WOW: Wind on Water, a yearlong outdoor public art exhibit of Wind Sculptures™ by internationally renowned artist Lyman Whitaker, opens this month in the Charlestown Navy Yard along the Boston Harbor. In the time of Covid-19 restrictions, this free exhibit offers a welcome outdoor activity that provides ample opportunity for safe social distancing while walking, Read More…
This event has been postponed due to COVID-19. For anyone who reserved free tickets to the event, we ask that you hold onto them. We will update ticket holders and the public via email and our website as soon as they become available. Mayflower Sails 2020, a maritime festival commemorating the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower landing, Read More…
Last year’s public Holiday Sing & Stroll in the Charlestown Navy Yard was such a success that organizers plan to celebrate the season with an annual Sing & Stroll! This year’s event will be sponsored again by the Navy Yard Garden Association, Inc. (NYGA) and Ronald McDonald House at Boston Harbor. The event is scheduled Read More…
The Royal Navy’s HMS Northumberland will sail into Boston on Saturday, November 16 with her ship’s company lining the upper deck in full ceremonial uniforms for a week-long visit at the Charlestown Navy Yard where it will be docked alongside the USS Constitution. HMS Northumberland is one of the Royal Navy’s 13 Type 23 frigates, originally Read More…
Things to know for Tuesday Today is Tuesday, October 9th and here’s everything you need to know for today… 5:30PM Reducing & Managing Stress: Walking the Labyrinth. Kip Hollister, Founder & CEO Hollister Staffing & Hollister Institute will teach a new way to reduce stress and enhance productivity and a unified work culture while building community. Read More…
Things to know for Monday Your daily round up for Monday, November 27: Quincy Market Food Crawl: Tasty Treats in a Tourist Trap Working up an appetite with all of your holiday shopping? Eater Boston has come up with the ultimate Quincy Market food crawl to help you navigate around the tourist trap and onto Read More…
Things to know for Tuesday Your daily round up for Tuesday, November 14: 6:00PM Lecture: Artistic Vision in Contemporary Bookbinding. Join James Reid-Cunningham at the North Bennet Street School for a reception and lecture on the histroy of binding decoration and innovations in 21st centure bookbinding, view additional details. 6:30PM Charlestown Navy Yard Planning Meeting. Read More…
The Charlestown Navy Yard Community Association hosted a debate/forum between District 1 City Council candidates Lydia Edwards and Stephen Passacantilli on October 18th, 2017. Candidates discussed transportation, education, and other issues pertinent to living in Charlestown and how the candidates would support and advocate for the community if elected. (00:00 in video) Navy Yard Community Association Read More…
Things to know for Wednesday Events for Wednesday, October 18th: 9:30AM St John School Open House. Join St John’s Parochial School at 9 Moon Street for an open house Wednesday at 9:30AM. 2:30PM NEMPAC’s Pumpkin Painting on the Prado. Join the North End Music and Performing Arts Center is hosting pumpkin painting on the Prado Read More…
Things to know for Monday Events for Monday, October 16th: 12:00AM Overnight Closures of Zakim Bridge. For the entire week there will be nightly off-peak hour closures of the Zakim Bridge beginning on the evening of Monday, October 16th through Friday, October 21st, view full details here. 12:00PM Pumpkin Unveiling at Boston Public Market. Join Read More…
In preparation for the thousands who visit the Charlestown Navy Yard each year, USS Constitution crewmembers gather every Tuesday morning from January through April to learn new interpretation techniques and dive deeper into the history of “Old Ironsides.” The annual History and Interpretation Training course is taught by USS Constitution Museum staff and Margherita Desy, historian Read More…
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the National Park Service and the National Parks of Boston are making a big splash to mark the occasion! It all kicks off on Thursday, August 25th at Christopher Columbus Park and the Boston Harbor Islands, continuing on August 26-27 at the Charlestown Navy Yard. The theme Read More…