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Mar 13

Coronavirus (COVID-19) updates: Boston Parks and Recreation

The public health situation is rapidly changing, and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will...

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Mar 6

Registration open for Parks Department Summer Sports Centers

The Boston Parks and Recreation Department is pleased to announce that the 2020 White Stadium, East...

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Mar 5

Registration opening soon for Boston Neighborhood Basketball League

Registration will open soon for the annual season of Boston’s favorite summer basketball league, the...

Feb 29

Moakley Park Winter Warmer continues engagement with community

Boston's Parks and Recreation, Stoss Landscape Urbanism, Boston Harbor Now, and South Boston...

Feb 26

Free indoor golf clinics begin March 23

The Boston Parks and Recreation Department is offering free indoor golf clinics at local community...

Feb 26

Parks and Recreation Department offers youth umpire training program

The Boston Parks and Recreation Department invites teens ages 15 to 18 to take part in its Umpire...

Feb 20

Registration now open for adult softball and basketball leagues

The Boston Parks and Recreation Department has announced that registration is now open for men's and...

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Feb 3

Registration open for Parks department summer sports centers

The Boston Parks and Recreation Department is pleased to announce that the White Stadium, East...

Jan 29

McKinney Playground receives $750,000 Boston College grant

The Boston Parks and Recreation Department has been awarded a $750,000 Neighborhood Improvement Fund...

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Jan 28

Free Family Fun at Boston Common Winter Fest February 20

Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will host the annual Children’s...

Jan 27

Director of Maintenance Josh Altidor Addresses New Hampshire Landscape Association

Josh Altidor shared his personal journey from Haiti to become the first Haitian and first African...

Jan 24

MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES FIRST PUBLIC MEETING FOR FRANKLIN PARK MASTER PLAN

First community workshop for Franklin Park, set for Tuesday, January 28, 2020

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Jan 15

Mayor Walsh, Friends of the Public Garden sign agreement to strengthen care for Downtown parks

The Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), signed today, strengthens the 50-year partnership between the...

Dec 20

Martin's Park honored for resiliency, accessibility, and innovation

On November 18, Boston Harbor Now presented Martin’s Park with an Onboard Award, an annual award...

Dec 20

Franklin Park wins Boston Preservation Alliance Stewardship Award

Franklin Park, owned and maintained by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department, was recognized...

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Dec 19

26th annual Mayor's Cup Youth Hockey Tournament now underway

Boston’s top youth hockey teams are now meeting for the 2019 Mayor’s Cup Hockey Tournament that...

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Dec 17

Wreaths for veterans placed in Boston cemeteries and burying grounds

The Boston Parks and Recreation Cemeteries Division is participating in Wreaths Across America for...

Nov 23

City celebrates completion of Jamaica Pond Pathways project

Mayor Martin J. Walsh, Boston Parks and Recreation Commissioner Ryan Woods, residents, and park...

Nov 22

Leonard Lee, Sr. named to Boston Parks Commission

Lee brings a lifetime of hands-on experience in social services and event planning to his new role.

Nov 8

Mayor Walsh lights Columbus Park Trellis on November 25

Mayor Martin J. Walsh, the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park, and the Boston Parks and Recreation...

Nov 7

Boston’s official tree arrives November 19

The annual gift of an evergreen Christmas tree from Nova Scotia will arrive by police escort at...

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Nov 2

Smith Playground in Allston reopened

Mayor Walsh celebrates the reopening of Smith Playground in Allston following a $6.4 million...

Nov 2

Thousands remember loved ones at 2019 Dia De Muertos celebration at Copley Square

On Saturday, November 2, Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the City of Boston teamed up with Boston’s...

Oct 31

Robert Burns statue returned to the Back Bay Fens

After more than four decades, Boston’s statue of Scottish poet Robert Burns was restored and moved...

Oct 26

East Boston Greenway dedicated to local leader

Mayor Walsh and the Boston Parks Department celebrated the renaming of the Greenway in honor of the...

Oct 25

Harambee Park receives $400,000 grant for new field, increased accessibility

The funds for the Dorchester and Mattapan park will be used for a new football field and improved...

Oct 24

Dia De Muertos celebration coming to Copley Square

The City of Boston is teaming up with Boston’s Consulate General of Mexico to present a two-day Dia...

Oct 19

Pumpkin Float 2019 recap

The Parks Department had a ball hosting the 2019 Pumpkin Float at the Boston Common Frog Pond this...

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Oct 1

Ground breaks on Garvey Playground improvements

$5 million project budget will renovate sports, play and seating areas, lighting, walkability, and...

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Sep 25

Registration now open for Mayor’s Cup Soccer Jamboree

Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department have announced that...