Overview
- Hundreds gathered at City Hall Plaza as the daylong festival unfolded across multiple sites with skating, dance, live music and ice sculptures.
- Mayor Michelle Wu led the parade, which traveled down Tremont Street and drew families and visitors from out of town.
- The Handel and Haydn Society and the Museum of African American History co-presented an Emancipation Proclamation Concert at Trinity Church.
- Members of Extinction Rebellion took part in the parade alongside community groups, stilt walkers and youth performers.
- Fireworks illuminated Boston Common in the evening, the Prudential Center displayed a glowing “26,” and a midnight harbor show from Long Wharf closed out the celebration.