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Bike Town Pop-Up at Almont Park

Join us for a free family-friendly Bike Town pop-up! Here, youth can learn to ride and take part in on-bike activities to improve their safe bike riding skills.

July 30, 2025
2025-07-30T14:30:50 - 2025-07-30T16:30:50

Located at the tennis courts in Almont Park in Mattapan, this two-hour drop-in event is for families and children under 12 who want to learn to ride and practice their riding skills. A variety of different sized bikes and helmets will be provided, and staff will be present to set up a temporary bike town, lead on-bike games and teach bike riding skills.

Families Sign-In to a Bike Town Event at Moakley Park
Bike Town Sign-In at Moakley Park.
July 30, 2025
2025-07-30T14:30:50 - 2025-07-30T16:30:50

Plan your visit

Individuals and families: no registration is required. We will have waivers available at the site. 

Groups and schoolsplease email us so that we know to expect your group! Hand out waivers to students ahead of time so they can participate. Everyone that takes part in our program must have a signed waiver to ride bikes. Teachers / group leaders are responsible for collecting bringing signed waivers to the event. 

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Learn-to-Bike For Adults: Street Skills

A group ride designed to practice bike skills on off-street paths, bike lanes, and on low-stress shared streets. This class is open to all genders.

August 9, 2025
  • 12:00pm - 2:00pm
  • Parking Lot 1
    980 Harrison Ave
    Boston, MA 02119
  • Contact:
    Boston Bikes
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Roxbury
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2025-08-09T12:00:19 - 2025-08-09T14:00:19

a photo of a group of adults practicing on street bike skills

If you have mastered the basic skills like starting, stopping, and turning, and you have familiarity with using hand signals and shifting gears, come to a free Street Skills clinic. This class builds from the skills practiced in our Road Readiness clinics. We’ll ride as a group on streets with low-speed traffic, learning how to start and stop safely at traffic signals, ride a safe distance from parked cars and moving vehicles, communicate with other road users, and make turns at intersections. This class is open to people of all genders. Participants are welcome (but not required) to take Road Readiness and Street Skills on the same day. 

Registration required. Bicycles and helmets provided for all participants for the duration of the workshop. 

If you cannot yet ride independently across a parking lot, have not mastered stopping and starting smoothly, or are unable to use hand signals, please do not register for this clinic. Our Basic Skills class is more appropriate.

August 9, 2025
  • 12:00pm - 2:00pm
  • Parking Lot 1
    980 Harrison Ave
    Boston, MA 02119
  • Contact:
    Boston Bikes
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Roxbury
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2025-08-09T12:00:19 - 2025-08-09T14:00:19
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Canceled:
Bike Town Pop-Up

Reason for cancellation: Difficulties with reserving space at Franklin Park.
July 29, 2025
2025-07-29T14:30:33 - 2025-07-29T16:30:33

Located in Franklin Park on Playstead Road, near the rear parking lot for the Zoo, this two-hour drop-in event is for families and children under 12 who want to learn to ride and practice their riding skills. A variety of different sized bikes and helmets will be provided, and staff will be present to set up impermanent bike towns, lead on-bike games and teach safe bike riding skills.

Child riding on an impermanent bike town on Playstead road at Franklin Park.

July 29, 2025
2025-07-29T14:30:33 - 2025-07-29T16:30:33
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Learn-to-Bike for Adults: Road Readiness

Gain on-bike confidence skills! We will learn and practice hand signals and advanced bike handling. This class is open to all genders.

August 9, 2025
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • Parking Lot 1
    980 Harrison Ave
    Boston, MA 02119
  • Contact:
    Boston Bikes
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Roxbury
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2025-08-09T10:00:15 - 2025-08-09T12:00:15

a photo of a group of adults learning how to bike

If you have the basic biking skills like starting, stopping, and turning, but want to build your confidence to ride in the street, come to a free Road Readiness clinic for adults. Our experienced staff and volunteers will help each participant gain skills and confidence so you’re ready to venture onto the street and keep on rolling! This class is taught entirely in a parking lot. We will run through some fun activities to build skills like using hand signals, shifting gears, and riding in a steady line. You’ll get lots of practice and one-on-one support. This class is open to people of all genders.

If you cannot ride independently across a parking lot yet, please do not register for this clinic. Our Basic Skills class is more appropriate.

Bikes and helmets provided to all participants for duration of the workshop. Registration required.

August 9, 2025
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • Parking Lot 1
    980 Harrison Ave
    Boston, MA 02119
  • Contact:
    Boston Bikes
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Roxbury
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2025-08-09T10:00:15 - 2025-08-09T12:00:15
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Bike Town Pop-Up At City Hall Plaza

Join us for a free family-friendly Bike Town pop-up, where youth can learn to ride and participate in on-bike activities to improve their safe bike riding skills. 

August 4, 2025
2025-08-04T14:30:49 - 2025-08-04T16:30:49

Located on the terrace above the playground at City Hall Plaza (pending City of Boston license approval), this two-hour drop-in event is for families and children under 12 who want to learn to ride and practice their riding skills. A variety of different sized bikes and helmets will be provided, and staff will be present to lead on-bike games and teach bike riding skills and safe riding tips and techniques.

Young children riding bikes in the new City Hall Plaza bike town.
Young children riding bikes in the new City Hall Plaza bike town.
August 4, 2025
2025-08-04T14:30:49 - 2025-08-04T16:30:49

Plan your visit

Individuals and families: no registration is required. We will have waivers available at the site. 

Groups and schools: please email us so that we know to expect your group! Hand out waivers to students ahead of time so they can participate. Everyone that takes part in our program must have a signed waiver to ride bikes. Teachers / group leaders are responsible for collecting bringing signed waivers to the event. 

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Canceled:
"Airfoil/Captain David Ramsay Memorial" Public Conversation

Reason for cancellation: Postpone event to a later date
July 26, 2025
2025-07-26T12:00:53 - 2025-07-26T14:00:53

Join us for a public conversation at Ramsay Park about Airfoil/Captain David Ramsay Memorial by Reginald Jackson and Valerie Maynard

All are welcome to this free and public event!

*This public conversation is part of the National Center of Afro-American Artists' new project, FINDING OURSELVES IN PUBLIC SPACES: An UnMonument Project, and it is funded by The Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture's Un-monument Initiative, supported by a grant from The Mellon Foundation.

Finding Ourselves  in Public Spaces Walking Tour: Black Women by Sharon Dunn with National Center of Afro-American Artists

Photo courtesy by National Center of Afro-American Artists

July 26, 2025
2025-07-26T12:00:53 - 2025-07-26T14:00:53
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Harriet Tubman Park's Monuments Tour and Public Conversation

The Un-monument | Re-monument | De-monument: Transforming Boston Programming

July 12, 2025
2025-07-12T12:00:53 - 2025-07-12T14:00:53

Harriet Tubman Park (450 Columbus Ave, Boston) is the first park in Boston with a statue honoring a woman. It is one of the few parks in the country with statues by two African-American women artists. These statues/monuments are Step on Board by Fern Cunningham and Emancipation by Meta Warrick. We welcome you to attend this tour of these monuments and stay for an inspirational public conversation between activist and organizer,Frieda Garcia, Angela Tate of The Museum of African American History and Barry Gaither of The National Center of Afro-American Artists on the legend known as "Moses" and how these works honor her.

All are welcome to this free and public event!

*This public conversation is part of the National Center of Afro-American Artists' new project, FINDING OURSELVES IN PUBLIC SPACES: An UnMonument Project, and it is funded by The Mayor's Office of Arts & Culture's Un-monument Initiative, supported by a grant from The Mellon Foundation.

Finding Ourselves  in Public Spaces Walking Tour: Black Women by Sharon Dunn with National Center of Afro-American Artists

Photo courtesy by National Center of Afro-American Artists

July 12, 2025
2025-07-12T12:00:53 - 2025-07-12T14:00:53
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Independence Day Celebration

Join us for the 249th Independence Day Celebration in the City of Boston!

July 4, 2025
2025-07-04T09:00:00 - 2025-07-04T10:00:00

Join us for Boston’s 249th Independence Day Celebration on Thursday, July 4, 2025, beginning at 9 a.m. at City Hall Plaza. Mayor Michelle Wu will open the ceremony with remarks at the flagpoles.

Following the speaking program, a parade will step off from City Hall Plaza and proceed along Tremont Street, stopping briefly at the Granary Burying Ground to honor historic figures. The route continues along Bromfield and Washington Streets, ending at the Old State House, where Captain Commanding Stephen Colella of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company will read the Declaration of Independence from the historic balcony  at the Old State House.

This event is free and open to the public.

Independence Day Celebration Graphic

July 4, 2025
2025-07-04T09:00:00 - 2025-07-04T10:00:00
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Women's Learn-to-Bike: Basic Skills

Our free learn-to-ride classes are led by women and are for any Boston resident who identifies as female or gender-diverse. Registration is required.

August 7, 2025
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm
  • BWSC Parking Lot 1
    980 Harrison Ave
    Boston, MA 02119
  • Contact:
    Boston Bikes
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Roxbury
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2025-08-07T18:00:06 - 2025-08-07T20:00:06

a group learning basic skills on-bike in a parking lot

Taught in a parking lot, this two-hour class is for women and gender-diverse adults, who have never learned to ride or who want to work on basic skills. This class is perfect for those who:

  • have never ridden a bike before
  • haven't been on a bike for years, or
  • can ride a little, but need to practice starting, stopping, turning, and controlling the bike.

Bicycles and helmets provided for participants for the duration of the workshop.

August 7, 2025
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm
  • BWSC Parking Lot 1
    980 Harrison Ave
    Boston, MA 02119
  • Contact:
    Boston Bikes
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Roxbury
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2025-08-07T18:00:06 - 2025-08-07T20:00:06
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Learn-to-Bike at Mattapan on Wheels

Basic Skills for Adults!

July 26, 2025
  • 11:00am - 1:00pm
  • Mattapan on Wheels Festival
    350 River Street
    Boston, MA 02126
  • Contact:
    Boston Bikes
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Mattapan
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2025-07-26T11:00:42 - 2025-07-26T13:00:42

Do you want to learn or refresh basic skills, such as starting, stopping, & turning? Bikes & helmets provided.

Learn to Bike for All Adults

This class is open to all genders, and is appropriate for people who have never ridden a bike before, have not been on a bike for a long time, or can pedal but need to work on basic skills (like stopping, turning, and changing gears). It is taught entirely in a parking lot.

July 26, 2025
  • 11:00am - 1:00pm
  • Mattapan on Wheels Festival
    350 River Street
    Boston, MA 02126
  • Contact:
    Boston Bikes
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Mattapan
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2025-07-26T11:00:42 - 2025-07-26T13:00:42
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