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Battle of Bunker Hill Flag Raising + Veteran Wreath

June 8, 2025
  • 11:00am - 12:00pm
  • Bunker Hill Monument and Grounds
    43 Monument Square
    Boston, MA 02129
  • Contact:
    National Parks of Boston
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Charlestown
  • Posted:
  • Boston 250

     

2025-06-08T11:00:52 - 2025-06-08T12:00:52

The Bunker Hill flag will be raised at the Monument followed by a speaking ceremony to recognize and honor the service and sacrifice of Charlestown veterans. Invited guests include Bunker Hill Parade Chief Marshal James Chambers and General Ralph Rizzo

Coffee and treats will be served. This event will be hosted by The National Parks of Boston and Bunker Hill Associates.

June 8, 2025
  • 11:00am - 12:00pm
  • Bunker Hill Monument and Grounds
    43 Monument Square
    Boston, MA 02129
  • Contact:
    National Parks of Boston
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Charlestown
  • Posted:
  • Boston 250

     

2025-06-08T11:00:52 - 2025-06-08T12:00:52
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SPARK Boston: Bike Brigade Clean-Up (Jamaica Plain)

In collaboration with the Boston Cyclists Union, join SPARK Boston for their Bike Brigade Neighborhood Clean-Ups!

May 31, 2025
2025-05-31T10:00:00 - 2025-05-31T13:00:00

SPARK Boston, in collaboration with the Boston Cyclist Union and the Office of Civic Organizing,  will be hosting its first Bike Brigade Clean-Up in Jamaica Plain on May 31st. Bringing bike power to neighborhood clean-ups, this new twist on a classic volunteer opportunity will have attendees picking up and riding through Boston's Jamaica Plain neighborhood. You can register to attend with the link here

Participants will be meeting and ending at BCYF Curtis Hall (20 South St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130) and can plan to stop at:

  • Jamaica Pond Boathouse

  • Forest Hills Mall

  • English High School

May 31, 2025
2025-05-31T10:00:00 - 2025-05-31T13:00:00
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Women's Learn-to-Bike: Basic Skills

Our free learn-to-ride classes are led by women and are for any Boston resident who identifies as female or gender-diverse. Registration is required.

June 26, 2025
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm
  • 100 Hebron street
    Boston, MA 02126
  • Contact:
    Boston Bikes
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Mattapan
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2025-06-26T18:00:31 - 2025-06-26T20:00:31

Taught in a parking lot, this two-hour class is for women who have never learned to ride or who want to work on basic skills. This class is perfect for women who:

  • have never ridden a bike before
  • haven't been on a bike for years, or
  • can ride a little, but need to practice starting, stopping, turning, and controlling the bike.
June 26, 2025
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm
  • 100 Hebron street
    Boston, MA 02126
  • Contact:
    Boston Bikes
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Mattapan
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2025-06-26T18:00:31 - 2025-06-26T20:00:31
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Edna Kelly’s Annual Doll Carriage Parade

June 14, 2025
2025-06-14T10:00:23 - 2025-06-14T15:00:23

Share the creative joy in this themed parade for children with prizes and activities. More information to come about this year’s exciting celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill!

June 14, 2025
2025-06-14T10:00:23 - 2025-06-14T15:00:23
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Eden Street Park Night - Charlestown’s Got Talent

Enjoy a showcase of local talent and a DJ or Band, while indulging in Ice Cream and Pizza!

June 12, 2025
  • 6:00pm - 10:00pm
  • Eden Street Park
    10 Eden St
    Boston, MA 02129
  • Contact:
    Bunker Hill Associates
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Charlestown
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2025-06-12T18:00:19 - 2025-06-12T22:00:19
June 12, 2025
  • 6:00pm - 10:00pm
  • Eden Street Park
    10 Eden St
    Boston, MA 02129
  • Contact:
    Bunker Hill Associates
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Charlestown
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2025-06-12T18:00:19 - 2025-06-12T22:00:19
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Peter Looney Night

June 10, 2025
  • 6:00pm - 10:00pm
  • Peter Looney Park
    Union Street
    Boston, MA 02129
  • Contact:
    Bunker Hill Associates
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Charlestown
  • Posted:
2025-06-10T18:00:59 - 2025-06-10T22:00:59

Join City Councilor Coletta and Bunker Hill Associates for a community gathering to honor Peter’s legacy with fun-filled activities, a DJ, Characters and Pizza.  

June 10, 2025
  • 6:00pm - 10:00pm
  • Peter Looney Park
    Union Street
    Boston, MA 02129
  • Contact:
    Bunker Hill Associates
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Charlestown
  • Posted:
2025-06-10T18:00:59 - 2025-06-10T22:00:59
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The Battle of Chelsea Creek

Join the East Boston community in celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the Battle of Chelsea Creek!

May 24, 2025
  • 10:00am - 4:00pm
  • Condor Street Urban Wild
    Boston, MA 02128
  • Contact:
    East Boston Museum & Historical Society
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    East Boston
  • Posted:
  • Boston 250

2025-05-24T10:00:49 - 2025-05-24T16:00:49

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!

Battle of Chelsea Creek - Save the Date 5/24/25 at Condor Street Urban Wild

May 24, 2025
  • 10:00am - 4:00pm
  • Condor Street Urban Wild
    Boston, MA 02128
  • Contact:
    East Boston Museum & Historical Society
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    East Boston
  • Posted:
  • Boston 250

2025-05-24T10:00:49 - 2025-05-24T16:00:49
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Pride Potluck Picnic in the Park

June 1, 2025
2025-06-01T16:00:26 - 2025-06-01T18:00:26

Come together with friends and neighbors for a Potluck Picnic! Conveniently located across from the Boston Public Market. This is a wonderful opportunity to engage with the community while enjoying a chill social vibe and delicious food. 

June 1, 2025
2025-06-01T16:00:26 - 2025-06-01T18:00:26
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New Edgerly Plaza Open House

In November of 2024 the City installed a new pedestrian plaza, the New Edgerly Plaza. Please join us on Monday, June 2nd at the plaza for an Open House to discuss what is working well and what can be improved.

June 2, 2025
  • 6:00pm - 7:30pm
  • 15 Westland Ave
    Boston, MA 02115
  • Contact:
    Transportation Department
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Fenway/Kenmore
  • Posted:
2025-06-02T18:00:00 - 2025-06-02T19:30:03

Please note that in case of rain, this event will be rescheduled to Wednesday, June 4th. 

Tell your neighbors and come talk to City officials about the plaza!

Visit the plaza website to read more about the history of the plaza, fill out the evaluation form, and check out the list of past and upcoming events (boston.gov/new-edgerly-plaza). 

June 2, 2025
  • 6:00pm - 7:30pm
  • 15 Westland Ave
    Boston, MA 02115
  • Contact:
    Transportation Department
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Fenway/Kenmore
  • Posted:
2025-06-02T18:00:00 - 2025-06-02T19:30:03

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"We Were Here Too" Artist Talk

 The Un-monument | Re-monument | De-monument: Transforming Boston Programming

May 28, 2025
2025-05-28T17:30:53 - 2025-05-28T19:00:53

We Were Here Too Flyer by Roberto Mighty

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.

May 28, 2025
2025-05-28T17:30:53 - 2025-05-28T19:00:53
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