The BCYF Fun Fest will offer a variety of free activities including music, a cookout, dunk tank, Mega Obstacle Course, DJ and dance party, snow cones and cotton candy, face paint and balloon magic, Hoop Mania, ice cream and Cookie Monstah trucks, special guest performances, giveaways and information about BCYF Condon Community Center’s programming and activities. 

Mayor Michelle Wu and The Office of Tourism, Sports, and Entertainment present Friday Afternoon Concert Series 2024. This concert series, a partnership between Berklee College of Music and the City of Boston, showcases the best of Boston's local music talent.

On Fridays in July and August, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., an artist or band will set up in front of the statue of Sam Adams on the Congress Street side of Faneuil Hall.

Bring your lunch and a friend or two and enjoy some great music and sunshine. This is event is free and open to the public. You can find the lineup for the concert series below;

• July 12, 2024          Lourde Childs
• July 19, 2024          Eli Yacinthe
• July 26, 2024         Dipsea Flower
• August 2, 2024     Marley Striem
• August 9, 2024     Aadhish Nair Quartet
• August 16, 2024   Alegria Quartet
• August 23, 2024   Trinity Mei

Created in honor of Latin music icon Tito Puente, this series celebrates 15 years of bringing live Latin music with a strong salsa influence to Boston parks. The series is sponsored in part by:

• Berklee College of Music, and
• Inquilinos Boricuas en Accion
• Free salsa lessons are led by MetaMovements.

Edwin Pabon has been a mainstay in Latin music in the Boston and New England areas for many years. Born to a family of Puerto Rican musicians, he began his musical career in the mid-seventies as a percussionist with El Sextets Pabon, a family band. El Sextets Pabon was one of the first bands in Boston to feature Latin music. In many ways, Edwin and his brothers Roberto and Israel and sister Janet were the pioneers of promoting Latin music in the New England area.

Edwin began his solo career in 1990 when he formed his own orchestra. He assumed all of the responsibilities for the orchestra, i.e., booking, promoting, and acting as the musical director. Throughout his career he has performed with some of the best artists in Latin music, including: Tito Puente, Carlos Santana, Celia Cruz, Ruben Blades, Tito Nieves, Eddie Palmieri, Lalo Rodriguez, Mongo Santa Maria, Ismael Rivera, Giovanni Hidalgo, Tito Gomez, and Ray Barreto. Edwin is the lead singer of his band, Edwin Pabon and Orchestra, and also plays several instruments; mainly percussion instruments such as the timbales, bongos, and congas. Edwin is also preparing to release his third CD "Rumbero de Corazon" that features "salsa romantica de hoy y de ayer" (hot salsa - romantic salsa) with Afro-Cuban rhythms. He is a passionate performer whose commitment to spreading the vivacity of Latin music and dance continues to inspire him.

Created in honor of Latin music icon Tito Puente, this series celebrates 15 years of bringing live Latin music with a strong salsa influence to Boston parks. The series is sponsored in part by:

• Berklee College of Music, and
• Inquilinos Boricuas en Accion).

Free salsa lessons are led by MetaMovements.

Puerto Rican saxophonist, composer, arranger, and flow artist Jonathan Suazo received his bachelor’s degree in jazz and Caribbean music at the Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico, and his Masters Degree in Contemporary Performance at Berklee College of Music (Global Jazz Institute). He's received the Berklee Urban Service Award for using the arts to support humanitarianism during the Hurricane Maria crisis in Puerto Rico. He's a 2023 Winter South Arts Jazz Road Artist and has been taught by renowned musicians: David Sanchez, Terri Lyne Carrington, Marco Pignataro, John Patitucci, Danilo Pérez, George Garzone, and Joe Lovano.

Jonathan has also performed in venues such as Dizzy's Club Coca Cola NY, Martinique Jazz Fest, DR Jazz Festival, Puerto Rico Heineken Jazz Fest, SF JAZZ, Elephant Room Austin TX, SXSW 2023, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, The MFA Boston, The BPC,  and many more. He's collaborated with artists such as: Paoli Mejías, ILe, Miguel Zenón, Emil "El Hijo de Borikén" Martínez, David Sánchez, Kevin Harris, Rakalam Bob Moses, Giovanni Hidalgo, Christian Nieves, Ricky Rodriguez, Tito Matos, Ricardo Pons, Calma Carmona, William Cepeda, Jon Secada, Pedro Capó, Obie Bermudez, Hans Glawischnig, Humberto Ramirez, Silverio Perez, Tony Escapa, Charlie Sepúlveda, and many others.

Jonathan is part of the stellar artist roster at Ropeadope Records with whom he’ll be releasing his new Ricano album in August 2023. This is also a year that will bring many educational visits and pre album release performances led by Suazo throughout Puerto Rico, the eastern U.S., and the Dominican Republic. See full schedule. Suazo has independently released three previous albums: “Extracts of a Desire” 2013, “Vital” 2014 and “Memorias Vivas” 2022. His current project, RICANO, highlights traditional rhythms from his Puerto Rican/Dominican roots and ancestry within a cross-cultural fusion container of his many musical influences. He’s also co-leader of the free improv/experimental group, the No Base Trio, which has two albums out with Italian label setola di maiale.

Created in honor of Latin music icon Tito Puente, this series celebrates 17 years of bringing live Latin music with a strong salsa influence to Boston parks. The series is sponsored in part by:

• Berklee College of Music, and
• Inquilinos Boricuas en Accion).
• Free salsa lessons are led by MetaMovements.

Clave & Blues is a young Cuban music and Latin jazz band that has performed at several concert halls and festivals in the Boston area since 2016, including Lawrence Jazz Festival, Boston POPS, and many others. The mix between Afro-Cuban rhythms, blues, R&B, and world music creates a contemporary sound that gives this band its place in the New England music scene. The band includes professional international musicians under the direction of Cuban pianist and Berklee graduate Anibal Cruz. Their first single, "La Raza" (2020), shares a call for peace, diversity, celebration, and inclusion — a tribute to traditional Cuban music and its culture.

"Our goal is to create music that engages people of all ages and cultural backgrounds. We aim to grow an audience that loves Cuban music and its culture."

Created in honor of Latin music icon Tito Puente, this series celebrates 17 years of bringing live Latin music with a strong salsa influence to Boston parks. The series is sponsored in part by:

• Berklee College of Music, and
• Inquilinos Boricuas en Accion).
• Free salsa lessons are led by MetaMovements.

Created in honor of Latin music icon Tito Puente, this series celebrates 17 years of bringing live Latin music with a strong salsa influence to Boston parks. The series is sponsored in part by:

• Berklee College of Music, and
• Inquilinos Boricuas en Accion).
• Free salsa lessons are led by MetaMovements.

Created in honor of Latin music icon Tito Puente, this series celebrates 15 years of bringing live Latin music with a strong salsa influence to Boston parks.  The series is sponsored in part by:

• Berklee College Music
• Inquilinos Boricuas en Accion
• Free salsa lessons are led by MetaMovements