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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. Class open to all genders.

August 22, 2026
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • McKay School Parking Lot
    122 Cottage Street
    Boston, MA 02128
  • Contact:
    Boston Bikes
  • send an email
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    East Boston
  • Event Type:
    Learning and lectures
    Outdoor
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-08-22T10:00:18 - 2026-08-22T12:00:18

Bicycle Road Readiness Skills (Level 3) 

two side-by-side photos showing captures from Level 3 on-bike workshop for adults

If you have the basic biking skills like starting, stopping, pedaling, 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, bikes and helmets provided for duration of the workshop, registration required.

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

August 22, 2026
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • McKay School Parking Lot
    122 Cottage Street
    Boston, MA 02128
  • Contact:
    Boston Bikes
  • send an email
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    East Boston
  • Event Type:
    Learning and lectures
    Outdoor
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-08-22T10:00:18 - 2026-08-22T12:00:18

Learn-to-Bike for Adults: Basic Skills

Do you want to learn or refresh basic skills, such as starting, stopping, pedaling, and turning? Bikes and helmets provided. Class open to all genders.

August 20, 2026
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm
  • McKay School Parking Lot
    122 Cottage Street
    Boston, MA 02128
  • Contact:
    Boston Bikes
  • send an email
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    East Boston
  • Event Type:
    Learning and lectures
    Outdoor
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-08-20T18:00:21 - 2026-08-20T20:00:21

Beginner and Basic Skills (Level 1 and 2)

two photos showing a group of adult learners on bikes

Can't remember the last time you were on a bike? Or never learned to ride? Come to a free learn-to-ride workshop and learn alongside other 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. Bike and helmets provided for the duration of the workshop, registration required.

August 20, 2026
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm
  • McKay School Parking Lot
    122 Cottage Street
    Boston, MA 02128
  • Contact:
    Boston Bikes
  • send an email
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    East Boston
  • Event Type:
    Learning and lectures
    Outdoor
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-08-20T18:00:21 - 2026-08-20T20:00:21

Parks and Recreation Duck Boat Challenge

Let's pull together for youth sports!

April 11, 2026
Event Date2026-04-11T11:00:00 - 2026-04-11T15:00:00

Back for round two! The Boston Parks and Recreation’s Duck Boat Challenge returns for its second year on Saturday April 11, 2026, bringing one of the city’s most unique and exhilarating challenges back to Boston Common. Teams of 10 will battle the clock as they pull a 21,000-pound duck boat down the course. Are you ready to take on the competition?

Beyond the thrill, the Duck Boat Challenge celebrates community spirit and the Boston Parks and Recreation programs that help young athletes grow, stay active, and stay healthy.

This event is in partnership with the Boston Duck Tours.

See the excitement from the 2025 Duck Boat Challenge in the video below.

April 11, 2026
Event Date2026-04-11T11:00:00 - 2026-04-11T15:00:00

Here's How it Works

  • TEAM CHALLENGE: Assemble a team of 10 friends, family, or coworkers (must be 16+ to participate & Teams must have exactly 10 members.)
  • TAKE ON THE CHALLENGE: Compete to pull the massive 21,000-pound duck boat in the fastest time. 
  • HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE: Your team’s participation directly supports youth sports programs in Boston, helping foster fitness, well-being, and opportunities for young athletes to explore a variety of sports.

How to Participate

REGISTER YOUR TEAM

Each team will consist of 10 members, with one appointed as the Team Captain. The Team Captain will be responsible for managing the team’s registration process. 

REGISTER YOUR TEAM

GET ON BOARD

Put your name on the Duck! The Duck Boat Challenge has taken Boston by storm, capturing attention and buzz citywide! This is a fun way to be involved with a high-energy, community-centered event.  If your business, company, or organization is interested in supporting the event or joining the challenge, reach out to Tiffany Clark at Tiffany.Clark@boston.gov or (617) 233-2305.

SUPPORT OUR MISSION

Can't make it to the event?  You can still support the Recreation Division by making a donation to the Fund at Parks and Recreation in Boston now or any time of year.

DONATE

CHECK OUT THE 2025 DUCK BOAT CHALLENGE

Contact

For more information, please contact Tiffany Clark, Recreation Resource Development Manager, at tiffany.clark@boston.gov or 617-233-2305. 

Thank You Event Sponsors

THANK YOU BOSTON DUCK TOURS

BOSTON DUCK TOURS

Movie Night - Wicked: For Good

LOCATION MOVED - JOIN US ON THE BOSTON COMMON NEAR BREWER FOUNTAIN

August 29, 2026
Event Date2026-08-29T19:00:00 - 2026-08-29T23:00:00

The series is hosted by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department with additional support from the Mayor’s Office of Tourism, Sports, and Entertainment.

Free popcorn will be provided while supplies last.

Wicked: For Good (2025) Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West and her relationship with Glinda, the Good Witch of the North. PG.

 

 

August 29, 2026
Event Date2026-08-29T19:00:00 - 2026-08-29T23:00:00

Movie Night - Hoppers

In parks citywide, Bostonians can enjoy films under the night skies with this popular series.

August 27, 2026
Event Date2026-08-27T20:00:00

The series is hosted by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department with additional support from the Mayor’s Office of Tourism, Sports, and Entertainment.

Free popcorn will be provided while supplies last.

Animal lover Mabel uses clever new technology designed to "hop" human consciousness into lifelike robotic animals to communicate with beavers, uncovering mysteries within the animal world beyond anything she could have imagined. Rated PG.

 

 

August 27, 2026
Event Date2026-08-27T20:00:00

Canceled:
Movie Night - Anaconda

Reason for cancellation: The event is canceled due to expected rain.
August 20, 2026
Event Date2026-08-20T20:00:00

The series is hosted by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department with additional support from the Mayor’s Office of Tourism, Sports, and Entertainment.

Free popcorn will be provided while supplies last.

Anaconda (2025) A group of friends are going through a mid-life crisis. They decide to remake a favorite movie from their youth but encounter unexpected events when they enter the jungle. PG-13.

 

 

August 20, 2026
Event Date2026-08-20T20:00:00

Movie Night - Goat

In parks citywide, Bostonians can enjoy films under the night skies with this popular series.

August 26, 2026
Event Date2026-08-26T20:00:00

The series is hosted by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department with additional support from the Mayor’s Office of Tourism, Sports, and Entertainment.

Free popcorn will be provided while supplies last.

Goat (2026) A small goat with big dreams gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot to join the pros and play roarball, a high-intensity, co-ed, full-contact sport dominated by the fastest, fiercest animals in the world. PG.

 

 

August 26, 2026
Event Date2026-08-26T20:00:00

Movie Night - Elio

In parks citywide, Bostonians can enjoy films under the night skies with this popular series.

August 25, 2026
Event Date2026-08-25T20:00:00

The series is hosted by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department and sponsor America 250 with additional support from the Mayor’s Office of Tourism, Sports, and Entertainment.

Free popcorn will be provided while supplies last.

Elio (2025) Elio struggles to fit in until he is transported by aliens and becomes the chosen one to be Earth's galactic ambassador while his mother Olga works on the top secret project to decode alien messages. PG.

 

 

August 25, 2026
Event Date2026-08-25T20:00:00

Movie Night - Goat

In parks citywide, Bostonians can enjoy films under the night skies with this popular series.

August 19, 2026
Event Date2026-08-19T20:00:00

The series is hosted by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department with additional support from the Mayor’s Office of Tourism, Sports, and Entertainment.

Free popcorn will be provided while supplies last.

Goat (2026) A small goat with big dreams gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot to join the pros and play roarball, a high-intensity, co-ed, full-contact sport dominated by the fastest, fiercest animals in the world. PG.

 

 

August 19, 2026
Event Date2026-08-19T20:00:00

Movie Night - Superman

In parks citywide, Bostonians can enjoy films under the night skies with this popular series.

August 17, 2026
Event Date2026-08-17T20:00:00

The series is hosted by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department and sponsor America 250 with additional support from the Mayor’s Office of Tourism, Sports, and Entertainment.

Free popcorn will be provided while supplies last.

Superman (2025) In his signature style, James Gunn takes on the original superhero in the newly imagined DC universe with a singular blend of epic action, humor and heart, delivering a Superman who’s driven by compassion and an inherent belief in the goodness of humankind. PG-13.

 

 

August 17, 2026
Event Date2026-08-17T20:00:00
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