# List of annual events in Boston

There are a number of events held annually in Boston, Massachusetts, in the USA. They include:

## Events
### January

| Event | Date | Venue | Neighborhood | Event type | Notes |
| L Street Brownies swim | New Year's Day | Curley Community Center | South Boston | Open water swimming Polar bear plunge | A quick swim into the icy cold Boston Harbor |

### February

| Event | Date | Venue | Neighborhood | Event type | Notes |
| Truck Day | Around February 8 | Fenway Park | Kenmore Square | Celebration | Boston Red Sox fans cheer the Red Sox equipment truck as it departs for the Sox spring training grounds in Florida. |
| Boston Science Fiction Film Festival | Around President's Day | Somerville Theatre | Somerville | Festival | A 10-day film festival showcasing feature and short science fiction films. The festival ends with a 24-hour movie marathon of new and classic films. |

### March

| Event | Date | Venue | Neighborhood | Event type | Notes |
| St. Patrick's Day Parade | Sunday closest to Saint Patrick's Day | West/East Broadway, Thomas Park, Telegraph St., Dorchester Street ending before Southampton Street. | South Boston | Festival/Parade | Starting W. Broadway, E. Broadway, Thomas Park, Telegraph St., Dorchester St. ending before Southampton St. |

### April

| Event | Date | Venue | Neighborhood | Event type | Notes |
| Boston Marathon | Patriots' Day | Within the city, predominately on Commonwealth Avenue. (Finish at Copley Square.) | Back Bay, Fenway-Kenmore, Allston/Brighton | Marathon | The world's oldest annual marathon, beginning in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, roughly 26 miles west of Boston. The finish line is on Boylston Street, outside the main branch of the Boston Public Library at Copley Square. |
| Patriot's Day Parade | Patriots' Day | City Hall Plaza, Kings Chapel, Paul Revere Mall, Eliot Square | Downtown Boston | Parade/re-enactment | Flag raising ceremony at City Hall Plaza at 9:00am. The Patriots' Day Parade will march from City Hall Plaza to the Old Granary Burial Grounds. Later ceremonies are re-enactments of the midnight ride of Paul Revere and William Dawes that occurred on April 18, 1775. - Re-enactment of Paul Revere’s ride: Old North Church at 10:00AM. - Re-enactment of William Dawes’ ride: Eliot Square, Roxbury at 10:00AM. |
| Greek Independence Parade | April 26 | Boylston St. | Back Bay | Parade | |

### May

| Event | Date | Venue | Neighborhood | Event type | Notes |
| Walk for Hunger | First Sunday in May | Boston Common | Downtown Boston | Pledge Walk | It is a 20-mile walk starting and ending at the Boston Common. |
| Haitian Parade | Third Sunday in May | Mattapan Square, Blue Hill Ave. | Mattapan/Dorchester | Festival/Parade | |

### June

| Event | Date | Venue | Neighborhood | Event type |
| June Day Parade-AHAC Change of Command Ceremonies | First Monday in June | Faneuil Hall/Boston Common | Boston | Parade |
| Dorchester Parade | First Sunday in June | Dorchester Ave. | Dorchester | Parade |
| Boston Gay Pride Day | Second Saturday in June | Tremont St, to City Hall Plaza | South End/Downtown Boston | Parade |
| Bunker Hill Parade | Second Sunday in June | Main St. & Monument | Charlestown | Parade |

### July

| Event | Date | Venue | Neighborhood | Event type |
| (U.S.) Independence Day Parade | July 4 | City Hall Plaza to Old Granary Burial Ground, and Faneuil Hall | Downtown Boston | Parade |
| Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular | July 4 | Hatch Shell Esplanade, Charles River Basin | Back Bay/Charles River | Concert/Fireworks show |
| Puerto Rican Parade | Last Sunday in July | Egleston Square to Franklin Park | Dorchester | Festival/Parade |
| Columbia Threadneedle Investments Boston Triathlon | July 21-22 2018 | DCR's Carson Beach | South Boston | Athletic Competition |

### August

| Event | Date | Venue | Neighborhood | Event type |
| Boston (Caribbean) Kiddies Carnival | One week prior to the parade (Sunday). | White Stadium | Dorchester | Pageant Competition |
| Boston (Caribbean) Carnival | Last Saturday in Aug. | M.L.K. Blvd., Warren St., Blue Hill Ave., Franklin Park | Roxbury/Dorchester | Festival/Parade |
| St. Anthony's Feast | Last Weekend in August | Endicott, Thatcher, and North Margin Streets | North End | Festival |

### September

| Event | Date | Venue | Neighborhood | Event type | Notes |
| Boston Freedom Rally (Hempfest) | Third Saturday in Sept. | Boston Common | Downtown Boston | Festival/Public activism | |

### October

| Event | Date | Venue | Neighborhood | Event type |
| Columbus Day Parade | Sunday before Columbus Day | Atlantic Ave, Cross St, & Hanover St, North End (odd years); Bennington St, East Boston (even years) | North End or East Boston | Parade |
| Arlington International Film Festival | Mid October. | The Regent Theatre | Arlington | Film Festival |
| Head of the Charles Regatta | Third Weekend in October | Charles River | Back Bay, Allston, Brighton | Rowing Race |

### November

| Event | Date | Venue | Neighborhood | Event type | Notes |
| Build Boston | Second and Third week of Nov. | Seaport Hotel and Seaport World Trade Center | South Boston/Waterfront | Trade show for architecture and building. | |

### December

| Event | Date | Venue | Neighborhood | Event type | Notes |
| First Night | December 31 | Boston Common | Downtown Boston | Festival | |