Turrets, tinsel and ocean views? Hammond Castle Museum’s Deck the Halls is the closest you’ll get to a Hogwarts holiday party and we’ve got a pair of FREE tickets for one lucky reader. Enter to win!

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• Jingle all the way to Dorchester for FREE PIZZA, where a verse of “Jingle Bells” will score you a free slice (and a starring role on Instagram).

• Find your man after midnight when Gimme Gimme Disco takes over Citizens House of Blues on New Year’s Eve. Feeling lucky? Enter to win your way in!*

• Prog rockers TAUK have been pushing boundaries for nearly a decade. Hear for yourself when they play Brighton Music Hall on February 13th.*

• Aldous Collins hits Brighton Music Hall on March 7th with 3rd Left and Jay Psaros along for the ride. Set a reminder, tickets drop tomorrow.*

• Plus, announcements from Everything Yes, Drink The Sea, HANABIE, Bad Bad Hats, Dirty Dancing in Concert and more!

WHERE TO ICE SKATE IN BOSTON

You live in New England, so the cold weather isn’t an excuse to stay inside. Boston has no shortage of rinks and winter is the perfect time to strut your stuff on the ice. After you lose the skates, check out these festive pop-ups to warm up.

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• Garrison Keillor brings Midwestern warmth to Boston with A Prairie Home Companion Christmas. You in for a cozy night out? Grab last-minute tickets for tonight’s show!*

• First Street Market wraps the season with its final Holiday Night Market tomorrow in Cambridge, your last chance to sip cozy cocktails and score handmade gifts.

• A menorah, a nativity scene and a Christmas tree walk into a bar… and out comes a Hanukkah hot take. Learn how a holiday born from anti-assimilation became a fixture in shopping malls and public squares.

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