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Boston’s GreenFest

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Boston’s GreenFest
Come to Boston City Hall Plaza from August 19-21 and celebrate Green initiatives! GreenFest is organized by the Foundation for a Green Future Inc., a foundation that celebrates the many ways we can create a greener environment and community. There will be a Green Jobs Forum, Kick-Off [...]

August 10, 2010

India Day

On Sunday, August 15th from 4-8 pm, Boston will be celebrating India’s independence day. Put on by India Association of Greater Boston, India Day will be a day for everyone to embrace and honor the Indian-American culture. The event will be located at Boston’s Hatch Shell and will draw more than 12,000 people. There will [...]

August 8, 2010

Gloucester Waterfront Festival

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Tucked away on the Northshore of Boston lies the famous fisherman’s town of Gloucester. Join us in Historic Stage Fort Park for the 30th Annual Gloucester Waterfront Festival.  On Saturday, August 14 and Sunday, August 15, 2010 a collection of over 175 Artists and Craftsmen will display their unique creations.  Don’t [...]

August 7, 2010

Enter The Haggis – Celtic Rock Cruise

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Friday, August 13 is the Enter the Haggis- Celtic Rock Cruise.
For a fee of $25 you will be able to enjoy a cruise with Boston’s Rock and Blues Cruise out of the Boston Harbor with the Celtic rock band, Enter the Haggis! The Cruise departs from Boston Harbor Cruise at Long Wharf at 7:30 [...]

August 6, 2010

Concerts in the Courtyard

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One of Boston’s most beautiful spaces will be filled with music in a free lunchtime concert series every Friday throughout the summer. The Boston Public Library courtyard, one of the best-kept secrets in town, will host music that ranges from jazz to classical and from a cappella to operetta. The [...]

August 6, 2010

August Moon Festival

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August Moon Festival
On August 15th, 2010 Chinatown will host one of its largest events of the year. The August Moon Festival is held around the Chinatown Gateway arch on Harrison Avenue. This is a celebration of happiness, good health, and the coming of Autumn. There will be martial arts, crafts demonstrations, and [...]

August 5, 2010

100th Annual North End Fisherman’s Feast

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Join us from August 12th-15th as the North End celebrates Boston’s oldest continuous Italian Festival! The Fisherman’s Feast in an annual event that began in 1910 based on a 16th century Sicilian tradition, the devotion of the fisherman to the Madonna del Soccorso. The feast is organized by the descendants of [...]

August 5, 2010

September Sundays at the Museum of Science

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On September 12th and 19th from 9am- 1pm the Museum of Science will offer members of the Teacher Partner Program and up to three guests to a free day of discovery and learning about what new programs the museum has to offer. A limited number of spots is also available to [...]

August 2, 2010

Cashunt: The Ultimate Boston Scavenger Hunt

The Boston Mad Dash Cashunt scavenger hunt will be back on August 1st.
This scavenger hunt is an amazing way to have fun runing through Boston. The start and end line is in Faneull Hall and you must bring a team of at least 8 people which will be splint into groups of 4. There [...]

August 1, 2010

Naukabout Annual Festival of Cape Cod

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The 3rd Annual Naukabout will return to Falmouth, Cape Cod on the Barnstable County Fairgrounds on Saturday, August 7th, 2010 from 12:30pm-10:00pm. This musical festival will headline the most impressive line-up to date! Multi-Grammy winner- Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain, and Edgar Meyer will perform as a trio, and throughout the day 10 bands will [...]

August 1, 2010