Fan Expo This Weekend

Fan Expo Boston will take place at the Menino Convention and Exhibition Center (formerly the BCEC) from Friday, August 8 through Sunday, August 10. It will be a pop culture celebration focusing on Sci-Fi, Horror, Comics, Gaming, and Anime. 

We will be welcoming up to 36,000 daily attendees to Fort Point and the South Boston Waterfront. Expect increased area activity, traffic, and limited parking during the event.

The Seaport TMA highly recommends that people traveling through the district utilize public and alternative transportation modes throughout the day of this event. Cyclists can reference their live map of bike parking and Bluebikes stations locations. MBTA Silver Line service may see busier than normal ridership levels, and area garages may also be busier. If you are driving in and out of the neighborhood, please allow additional time for your commute.

For more information on the traffic and parking plan for Fan Expo, view the MCEC’s Transportation Management Plan. Please note the Channel Center garage, the Channelside parking lot and the Necco St. Garage will all be used for overflow parking. There will also be digital signs and police details to help move traffic.

View a complete overview of daily events and attendees this month at the Seaport TMA South Boston Waterfront Calendar of Events.

Free Neighborhood Happenings This Week

8/5: National Night Out starting at 3:30pm to 6pm at Moakley Park (450 Old Colony Ave.)basketball courts near the football field. Meet Mayor Michelle Wu, Police Commissioner Michael Cox, BPD Command Staff and your neighbors! Free food, face painting, music and entertainment!

8/7: Spoke Art presents From the Monastery, a group exhibition of new works. Opening reception is from 6pm to 8pm at 844 Summer Street. Show runs through August 30, 2025.

8/9: The American City Coalition (TACC) will be hosting Un Día de Kayak (Joy of Kayaking), transporting our Dorchester and Roxbury neighbors to the Fort Point Channel from 10am to 2pm. Please welcome them to our neighborhood. There will be festivities on and along the Fort Point Channel from the Fort Point Pier (dock) to the Children's Museum to Fan Pier. 

8/10: Castle Island: Oasis of Peace, Beauty, and Joy, captures a magical place where people of all ethnicities and religious traditions can enjoy themselves as seen through the lens of photographer Sylvia Stagg-Guiliano. Opening reception is from 4pm to 6pm at the Gallery at 249A, 249 A Street. Show runs through September 4, 2025.