News release from the City of Boston and Highland Street Foundation regarding this year’s First Night: A New Day for First Night Mayor Thomas M. Menino today unveiled program highlights for this year’s First Night Boston celebration, presented by the City of Boston and presenting partner The Highland Street Foundation. The day-long festival of art, Read More…
It was a cold and wet New Year’s Day 2013 for the hundreds that participated in the annual Polar Bear Plunge into Boston Harbor on the South Boston waterfront, sponsored by the L Street Brownies. These images were captured on black and white film. (Photos by Brendan O’Brien.)
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.)
One of the most creative First Night ice sculptures this year is the “Throne of Ice” from the new team at Faneuil Hall Marketplace. The throne opened at noon on New Year’s Eve and is generating quite the NYE buzz as “quite possibly the coolest ice sculpture in Boston,” per BostonTweet. The weather is perfect Read More…
December 30th is a great date to get married and have an evening reception at Boston Harbor Hotel’s Wharf Room at Rowes Wharf. For the rest of us, it’s a complementary fireworks preview of the midnight show to come on New Year’s Eve. In case you missed it at 9:30 pm on Sunday night, here Read More…
New Year’s Eve in Boston brings the arts-related First Night including fireworks on Boston Harbor at midnight. Vote in this poll about where you will be ringing in 2013! Polls are not scientific. One vote per user.
Looking for things to do in Boston over the holidays and on New Year’s? Boston’s Best Cruises, in Partnership with the Boston Harbor Islands Alliance is offering several cruises from its Ferry Center at Long Wharf North, adjacent to Christopher Columbus Park, including: Working Port of Boston Cruise ~ This unique tour will explore all Read More…
Video: Fireworks over Boston Harbor for New Year’s 2012 !!! Happy New Year !!!
Click the video below for 60 seconds of the New Year’s Eve fireworks on Boston Harbor.
Check out the First Night Event Map for activities happening in Boston on New Year’s Eve. For the North End / Waterfront area, the most significant event is the fireworks display at midnight from a barge in Boston Harbor. New to First Night this year are programs at the brand new Modern Theatre and Paramount Read More…
Vivien Li, Executive Director of The Boston Harbor Association provides an update on TBHA including upcoming New Year’s Eve events. The update is shown below. Ms. Li also writes in this week’s Banker & Tradesman about rising sea levels with estimates in harbor levels to increase another 2 1/2 feet to 6 feet by the Read More…
Crowds came over to the watefront to ring in 2010 with fireworks at midnight on Boston Harbor as part of the First Night celebrations. Here are some video highlights: Via hitenjava on YouTube