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Out of the Park and the Fenway Challenge featuring the Red Sox Showcase

The 2019 Out of the Park and Fenway Challenge Series, featuring the Red Sox Showcase, will give kids the opportunity to test their pitching accuracy, take swings in a batting cage, and attempt to steal a base. This event is ages 7 -14.

July 16, 2019
  • 10:30am - 12:00pm
  • 1564 Dorchester Avenue
    Dorchester, MA 02125
  • Contact:
    Cheryl Brown
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Dorchester
  • Published Date
Event Date2019-07-16T10:30:00 - 2019-07-16T12:00:00

Food and entertainment including virtual reality, a replica Green Monster wall, and Red Sox Mascots Wally and Tessie, will provide participants with an unforgettable field day. Participants will also have the opportunity to win Red Sox tickets.

Register for the event

This event is sponsored by the Boston Red Sox and Highland Street foundation. For more information, contact Cheryl Brown at 617-961-3085 or cheryl.brown@boston.gov.

July 16, 2019
  • 10:30am - 12:00pm
  • 1564 Dorchester Avenue
    Dorchester, MA 02125
  • Contact:
    Cheryl Brown
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Dorchester
  • Published Date
Event Date2019-07-16T10:30:00 - 2019-07-16T12:00:00

Boston Citywide Baseball League

Youth baseball programs from different neighborhoods compete in a summer-long citywide baseball league. The league is ages 7 - 12.

July 8, 2019
  • 5:30pm
    Repeats weekly on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, starting from July 8, 2019, until August 16, 2019
  • 1005 Columbia Road
    Boston, MA 02127
  • Contact:
    Charlie Conners
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    South Boston
  • Published Date
Event Date2019-07-08T17:30:00

Games are played weeknights, 5:30 - 8 p.m., at Moakley Park in South Boston. For more information, contact Charlie Conners at 617-961-3093 or charlie.conners@boston.gov.

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July 8, 2019
  • 5:30pm
    Repeats weekly on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, starting from July 8, 2019, until August 16, 2019
  • 1005 Columbia Road
    Boston, MA 02127
  • Contact:
    Charlie Conners
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    South Boston
  • Published Date
Event Date2019-07-08T17:30:00

Boston by Bike Ride - Allston

Enjoy Boston's neighborhoods by bike! Bring your own or take a free ride on Bluebikes.

September 5, 2019
Event Date2019-09-05T18:30:00

The Boston Transportation Department is hosting a series of neighborhood bike rides this summer. This ride will start at the Soldiers Field Park Bluebikes station, and explore parts of Allston and Brighton. 

Riders should feel comfortable riding a bike and ready to ride on-street with traffic. Helmets are required. A free Bluebikes trip and helmet will be provided to those who register in advance.

September 5, 2019
Event Date2019-09-05T18:30:00

Boston by Bike Ride - Mattapan

Enjoy Boston's neighborhoods by bike! Bring your own or take a free ride on Bluebikes.

August 28, 2019
Event Date2019-08-28T18:30:00

The Boston Transportation Department is hosting a series of neighborhood bike rides this summer. This ride will start at the Mattapan MBTA stop Bluebikes station, and explore parts of Mattapan. 

Riders should feel comfortable riding a bike and ready to ride on-street with traffic. Helmets are required. A free Bluebikes trip and helmet will be provided to those who register in advance.

August 28, 2019
Event Date2019-08-28T18:30:00

Boston by Bike Ride - East Boston

Enjoy Boston's neighborhoods by bike! Bring your own or take a free ride on Bluebikes.

July 24, 2019
Event Date2019-07-24T18:30:00

The Boston Transportation Department is hosting a series of neighborhood bike rides this summer. This ride will start at the Airport MBTA stop Bluebikes station, and explore parts of East Boston. 

Riders should feel comfortable riding a bike and ready to ride on-street with traffic. Helmets are required. A free Bluebikes trip and helmet will be provided to those who register in advance.

July 24, 2019
Event Date2019-07-24T18:30:00

Boston by Bike Ride - South Boston

Enjoy Boston's neighborhoods by bike! Bring your own or take a free ride on Bluebikes.

July 2, 2019
Event Date2019-07-02T18:30:00

The Boston Transportation Department is hosting a series of neighborhood bike rides this summer. This ride will start at the Murphy Skating Rink Bluebikes station, and explore parts of South Boston. 

Riders should feel comfortable riding a bike and ready to ride on-street with traffic. Helmets are required. A free Bluebikes trip and helmet will be provided to those who register in advance.

July 2, 2019
Event Date2019-07-02T18:30:00

Boston by Bike Ride - Franklin Park Zoo

Enjoy Boston's neighborhoods by bike! Bring your own or take a free ride on Bluebikes.

June 11, 2019
Event Date2019-06-11T18:30:00

The Boston Transportation Department is hosting a series of neighborhood bike rides this summer. This ride will start at the Franklin Park Zoo Bluebikes station, and explore parts of Roxbury and Dorchester. 

Riders should feel comfortable riding a bike and ready to ride on-street with traffic. Helmets are required. A free Bluebikes trip and/or helmet will be provided to those who register in advance.

June 11, 2019
Event Date2019-06-11T18:30:00

Canceled:
2020 Return of the Swans

Reason for cancellation: We're canceling this event because of the public health emergency in Boston.
May 1, 2020
Event Date2020-05-01T10:15:00

After residing at the Franklin Park Zoo for the winter, the City's favorite swans, Romeo and Juliet, will return to the Boston Public Garden for another beautiful Boston summer. 

2020 Return of the Swans

The swans will be returned to the lagoon following a parade that begins at the Beacon and Charles Street corner of the park, near the “Make Way for Ducklings” statues.  Led by a brass band, carts beautifully decorated by Boston’s Winston Flowers will help usher the swans to the release site.

The accompanying entertainment program, sponsored in part by the Friends of the Public Garden, begins at 10:15 a.m.  The celebration will include a brass band, face painters, a reading of “Make Way for Ducklings” led by the Boston Park Rangers, and children’s activities presented by the Four Seasons Hotel Boston.  In-kind sponsors HP Hood LLC and the Four Seasons Hotel Boston will provide refreshments.

May 1, 2020
Event Date2020-05-01T10:15:00

White Stadium Enrichment Program

The White Stadium Enrichment Program offers boys and girls ages 7 - 14 the opportunity to participate in a five-week reading, writing, and math enrichment program.

July 15, 2019
  • 8:30am - 3:00pm
    Repeats weekly on Monday, starting from July 15, 2019, until August 12, 2019
  • 450 Walnut Avenue
    Boston, MA 02130
  • Contact:
    Parks and Recreation
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Jamaica Plain
    Roxbury
  • Published Date
Event Date2019-07-15T08:30:00 - 2019-07-15T15:00:00

Pre-registration is required and space is limited. For more information, contact Woodley Auguste at woodley.auguste@boston.gov or 617-961-3084.

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July 15, 2019
  • 8:30am - 3:00pm
    Repeats weekly on Monday, starting from July 15, 2019, until August 12, 2019
  • 450 Walnut Avenue
    Boston, MA 02130
  • Contact:
    Parks and Recreation
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Jamaica Plain
    Roxbury
  • Published Date
Event Date2019-07-15T08:30:00 - 2019-07-15T15:00:00

White Stadium Sports Center

This sport-teaching center offers boys and girls ages 7 - 14 the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of a variety of sports in this six-week program.

July 6, 2020
  • 8:30am - 2:45pm
    Repeats weekly on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, starting from July 6, 2020, until August 28, 2020
  • 450 Walnut Avenue
    Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
  • Contact:
    Parks and Recreation
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Jamaica Plain
    Roxbury
  • Published Date
Event Date2020-07-06T08:30:00 - 2020-08-28T14:45:00

Pre-registration is required. For more information, contact Woodley Auguste at woodley.auguste@boston.gov or 617-961-3084.

Register

July 6, 2020
  • 8:30am - 2:45pm
    Repeats weekly on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, starting from July 6, 2020, until August 28, 2020
  • 450 Walnut Avenue
    Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
  • Contact:
    Parks and Recreation
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Jamaica Plain
    Roxbury
  • Published Date
Event Date2020-07-06T08:30:00 - 2020-08-28T14:45:00
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