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Boston Gospel Fest

Join us for the 26th annual Gospel Fest, New England’s largest Gospel music celebration!

August 30, 2026
  • 5:00pm - 8:00pm
  • 1 City Hall Square
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Tourism, Sports, & Entertainment
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-08-30T17:00:08 - 2026-08-30T20:00:00
August 30, 2026
  • 5:00pm - 8:00pm
  • 1 City Hall Square
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Tourism, Sports, & Entertainment
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-08-30T17:00:08 - 2026-08-30T20:00:00

Donna Summer Disco Party

Mayor Michelle Wu and the Office of Tourism, Sports, and Entertainment welcome you to join us for the 12th Annual Donna Summer Disco Party.

August 28, 2026
  • 5:00pm - 9:00pm
  • 1 City Hall Square
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Tourism, Sports & Entertainment
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-08-28T17:00:00 - 2026-08-28T21:00:00

This family-friendly event is free and open to the public. Guests will be able to dance the night away to all of Donna Summer’s greatest hits in a groovy atmosphere complete with glow sticks, bubbles, colorful lights, a disco ball, and roller skating on City Hall Plaza.

 

DJ Vince1 will be playing all of Donna Summer's greatest hits and more classics.

August 28, 2026
  • 5:00pm - 9:00pm
  • 1 City Hall Square
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Tourism, Sports & Entertainment
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-08-28T17:00:00 - 2026-08-28T21:00:00

Independence Day Parade

 The City of Boston will host the annual Independence Day Parade. Mayor Michelle Wu will give remarks at the 251st Independence Day celebration.

July 4, 2026
  • 9:00am - 11:00am
  • 1 City Hall Square
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Tourism, Sports, & Entertainment
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Downtown
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  • Published Date
Event Date2026-07-04T09:00:00 - 2026-07-04T11:00:00
July 4, 2026
  • 9:00am - 11:00am
  • 1 City Hall Square
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Tourism, Sports, & Entertainment
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Downtown
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  • Published Date
Event Date2026-07-04T09:00:00 - 2026-07-04T11:00:00

Concert in the Park

June 24, 2026
  • 5:00pm - 6:00pm
  • Norman B. Leventhal Park
    Post Office Square
    Boston, MA 02110
  • Contact:
    Inspire Arts & Music
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Published Date
  • Boston 250

Event Date2026-06-24T17:00:00 - 2026-06-24T18:00:00

Concert in the Park is the debut spring concert event featuring the best youth performing groups of Hyde Park’s Inspire Arts & Music. The concert, held annually in the heart of Post Office Square, is headlined by the 2025 Drum Corps International World Champion, the Boston Crusaders Drum & Bugle Corps. Supporting acts will include the Hyde Park Youth Percussion Ensemble, Riverside Theatre Works, and Blessed Sacrament Color Guard.

This year's program will commemorate the 250th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence with new patriotic repertoire.

June 24, 2026
  • 5:00pm - 6:00pm
  • Norman B. Leventhal Park
    Post Office Square
    Boston, MA 02110
  • Contact:
    Inspire Arts & Music
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Published Date
  • Boston 250

Event Date2026-06-24T17:00:00 - 2026-06-24T18:00:00

Conservation Commission Public Hearing

ATTENTION: This meeting will be held virtually and not in person. You can participate in the meeting by going to our online meeting or calling 929-205-6099 and entering Meeting ID 868 0172 3247 #. Interpretation, translation, and disability accommodation services are available to you at no cost. If you need them, please contact us at cc@boston.govLCA@boston.gov, or ...

The public can offer testimony.

Parks Fitness: BCBS Frog Pond Yoga

Participate in FREE fitness classes offered by one of our certified instructors. Our classes are a partnership between the Boston Parks and Recreation Department and the Boston Public Health Commission. The series is sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.

May 7, 2026
  • 6:00pm - 7:00pm
    Repeats weekly on Thursday, starting from May 7, 2026, until August 27, 2026
  • Boston Common
    38 Beacon Street
    Boston , MA
  • Contact:
    Jennifer Misiaszek
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Citywide
    Downtown
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  • Published Date
Event Date2026-05-07T18:00:00 - 2026-08-27T19:00:00

Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual practice that originated in ancient India. Instructors will provide flow movement for people of all levels what will imrpove your mental and physical being, release stress and expand your energy.

Click the link below to sign up for the class on Eventbrite, which will allow you to add it to your calendar and receive updates, if there are changes or cancellations due to weather, etc.

Register here

May 7, 2026
  • 6:00pm - 7:00pm
    Repeats weekly on Thursday, starting from May 7, 2026, until August 27, 2026
  • Boston Common
    38 Beacon Street
    Boston , MA
  • Contact:
    Jennifer Misiaszek
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Citywide
    Downtown
  • Event Type:
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-05-07T18:00:00 - 2026-08-27T19:00:00

Highland Park Architectural Conservation District Commission

ATTENTION: This hearing will only be held virtually and NOT in person. You can participate in this hearing by going to our Zoom Meeting or calling 1-646-828-7666 and entering meeting id # 161 199 2710. You can also submit written comments or questions to highlandacdc@boston.gov.

The public can offer testimony.

Learn-to-Bike for Adults: Combined Level 3 and 4

If you have mastered the basic bicycling skills like starting, pedaling, stopping, and turning, and you have familiarity with using brakes and shifting gears, you are ready to move to the next level!

October 17, 2026
  • 12:00pm - 2:00pm
  • 1 City Hall Square
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Boston Bikes
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-10-17T12:00:32 - 2026-10-17T14:00:32

Combined workshop: Road Readiness (Level 3) & Street Skills (Level 4)

two side by side photos showing groups of adults learning intermediate biking skills

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 open to people of all genders. Participants in this workshop will be split into two groups:

Level 3 participants will mostly stay in the parking lot and work on the skills, such as the ability to start pedaling without wobbling or having to push a lot with the foot, ability to ride steadily in a straight path, getting more comfortable shifting gears in response to changes in speed and topography, comfort riding with the seat raised up close to hip height, and ability to go up and down a curb ramp.

With Level 4 participants we’ll ride as a group on streets with low-speed traffic, learning how to start and stop safely at traffic signals, ride a safe distance from parked cars and moving vehicles, communicate with other road users, and make turns at intersections. The objective of this workshop is to gain more advanced skills, such as signaling while biking, awareness of door range and a safe riding position in the roadway, ability to ride in a predictable path, and overall confidence being on the street.

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

October 17, 2026
  • 12:00pm - 2:00pm
  • 1 City Hall Square
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Boston Bikes
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-10-17T12:00:32 - 2026-10-17T14:00:32

Learn-to-Bike for Adults: Basic Skills

Do you want to learn or refresh basic skills, such as starting, stopping, pedaling, and turning? Bikes and helmets provided. Class open to all genders.

October 17, 2026
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1 City Hall Square
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Boston Bikes
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-10-17T10:00:05 - 2026-10-17T12:00:05

Beginner and Basic Skills (Level 1 and 2)

two photos showing a group of adult learners on bikes

Can't remember the last time you were on a bike? Or never learned to ride? Come to a free learn-to-ride workshop and learn alongside other adults. 

This class is open to all genders, and is appropriate for people who have never ridden a bike before, have not been on a bike for a long time, or can pedal but need to work on basic skills (like stopping, turning, and changing gears). It is taught entirely in a parking lot. Bike and helmets provided for the duration of the workshop, registration required.

October 17, 2026
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1 City Hall Square
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Boston Bikes
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-10-17T10:00:05 - 2026-10-17T12:00:05

Patriots Day Parade

Join us for The Patriots’ Day Parade which begins with a ceremony at City Hall Plaza and marches through the North End.

April 20, 2026
  • 9:00am - 10:00am
  • 1 City Hall Square
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Tourism, Sports, & Entertainment
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Downtown
    North End
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  • Published Date
Event Date2026-04-20T09:00:00 - 2026-04-20T10:00:00

The Patriots Day Parade begins at 9 a.m. at City Hall Plaza and ends at about 10 a.m. at the Paul Revere Mall (also known as the Prado) in the North End. The parade concludes with a reenactment by the National Lancers of Paul Revere’s famous midnight ride on the Paul Revere Mall in front of Old North Church & Historic Site. This year is the 251st anniversary of Patriots Day. 

 

The parade route is as follows:

Starting point: Cambridge Street to Tremont Street

  • Left onto Bromfield Street.
  • Left onto Washington Street.
  • Right onto State Street
  • Left onto Congress Street.
  • Right onto Hanover Street, northeasterly on Hanover Street.

End point: Paul Revere Mall.

Please note possible traffic delays and road closures in the vicinity due to Patriots Day festivities and the Boston Marathon.

 

 

April 20, 2026
  • 9:00am - 10:00am
  • 1 City Hall Square
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Tourism, Sports, & Entertainment
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Downtown
    North End
  • Event Type:
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-04-20T09:00:00 - 2026-04-20T10:00:00
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