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Official Bluesky account of the Boston Parks and Recreation Department. Clean, green, safe & accessible open space for all Bostonians!
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Happy new year, Boston! Join us in counting down to 2026 by celebrating some of our top moments from 2025… 🛝🧘‍♀️🌷⚽🎸🌳🍂🦢

#BostonParks #YearInReview #UrbanParks
December 31, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Take the T to get around Boston safely this New Year’s Eve.

🆓 Starting at 8 p.m. subway, bus, ferry, The Ride, and commuter rail trains arriving or departing from North and South Stations will be free.

🕝 Service will be more frequent and will run until after 2 a.m.

ℹ️ More info: mbta.com/holidays
December 30, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Your Parks 2025 Wrapped is here! See the stats:

🚧 14 capital improvement projects
✂️ 9 ribbon cuttings
🌳 2,228 trees planted
👷🏼 160 new team members
🌱 20,000 plants grown from seed
🛠️ 6,980 @311.boston.gov cases completed

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BOSTON WRAPPED 2025 PARKS & REC List of 14 parks which BPRD completed improvements at: Chandler Pond Allston-Brighton Codman Square Park Harambee Park (cricket fields) Dorchester Dorchester Ronan Park (wall) Dorchester Mattahunt Urban Wild Mattapan Copley Square Park Back Bay Murphy Playground Ballfield Jamaica Plain Copp's Hill Burying Ground North End Christopher Lee Little League Ballfield South Boston Flaherty Playground Jamaica Plain Walsh Playground Dorchester Ramsay Park Ballfield South End 160 new staff hired 20,000 plants grown from seed 6,980 311 cases completed 2,488 Trees planted by the Urban Forestry Division
December 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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❄️🥏 Winter fun is flying your way! 🥏❄️
Starting Sunday, January 4, 2026 we will be hosting a free BUDA Winter Ultimate Frisbee program for kids in grades 3-12 at the Carter Playground Bubble.

👉 Register today at boston.gov/parks-sports
December 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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🏒🏆Join us in congratulating your 2025 Boston Mayor’s Cup Ice Hockey Champions:

Mite A: Dorchester Red
Mite AA: Parkway
Mite AAA: Parkway
U8 Girls: South Boston
Squirt A: South Boston 3
Squirt AA: Parkway 1
Squirt AAA: Charlestown

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Charlestown Squirt AAA champions South Boston and Parkway face off for the puck. Parkway Youth Hockey Peewee AAA champions Allston-Brighton Bantam AA champions
December 29, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Join us live on Monday to celebrate @mayorwu.boston.gov's official inauguration!
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Our work to make Boston a home for everyone continues!

Please join us live on Monday, January 5 at 10 a.m. as we begin our second term and administer the oath of office to the Boston City Council. #BostonInauguration
A graphic with a formal design with information for viewing the inauguration of Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston City Council on Monday, January 5, 2026, at 10 a.m. Streaming live on Boston.gov, Boston City TV & Boston Neighborhood Network, and on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Bluesky, and Facebook.
December 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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❄️🥏 Winter fun is flying your way! 🥏❄️
Starting Sunday, January 4, 2026 we will be hosting a free BUDA Winter Ultimate Frisbee program for kids ages 3-12 at the Carter Playground Bubble.

👉 Register today at boston.gov/parks-sports
December 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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❄️🥏 Winter fun is flying your way! 🥏❄️
Starting Sunday, January 4, 2026 we will be hosting a free BUDA Winter Ultimate Frisbee program for kids ages 3-12 at the Carter Playground Bubble.

👉 Register today at boston.gov/parks-sports
December 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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📣 We’re excited to announce our FIRST-EVER Youth & Young Adult Basketball Officiating Course! Ages 16–21 can learn the fundamentals of officiating and level up their understanding of the game. 🏀

📆 January 12, 14 & 16
📍 Kroc Center

👉 Register today: boston.gov/parks-sports
December 19, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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🌿 Fidelis Way Park Improvements 🌿
📝 Take the survey!
📍 Fidelis Way, East Boston
Boston Parks is planning improvements for Fidelis Way Park — and they want to hear from you. Tell us what’s working, what’s missing, and what would make this space better for the community.
🔗 boston.gov/FidelisWayPark
December 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Ever wonder what it takes to light up Boston Common for the holidays? ✨Go behind the scenes with the Boston Parks team as we prepare for our biggest event of the year.
December 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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❄️🥏 Winter fun is flying your way! 🥏❄️
Starting Sunday, January 4, 2026 we will be hosting a free BUDA Winter Ultimate Frisbee program for kids ages 3-12 at the Carter Playground Bubble.

👉 Register today at boston.gov/parks-sports
December 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Calling all neighbors! Mozart Street Playground Community Meeting 🌳
📅 December 18
⏰ 6:00–7:30 PM
📍 30 Sunnyside Street, JP
Come talk site analysis, design ideas, and next steps for Mozart Street Playground with Boston Parks + Hyde Square Task Force.

🔗 More info: boston.gov/MozartStreetPlayground
Empty playground with colorful slides and climbing structures framed by autumn trees with red and yellow leaves under a cloudy sky. Autumn view of Mozart Street Playground with colorful trees and a blue slide, promoting a community meeting in Boston. Empty Mozart Street Playground with autumn trees and benches along a paved path in Boston neighborhood. James H. Roberts Playground with empty red and blue climbing structures surrounded by trees and a paved path on a clear day.
December 15, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Wreaths are out at Mt. Hope Cemetery, honoring the veterans who served our country. 🌲🇺🇸❄️

📸: Richard Heath

#BostonParks #Mattapan #Roslindale
Snow-covered wreaths with American flags line a path near a sign honoring Boston veterans under Mayor Michelle Wu.
December 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Virtual meeting tonight 🖥️👇
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Calling all #Allston neighbors! Join us online next week for a first look at what’s next for James H. Roberts Playground 🌳

📅 Monday, December 15, 2025
⏰ 6:00–7:30 p.m.
📍 boston.gov/calendar/james-h-roberts-playground-community-meeting-1

#BostonParks #Allston #BrightonMA
Photos of Roberts Playground
December 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Tomorrow, join @parks.boston.gov rangers for a free guided tour and oral history of the Halifax Explosion and the deep friendship between @hfxgov.bsky.social and Boston that bloomed as a result.

🗓️ Saturday, December 13
📍 Boston Common Visitor Center
⏰ 11 a.m. & 3 p.m.

Please dress warmly!
December 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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The Copley Square Tree is back! Visit the upgraded park to take in this year's holiday display.

🎄 boston.gov/copley-tree-lighting
December 12, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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🎄 Join us tomorrow as we kick off our Tree for Boston Oral History series telling the story behind the Halifax Explosion, and the 108-year friendship forged in its wake.

Join us outside the VIC on Boston Common at 11 a.m. & 3 p.m. or check out our webpage at Boston.gov/park-rangers for more.
Tree for Boston
December 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Calling all #Allston neighbors! Join us online next week for a first look at what’s next for James H. Roberts Playground 🌳

📅 Monday, December 15, 2025
⏰ 6:00–7:30 p.m.
📍 boston.gov/calendar/james-h-roberts-playground-community-meeting-1

#BostonParks #Allston #BrightonMA
Photos of Roberts Playground
December 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Congrats to the Moakley Park design team on the 2025 Holcim Grand Prize! 🌊Years of community input shaped a redesign that will boost climate resilience & upgrade the space. Thank you, Stoss LU & Holcim Foundation!

🌳 boston.gov/news/moakley-park-named-grand-prize-winner-2025-holcim-foundation-awards
Moakley Park design team wins holcim foundation award Rendering of Moakley Park design
December 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Like to bowl? Join @agestrong.boston.gov’s Bowling League!

🎳 Boston Bowl in Dorchester
📅 Every Thursday from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

All skill levels are welcome and bowling shoes will be provided. This weekly event is for older adults aged 60 and older.

www.boston.gov/calendar/age...
December 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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📣 We’re excited to announce our FIRST-EVER Youth & Young Adult Basketball Officiating Course!

Ages 16–21 can learn the fundamentals of officiating and level up their understanding of the game. 🏀

📆 January 12, 14 & 16
📍 Kroc Center

👉 Register today: boston.gov/parks-sports
Youth and young adult Basketball Officiating course
December 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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⚽ Starting January 11, Parks and Rec will be hosting a free indoor Winter Soccer Clinic for athletes ages 9-17 at the Carter Playground Bubble!

Registration is now available online ➡️ boston.gov/news/parks-department-host-winter-soccer-clinics-0
Winter Soccer Clinics
December 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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🏈 The Boston Youth Flag Football League kicks off January 3, 2026 at the Carter Bubble Field!

Sign up now and get in the game 👉 boston.gov/news/registration-now-open-2026-youth-flag-football-season
Flag Football
December 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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The Boston Common is lit for the season!

Thank you to everyone who braved the cold last night to join us in celebrating the 85th annual Boston Common Tree Lighting! 🌟
December 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM