Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Boston, Verenigde Staten

Topdrukte — First Night, Winter / Christmas break in Verenigde Staten

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Nor'easter season (1 dec – 15 mrt (meestal)), First Night (31 dec – 1 jan)

Rustig — een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Nor'easter season (1 dec – 15 mrt (meestal))

Druk — Spring break in Verenigde Staten

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Nor'easter season (1 dec – 15 mrt (meestal))

Druk — Boston Marathon

• Festival

  Boston Marathon

  14–21 apr · meestalSportevenementDrukSluitingenBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

• Natuur

  Whales on Stellwagen Bank

  15 apr – 20 okt · meestalWalvisseizoen

  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.

Druk — Commencement season

• Seizoen

  Commencement season

  8–25 mei · meestalSchoolvakantiesDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Whales on Stellwagen Bank (15 apr – 20 okt (meestal))

Druk — Summer break in Verenigde Staten, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Whales on Stellwagen Bank (15 apr – 20 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Independence Day, Boston Pops on the Esplanade

• Feestdag

  Independence Day

  3–5 julNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Boston Pops on the Esplanade

  4 julLicht & vuurDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Whales on Stellwagen Bank (15 apr – 20 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Student move-in weekend, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

• Seizoen

  Student move-in weekend

  28 aug – 4 sep · meestalSchoolvakantiesDrukSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Whales on Stellwagen Bank (15 apr – 20 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Student move-in weekend, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Whales on Stellwagen Bank (15 apr – 20 okt (meestal)), Student move-in weekend (28 aug – 4 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Fall colour, Head of the Charles Regatta

• Natuur

  Fall colour

  5–28 okt · meestalHerfstkleurenDruk

  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 · meestalSportevenementDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Whales on Stellwagen Bank (15 apr – 20 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving break in Verenigde Staten

• Feestdag

  Thanksgiving

  25–29 novNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — First Night, Winter / Christmas break in Verenigde Staten

• Risico

  Nor'easter season

  1 dec – 15 mrt · meestalWinterstormen & zware windSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  First Night

  31 dec – 1 janKerst & nieuwjaarDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Thanksgiving (25–29 nov)