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- OCT
- 22
- 2011
- 10th Annual Great Pumpkin Float: October 22, 2011
- Category: Holiday, Kids and Family 1 Comment
- Join BNAN and MA DCR to see the salt marshes of the Neponset River in Dorchester develop an eerie orange glow as illuminated jack-o-lanterns float down Davenport Creek. The 10th Annual Great Pumpkin Float will take place on Saturday, October 22nd, 2011. Participants are invited to bring a 6 - 8 inch pumpkin that has been carved at home to the park to be mounted on a special individual float. Each jack-o-lantern will have a candle inserted and lit before being launched en masse in the water. Floats and candles are provided.
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- SEP
- 20
- 2011
- OCT
- 30
- 2011
- 2011 Oktoberfest Events in Boston
- Category: Fairs and Festivals, Holiday, Nightlife 3 Comments
- Celebrate the traditional festival held annually in Munich by drinking large amounts of beer, and eating large amounts of hearty food, including hendl (chicken), potato pancakes, sauerkraut and schweinsbraten (roast pork). There are plenty of things to do for Oktoberfest in Boston & New England this year - check out our rundown of the Top 2011 Oktoberfest events! 2011 Oktoberfest Events in Boston 33rd Annual Harvard Square Oktoberfest & HONK! Festival Parade: October 2, 2011: Join the...
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- OCT
- 30
- 2011
- SoWa Open Market's Market of the Living Dead: October 30, 2011
- Category: Fashion and Shopping, Holiday 0 Comments
- SoWa Open Market's Market of the Living Dead will take place on Sunday, October 30th, 2011. Get your dead on for the 8th Annual Halloween Costume Contest. The event has become a tradition for the SoWa Open Market and they've got quite the reputation in Boston. This year it's dead serious... seriously. Participation is encouraged, and the bloodier the better. If you don't come as a zombie, they guarantee you'll leave as one.
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- OCT
- 5
- 2011
- OCT
- 31
- 2011
- Greater Boston Halloween Events 2011
- Category: Holiday, Kids and Family, Nightlife 2 Comments
- New England has an endless array of activities to do for Halloween, from Witch’s Woods, New England’s Premier Haunted Hayride and Halloween Screampark and SpookyWorld at Fenway Park to Boo in the Zoo at Stone Zoo and even Boston Haunted Pub Crawls - we've got you covered. Boston Haunted Halloween Attractions Witch’s Woods, New England’s Premier Haunted Hayride and Halloween Screampark: October, 2011: Witch’s Woods, New England’s Premier Haunted Hayride and Halloween...
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- NOV
- 11
- 2011
- Veteran's Day Parade Boston: November 11, 2011
- Category: Holiday 0 Comments
- The Boston Veterans Day parade will take place on Friday, November 11th, 2011. The parade will leave from the Town Hall parking lot at 10am and will march through the town’s center. Afterwards, there will be a ceremony near the Civil War Monument on the Town Hall lawn. Military memorabilia will be on display in the selectmen’s meeting room in the Town Hall from 9am until noon. Photo © brittanylynae on...
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- NOV
- 19
- 2011
- Faneuil Hall Tree Lighting Ceremony: November 19, 2011
- Category: Holiday 2 Comments
- 27th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony at Faneuil Hall in Boston is coming up this Saturday, November 19th, 2011. Come out for live holiday entertainment all day starting at 11am, store and restaurant holiday specials, bell ringers, holiday choir groups, dance troupes, celebrity appearances and more! There will also be appearances by the Boston Ballet Nutcracker Characters and photo opportunities with Santa. The tree lighting starts at 5pm.
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- DEC
- 1
- 2011
- Boston Common Tree Lighting Ceremony & Skating Spectacular: December 1, 2011
- Category: Fairs and Festivals, Holiday, Kids and Family 5 Comments
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Enjoy the 70th annual lighting of Boston's Official Christmas Tree provided as a gift by Nova Scotia. The Tree Lighting, presented by the Park Department, WCVB Ch. 5, and Magic 106.7 is filmed live on Chronicle at 7pm on Thursday, December 1st, 2011.
As an added element to the City of Boston's annual tree lighting ceremony, The Skating Club of Boston will present a spectacular skating show at the Frog Pond featuring a dynamic and exciting assortment of local skating stars in all various disciplines of ice-skating. - View Event >
- DEC
- 3
- 2011
- Pops Goes the Holiday Season & World Record Caroling Attempt: December 3, 2011
- Category: Deals and Freebies, Holiday, Music and Concerts 1 Comment
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Kick off the holidays at the 3rd Annual Pops Goes the Holiday Season event on Saturday, December 3rd, 2011. What better way to get into the holiday spirit then to join the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Keith Lockhart, and thousands of your closest friends on the Christian Science Plaza as they attempt to set the World Record for the largest caroling group!
Afterwards head into Prudential Center for afternoon activities such as a CD signing by Keith Lockhart and musical performances in the Food Court. - View Event >
- DEC
- 2
- 2011
- DEC
- 4
- 2011
- Handel's Messiah at Symphony Hall: December 2 - 4, 2011
- Category: Holiday, Music and Concerts 0 Comments
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Artistic Director Harry Christophers returns to Symphony Hall to lead the Handel and Haydn Society’s Period Instrument Orchestra and Chorus in Handel’s Messiah in the 158th continuous year of performance since H&H began programming the work annually in 1854. H&H presented the work to sold-out audiences in 2010, and this season features a stellar collection of North American talents.
The 157th annual performance will take place on December 2nd, 3rd, & 4th, 2011 and will be broadcast by Classical New England.
Single tickets range from $25 to $90. - View Event >
- DEC
- 4
- 2011
- Vienna Boys Choir Holiday Program at Jordan Hall: December 4, 2011
- Category: Holiday, Music and Concerts 2 Comments
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Since 1498, the angelic voices of the Vienna Boys Choir have been charming and moving audiences. Theirs is a ringing sound of timeless purity, the sound of a great choral tradition passed down through the ages with care. Don’t miss the chance to ring in your holiday season with a dose of old world charm from the beloved Vienna Boys Choir. The Vienna Boys Choir will be holing a Holiday Program at Jordan Hall in Boston on Sunday, December 4th, 2011 at 3pm.
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