Still in a post-Thanksgiving haze? Snap out of it because this one's big: win 2 premiere passes to Treefort Music Fest on March 25th-29th in Boise, plus a hotel stay and $600 travel credit. Skip the lines with Zipline Passes and chill in the Lookout Lounge at Main Stage for Father John Misty, Magdalena Bay, Geese and more. Enter to win.*

JUST ANNOUNCED

• Gingerbread season is officially under construction: Eastern Standard’s gingerbread house tradition is back. They supply the candy, the cocoa bar and a fully built gingerbread house so all you have to bring is your creativity.

• The world’s best bull riders are coming to Boston and they’re bringing 1,800 pounds of pure attitude with them. PBR: Unleash the Beast hits TD Garden on January 2nd-3rd and we’ve got a pair of front-row seats. Enter to win!*

• The only Cyber Monday deal worth your time: Do617 MORE’s $50 Holiday Sale gets you a full year of free monthly tickets to music, comedy and more. Offer not valid for existing memberships.

• It’s Smoochie season! See the self-proclaimed “little devil hellraiser” Ashnikko at Roadrunner on May 16th.

• Plus, announcements from Mötley Crüe, Tesla, Extreme, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Drum Tao and more!

50+ THINGS TO DO IN DECEMBER

The days might be getting darker, but Boston’s lighting up with holiday displays, markets and pop-ups. We pulled together the best ways to end the year with a little cheer and a lot of fun. Here’s what’s worth doing in Boston this month:

• Wreath Making Class

• Boston Common Tree Lighting

• Holiday Baking with Dorie Greenspan & Joanne Chang

• Ghost Hounds & Dalton and the Sheriffs (WIN TIX)

• A Prairie Home Companion Christmas (WIN TIX)

• John Oliver Live (WIN TIX)

THIS WEEK

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• Flip the switch on holiday magic tonight at Copley’s tree lighting. Keep our roundup of Boston’s brightest bashes handy because the week is packed with more seasonal sparkle.

• Medford is turning a vacant lot into a shared pop-up shop for three local businesses. Project: Pop-Up gives low to moderate-income entrepreneurs a short-term storefront to test ideas and help revive the business district.

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