Lilac Sunday has been celebrated at the Arnold Arboretum since 1908. Tours of the lilacs and family activities are available from 10:00am to 3:00pm on Sunday, May 13. Picnicking is permitted on this day only, but food must be brought in to the Arboretum—no food vendors on site. The landscape is open from dawn until dusk.
Held every year on the Saturday after Mother’s Day, the festival brings out more than 1,000 people to fly kites, ride bikes, learn to ride a bike, and picnic. With food trucks, kids’ bikes to “rent” for free, affordable kites for sale, bike mechanics on site, and the beautiful scenery of Franklin Park, this event is not to be missed!
Music everywhere, porches optional. Porchfest is an afternoon of free music performed outside of people’s homes and in other public spaces. The first ever Fenway Porchfest will take on Saturday, June 16th, from 12 – 4 PM. All musicians, professionals, amateurs, and everything in between, perform voluntarily at a designated time and location.
Celebrate Caribbean Heritage Month in Franklin Park this June! A $5 suggested donation benefits the Authentic Caribbean Foundation.
Discover Fog x FLO with kids in family drop-in activities at the Arnold Arboretum's Fog x Hill sculpture. September 15th: Drop in for a Hydrophobic Lab to find out how fog interacts with other elements (Ages 8 and up) October 6th: Story Time and, for extra fun, Hide & Seek in the Fog (Ages 3-8) October 28th: Engineering in the Fog: make your […]
Particles in our atmosphere, whether from the natural environment or from human-built engines, affect climate in ways we don’t yet fully understand. MIT Professor Dan Cziczo will speak of particles and clouds in our atmosphere and how climate is influenced by them.
The Boston Pops, in partnership with the City of Boston, will perform a special free concert in Franklin Park on Sunday, September 30 at 3 p.m. The concert is preceded by a […]
Discover Fog x FLO with kids in family drop-in activities at the Arnold Arboretum's Fog x Hill sculpture. September 15th: Drop in for a Hydrophobic Lab to find out how fog interacts with other elements (Ages 8 and up) October 6th: Story Time and, for extra fun, Hide & Seek in the Fog (Ages 3-8) October 28th: Engineering in the Fog: make your […]
Witches, blood, political ambition, tragedy—what do they look like? All will be revealed in the fog, or will it? Award winning, professional theater company Actors' Shakespeare Project (ASP) brings Macbeth to the Arnold Arboretum and Fog × Hill.
Please note: Due to inclement weather forecast, this event will take place indoors at the Arboretum's Hunnewell Building, which is located next to Fog x Hill. Join us at the Arnold Arboretum […]
