Masthead Image 1
Masthead Image 2
Masthead Image 3
| | | | |

Site Map | Events, Programs & Meetings | BNAN Events


Neponset River Greenway Festival

Join BNAN for the
15th Annual Neponset River Greenway Festival

The annual summer-long Neponset River Greenway Festival celebrates the River, its multi-use walking and biking trail and many riverfront parks with 25 family oriented events. The Festival events take place along the Neponset River in the Boston neighborhoods of Dorchester, Mattapan and Hyde Park and the town of Milton. The Festival is organized in partnership with the MA DCR, local businesses, non-profit groups, and residents. This year's festival features movies under the stars, canoe trips, children's performances, guided walks, canoe and bicycle trips, workshops, music, and ... MORE!

All programs are free of charge. Registration required for some events. We hope you will join us!

Click for 2009 Neponset River Greenway Brochure

FAMILY MOVIE SERIES:

Sponsored by the MA Department of Conservation and Recreation.

Watch a movie under the stars every Tuesday and Thursday night at two parks on the Neponset. Bring a blanket, chair and popcorn for a family movie that begins at sunset. Movie clues are below.

Tuesday Nights at Sunset
July 7 - August 25
Martini Shell, Truman Pkwy, Hyde Park

Thursday Nights at Sunset
July 9 - August 27
Pope John Paul II Park, Gallivan Blvd, Dorchester

July 7 & 9 at sunset: The tale of three unlikely heroes - a misfit mouse with big ears, an unhappy rat, and a bumbling servant girl - whose fates are intertwined with that of the castle's princess.

July 14 & 16 at sunset: In the Valley of Peace, Po the Panda finds himself chosen as the Dragon Warrior despite the fact that he is obese and a complete novice at martial arts.

July 21 & 23 at sunset: An analyst-turned-spy is teamed up with a female field agent only to create comical mishaps along their mission.

July 28 & 30 at sunset: Your favorite zoo animals are back in action as one lion reconnects with his family in Africa.

August 4 & 6 at sunset: Set in the Greek islands, a bride-to-be reads through her mother’s diary and invites three men to her wedding to find out who her father might be.

August 11 & 13 at sunset: Jedi masters fight the dark side to maintain peace as the Clone Wars seize the galaxy.

August 18 & 20 at sunset: A little girl finds out that her father has the supernatural ability to bring life to characters from books when he reads aloud.

August 25 & 27 at sunset: In this latest installment of the classic adventure tales, a professor must prevent a magical skull from falling into the hands of the Soviet.