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First Night Boston Marks 50 Years With Citywide Festivities, Fireworks at 7 p.m. and Midnight

The MBTA waives fares after 8 p.m. to move large crowds to a free, family event at City Hall Plaza.

An archer takes aim at a target set up on the Boston Common, Wednesday. On the Mark Archery, a professional traveling archery service set up the range for the public to try their skills.
Boston, MA -Donald Chapelle, owner of Brilliant Ice Sculpture, works on an Ice sculpture outside the N.E. Aquarium.
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Overview

  • The parade steps off from City Hall Plaza at 6 p.m. before the 7 p.m. Boston Common fireworks.
  • A second fireworks display launches over the harbor at midnight, paired with live music, lasers and pyrotechnics at City Hall Plaza.
  • MBTA service is free from 8 p.m. on subways, buses, ferries and The RIDE, with Commuter Rail free at North and South Station platforms and last trains around 2 a.m.
  • Officials anticipate hundreds of thousands of attendees and will enforce bans on public drinking, personal fireworks and drones, along with street closures and parking restrictions.
  • Ice sculptures span the waterfront with free boat shuttles from 1–5 p.m., Frog Pond hosts skating shows at 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., and forecasters expect temperatures in the 20s.