Live Acoustic Music Near Lexington, Massachusetts

If you've never experienced hearing talented musicians perform in a small, intimate environment, you are in for a treat.

House concerts are a growing trend across the country, where people invite friends and neighbors into their homes for an up-close concert experience. And there are many house concerts being held in and around the Lexington area that you can check out - you just need to contact the host and ask to be invited.

Churches and non-profit community groups around Lexington host occasional coffeehouses that feature traditional folk musicians and other acoustic artists as a way of bringing the community together. Local libraries also host free concerts that are open to the general public.

In addition, live acoustic music can be heard in several listening rooms and small theaters in and around the Lexington area. Local restaurants and cafes in the area sometimes host nationally touring musicians as well.

Below you can find a listing of upcoming shows in these smaller venues by nationally and internationally touring artists.

Upcoming Acoustic Shows

December 14
The Cabot (Small Theater)
Beverly, MA
December 14
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 14
Sunday, December 14, 2025: 11:30am ? 2:00pm The Burren Backroom ? 46th Annual Bill Rodgers Somerville Jingle Bell Run After-Party ? featuring Kier Byrnes & The Kettle Burners
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
December 14
Eileen Ivers will change the way you think of the violin.
Cary Hall (Small Theater)
Lexington, MA
December 14
Tavern at the End of the World (Neighborhood Bar)
Boston, MA
December 16
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Small Theater)
Rockport, MA
December 16
A concert featuring Kim's original composition that tells the Anshinaabe legend in song. The show is FREE and supported by a grant from the Lexington Cultural Council and MASS Cultural Council.
Community Center Lexington (Library)
Lexington, MA
December 17
If folk, roots, and Americana were on a Venn diagram, Grace Morrison would be squarely in the center. With a career that began as a backup singer for rock icons like Eddie Money and Joey Molland (of
Firehouse Center for the Arts (Small Theater)
Newburyport, MA
December 17
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
December 18
Orchard Chapel (Small Theater)
Hampton Falls, NH
December 19
The Bull Run Restaurant (Nightclub)
Shirley, MA
December 19
A passionate kaleidoscope of sound, born of Americana and Folk music.
Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Cambridge, MA
December 19
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
December 19
Groton Hill Music Center - Meadow Hall (Small Theater)
Groton, MA
December 20
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 20
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
December 20
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Small Theater)
Rockport, MA
December 21
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Small Theater)
Rockport, MA
December 21
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 21
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Small Theater)
Rockport, MA
December 23
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 27
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
December 27
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 28
The Sinclair (Nightclub)
Cambridge, MA
December 28
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 28
Chelmsford Center for the Arts (Listening Room)
Chelmsford, MA
January 9
Friday January 9, 2026: Kier Byrnes & The Kettle Burners - 8:15pm - 11:30pm The Rhumb Line, 40 Railroad Ave, Gloucester, MA 01930
The Rhumbline (Neighborhood Bar)
Gloucester, MA
January 10
An evening featuring two award winning singer/songwriters. Tickets held at the door.
Circle of Friends Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Franklin, MA
January 10
Folk-pop artist Halley Neal is a Nashville based singer and songwriter. Inspired by music from the 1970's, Halley released her debut record in June 2021.
House Of Play House Concerts (House Concert)
Newton, MA
January 10
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
January 10
The Rough & Tumble is a folk/Americana duo from New Hampshire. They aren’t afraid to take an audience from the lighthearted to the gut wrenching, and they do it seamlessly.
Old Sloop Presents (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Rockport, MA
January 11
McDonnell sings with her whole being, and her upside-down-and-backward-guitar playing is "polished, solid, fleet, energetic, and fresh"--Acoustic Guitar Magazine. She has a long history as a performer and award-winning songwriter.
Lakeview Houseconcerts (House Concert)
Sharon, MA
January 16
Traveling Light's roots are deep in bluegrass, but Sumner's lyric-forward songs & snaking progressions demand something beyond folk conventions, highlighting the range of bandmates Kat Wallace (fiddle/tenor guitar/harms) & Mike Siegel (upright bass).
Follen Folk Nights (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Lexington, MA
January 17
New Song Music Series (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Bedford, MA
January 18
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
January 22
The Sinclair (Nightclub)
Cambridge, MA
January 23
The Cabot (Small Theater)
Beverly, MA
January 26
City Winery (Listening Room)
Boston, MA
January 29
The Sinclair (Nightclub)
Cambridge, MA
January 31
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
February 1
The Sinclair (Nightclub)
Cambridge, MA
February 6
Old Sloop Presents (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Rockport, MA
February 7
Erin Harpe country blues duo with Jim Countryman, award winning blues artist
Crossroads Music Series (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
North Andover, MA
February 13
Multi-instrumentalist Jenna Nicholls is giving vintage genres a new spin with her own lush nostalgic style and melodic sensibility. Jenna has toured with Ingrid Michaelson, shared the stage with Oscar Winner Glen Hansard, Amanda Palmer and Lucius.
Second Friday Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Belmont, MA
February 20
Friday, February 20, 2026: 9:00pm ? 12:00am Kier Byrnes & The Kettle Burners Vincent?s, 49 Suffolk St, Worcester, MA 01604
Vincent's (Neighborhood Bar)
Worcester, MA
February 21
Saturday, February 21, 2026: Kier Byrnes & The Kettle Burners - 8:15pm - 11:30pm The Rhumb Line, 40 Railroad Ave, Gloucester, MA 01930
The Rhumbline (Neighborhood Bar)
Gloucester, MA
February 22
An intimate evening of story and song with Rees Shad
Whale Cove House Concerts (House Concert)
Rockport, MA
February 25
The Sinclair (Nightclub)
Cambridge, MA
February 26
The Sinclair (Nightclub)
Cambridge, MA
February 27
Chelmsford Center for the Arts (Listening Room)
Chelmsford, MA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Lexington, Massachusetts

House Concerts

Borrowed House Concerts (Plaistow)
Fractal House (Medford)
Homegrown House Concerts (Marblehead)
House Of Play House Concerts (Newton)
Kiva House Concerts (Billerica)
Lakeview Houseconcerts (Sharon)
Sailing Into Song House Concerts (Newton)
The Rec Room House Concerts (Belmont)
Whale Cove House Concerts (Rockport)

Listening Rooms

2nd Shift Concerts at the Charles River Museum (Waltham)
Belleville Roots Music Series (Stage Room) (Newburyport)
Chelmsford Center for the Arts (Chelmsford)
City Winery (Boston)
Club Passim (Cambridge)
Fallout Shelter (Norwood)
First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church- Medfield, MA (Medfield)
Lizard Lounge (Cambridge)
McCarthy's Toad Presented by 24 Hour Concerts (Cambridge)
Niagara Coffee Haus (Millis)
Off Cabot (Beverly)
River Club Music Hall (Scituate)
Sanctuary Maynard (Maynard)
Somerville Songwriter Sessions (Somerville)
Soundcheck Studios (Pembroke)
The Somerville Armory (Somerville)

Folk Music Societies

Folk Song Society of Greater Boston (Watertown)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Circle of Friends Coffeehouse (Franklin)
Crossroads Music Series (North Andover)
First Church Unitarian (Littleton)
First Parish of Sudbury Coffee House (Sudbury)
Follen Folk Nights (Lexington)
Harmony on the Green Coffeehouse (Lexington)
Homegrown Coffeehouse (Needham)
Linden Tree Coffeehouse (Wakefield)
Me & Thee Music (Marblehead)
Music on Centre (Boston)
New Moon Coffeehouse (Haverhill)
New Revival Coffeehouse (Stow)
New Song Music Series (Bedford)
North Reading Community Coffeehouse (North Reading)
Not Just Another Coffeehouse (Sharon)
OCC Coffeehouse (Wrentham)
Off the Common Coffeehouse (Bridgewater)
Old Sloop Presents (Rockport)
Open Book Coffeehouse (Canton)
Open Road Coffeehouse (Rockland)
Rose Garden Coffeehouse (Mansfield)
Second Friday Coffeehouse (Belmont)
South Shore Folk Music Club (Duxbury)
Westford Parish Center For The Arts (Westford)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Cafe 939 (Boston)
John Harvard's Brew House (Cambridge)
Lily P's Chicken (Cambridge)
Markohs (Ayer)
Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub (Cambridge)
The Burren (Somerville)
The Square Root Café (Boston)

Libraries

Bedford Public Library (Bedford)
Boyden Library (Foxborough)
Cary Memorial Library (Lexington)
Community Center Lexington (Lexington)
Concerts in the Courtyard at Boston Public Library (Boston)
Franklin Public Library (Franklin)
Harvard Public Library (Harvard)
Parlin Memorial Library (Everett)
Robbins Library (Arlington)
Thomas Crane Public Library (Quincy)
Walpole Public Library (Walpole)

Small Theaters

Blackstone River Theater (Cumberland)
Cary Hall (Lexington)
Firehouse Center for the Arts (Newburyport)
Groton Hill Music Center - Concert Hall (Groton)
Groton Hill Music Center - Meadow Hall (Groton)
Mass Arts Center (Mansfield)
Narrows Center For the Arts (Fall River)
Orchard Chapel (Hampton Falls)
Regent Theatre (Arlington)
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Rockport)
Somerville Theatre (Somerville)
The Cabot (Beverly)
The Center for Arts in Natick (Natick)
The Rex Theatre (Manchester)
The Rockwell (Somerville)
The Wilbur Theater (Boston)
Tupelo Music Hall (Londonderry)

Outdoor Music Series

Bellforge Arts Center (Medfield)

Bars & Nightclubs

Cantab Lounge (Cambridge)
Tavern at the End of the World (Boston)
The Rhumbline (Gloucester)
The Shiproom at Hotel Vernon (Worcester)
The Snug (Hingham)
Vincent's (Worcester)