Event: Salsa ASL by the Hatch Shell
Date: MAY 02
Time: 1:00pm-3:00pm
Salsa ASL dance instruction led by Kerry Thompson. Event geared toward Deaf, Blind, DeafBlind, and wheelchair users yet inclusive for all to join. Offers DJ, Audio Description, ASL and ProTactile interpreters, sighted guides, adaptive dance captains, and rest spaces. Event takes place just outside the far end of the Hatch Shell oval.
Enjoy a free concert featuring local artists: Lachi, The Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education Jazz Trio, Luigi’s Fishtank, Plugged In: 3 Day Regin, and Harvard Biodesign Lab's wearable technology to assist those with disabilities.
Event: Charles River Swimming Club: Charles River Race
Date: JUN 06
Time: 8:00am
1 mile swim, loop between Harvard and Longfellow Bridges. Check-in 6:45am – 7:20am Starting line at riverdock by Hatch Shell. No rain date.
Event: Sonic Passports – Caribbean Heritage Month
Date: JUN 10
Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm
A blend of live performance with cultural education, creating spaces where audiences can dance, learn, and experience the stories behind the music. In honor of Caribbean Heritage Month, local artists Safiya, Roots Alley Collective, and Zama reproduce the vibrant musical traditions from the birthplace of steel pan in Trinidad and Tobago to the rhythms of reggae, kompa, calypso, Salsa, this concert uplifts the cultural legacy and global influence of Caribbean music.
Event: Children's Hospital Walk for Kids
Date: JUN 14
Time: 9:00am
2 or 6 mile walk begins at 9:00am. Food tents and live entertainment afterwards.
Event: Salsa at the Hatch Shell
Date: JUN 17
Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm
From the Boston Music Project, local students perform cultural music. Line-up includes BCYF Creates, FutureBOS BMP Youth Band, Salsa Y Control, Angel Subero and Latin Logic
Event: Free Friday Flicks: Hamilton
Date: JUL 10
Time: SUNDOWN
Pack up a blanket, lawn chair and picnic for FREE movies under the stars. All movies begin at sundown.
Event: Boston Heart Walk Note: Location change
Date: OCT 24
Time: Check-in 9:00am. Walk begins 10:15am
*** Please note that the 2026 Boston Heart Walk will begin at the Boston Common, 1P Charles Street, Boston, MA 02116. 1 and 3 mile option walks. Support critical research for heart health.
Race begins at 9:00am at the Hatch Shell, rain or shine. Online registration until 5:00pm day before race. In person registration on day of race. Registration fee applies..