Boston's Best Family-Friendly St. Patrick's Day Events
Before making the Irish pub circuit the evening of the celebrated day of St. Patrick's Day, take the family on an outing to one or all of these top family-friendly St. Patrick's Day events in Boston.
So. Boston Boys & Girls Club
W. 6th St.
Boston, MA 02127
(617) 268-4301
www.bgcb.orgDate: Mar. 20, 2016 at 11 a.m.
Begin the day in South Boston on the west side with the annual St. Patrick's Day 5K Race sponsored by the Boys & Girls Club of Boston. Each of the first 600 runners to register will be awarded a long sleeved Drop Kick Murphy embossed race shirt. Beginning and ending at the Boys & Girls Club, the oval course is an easy 3.1 mile loop, a wonderful primer for the youngest Boston Marathon hopefuls. This is a small 5K with less than two thousand allowed to enroll; wear those lucky green socks saved for just this occasion.
Westin Copley Place Hotel
10 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 262-9600
www.goldstar.comDate: Mar. 23, 2016 at 10:15 a.m.
The Back Bay Chocolate Tour easily sells out each month. This popular candy devouring tour makes trips between chocolate shops and bakeries each Wednesday morning. Enjoy tips and tricks on how to store and prepare your favorite indulgence on this 2.5 hour walk of decadence. Famed Swiss chocolatier, creator of the Dom Perignon Champagne Truffle and ice cream maker will have an assortment on hand for every traveler. Amid secreted offerings covered in chocolate and historical landmarks, the tour is complete for the whole family.
Boston Symphony Hall
301 Massachusetts Ave.
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 638-9390
www.bso.orgDate: Mar. 18, 2016 at 2 p.m.
Join BSO volunteers on a behind-the-scenes tour of Symphony Hall and listen to the intriguing history of the hall as well as traditions of the famed BSO's musicians and conductors. The tour guide will venture into nooks and crannies behind the curtain and loft seating to one of the grandest stages in the history of our city, known to be the most exceptional design for acoustic sound in the United States. Step easily into the conductor's shoes or the president's reserved box suite. Tours will continue twice weekly for the entire spring season.
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Southie: Broadway T Station
D St. - W. Broadway
Boston, MA 02127
(617) 222-3200
www.boston-discovery-guide.comDate: Mar. 20, 2016 at 12 a.m.
The St. Patrick's Day Parade draws bedecked crowds in green along the western stretch of Broadway in South Boston. With pubs and restaurants offering discounted green ale and green smashed potatoes, you'll enjoy Irish and American pipe bands, colorful floats and a jovial crowd that has been known to reach up to a million Irish lovers. Explore Irish heritage after this short parade on the Irish Heritage Trail; anyone in Southie can point the way to the trail's entrance in a lively jig and Celtic lilt.
City Hall Plaza
1 City Hall Square
Boston, MA 02201
(800) 922-3772
www.bigapplecircus.orgShows begin March 24
Circus performers of all shapes and sizes will serve up a portion of delight accompanied by the original Big Apple Circus seven piece band. Toys and trinkets, circus animals and rescues, aerial attractions and so much more await the family this year at City Hall Plaza. The Big Apple Circus travels worldwide and always makes sure to return to Boston with new and exciting displays that defy gravity, a colorful sensory extravaganza the entire family will take home to treasure.
Freelance Writer Corinne Costantino brings the "Best of Boston" to New England. Her work can be found on Examiner.com
