The lottery will begin promptly at 6 p.m., so please plan on arriving at 5:30 p.m.

1. To participate, please submit your completed application by midnight on Friday February 14, 2020. Your annual Food Truck permit application can now be submitted online!
2. Inform us that you will be participating in this year’s lottery by filling out this RSVP form for the Lottery by 4 p.m. on February 21, 2020.
3. We will send out the Q1 available sites to you on February 19.
4. Attendance at the lottery is MANDATORY. Please send a representative if you are unable to attend. If you are not present, your truck will not be able to participate in the lottery.

Boston Summer Eats Mobile Meals is a pilot program. We're going out into communities to serve meals to kids 18 and under. Our goal is to fill the meal gap in the summer when school is not in session.

Neighborhoods we cover include East Boston, Dorchester, Mattapan, and Roxbury. Boston Summer Eats Mobile Meals is a partnership between Food Access, Boston Public Schools, and Love Your Block.

• Mondays, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Mattapan, City of Boston Municipal Lot #14
• Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Dorchester, 1 Franklin Park Road
• Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Roxbury, Roxbury Crossing MBTA Station
• Thursdays, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - East Boston, Constitution Beach in Orient Heights
• Fridays, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Mattapan, Ryan Playground and Pool

Boston Summer Eats Mobile Meals is a pilot program. We're going out into communities to serve meals to kids 18 and under. Our goal is to fill the meal gap in the summer when school is not in session.

Neighborhoods we cover include East Boston, Dorchester, Mattapan, and Roxbury. Boston Summer Eats Mobile Meals is a partnership between Food Access, Boston Public Schools, and Love Your Block.

• Mondays, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Mattapan, City of Boston Municipal Lot #14
• Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Dorchester, 1 Franklin Park Road
• Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Roxbury, Roxbury Crossing MBTA Station
• Thursdays, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - East Boston, Constitution Beach in Orient Heights
• Fridays, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Mattapan, Ryan Playground and Pool

Boston Summer Eats Mobile Meals is a pilot program. We're going out into communities to serve meals to kids 18 and under. Our goal is to fill the meal gap in the summer when school is not in session.

Neighborhoods we cover include East Boston, Dorchester, Mattapan, and Roxbury. Boston Summer Eats Mobile Meals is a partnership between Food Access, Boston Public Schools, and Love Your Block.

• Mondays, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Mattapan, City of Boston Municipal Lot #14
• Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Dorchester, 1 Franklin Park Road
• Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Roxbury, Roxbury Crossing MBTA Station
• Thursdays, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - East Boston, Constitution Beach in Orient Heights
• Fridays, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Mattapan, Ryan Playground and Pool

Boston Summer Eats Mobile Meals is a pilot program. We're going out into communities to serve meals to kids 18 and under. Our goal is to fill the meal gap in the summer when school is not in session.

Neighborhoods we cover include East Boston, Dorchester, Mattapan, and Roxbury. Boston Summer Eats Mobile Meals is a partnership between Food Access, Boston Public Schools, and Love Your Block.

• Mondays, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Mattapan, City of Boston Municipal Lot #14
• Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Dorchester, 1 Franklin Park Road
• Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Roxbury, Roxbury Crossing MBTA Station
• Thursdays, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - East Boston, Constitution Beach in Orient Heights
• Fridays, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Mattapan, Ryan Playground and Pool

Did you know that there are farmers in the City?

Join Youth Engagement and Employment and Food Access on May 18 to help provide healthy food options for your community by planting fruits and vegetables to be harvested and shared with your neighbors this summer. Come learn about urban farming and plant healthy food for your community! 

Free breakfast and lunch, and free swag. These are volunteer hours.

RSVP for the event

Mayor Michelle Wu, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department, and title sponsor The Province of Nova Scotia will host Boston’s signature holiday celebration, the 83rd annual Boston Common Tree Lighting, on Thursday, December 5, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Boston Common, adjacent to the Visitor’s Information Center at 139 Tremont Street. 

The event is supported by title sponsor Province of Nova Scotia, presenting sponsor Amazon, signature sponsors JetBlue and Meet Boston, community sponsors Bank of America and Constellation, and media partners WCVB Channel 5 and The Boston Globe. A sampling village will feature giveaways and refreshments from JetBlue, H.P. Hood, New England Coffee, Harry Potter, The Exhibition, and Raising Cane’s while supplies last. Sponsors of the “Make the Common Glow for the Holidays” who make the lighting of the Common and Public Garden possible include The Lynch Family Foundation, the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, the Friends of the Public Garden, and Gilbane Building Company.

WCVB Channel 5’s Chronicle co-anchors Anthony Everett and Shayna Seymour will host Channel 5’s live broadcast of the event beginning at 7:00 p.m. American Authors, 5x platinum recording artists, and 2x Grammy nominees who got their start in Boston at Berklee College of Music, will headline with hit songs like “Best Day of My Life” and “Christmas Karaoke”. This year’s entertainment includes Halifax pop singer-songwriter Ria Mae, songs from A Christmas Carol performed by the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, the soulful melodies of Mi’kmaq folk artist and fiddler Morgan Toney, the legendary vocals of Boston-based jazz and gospel icon Renese King, a heartwarming performance by the Boston Children’s Chorus, and more.

The holiday lights throughout both parks will light up in sequence shortly before 8 p.m. when Mayor Wu is joined onstage by Santa Claus and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.

A sampling village will feature a photo-op, giveaways, and refreshments from several companies while supplies last.

Immediately following the celebration on the Boston Common, Mayor Michelle Wu, the Friends of the Public Garden, and the Committee to Light Commonwealth Avenue Mall will  flip the switch to light up Commonwealth Avenue Mall. 

Please call (617) 635-4505 or visit our tree lighting page for more information about the festivities. To stay up to date with news and events in Boston parks, sign up for the email list  and follow the social channels @bostonparksdept on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.