The events take place Thursdays in July and August at outdoor locations across Boston. The six-concert Tito Puente Latin Music Series presents a soundscape of live Latin music with a strong salsa influence in parks around the City. The series is coproduced by Berklee, City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department, and IBA Boston. Performers include:

• Berklee faculty, students, and alumni, and
• world-renowned artists.

There are free salsa lessons led by MetaMovements at select concerts.

This Puerto Rican and Cuban influenced band is reviving Latin folkloric styles like son montuno, guaracha, and salsa by combining them with the fiery rhythms of bomba. Though only consisting of 6-musicians, this conjunto makes up for size with their explosive enthusiasm. They are widely known for their improvisation that keeps audiences on their toes.

The events take place Thursdays in July and August at outdoor locations across Boston. The six-concert Tito Puente Latin Music Series presents a soundscape of live Latin music with a strong salsa influence in parks around the City. The series is coproduced by Berklee, City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department, and IBA Boston. Performers include:

• Berklee faculty, students, and alumni, and
• world-renowned artists.

There are free salsa lessons led by MetaMovements at select concerts.

Led by local star, Jesús Pagán, this nine-man band has played at some of the best Latin and Jazz Festivals in the world for nearly a decade. Performing a myriad of Latin styles, including salsa, jazz, merengue, bomba, cumbia, and more, their music has landed them on Top Ten Latin Song lists and earned them 3 award-mentions in the 2014 Latin Grammys.

The events take place Thursdays in July and August at outdoor locations across Boston. The six-concert Tito Puente Latin Music Series presents a soundscape of live Latin music with a strong salsa influence in parks around the City. The series is coproduced by Berklee, City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department, and IBA Boston. Performers include:

• Berklee faculty, students, and alumni, and
• world-renowned artists.

There are free salsa lessons led by MetaMovements at select concerts.

Born from a late night jam session at 32nd street in Boston, Radio Calle 32 includes artists from all corners of the world who will make you laugh, move, and dance with their upbeat and eclectic rhythms. This colorful mix of musicians, heats up any performance with an array of Latin music – playing anything from Latin top hits to salsa and merengue.

Created in honor of Latin music icon Tito Puente, this series celebrates 15 years of bringing live Latin music with a strong salsa influence to Boston parks.  The series is sponsored in part by:

Berklee College of Music

• Inquilinos Boricuas en Accion
• Free salsa lessons are led by MetaMovements

See all the Tito Puente Latin Music Series dates and locations.

The events take place Thursdays in July and August at outdoor locations across Boston. The six-concert Tito Puente Latin Music Series presents a soundscape of live Latin music with a strong salsa influence in parks around the City. The series is coproduced by Berklee, City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department, and IBA Boston. Performers include:

• Berklee faculty, students, and alumni, and
• world-renowned artists.

There are free salsa lessons led by MetaMovements at select concerts.

Dubbed “La reina del timbal” (the Queen of timbales) in Puerto Rico, Zayra Pola’s rhythmic beats and melodious voice puts a spell over the audience, so you won’t be able to resist dancing for her entire performance! A Berklee College graduate, Pola has performed with musical legends such as Gilberto Santa Rosa, Cheo Feliciano, Grammy-winner Eguie Castrillo, and Grammy-winner Bill Whelan.

The events take place Thursdays in July and August at outdoor locations across Boston. The six-concert Tito Puente Latin Music Series presents a soundscape of live Latin music with a strong salsa influence in parks around the City. The series is coproduced by Berklee, City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department, and IBA Boston. Performers include:

• Berklee faculty, students, and alumni, and
• world-renowned artists.

There are free salsa lessons led by MetaMovements at select concerts.

A well-known timbalero across the Massachusetts festival scene, Eric Germán and his 12-piece orchestra bring audiences to their feet with their high energy and swinging Salsa music. A prodigious musician, Germán has been performing since age 10 with renowned artists such as Cheo Feliciano, Andy Montañez, Ismael Miranda, and Tony Vega. In 2017, he’s slated to release his debut solo album.

Celebration of Summer IV pays tribute to Boston-born disco legend Donna Summer!

Our 4th annual roller disco party will feature:

• a performance by Mary Gaines Bernard
• music provided by New England's Finest DJ Roy Barboza, and
• appearances by O'Mega Red and members of Donna Summer's family

Try out your roller disco moves on the skating rink! If you don’t have your own skates, the City of Boston will be providing free rentals on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Music ranges from jazz and folk music from numerous ethnicities to classical to contemporary. music from medieval times to the present. Admission is by suggested donation of $3. All proceeds are given to the performers. The event is sponsored by King's Chapel.

Join a rousing chorus of sea chanteys at the USS Constitution Museum. This event takes place on the third Sunday of May and every month.

This event is family friendly, and everyone is invited! Donations are also welcome.

The Wake Up the Earth Festival began in 1979 when a group of local neighbors and activists banded together to stop the Interstate 95 expansion into Jamaica Plain. The festival began as, and still is, a celebration of what can be accomplished when people of all traditions, cultures, ages, and beliefs come together.
The annual Wake Up the Earth Festival (WUTE) takes place each year on the first Saturday in May and is currently attended by well over 10,000 individuals of all ages. The event features four stages that include:

• music and dance performances
• popular theater
• the Youth Stage, and
• story telling for all ages.

In addition to performances, WUTE features over more than 50 craft, non-profit, and food vendors. The festival is anchored by a massive parade (with branches that start in JP Center and Roxbury) with several thousand people marching. A great many individuals, local artists, community groups, and schools join forces every year to create this unique community collaboration.