BENTOPIA: Juneteenth Edition is a community-centered cultural experience taking place during BENTOPIA, the largest outdoor day party curated by B.ENT. This activation invites residents, consumers, creatives, entrepreneurs, and community stakeholders to engage with the City of Boston's Cannabis Industry Development Team around cannabis education, equity, culture, and the evolving future of cannabis in Boston, while celebrating Juneteenth and partying at BENTOPIA. 

Come get Social in the City with us on Juneteenth as we vend at BENTOPIA.

PLEASE NOTE: BENTOPIA is a ticketed, third-party event. We are participating as a vendor and are not hosting or managing the event. Please refer to the official organizers for tickets and event information. For More Information contact the organizers by text at 781.408.0612. 

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High Hospitality explores how social consumption could intersect with Boston’s hospitality, nightlife, arts, wellness, and entertainment industries through the hospitality license type. This visual walkthrough will examine the possibilities, challenges, and operational considerations surrounding cannabis-friendly spaces designed for social engagement and curated experiences.

Attendees will see how hospitality-focused social consumption models could create new opportunities for businesses, partnerships, and  activation throughout the City. 

Come get Social in the City with us as we explore the future possibilities of cannabis hospitality in Boston. 

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This session is a wonderful opportunity for organizations, businesses, and community members to learn everything you need to know about hosting a public event in Boston, from permits and logistics to planning processes and available City resources.

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Join us for the kickoff event of the Fourth Annual Cannabis Empowerment Week 2026: Social in the City — an evening centered on education, conversation, and the future of social consumption in Boston.

Hosted by the City of Boston Cannabis Industry Development Team and the Boston Cannabis Board, this informational session will explore Boston’s anticipated municipal planning process, the three new social consumption license types, community impact considerations, and the statewide framework surrounding social consumption.

Attendees will have the opportunity to hear directly from City and State representatives, engage in discussion, ask questions, and learn more about how social consumption could shape hospitality, culture, nightlife, equity, and economic opportunity throughout Boston.

We will also meet and engage with newly appointed Cannabis Control Commissioner, Xiomara Albán DeLobato.  

Whether you are a business owner, entrepreneur, community member, advocate, consumer, or simply curious about social consumption this event is designed to inform, connect, and empower.

Get Social in the City with us as we kick off a week dedicated to cannabis education, equity, culture, and community.

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The City of Boston’s Office of Labor Compliance and Worker Protections is partnering with the Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement, the Mayor’s Office of Women's Advancement, MassCOSH Immigrant Worker Center, Brazilian Worker Center, and the Chinese Progressive Association to celebrate the many contributions of Domestic Workers to the Massachusetts economy and the anniversary of the enactment of the Massachusetts Domestic Workers Bill of Rights. The Domestic Workers Bill of Rights ensures that employees that work in private homes - nannies, caretakers, housekeepers, etc. - have the same workplace rights as all workers in Massachusetts.  

This free event includes:

• A two-hour hands-only CPR training
• A know your rights workshop by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office 
• A Reiki session*
• Informational resource tables

**Reiki is an energy healing technique that uses light touch or hovering hands to channel universal life force energy into the body to reduce stress, promote relaxation, and support self-healing.

Interpretation and childcare is available at no cost. Please use this form to submit a request for these services no later than Friday, June 5. If you have any questions, please email workers@boston.gov.

ADA Day is a yearly celebration of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The event is held in Boston every July around the anniversary of the ADA signing. This two hour lunchtime event includes a brief speaking program, disability resource fair, food, and fun! The event is for people of all ages to come together to celebrate disability community, access, inclusion, and rights.

Please note this year we will hold our celebration in a new location. Please join us at the newly renovated Copley Square Park! 

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E-Bike Days are events that take place monthly (each month at a different location) and include:

• Part 1 | 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | Free 10 min e-bike tune ups
• Part 2 | 5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | Tips for safe riding
• Part 3 | 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Community ride (weather permitting)

You are welcome to attend all or part of the event!

Registration is required, and will open on June 16. For questions, email ebikes@boston.gov

E-Bike Days are events that take place monthly (each month at a different location) and include:

• Part 1 | 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | Free 15 min e-bike tune ups
• Part 2 | 5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | Tips for safe riding
• Part 3 | 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Community ride (weather permitting)

You are welcome to attend all or part of the event!

Registration is required. For questions, email ebikes@boston.gov

Bicycle Road Readiness Skills (Level 3)

If you have the basic biking skills like starting, stopping, and turning, but want to build your confidence to ride in the street, come to a free Road Readiness clinic for adults. Our experienced staff and volunteers will help each participant gain skills and confidence so you’re ready to venture onto the street and keep on rolling! This class is taught entirely in a parking lot. We will run through some fun activities to build skills like using hand signals, shifting gears, and riding in a steady line. You’ll get lots of practice and one-on-one support. This class is open to people of all genders, bikes and helmets provided for duration of the workshop, registration required.

If you cannot yet ride independently across a parking lot, please do not register for this clinic. Our Basic Skills class is more appropriate.

Memory cafés meet at a variety of places, including coffeehouses, museums, or community organizations. Each memory café is different. Some cafés invite guest artists, some offer education about memory changes. And some are just for relaxing and chatting. But all cafés share one goal — to help guests feel comfortable and to know that they are not alone. Cafés are a place to talk with others who understand what you are going through. You can forget about your limitations and instead focus on your strengths.

North End Branch of the Boston Public Library

365 Bremen Street, East Boston

For information, contact: Corinne Brindley at 617-635-3745, corinne.brindley@boston.gov