the Emerald Necklace, according to the Boston Athletic Association. Expect road closures near the park system; check the B.A.A. course map before driving.

SoWa Open Market. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 500 Harrison Ave. and Thayer Street, South End. The free farmers and artists market runs Sundays through Nov. 15, according to SoWa Boston.

All weekend: Boston Lights’ final nights

Boston Lights: A Lantern Experience. 5 to 10:30 p.m. nightly, last entry 9:30 p.m., at Franklin Park Zoo, 1 Franklin Park Road, Dorchester. The one-way, mile-long lantern loop takes 60 to 90 minutes and ends Sunday, Nov. 8, according to Zoo New England. Timed tickets are required and cost less online than at the gate; the Globe listed adult non-member tickets starting at $26.25. Children under 2 are free, and Massachusetts EBT and WIC cardholders pay $17 for up to four tickets. Parking is free, with $20 valet at the Zebra entrance on most nights.

Around Cambridge and the suburbs

Marc Maron: Yammering Into the Void. Friday, 7:30 p.m. at Chevalier Theatre, 30 Forest St., Medford. The Boston Globe listed tickets from $60.50 to $70.50. Details are on the Chevalier Theatre site.

A Night To Be Heard: B.Heard World Gala. Friday, 7 to 10:30 p.m. (doors 6:30 p.m.) at the Center for Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave., Somerville. Dance, poetry, film and music from beheard.world. Eventbrite listed tickets from about $29 to $135. Info is on the Armory event page.

Lamplighter’s 10th Anniversary Party. Saturday, 6 p.m. to midnight at the Broadway Taproom, 284 Broadway, Cambridge. Free celebration with returning beers Major Tom and After Midnight, cupcakes, games and a 10 p.m. toast, according to Lamplighter Brewing Co. Ages 21 and up.

Bow Market Renaissance Faire, The Second. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. at Bow Market, 1 Bow Market Way, Somerville. General admission is free with RSVP; workshops and turkey legs are extra, according to the Boston Globe and Eventbrite listing for the faire.

Finding Bright Film Festival. Through Sunday at the Capitol Theater, 204 Massachusetts Ave., Arlington. The rebranded Arlington International Film Festival runs through Nov. 8; lineup and tickets are at findingbrightfilmfestival.com.

Live farther out? Our local towns hub has pages for Brookline, Burlington and the Malden business directory.

Plan your weekend

Dinner before a show? Browse our best restaurants in Boston guide. More local coverage is on the Boston News hub and the permanent Boston events calendar. Last weekend’s Halloween picks are in our Oct. 30–Nov. 1 weekend guide.

Sources

• TD Garden: Hall of Fame Series (Nov. 6)
• TD Garden: Comics Come Home 30
• TD Garden: Bruins vs. Panthers
• City of Boston: Boston Veterans Parade
• Boston Symphony Orchestra: Haydn’s The Creation
• ABAA: 48th Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair
• Zoo New England: Boston Lights
• Boston Seaport: Snowport
• Prudential Center: Fleurs de Villes WONDER
• Fleurs de Villes: Boston WONDER 2026
• Wicked in Boston (Citizens Opera House)
• Gillette Stadium: Patriots vs. Packers
• New England Patriots: Week 9 game preview
• SoWa Boston: Open Market
• MBTA: Green Line work Nov. 7–15
• Lamplighter Brewing Co.: 10th Anniversary Party
• Arts at the Armory: A Night To Be Heard
• Chevalier Theatre: Marc Maron
• Boston Globe: Best things to do this weekend
• Ticketmaster: A Boogie Wit da Hoodie