Eager to understand the complexity of Charlestown? Hear an introduction to the day’s events; view the neighborhood on a walk across the Charles River locks; and begin a journey into the parks, buildings and infrastructure that define Boston’s oldest neighborhood.

Join National Park Service planner Ruth Raphael, and explore the history of the Charlestown Navy Yard. Examine the successes and challenges in its transformation from one of the nation’s first naval shipyards to a National Historical Park and urban neighborhood. For more information, call 617-242-5641.

See how landscape architects at Halvorson Design Partnership and sculptor David Philips transformed this urban intersection into a one-acre oasis. On the site of Charlestown’s historic Market Square, originally laid out in 1629 and reclaimed during the Big Dig, which replaced congested traffic and elevated roadways with underground highways. Charlestown’s rich history as a fishing [...]

Participate in a free National Park ranger–led walking tour exploring the history and the significance of Charlestown’s City Square and ending at the Bunker Hill Monument and Museum (approximately a half-mile walk). For more information, call 617-242-5641.

Join us for a free picnic and conversation, in the shadow of the Bunker Hill Monument. Pop in for a guided tour of the monument before exploring a swath of Charlestown from historic Monument Square to the Community Garden. Check our website for a venue change in case of rain.

Led by David Hansen, a student of architecture and a community-gardening enthusiast, this tour will explore the Charlestown Community Garden and discuss the garden’s history and lessons that are as diverse as the neighborhood it serves. Located on Terminal Street between the Charlestown Community Center and the Boston Autoport, this relatively young garden tells a [...]

Fuel your midafternoon appetite with some hyper-local produce. Join cancer researcher, gallery owner, author and foraging impresario David Craft on an afternoon urban-foraging adventure through Charlestown’s fertile streets.

Marvel at the Charlestown High School’s playfully colorful pedestrian bridge; understand the puzzling architectural composition of historic School Street; see site-specific dance installation led by Boston-based choreographer and performer, Emily Beattie; listen to residents’ tales collected through local artist and MIT Architecture student Bethany Patten’s Storybox; and hear the roar of traffic as you depart [...]

BHCC Director of Sustainability Paul Wolf III guides this interactive tour of this LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environment Design) Gold–certified building.. The 48,000-square-foot structure is one of just two buildings in the 15-campus Massachusetts community college system to receive the LEED GOLD designation and the first to be certified under the stringent LEED v2.2 [...]

This public artwork illustrates rich local history. Walk along the Charles River’s north bank by cantilevered pedestrian walkway through a monochrome landscape of concrete piers that support the highway above. Visual artist Ross Miller explains how he integrates art into the urban landscape. Along the way, see historic harbor depths in this area (prior to [...]