Hanukkah Celebration at MFA

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Venue:	Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA)
Dates:	Thursday, December 18, 2025 - Thursday, December 18, 2025
Hours:	5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Ages:	Infants, Toddlers, Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:	Indoor
Cost:	$ see below
Category:	Holiday

Come together for an evening of art, music, and activities in celebration of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights.

Join a community gathering full of performances, art that highlights the diversity of Jewish cultures and identities, and much more.

Presented in partnership with the Vilna Shul, Boston’s center for Jewish culture; and Combined Jewish Philanthropies.

Special Admission Pricing During $5 Third Thursdays

Enjoy $5 minimum, pay-what-you-wish general admission during our Hanukkah celebration (available in person day of, starting at 5 pm).

Learn more about discounted admission to the MFA on the third Thursday of every month.

Event Highlights

• Community Partners
5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Shapiro Family Courtyard

• Free Drop-In Art Making: Decorative Dreidels
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm (last entry 8:45 pm)
Druker Family Pavilion

• Hanukkah Sensory Exploration
5–7 pm
Riley Seminar Room

• Hanukkiah
5–10 pm
Shapiro Family Courtyard

• Story Time with Gateways
5:15 and 6:15 pm
Riley Seminar Room

• Hanukkah Highlights Tours
5:30 and 7 pm
Meet in Sharf Visitor Center

• The Light We Share: A Global Hanukkah Resonance
5:30–6 pm
Shapiro Family Courtyard

• Face Painting
5:30–7:30 pm (last session 7:20 pm)
Shapiro Family Courtyard

• Spotlight Talk: The Compelling Story of a Torah Ark from Chelsea
5:45 pm
Gallery 231

• ASL Story Time
5:45–6 pm
Riley Seminar Room

• A. J. Rubin
5:45–6:15 pm
Gallery 168

• Opening Procession
6:15 pm
Meet in Gallery 168

• Hanukkah Blessing
6:30 pm
Shapiro Family Courtyard

• Looking Back: Stepping Forward with Hanukkah Band! and Rachel Linsky Dancers
6:50–7:20 pm
Shapiro Family Courtyard

• Spotlight Talk: Rembrandt and the Jews in the Dutch Republic
7:30 pm
Gallery 243A

• KANTIKA
7:30–7:50 pm
Gallery 168

• Hora with Hanukkah Band!
8–8:30 pm
Shapiro Family Courtyard

View the full list of activities here.

Dining Specials

Enjoy a two- or three-course prix fixe menu at New American Café inspired by Hanukkah.

Looking for a snack? Head to Taste for potato latkes and donuts.

Learn more about dining at the MFA.

COST

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$5 minimum, pay-what-you-wish general admission

WEBSITE

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www.mfa.org/event/special-event/hanukkah

LOCATION

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465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA map
Phone: (617) 267-9300