There is an exciting array
of events and activities in and around
Boston this year. Here are some of the
highlights:
January
Boston Cooks
- a citywide festival of food,
wine and culinary events; phone
888-SEE-BOSTON for info.
Boston Wine
Expo - a wine
aficionado's extravaganza at the
World Trade Center; call
877-WINEXPO for details.
February
The Chinese
New Year - traditionally
celebrated with fireworks and
feasting on all kinds of
delicacies in Boston's Chinatown.
March
The New
England Spring Flower Show
- see the floral wonderland
created by the area's most
talented landscapers and
designers at the Bayside Expo
Center. Visit the Flower Show web site for details.
April
Patriots'
Day - a state holiday,
celebrated with the annual
re-enactment of the Battle
of Lexington and Concord
as well as the running of the Boston
Marathon; call
617-236-1652 for details.
The Lantern
Service - an annual
event at the Old North Church,
commemorating the lantern's role
("one if by land, two if by
sea") in the Patriot Day
drama.
May
Mother's Day
- time for the ducklings to
waddle their way over Beacon Hill
to the Public Garden lagoon, a
journey immortalized in the
children's book Make Way for
Ducklings.
Lilac Sunday
- breathe in the perfume of more
than 400 varieties of lilacs at
the Arnold Arboretum.
June
Bunker Hill
Day - festivities at the
Charlestown Navy Yard include
field music, military drills and
maneuvers, and a parade; call
(617) 242-5628 for details.
St. Peter's
Fiesta - an annual event
in historic Gloucester that
includes fireworks, music,
sporting events, a parade and a
blessing of the fishing fleet;
call 978-283-1601 for more info.
July
Boston Pops
Esplanade Orchestra and Fireworks
extravaganza(July
4)- America’s
premier Fourth of July
celebration with the Boston Pops
Esplanade Orchestra and Fireworks
extravaganza held on the
Esplanade along the Charles
River. This spectacular Hub
tradition, which is broadcast
live nationwide and attracts
nearly half-million attendees to
the Esplanade, is Boston at its
finest.
August
Yankee
Homecoming - from Old
Fashioned Sunday to the Jimmy Day
Parade, Newburyport hosts more
than a week of concerts, house
tours, and other entertainment;
call 978-462-6680.
September
Cambridge
River Festival - music,
dance, children's activities and
international foods; call
617349-4380.
October
Head of the
Charles Regatta - join
crew teams from all over on the
Charles River in Cambridge/Boston
for the world's largest
single-day rowing event; call
617-864-8415.
Join the fun at the Cranberry
Harvest Festival, when
millions of berries turn the
waters into a crimson sea; for
info call 508-747-2350.
Haunted
Happenings - famous for
the 17th century witch trials,
Salem plays host to all kinds of
eerie events as Halloween draws
close; call 978-744-0013 for a
free brochure.
November
Visit with the
colonists at Plimoth
Plantation and see what
the first Thanksgiving
Celebration was really
like.
December
Boston
Common Tree Lighting -
listen to area choral groups as
more than 50 trees are lit; call
617-635-4505 for details.
Boston Tea
Party Re-enactment -
listen to the patriots debate the
tea crisis at Old South Meeting
House before marching off to the
harbor to dump the tea; call
617-338-1773 for further info.
First Night
Boston (Dec. 31) -
celebrate the coming of the new
millenium in the town that first
developed the "first
night" concept.
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