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Canceled:
Family Gym at BCYF Jackson-Mann

Reason for cancellation: All Family Gym dates have been canceled to keep our members and their families safe and to adhere to the event and programming guidelines established by the City of Boston.
March 21, 2020
  • 10:00am - 11:30am
    Repeats weekly on Saturday, starting from March 21, 2020, until April 11, 2020
  • 40 Armington Street
    Boston, MA 02134
  • Contact:
    FAMILY GYM COORDINATOR
  • send an email
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Allston
    Back Bay
    Bay Village
    Beacon Hill
    Brighton
    Charlestown
    Chinatown/Leather District
    Citywide
    Dorchester
    Downtown
    East Boston
    Fenway/Kenmore
    Hyde Park
    Jamaica Plain
    Mattapan
    Mission Hill
    North End
    Roslindale
    Roxbury
    South Boston
    South End
    West End
    West Roxbury
  • Event Type:
    Family friendly
    Sports and health
  • Published Date
Event Date2020-03-21T10:00:00 - 2020-03-21T11:30:00
Please note:
  • Drop-in, no pre-registration required.
  • We require a caregiver to participate during Family Gym. Fun and safety are our priorities.
  • Caregivers must remain in the gym with their children at all times.
  • Legal guardian must sign a waiver before child can participate.
  • Children of all abilities welcome
  • Immigrant-safe space.

Learn more about BCYF Jackson-Mann

March 21, 2020
  • 10:00am - 11:30am
    Repeats weekly on Saturday, starting from March 21, 2020, until April 11, 2020
  • 40 Armington Street
    Boston, MA 02134
  • Contact:
    FAMILY GYM COORDINATOR
  • send an email
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Allston
    Back Bay
    Bay Village
    Beacon Hill
    Brighton
    Charlestown
    Chinatown/Leather District
    Citywide
    Dorchester
    Downtown
    East Boston
    Fenway/Kenmore
    Hyde Park
    Jamaica Plain
    Mattapan
    Mission Hill
    North End
    Roslindale
    Roxbury
    South Boston
    South End
    West End
    West Roxbury
  • Event Type:
    Family friendly
    Sports and health
  • Published Date
Event Date2020-03-21T10:00:00 - 2020-03-21T11:30:00

2025 Children's Winter Festival

The Children's Winter Festival returns to Boston Common!

February 19, 2025
Event Date2025-02-19T11:00:00 - 2025-02-19T14:00:00

 Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department present the annual Children's Winter Festival on the Boston Common Parade Ground on Wednesday, February 19, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visit boston.gov/winterfest for more information about this family-friendly school vacation week event.

The free festival is open to all and offers music, dancing, giveaways, winter activities, treats, and crafts. Featured attractions include rides on the Trackless Train and the alpine slide (attractions subject to change). LEGO® Discovery Center Boston will be in attendance with seasonal builds and activities with LEGO experts.  Enjoy farm fresh milk from New England Dairy’s Mobile Dairy Bar.  Try your musical skills at Boston Music Group’s instrument ‘petting zoo.’

The event is hosted in partnership with title sponsor Highland Street Foundation and our contributing sponsor H.P. Hood LLC. The Boston Globe is the media sponsor.  Additional support provided by LEGO® Discovery Center Boston, New England Dairy, Laboratories of Cognitive Neuroscience (LCN) at Boston Children’s Hospital, and UMass Boston Early Minds Lab.

The Boston Common Parade Ground is located at the corner of Beacon and Charles Streets. Call (617) 635-4505 or email parks@boston.gov for more information. To stay up to date with news, events, and improvements in Boston parks, visit Boston.gov/Parks, join our email list at bit.ly/Get-Parks-Emails, and follow our social channels @bostonparksdept on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

February 19, 2025
Event Date2025-02-19T11:00:00 - 2025-02-19T14:00:00

BCYF Girls Night Holiday Event

Boston girls of all ages are welcome!

December 12, 2019
Event Date2019-12-12T18:00:00 - 2019-12-12T20:00:00

Come celebrate the season at the annual BCYF Girls Night Holiday Event featuring entertainment, refreshments, prizes, and ornament making.

Contact Erika.Butler@boston.gov to RSVP or for more information. Space is limited to 50.

December 12, 2019
Event Date2019-12-12T18:00:00 - 2019-12-12T20:00:00

Boston's Día de Muertos Celebration

Mayor Martin J. Walsh and Alberto Fierro, Consul General of Mexico in Boston, invite you to attend the second annual citywide Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Celebration in Copley Square.

November 1 - November 2, 2019
  • 11:00am - 9:00pm
  • 560 Boylston Street
    Boston, MA 02116
  • Contact:
    Elizabeth O'Brien
  • send an email
  • 617-635-4505
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Citywide
    Allston
    Back Bay
    Bay Village
    Beacon Hill
    Brighton
    Charlestown
    Chinatown/Leather District
    Dorchester
    Downtown
    East Boston
    Fenway/Kenmore
    Hyde Park
    Jamaica Plain
    Mattapan
    Mission Hill
    North End
    Roslindale
    Roxbury
    South Boston
    South End
    West End
    West Roxbury
  • Event Type:
    Art
    Civic Engagement
    Family friendly
    Outdoor
  • Published Date
  • icon-facebook icon-twitter
Event Date2019-11-01T11:00:00 - 2019-11-02T21:00:00

Marigolds, with their bright orange color and scent, are thought to guide the spirits home. The City of Boston's citywide Dia de Muertos altar in Copley Square will contain 1,000 pots of marigolds, grown from seed and tended to since August by the Boston Parks Department Horticulture Unit.

We invite you to send us photos of your loved ones to be displayed on the altar at Copley Square Fountain. And, of course, we hope you will join us in Copley Square on November 1 and 2 to celebrate Dia de Muertos and those whose memories we keep alive.

We are grateful for the help of:
  • Lena Park Fab Lab in crafting papel picado
  • the good folks of Morgan Memorial for contributing hundreds of photo frames, and
  • the hundreds of Bostonians (near and far) who have contributed photos and memories to make the City of Boston’s ofrenda so special. 
November 1 - November 2, 2019
  • 11:00am - 9:00pm
  • 560 Boylston Street
    Boston, MA 02116
  • Contact:
    Elizabeth O'Brien
  • send an email
  • 617-635-4505
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Citywide
    Allston
    Back Bay
    Bay Village
    Beacon Hill
    Brighton
    Charlestown
    Chinatown/Leather District
    Dorchester
    Downtown
    East Boston
    Fenway/Kenmore
    Hyde Park
    Jamaica Plain
    Mattapan
    Mission Hill
    North End
    Roslindale
    Roxbury
    South Boston
    South End
    West End
    West Roxbury
  • Event Type:
    Art
    Civic Engagement
    Family friendly
    Outdoor
  • Published Date
  • icon-facebook icon-twitter
Event Date2019-11-01T11:00:00 - 2019-11-02T21:00:00

Fall Crafts Fair

Stop by BCYF Paris Street Community Center on November 16 and check out the crafts!

November 16, 2019
Event Date2019-11-16T11:00:00 - 2019-11-16T15:00:00

BCYF Paris Street Community Center is hosting a Fall Crafts Fair on Saturday, November 16. In addition to great local crafts there will be food, door prizes and more. While you're there, check out all the center has to offer and see the plans for the renovation of BCYF Paris Street Pool across the street!

Are you a Boston crafts person who wants to host a table? Call Elaine at the center at 617-635-5125.

November 16, 2019
Event Date2019-11-16T11:00:00 - 2019-11-16T15:00:00

STEAM Saturday at BCYF Leahy-Holloran

The New England Aquarium visits BCYF Leahy-Holloran for this special event.

February 29, 2020
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1 Worrell Street
    Boston, MA 02122
  • Contact:
    BCYF Leahy-Holloran
  • 617-635-5150
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Citywide
    Allston
    Back Bay
    Bay Village
    Beacon Hill
    Brighton
    Charlestown
    Chinatown/Leather District
    Dorchester
    Downtown
    East Boston
    Fenway/Kenmore
    Hyde Park
    Jamaica Plain
    Mattapan
    Mission Hill
    North End
    Roslindale
    Roxbury
    South Boston
    South End
    West End
    West Roxbury
  • Event Type:
    Environment and green living
    Family friendly
    Learning and lectures
  • Published Date
Event Date2020-02-29T10:00:00 - 2020-02-29T12:00:00

Come explore family-friendly STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activities! Find out if you are taller than a whale rib! Learn about the ocean, the animals that live there, and join us in protecting the blue planet!

February 29, 2020
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1 Worrell Street
    Boston, MA 02122
  • Contact:
    BCYF Leahy-Holloran
  • 617-635-5150
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Citywide
    Allston
    Back Bay
    Bay Village
    Beacon Hill
    Brighton
    Charlestown
    Chinatown/Leather District
    Dorchester
    Downtown
    East Boston
    Fenway/Kenmore
    Hyde Park
    Jamaica Plain
    Mattapan
    Mission Hill
    North End
    Roslindale
    Roxbury
    South Boston
    South End
    West End
    West Roxbury
  • Event Type:
    Environment and green living
    Family friendly
    Learning and lectures
  • Published Date
Event Date2020-02-29T10:00:00 - 2020-02-29T12:00:00

STEAM Saturday at BCYF Perkins

The New England Aquarium visits BCYF Perkins for this special event.

November 30, 2019
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 115 Talbot Avenue
    Boston, MA 02124
  • Contact:
    BCYF Perkins
  • 617-635-5146
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Citywide
    Allston
    Back Bay
    Bay Village
    Beacon Hill
    Brighton
    Charlestown
    Chinatown/Leather District
    Dorchester
    Downtown
    East Boston
    Fenway/Kenmore
    Hyde Park
    Jamaica Plain
    Mattapan
    Mission Hill
    North End
    Roslindale
    Roxbury
    South Boston
    South End
    West End
    West Roxbury
  • Event Type:
    Environment and green living
    Family friendly
    Learning and lectures
  • Published Date
Event Date2019-11-30T10:00:00 - 2019-11-30T12:00:00

Come explore family-friendly STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activities! Find out if you are taller than a whale rib! Learn about the ocean, the animals that live there, and join us in protecting the blue planet!

November 30, 2019
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 115 Talbot Avenue
    Boston, MA 02124
  • Contact:
    BCYF Perkins
  • 617-635-5146
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Citywide
    Allston
    Back Bay
    Bay Village
    Beacon Hill
    Brighton
    Charlestown
    Chinatown/Leather District
    Dorchester
    Downtown
    East Boston
    Fenway/Kenmore
    Hyde Park
    Jamaica Plain
    Mattapan
    Mission Hill
    North End
    Roslindale
    Roxbury
    South Boston
    South End
    West End
    West Roxbury
  • Event Type:
    Environment and green living
    Family friendly
    Learning and lectures
  • Published Date
Event Date2019-11-30T10:00:00 - 2019-11-30T12:00:00

Clifford Park community meeting

We invite Roxbury neighbors and Clifford Park users to provide feedback on proposed designs for the park.

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

Please join us for the third in a series of community meetings. We look forward to sharing design concepts and hearing what you have to say.

For more information, please call Liz Sullivan at the Boston Parks and Recreation Department at 617-635-7236, or email liz.sullivan@boston.gov.

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

Family Health and Equity Fair

Join us for a full day of health and nutrition education, family activities, and more!

September 7, 2019
Event Date2019-09-07T10:00:00 - 2019-09-07T15:00:00

Know your rights! At this free event, you'll also learn about fair housing, immigrant rights, and food access.

September 7, 2019
Event Date2019-09-07T10:00:00 - 2019-09-07T15:00:00

Parkman Playground opening

Join Mayor Martin J. Walsh and local residents for the unveiling of over $1.7 million in improvements at Parkman Playground in the Forest Hills neighborhood of Jamaica Plain.  Refreshments provided by HP Hood. 

August 24, 2019
Event Date2019-08-24T11:00:00

Dating back to 1924, the revitalized Francis Parkman Playground was renovated by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department with site improvements including an inclusive play structure and springers for children ages 2 to 5, a larger inclusive climbing structure for ages 5 to 12 and amenities including a dish swing, embankment slide, exercise station, drinking bottle filler, splash pad with runnel, picnic shelter, and a trike loop/mini basketball hoop area. Other improvements include new fencing, site furniture, LED lighting, trees, and plantings.

August 24, 2019
Event Date2019-08-24T11:00:00
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