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August Moon Festival
Harrison Ave and Beach St, Chinatown Gateway Arch, Boston, MA 02111 617-350-6303
Description: It's not often that Americans have the chance to participate in a 3,000-year-old cultural tradition, but this August, Chinatown Main Street brings the popular Chinese Moon Festival to Boston for a measure of exotic celebration. With authentic foods, music, and dance, the festival celebrates the harvest moon and is one of the most important holidays on the Chinese calendar. So, grab a moon cake, do the fire dragon dance, and consider it cultural education.
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Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival
Columbus Ave, Boston, MA 02116 866-442-7995
Description: Disc Jockey Greg Sarni started this festival in 1996. Performances are free and feature many talented jazz musicians, including The Love Dogs, The Jones Brothers, and Johnny and The East Coast Rockers. Many establishments that support the two-day jazz fest will offer discounts to customers sporting the Bean Town Jazz Festival Buttons. Usually held the last week in September.
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Boston Film Festival
1 Kendall Sq, Kendall Landmark Theatre, Cambridge, MA 02139
Description: The Boston Film Festival has evolved over the years to include such illustrious premiers as Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Prime, Matchstick Men, American Beauty and the Piano. And with Massachusetts fast becoming an epicenter of big budget filming, this year's festival is bound to draw in some big names. From shorts to documentaries to feature films, the festival has something for everyone. Evening receptions hosted by renowned chefs and restaurateurs is a great place for budding filmmakers and talent to network and mingle among veterans of the industry. Check out the website for tickets.
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Boston International Film Festival
175 Tremont St, AMC Loews Boston Common, Boston, MA 02111 617-423-3499
Description: A variety of short and feature films are presented during this festival. Many entries are works that were completed by students from nearby arts schools. The event is non-competitive, and some films that are shown become big hits at the box office. One example is \\\\"American Beauty,\\\\" which ended up winning an Oscar.
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Boston Pop's Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular
Storrow Dr, Charles River Esplanade, Boston, MA 02114
Description: Independence Day has never been celebrated as it is in Boston. Nearly half a million people gather each year to enjoy a concert performed by the famous Boston Pops Orchestra. The evening ends with a bang as cannons are shot, bells are rung, and the perfectly choreographed fireworks and music display (called a "pyromusical") lights up the sky and entertains the crowd.
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Boston Wine Festival
70 Rowes Wharf, Boston Harbor Hotel, Boston, MA 617-330-9355
Description: Love to wine and dine? Don't miss this series of themed wine dinners, held from January through the end of March. Each event is hosted by the winemaker or proprietor, and in past years popular events have included The Battle of the Cabernets and Meritage Madness.
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First Night Boston
138 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02111 617-635-4500
Description: Bring in the New Year with your neighbors, all three million of them. First Night is Boston's most celebrated party of the year with more than 40 indoor and outdoor venues throughout downtown Boston. Museums, theaters, churches and performance centers all over the city open their doors for events like the Family Festival at Hynes Convention Center, giant ice sculptures on Copley Square and Boston Common, fireworks, a Mardi Gras-style procession that weaves through the streets of Boston and, of course, you can't bring in the New Year without a countdown.
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Harvard Square Oktoberfest
Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA
Description: Food, beer, live entertainment, and shopping equal fun during this lively German festival. Clowns, rides, and face painting entertain children. Adults enjoy tasting foods and beers from around the world. Numerous vendors set up shop along the streets for those looking to go home with a memento. Multiple musical concerts are provided along the square. There is something for everyone during this popular local event.
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The Fisherman's Feast
North, Fleet and Lewis Sts, Boston's North End, Boston, MA 02113
Description: Founded in 1911, the Fisherman's Feast is a religious festival introduced to Boston by Italian immigrants. The festival begins with a religious ceremony in which the Madonna statue is carried from the Fisherman's Club to the feast chapel. The rest of the festival revolves around music, food and drink. Vendors sell yummy treats like Italian sausages, pizzas, pasta and calamari, and DJs, live music and fun contests provide entertainment from the stage. At the end of the festival, the Madonna is lifted back to an upper window of the Fisherman's Club is a final ceremony. Lovers of food and wine and those who enjoy mingling with the locals will appreciate this long-standing feast.
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Veterans Day Parade
Beacon St, Boston, MA 02108
Description: Be sure to take part in this meaningful parade, commemorating the sacrifice of the men and women who've served our nation in the armed forces. The parade begins at Beacon and Tremont Streets and proceeds to Boston Common. It's a wonderful opportunity to pay tribute and see first-hand the people who have helped earn our nation's freedoms.
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