The lost battle of the Revolution, the Battle of Chelsea Creek saw colonial militia face off against British troops and the HMS Diana on Noddle's Island for a fight for vital supplies, culminating in victory for the Americans and the burning of the Diana, the first naval battle of the Revolution. This year's celebration will include reenactments of the battle, a petting zoo, pony rides, tours, games, food, and more!

Date and Time

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Player check-in 1:30 p.m. | Tournament 2 – 4 p.m. (immediately following lunch)

Location

City Hall Courtyard, 1 City Hall Square, Boston, MA 02201

Who’s Playing

• Caribbean Consuls General teams – final rosters announced after the May 30 confirmation deadline.
• Boston community members with cultural ties to participating countries, forming teams through local networks.

What to Expect

• Island music, light refreshments, and plenty of good-natured rivalry

How to Participate

• Players: If you represent or are connected to a Caribbean Consulate, contact your Consul General by May 30 to be placed on a team. Community players can email bianca.rose@boston.gov with “Domino Tournament” in the subject line to join an open roster.
• Spectators: Free and open to all ages—no registration required.

Accessibility and Language Access

City Hall Courtyard is wheelchair-accessible. Interpretation in Spanish and Haitian Creole will be provided. To request additional accommodations, please contact bianca.rose@boston.gov by June 3.

Come share the rhythm, strategy, and pride of the Caribbean as we crown Boston’s inaugural domino champions!

We Were Here Too by Roberto Mighty, in partnership with the Freedom Trail® Foundation and Old North Illuminated, revives the memory of Boston’s colonial African-Americans, many of whom lived and worked in what is today’s North End. The project can be experienced worldwide via an online multimedia website, and locally via augmented reality in Copp’s Hill Burying Ground

Please join us for an artist talk on Wednesday May 28, 2025 at 5:30pm at the historic Old North Church, hosted by Old North Illuminated. Events are free, but accommodations are limited, so please sign up as soon as possible with the links above. Light refreshments will be provided. This project is funded by the City of Boston Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture’s Un-Monument Initiative and The Mellon Foundation. 

This innovative project honors the lives of colonial-era African Americans in Boston’s North End—many of whom were interred, or are believed to have been buried, at Copp’s Hill Burying Ground, established in 1659 and recognized as Boston’s largest colonial cemetery.

This project honors historical figures, including Phillis Wheatley Peters, in 1773 the first African-American woman to publish a book of poetry; Prince Hall, an abolitionist who fought in the Revolutionary War and founded Prince Hall Masonry; and Onesimus, an African who was instrumental in bringing knowledge of smallpox inoculation to America.

Blending history with technology, We Were Here Too invites the public to engage with a layered storytelling experience. The project features augmented reality, video interviews with historians and community voices, digital illustrations, archival images, voice performances, and historical content drawn from museum collections and archives around the world.

Roberto says, “I hope folks will experience this exhibit and learn that African Americans – free and enslaved – were living and working in Boston at the same time as Paul Revere, Abigail Adams and John Hancock. We were here, too.”

Funded by the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture through a grant from the Mellon Foundation, “We Were Here Too” is presented in partnership with the Boston Parks and Recreation Department, The Historic Burying Grounds Initiative, the Freedom Trail® Foundation and Old North Illuminated.

Held at the historic intersection of Warren St. and Chelsea St. in Charlestown, this event will include a reading of Dr. Warren's biography and the unveiling of the official Joseph Warren Hero Square.

Dr. Warren, a physician and patriot leader, played a pivotal role in the early days of the American Revolution and gave his life at the Battle of Bunker Hill. This dedication pays tribute to his legacy and enduring contributions to the cause of American independence.