This event will feature free entry, free food, art activities, gallery exploration, the BPS High School Art Show, music, prizes, and more!

Inspired by the exhibitions Say It Loud: AAMARP, 1977 to Now and To My Best Friend, we want this event to highlight the ways our communities shine even when there is darkness.  

Dress to feel radiant. No masks, no weapons, and no large props. First 50 people to arrive get a surprise.   

HAPPENINGS

• Performances
• Art Making
• Food Truck
• Snacks
• Giveaways
• Dance Party
• More

Questions or requests for accessibility assistance? Email teens@icaboston.org or text or call (339) 236-3039. 

*Boston After Dark is an initiative of the City of Boston’s Office of Youth Engagement and Advancement.

Join us at Boston City Hall for the reception of After Nature, a solo exhibition by Nicole Duennebier that explores spaces where nature reveals itself as both seductive and unsettling.

Directions

Please use the entrance located on Congress St, across from Faneuil Hall. Pass security and take the elevators to the 8th floor. The Emerging Gallery will be to your left, in the hallway by room 817.

This exhibition will be on view through May 8th, 2026. For more information please visit boston.gov/cityhallgalleries

Join us at the Scollay Square Gallery (3rd floor) in Boston City Hall for the opening Reception of (in)visibility: Belonging in the Margins. Don't miss your chance to connect with the artists. Light refreshments will be provided.

EXHIBITING ARTISTS

Xray Aims, Beatriz Amelia, Cristobal Cea, Funlola Coker, Julia Csekö, Sabrina Dorsainvil, Feda Eid, Aileen Erickson, Mark Hernandez-Motaghy, Georgina Lewis, Marcel Marcel, Jo Nanajian, Yuko Okabe, Chelsea Silbereis, Maggie Wong, Ngoc-Tran Vu.

Directions

Entrance is located on Congress St, across from Faneuil Hall. Pass security and take the elevators to the 3rd floor, the gallery is to your left.

Our arts and crafts workshops are led by local artists. They're held Tuesday through Friday in July and August and run from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. These drop-in workshops encourage kids to explore their creativity through projects like mask making, crayon art, watercolor and much more. Supplies are provided, but you'll need to bring your creativity! 

This series is completely free and open to Boston residents. These workshops will take place in various parks throughout the City of Boston.

Registration is required for groups of 8 or more). Please email allison.singer2@boston.gov to register.

This series is weather-dependent. Check our social media pages for updated weather info regarding this series. Follow us on social media for the latest updates on events: Facebook, Instagram and Bluesky.

Our arts and crafts workshops are led by local artists. They're held Tuesday through Friday in July and August and run from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. These drop-in workshops encourage kids to explore their creativity through projects like mask making, crayon art, watercolor and much more. Supplies are provided, but you'll need to bring your creativity! 

This series is completely free and open to Boston residents. These workshops will take place in various parks throughout the City of Boston.

Registration is required for groups of 8 or more. Please email allison.singer2@boston.gov to register.

This series is weather-dependent. Check our social media pages for updated weather info regarding this series. Follow us on social media for the latest updates on events: Facebook, Instagram and Bluesky.

Our arts and crafts workshops are led by local artists. They're held Tuesday through Friday in July and August and run from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. These drop-in workshops encourage kids to explore their creativity through projects like mask making, crayon art, watercolor and much more. Supplies are provided, but you'll need to bring your creativity! 

This series is completely free and open to Boston residents. These workshops will take place in various parks throughout the City of Boston.

Registration is required for groups of 8 or more. Please email allison.singer2@boston.gov to register.

This series is weather-dependent. Check our social media pages for updated weather info regarding this series. Follow us on social media for the latest updates on events: Facebook, Instagram and Bluesky.

Our arts and crafts workshops are led by local artists. They're held Tuesday through Friday in July and August and run from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. These drop-in workshops encourage kids to explore their creativity through projects like mask making, crayon art, watercolor and much more. Supplies are provided, but you'll need to bring your creativity! 

This series is completely free and open to Boston residents. These workshops will take place in various parks throughout the City of Boston.

Registration is required for groups of 8 or more. Please email allison.singer2@boston.gov to register.

This series is weather-dependent. Check our social media pages for updated weather info regarding this series. Follow us on social media for the latest updates on events: Facebook, Instagram and Bluesky.