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First Night Boston Marks 50 Years With Free Citywide Festivities and Fireworks Tonight

City emphasizes free MBTA service to move large crowds in frigid conditions.

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

  • Free, family programming is underway across downtown sites including City Hall Plaza, Copley Square, Boston Common and the waterfront, with performances scheduled through 12:30 a.m.
  • The parade steps off from City Hall Plaza at 6 p.m., with family fireworks over Boston Common at 7 p.m. and a harbor display at midnight.
  • The MBTA will provide no-fare service from 8 p.m. until the end of service on subways, buses, ferries, The RIDE and commuter rail from North and South stations.
  • Police are enforcing bans on public drinking, personal fireworks and drones, and street closures and parking restrictions are in effect.
  • Temperatures are forecast in the 20s with wind chills in the teens, and the ice-sculpture stroll runs 1–5 p.m. with free boat shuttles linking East Boston, the Seaport and Lovejoy Wharf.