Elma Lewis Playhouse in the Park

Elma Lewis Playhouse in the Park - Tuesday evenings 6-8:30pm from July 9 - August 13 (raindate August 20). At Valley Gates next to the Playstead ballfields. Bring a lawn chair and friends to hear local R&amp;B, Jazz, Reggae, and Motown bands outdoors under the setting sun. Food and craft vendors. MBTA Bus #16 or walk up the hill from Green St Station on the Orange Line. For more information: <a href="http://www.franklinparkcoalition.org" target="_blank">www.franklinparkcoalition.org</a>

Franklin Park Valley Gates

Franklin Park Kite & Bike Festival 2024

Join us at the 2024 Franklin Park Kite &amp; Bike Festival Saturday, May 18th, 12 – 4 PM (rain date Sunday, May 19, 2 – 5 PM) <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/yibvZZ3e9TT2">Franklin Park Playstead, 25 Pierpont Road</a> It’s opening day in Franklin Park! Don’t miss out on this 50-year tradition in our park.<ul><li>You can make a kite, buy one, or bring your own!</li><li>Food trucks</li><li>Bikes to try for younger kids with <a href="https://www.boston.gov/education/countdown-kindergarten">Countdown to Kindergarten</a> </li><li>Bicycle repair station by <a href="https://www.rei.com/stores/boston">REI</a> </li><li>Free helmets</li></ul>

Franklin Park Playstead

The Elma Lewis Playhouse in the Park brings free concerts to the community for six consecutive Tuesdays in July and August - 6pm till dusk. Featuring the best local R&amp;B, Motown, jazz, and reggae music in Boston. Bring a lawn chair and a picnic supper or enjoy food trucks and community food &amp; craft vendors. The line-up for summer 2023: Tuesday, July 11 Opening Night with World Premiere Tuesday, July 18 Athene Wilson and friends Tuesday, July 25 Perfect Example Tuesday, August 1 Caribbean Night with Glen Washington, Roots Alley Collective, and Safiya Tuesday, August 8 E-Water Band Tuesday, August 16 Get ready for a national recording artist! (TBD)

Playhouse in the Park

CANCELED: Franklin Park Kite & Bike Festival

Unfortunately, due to inclement weather, the 2023 Kite &amp; Bike Festival is cancelled. It’s opening day in Franklin Park! Don’t miss out on this 50-year tradition in our park.<ul><li>You can make a kite, buy one, or bring your won!</li><li>Food trucks</li><li>Bikes to try for younger kids with Countdown to Kindergarten</li><li>Bicycle repair station by REI</li><li>Free helmets</li></ul>Started in 1969, the Kite &amp; Bike Festival is a Boston tradition that gathers more than 1,000 people at Franklin Park each May to enjoy picnicking, kite flying, bicycles &amp; music. One resident describes the Kite &amp; Bike Festival as “My favorite day ever in the twenty years I’ve lived in Boston!” Biking, walking, and transit are encouraged! There will be limited parking available.<ul><li>By Bus: MBTA bus #16 stops at the main park entrance on Blue Hill Avenue, while the #22, #24, and #49 stop at Seaver Street &amp; Humboldt Ave or Seaver &amp; Elm Hill Ave entrances.</li><li>By T: Take the Orange Line T Station to Green Street or Forest Hills station. <a href="https://www.franklinparkcoalition.org/map/" target="_blank">Click here</a> for detailed walking directions and map.</li><li>By Bike: <a href="https://www.franklinparkcoalition.org/map/" target="_blank">Click here</a> for detailed biking directions and map. BlueBike Stations: @Franklin Park Zoo – Franklin Park Rd at Blue Hill Ave and @Seaver St at Humboldt Ave</li></ul>#nationalbikemonth

Franklin Park Jazz Festival

The second annual Franklin Park Jazz and R&amp;B Festival, brings great music to an outdoor setting in Boston's largest greenspace, the historic, Olmsted-designed Franklin Park. This year's headliner, Margo Thunder, a local Bostonian now based on the West Coast is coming home to wow our park crowd. The line-up includes: Margo Thunder Midnight Crew All Star Review with Bernard Fullen Wali Ali Mike Rollins Fred Woodard Join us for some of the best music in Boston!

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