Blog https://www.meetboston.com/blog/ Blog Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:25:51 +0000 Boston’s Best Galentine’s Day Ideas https://www.meetboston.com/blog/post/bostons-20-best-galentines-day-ideas/ https://www.meetboston.com/blog/post/bostons-20-best-galentines-day-ideas/#comments https://www.meetboston.com/blog/post/bostons-20-best-galentines-day-ideas/ Wed, 07 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0500

Popularized by the hit TV sitcom, Parks and Rec, ‘Galentine’s Day’ is celebrated every year on February 13th. This modern special holiday redirects the romantic couple focus of Valentine’s Day to a celebration of the relationships between you and your best friends.

So, grab your friends, your mom,

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Top Festivals in Boston 2026 https://www.meetboston.com/blog/post/festivals-in-boston/ https://www.meetboston.com/blog/post/festivals-in-boston/#comments https://www.meetboston.com/blog/post/festivals-in-boston/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 10:00:00 -0500

Boston hosts can't-miss festivals nearly every week of the year. From vibrant Lunar New Year celebrations in the winter and the historic St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Boston Marathon in the spring to beloved North End Feasts in the summer and fall favorites like Oktoberfest and the iconic Head of the

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Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Second Home - Boston, Massachusetts https://www.meetboston.com/blog/post/martin-luther-king-jrs-second-home-boston-massachusetts/ https://www.meetboston.com/blog/post/martin-luther-king-jrs-second-home-boston-massachusetts/#comments https://www.meetboston.com/blog/post/martin-luther-king-jrs-second-home-boston-massachusetts/ Sat, 06 Dec 2025 12:00:00 -0500

MLK Day is approaching and Boston is a special place to celebrate Dr. King’s life and legacy. King considered Boston his second home, the city where he met his wife Coretta Scott King and where he earned his Ph.D. in Theology from Boston University. The Embrace memorial sculpture on Boston Common

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Celebrate Black History Month in Boston https://www.meetboston.com/blog/post/celebrate-black-history-month-in-boston/ https://www.meetboston.com/blog/post/celebrate-black-history-month-in-boston/#comments https://www.meetboston.com/blog/post/celebrate-black-history-month-in-boston/ Tue, 01 Feb 2022 01:00:00 -0500

It's February, and with it comes Black History Month, an opportunity to celebrate the rich and integral role that African Americans have played in the ongoing story of America. Within this tale, Boston has produced many unique chapters and characters, from Lewis Hayden to Lewis Latimer, Phillis

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Boston Neighborhoods Blog – Roslindale & West Roxbury https://www.meetboston.com/blog/post/boston-neighborhoods-blog-roslindale-west-roxbury/ https://www.meetboston.com/blog/post/boston-neighborhoods-blog-roslindale-west-roxbury/#comments https://www.meetboston.com/blog/post/boston-neighborhoods-blog-roslindale-west-roxbury/ Wed, 23 Oct 2019 13:00:00 -0400

Welcome back to our Boston Neighborhoods Blog!

Where we tell you all about the most interesting and authentic experiences awaiting you outside the city center. In this edition we explore the areas of West Roxbury and Roslindale, easily accessible aboard the commuter rail and definitely doable as

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Boston Neighborhoods Blog: Allston & Brighton https://www.meetboston.com/blog/post/boston-neighborhoods-allston-brighton/ https://www.meetboston.com/blog/post/boston-neighborhoods-allston-brighton/#comments https://www.meetboston.com/blog/post/boston-neighborhoods-allston-brighton/ Mon, 26 Aug 2019 13:00:00 -0400

Months before the first snowflakes fall Boston observes a different kind of Christmas - Allston Christmas. Never heard of it? Then you're not from around here. Every year, leading up to September 1,

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Boston Neighborhoods: Jamaica Plain, Roxbury & Dorchester https://www.meetboston.com/blog/post/boston-neighborhoods-jamaica-plain-roxbury-dorchester/ https://www.meetboston.com/blog/post/boston-neighborhoods-jamaica-plain-roxbury-dorchester/#comments https://www.meetboston.com/blog/post/boston-neighborhoods-jamaica-plain-roxbury-dorchester/ Fri, 09 Aug 2019 15:00:00 -0400

You think you know Boston, right?

You’ve been here before, maybe you even went to school here. You and your friends hit up the nightlife in Faneuil Hall, or more recently in the Seaport, and you did all your shopping and dining in the Back Bay or South End. You strolled the Freedom Trail, took

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