Friday, January 1, 2010 Crowds came over to the watefront to ring in 2010 with fireworks at midnight on Boston Harbor as part of the First Night celebrations. Here are some video highlights:
Sunday, December 27, 2009 First Night 2010 is our 34th celebration of the arts and community in Boston. Since 1976, this signature event has served our great city by attracting audiences from near and far to enjoy and take part in a spectacular festival that inspires creativity as it begins a new year filled with promise.
First Night is proud to present an amazing group of performers and visual artists who truly represent the richness of Boston’s cultural landscape. Our celebration features longtime audience favorites like the interactive FedEx Family Festival, colossal ice sculptures, the Mardi Gras style Metro Grand Procession, the Boston 4 Productions Family Fireworks and the Frank Ward and Cape Dairy Midnight Fireworks, along with new and exciting performances and exhibitions. To enjoy the festivities you just need to purchase a button which are $18 each at any of our button retailers.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
First Night Boston 2010: Ring in the New Year on Boston Harbor!
Start planning now for New Year's Eve on Boston Harbor! The Boston Harbor Association, in coordination with First Night Boston, Boston's Mayor Thomas M. Menino and the Mayor's Office of Arts, Tourism, & Special Events, and the Boston Redevelopment Authority, is hosting special events and promotions for you and your family to enjoy along Boston's waterfront to ring in the New Year.
Featured waterfront events this year include tours offering a first-hand view of Boston's Working Port. From 12-4 p.m., The Boston Harbor Pilots Association welcomes you aboard their vessel, the Chelsea, and the U.S. Coast Guard will host tours of their newest rescue vessel. Both vessels will be docked at the John Joseph Moakley Courthouse.
TBHA will host a mid-day cruise around Boston Harbor for First Night button holders. Come aboard for an hour-long, narrated tour of Boston Harbor and the islands.
Visit Boston Harbor's newest ground-floor facility at Independence Wharf, 470 Atlantic Avenue, where children can participate in quiet activities such as coloring, drawing, and reading. Be among the first to view intriguing new interactive displays about Independence Wharf and Boston Harbor - while enjoying free cookies and cider - until 6 p.m.
TBHA Executive Director Vivien Li will lead a free, 45-minute HarborWalk tour of the new Norman B. Leventhal "Walk to the Sea" at 2 p.m. for First Night button holders. The tour is suitable for both adults and children.
See fireworks like you never have before! There will be a midnight cruise to welcome the New Year with a dazzling fireworks display. Tickets for the free cruise will be distributed at Gate C on Rowes Wharf, beginning at 9:30 p.m., to the first 300 First Night button holders.
Don't miss your chance to visit another new addition to the waterfront this year, a one-of-a-kind pocket maritime museum at Battery Wharf. Discover the history of the neighboring Coast Guard facility and Boston's maritime history.
There will be free continuous shuttle service for First Night button holders to travel with ease between events, waterfront hotels and restaurants, and waterfront cultural facilities, thanks to support from the Boston Redevelopment Authority. The shuttle service by Old Town Trolley Tours will begin at 12 noon on New Year's Eve and depart approximately every 10-15 minutes through 10 p.m.
Enjoy Boston Harbor while avoiding traffic on a City Water Taxi from Boston Shipyard and Marina, 256 Marginal Street, East Boston, at 8 p.m. to Long Wharf/ Quincy Market. The return trip will be at 11:30 p.m.; a $5 special is available for each trip for First Night button holders.
Don't forget to stop by the many waterfront hotels and restaurants offering special First Night promotions. For a complete list, visit www.tbha.org starting 21 December 2009.
