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City Guide > North America > Massachusetts > Boston | |
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Special Events January-First Day Concert in Cambridge, Boston Baroque Sanders Theatre Thursday, 1 Jan Annual Boston Wine Festival, Boston Harbor Hotel, Jan Swanboats season opens, Apr Patriot’s Day (recreates the midnight ride of Paul Revere, when he and William Dawes warned everyone that the British army was on the march against the American rebels), 19 Apr, from North End to Lexington Boston Marathon, 19 Apr Kite & Flight Festival, second and third Sat of May, Franklin Park Boston Dairy Festival and Scooper Bowl (cows and other farm animals ceremonially brought back to graze on Boston Common, plus ‘scoops’ of ice creams available), Tues, Wed and Thurs of first week of Jun, City Hall Plaza Boston Folk Festival, Jun, Umass, Boston Boston Globe Jazz and Blues Festival, Jun, throughout city Harborfest (waterfront concerts), late Jun-4 Jul Boston Pops (concert and spectacular), 4 Jul, Hatch Memorial Hall August Moon Festival (dragon parades, fireworks and street markets), Aug, Chinatown Italian Fiestas (dancing, music, games and parades), last fortnight Jul, North End Boston Film Festival, 10-19 Sep, Loews Boston Common Arts First Cambridge (free music, theatre, dance, and visual arts events) 6-9 May, Harvard Cambridge River Festival (street party with music, food and dancing), Jun, Memorial Drive Columbus Day Parade, Sun closest to 12 Oct, East Boston Head of the Charles Regatta (boat race), 23-24 Oct, Charles River Boston Tea Party Re-enactment (march from the Old South Meeting House to the Harbor), nearest Sun to 16 Dec |