Events + Performances at ICA Boston

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First Fridays

First Fridays: Wintry Mixer

Fri, Dec 5, 6–10 PM

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ICA Members

Member Appreciation Weekend

Sat, Dec 6, 10 AM–5 PM

Sun, Dec 7, 10 AM–5 PM

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Free

Bank of America Museums on Us

Sat, Dec 6, 10 AM–5 PM

Sun, Dec 7, 10 AM–5 PM

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Art Making, ICA Kids

Big Baby: A Story of Maushop

Sat, Dec 6, 12–4 PM

Sat, Dec 13, 12–4 PM

Sun, Dec 14, 12–4 PM

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Talks

An Indigenous Present Exhibition Tour

Sat, Dec 6, 1 PM

Sat, Dec 13, 1 PM

Sun, Dec 14, 1 PM

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Free, ICA Kids

Play Date: Free Family Art Day

Sun, Dec 7, 10 AM–3 PM

Sun, Feb 1, 2026, 10 AM–3 PM

Sun, Mar 1, 2026, 10 AM–3 PM

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Free

Boston Family Days

Sun, Dec 7, 10 AM–5 PM

Sun, Dec 14, 10 AM–5 PM

Sun, Jan 11, 2026, 10 AM–5 PM

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Free

ICA Free Thursday Night

Thu, Dec 11, 5–9 PM

Thu, Dec 18, 5–9 PM

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Free

Neighborhood Night

Thu, Dec 11, 5–9 PM

Art Making, Free

Art-Making After Dark

Thu, Dec 11, 6–8:30 PM

Thu, Jan 29, 2026, 6–8:30 PM

Thu, Feb 12, 2026, 6–8:30 PM

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Talks

Gallery Talk: Meghan Clare Considine on Portia Zvavahera

Thu, Dec 11, 7 PM

Dance

Anne Plamondon Productions: Myokine

Sat, Dec 13, 8 PM

Sun, Dec 14, 3 PM

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ICA Kids, Tours + Workshops

Family ART-trek

Sun, Dec 14, 11 AM

Sun, Jan 11, 2026, 11 AM

Sun, Feb 8, 2026, 11 AM

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At the Watershed, Free

Watershed Community Event | East Boston Holiday Bazaar

Sun, Dec 14, 1–6 PM

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Film, Free, ICA Live

Intaglios of Breath and Light: An Indigenous Present Short Film Program

Thu, Dec 18, 5–9 PM

Thu, Feb 5, 2026, 5–9 PM

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Film, ICA Kids

Kid Flicks Short Films

Sun, Dec 21, 11 AM–12 PM

Sat, Dec 27, 11 AM–12 PM

Sun, Dec 28, 11 AM–12 PM

A jazz quartet, reminiscent of the Gregory Groover Jr Trio, performs in a modern venue. The musicians play drums, saxophone, double bass, and keyboard. An audience in casual attire listens intently as light streams through large windows onto coral-colored wall art.

Free, Music

Drop-in Live Jazz

Fri, Dec 26, 1–3 PM

Sat, Dec 27, 1–3 PM

Sun, Dec 28, 1–3 PM

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Film

Sundance Film Festival Shorts

Thu, Jan 15, 2026, 7 PM

Fri, Jan 16, 2026, 7 PM

Sat, Jan 17, 2026, 3 PM

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Free, Tours + Workshops

Gallery Talk: Tessa Bachi Haas on the 2025 James and Audrey Foster Prize

Sun, Jan 18, 2026, 2 PM

ICA Live, Music

Emily Wells: Regards to the End

Fri, Jan 23, 2026, 8 PM

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Dance, Special Events

Mar Parrilla Site-Responsive Performance

Thu, Jan 29, 2026, 7 PM

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Talks, Virtual events

Online Series: Art, Artists, and Abstraction in An Indigenous Present

Wed, Feb 4, 2026, 2–3 PM

Wed, Feb 11, 2026, 2–3 PM

Wed, Feb 25, 2026, 2–3 PM

First Fridays

First Fridays: Red Hot Vol. 6

Fri, Feb 6, 2026, 6–10 PM

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ICA Live

Patrick Blenkarn and Milton Lim: asses.masses

Sat, Feb 14, 2026, 2 PM

Sat, Feb 21, 2026, 2 PM

Free, Talks

The Artist’s Voice: Jeffrey Gibson with Nora Burnett Abrams

Thu, Feb 26, 2026, 7 PM

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ICA Members

Say It Loud: AAMARP, 1977 to Now Member Tour

Fri, Feb 27, 2026, 6:30 PM

Dance

Gibney Company

Fri, Mar 13, 2026, 8 PM

Sat, Mar 14, 2026, 8 PM

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Free, Talks

Say It Loud: AAMPRP, 1977 to Now Exhibition Tour

Sat, Mar 14, 2026, 1 PM

Sun, Mar 15, 2026, 1 PM

Sat, Mar 21, 2026, 1 PM

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ICA Live, Music

Lorelei Ensemble: LOOK UP

Fri, Mar 20, 2026, 8 PM

Sat, Mar 21, 2026, 8 PM

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ICA Live, Music

Maria Somerville

Sun, Mar 22, 2026, 8 PM

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Free, Talks

The Artist’s Voice: L’Merchie Frazier, Reginald L. Jackson, and Shea Justice, with Jeffrey De Blois

Thu, Mar 26, 2026, 7 PM

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Free, ICA Teens

Teen Night: Spring 2026

Fri, Mar 27, 2026, 6–9 PM

Dance

KAIROS Dance Theater

Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 8 PM

Seven performers, wearing earth-toned clothing and scarves, looking forward with serious expressions.

Dance

Chavi Bansal’s Vimoksha Dance Company

Sat, Apr 18, 2026, 8 PM

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Gallery Talk: Meghan Clare Considine on Say It Loud: AAMARP, 1977 to Now

Sun, Apr 19, 2026, 2 PM

Dance, ICA Live, Music

Rashaun Mitchell + Silas Riener: Open Machine

Fri, Apr 24, 2026, 8 PM

Sat, Apr 25, 2026, 8 PM

An illustration of a red View-Master toy with two eyepieces, each showing a stylized face. Above, the text reads gaf VIEW-MASTER. A white label in the center says, Double Consciousness is the dual self-perception.

Free, Talks

Derrick Adams: View Master Exhibition Tour

Sat, Apr 25, 2026, 1 PM

Sun, Apr 26, 2026, 1 PM

Sat, May 2, 2026, 1 PM

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Free, ICA Teens

ICA Teens Spring Showcase

Thu, Apr 30, 2026, 5:30–8 PM

A stylized illustration of a person with curly hair riding a black spring playground toy shaped like a horse, featuring a rainbow mane and tail, with geometric blue and green shapes in the background.

The Artist’s Voice: Derrick Adams with Salamishah Tillet

Thu, May 7, 2026, 7 PM

Dancers perform expressive, dynamic movements in a studio with large windows, their silhouettes mid-motion, highlighting energy and fluidity in the group choreography.

Dance, ICA Live

Shamel Pitts | TRIBE: Marks of RED

Fri, May 15, 2026, 8 PM

Sat, May 16, 2026, 8 PM

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ICA Live, Music

[Project Creatine]

Fri, Jun 12, 2026, 8 PM

Gallery Talk: Jeffrey De Blois on Say It Loud: AAMARP, 1977 to Now

Sun, Jun 28, 2026, 2 PM

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Free, ICA Teens

Teen Night: Summer 2026

Wed, Aug 12, 2026, 6–9 PM

TUESDAY	10 AM – 5 PM
WEDNESDAY	10 AM – 5 PM
THURSDAY	10 AM – 9 PM
FRIDAY	10 AM – 9 PM
SATURDAY	10 AM – 5 PM
SUNDAY	10 AM – 5 PM

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