Registration now open for All Girls Sports Festival

Mayor Martin J. Walsh, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department, and Boston Centers for Youth & Families invite girls from throughout the City to spend their April school vacation at the All Girls Sports Festival in Roxbury.

The free four-day event will take place April 17 to April 20 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily.

“Young women from all over Boston are invited to come join our Parks Department for our annual festival of sports clinics and life skills workshops during April school vacation week," said Mayor Walsh. “It’s a great time to have fun, make new friends, and develop new strengths that will help our students grow and learn in the years to come."

Activities will be held at the Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center at Roxbury Community College, 1350 Columbus Avenue, and the nearby BCYF Madison Park Community Center, Building 4, 55 Malcolm X Boulevard. The All Girls Sports Festival features a variety of sport clinics and health and wellness workshops supported by local colleges, non-profits, and City of Boston agencies. Free lunch will be also be provided.

Participants will find a variety of fun ways to exercise mind, body, and spirit and try out a variety of sports with expert instructors including basketball, tennis, Double Dutch, step dancing, track, swimming, rugby and soccer. Participants must be Boston residents ages 11 to 14 and should wear activity-appropriate clothing.

To pre-register go to https://apm.activecommunities.com/cobparksandrecdepart. For more information, please contact Barbara Hamilton at 617-961-3093 or by emailing barbara.hamilton@boston.gov.