Fort Point Festival Fun For All

It is summer. What would summer be without a street festival celebrating all things Fort Point? The Friends of Fort Point Channel invite you to their summertime street festival on:

Sunday, August 18, 2019

12 PM to 5 PM

Channel Center Street (from Iron St. to Mount Washington Way)

enter at Iron Street (One Channel Center/State Street building & Channel Center St.)

Buy Tickets now and enjoy discounts

Children under 10 and Seniors are free.

The festival is open to adults and families alike. There is something for everyone from a petting zoo, games and live music to an Artists Village to The Taste of Fort Point with samples from local restaurants, beer from Hopsters and wine from 90+ Wine Cellars. 

More fun activities:

• Artists Village with 15 artists selling their work
• Interactive arts from Artists for Humanity
• Sea shanties
• Touch-A-Tank from Save the Harbor Save the Bay
• Children’s games from the Boston Children’s Museum
• Touch-A-Truck from the Boston Fire Museum
• Historical performance by the Boston Tea Party Museum
• Three live bands
• Wine and Beer Garden
• And more!

Come rain or shine. It is a short walk from South Station or West Broadway T Station. Closest Blue Bikes station is at the A Street Park (Richards Street side). Free metered street parking on Sunday. Other parking options are the Channel Center Garage (including bike racks) and Channelside Parking lot on A Street. 

originally published 8.5.19

It's A Festiv(al) Time Of The Year

updated 8.18.17 at 3:00pm: Today's South Boston Italian Pride is cancelled and will be rescheduled at a future date. 

Show your pride at the South Boston Italian Pride event on Friday, August 18th and at the Fort Point Festival on Sunday, August 20th.

Join neighbors and friends at Medal of Honor Park (aka M Street Park) on August 18th from 4-7 p.m. There will be free food and entertainment, a magician, balloons animals, a bounce house, and more. 

In 1897, the park historically known as Independence Square was set aside by the City of Boston for public open space. In 1981, the first memorial honoring Vietnam Veterans in the nation was constructed at Medal of Honor Park. Each September a ceremony to rededicate the memorial is held.

This year the park underwent renovations including improvements to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial plaza, ornamental fencing along East Broadway inspired by Victorian era fence removed in 1899, new play equipment, water play, site furnishings, lawn improvements, pathway and infrastructure upgrades.

If you haven't visited the park, this is the perfect time to bring your family, friends and enjoy the free festivities.

Closer to home is the 2nd Annual Fort Point Festival on Sunday, August 20 from 12 - 5 pm.

The Friends of Fort Point Channel invite you to a day of music, beer, games, artist vendors, dance performances, workshops, community groups, sponsored giveaways and more. The street party and festival takes place at Thomson Place and Stillings Street, which will be closed to cars for this community event featuring a Trillium Beer Garden, music by LoVeSeXy (Boston's premiere Prince tribute band), and a cornhole competition by Boston Cornhole. 

Stop by the PLAY section on Stillings St to dance your heart out at the Kids Jam Dance Party led by Urbanity Dance, get up close and personal with Boston Fire Museum touch-a-truck, view the universe through #popscope‘s solar viewing telescope, find your zen with yoga from The Monica Method, and build the fort of your dreams with our giant building blocks. 

The Festival is free and open to the public. From noon to 2pm, the Trillium Beer Garden will host EAT, a 2-hour ticketed tasting session featuring the best bites from Fort Point's favorite restaurants with the opportunity to purchase select brews from our Trillium Beer Garden. After 2 pm, the Trillium Beer Garden will open to the rest of the Festival for excellent beer for sale and music, Purchase your EAT Tickets today.

For more festival information visit the Friends of Fort Point Channel.

originally published 8.14.17

Fort Point Festival June 5th

The Friends of the Fort Point Channel is kicking off summer with a Fort Point Festival

Sunday, June 5, 2016

12 pm - 4 pm 

25 Thomson Place  

The inaugural event celebrates everything Fort Point, featuring food tasting from local restaurants, an outdoor Trillium Brewing beer garden, arts & crafts, live music, plus a corn hole competition! More details.

All are welcome to attend and enjoy live music by LoVeSeXy – Tribute Band to the Music of Prince!, treat yourself to art from local artists and celebrate being outside on Thomson Place.  If you want sample food  from Fort Point area restaurants and access to the Trillium Brewing outdoor beer garden (21+), purchase your ticket now.

Don't forget to stop by the Fort Point Neighborhood Association table and discover other neighborhood events and news.

Fort Point May Gathering With City Council President Wu, Future Retail Shopping & Committee

 Fort Point Neighborhood Association

 Meeting for the Neighborhood

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

 6 pm sharp

 Factory 63

 63 Melcher St.

featuring 

Boston City Council President Michelle Wu

introducing 
75 Seaport
A Hampshire House Restaurant
75 Seaport Boulevard
seeking a 7 day full liquor licesne

with a special presentation

Thomson Place Retail Redevelopment

25 & 44 Thomson Place and 47 Farnsworth

John Kiernan, Invesco

Nathan Turner, Margulies Perruzzi Architects

and

Neighborhood Updates

Fort Point Festival, Fort Point Open Studios, 
7 Channel Center & More...

*** featured restaurant: Committee***

originally posted 5.17.16