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WEEK OF OCTOBER 05 - OCTOBER 11, 2026

From Historic & Architectural Tour at The Hanover Theatre to Holy Cross Wind Ensemble Pop-Up Concert at Prior Performing Arts Center and Reem Jubran, Visiting Distinguished Practitioner | Screening + Q&A at Prior Performing Arts Center.

MONDAY - 10/5

Prior Performing Arts Center, Worcester
  • 6:00pm — Holy Cross Wind Ensemble Pop-Up Concert details
  • 7:30pm — Reem Jubran, Visiting Distinguished Practitioner | Screening + Q&A details
The Hanover Theatre, Worcester — Historic & Architectural Tour at 12:00pm details

TUESDAY - 10/6

Jean McDonough Arts Center, Worcester — WORCESTER WRITERS' COLLECTIVE at 6:00pm details
Mechanics Hall, Worcester
  • 10:00am — Portraits Gallery & History of the Hall details
  • 7:00pm — Silent Film: The Hunchback of Notre Dame details
Off The Rails, Worcester — Alien Ant Farm at 7:30pm rock out
Prior Performing Arts Center, Worcester — Faculty Showcase Recital at 7:30pm details
The Hanover Theatre, Worcester — The Buena Vista Orchestra at 7:30pm details

WEDNESDAY - 10/7

DCU Center, Worcester — The Rock Orchestra: Arena of Fire at 8:00pm tix
Jean McDonough Arts Center, Worcester
  • 12:00am — THT Rep presents the 6th Annual Edgar Allan Poe Double Header details
  • 5:00pm — Nevermore: A Cask of Curious Things An Art Show by JMAC details
Mechanics Hall, Worcester
  • 10:00am — Portraits Gallery & History of the Hall details
  • 12:00pm — Fall 2026 Brown Bag Concert Series featuring BT ALC Small Band details
  • 12:00pm — Fall 2026 Brown Bag Concert Series Featuring Yoko Miwa Trio details
  • 5:00pm — Strategies for Children 25th Anniversary details
Prior Performing Arts Center, Worcester
  • 12:00pm — Lunchtime Concert: Sophie Rose Riopel ‘29, Brooks Scholar | Autumn Jazz details
  • 12:00pm — Lunchtime Concert Series: Stay On It details
  • 12:00pm — Lunchtime Concert: Sophie Rose Riopel ‘29, Brooks Scholar | <em>Autumn Jazz</em> details
  • 12:00pm — Lunchtime Concert Series: <em>Stay On It</em> details
  • 7:30pm — Holy Cross Orchestra Veterans Day Concert details
  • 7:30pm — Los Angeles Guitar Quartet details
The Hanover Theatre, Worcester — THT Rep presents the 6th Annual Edgar Allan Poe Double Header at 7:00pm details

THURSDAY - 10/8

Jean McDonough Arts Center, Worcester — ¡Sabor, Ritmo & Suenos! Latino Dance, Culture, & Entrepreneurship Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with Adelante Worcester! at 6:00pm details
Mechanics Hall, Worcester
  • 4:00pm — Second Annual Rising Together: In Support of Health Equity for Refugee and Immigrant Communities details
  • 5:30pm — The 2026 Harvey Ball details
  • 7:00pm — Greg Piccolo & Heavy Juice details
  • 7:00pm — Club 321 Featuring Mark Mandeville & Raianne Richards details
  • 8:30am — The Idea Swap details
Off The Rails, Worcester — Goodbye June at 8:00pm let's go
Prior Performing Arts Center, Worcester
  • 12:00am — <em>APPROPRIATE</em> details
  • 7:30pm — Holy Cross Jazz Ensemble Concert details
  • 7:30pm — Working Writers Series: Yona Harvey & Gary Jackson details
The Hanover Theatre, Worcester
  • 12:00pm — Historic & Architectural Tour details
  • 7:30pm — The Rush Tribute Project details
The Palladium, Worcester
  • 7:00pm — Nevertel - North America Tour 2026 get loud
  • 8:00pm — Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats - North America '26 rock out

FRIDAY - 10/9

DCU Center, Worcester
  • - name: TREY ANASTASIO + BILLY STRINGS: A BENEFIT FOR DIVIDED SKY 2 Day Ticket — TBA tix
  • 6:30pm — Motionless In White - The Sweat And Blood Tour tix
  • 7:30pm — TREY ANASTASIO + BILLY STRINGS: A BENEFIT FOR DIVIDED SKY- Friday Only tix
Indian Ranch, Webster
  • 6:30pm — 100 FM The Pike Boos Cruise hosted by Chuck Perks let's cruise
  • 8:00pm — Blood, Sweat & Keys Halloween Dueling Pianos duel it out
  • 8:00pm — Affinity: A Tribute to the Music of Journey journey on
Jean McDonough Arts Center, Worcester
  • 12:00am — THT Rep 26-27 Season Subscription details
  • 7:30pm — An Evening with Victoria Clark details
Mechanics Hall, Worcester
  • 7:00pm — America’s 250th: Music Worcester Celebrates details
  • 7:30pm — The Knights and Emanuel Ax details
  • 7:30pm — Warren Miller’s “Days Off” details
  • 8:00am — 2026 Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce Game Changers Business Conference & Expo details
Off The Rails, Worcester
  • 6:00pm — Rock The Rails Fest get loud
  • 7:00pm — All Night Boogie Band & Troy Mercy dance night
  • 8:00pm — Little Lies: Fleetwood Mac Tribute rock out
  • 8:00pm — Will Dempsey with Harrison Goodell chill vibes
Prior Performing Arts Center, Worcester
  • 7:30pm — Holy Cross Wind Ensemble Concert | Nightfall details
  • 7:30pm — Holy Cross Wind Ensemble Concert | <em>Nightfall</em> details
The Hanover Theatre, Worcester
  • 12:00pm — Historic & Architectural Tour details
  • 7:00pm — HALLELUJAH NIGHT presented by Jubilee Worcester details
  • 7:30pm — TUSK: The Classic Tribute to Fleetwood Mac details
  • 7:30pm — Pilobolus details
  • 7:30pm — The Bodyguard details
The Palladium, Worcester — Knocked Loose & Denzel Curry at 7:00pm let's go

SATURDAY - 10/10

DCU Center, Worcester
  • 3:00pm — Trans-Siberian Orchestra - The Ghosts Of Christmas Eve tix
  • 7:30pm — Trans-Siberian Orchestra - The Ghosts Of Christmas Eve tix
  • 7:30pm — TREY ANASTASIO + BILLY STRINGS: A BENEFIT FOR DIVIDED SKY- Sat Only tix
Indian Ranch, Webster
  • 8:00pm — Halloween Party with XS Dance Band spooky beats
  • 8:00pm — Best of Times: The Music of Styx, Foreigner & REO Speedwagon rock the night
  • 8:00pm — Petty Larceny: A Tribute to the Music of Tom Petty petty fun
  • 8:00pm — Little Lies: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac mac vibes
Jean McDonough Arts Center, Worcester
  • 7:00pm — The "Turn It Down" All-Stars featuring Mowesby presents 'Dark Side of the Moon' details
  • 7:30pm — An Evening With Georgia Heers details
Mechanics Hall, Worcester
  • 3:00pm — The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra details
  • 4:00pm — 20th Annual ACE Gala details
  • 5:30pm — GALA’26: We Persist – 10th Annual Gala details
  • 7:30pm — The Magic of Motown details
Off The Rails, Worcester
  • - name: Woostock — TBA details
  • 8:00pm — Justin Nozuka sing along
  • 8:00pm — Dan Kelly with Special Guest Brett Wilson details
The Hanover Theatre, Worcester
  • 1:00pm — Wild Kratts Live 2.0: Activate Creature Power! details
  • 7:00pm — Bert Kreischer: Permission To Party details
  • 7:30pm — Mania: The ABBA Tribute details
  • 7:30pm — An Evening With Georgia Heers details
  • 7:30pm — Whose Live Anyway? details

SUNDAY - 10/11

Jean McDonough Arts Center, Worcester
  • 10:00am — SILENT BOOK CLUB of Worcester, MA Meet Up details
  • 3:00pm — THEY TRIED TO SILENCE US. WE BECAME THE VOICE. details
Mechanics Hall, Worcester
  • 3:00pm — Happy Birthday, America! details
  • 4:00pm — BACHtoberfest Choir 2026 details
  • 4:00pm — Many Voices: Mechanics Hall Youth Singers Fall 2026 Concert details
Off The Rails, Worcester — Bluebird Improv at 8:00pm get loud
The Hanover Theatre, Worcester
  • 2:00pm — Sesame Street Live! Elmo’s Got the Moves details
  • 2:00pm — Richard, Oscar and Lorenz on the Mighty Wurlitzer with Dr. Kleefield details
  • 5:00pm — Music Worcester presents, Ellington & Gershwin: Porgy and Bess and more details

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