Waterfront Wellness Week offers free & low-cost activities like yoga, dance, walks & runs across Boston from Franklin Park to North End, Seaport, & Roxbury

BOSTON, MASS. (June 12, 2024) – As summer gets underway, the Coalition for a Resilient and Inclusive Waterfront (CRIW), of which the New England Aquarium is a founding member, is offering a healthy roster of activities for people of all ages beginning Saturday, June 15 through June 24—including a special sunrise yoga class at the Aquarium overlooking Boston Harbor. Other free classes include meditation, breathing, dance, walking and running coaching, along with celebrations for the Summer Solstice and Juneteenth.

“Waterfront Wellness Week is designed to give Boston’s residents equitable and exciting activities near Boston Harbor,” said Luz Arregoces, the Aquarium’s Director of Community Engagement, active CRIW leader, and newly-appointed member of Mayor Wu’s Nightlife Steering Committee. “The waterfront comes alive in the summer months. There is so much to do with recreation, culture, and just the simple pleasure of enjoying time along the ocean in Boston. We are so excited to be part of this week and all the energy of being active on Downtown Waterfront.”

Here is the full schedule of events and details:

Saturday, June 15: The day begins with Road to Wellness Summer Training series at Franklin Park Playstead, Pierpont Road in Boston, where professional coaches will work with participants of all ages for free as they get into a walking and running routine from 8:45 a.m. to 10 a.m. A Soma Summer Solstice Celebration will be in North End Park on the Greenway from 10 a.m. to 11:30 am. There will also be a Moakley Park Clean Up in South Boston from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and a one-day climate event at Boston Children’s Museum from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Juneteenth Joy will celebrate freedom and racial equity from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Martini Memorial Shell Park, featuring food, exhibits, and community engagement. The New England Aquarium will have a booth onsite where the public can learn about conservation efforts and employment opportunities.

Sunday, June 16 (Father’s Day): From 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., a free event to Enjoy Riverbend Park will be held in Cambridge between Memorial Drive from Western Avenue to Gerry’s Landing. From 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., a total body high-intensity internal training (HIIT) workout will be offered at Rowes Wharf Plaza on the Greenway. A free boxing class will be offered from 11 a.m. to 12 noon followed by a free Pilates by Movement with Jill class from 12 noon to 1 p.m., both located in North End Park on the Greenway. In the evening, the World Ocean School will offer a Father’s Day Sail on the schooner Denis Sullivan, setting sail from Moakley Courthouse Dock at 2 Northern Avenue for a fee.

Monday, June 17: Free dance, yoga, and high intensity workouts will be offered from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on the Greenway including The Dance Fusion Experience, HIIT x Healthworks, and Flow Yoga x Healthworks.

Tuesday, June 18: More free yoga, walking meditation, and breathwork classes will be held in various locations on The Greenway, beginning at 7:30 a.m. and up to 7:30 p.m. Classes include Morning Flow Yoga with Malaika, Movement & Walking Meditation, and Breathwork + Meditation with Source Method.

Wednesday, June 19 (Juneteenth): The Boston Children’s Museum will host a “Celebrate Juneteenth” event from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. A Summer Solstice Celebration will be held in the Charlestown Navy Yard from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. And, the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) will host a Juneteenth Celebration from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Thursday, June 20: SoulFire Movement will offer a dance/sweat/meditate class in North End Park on The Greenway from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Walk the Plank is an annual fundraiser for World Ocean School where people jump into Boston Harbor off the schooner Denis Sullivan from Moakley Courthouse Dock in the Seaport from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. And, a Summer Solstice Celebration will be held at Leland Cooperative Garden, 2-6 Leland St., in Jamaica Plain from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Friday, June 21: Sunrise Yoga at the Aquarium will be offered for free on Central Wharf from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Story time in the Windermere Garden in Uphams Corner in Roxbury will be offered from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. A high-intensity interval training class will be on the Dewey Square Lawn on The Greenway from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., and an Introduction to Parkour style of fitness will be held form 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Rowes Wharf Plaza on The Greenway. A Juneteenth Celebration will also be held at the Winthrop Community Garden, 25 Winthrop St., in Roxbury from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Saturday, June 22: From 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., there will be a “Sip & Stretch” class on the Harborwalk outside Martin’s Park in the Seaport. From noon to 5 p.m., The American City Coalition (TACC) hosts Savor the Square in Roxbury at the Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library, and Roxbury Open Streets will be held on Blue Hill Avenue from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunday, June 23: A free total body high-intensity workout will be held from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Rowes Wharf Plaza on The Greenway. From 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Enjoy Riverbend Park will be held along the Charles River adjacent to Memorial Drive in Cambridge. At the Boston Children’s Museum, there will be a STEAM Family Workshop from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and a “Release Your Dance” event is being held from 12 noon to 6 p.m.

Monday, June 24: A free Pilates by Movement with Jill class will be offered in North End Park on The Greenway from 12 noon to 1 p.m. The Boston Running Collaborative Youth Track Meet takes place at Moakley Track from 5:45 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Dance Fusion Experience, HIIT x Healthworks, and Flow Yoga x Healthworks will be hosting free classes on The Greenway between 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.

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