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 [...]
Park Spotlight: Town Field & Hunt-Almont Park | August 16, 2021
The Friends is excited to be partnering with the Boston Children’s Chorus to bring community singing events to parks around [...]
Park Spotlight: Chin Park & Clifford Park | July 15, 2021
The Friends is excited to be partnering with the Boston Children’s Chorus to bring community singing events to parks around [...]
Public Restrooms Return to Boston Common | July 12, 2021
This summer, we are excited to welcome back our public restrooms on Boston Common for the first time since [...]
It’s Lime Time Again! | October 16, 2020
The Friends is applying limestone to the soil on the Mall, covering all the blocks from Arlington to Kenmore. Applying [...]
BioBlitz Challenge | September 7, 2020
Join us for the One-Month BioBlitz Challenge to help define biodiversity in the Common, Garden, and Mall--- now through [...]
Shaw 54th Memorial Restoration: Removing the Bronze | August 18, 2020
Over the past week the steel support structure, or "shark cage," was inserted around the Memorial along with wood [...]
Boston Common Master Plan Continues | May 19, 2020
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department is continuing to develop a Master Plan for Boston Common in collaboration with [...]
New Hoverlay AR Experience | May 18, 2020
At home and not able to get to the Common? Let the Common come to you! We're unveiling our [...]
Virtual Spring Blooms Map | April 13, 2020
Spring is still happening in our parks, and so are all of the exciting, natural blooms that happen each [...]