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New Edition Street Renaming

Celebrate the hometown legends New Edition, who put Boston on the musical map.

August 30, 2025
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 2 Dearborn St.
    Roxbury, MA. 02119
  • Contact:
    OFFICE OF TOURISM, SPORTS, AND ENTERTAINMENT
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Roxbury
  • Posted:
2025-08-30T10:00:00 - 2025-08-30T12:00:00

On Saturday, August 30, 2025, the City of Boston and Mayor Michelle Wu will host a special celebration at the intersection of Dearborn and Albany Streets in Roxbury to honor New Edition, the legendary R&B group founded here in 1978. Starting at 10 a.m., this free public event will pay tribute to the group’s lasting influence on both Boston’s cultural identity and the music industry worldwide. Join us as we unveil New Edition Way and celebrate the hometown icons whose sound continues to inspire generations.

August 30, 2025
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 2 Dearborn St.
    Roxbury, MA. 02119
  • Contact:
    OFFICE OF TOURISM, SPORTS, AND ENTERTAINMENT
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Roxbury
  • Posted:
2025-08-30T10:00:00 - 2025-08-30T12:00:00
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Free Verse

A monthly series of open mic events including youth showcases, spoken word, poetry, DJ sets, musical performances, and standup comedy.

August 28, 2025
2025-08-28T18:00:12 - 2025-08-28T21:00:12

Join us under the Civic Pavilion lights for a night of truth-telling, healing, and radical creativity!⁠

Featuring powerhouse spoken word poets:⁠

  • Rebecca Dupas⁠
  • Abigail Jean-Baptiste⁠
  • Josiehanna⁠

This is more than an open mic—it’s a cultural movement. A space where BIPOC, LGBTQ+ creatives, youth, elders, and everyone in between are seen, heard, and held.⁠

Come to be moved. Stay to be transformed.⁠

🎟️ Admission is free and all are welcome.⁠

Free Verse flyer

August 28, 2025
2025-08-28T18:00:12 - 2025-08-28T21:00:12
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"if you can Feel it, you can Speak it"

An open mic series dedicated to the voices and experiences of LGBTQIA2+ communities of color and allies. 

August 10, 2025
2025-08-10T17:30:52 - 2025-08-10T21:00:52

Featured Artist, August 2025: Tenille Ja’Nae

Founded in 2009, the "if you can Feel it, you can Speak it" (FISI) open mic prides itself on being the only monthly open mic in the greater Boston area dedicated to voices of the LGBTQIA2+ communities of color and our accomplices. Anyone is welcome to step up to the mic! This is a non-discriminating platform for one and all to express themselves.

Never been on the mic before? More reason to come! Don't consider yourself an Artists/Performer? That shouldn't stop you from expressing yourself! All forms and levels of talent and expression are welcome. FISI has long been regarded as one of the best spaces to try something for the first time and/or test out new material. 

In the mic's 15 year history, it has hosted events at various venues across the city, and began as the opening event for the legendary Lezbns N' Power Entertainment Thursday night parties. The Milky Way/Bella Luna in Jamaica Plain was FISI's home for over a decade, and in 2024 they were invited to host a year-long series of events at the Civic Pavilion on Boston City Hall Plaza. FISI returns to City Hall Plaza in 2025 with a new series of open mics for all to enjoy!

Flyer for Feel it Speak it August Mic

August 10, 2025
2025-08-10T17:30:52 - 2025-08-10T21:00:52
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Ready Boston Field Day 2

Join us for our second Ready Boston Field Day on September 25 from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. For National Preparedness Month, come learn how to prepare for emergencies and disasters and leave with safety tips, giveaways, and life-saving skills. This event will also include a Depolyable Flood Barrier demonstration by City and private partners.

September 25, 2025
2025-09-25T11:00:00 - 2025-09-25T15:00:00

The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is hosting the City’s two Ready Boston Field Days the first on September 13, 2025 at Walker Playground ( 550 Norfolk St, Mattapan, MA 02126) and the second on September 25, 2025 at City Hall Plaza ( 1 City Hall Sq, Boston, MA 02201). These family friendly events are open to all!   

  • Learn CPR and first aid from Boston Emergency Medical Services through demonstrations and practice sessions.
  • Get fire-safety tips from the Boston Fire Department.
  • Participate in an emergency exercise with public safety professionals.
  • Get an inside look at emergency vehicles: SWAT vehicles, ambulances, police cruisers, fire trucks, emergency management vehicles, and more.
  • Build an emergency kit to help you and your family prepare for an emergency.
  • Play preparedness games and collect giveaways!
September 25, 2025
2025-09-25T11:00:00 - 2025-09-25T15:00:00
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Friday Afternoon Concert Series

Join us this summer for the Friday Afternoon Concert Series at Sam Adams Park.

July 11, 2025
  • 12:00pm - 2:00pm
    Repeats every other week on Friday, starting from July 11, 2025, until August 30, 2025
  • Sam Adams Park
    Boston, MA 02109
  • Contact:
    Office of Tourism, Sports, and Entertainment
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Downtown
  • Posted:
2025-07-11T12:00:49 - 2025-08-29T14:00:49

Mayor Michelle Wu and The Office of Tourism, Sports, and Entertainment present Friday Afternoon Concert Series 2025.

This concert series, a partnership between Berklee College of Music and the City of Boston, showcases the best of Boston's local music talent.

On Fridays in July and August, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., an artist or band will set up in front of the statue of Sam Adams on the Congress Street side of Faneuil Hall.

Bring your lunch and a friend or two and enjoy some great music and sunshine. This is event is free and open to the public. You can find the lineup for the concert series below:

  • July 11, 2025: Lourde Childs 
  • July 18, 2025: Simon Davis
  • July 25, 2025: Booligan
  • August 1, 2025: Pedro Secco
  • August 8, 2025: Shravana
  • August 15, 2025: Beno
  • August 22, 2025: Soldiago
  • August 29, 2025: Lilou Chance
July 11, 2025
  • 12:00pm - 2:00pm
    Repeats every other week on Friday, starting from July 11, 2025, until August 30, 2025
  • Sam Adams Park
    Boston, MA 02109
  • Contact:
    Office of Tourism, Sports, and Entertainment
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Downtown
  • Posted:
2025-07-11T12:00:49 - 2025-08-29T14:00:49
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YouthFest 2025! Summer Showcase

A collaboration between the Boston Music Project and the Office of Youth Employment and Opportunity's SuccessLink program, where up-and-coming young artists get to showcase their talent.

August 13, 2025
2025-08-13T12:00:00 - 2025-08-13T18:00:00

At Youth Fest! 2025, youth employees across the City’s Summer Youth Jobs Program are invited to celebrate the end of the summer in this culminating event. The showcase, which highlights the artistic, musical, and cultural talents of Boston young people employed in the summer youth program, will take place this year at the City of Boston’s City Hall Plaza. futureBOS partners, youth, and young adults from across the city are invited to attend this celebratory showcase to conclude the summer youth jobs experience.

Youth Fest! 2025 will take place on Wednesday, August 13 and will include:

  • Signature Youth Performances from the Boston Music Project and SuccessLink
  • Headline Performances
  • Featured Youth Visual Artists, Jewelers, and Crafts People
  • House DJ (Pro) 
  • Youth DJs 
  • A celebration that includes youth employed at over 200 local non-profit and city agency partnership sites

 *Rain Date - Thursday, August 15th

August 13, 2025
2025-08-13T12:00:00 - 2025-08-13T18:00:00
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Boston Veterans Fair and Expo

Join us as we connect veterans, service members and families with a wide range of resources, benefits and opportunities available - all in on place.  This will be a community driven event to ensure our veterans are informed, impowered and supported. 

August 30, 2025
2025-08-30T10:30:00 - 2025-08-30T13:30:00

This event will be held on Saturday, August 30, at 10:30 a.m.. The location of this event is at Gourdin Park, 2405 Washington St, Roxbury.

Here is a list of some resources that will be available and more.

Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center | Veterans Legal Services | Mass Hire | UMASS Lowell Vets RISE | Veterans Bonus Division | Tri-Ad Veterans | Boston Vet Center | DOL VETS TAP | Home Base | BHCC vet center | Veterans Inc. | Veterans Legal Clinic | Veterans Yoga Project

Register Now

August 30, 2025
2025-08-30T10:30:00 - 2025-08-30T13:30:00
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Slam Theatre 2025

Slam Theatre is a Great American Variety Show featuring spoken word, short play performances, live music and dance.

July 24, 2025
2025-07-24T18:00:36 - 2025-07-24T20:30:36

Come experience a multidisciplinary theatrical performance* featuring several 10-minute play performances written by up-and-coming Boston playwrights, a 10-minute multi-media dance performance, spoken word and stories, and live improvisational jazz. Themes of the evening will touch upon love, friendship, what it means to be American, and more. You will not want to miss a second of this experimental multidisciplinary art event!

Program:

  • Happy Thanksgiving by Monica Jimenez and performed by Constance Cifelli as Daughter Turkey, Olivia Giroux-Galpin as Mother Turkey, Jamaal Eversley as Father Turkey and Aurora Lee as Annabelline
  • Where is Faith? by Faith Verrill and performed by Darline Harris as Charity, Jamila Batts Capitman as Hope, and Heath Verrill as Christian
  • Kindness by BeAirDrum Seabrooks and performed by Alex Leondedis as Warton, Vincent Siders as Angel and Kym Darby as A.I. 911 Dispatcher
  • THR3DS by Jamie Lin, kathy lebron and Alexandria Nunweiler and performed and produced by Company One
  • 10 minute multimedia dance performance by Flor Delgadillo.
  • Spoken Word performed by Massachusetts' Poet Laureate Regie Gibson, Boston’s Poet Laureate Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah, and more!
  • Stand Up Comedy by Madhuri Raju
  • Live interactive art piece by SKRIBBLES
  • Live improv musical scoring by The Blake Newman Group
  • Dance tunes and cast party spun by DJ Juelz
  • Hosted by Uncle Jam

*Some poems and plays will have STRONG LANGUAGE. Parental Advisory is recommended for Slam Theatre.

July 24, 2025
2025-07-24T18:00:36 - 2025-07-24T20:30:36
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Boston’s Cultural District Festival: One Boston, Many Stories

Come celebrate the diversity and richness of Boston's cultural districts at our One Boston, Many Stories Festival - a day filled with music.

July 20, 2025
2025-07-20T12:00:29 - 2025-07-20T17:00:29

Welcome to Boston’s Cultural District’s One Boston, Many Stories Festival! Join us at City Hall Plaza for a day filled with diverse cultural experiences, live performances, art exhibitions, and delicious food. Immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of Boston’s history and heritage through interactive activities and engaging storytelling sessions. Don’t miss this opportunity to celebrate the vibrant cultural mosaic that makes Boston unique. Mark your calendars and come ready to explore, learn, and connect with the community!

This dynamic festival brings together the heartbeats of four unique cultural districts — the Latin QuarterFenway Cultural DistrictRoxbury Cultural District, and Boston Little Saigon.

One Boston, Many Stories is more than a festival — it’s a movement to honor the voices, histories, and creative spirit of our neighborhoods. Come celebrate with us and be part of Boston’s living cultural legacy.

July 20, 2025
2025-07-20T12:00:29 - 2025-07-20T17:00:29
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Slay The Entire Month and Beyond

It’s the City of Boston’s Pride Party, presented in partnership with the Museum of Science as part of our Pride Celebration.

June 28, 2025
2025-06-28T20:00:00 - 2025-06-28T23:00:00

The Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ+ Advancement (MOLA) and the Museum of Science invite Boston’s LGBTQ+ community and their loved ones to an evening that celebrates Pride, uplifts the spectrum of beauty, and highlights the world of science with music and live performances. Titled STEM and Beyond, the MOLA added their own twist to the acronym, STEM (Slay the Entire Month).

As part of the Museum’s Pride Celebration, this event offers LGBTQ+ Bostonians a welcoming and affirming space to gather and celebrate. The evening features music and performances throughout the night, classic Museum of Science interactive presentations, and more.

June 28, 2025
2025-06-28T20:00:00 - 2025-06-28T23:00:00
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