Upcoming Concerts & Performances
8 upcoming concerts and performances from Boston Pops, with dates, venues and ticket links taken from the organization’s own pages and refreshed weekly. All classical in Greater Boston →
Thu Oct 29
The Boston Pops presents its third annual Día de Muertos concert, a celebration of Mexican music with Boston's Mexican community — a festival of life, death and remembrance, and the orchestra's own yearly turn toward Mexican song. Keith Lockhart conducts, with the Mexican singer-songwriter Silvana Estrada.
Fri Oct 30 – Sat Oct 31 · 7:30pm/1:30pm
Fri Oct 30 · 7:30pm / Sat Oct 31 · 1:30pm
Disney and Pixar's Coco shown in full while the Boston Pops plays the score live to the film — Miguel's journey into the colorful Land of the Dead to uncover the truth of his family's history. Keith Lockhart conducts the Boston Pops.
Thu Dec 3 – Thu Dec 24
Holiday Pops, the Boston Pops's December mainstay and its most beloved annual tradition: a multisensory seasonal show built on sing-along classics like "Jingle Bells," "The Twelve Days of Christmas" and "Sleigh Ride," given across three weeks of evening and matinee performances.
Sat Dec 5
A sixty-minute, sensory-friendly version of Holiday Pops for families with children or adults on the autism spectrum: reduced volume and lighting, relaxed house rules, a designated quiet room, noise-reducing headphones and credentialed autism-therapist volunteers on hand. The Boston Pops plays.
Sun Dec 6 – Thu Dec 24
A Holiday Pops kids' matinee, geared to the youngest audiences: a shorter, hour-long program with no intermission, followed by a chance to meet Santa and treats afterward. The Boston Pops plays, across a run of December matinees alongside the main Holiday Pops season.
Sun Dec 27 – Mon Dec 28 · 2pm
Sun Dec 27 / Mon Dec 28 · 2pm
Disney's The Muppet Christmas Carol shown in full while the Boston Pops plays the score live — Kermit as Bob Cratchit and Michael Caine as Scrooge, with Gonzo narrating as Dickens through the visits of the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future.
Sun Feb 7
The Boston Pops welcomes the Lunar New Year with a program honoring traditions across Asia, joined by Anda Union, a band of Mongolian singers and instrumentalists who draw on a range of traditional Mongolian musical styles. Norman Huynh conducts the Boston Pops.
Thu Mar 18
The Boston Pops turns to the Celtic tradition, rollicking dance tunes and heartfelt ballads in an homage to the long and storied musical history of Ireland — the orchestra's annual turn toward Irish music. Keith Lockhart conducts.
