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August 13 Summer Family Bike Ride in East Boston

Easy route. All ages welcome. Bikes available to borrow.

August 13, 2026
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm
  • McKay School
    122 Cottage Street
    Boston, MA 02128
  • Contact:
    Boston Bikes
  • send an email
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    East Boston
  • Event Type:
    Family friendly
    Outdoor
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-08-13T18:00:00 - 2026-08-13T20:00:00

Group of people riding bicycles down sidewalk.

A family-friendly group ride in East Boston neighborhood! Join us to practice bike skills - come by yourself, with a friend, or your family. We will be starting in the McKay School's yard.

Registration for the event is required. 

August 13, 2026
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm
  • McKay School
    122 Cottage Street
    Boston, MA 02128
  • Contact:
    Boston Bikes
  • send an email
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    East Boston
  • Event Type:
    Family friendly
    Outdoor
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-08-13T18:00:00 - 2026-08-13T20:00:00

Boston After Dark Parkway YMCA (West Roxbury)

Boston After Dark is back this summer!

August 21, 2026
  • 6:00pm - 9:00pm
  • 1972 Centre St
    West Roxbury, MA 02132
  • Contact:
    Office of Youth Engagement and Advancement
  • send an email
  • 617-961-6980
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    West Roxbury
  • Event Type:
    Family friendly
    Youth
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-08-21T18:00:00 - 2026-08-21T21:00:00

Join the Office of Youth Engagement and Advancement for Boston After Dark at Parkway YMCA! 

  • Game Truck 
  • Ice Cream Truck
  • 🍔 Free food and giveaways
  • 🎵 Music by youth DJs

 📍Find events all summer long in your neighborhood at boston.gov/after-dark

August 21, 2026
  • 6:00pm - 9:00pm
  • 1972 Centre St
    West Roxbury, MA 02132
  • Contact:
    Office of Youth Engagement and Advancement
  • send an email
  • 617-961-6980
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    West Roxbury
  • Event Type:
    Family friendly
    Youth
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-08-21T18:00:00 - 2026-08-21T21:00:00

Boston After Dark BCYF Charlestown (Charlestown)

Boston After Dark is back this summer!

August 21, 2026
  • 5:00pm - 7:00pm
  • 255 Medford St
    Charlestown, MA 02129
  • Contact:
    Office of Youth Engagement and Advancement
  • send an email
  • 617-961-6980
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Charlestown
  • Event Type:
    Family friendly
    Youth
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-08-21T17:00:00 - 2026-08-21T19:00:00

Join the Office of Youth Engagement and Advancement for Boston After Dark at BCYF Charlestown!

  • Basketball Tournament
  • Airbrush tattoos
  • Soccer Themed Raffle
  • Portrait Artist 
  • Ice Cream Truck
  • 🍔 Free food and giveaways
  • 🎵 Music by youth DJs

 📍Find events all summer long in your neighborhood at boston.gov/after-dark

August 21, 2026
  • 5:00pm - 7:00pm
  • 255 Medford St
    Charlestown, MA 02129
  • Contact:
    Office of Youth Engagement and Advancement
  • send an email
  • 617-961-6980
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Charlestown
  • Event Type:
    Family friendly
    Youth
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-08-21T17:00:00 - 2026-08-21T19:00:00

Boston After Dark BCYF Gallivan (Mattapan)

Boston After Dark is back this summer!

August 21, 2026
  • 5:30pm - 7:30pm
  • 61 Woodruff Way
    Boston, MA 02126
  • Contact:
    Office of Youth Engagement and Advancement
  • send an email
  • 617-961-6980
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Mattapan
  • Event Type:
    Family friendly
    Youth
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-08-21T17:30:00 - 2026-08-21T19:30:00

Join the Office of Youth Engagement and Advancement for Boston After Dark at BCYF Gallivan! 

  • Caribbean BBQ Feast
  • 360 Photobooth
  • Caricature artist 
  • Ice Cream Truck
  • 🍔 Free food and giveaways
  • 🎵 Music by youth DJs

 📍Find events all summer long in your neighborhood at boston.gov/after-dark

August 21, 2026
  • 5:30pm - 7:30pm
  • 61 Woodruff Way
    Boston, MA 02126
  • Contact:
    Office of Youth Engagement and Advancement
  • send an email
  • 617-961-6980
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Mattapan
  • Event Type:
    Family friendly
    Youth
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-08-21T17:30:00 - 2026-08-21T19:30:00

Boston After Dark East Boston YMCA (East Boston)

Boston After Dark is back this summer!

August 14, 2026
  • 7:00pm - 9:00pm
  • 54 Ashley St
    Boston, MA 02128
  • Contact:
    Office of Youth Engagement and Advancement
  • send an email
  • 617-961-6980
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    East Boston
  • Event Type:
    Family friendly
    Youth
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-08-14T19:00:00 - 2026-08-14T21:00:00

Join the Office of Youth Engagement and Advancement for Boston After Dark at East Boston YMCA! 

  • Airbrush Tattoos 
  • Portrait Artist 
  • Ice Cream Truck
  • 🍔 Free food and giveaways
  • 🎵 Music by youth DJs

 📍Find events all summer long in your neighborhood at boston.gov/after-dark

August 14, 2026
  • 7:00pm - 9:00pm
  • 54 Ashley St
    Boston, MA 02128
  • Contact:
    Office of Youth Engagement and Advancement
  • send an email
  • 617-961-6980
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    East Boston
  • Event Type:
    Family friendly
    Youth
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-08-14T19:00:00 - 2026-08-14T21:00:00

Boston After Dark BCYF Curtis Hall (Jamaica Plain)

Boston After Dark is back this summer!

August 14, 2026
  • 5:00pm - 8:00pm
  • 20 South St
    Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
  • Contact:
    Office of Youth Engagement and Advancement
  • send an email
  • 617-961-6980
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Jamaica Plain
  • Event Type:
    Family friendly
    Youth
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-08-14T17:00:00 - 2026-08-14T20:00:00

Join the Office of Youth Engagement and Advancement for Boston After Dark at BCYF Curtis Hall! 

  • Soccer Themed Raffle
  • Airbrush Tattoos
  • Caricature Artist
  • Ice Cream Truck 
  • Photobooth
  • 🍔 Free food and giveaways
  • 🎵 Music by youth DJs

 📍Find events all summer long in your neighborhood at boston.gov/after-dark

August 14, 2026
  • 5:00pm - 8:00pm
  • 20 South St
    Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
  • Contact:
    Office of Youth Engagement and Advancement
  • send an email
  • 617-961-6980
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Jamaica Plain
  • Event Type:
    Family friendly
    Youth
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-08-14T17:00:00 - 2026-08-14T20:00:00

Boston After Dark Dorchester YMCA (Dorchester)

Boston After Dark is back this summer!

August 7, 2026
  • 5:00pm - 9:00pm
  • 776 Washington St
    Boston, MA 02124
  • Contact:
    Office of Youth Engagement and Advancement
  • send an email
  • 617-961-6980
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Dorchester
  • Event Type:
    Family friendly
    Youth
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-08-07T17:00:00 - 2026-08-07T21:00:00

Join the Office of Youth Engagement and Advancement for Boston After Dark at Dorchester YMCA! 

  • Game Truck 
  • Ice Cream Truck
  • 🍔 Free food and giveaways
  • 🎵 Music by youth DJs

 📍Find events all summer long in your neighborhood at boston.gov/after-dark

August 7, 2026
  • 5:00pm - 9:00pm
  • 776 Washington St
    Boston, MA 02124
  • Contact:
    Office of Youth Engagement and Advancement
  • send an email
  • 617-961-6980
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Dorchester
  • Event Type:
    Family friendly
    Youth
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-08-07T17:00:00 - 2026-08-07T21:00:00

Frog Pond Spray Pool Opening

Mayor Michelle Wu and The Skating Club of Boston are pleased to welcome children and their caregivers to kick off the 2026 summer wading season as the Boston Common Frog Pond spray pool reopens on Wednesday, July 1.

July 1, 2026
Event Date2026-07-01T11:00:00 - 2026-07-01T13:00:00

The wading pool opening is made possible by presenting sponsors H.P. Hood LLC and the New England Dairy Council. The event will include an exciting celebration at 11 a.m. followed by the opening of the spray pool. In addition to activities from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., residents can enjoy tasty treats and a visit from official mascot Frog Pond Freddie. Also offering giveaways and activities from various participants. 

A year-round recreational facility, the Frog Pond offers ice skating in the winter, a spray pool and supervised wading for youth in the summer, and the Carousel from spring through fall. Information on additional activities offered at the Frog Pond can be found by visiting www.bostonfrogpond.com.

The Frog Pond spray pool is open daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. until Labor Day. The facility is managed by The Skating Club of Boston and staffed by youth workers from the Boston Youth Fund. For further information, please call the Frog Pond at (617) 635-2120.

For more information visit www.boston.gov/frogpond.To stay up to date with news, events, and improvements in Boston parks visit boston.gov/parks, call (617) 635-4505, join our email list, and follow our social channels @bostonparksdept on X, Facebook, Instagram, and @parks.boston.gov on Bluesky.

July 1, 2026
Event Date2026-07-01T11:00:00 - 2026-07-01T13:00:00

Summer Dance Party Series

This family-friendly event series is free and open to the public.

September 12, 2026
  • 5:00pm - 9:00pm
  • 1 City Hall Square
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Tourism, Sports, & Entertainment
  • send an email
  • 617-635-3911
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Event Type:
    Family friendly
    Music
    Outdoor
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-09-12T17:00:00 - 2026-09-12T21:00:00

We're excited to bring you the Summer Dance Party Series. Full details including talent are coming soon. Stay tuned to this page and follow us on social media for the latest updates. We look forward to seeing you there!

September 12, 2026
  • 5:00pm - 9:00pm
  • 1 City Hall Square
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Tourism, Sports, & Entertainment
  • send an email
  • 617-635-3911
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Event Type:
    Family friendly
    Music
    Outdoor
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-09-12T17:00:00 - 2026-09-12T21:00:00

Summer Dance Party Series

Join us for SILK R&B Cookout, part of Mayor Michelle Wu's Summer Dance Party Series, in collaboration with Democracy Beer Garden.

August 14, 2026
  • 5:00pm - 10:00pm
  • 1 City Hall Square
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Tourism, Sports, & Entertainment
  • send an email
  • 617-635-3911
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Event Type:
    Family friendly
    Music
    Outdoor
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-08-14T17:00:00 - 2026-08-14T22:00:00

Mayor Michelle Wu's Summer Dance Party Series continues with SILK R&B Cookout, bringing an evening of R&B, food, and community to City Hall Plaza.

When: Friday, August 14, 5 – 10 p.m.
Where: City Hall Plaza
Cost: Free and open to the public

Music by: ReaL P, Baby Indiglo, MEZ.WAV, and Special Guest ALEXANDR.

Music Performance by: Nahli, a 2X nominee for R&B Artist of the Year at the Boston Music Awards.

Bring your friends and family for a laid-back cookout vibe with great music, good food, and good company right in the heart of the City. This event is free and open to everyone.

August 14, 2026
  • 5:00pm - 10:00pm
  • 1 City Hall Square
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Tourism, Sports, & Entertainment
  • send an email
  • 617-635-3911
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Event Type:
    Family friendly
    Music
    Outdoor
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-08-14T17:00:00 - 2026-08-14T22:00:00
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