April

Local Residents Ride Free

Show your family and friends around the town in preparation for the Boston Marathon! Massachusetts residents can enjoy the Old Town Trolley tour and Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum for FREE when accompanied by a full fare adult paid guest with Hometown Pass.

Go to Hometown Pass for more information.

Red Sox Opening Day

The Red Sox play their home field season opener at Fenway Park in early April each year. This year, their opening game is against the Toronto Blue Jays. Then, based on tradition, the Sox play a home game on Patriots Day and the game ends just in time for fans to watch Boston Marathon runners rush past Fenway Park on their way to the finish line.

Patriots Day

Celebrated annually on the third Monday in April (a Massachusetts State holiday), Patriots Day (April 15, 2019) commemorates events and battles in Lexington, Lincoln, Concord, and present-day Arlington (once called Menotomy) that marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War.

122nd Boston Marathon

One of the city’s biggest events of the year, and also known as the “Patriots Day Race” – features about 36,000 elite runners from around the world competing in a route made difficult by rolling terrain and features such as “Heartbreak Hill.”