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With an eye toward turning Copley Square into a four-season hub of family-friendly activity, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department has announced that a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Copley...
Children get the opportunity to express their creativity while working on fun projects with local artists.
Boston Parks Commissioner Chris Cook and The Skating Club of Boston are pleased to welcome children and guests to kick off the 2019 summer season as the Boston Common Frog Pond spray pool reopens on...
The Mayor and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department celebrated the improvements during a East Boston coffee hour held last Wednesday
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department presents the 2019 ParkARTS Citywide Neighborhood Concert Series made possible by presenting sponsor Bank of America with additional support from Berklee...
Mayor Martin J. Walsh has announced that Boston’s green thumbs have until Wednesday, July 10, to register for the 2019 Mayor’s Garden Contest, presented by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department...
Mayor Walsh and the Parks Department unveiled nearly $3 million in improvements.
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department and the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) launched the 2019 Boston Parks Summer Fitness Series sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield with a kick-off event...
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department, the Boston Red Sox, and Highland Street Foundation team up once again to present the Fenway Challenge featuring the Red Sox Showcase in local parks on three...
Boston Parks Commissioner Chris Cook welcomes Boston’s most popular waterfowl back during the 31 st Annual Return of the Swans event on Friday, May 10. The celebration in the Public Garden begins with...
The air will be filled with fun as Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department bring the Boston Bubble Festival back to Boston Common on Saturday, May 11, from 11 a.m. to 1 p...
A new pilot program to increase recycling participation supports Boston's move towards Zero Waste
The Boston Parks and Recreation department will launch a new master plan for Franklin Park, Boston's largest park.
Having made it through another winter, it will soon be the time of year when we see the magical creatures that reappear in New England’s fields and woods in the spring.
The event takes place during school vacation week on Wednesday, February 20, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Mayor Martin J. Walsh and The Honourable Karen Casey, Deputy Premier of Nova Scotia, will celebrate the 77 th Annual Tree Lighting on Boston Common on Thursday, November 29, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The annual gift of an evergreen Christmas tree from Nova Scotia will arrive by police escort at Boston Common at approximately 11 a.m. on Tuesday, November 20.
Mayor Martin J. Walsh, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department, and The Friends of Copley Square welcome the holidays with the annual Copley Square Tree Lighting on Monday, November 26, from 5 p.m...
Mayor Martin J. Walsh, the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park, and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will join together to celebrate the 16 th annual lighting of the park’s signature...
The City of Boston is teaming up with Boston’s Consulate General of Mexico to present a two-day Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration on November 1 and 2 in Copley Square from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m...
All Boston residents now have a park within a 10-minute walk of their home.
The playground is part of the $2.7 million dollar Harambee Park master plan implementation, included in the Mayor's Imagine Boston 2030 Capital Plan.
Mayor Martin J. Walsh has announced that the annual Fall Pumpkin Float will be held at the Boston Common Frog Pond on Friday, October 19, from 5 - 8 p.m. Hundreds of illuminated jack-o’-lanterns will...
DISCOVER Moakley! was a daylong event dedicated to bringing fun and energy to Moakley Park in a way that it isn’t used to.
Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department have announced that registration is now open for the 2018 Mayor’s Cup Soccer Jamboree.
Mayor Martin J. Walsh has announced that the “Boston Blooms with Daffodils” beautification initiative will distribute 20,000 daffodil bulbs this fall to volunteers for planting on public ways citywide...
The $2.4 million dollar renovation is part of the Mayor's Imagine Boston 2030 Capital Plan.
Budding artists ages nine and up are invited to join the Boston Parks and Recreation Department for its popular fall series of ParkARTS Watercolor Painting Workshops during the month of September at...
The Mayor’s 2018 Garden Contest is presented by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department with a grand prize provided by JetBlue.
Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department are proud to present the 2018 ParkARTS Boston Children’s Festival on Tuesday, August 21, at Franklin Park in Dorchester from 10 a.m...
