June

Local Residents Ride Free

Show-off your city to your friends and family. Massachusetts residents can explore Boston with Old Town Trolley for FREE when accompanied by a full fare adult paid guest with Hometown Pass.

Go to Hometown Pass for more information.

June Day Parade

Each year on the first Monday of June the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company reenacts the commissioning of new command officers of the Company on Boston Common. The parade starts at Faneuil Hall and ends at Boston Common where the Governor of the state is greeted by a volley of cannons during the change of command ceremony.

Cambridge Arts River Festival

The festival will feature staged and roving performances, hands-on art-making and more than a hundred artists and food vendors with work for sale. Cambridge Arts River Festival is FREE and open to all.

Dragon Boat Festival

The annual Boston Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival is the largest-running dragon boat race in North America with over 60 teams competing. Enjoy the spectacular dragon boats, with rowers ranging from novice to expert. Trials take place on Saturday and the races occur on Sunday. Races: June 9, 7am-2pm and June 10, 7am-5pm. Cultural Festival with food and entertainment: June 10 only from noon to 5pm. Charles River, with festival (food and entertainment) on the Cambridge side of the river.

Battle of Bunker Hill Day Parade

Join the National Park Service at the Bunker Hill Monument on Boston’s Freedom Trail to commemorate the anniversary of the famous battle against the British on nearby Breed’s Hill on June 17, 1775, and enjoy the Bunker Hill Day Parade, a Boston tradition since 1786. Bunker Hill Monument, Monument Square, Charlestown, MA (parade starts at the intersection of Vine, Bunker Hill Street, and Main Street, Charlestown)