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Charlestown Movie Night: Moana 2

Park's Movie Nights give residents and visitors the opportunity to enjoy popular films under the night skies in City parks in August.

August 27, 2025
Event Date2025-08-27T19:45:00 - 2025-08-27T22:00:00

“Moana 2” reunites Moana and Maui three years later for an expansive new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers. After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she’s ever faced. (Year: 2024; Rating: PG)

All shows begin at dusk. The series is hosted by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department and title sponsor Bank of America with additional support from the Mayor’s Office of Tourism, Sports, and Entertainment.

Free popcorn available while supplies last.

No pre-registration needed to attend.

August 27, 2025
Event Date2025-08-27T19:45:00 - 2025-08-27T22:00:00

Roxbury Movie Night: Mufasa: The Lion King

Park's Movie Nights give residents and visitors the opportunity to enjoy popular films under the night skies in City parks in August.

August 20, 2025
Event Date2025-08-20T19:45:00 - 2025-08-20T22:00:00

“Mufasa: The Lion King” enlists Rafiki to relay the legend of Mufasa to young lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba and Nala, with Timon and Pumbaa lending their signature schtick. Told in flashbacks, the story introduces Mufasa as an orphaned cub, lost and alone until he meets a sympathetic lion named Taka—the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of an extraordinary group of misfits searching for their destiny—their bonds will be tested as they work together to evade a threatening and deadly foe. (Year: 2024; Rating: PG)

All shows begin at dusk. The series is hosted by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department and title sponsor Bank of America with additional support from the Mayor’s Office of Tourism, Sports, and Entertainment.

No pre-registration needed to attend.

Free popcorn will be provided while supplies last.

August 20, 2025
Event Date2025-08-20T19:45:00 - 2025-08-20T22:00:00

Dorchester Movie Night: Captain America: Brave New World

Park's Movie Nights give residents and visitors the opportunity to enjoy popular films under the night skies in City parks in August.

August 5, 2025
Event Date2025-08-05T19:45:00 - 2025-08-05T22:00:00

Anthony Mackie returns as the high-flying hero Sam Wilson, who’s officially taken up the mantle of Captain America. After meeting with newly elected U.S. President Thaddeus Ross, Sam finds himself in the middle of an international incident. He must discover the reason behind a nefarious global plot before the true mastermind has the entire world seeing red. (Year: 2025; Rating: PG-13)

All shows begin at dusk. The series is hosted by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department and title sponsor Bank of America with additional support from the Mayor’s Office of Tourism, Sports, and Entertainment.

Free popcorn will be provided while supplies last.

No pre-registration needed to attend.

August 5, 2025
Event Date2025-08-05T19:45:00 - 2025-08-05T22:00:00

East Boston Movie Night: Wild Robot

Park's Movie Nights give residents and visitors the opportunity to enjoy popular films under the night skies in City parks in August.

August 26, 2025
Event Date2025-08-26T19:45:00 - 2025-08-26T22:00:00

After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island's animals and cares for an orphaned baby goose. (Year: 2024; Rating: PG)

All shows begin at dusk. The series is hosted by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department and title sponsor Bank of America with additional support from the Mayor’s Office of Tourism, Sports, and Entertainment.

Free popcorn will be provided while supplies last.

No pre-registration needed to attend.

August 26, 2025
Event Date2025-08-26T19:45:00 - 2025-08-26T22:00:00

Jamaica Plain Movie Night: Transformers One

Park's Movie Nights give residents and visitors the opportunity to enjoy popular films under the night skies in City parks in August.

August 11, 2025
Event Date2025-08-11T19:45:00 - 2025-08-11T22:00:00

The series is hosted by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department and title sponsor Bank of America with additional support from the Mayor’s Office of Tourism, Sports, and Entertainment.

No pre-registration needed to attend.

Free popcorn will be provided while supplies last.

TRANSFORMERS ONE is the untold origin story of OPTIMUS PRIME and MEGATRON, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever. (Year: 2024; Rating: PG)

August 11, 2025
Event Date2025-08-11T19:45:00 - 2025-08-11T22:00:00

Suitcase Stories: Reflections from the School Year

Immigrants storytellers share their experiences about the 2020-2021 school year.

June 3, 2021
  • 7:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Virtual
    Boston, MA
  • Contact:
    Mayor's Office for Immigrant Advancement
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Citywide
  • Event Type:
  • Published Date
Event Date2021-06-03T19:00:00 - 2021-06-03T20:00:00

There has never been a school year like 2020-2021. Due to the pandemic, computer screens became classrooms, parents became teachers, and graduations became online events. Immigrant families navigated multiple, and often unique, challenges. They'll share their experiences during "Suitcase Stories: Reflections from the School Year" on Thursday, June 3, from 7 - 8 p.m. The free virtual event will be on Zoom and Facebook Live. Register to attend:

Register for the event

This is the second event hosted by the Mayor's Office for Immigrant Advancement (MOIA) and the International Institute of New England (IINE). Watch our January event "Suitcase Stories: Boston Immigrants Unpack 2020" and learn more about our storytellers on our My Immigrant Story website.

Read the press release.

June 3, 2021
  • 7:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Virtual
    Boston, MA
  • Contact:
    Mayor's Office for Immigrant Advancement
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Citywide
  • Event Type:
  • Published Date
Event Date2021-06-03T19:00:00 - 2021-06-03T20:00:00

Suitcase Stories: Boston Immigrants Unpack 2020

Boston immigrants share personal experiences through the art of storytelling.

January 14, 2021
Event Date2021-01-14T19:00:00 - 2021-01-14T20:15:00

The Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement (MOIA) and the International Institute of New England (IINE) are hosting a powerful event where immigrant storytellers share their personal stories and reflect on how 2020 played a pivotal role. "Suitcase Stories: Boston Immigrants Unpack 2020" is on January 14, 2021, from 7 - 8:15 p.m. Sign up to join live on Zoom or watch the livestream on Facebook Live.

Sign up to attend

The event is free to attend. After the selected storytellers share their personal experiences, there will be a time for audience questions.

Read the press release to learn more about the storytellers.

January 14, 2021
Event Date2021-01-14T19:00:00 - 2021-01-14T20:15:00

Boston AIR Artist Talk with Sara Porkalob

Join the City of Boston's artists-in-residence for a free artist talk hosted by Sara Porkalob at the Boston AIR pop-up space in Upham's Corner on November 15 from 7:30 - 8:30 p.m.

November 15, 2018
Event Date2018-11-15T19:30:00 - 2018-11-15T20:30:00

Sara Porkalob is an award-winning arts activist based in Seattle. She’s featured in Seattle Magazine’s Most Influential People of 2018, City Art’s 2017 Futures List, and served as Intiman Theatre's 2017 Co-Curator. She is a co-founder of DeConstruct, an online journal of intersectional performance critique. Her first full length play, "Dragon Lady," is the recipient of three 2018 Gregory Awards for:

  • Outstanding Sound/Music Design
  • Outstanding Actress in a Musical, and
  • Outstanding Musical Production.

The play has also garnered a Seattle Times Footlight Award and a Broadway World Award for “Best New Play."

In March 2019, American Repertory Theatre will produce "Dragon Lady" and "Dragon Mama," the first two plays in her family trilogy, "The Dragon Cycle." Next year, she is collaborating with the City of Seattle and their new Creative Strategies Initiative (CSI), a new City effort that uses arts- and culture-based approaches to build racial equity in non-arts policy areas like the environment, housing, workforce, and community development. Nordo’s Culinarium will produce her new play, "7th and Jackson," a historical fiction with music inspired by Seattle’s International District.

November 15, 2018
Event Date2018-11-15T19:30:00 - 2018-11-15T20:30:00

Día de Muertos at Copley Square

Mayor Martin J. Walsh and Emilio Rabasa, the Consul General of Mexico in Boston, invite you to celebrate Día de Muertos and those whose memories we keep alive.

November 1, 2018
Event Date2018-11-01T12:00:00 - 2018-11-01T21:00:00

In traditional Mexican homes, every November 1 and 2, departed family members are remembered with altars lovingly decorated with photographs, papel picado, offerings of fruit, favorite food and drink, candles, and masses of fragrant orange marigolds, la flor de cempasuchil.

Marigolds, with their bright orange color and scent, are thought to guide the spirits home. The City of Boston’s altar in Copley Square will contain 500 pots of marigolds, grown from seed and tended to since August by Boston Parks Department horticulturalists. You can upload photos of your loved ones to have them displayed at the altar:

Upload your photos

Schedule of events:
  • November 1 and 2, 12 - 9 p.m., Copley Square: Traditional Altar de Muertos
  • November 1, 5:30 p.m. and November 2, 3 p.m., Copley Hall (Rabb Hall), Free showing of "Coco"
  • November 2, 5:30 p.m.: Speaking program

There will also be food, music, and more during the two-day event.

November 1, 2018
Event Date2018-11-01T12:00:00 - 2018-11-01T21:00:00

Boston Artists-in-Residence (AIR) final celebration

The final celebration for this year's cohort of artists-in-residence will be held on November 30 from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. at the BSA Space.

November 30, 2018
Event Date2018-11-30T17:30:00 - 2018-11-30T20:30:00

For the past year, seven artists have dedicated themselves to the exploration of City of Boston policies, processes, and practices through a lens of resilience and racial equity. As members of the Boston AIR cohort, artists developed multidisciplinary projects addressing civic concerns, such as:

  • environmental racism in climate change response
  • community activism led by older Bostonians, and
  • gaps in historic narratives in City archives and memorials.

Some have worked alongside City subject matter experts and co-designed a program, while others have worked with community centers and other partners to understand municipal policy impact on a personal level. Through Boston AIR, the City of Boston is providing support and structure for artists as engaged citizens, leading thinkers, and change-makers in our community with the belief and trust that artists can and do influence and shape our City.

Refreshments will be served, and the event is free to the public. All ages are welcome!

November 30, 2018
Event Date2018-11-30T17:30:00 - 2018-11-30T20:30:00
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