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Heating and Insulation Workshop - Dorchester

Renew Boston is hosting a free workshop. We'll provide resources to homeowners, landlords, and property owners on ways to reduce energy usage.

November 18, 2017
Event Date2017-11-18T10:00:00 - 2017-11-18T11:30:00

Attend our free heating and insulation workshop to help you prepare for the upcoming winter! You'll learn about:

  • what you can get during a Mass Save home energy visit, and
  • great rebates and incentives available for heating and insulation.

You'll also have the chance to speak with a representative from Mass Save and ABCD Weatherization Assistance Program. They'll be able to answer any of your questions.

November 18, 2017
Event Date2017-11-18T10:00:00 - 2017-11-18T11:30:00

Heating and Insulation Workshop - Hyde Park

Renew Boston is hosting a free workshop. We'll provide resources to homeowners, landlords, and property owners on ways to reduce energy usage.

October 21, 2017
Event Date2017-10-21T10:00:00 - 2017-10-21T11:30:00

Attend our free heating and insulation workshop to help you prepare for the upcoming winter! You'll learn about:

  • what you can get during a Mass Save home energy visit, and
  • great rebates and incentives available for heating and insulation.

You'll also have the chance to speak with a representative from Mass Save and ABCD Weatherization Assistance Program. They'll be able to answer any of your questions.

October 21, 2017
Event Date2017-10-21T10:00:00 - 2017-10-21T11:30:00

BCYF Halloween Skate Night

Youth ages 6 - 17 are invited to show off their costumes and have fun roller skating.

October 27, 2017
Event Date2017-10-27T16:00:00 - 2017-10-27T19:00:00

Boston boys and girls ages 6 - 17 are invited to celebrate Halloween at a fun and festive Skate Night at Chez Vous! Youth 12 and under must come with parent or guardian.

This event is sponsored by:

  • the Shannon Grant
  • Boston P.A.L., and
  • the Foundation for BCYF.
October 27, 2017
Event Date2017-10-27T16:00:00 - 2017-10-27T19:00:00

Heating and Insulation Workshop - Dorchester

Renew Boston is hosting a free workshop. We'll provide resources to homeowners, landlords, and property owners on ways to reduce energy usage.

October 14, 2017
Event Date2017-10-14T10:00:00 - 2017-10-14T11:30:00

Attend our free heating and insulation workshop to help you prepare for the upcoming winter! You'll learn about:

  • what you can get during a Mass Save home energy visit, and
  • great rebates and incentives available for heating and insulation.

You'll also have the chance to speak with a representative from Mass Save and ABCD Weatherization Assistance Program. They'll be able to answer any of your questions.

October 14, 2017
Event Date2017-10-14T10:00:00 - 2017-10-14T11:30:00

Getting involved in local government

A civic engagement event for the disability community.

October 24, 2017
Event Date2017-10-24T14:00:00 - 2017-10-24T16:00:00

The public is invited to join the Mayor's Commission for Persons with Disabilities and the Boston Election Department for an event about getting involved in local government. You'll learn about how civic engagement is accessible to everyone.

Agenda:
  • Welcome by City officials
  • See ADA accessibility upgrades in City Hall
  • Find your city councilor and polling place
  • Register to vote and learn about voting rights
  • See accessibility features and try the Automark

Wheelchair Accessible  -  ASL  -  CART - Scent Free

For other accommodation requests, contact us by October 10 at disability@boston.gov. You can also call us at 617-635-3682 / 617-635-2541 TTY

October 24, 2017
Event Date2017-10-24T14:00:00 - 2017-10-24T16:00:00

Holiday Pops Veterans and Military Appreciation Night

You're invited to the Veterans and Military Appreciation Night at the Holiday Pops!

November 30, 2023
  • 7:30pm - 9:00pm
  • 301 Massachusetts Avenue
    Boston, MA 02115
  • Contact:
    Veterans Services
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Fenway/Kenmore
  • Published Date
Event Date2023-11-30T19:30:00 - 2023-11-30T21:00:00

The Mayor's Office of Veterans' Services, in partnership with The Holiday Pops and the Highland Street Foundation, will be hosting a Veterans and Military Appreciation Night at The Boston Pops. Join us on Thursday, November 30, at Symphony Hall!  The show starts at 7:30 p.m. at Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA 02115.



We're limiting requester's to eight tickets at this time. If you'd like to request more tickets, please email us at veterans@boston.gov. This Boston Pops event is part of our effort to engage with service members and their families. This event is a collaboration between:

  • Boston Pops
  • Highland Street Foundation, and
  • Boston Veterans Services.

To register, please click the link below.

November 30, 2023
  • 7:30pm - 9:00pm
  • 301 Massachusetts Avenue
    Boston, MA 02115
  • Contact:
    Veterans Services
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Fenway/Kenmore
  • Published Date
Event Date2023-11-30T19:30:00 - 2023-11-30T21:00:00

Fall-o-Ween Children's Festival 2024

Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will host the fourth annual Fall-o-Ween Children’s Festival at the Boston Common Frog Pond.

October 18, 2024
  • 5:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Corner of Charles and Beacon Streets
    Boston, MA 02108
  • Contact:
    Parks and Recreation Department
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Published Date
Event Date2024-10-18T17:00:00 - 2024-10-18T20:00:00

The Fall-o-Ween Children’s Festival is presented by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department in partnership with the Skating Club of Boston. Key sponsors are HP Hood LLC and Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers. Additional support is provided by LEGO® Discovery Center Boston, New England Dairy Council, Polar Beverages, The Gardner Schools, and Cirkul. 

Adults and children are encouraged to wear Halloween costumes and participate in a wide range of free, fun, and spooky family-friendly activities. Show off your skills at the Ultimate Gaming Truck or test your courage in our Haunted Zombie Maze. Try the Jumpin’ Pumpkin and Scarecrow Slide, test your skills at Pumpkin Bowling, and enjoy nighttime fun in our Glow in the Dark Park with LED swings and LED seesaw. 

A “monster mash” of activities will include music, arts and crafts, treats, rides on the trackless train, field games facilitated by Knucklebones, and sensory play with Play Boston. LEGO® Discovery Center Boston will be in attendance with fun Halloween LEGO builds as well as LEGO Halloween build activities with a Master Model Builder. Visit the New England Dairy displays to enjoy both the Mobile Dairy bar and the Mobile Dairy Experience.  Enjoy live entertainment at the Parks Department Stage with music from Matt Heaton, dancing with Family Zumba, and a spooky story time with Boston Public Library librarians.

Don't miss out, it's going to be frightfully fun! 

October 18, 2024
  • 5:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Corner of Charles and Beacon Streets
    Boston, MA 02108
  • Contact:
    Parks and Recreation Department
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Published Date
Event Date2024-10-18T17:00:00 - 2024-10-18T20:00:00

2nd annual Boston Social Fitness Festival

On September 16, come move, spin, play, dance... and laugh together!

September 16, 2017
Event Date2017-09-16T07:00:00 - 2017-09-16T15:00:00

The 2nd Annual Boston Social Fitness Festival will take place on September Saturday, September 16, from 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. This free, day-long celebration of getting Boston moving will feature numerous participatory events. We want to encourage Bostonians of all ages to move, cycle, play, and dance together.

Activity options include:
  • Sunrise Yoga
  • Daybreaker Dance Experience
  • The Dance Mile
  • Sports Playground
  • Open Air Spin Ride
  • Reebok Crossfit
  • Aerial Yoga
  • BollyX Workout

To sign up for classes and view the full activity schedule, check out the festival website:

September 16, 2017
Event Date2017-09-16T07:00:00 - 2017-09-16T15:00:00

13th annual TD Hub on Wheels Citywide Ride

On September 17, go on a 40-mile or 10-mile bike ride to support pediatric cancer research.

September 17, 2017
Event Date2017-09-17T08:00:00 - 2017-09-17T12:00:00

Mayor Martin J. Walsh invites you to join us for the 13th annual TD Hub On Wheels Citywide Ride on Sunday, September 17.

Bike along a car-free Storrow Drive and across the Emerald Necklace on a 40-mile journey through Boston's unique neighborhoods. You can also choose to take our more family-friendly and beginner 10-mile ride. Both courses start and finish on City Hall Plaza in downtown Boston.

A portion of your registration fee will benefit Boston Children's Hospital. But, please consider creating a fundraising page (or your own bike team!) and help raise even more funds for pediatric cancer research.

September 17, 2017
Event Date2017-09-17T08:00:00 - 2017-09-17T12:00:00

Dorchester Summer Block Party

Mark your calendar and bring your friends and family to a fun and free Neighborhood Block Party!

August 15, 2017
Event Date2017-08-15T17:00:00 - 2017-08-15T19:00:00

The Mayor Martin J. Walsh Summer Block Parties offer a variety of free activities, including:

  • music
  • a cookout
  • snow cones
  • various activities
  • swimming, and
  • resource tables from every department within the City of Boston Health and Human Services Cabinet.  These departments will have lots of great information to share and giveaways.
August 15, 2017
Event Date2017-08-15T17:00:00 - 2017-08-15T19:00:00
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