Celebration of Summer IV pays tribute to Boston-born disco legend Donna Summer!

Our 4th annual roller disco party will feature:

• a performance by Mary Gaines Bernard
• music provided by New England's Finest DJ Roy Barboza, and
• appearances by O'Mega Red and members of Donna Summer's family

Try out your roller disco moves on the skating rink! If you don’t have your own skates, the City of Boston will be providing free rentals on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Enjoy a walking tour of Modern Roxbury given by Curtis Perrin, architect & historian.
RSVP Required.

Walking tour of Roxbury's Moreland St. & Mount Pleasant areas given by Stephen Jerome and Curtis Perrin.
RSVP Required.

Enjoy a walking tour of Roxbury's Fort Hill/Highland Park neighborhood given by Curtis Perrin, architect & historian.
RSVP Required.

This annual parade always takes place on Patriots Day, which falls on Monday, April 17 this year.

The Patriots Day Parade begins at 9 a.m. at City Hall Plaza and ends at about 10 a.m. at the Paul Revere Mall (also known as the Prado) in the North End. The parade concludes with a reenactment by the National Lancers of Paul Revere’s famous midnight ride on the Paul Revere Mall in front of Old North Church & Historic Site.

Mayor Martin J. Walsh, along with an estimated 500 marchers, will travel:

• from Cambridge Street to Tremont Street
• left onto Bromfield Street
• left onto Washington Street
• right onto State Street
• left onto Congress Street
• right onto Hanover Street, northeasterly on Hanover Street, and then
• finally, Paul Revere Mall.

As you make your plans, please note the traffic delays and street closures in the vicinity due to Patriots Day festivities and the Boston Marathon.

You think your windowsills need repair and paint? Boston’s Old State House is over 300 years old, and preserving and maintaining this Boston Landmark is a never-ending task. This spring and summer watch on-going preservation as artisans work on restoring the façade. 

This exhibit's outdoor activity is free to the public. Indoor activity is included with Old State House admission.

This Bostonian Society ongoing event starts in May and continues until the work is complete.

The Ancient Fishweir Project on Boston Common will be installed by students from Boston's Josiah Quincy School.
On June 5, school groups attending Making History Day will participate on-site in dance and music performances by the Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers.
Event sponsored by the Friends of the Public Garden.

Unlike the casual, chaotic way in which early Boston was laid out, the streets of Back Bay are arranged in an orderly grid.  Renowned for its elegant homes, the architectural marvels of Copley Square, and its signature stately boulevard, Commonwealth Avenue, the Back Bay is one of Boston’s most charming neighborhoods.

On this tour you will learn how the Back Bay was filled in and developed in the mid-1800s to become one of America's richest collections of art and architecture. The treasures of the Back Bay tour include Trinity Church, the Boston Public Library, Old South Church and the grand Back Bay townhouses.

Boston By Foot offers the "Back Bay" tour every Friday and Saturday at 2 p.m. and on Sundays at 10 a.m. The tour is free for Boston By Foot members, otherwise there is a fee. Visit the Boston By Foot website for fee details.

Since its founding in 1928, the Beacon Hill Garden Club has encouraged the love of horticulture and urban gardening. Enjoy multiple garden locations in a historic neighborhood, for a good cause.