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31st Annual BPS Youth Art Month Gallery Reception

Celebrate the 300+ students who are featured in this year's Youth Art Month exhibition by Boston Public Schools!

March 8, 2025
  • 12:00pm - 2:00pm
  • 1 City Hall Square
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Arts and Culture
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Citywide
    Downtown
  • Event Type:
  • Published Date
Event Date2025-03-08T12:00:17 - 2025-03-08T14:00:17

This March, Boston Public Schools students are taking over our art galleries for the annual Youth Art Month exhibition. The works on display reflect the quality instruction of our teachers and the dedication, skill development, and creativity of our students. We encourage you to explore the exhibit and be inspired by their vision. Featuring works of art from more than 300 BPS students!

2025 BPS Youth Art Month Flyer

March 8, 2025
  • 12:00pm - 2:00pm
  • 1 City Hall Square
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Arts and Culture
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Citywide
    Downtown
  • Event Type:
  • Published Date
Event Date2025-03-08T12:00:17 - 2025-03-08T14:00:17

Waste and Circular Economy Networking Extravaganza

Join Boston's first Waste and Circular Economy networking event to connect, collaborate, and discover new technologies in the waste industry!

May 13, 2025
Event Date2025-05-13T11:00:00 - 2025-05-13T16:00:00
about the event

As a follow-up to our RFI for Waste and Circularity innovators, where we met incredible startups and businesses revolutionizing trash, we are hosting an event to bring like-minded people together to tackle waste in Boston.

This event is an opportunity for industry professionals to network, collaborate, and connect with innovators that can help you grown your waste management businesses.

 

Who’s Attending?
  • Businesses & Innovators in:
    • AI & Robotics for waste management
    • Compost & Anaerobic Digestion
    • Route Optimization & Analytics
    • Trash & Recycling Hauling, Collection & Disposal Companies
    • Policymakers and City Staff
 
how to attend 

This event is open to anyone interested in networking and learning more about this field. Register today!

Register

May 13, 2025
Event Date2025-05-13T11:00:00 - 2025-05-13T16:00:00

Grove Hall Community Center Design Open House

View a model of the proposed design for a new community center in the Grove Hall section of Dorchester.

February 27, 2025
Event Date2025-02-27T14:30:49 - 2025-02-27T17:30:00

Stop by our open house to view a model of the proposed design. Speak directly with the design team, Boston Centers for Youth and Families, or the Public Facilities Department about the project and ask questions and provide feedback.

February 27, 2025
Event Date2025-02-27T14:30:49 - 2025-02-27T17:30:00

Snowshoeing Safari

Explore! Learn! Preserve! with the Boston Park Rangers. We offer FREE guided tours and nature-based programs for ALL AGES. 

March 2, 2025
Event Date2025-03-02T13:00:00 - 2025-03-02T14:00:00

Join the Boston Park Rangers for a snowshoeing tour around Boston’s historic Franklin Park. Snowshoeing is a fun and healthy way to enjoy the outdoors and further explore The Emerald Necklace in the winter. Park Rangers will demonstrate and instruct all the snowshoeing basics. Then, you'll be led on an hour-long guided tour, where we will uncover some of the plants and wildlife that thrive in the wintry New England environment.

  • Meeting Location: William J. Devine Golf Course parking lot --1 Circuit Dr. Boston, MA 02121
  • A limited supply of snowshoes will be available for use during the event. 
  • Please dress accordingly and be prepared for winter weather conditions
  • For ages 12+
  • In the event that we are unable to snowshoe, the program will be conducted as a walking tour

For more information visit the Boston Park Rangers homepage.

March 2, 2025
Event Date2025-03-02T13:00:00 - 2025-03-02T14:00:00

Snowshoeing Safari

Explore! Learn! Preserve! with the Boston Park Rangers. We offer FREE guided tours and nature-based programs for ALL AGES. 

February 23, 2025
Event Date2025-02-23T13:00:00 - 2025-02-23T14:00:00

Join the Boston Park Rangers for a snowshoeing tour around Boston’s historic Franklin Park. Snowshoeing is a fun and healthy way to enjoy the outdoors and further explore The Emerald Necklace in the winter. Park Rangers will demonstrate and instruct all the snowshoeing basics. Then, you'll be led on an hour-long guided tour, where we will uncover some of the plants and wildlife that thrive in the wintry New England environment.

  • Meeting Location: William J. Devine Golf Course parking lot --1 Circuit Dr. Boston, MA 02121
  • A limited supply of snowshoes will be available for use during the event. 
  • Please dress accordingly and be prepared for winter weather conditions
  • For ages 12+
  • In the event that we are unable to snowshoe, the program will be conducted as a walking tour

For more information visit the Boston Park Rangers homepage.

February 23, 2025
Event Date2025-02-23T13:00:00 - 2025-02-23T14:00:00

Lift Every Voice

The 2025 Black History Month theme, "African Americans and Labor," is a powerful reflection on the pivotal role that the hard work of African Americans has played in shaping our country’s history.

February 23, 2025
Event Date2025-02-23T15:00:13 - 2025-02-23T18:00:13

Lift Every Voice event image

“Lift Every Voice” Is collaboration of various city agencies, cabinets and the IATSE union to provide the community with an intergenerational Black History Month celebration through music, dance and spoken word, while recognizing the importance of labor in the Black experience.

Register for the event

February 23, 2025
Event Date2025-02-23T15:00:13 - 2025-02-23T18:00:13

International Day of Play 2025

Every day is a day to play. Now we have a day FOR play!

June 11, 2025
  • 10:00am - 2:00pm
  • 1 City Hall Square
    Boston , 02201
  • Contact:
    Farah Elhadidy
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Published Date
  • Boston 250

Event Date2025-06-11T10:00:04 - 2025-06-11T14:00:00

Join the City of Boston and friends to celebrate and experience the power of play on June 11, for the second annual International Day of Play! Flyers in multiple languages are available here.

This family-friendly event is free and open to the public. Guests will be able to celebrate and experience the power of play! 

 The day will be filled with sports, biking, pickleball, board games, bubbles, ping pong, arts and crafts, dance and music, and many more fun powerful play opportunities. 

Interested in hosting International Day of Play at your organization? Learn more here

Organizations and partners celebrating with us at City Hall Plaza include

City of Boston, Early Childhood, BPS, Museum of Science, MFA, Boston Children's Museum, Boston Public Library, Red Sox, Boston Bruins Foundation, Celtics, Boston Public Health Commission, Partnership for ECMH, YMCA, Lego, BCH, Countdown to Kindergarten, abcd, Right to Play, Neighborhood Villages, United Way, Active, New England Zoo, Boston Legacy Football Club, WRA, REGGIO, The Baker Center, Horizons for Homeless Children, Mass Audubon, maaeyc

June 11, 2025
  • 10:00am - 2:00pm
  • 1 City Hall Square
    Boston , 02201
  • Contact:
    Farah Elhadidy
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Published Date
  • Boston 250

Event Date2025-06-11T10:00:04 - 2025-06-11T14:00:00

BCYF Black History Month Annual Skate Night

February 14, 2025
  • 5:00pm - 8:00pm
  • 11 Rhoades Street
    Dorchester, MA 02124
  • Contact:
    Lori Nelson
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Dorchester
  • Published Date
Event Date2025-02-14T17:00:12 - 2025-02-14T20:00:12

On Feb. 14, Boston youths, ages 17 and under, can "skate with friends and families" from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Chez Vous Skating Rink in Dorchester.

February 14, 2025
  • 5:00pm - 8:00pm
  • 11 Rhoades Street
    Dorchester, MA 02124
  • Contact:
    Lori Nelson
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Dorchester
  • Published Date
Event Date2025-02-14T17:00:12 - 2025-02-14T20:00:12

Black History Month Kick Off and Flag Raising

February 3, 2026
Event Date2026-02-03T12:00:06 - 2026-02-03T13:30:06

Join us as we begin Black History Month with a flag-raising ceremony and community gathering honoring the legacy, resilience, and achievements of Black communities in Boston and beyond. Established in 1926 by Dr. Carter G. Woodson as Negro History Week, this annual observance has grown into a global month-long celebration recognized across the U.S., Canada, and the U.K.

This year’s kickoff will feature speakers, cultural performances, and the raising of the Black Liberation Flag—a moment of reflection, celebration, and unity. More program details will be shared soon.

February 3, 2026
Event Date2026-02-03T12:00:06 - 2026-02-03T13:30:06

244-284 A Street (Channelside) Open Space Workshop #3

Join us for a virtual community workshop to review further refined design updates on the amphitheater within the Fort Point Channel Park open space at 244-284 A Street (Channelside).

February 11, 2025
Event Date2025-02-11T18:00:00 - 2025-02-11T20:00:00

Interpretation and translation services are available to you at no cost. If you need them, please contact My'Kel McMillen at corey.mcmillen@boston.gov or 617-201-1294, by 02/4/2025.

February 11, 2025
Event Date2025-02-11T18:00:00 - 2025-02-11T20:00:00
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