Calendar of Cambridge Candidate Forums and Events - 2025
Note: There is a strict non-discrimination policy. Only events open to the general public (with or without RSVP) will be listed.
[Official 2025 Municipal Election Calendar] [2023 Calendar - for reference and comparison]
updated January 17, 2026 10:51 PM
| SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY |
| JUNE | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 [City Council meeting] | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 [City Council meeting] | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 [City Council meeting] | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 [City Council meeting] | |||||
| SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY |
| JULY | 1 Municipal Election Nomination Papers available at Election Commission office | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 5:00pm deadline to submit nomination papers & statements of financial interest for candidates | ||
| SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY |
| AUGUST | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | 4 [City Council meeting] | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 5:00pm deadline for Election Commission to certify signatures on nomination papers | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 5:00pm deadline for municipal candidates to file withdrawal of nomination. |
19 | 20 | 21 7:00pm 31st Annual Oldtime Baseball Game (St. Peter’s Field, Sherman St.) |
22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 | ||||||
| SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY |
| SEPTEMBER | 1 (Labor Day) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 5:00-8:00pm Cambridge Citizens Coalition (CCC) Endorsee City Council, School Committee candidate event (Zoom only) |
8 | 9 | 10 City Council Candidates Forum (6:00pm-8:00pm) hosted by A Better Cambridge (ABC) - Central Sq. Senior Center [register here] School Committee Candidate Forum hosted by the Cambridge Education Association (CEA, teachers union); 6:00pm-8:00pm (Cambridge Main Library) [flyer] |
11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 [City Council meeting] School Committee Candidates Forum focused on academic excellence, hosted by the Cambridge Advanced Learning Association (CALA); 6:30-8:30pm (CSUS/King-Open Auditorium) Panel 1 (6:30pm) – Bowers, Dube, Havstad, Schraah Huh, Hunter, Lee, dePaula Santos, Weinstein Panel 2 (7:40pm) – Battle, Bejnood, Coburn, Goetz, Harding, Hirshi, Hudson, Jaikumar, Rojas Villarreal |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 Danehy Park Family Day, 11:00am-3:00pm |
| 21 | 22 (Rosh Hashanna) | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 School Committee Candidate Forum sponsored by “Cambridge Progressive Electoral Collaboration”, 3:00pm, King Open/CSUS Auditorium | 29 [City Council meeting] 6:00pm School Committee Roundtable meeting (Attles Meeting Room, CRLS) |
30 3:30pm Special Meeting of the School Committee (Attles Meeting Room, CRLS) 6:00pm City Council Candidate Forum sponsored by “Cambridge Progressive Electoral Collaboration”, CRLS Cafeteria |
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| SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY |
| OCTOBER | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 6 [City Council meeting and Tax Rate hearing] | 7 | 8 Cambridgeport Neighborhood Association Candidate Night, 6:30-9:00pm (LBJ Apartments, 150 Erie St.) [Setup & social time 6-6:30pm; City Council Candidates (6:45-7:45pm); School Committee Candidates (8:00-9:00pm)] | 9 School Committee Candidate Meet & Greet sponsored by Central Square Church and Cambridge Day, 5pm-7pm (Central Square Church, 5 Magazine Street, Central Square) | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 (Columbus/Indig. Peoples Day) | 14 Harvard Community City Council Candidate Forum, 7:00pm (Harvard Hall 201) - hosted by Harvard College Democrats, open to members of the Harvard community | 15 11:00am Random Draw of Precincts (for the PR Count) - Election Commission City Council Candidate Forum sponsored by Porter Square Neighbors Association, Baldwin Neighborhood Council and the Association of Cambridge Neighborhoods, 7:00pm-9:00pm (Lesley University Hall, 1815 Mass. Ave.) |
16 School Committee Candidates Forum - 6:30 to 8:30pm, sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Boston and the Cambridge Unit (Central Square Branch Library, 45 Pearl St.) | 17 | 18 City Council Candidate Meet & Greet sponsored by The Comedy Studio and Cambridge Day, 9am-10:30am (The Comedy Studio, 5¾ JFK Street, Harvard Square) |
| 19 | 20 [City Council meeting] | 21 Harvard Community City Council Candidate Forum, 6:00-8:00pm (Harvard Science Center, Hall D) - open to all Harvard affiliates and the broader Cambridge community | 22 | 23 City Council Candidates Forum - sponsored by YWCA Cambridge and CEOC, 7 Temple St. [YWCA Building], 6:00-8:00pm, doors open at 5:30pm [flyer] | 24 Climate & Environmental Justice Cambridge City Council Candidates Forum (350 Mass, Mothers Out Front, Elders Climate Action, Sierra Club, CREW, and Green Cambridge) - 7:00pm-8:30pm via Zoom | 25 Last day to register to vote in municipal election. In person registration hours at the Election Commission office are 9am to 5pm. Online registration must be completed by 11:59pm. Mail-in registration must be postmarked by Oct 25. In person early voting period begins. Locations and hours will be posted at the Election Commission office and online at cambridgema.gov/election. |
| 26 | 27 [City Council meeting] Deadline for School Committee candidates and Political Committees to file Municipal Campaign & Political Finance Reports |
28 5:00pm deadline to request a ballot by mail | 29 | 30 | 31 In person early voting period ends. Locations and hours will be posted at the Election Commission office and online at cambridgema.gov/election. | |
| SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY |
| NOVEMBER | 1 | |||||
| 2 | 3 [City Council meeting] Noontime (12:00pm) deadline to apply for absentee ballot for over-the-counter voting. |
4 ELECTION DAY - Polls are open 7:00am until 8:00pm. All vote-by-mail ballots (except overseas absentee ballots) must arrive at the Election Commission office by 8pm to be counted. Ballot count begins at Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave., Central Square after the polls close. - PRELIMINARY results |
5 9:00am-5:00pm. Ballot count resumes at Senior Center - UNOFFICIAL results |
6 9:00am-5:00pm. Ballot count resumes at Senior Center (if necessary) - UNOFFICIAL results |
7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 Overseas Absentee Ballots and Provisional Ballots will be counted at 5:00pm - FINAL OFFICIAL results | 15 |
Find out about all the candidates at the Cambridge Candidate Pages.
