Showing posts with label Friends of Martin's Park. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Friends of Martin's Park. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Sparkle, Lights & Local Delights: Martin’s Park Ship Lighting, Small Business Saturday & More

FPNA wishes all our neighbors a safe and Happy Thanksgiving surrounded by family and friends. As we enter the holiday season, we invite you to join us starting this weekend for fun neighborhood events—and maybe even cross a few names off your holiday gift list!

November 29: Small Business Saturday. Grab a friend, stroll down Broadway and the surrounding areas, and discover that special gift, refreshment and nourishment throughout the entire neighborhood. Don't forget the small businesses at the Snowport Holiday Market. 

November 29: Get in the holiday spirit with the fifth annual Martin's Park Ship Lighting hosted by Friends of Martin’s Park and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department from 5pm to 6pm at 64 Sleeper Street. You won't want to miss Santa arriving by boat at the Harborwalk, live music, hot chocolate and of course, the lighting of the Ship and pedestrian bridge, illuminated with over 1,500 feet of blue and white lights.


Mark Your Calendar

December 3: Winter Cycling Clinic hosted by Seaport TMA and MassBike from 6pm to 7:30pm at 52 Seaport Blvd. Learn best practices of cycling in the winter.

December 4:  South Boston Chamber of Commerce and South Boston NDC are hosting the South Boston Christmas Stroll: Shop, Dine & Celebrate starting at 4pm.

December 4: Woven Together, a group show of 9 textiles artists visualizing the importance of our everyday connections, Opening Reception from 5pm to 7pm at the FPAC Art Space, 70 Sleeper St. 

December 5: Light Up Seaport is from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM, bringing sparkle, music, and a few familiar faces to Seaport Common.

December 6: Jingle All the Way Seaport 5k at 9am. View route

December 6: Massport Winter Festival takes place from 12pm to 5pm at the new 10 World Trade (401 Congress St,).building. Celebrate the season with a free holiday movie, photos with Santa and seasonal surprises. 

December 7: Mayor’s Enchanted Trolley Tour and Tree Lighting will be spreading good cheer at the M Street Park (East Broadway & M Street) at 2pm.

December 11: PAPERCLIPS Opening featuring artwork in a variety of media from the artists at 249 A Street Artists Cooperative (249 A St.) from 6pm to 8pm at 249 A St. All artworks are original and priced at $200 or under. Ornaments & Stocking Stuffers are $25 or less. 

December 11: "Songs from the Subducted Sea"charting a fluid, archipelagic world where volcanic calderas, drifting islands, and submersible forms echo "wandering trajectories” Opening Reception from 6pm to 9pm at the Midway Gallery, 15 Channel Center Street.

Friday, November 19, 2021

Santa Is Coming To Martin's Park

Santa Claus is arriving by boat and landing at the Harborwalk. From there Santa will enter Martin's Park and magically illuminate the much loved wooden play ship on:

Saturday, November 27, 2021 
4 pm - 6 pm
Free holiday event

Join Santa for some hot cocoa, caroling, and holiday fun. Hot cocoa will be provided by Flour Bakery and Tuscan Kitchen. Entertainment is by the a cappella group, Ball In The House, performing a selection of holiday classics, along with special guest, the Seaport’s Betty the Yeti.

Martin's Park, built in memory of eight-year-old Martin W. Richard, a victim of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, is an inclusive, resilient Boston City Park along the Fort Point Channel at the Smith Family Waterfront next to the Boston Children's Museum.

The Martin's Park Ship Lighting is presented by Friends of Martin's Park and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department. The Friends of Martin's Park is looking for volunteers to help:

set up starting around 2pm
serve hot cocoa
manage the photo props
breakdown around 6pm 
Sunday walk through to make sure the Park is shipshape

Get in the holiday spirit by volunteering at this fun family holiday celebration. Contact Sierra Rothberg for all the details. 

Martin's Park is located at 64 Sleeper Street 
within the historic Fort Point Channel Landmark District.