Maybe you have today off, maybe you don’t. Either way, it’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day and, here in Boston, that means recognizing the Massachusett people whose land we live on. Keep scrolling for free events and programs in honor of it.

Whether it’s a short one for you or just the normal grind, midweek has potential: we’re giving away tickets to see Wishy at Brighton Music Hall. Enter to win.

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• Your mission on Thursday: eat pancakes, browse art, repeat. The Pancakes & Booze Art Show is back with unlimited pancakes, local art, live DJs and more. Win your way in!*

• Jim Gaffigan has spent decades turning food, fatherhood and everyday life into comedy gold. He’s in town October 25th with new material from one of stand-up’s sharpest comics. Get tickets.*

• You’ll shoot your eye out… but first, see A Christmas Story on the big screen with Ralphie himself, Peter Billingsley. Win tickets for November 17th and a night of holiday nostalgia with the guy at the center of it all.*

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Hot take: the best Italian food in Boston isn’t on Hanover Street. You can skip the crowds and find handmade pasta, perfect pizza and old-school charm in a dozen other places around Boston. We even rounded them up for you; taste and see which spots give the North End a run for its rigatoni.

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• A first for Boston is coming to Franklin Park: the White Pine Gathering Place, designed by local Wampanoag, will become the city’s first permanent monument honoring Indigenous communities.

• Last call at Cisco Seaport! The seasonal beer garden closes after today, so grab one more drink by the water before the taps shut off and Snowport moves in.

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