❄️🥏 Winter fun is flying your way! 🥏❄️ Starting Sunday, January 4, 2026 we will be hosting a free BUDA Winter Ultimate Frisbee program for kids ages 3-12 at the Carter Playground Bubble. 👉 Register today at boston.gov/parks-sports

❄️🥏 Winter fun is flying your way! 🥏❄️ Starting Sunday, January 4, 2026 we will be hosting a free BUDA Winter Ultimate Frisbee program for kids ages 3-12 at the Carter Playground Bubble. 👉 Register today at boston.gov/parks-sports

❄️🥏 Winter fun is flying your way! 🥏❄️ Starting Sunday, January 4, 2026 we will be hosting a free BUDA Winter Ultimate Frisbee program for kids ages 3-12 at the Carter Playground Bubble. 👉 Register today at boston.gov/parks-sports

📣 We’re excited to announce our FIRST-EVER Youth & Young Adult Basketball Officiating Course! Ages 16–21 can learn the fundamentals of officiating and level up their understanding of the game. 🏀 📆 January 12, 14 & 16 📍 Kroc Center 👉 Register today: boston.gov/parks-sports

🌿 Fidelis Way Park Improvements 🌿 📝 Take the survey! 📍 Fidelis Way, East Boston Boston Parks is planning improvements for Fidelis Way Park — and they want to hear from you. Tell us what’s working, what’s missing, and what would make this space better for the community. 🔗 boston.gov/FidelisWayPark

Ever wonder what it takes to light up Boston Common for the holidays? ✨Go behind the scenes with the Boston Parks team as we prepare for our biggest event of the year.

❄️🥏 Winter fun is flying your way! 🥏❄️ Starting Sunday, January 4, 2026 we will be hosting a free BUDA Winter Ultimate Frisbee program for kids ages 3-12 at the Carter Playground Bubble. 👉 Register today at boston.gov/parks-sports

Calling all neighbors! Mozart Street Playground Community Meeting 🌳 📅 December 18 ⏰ 6:00–7:30 PM 📍 30 Sunnyside Street, JP Come talk site analysis, design ideas, and next steps for Mozart Street Playground with Boston Parks + Hyde Square Task Force. 🔗 More info: boston.gov/MozartStreetPlayground

Wreaths are out at Mt. Hope Cemetery, honoring the veterans who served our country. 🌲🇺🇸❄️ 📸: Richard Heath #BostonParks #Mattapan #Roslindale

Virtual meeting tonight 🖥️👇

Tomorrow, join @parks.boston.gov rangers for a free guided tour and oral history of the Halifax Explosion and the deep friendship between @hfxgov.bsky.social and Boston that bloomed as a result. 🗓️ Saturday, December 13 📍 Boston Common Visitor Center ⏰ 11 a.m. & 3 p.m. Please dress warmly!

The Copley Square Tree is back! Visit the upgraded park to take in this year's holiday display. 🎄 boston.gov/copley-tree-lighting

🎄 Join us tomorrow as we kick off our Tree for Boston Oral History series telling the story behind the Halifax Explosion, and the 108-year friendship forged in its wake. Join us outside the VIC on Boston Common at 11 a.m. & 3 p.m. or check out our webpage at Boston.gov/park-rangers for more.

Calling all #Allston neighbors! Join us online next week for a first look at what’s next for James H. Roberts Playground 🌳 📅 Monday, December 15, 2025 ⏰ 6:00–7:30 p.m. 📍 boston.gov/calendar/james-h-roberts-playground-community-meeting-1 #BostonParks #Allston #BrightonMA

Congrats to the Moakley Park design team on the 2025 Holcim Grand Prize! 🌊Years of community input shaped a redesign that will boost climate resilience & upgrade the space. Thank you, Stoss LU & Holcim Foundation! 🌳 boston.gov/news/moakley-park-named-grand-prize-winner-2025-holcim-foundation-awards

Like to bowl? Join @agestrong.boston.gov’s Bowling League! 🎳 Boston Bowl in Dorchester 📅 Every Thursday from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. All skill levels are welcome and bowling shoes will be provided. This weekly event is for older adults aged 60 and older. www.boston.gov/calendar/age...

📣 We’re excited to announce our FIRST-EVER Youth & Young Adult Basketball Officiating Course! Ages 16–21 can learn the fundamentals of officiating and level up their understanding of the game. 🏀 📆 January 12, 14 & 16 📍 Kroc Center 👉 Register today: boston.gov/parks-sports

⚽ Starting January 11, Parks and Rec will be hosting a free indoor Winter Soccer Clinic for athletes ages 9-17 at the Carter Playground Bubble! Registration is now available online ➡️ boston.gov/news/parks-department-host-winter-soccer-clinics-0

🏈 The Boston Youth Flag Football League kicks off January 3, 2026 at the Carter Bubble Field! Sign up now and get in the game 👉 boston.gov/news/registration-now-open-2026-youth-flag-football-season

The Boston Common is lit for the season! Thank you to everyone who braved the cold last night to join us in celebrating the 85th annual Boston Common Tree Lighting! 🌟

🎄✨ TOMORROW’S THE NIGHT! The Boston Common Tree Lighting shines on Thursday, Dec. 4 at 6 p.m. Whether you’re joining us on the Common or watching live on WCVB, here’s everything you need to know ⬇️ (1/7)🧵 boston.gov/boston-common-tree-lighting

Lighting the tree at Copley Square Park this Monday 🎄

Do you know the story behind the Tree for Boston? After the 1917 Halifax Explosion, Boston sent a train of supplies and relief personnel to help survivors. In 1918, Nova Scotia sent Boston a Christmas tree as thanks. The tradition was officially revived in 1971 and continues today. 🎄✨

Check out boston.gov/holiday-lights to find scheduled tree lightings around Boston ✨ 🌲11/29: Lighting of the Ship at Marvin’s Park 🌲12/01: Copley Square Tree Lighting 🌲12/04: Boston Common Tree Lighting 🌲12/04: Lighting of the Trees at Commonwealth Ave

✨🌳 Join @mayorwu.boston.gov and the Friends of the Public Garden on December 4 at 8 p.m. as we illuminate the trees along Commonwealth Avenue, right after the Boston Common Tree Lighting! Learn more about www.boston.gov/calendar/2025-lighting-commonwealth-avenue-mall

🦃🍂 Happy Thanksgiving, Boston! We’re so grateful for all of you who help make our parks such special places. And yes… shoutout to the turkeys who got away! #BostonParks #Thanksgiving #Boston

🎄✨We’re so excited and we just can’t hide it anymore! Join us for the 84th annual Boston Common Tree Lighting on Thu, Dec 4, 6–8 PM! Featuring the legendary Pointer Sisters behind “I’m So Excited”.

50,000 blue lights now sparkle on the North End Waterfront! 💙 Thank you to everyone who joined us last night for the Lighting of the Trellis! boston.gov/holiday-lights

Tree for Boston has arrived! 🎄 Every year, Nova Scotia gifts Boston a tree in gratitude of our support after the 1917 Halifax Explosion. This 54 year tradition was extra special this year as @mayorwu.boston.gov helped cut down the tree in Nova Scotia. Join us Dec 5: boston.gov/holiday-lights

Today’s the day! Join us TODAY at 11:00 a.m. to watch the Tree for Boston roll onto the Boston Common all the way from Nova Scotia.

🌻Our Sunflower Beautification Grant supports community-led projects that bring color, creativity, and sustainability to Boston’s neighborhoods through sunflower plantings and other beautification efforts. Learn more and apply before Jan 14, 2026: boston.gov/sunflower-grant

✨🎄 It’s the most magical time of the year in Boston’s Parks. Join us to celebrate the season! Check out boston.gov/holiday-lights for details. 💙 #BostonHolidayLights #BostonParks

🎨🌳Last month we celebrated the winners of the Icons of Franklin Park Poster Competition. Artists of all ages captured the park’s history, culture, and natural beauty through original poster designs. Check out this thread to see their amazing work! (1/7)

The 2025 #TreeForBoston is on its way! 🌲 This week, @mayorwu.boston.gov and Interim Parks & Recreation Commissioner Cathy Baker-Eclipse joined Nova Scotia officials and the Feener family in Lunenburg to help cut the 45-foot white spruce now bound for Boston Common. (1/3)

🏒 The Mayor's Cup Ice Hockey Tournament is back! Starting December 5, youth teams from across Boston will hit the ice to compete for the title of “Boston’s Best”. For the full schedule, visit boston.gov/parks-sports

Spaces For You is a collaborative effort by the City of Boston to co-create, enhance, and celebrate spaces that foster joy, belonging, and well-being for all residents. Take our survey to share your thoughts on Boston’s public outdoor spaces. Visit: bostonplans.org/spacesforyou

📣 Make your voice heard, #SouthBoston! Join us for a second Resilient Moakley Park meeting VIRTUALLY this Thursday. 💻 Thursday, November 13 at 6:00 p.m. Online, register at bit.ly/Moakley-online Learn more about the project at boston.gov/moakley

🍂 Fall in love with fall in Boston… again and again! Do you recognize any of these iconic spots dressed in their autumn best? 🔍👀

From planting to the Billy Baker Field dedication and the unveiling of “What’s Growing at Moakley Park,” the South Boston community came together to celebrate what makes Moakley Park special 💙🌱 Help us shape the next chapter! Join us this weekend for the first of 2 community meetings (1/2)

🌿 Things are growing at Franklin Park! This October, we planted native ferns, asters & sedge at the School St. entrance. Explore Long Crouch Woods to see restoration in action. 🌱 #BostonParks boston.gov/franklin-park-initiatives

South Boston, we need your input! 🌊Moakley Park is entering an exciting new chapter, and your ideas will help shape it. Saturday, November 8 at 11:00 a.m. 📍Curley Community Center Thursday, November 13 at 6:00 p.m. 🖥️ Virtual 📣 boston.gov/moakley #SouthBoston #BostonParks #ClimateResilience

Tonight! Join us for a community briefing about Daisy Field in #JamaicaPlain.

🎄 Meet the 2025 Tree for Boston! This 45-ft white spruce from Lunenburg County, NS, was nominated by Ronald & Claire Feener. ✨ Arrives Boston Common Nov 18, lights up Dec 4! Celebrating 108 yrs of Boston–Nova Scotia friendship: boston.gov/holidaylights 📸: Nova Scotia

🍂 Fall is in full swing at Franklin Park! boston.gov/franklin-park

Save the date and get ready to ring in the holidays in Boston’s beloved parks! 🌲 11/18 Nova Scotia Tree arrives 🌊 11/24 Trellis Lighting 🚢 11/29 Ship Lighting 🌟 12/1 Copley Tree Lighting & reopening 🎄 12/4 Boston Common ✨ 12/4 Comm Ave Mall ❄️ boston.gov/holidaylights

South Boston, we need your input! 🌊Moakley Park is entering an exciting new chapter, and your ideas will help shape it. Saturday, November 8 at 11:00 a.m. 📍Curley Community Center Thursday, November 13 at 6:00 p.m. 🖥️ Virtual 📣 boston.gov/moakley #SouthBoston #BostonParks #ClimateResilience

🌼 Join us for the Daisy Field Community Briefing on Wednesday Nov 5 at 6:00 p.m. See the conceptual plan & share your feedback! 💻boston.gov/daisy-field #EmeraldNecklace #Olmstead #BostonParks #JamaicaPlain #MuddyRiver

🌳 Exciting growth in South Boston! This week, BPRD planted a new elm tree at Sr. Mary Veronica Park, the first step in our ongoing investment in this newly-acquired neighborhood gem. More: www.boston.gov/news/boston-acquired-sister-mary-veronica-park-south-boston-permanent-open-space-preservation

POV: A perfect fall day at the Boston Book Festival in the newly reimagined Copley Square Park. 🍁📚 The design by Sasaki made the perfect backdrop for Boston’s biggest celebration of storytelling bringing together book lovers from across New England.

🌳 #Roxbury, we want to hear from you! Share your thoughts on the Dudley Town Common by taking our survey. Your feedback will help shape the future of the park. 🔗 Take the survey: bit.ly/DTC-ConceptSurvey 🗓️ Survey closes November 7, 2025.