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List of annual events in Boston
There are a number of events held annually in Boston, Massachusetts, in the USA. They include:
Events
January
February
March
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Date
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Venue
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Neighborhood
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Event type
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Notes
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| St. Patrick's Day Parade
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Sunday closest to Saint Patrick's Day
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West/East Broadway, Thomas Park, Telegraph St., Dorchester Street ending before Southampton Street.
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South Boston
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Festival/Parade
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Starting W. Broadway, E. Broadway, Thomas Park, Telegraph St., Dorchester St. ending before Southampton St.
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April
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Date
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Venue
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Neighborhood
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Event type
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Notes
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| Boston Marathon
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Patriots' Day
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Within the city, predominately on Commonwealth Avenue. (Finish at Copley Square.)
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Back Bay, Fenway-Kenmore, Allston/Brighton
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Marathon
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The world's oldest annual marathon, beginning in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, roughly 26 miles west of Boston. The finish line is on Boylston Street, outside the main branch of the Boston Public Library at Copley Square.
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| Patriot's Day Parade
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Patriots' Day
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City Hall Plaza, Kings Chapel, Paul Revere Mall, Eliot Square
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Downtown Boston
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Parade/re-enactment
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Flag raising ceremony at City Hall Plaza at 9:00am. The Patriots' Day Parade will march from City Hall Plaza to the Old Granary Burial Grounds.
Later ceremonies are re-enactments of the midnight ride of Paul Revere and William Dawes that occurred on April 18, 1775.
- Re-enactment of Paul Revere’s ride: Old North Church at 10:00AM.
- Re-enactment of William Dawes’ ride: Eliot Square, Roxbury at 10:00AM.
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| Greek Independence Parade
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April 26
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Boylston St.
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Back Bay
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Parade
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May
June
| Event
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Date
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Venue
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Neighborhood
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Event type
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Notes
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| June Day Parade-AHAC Change of Command Ceremonies
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First Monday in June
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Faneuil Hall/Boston Common
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Boston
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Parade
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| Dorchester Parade
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First Sunday in June
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Dorchester Ave.
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Dorchester
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Parade
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| Boston Gay Pride Day
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Second Saturday in June
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Tremont St, to City Hall Plaza
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South End/Downtown Boston
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Parade
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| Bunker Hill Parade
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Second Sunday in June
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Main St. & Monument
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Charlestown
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Parade
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July
| Event
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Date
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Venue
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Neighborhood
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Event type
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Notes
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| (U.S.) Independence Day Parade
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July 4
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City Hall Plaza to Old Granary Burial Ground, and Faneuil Hall
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Downtown Boston
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Parade
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| Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular
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July 4
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Hatch Shell Esplanade, Charles River Basin
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Back Bay/Charles River
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Concert/Fireworks show
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| Puerto Rican Parade
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Last Sunday in July
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Egleston Square to Franklin Park
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Dorchester
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Festival/Parade
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| Columbia Threadneedle Investments Boston Triathlon
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July 21-22 2018
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DCR's Carson Beach
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South Boston
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Athletic Competition
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August
September
October
November
December
See also
References
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