The New England Aquarium is offering Buy-One-Get-One-Free admission to First Night 2015 button holders on December 31, 2014 and January 1, 2015. This offer is good for one free Aquarium admission with the purchase of another admission of equal or greater value. Not valid with any other discounts and not valid on IMAX Theatre tickets. Limit one offer per customer/button. Offer expires at 6:00 p.m. on 1/1/15. Aquarium hours on December 31, 2014 are from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on January 1, 2015 from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
From 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. kids can enjoy storytime, sing-a-longs, crafts and animal facts.
This offer cannot be combined with other offers or promotions and is valid for one free admission with the purchase of another admission of equal or greater value. Limit one offer per customer/button. Valid only on Wednesday, December 31, 2014.
Franklin Park Zoo is open from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 31, 2014. The last admission ticket will be sold at 3:30 p.m.
www.franklinparkzoo.org - 617.541.5466
For complete details, visit http://winteronthewaterfront.org/
Happy Noon Year
10AM - 1PM
Boston Children's Museum
308 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210
Why wait until midnight to welcome 2015? Start your celebration with costumes and decorations and join us as we countdown to the "Noon" year!
Ukulele and Refreshments
1PM, 1:30, 2PM, 2:30, 3PM
Tango inside the World Trade Center
200 Seaport Blvd. Boston, MA 02210
Learn how to play the Ukulele while enjoying a tasty treat!
Free Tea and Games
12PM - 4PM Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum
306 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210
Be sure to drop by Abigail's Tearoom to warm up with a spot of free tea and games!
We Are All Thread
11AM - 4PM The Institute of Contemporary Art
100 Northern Avenue, Boston, MA 02210
Design your own hand-held weaving in art-making activity "We Are All Thread". Then at noon, get into the holiday spirit with free hot cocoa and a special New Year's Eve hat-making activity led by artist Jen Hill.
Local Boston Musicians
10AM - 3PM
International Place
One International Place, Boston, MA 02110
Complimentary musical performances by local Boston musicians amidst the holiday decor in the three-story central winter garden.
Tour of Original Boston Harbor Maps
12PM - 1PM
Magellan Gallery, Boston Harbor Hotel
70 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110
Join Alex Krieger, curator of the Norman B. Leventhal Map Collection, for a rare, behind-the-scenes tour of original Boston Harbor and Massachusetts Bay maps located in the Boston Harbor Hotel lobby.
Cookie Decorating and Refreshments
12PM, 1, 2PM, 3PM Battery Wharf Hotel
3 Battery Wharf, Boston, MA 02109
Stop by and warm up at the Maritime Museum for cookie decorating and hot cocoa!
Create your Own Rainforest Mask
12pm- 4pm
"e" inc. in the Charlestown Navy Yard
114 16th Street, Charlestown, MA 02129
Come create rainforest masks that you can use at the First Night Parade!
Explore USS Constitution's Crew
10AM - 5PM
USS Constitution Museum
Building 22, Charlestown Navy Yard, Charlestown, MA 02129
Learn the history of sailors' tattoos and mark yourself with a temporary tattoo. Tattoos cost between $1 and $2. Proceeds help support the Museum's educational programs.
East Boston Extravaganza
12PM - 4PM
East Boston Neighborhood Health Center
20 Maverick Square, Boston, MA
Enjoy free musical performances, crafts, snacks, and a dazzling hand-carved ice sculpture display. Special thanks to East Boston Savings Bank for sponsoring this event!
For complete details, visit http://winteronthewaterfront.org/
THE ICE
All Day
Faneuil Hall Marketplace
The season culminates with "THE ICE" featuring a collection of interactive, family-friendly ice sculptures complemented by live street theater performances from December 30 - January 1, 2015. It’s part of the 2015 First Night Boston festivities.
Children's Activities and Refreshments
12PM - 3PM
Spirit of Boston Cruises
Seaport World Trade Center, 200 Seaport Boulevard #75, Boston, MA 02210
Enjoy free children's activities, beverages, and cookies dockside next to the World Trade Center.
New Year's Eve on the Wharf
12PM - 3PM
Boston Harbor Hotel
70 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110
Join us for skating the Rotunda Rink and complimentary hot cocoa and cookies!
Public Tour of Boston Harbor's finest Boats
12PM - 4PM
Rowes Wharf behind the Boston Harbor Hotel
70 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110
Climb on board and explore some of the coolest vessels in Boston Harbor. The Boston Harbor Pilot Association's CHELSEA and other unique boats will be docked for public tours. All aboard!
Historic Waterfront Tour
2:30PM - 3:30PM
Atlantic Wharf boat dock beside 290 Congress Street
Join Boston By Foot to explore Boston's great seafaring heritage on a free walking tour of the historic waterfront.
Harbor Cruise under the Fireworks
11pm- 12:45am
Gate C, Rowes Wharf, behind Boston Harbor Hotel
70 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110
Thanks to Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh, Boston Redevelopment Authority, and Mass Bay Lines, enjoy a free harbor cruise to view New Year's Eve fireworks on Boston Harbor. Boarding starts at 11pm. Alcohol-free event. Limited to 300. To register visit: 2015bostonfireworkscruise.eventbrite.com
Ice Sculpture: 60" Tall Schooner, by East Boston Savings Bank
12pm- 4pm
20 Maverick Square, East Boston, MA
Set sail for 2015 with this 60" tall ice schooner in East Boston, the home of generations of shipbuilders and some of Boston's greatest working ports. On display all day, this sculpture was generously sponsored by our friends at the East Boston Savings Bank.
Ice Sculpture: Mixed Genre
12pm- 4pm
3 Battery Wharf, Boston
On display all day.
Ice Sculpture: Olaf and Sven from Disney's Frozen
12pm- 4pm
Entrance to the North Market Promenade at Faneuil Hall Marketplace
4 South Market Street, Boston, MA
Meet Olaf the snowman and Sven the reindeer and grab a photo with these fun ice sculpture designed for children and enjoy live music specifically geared towards the kids as well.
Ice Sculpture: Blink! Ice Throne
12pm- 4pm
South Market Performance Area at Faneuil Hall Marketplace
4 South Market Street, Boston, MA Outdoor Events
Climb the giant ice throne and have your photo taken with the largest holiday tree in the Northeast as your background - the Blink holiday tree! Live entertainment will also help you get in the mood to celebrate the New Year.
Ice Sculpture: Giant Ice Sleigh
12pm- 4pm
West End Performance Area between Quincy Market and Historic Faneuil Hall at Faneuil Hall Marketplace
4 South Market Street, Boston, MA
Hop on board a giant ice sleigh with your friends and family while enjoying live music from local musicians. On display all day.
Ice Sculpture: 2015 Ice Statue
12pm- 4pm
West End Performance Area between Quincy Market and Historic Faneuil Hall at Faneuil Hall Marketplace
4 South Market Street, Boston, MA
Take your picture with a 50" tall "2015 Ice Display" to mark the New Year and... enjoy live music by local musicians.
Ice Sculpture: Penguins!
12pm- 4pm
New England Aquarium
One Central Wharf, Boston
On display all day.
Ice Sculpture: Boston Harbor Arch
12pm- 4pm
Under the Rowes Wharf Rotunda in front of the ice skating rink
70 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA
Marvel at the swooping arches and architectural details as on of Boston's iconic landmarks, the Rowes Wharf Arch, is presented in ice form! On display all day.
Ice Sculpture: Specialty piece, hand-carved live!
12pm- 4pm Under the Rowes Wharf Rotunda
70 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA
Stay tuned for a scheduled live ice-carving demonstration done by the chef at the Boston Harbor Hotel. What do you think he'll have up his sleeves this year?
Ice Sculpture: Mama Bear and Her Cub
12pm- 4pm
In front of 2 International Place, Boston, MA
Perhaps no creature represents the intersection of land and sea (and ice!) with quite the majesty of the polar bear. In conjunction with our ongoing "City to Sea" initiative, which celebrates arts, culture and community on the Downtown Waterfront, International Place and The Chiofaro Company are thrilled to share "Mama Bear and Her Cub" as part of the Waterfront Ice Sculpture Stroll this New Year's Eve.
Ice Sculpture: Mixed Genre
12pm- 4pm
Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum
306 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210
On display all day.
Ice Sculpture: Clipper Ship
12pm- 4pm
Seaport Blvd. by B Street Outdoor Events
On display all day.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum offers free admission to the first 300 button holders on December 29th and 31st, 2014 from 11am-5pm (with family activities in the studio from 11am-4pm).
We would be THRILLED to have you visit our National Historic Landmark! Constructed in 1905, Fenway Studios is the oldest purpose built structure in the country designed solely for an artist’s optimum work and residential space.
Fenway Studios artists work in a variety of styles from portraiture, to abstract expressionism, to printmaking, and decorative art, to realism, as well as postmodern realism, and other modes and styles; additionally some Fenway Studios artists are art conservators and restorers……you will have the pleasure to view and purchase an array of mediums today as you meet each gifted artist……come in out of the cold and enjoy this extraordinary FREE event!
To learn more about all the present day Fenway Studios artists, please be certain to visit our website: FenwayStudios.orgThe Boston Celtics take on the Sacramento Kings at the TD Garden on New Year’s Eve, Wednesday, December 31st, 2014 at 1:00PM, and your First Night Button offers you exclusive access to purchase specially-priced tickets for this game only! From now through December 31st, 2014, bring your First Night Button to the TD Garden Box office for access to purchase select seats in the balcony for just $20 and select seats in the lower level for $40. Must present First Night Button in person at the TD Garden Box Office. Seats are limited and sold on first- come, first-served basis.
The Mercy Case is a Rock and Roll band from Boston in the vein of The Smoking Popes and Alkaline Trio. Their live shows are energetic and fun. They have plenty of songs to sing along to. Even if it's your first time seeing them!
Facebook.com/themercycase
Reverbnation.com/themercycase
@themercycase on Instagram and Twitter
Elijah Rock is an award-winning actor, singer, writer, producer and entrepreneur. In January he will play Roland Hayes in Daniel Beaty's Breath & Imagination at the Emerson/Paramount Center (ArtsEmerson.org), a role that won him the 2014 NAACP Theatre Award recipient for Best Male Equity performer. He's also a recurring guest star in Masters of Sex (Showtime) and co-produced the biopic Lincoln Perry. elijahrock.com. On the Liberty Mutual Copley Stage.
The First Night Midnight Fireworks will transform the skies above Boston Harbor into a brilliant tapestry of color, light, and sound when the clocks strike twelve. A complete sensory experience unlike anything else, this spectacular display is produced by Boston 4 Productions.
The New England Aquarium is offering Buy-One-Get-One-Free admission to First Night 2015 button holders on December 31, 2014 and January 1, 2015. This offer is good for one free Aquarium admission with the purchase of another admission of equal or greater value. Not valid with any other discounts and not valid on IMAX Theatre tickets. Limit one offer per customer/button. Offer expires at 6:00 p.m. on 1/1/15. Aquarium hours on December 31, 2014 are from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on January 1, 2015 from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Huntington Theatre Company offers free admission to the first 100 button holders to the invited dress rehearsal of the Tony Award-winning Best Play and smash hit comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2015 at 8pm at the BU Theatre, 264 Huntington Avenue (doors open at 7:30pm). Button holders also receive $10 off all tickets to any performance through January 31 for either Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (through February 2 at the BU Theatre) or the moving Irish drama The Second Girl at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, 527 Tremont Street, starting January 16) with the code FIRSTNIGHT. Visit huntingtontheatre.org or call 617 266 0800.