What Do We Have In Common? | through October 24
Our new public art installation “What Do We Have In Common?” is now open through October 22 near Parkman [...]
October 19 | What Do We Have In Common? Flashlight Tour
What Do We Have In Common? Flashlight Tour Tuesday, October 19, 2021 7:00 pm near Parkman Bandstand Free event [...]
Ducks on Parade! | April 12, 2021
Inspired by Robert McCloskey‘s beloved children’s book of the same name, the iconic bronze Make Way for Ducklings sculpture in [...]
Women’s History Month – Lucy Stone | March 17, 2021
Lucy Stone, a leading suffragist, abolitionist, and renowned orator, is one of the three women honored by the Boston [...]
Crispus Attucks: First Martyr for Liberty | February 12, 2021
The Boston Massacre Memorial was dedicated near the Tremont Street Mall on Boston Common in 1888, honoring Crispus Attucks [...]
Meet the Statues: Domingo Faustino Sarmiento | January 12, 2021
Beloved by Argentinians, educator, statesman, and writer Domingo Faustino Sarmiento rose from country schoolmaster to become president of his [...]
Find the Parks in Movies, Books, and Games | April 13, 2020
Good Will Hunting (1997) Our parks, especially the Common and the Public Garden, have set the scene [...]
Celebrating the Boston Women’s Memorial | October 15, 2018
This October marks the 15th anniversary of the Boston Women's Memorial, commemorating the lives of Phillis Wheatley, Abigail [...]
September 26, 2018 | Celebrate Edward Everett Hale!
Wednesday, September 26, 2018 4:00 pm Edward Everett Hale Memorial Boston Public Garden Charles St. Mid-block Gate You're invited [...]
MLK Memorial Coming to the Common | June 19, 2018
The Friends is pleased to announce that our nation’s oldest park, Boston Common, has been chosen as the home [...]