The Boston Parks and Recreation Department and the Friends of the Public Garden invite you to the third virtual Boston Common Master Plan Open House on September 16th from 6:00 – 7:30pm. You can access the event Zoom link here. The meeting will have interpretation services available in Español, kreyòl ayisyen, kriolu, Tiếng Việt, 简体中文, 繁體中文, and ASL. The Read More…
Black Lives Matter has ignited public conversation about racial equity and justice. Public monuments have become lightning rods as people take issue with the messages some convey about who we are as a nation and a people. As calls for the removal of public monuments intensify, what questions should we be asking of ourselves? What Read More…
The Partnership to Renew the Shaw 54th Memorial Regiment began construction site work around the Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial in the Boston Common, marking the next phase of the $3 million restoration project. To bring life to the project site, 900 feet of interpretive signage will be installed along the construction fencing, Read More…
Mayor Walsh recently announced the City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department and the Friends of the Public Garden have signed a formal cooperation agreement to enhance the care of Boston Common, the Public Garden, and the Commonwealth Avenue Mall. The Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) strengthens the 50-year partnership between the Parks Department and the Read More…
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department and the Friends of the Public Garden invite you to the second Boston Common Master Plan Open House on January 15 between 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the Josiah Quincy School Auditorium, 152 Arlington Street, Boston, MA 02116. The goal of the Master Plan is to create a Common that will serve the people Read More…
This week, we head over to Boston Common to see the lights draped over the trees creating a pathway of colors for the season. How to play: Move and drag the pieces around just like a regular jigsaw puzzle. When two pieces are connected, they will click together. If you are “missing” a piece, move the Read More…
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department and the Friends of the Public Garden invite you to the first Boston Common Master Plan Open House on October 29 between 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the Bordy Theater, 216 Tremont Street. A short speaking program will begin at 6:30 p.m. The goal of the Master Plan is to create a Common that Read More…
The City of Boston has announced the annual Fall Pumpkin Float will take place on Friday, October 18 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Boston Common Frog Pond. Bring an 8-inch or smaller carved pumpkin to be lit and floated on the pond for a spooky display! This free, family friendly event will Read More…
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department (BPRD), in partnership with the Friends of the Public Garden (the Friends), is collecting public input about the future of the Boston Common through an expansive public engagement process on the Common, around the City, at open houses/public meetings, and via an online survey. As America’s first public park, Boston Read More…
This event has been postponed. New date is to be determined. The Partnership to renew the Shaw 54th Memorial invites the community to a free screening of ‘Glory’ on the Boston Common on Tuesday, August 13 from 7:45 p.m. to 11 p.m. Join park advocates and civic leaders to celebrate the 30th anniversary of this Read More…
Sixty-one fifth graders from the Eliot School in Boston’s North End attended an interactive field trip – “Making History on the Common” – to learn about history from Native American times through the Colonial and Civil War eras. The students joined more than 1,000 Boston Public School elementary students at the Common where they visited Read More…
The annual Memorial Day flag garden with 37,000 miniature American flags is now in place on Boston Common honoring the sacrifices of all fallen Massachusetts service men and women dating back to the Revolutionary War. The public is welcome to view the flags that will be in place through sundown on Monday, May 28. On Thursday, Read More…