Countdowns to jam-packed weekends are the longest days of my life, because why has it been Thursday for four days already?? The weekend is right there, and yet time has completely stopped moving.

Saturday has to show up eventually. When it finally does, you’ll be glad you had the foresight to enter to win tickets for Public Image Ltd for a night of free music.

JUST ANNOUNCED

• Welcome to Orange October! Drink 10 different orange wines at Nathálie this month for the ultimate prize: a t-shirt. Simple enough until it’s October 29 and you’re panic-ordering glass #8.

• I don't know whose idea it was to put Knocked Loose, Denzel Curry, Superheaven and Boundaries together, but I'd like to shake their hand. It’s all going down at The Palladium next week and you can win your way in.*

• Teen Night takes over the ICA on October 30th with art-making, performances and a fashion show for Boston Caribbean Fashion Week. Got a look worth sending down the runway? Designers ages 14-24 can apply by October 2nd.

• Celebrate the timeless classic, The Sound Of Music, and all of your favorite things when the beloved musical comes to Boch Center Wang Theatre next month. Get tickets now.*

• That’s not all. See what else just dropped →

50+ THINGS TO DO IN OCTOBER

October is here and staying home feels like a waste of perfectly good sweater weather. Throw on another layer and grab a chai latte; we picked out 50+ events so you can skip the planning and start ghosting your responsibilities.

• Book it around Boston

• Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

• Eat your weight in chowder

• Go to the ballet

• Attend a spooky night market

• Run for cider donuts

THIS WEEKEND

LOCALS ONLY

• What’s better than St. Patrick’s Day in Boston? All the fun without the frostbite! Southie is going green with live Irish music, food specials and plenty o’ pints.

• Browse 80+ Asian-owned brands across food, fashion and more at this free pop-up in the heart of Seaport on Saturday.

• Didn’t get your fill of felines at the inaugural Cat Stroll? Meet Cambridge’s neighborhood kitties (and the people obsessed with them) at the Cambridge Cat Tour and Meowfest.

• Vintage shopping + waterfront views = weekend plans. This massive market brings 70+ sustainable vendors to Eastie on Sunday.

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