Annual events in Boston
There are a number of events held annually in Boston, Massachusetts, in the USA. They include:
Events
January
February
March
| Event |
Date |
Venue |
Neighborhood |
Event type |
Notes |
| St. Patrick's Day Parade |
Sunday closest to Saint Patrick's Day |
West/East Broadway, Thomas Park, Telegraph St., Dorchester Street ending before Southampton Street. |
South Boston |
Festival/Parade |
Starting W. Broadway, E. Broadway, Thomas Park, Telegraph St., Dorchester St. ending before Southampton St. |
April
| Event |
Date |
Venue |
Neighborhood |
Event type |
Notes |
| Boston Marathon |
Patriot's Day |
Within the city, predominately on Commonwealth Avenue. (Finish at Copley Square.) |
Back Bay, Kenmore Square, Allston, Brighton and Chestnut Hill |
Marathon |
A marathon beginning in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, roughly 26 miles west of Boston. Finish is outside the main branch of the Boston Public Library at Copley. NOTE: Copley station on Green Line becomes shut down. |
| Patriot's Day Parade |
Patriot's Day |
City Hall Plaza, Kings Chapel, Paul Revere Mall, Eliot Square |
Downtown Boston |
Parade/re-enactment |
Flag Raising Ceremony on City Hall Plaza at 9:00AM. Patriot’s Day Parade will march from City Hall Plaza to Old Granary Burial Grounds.
Later ceremonies are re-enactments of the midnight ride of Paul Revere and William Dawes that occurred on April 18, 1775.
-Re-enactment of Paul Revere’s ride: Old North Church at 10:00AM.
-Re-enactment of William Dawes’ ride: Eliot Square, Roxbury at 10:00AM. |
| Greek Independence Parade |
April 26 |
Boylston St. |
Back Bay |
Parade |
|
May
June
| Event |
Date |
Venue |
Neighborhood |
Event type |
Notes |
| Dorchester Parade |
First Sunday in June |
Dorchester Ave. |
Dorchester |
Parade |
|
| Boston Gay Pride Day |
Second Saturday in June |
Tremont St, to City Hall Plaza |
South End/Downtown Boston |
Parade |
|
| Bunker Hill Parade |
Second Sunday in June |
Main St. & Monument |
Charlestown |
Parade |
|
July
| Event |
Date |
Venue |
Neighborhood |
Event type |
Notes |
| (U.S.) Independence Day Parade |
July 4 |
City Hall Plaza to Old Granary Burial Ground, and Faneuil Hall |
Downtown Boston |
Parade |
|
| Pops Goes the Fourth celebration |
July 4 |
Hatch Shell Esplanade, Charles River Basin |
Back Bay/Charles River |
Concert/Fireworks show |
|
| Puerto Rican Parade |
Last Sunday in July |
Egleston Square to Franklin Park |
Dorchester |
Festival/Parade |
|
August
September
| Event |
Date |
Venue |
Neighborhood |
Event type |
Notes |
| Boston Freedom Rally (Hempfest) |
Third Saturday in Sept. |
Boston Common |
Downtown Boston |
Festival/Public activism |
|
October
November
December
See also
References
