Debbie & Friends is performing at the Beantown Jazz Festival! From the moment they launch into their first song, “I’m Glad You’re Here,” the children in the crowd understand their role: to participate, sing, dance, jump, and interact with Debbie and Friends.
Hood is celebrating National Ice Cream Sandwich Day and the Children’s Museum’s 105th birthday with the launch of its new limited-edition flavor, Birthday Cake.
Hood is hosting a launch event at the Hood Milk Bottle at the Children’s Museum on Thursday, August 2nd, 2018. Attendees will enjoy free ice cream sandwiches, get their photos taken with Wally, get their faces painted, giveaways, and more!
*Wally appearance 12 – 1 p.m.*
Boston Harborfest is a 37-year-old tradition celebrating Boston’s harbor and history.
With more than 100 activities and attractions over Independence Day weekend at Boston’s best landmarks, this family-friendly event is the country’s largest Fourth of July festival. Activities include the annual opening ceremony at Faneuil Hall, fireworks over Boston Harbor, historical reenactments, Freedom Trail walks, an oyster festival, boat tours, live entertainment and an art show.
In the dynamic world of 18th-century Europe, people, ideas, and artistic styles crossed national boundaries. Salons rich with opulent paintings and furnishings hummed with intellectual exchange, gossip, and flirtation. To a person like Giacomo Casanova—smart and confident, boastful and scheming—the possibilities must have seemed limitless.
The 2018 Bunker Hill Day Parade is Sunday, June 10, beginning at 12:30 PM in Charlestown.
The parade commemorates the 243rd Anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, the first major battle of the American Revolution, fought on Breed's Hill in Charlestown on June 17, 1775.
Mayor Marty Walsh will participate, along with local marching bands and musicians, fire trucks, police motorcycles, military personnel and floats sponsored by local buisnesses.
Take part in a beloved Boston tradition! Of the thousands of flowering plants in the Arboretum, only one, the lilac, is singled out each year for a day long celebration. Tours of the lilacs, dance performances, picnicking (allowed on this special day only), and family activities make for a memorable, family day.
Bring the kids and spend April School Vacation week with us! Enjoy a 60-minute, fully-narrated sightseeing cruise along the Charles River. Your captain and crew will both entertain and educate while pointing out the historic and cultural sights of Boston and Cambridge. Sights include Beacon Hill, Esplanade Park, the Back Bay, Boston University, M.I.T., Harvard and countless sailboats and rowers!
Join us on Saturday, March 24th for our annual Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt! The clue sheets and baskets will begin right at 11:30 am and the event lasts until all eggs are found. Pick up your Easter basket and clue sheet then solve the clues to figure out which businesses around Faneuil Hall are hiding all the candy filled eggs! This event is free and meant for children ages 1-13 years old accompanied by an adult. Supplies are limited, please show up right at the start time.
This event registraion fills quickly. Call ahead to confirm registration. 617) 523-1300
99.5 WCRB presents the 19th annual Classical Cartoon Festival. Kids of all ages will enjoy their favorite Warner Bros. cartoons set to classical music on a giant screen, along with live performances, visits from beloved PBS children's characters, and more.
Experience vintage animations as they were meant to be seen… on the big screen!
Celebrate the classic characters you love at our annual Cartoon Fest. This year features the work of the beloved American animator Chuck Jones, who is best known for his work with Warner Bros. on classic Looney Tunes shorts. Between 1933 and 1996, Jones created memorable characters like Elmer Fudd, Marvin the Martian, Wile E. Coyote, Road Runner, Pepe Le Pew, and many more. Don’t miss this fantastic annual festival that’s fun for the whole family!
Roving Costume characters include Curious George, Peep, Clifford, Super Why, Princess Presto, Arthur, and Digit!
An immersive display of 11 masterpieces by Mark Rothko (1903–70), on loan from the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., invites visitors to contemplate the power of art to shape human experience.
Opening on September 24, don’t miss “Mark Rothko: Reflection,” an immersive display of 11 masterpieces by the artist, on loan from the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. The artworks showcase the full sweep of Rothko’s career—from early surrealist work and multiform compositions to classic color field paintings—and trace his exploration of the expressive potential of color.
