The 14th annual Fishweir installation on Boston Common takes place during May and June.
The Ancient Fishweir Project on Boston Common will be installed by students from Boston's Josiah Quincy School.
On June 5, school groups attending Making History Day will participate on-site in dance and music performances by the Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers.
Event sponsored by the Friends of the Public Garden.
Annual tour celebrating a long tradition of urban gardening in Boston.
Since its founding in 1928, the Beacon Hill Garden Club has encouraged the love of horticulture and urban gardening. Enjoy multiple garden locations in a historic neighborhood, for a good cause.
Step off dry land and head out onto the water to experience Boston like never before!
This tour offers spectacular views of historic and contemporary architecture along Boston Harbor, through the Charles River Locks, and the Charles River basin. The tour includes landmarks such as:
These are simply the best waterfront views of Boston and Cambridge!
The tours start on May 28, and take place every Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Tours depart from Cambridgeside Galleria Mall.
For more information, and to learn about fees, visit the Boston by Foot website.
Explore ephemera collections of historic New England.
Examine and delight in advertisements, tickets, programs, menus, invitations, rewards of merit, greeting cards, broadsides, invoices, and trade cataloges, among other items, that shed light on the popular culture and daily life of the region.
The event includes a light reception and optional viewing of collections in Historic New England's Library and Archives.
Registration is required. Friends of the Library and Archives must call to register, 617-994-6678. This event is sponsored by Historic New England.
The 18th Annual Neighborhood Coffee Hour Series takes place in local parks citywide from April 24 to July 20.
The Neighborhood Coffee Hours give residents a unique opportunity to speak directly with Mayor Walsh about open space and other needs in their neighborhoods.
For more information and updates on possible weather cancelations, please contact the Parks and Recreation Department at 617-635-4505. There's also a full schedule of Mayor Walsh's 2017 Neighborhood Coffee Hours.
Take part in an event sponsored by the BSA Ethics Committee.
Brad Walker AIA (and Boston Landmarks Commissioner) will lead a discussion of the ethical underpinnings of the profession of architecture.
Please RSVP to this free event sponsored by Boston Society of Architects/AIA.
