This was the scene at midnight on New Year’s Eve as crowds gathered along the North End waterfront to ring in 2013. (Photos by Matt Conti. Click on images to start slideshow.)
New Year’s 2013 Fireworks Over Boston Harbor at Long Wharf (NEWF Photo)
Fur Seals Ice Sculpture at New England Aquarium
The crowd gathers at Long Wharf to watch fireworks on New Year’s 2013
Boston Police responding to a New Year’s incident at Christopher Columbus Park
Fireworks explode at Long Wharf
A couple poses on New Year’s 2013 Christopher Columbus Park
7pm Family Fireworks on Boston Common as seen from North End
Porta potties lined up for the fireworks crowd
Take a seat
New Year’s 2013 Fireworks from Long Wharf
A couple poses on New Year’s at Christopher Columbus Park
Crowd dissipates at Christopher Columbus Park after midnight
[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrggJ-8PVr4] Friends of Christopher Columbus Park (FOCCP) President, Joanne Hayes-Rines, presented to the Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy Board of Directors on April 9, 2013 with an update on the neighboring city park in the North End / Waterfront. In particular, Ms. Hayes-Rines focused on a major project this year to irrigate and beautify the Read More…
After a long day and near the end of their procession on Sunday afternoon, devotees to Madonna delle Grazie take a break at the Gassy park for celebratory fireworks. Watch the scene in this short video clip. More photos to come soon. Check the Feasts category for updates. Check the latest schedule for upcoming processions Read More…
The Boston Globe treks the Harborwalk, starting with the 4.5 miles from the Long Wharf through the North End to Charlestown. “Intimate gardens provide welcome oases at the ends of warehouses gone condo. But turn a corner, and you may see rotting pilings. Such juxtapositions are the soul of the Harborwalk. Though it has countless Read More…
3 Replies to “Fireworks Attract Big Crowds to North End Waterfront for New Year’s 2013 [Photos]”
Matt,
Thanks for capturing the energy and beauty on the waterfront to ring in 2013! Kudos to First Night for such a grand production! Your documentation of our lives in the NEWF is a special gift to each of us … Toasting you tonight!!
Matt: Absolutely awesome!! it was beautiful last night and such a pleasure to relive..today from your great photographs. Thank you,
Fabulous! loved the shots of the magical trellis and spectacular fireworks. Great start to a stupendous New Year.
Matt,
Thanks for capturing the energy and beauty on the waterfront to ring in 2013! Kudos to First Night for such a grand production! Your documentation of our lives in the NEWF is a special gift to each of us … Toasting you tonight!!
Matt: Absolutely awesome!! it was beautiful last night and such a pleasure to relive..today from your great photographs. Thank you,
Fabulous! loved the shots of the magical trellis and spectacular fireworks. Great start to a stupendous New Year.