Det sker i Boston, United States året igennem

Tætpakket — First Night, Winter / Christmas break i United States

Intet nyt begynder i januar.

Stadig i gang: Nor'easter season (1. dec. – 15. mar. (normalt)), First Night (31. dec. – 1. jan.)

Stille — en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i februar.

Stadig i gang: Nor'easter season (1. dec. – 15. mar. (normalt))

Travlt — Spring break i United States

Intet nyt begynder i marts.

Stadig i gang: Nor'easter season (1. dec. – 15. mar. (normalt))

Travlt — Boston Marathon

• Festival

  Boston Marathon

  14.–21. apr. · normaltSportsbegivenhedTætpakketLukningerBook tidligt

  Run on Patriots' Day, the third Monday of April, when the state takes a holiday and the whole route from Hopkinton to Boylston Street is lined. Hotels near the finish go a year out. Kilde ↗

• Natur

  Whales on Stellwagen Bank

  15. apr. – 20. okt. · normaltHvalsæson

  Humpbacks and finbacks feed on the bank an hour out of the harbour from mid-April to late October, and the boats stop for the winter. July and August are the reliable months.

Travlt — Commencement season

• Sæson

  Commencement season

  8.–25. maj · normaltSkoleferieTætpakketBook tidligt

  Dozens of colleges graduate within a fortnight in May and every family in America books a room. It is quietly the most expensive stretch of the Boston year outside the marathon. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Whales on Stellwagen Bank (15. apr. – 20. okt. (normalt))

Travlt — Summer break i United States, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i juni.

Stadig i gang: Whales on Stellwagen Bank (15. apr. – 20. okt. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Independence Day, Boston Pops on the Esplanade

• Helligdag

  Independence Day

  3.–5. jul.National helligdagTætpakketLukninger

  The Fourth of July is a federal holiday: banks and government offices close, fireworks draw large crowds to parks and waterfronts after dark, and roads and flights are busy over the long weekend. Claim a viewing spot early. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Boston Pops on the Esplanade

  4. jul.Lys & ildTætpakket

  The Pops play the Hatch Shell on the Charles on the Fourth and the fireworks follow at dusk. The Esplanade lawn is claimed by mid-morning and the bridges close. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Whales on Stellwagen Bank (15. apr. – 20. okt. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Student move-in weekend, Summer break i United States

• Sæson

  Student move-in weekend

  28. aug. – 4. sep. · normaltSkoleferieTætpakketLukninger

  Most student leases turn over on 1 September, known locally as "Allston Christmas": every U-Haul in New England is double-parked in Allston and Brighton, and curbs fill with discarded furniture. Locals plan around it; visitors should too. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Whales on Stellwagen Bank (15. apr. – 20. okt. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Student move-in weekend, Summer break i United States

Intet nyt begynder i september.

Stadig i gang: Whales on Stellwagen Bank (15. apr. – 20. okt. (normalt)), Student move-in weekend (28. aug. – 4. sep. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Fall colour, Head of the Charles Regatta

• Natur

  Fall colour

  5.–28. okt. · normaltEfterårsfarverTætpakket

  The city itself turns in the third week of October; the Berkshires and southern Vermont peak a week or two earlier, which is what the leaf-peeping traffic is heading for.

• Festival

  Head of the Charles Regatta

  14.–22. okt. · normaltSportsbegivenhedTætpakketBook tidligt

  The largest three-day rowing regatta anywhere, over a weekend in the third week of October, with the banks and every bridge from the Basin to Newton full. It coincides with peak foliage and peak room rates. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Whales on Stellwagen Bank (15. apr. – 20. okt. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving break i United States

• Helligdag

  Thanksgiving

  25.–29. nov.National helligdagTætpakketLukninger

  Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close. Kilde ↗

Tætpakket — First Night, Winter / Christmas break i United States

• Risiko

  Nor'easter season

  1. dec. – 15. mar. · normaltVinterstorme & kulingLukninger

  One or two coastal storms a winter shut Logan and the T for a day and pile snow onto streets that were narrow before it. The rest of the winter is simply cold and clear. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  First Night

  31. dec. – 1. jan.Jul & nytårTætpakket

  The original American New Year's Eve arts festival, running across Boston Common and Copley Square from late morning to midnight. Free, outdoors, and reliably freezing. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Thanksgiving (25.–29. nov.)