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Canceled:
CANCELLED: Boston Rec Fest

Reason for cancellation: Weather
April 19, 2022
2022-04-19T10:00:00 - 2022-04-19T14:00:00
April 19, 2022
2022-04-19T10:00:00 - 2022-04-19T14:00:00
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247th Patriots Day Parade

The City of Boston invites you to the 247th Patriots Day Parade on April 18 at 9 a.m.

April 18, 2022
2022-04-18T09:00:00
Schedule:
  • 9 a.m. - Parade starts at City Hall Plaza
  • 9:30 a.m. - (Paul Revere Mall) Reenactment of the ride of Paul Revere
April 18, 2022
2022-04-18T09:00:00
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Winter (Nature) Walk: Mattapan

Visit Boston's Mass Audubon site with new friends and learn more about the nature available inside City limits!

February 27, 2022
  • 11:00am - 1:00pm
  • 500 Walk Hill Street
    Boston, MA 02131
  • Contact:
    Spark Boston
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Mattapan
  • Event Type:
    Outdoor
  • Posted:
2022-02-27T11:00:00 - 2022-02-27T13:00:00

The SPARK Boston Spring 2022 Council is pleased to introduce Winter Walks — a COVID-safe series of tours of some of Boston's hidden gems.

Our first walk is an accessible nature hike at the Boston Nature Center in Mattapan. Join us for a guided tour with a Mass Audubon naturalist before having time to explore the trails on your own. There will also be free snacks to enjoy with SPARK council members and other young people looking to learn more about Boston. Bring a friend or make some new ones at SPARK Boston's first event of 2022!

Register for the event

February 27, 2022
  • 11:00am - 1:00pm
  • 500 Walk Hill Street
    Boston, MA 02131
  • Contact:
    Spark Boston
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Mattapan
  • Event Type:
    Outdoor
  • Posted:
2022-02-27T11:00:00 - 2022-02-27T13:00:00
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Next Stop on the Winter Express: Fields Corner

Join us at Town Fields complimentary hot drinks, and more.

March 13, 2022
  • 12:00pm - 3:00pm
  • Town Field
    1565 Dorchester Avenue
    Dorchester, MA 02122
  • Contact:
    Mayor's Office
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Dorchester
  • Event Type:
    Outdoor
    Social good
  • Posted:
2022-03-13T12:00:00 - 2022-03-13T15:00:00

This event is held in partnership with Fields Corner Main Street.

March 13, 2022
  • 12:00pm - 3:00pm
  • Town Field
    1565 Dorchester Avenue
    Dorchester, MA 02122
  • Contact:
    Mayor's Office
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Dorchester
  • Event Type:
    Outdoor
    Social good
  • Posted:
2022-03-13T12:00:00 - 2022-03-13T15:00:00
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Next Stop on the Winter Express: Nubian Square

Join us to celebrate Black History Month in Nubian Square, in partnership with AfroDesiaCity.

February 26, 2022
  • 12:00pm - 3:00pm
  • Outside the Roxbury Branch Public Library
    149 Dudley Street
    Roxbury, MA 02119
  • Contact:
    Mayor's Office
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Roxbury
  • Event Type:
    Outdoor
    Social good
  • Posted:
2022-02-26T12:00:00 - 2022-02-26T15:00:00

This event will take place outside the Roxbury Branch Public Library.

February 26, 2022
  • 12:00pm - 3:00pm
  • Outside the Roxbury Branch Public Library
    149 Dudley Street
    Roxbury, MA 02119
  • Contact:
    Mayor's Office
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Roxbury
  • Event Type:
    Outdoor
    Social good
  • Posted:
2022-02-26T12:00:00 - 2022-02-26T15:00:00
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Lunar New Year Celebration 2022 on the Boston Winter Express

Join us to celebrate the Year of the Tiger on the Rose Kennedy Greenway for lion dances, complimentary hot drinks, and more

February 13, 2022
  • 12:00pm - 3:00pm
  • Rose Kennedy Greenway
    Auntie Kay and Uncle Frank Chin Park
    Boston, MA 02111
  • Contact:
    Mayor's Office
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Chinatown/Leather District
    Downtown
  • Event Type:
    Outdoor
    Social good
  • Posted:
2022-02-13T12:00:00 - 2022-02-13T15:00:00

This event takes place at Auntie Kay and Uncle Frank Chin Park on the Greenway.

February 13, 2022
  • 12:00pm - 3:00pm
  • Rose Kennedy Greenway
    Auntie Kay and Uncle Frank Chin Park
    Boston, MA 02111
  • Contact:
    Mayor's Office
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Chinatown/Leather District
    Downtown
  • Event Type:
    Outdoor
    Social good
  • Posted:
2022-02-13T12:00:00 - 2022-02-13T15:00:00
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Winter Warmer at Moakley Park

Join us for a free and fun afternoon in Moakley Park with hot cocoa, games, music, and more.

February 12, 2022
  • 2:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Moakley Park Field House
    450 Old Colony Avenue
    Boston, MA 02127
  • Contact:
    Mayor's Office
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    South Boston
  • Event Type:
    Outdoor
    Social good
  • Posted:
2022-02-12T14:00:00 - 2022-02-12T16:00:00

Thank you to our partners Boston Harbor Now, Save the Harbor, and South Boston en Accion.

February 12, 2022
  • 2:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Moakley Park Field House
    450 Old Colony Avenue
    Boston, MA 02127
  • Contact:
    Mayor's Office
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    South Boston
  • Event Type:
    Outdoor
    Social good
  • Posted:
2022-02-12T14:00:00 - 2022-02-12T16:00:00
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#DTXLOVE by the Downtown Boston BID

The Downtown Crossing Steps are getting a Valentine's Day makeover! #DTXLOVE spans three days of love-themed experiences.

February 14, 2022
  • 1:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Downtown Crossing Steps
    11 Franklin Street
    Boston, MA 02110
  • Contact:
    Mayor's Office
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Downtown
  • Event Type:
    Outdoor
    Social good
  • Posted:
2022-02-14T13:00:00 - 2022-02-14T16:00:00

Visitors can enjoy a massive ice sculpture "Love Seat" (perfect for snapping photos), a hot chocolate bar offering free drinks and treats, a glowing red Valentine's Day light sculpture and backdrops decorating the area, a family-friendly puppet show, a visit from Blades the Bruin, and a Saturday night dance party — complete with DJ set from DJ Bruno — all courtesy of the Downtown Boston Business Improvement District (Downtown Boston BID).

Schedule:
  • Saturday, February 12, from 1 - 8 p.m.
  • Sunday, February 13, from 1 - 4 p.m.
  • Monday, February 14, from 1 - 4 p.m.
February 14, 2022
  • 1:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Downtown Crossing Steps
    11 Franklin Street
    Boston, MA 02110
  • Contact:
    Mayor's Office
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Downtown
  • Event Type:
    Outdoor
    Social good
  • Posted:
2022-02-14T13:00:00 - 2022-02-14T16:00:00
Last updated:

#DTXLOVE by the Downtown Boston BID

The Downtown Crossing Steps are getting a Valentine's Day makeover! #DTXLOVE spans three days of love-themed experiences.

February 13, 2022
  • 1:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Downtown Crossing Steps
    11 Franklin Street
    Boston, MA 02110
  • Contact:
    Mayor's Office
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Downtown
  • Event Type:
    Outdoor
    Social good
  • Posted:
2022-02-13T13:00:00 - 2022-02-13T16:00:00

Visitors can enjoy a massive ice sculpture "Love Seat" (perfect for snapping photos), a hot chocolate bar offering free drinks and treats, a glowing red Valentine's Day light sculpture and backdrops decorating the area, a family-friendly puppet show, a visit from Blades the Bruin, and a Saturday night dance party — complete with DJ set from DJ Bruno — all courtesy of the Downtown Boston Business Improvement District (Downtown Boston BID).

Schedule:
  • Saturday, February 12, from 1 - 8 p.m.
  • Sunday, February 13, from 1 - 4 p.m.
  • Monday, February 14, from 1 - 4 p.m.
February 13, 2022
  • 1:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Downtown Crossing Steps
    11 Franklin Street
    Boston, MA 02110
  • Contact:
    Mayor's Office
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Downtown
  • Event Type:
    Outdoor
    Social good
  • Posted:
2022-02-13T13:00:00 - 2022-02-13T16:00:00
Last updated:

#DTXLOVE by the Downtown Boston BID

The Downtown Crossing Steps are getting a Valentine's Day makeover! #DTXLOVE spans three days of love-themed experiences.

February 12, 2022
  • 1:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Downtown Crossing Steps
    11 Franklin Street
    Boston, MA 02110
  • Contact:
    Mayor's Office
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Downtown
  • Event Type:
    Outdoor
    Social good
  • Posted:
2022-02-12T13:00:00 - 2022-02-12T20:00:00

Visitors can enjoy a massive ice sculpture "Love Seat" (perfect for snapping photos), a hot chocolate bar offering free drinks and treats, a glowing red Valentine's Day light sculpture and backdrops decorating the area, a family-friendly puppet show, a visit from Blades the Bruin, and a Saturday night dance party — complete with DJ set from DJ Bruno — all courtesy of the Downtown Boston Business Improvement District (Downtown Boston BID).

Schedule:
  • Saturday, February 12, from 1 - 8 p.m.
  • Sunday, February 13, from 1 - 4 p.m.
  • Monday, February 14, from 1 - 4 p.m.
February 12, 2022
  • 1:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Downtown Crossing Steps
    11 Franklin Street
    Boston, MA 02110
  • Contact:
    Mayor's Office
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Downtown
  • Event Type:
    Outdoor
    Social good
  • Posted:
2022-02-12T13:00:00 - 2022-02-12T20:00:00
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