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October 3, 2026

12:00am-11:59pm
SpicetoberFest
  • City Hall Plaza
    1 City Hall Square
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Price:
    FREE

SpicetoberFest celebrates Boston’s diverse food cultures while creating economic opportunities for local chefs, artists, and creative workers through performances, demonstrations, and production.

8:00am-9:00am
Parks Fitness: Walking Group with Brandy

Participate in FREE fitness classes offered by one of our certified instructors. Our classes are a partnership between the Boston Parks and Recreation Department and the Boston Public Health Commission. The series is sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.

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10:00am-11:00am
Parks Fitness: Yoga with Karma
  • Savin Hill Park
    25 Caspian Way
    Dorchester, MA
  • Price:
    FREE

Participate in FREE fitness classes offered by one of our certified instructors. Our classes are a partnership between the Boston Parks and Recreation Department and the Boston Public Health Commission. The series is sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.

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10:00am-12:00pm
Watercolor Painting Workshop #5: Scarboro Pond

Practice your painting skills at this free and fun watercolor painting workshop series.

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10:00am-12:00pm
Women's Learn-to-Bike: Basic Skills
  • Ross Playground
    145 Westminster Street
    Boston, MA 02136
  • Price:
    FREE

Interested in learning to ride a bike? Do you want to refresh basic skills, such as starting, stopping, pedaling, and turning? Bikes and helmets provided.

12:00pm-1:00pm
Parks Fitness: Dancehall Bootcamp with Miciyiaah
  • Mission Hill Playground
    60 Smith Street
    Jamaica Plain, MA
  • Price:
    FREE

Participate in FREE fitness classes offered by one of our certified instructors. Our classes are a partnership between the Boston Parks and Recreation Department and the Boston Public Health Commission. The series is sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.

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12:00pm-2:00pm
Odom Serenity Garden Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
  • Steven P. Odom Serenity Garden
    23 Hopkins Street, Dorchester
    Boston, 02124
  • Price:
    FREE

Join Mayor Wu, Boston Parks and Recreation Department, Redefining Our Community (ROC), and the Dorchester community to celebrate the transformation of the Steven P. Odom Serenity Garden! 

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12:00pm-2:00pm
Learn-to-Bike for Adults: Basic Skills
  • Ross Playground
    145 Westminster Street
    Boston, MA 02136
  • Price:
    FREE

Do you want to learn or refresh basic skills, such as starting, stopping, pedaling, and turning? Bikes and helmets provided. Class open to all genders.

4:00pm-8:30pm
'Stone Maps (Ruttier for the Dispossessed)' Opening Reception
  • Copps Hill Terrace
    520 Commercial Street
    Boston, MA 02109
  • Price:
    FREE

Join us on October 3 to celebrate the unveiling of "Stone Maps (Ruttier for the Dispossessed)" by artist Kiyan Williams, presented in collaboration with the Boston Ujima Project, Inc., and the new Center for Art, Invention & Uncommon Practice (CAIUP).

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October 4, 2026

8:00am-9:00am
Parks Fitness: Yoga with Debbie

Participate in FREE fitness classes offered by one of our certified instructors. Our classes are a partnership between the Boston Parks and Recreation Department and the Boston Public Health Commission. The series is sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.

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10:00am-11:00am
Parks Fitness: Tai Chi with Joe

Participate in FREE fitness classes offered by one of our certified instructors. Our classes are a partnership between the Boston Parks and Recreation Department and the Boston Public Health Commission. The series is sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.

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10:00am-12:00pm
Watercolor Painting Workshop #6: Boston Public Garden

Practice your painting skills at this free and fun watercolor painting workshop series.

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10:30am-3:00pm
Open Streets Allston Brighton
  • Brighton Ave.
    Allston-Brighton,
  • Price:
    FREE

Join us for Open Streets Boston in Allston-Brighton.

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October 5, 2026

9:00am-5:00pm
Digital Literacy Workshop

Please join the Center for Working Families for a newly launched, free digital literacy curriculum.

6:00pm-7:00pm
Parks Fitness: Zumba with Cristian
  • East Boston Memorial Park
    143 Porter Street
    East Boston, MA
  • Price:
    FREE

Participate in FREE fitness classes offered by one of our certified instructors. Our classes are a partnership between the Boston Parks and Recreation Department and the Boston Public Health Commission. The series is sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.

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6:00pm-7:00pm
Mattapan: 7-13 Faunce Road Abutters Meeting

Replace existing one-family with multi-family (seven-units).

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6:00pm-7:00pm
Wharf District: 16 North Street Abutters Meeting

Proposal: GF Enterprise LLC D/B/A Taco Bell Cantina intends to apply to the Licensing Board to transfer a Wine and Malt with Cordials Beverages Restaurant License to this location.

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6:00pm-7:00pm
Parks Fitness: All Levels Yoga with Christine
  • Medal of Honor Park
    775 East First Street
    South Boston, MA
  • Price:
    FREE

Participate in FREE fitness classes offered by one of our certified instructors. Our classes are a partnership between the Boston Parks and Recreation Department and the Boston Public Health Commission. The series is sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.

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6:00pm-7:00pm
Brighton: 93 Union St Abutters Meeting

Demolish existing structure and erect a new three (3) story, three (3) family residential building per plans submitted.

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7:00pm-8:00pm
Brighton: 111 Foster Terrace Abutters Meeting

Erect new 5 story, 6 Unit Building Per submitted plans.

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October 6, 2026

12:00pm-1:30pm
Virtual Workshop on BERDO Compliance for Condo and Co-op Associations

The City of Boston and Emerald Cities Collaborative (ECC) are excited to invite you to an interactive workshop introducing the new BERDO Condo and Co-op Workbook – a tool designed specifically to help associations like yours understand your building's BERDO requirements and start planning for compliance in a practical, realistic way. 

5:30pm-6:30pm
Parks Fitness: All Ages Yoga with Nikita
  • Winthrop Square (Training Field)
    55 Winthrop Street
    Charlestown, MA
  • Price:
    FREE

Participate in FREE fitness classes offered by one of our certified instructors. Our classes are a partnership between the Boston Parks and Recreation Department and the Boston Public Health Commission. The series is sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.

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6:00pm-7:00pm
Parks Fitness: Kick It by Eliza with Olivia
  • Brighton Common
    30 Chestnut Hill Ave
    Brighton, MA
  • Price:
    FREE

Participate in FREE fitness classes offered by one of our certified instructors. Our classes are a partnership between the Boston Parks and Recreation Department and the Boston Public Health Commission. The series is sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.

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6:00pm-7:30pm
Trotter School Playground Community Meeting 1
  • Trotter Elementary School
    135 Humboldt Avenue
    Boston, MA 02121
  • Price:
    FREE

Join us for an in person community meeting about site analysis and next steps for the Trotter School Playground at the Trotter Elementary School.

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7:00pm-8:00pm
Charlestown: 75 Russell St Abutters Meeting

Confirm occupancy of a single family home. The addition of a front 'Nantucket' dormer and a rear shed dormer to allow for the existing bedrooms to be enlarged with more standing head height and to enlarge an existing bathroom.

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October 7, 2026

9:00am-5:00pm
Digital Literacy Workshop

Please join the Center for Working Families for a newly launched, free digital literacy curriculum.

10:00am-1:00pm
Business Certification Office Hours

The Department of Supplier Diversity hosts weekly virtual certification office hours for minority-owned business enterprises, women-owned business enterprises, and small business enterprises every Wednesday from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

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4:30pm-6:00pm
ADU Budget Workshop

Are you planning to build an Additional Dwelling Unit (ADU) and have questions about the anticipated costs? Sign up for a virtual budget workshop!

5:30pm-6:30pm
Parks Fitness: BCBS Line Dancing with Angela
  • Wiiliam J. Devine Golf Clubhouse
    1 Circuit Drive
    Dorchester , MA
  • Price:
    FREE

Participate in FREE fitness classes offered by one of our certified instructors. Our classes are a partnership between the Boston Parks and Recreation Department and the Boston Public Health Commission. The series is sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.

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