Living - Events - Periodic - Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Boston has many annual or one-day special events, ongoing summer concert series, and recurring trade shows

• Anime: Convention; Japanese animation
• Arts: Boston Arts events
• Blues Fest: Boston Blues Festival; Boston Blues Week
• Boat Fest: Boston Antique & Classic Boat Festival; Classic sailboats, powerboats, hand-powered craft on display; nautical market, entertainment and a Grand Parade of Boats
• Book Fair: Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair; rare, collectible and antiquarian books, modern first editions, maps and autographs
• Cyberarts: Boston Cyberarts Festival; international biennial festival of art and technology in all media; visual and performing arts, computers in traditional artistic disciplines, interactive worlds
• Early Music: Boston Early Music Festival & Exhibition; concerts by leading early music artists, rare instrument exhibitions, lectures, master classes, and concurrent performance events
• Festival Noir: Art show; fine art, Afrocentric art-to-wear, leather, hand crafted dolls, handmade jewelry, Kwanzaa gifts, Christmas decorations, resin figurines, children's clothing, rare and contemporary books, stationery products, hand crafted accessories
• Fine Art Show: Boston International Fine Art Show; fine art fair
• First Night: New Year's celebration; also Summer Beat series and Neighborhood Network, a community-based outreach program
• Fisherman's Feast: Italian Festival; in honor of Madonna del Soccorso di Sciacca
• Flower Show: New England Flower Show; annual celebration of flowers indoor arena
• Folk Fest: Boston Folk Festival; music, dance, boat cruises with sea shanties, children's activities, food, and crafts
• Fourth July: Bston's Fourth of July Celebration; fireworks on Charles River
• Harbor Fest: Boston Harborfest; independence day celebration
• Hatch Shell: Hatch Shell outdoor stage; Esplanade on Charles River; outdoor concerts, movies; Earth Day concert in April; Fourth of July Boston Pops show
• Lowell Music: Lowell Summer Music Series
• St Patrick: St Patrick's Day Parade; informational links
• Scooper Bowl: Ice cream festival; benefits cancer research
• Spinazzola Gala: Anthony Spinazzola Foundation Friends of Spinazzola Grand Benefit Dinner; showcase of cuisine; raises money for Spinazzola foundation work for hunger-relief agencies, programs for the homeless, and culinary scholarships
• Walk for Hunger: Walk for Hunger; Project Bread
• Wine Fest: Boston Wine Festival

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