Evacuation Day & St Patrick's Day Festivities: March 10 - March 17

Thank you Lydia Polaski for sharing these upcoming Neighborhood Evacuation Day / St. Patrick’s Festivities  

• South Boston Citizens Association Events / Activities Facebook

• Evacuation Day / St. Patrick’s Parade / Sunday, March 15th at 11:30am

• National Parks Service Evacuation Day 250 Commemoration / March 13th + 17th

• Timothy “Doc” Cook Scholarship Foundation: St. Patrick’s Day Shamrock Showdown Bean Pot Hockey Tournament (NYPD | BFD vs Southie | BPD) / March 13th (4-8pm) + March 14th (2-6pm), Murphy Rink

• Edgerley Family Boys and Girls Club Annual St. Patrick’s Day Road Race / March 15th (check out opportunities to run + volunteer + sponsor here)

• Condon Community Center Council Annual St. Patrick's Day Senior Luncheon / March 10th, 11am, 75 Flaherty Way, 02127

Sail Boston South Boston Community Meeting

Correct room number is 162AB.

If The Tall Ships are coming July 11th through July 16, 2026. A fleet of the world’s most magnificent international tall ships and military ships, in an epic peacetime gathering, will sail into the port of Boston as part of Sail250®. In the Seaport, Tall Ships will be berthed at the Federal Courthouse dock, Fan Pier, Commonwealth Pier, Fish Pier, Pier 5 and Black Falcon. 

Discover all the details: security, safety, potential detours and road closures along with the best viewing areas at the Sail Boston Community Briefing for South Boston residents (more below).

Sail Boston South Boston

Monday, March 9 | 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Menino Convention & Exhibition Center, Room 052AB

Sail Boston Inc. will be hosting a community briefing for South Boston residents on Sail250 sharing updates on the return of the Tall Ships this July!

Over 1 million people are expected to visit  the Tall Ships berthed around the Boston Harbor.

For more information, please visit sailboston.com.

Boston Coastal Storm Risk Management Study Focus Groups

The Army Corps (USACE) Study Partnership is a federal partnership between the City of Boston and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers assessing Boston's coastal storm risk management.

Join the Office of Climate Resilience for an introduction to the tradeoff analysis and draft graphic renderings of the US Army Core of Engineers' structural alignments. Building off of feedback from 2025, the City has developed ideas around how the USACE toolkit could be applied in the Boston Harbor waterfront.

• 3/3: Coastal Storm Risk Management Study: Access and Equity Advocates Focus Group 1 from 1pm to 3pm at 26 Court Street, Room 327.  The City of Boston and USACE are seeking feedback on tradeoffs and renderings of flood infrastructure alignments. The intended audience for this Focus Group includes folks who work on waterfront programming, advocacy around how people get to, use, and explore our Boston waterfront, and folks who engage with communities around building connections to our waterfront. Pre- registration required by February 27th.

• 3/4: Coastal Storm Risk Management Study: Access and Equity Advocates Focus Group 2 from 10am to 12pm t 26 Court Street, Room 327. The City of Boston and USACE are seeking feedback on tradeoffs and renderings of flood infrastructure alignments. The intended audience for this Focus Group includes folks who work on waterfront programming, advocacy around how people get to, use, and explore our Boston waterfront, and folks who engage with communities around building connections to our waterfront. Pre- registration required by March 2nd.

• 3/4: Coastal Storm Risk Management Study: General Interest Focus Group 1 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at 26 Court Street, Room 327. The intended audience for this Focus Group includes anyone who has a general interest in our project to date. You may live, work, play, or visit the waterfront. Pre- registration required by March 2nd.

• 3/5: Coastal Storm Risk Management Study: General Interest Focus Group 2 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at 26 Court Street, Room 327. The intended audience for this Focus Group includes anyone who has a general interest in our project to date. You may live, work, play, or visit the waterfront. Pre- registration required by March 3rd.

• 3/11: Coastal Storm Risk Management Study: Maritime Focus Group from 9am to 11am at 26 Court Street, Room 327. The intended audience for this Focus Group includes folks who work on the water and in waterfront industries, access the water for recreation or cultural connection, use water transportation or operate watercraft, and folks who or do business along the shore (i.e. Designated Port Areas). Pre- registration required by March 9th.

originally published 2.26.26