Spectacle on Spectacle

Spectacle on Spectacle is the premier annual celebration of Boston’s harbor, islands, and waterfront – and Boston Harbor Now’s largest annual fundraising event, located on beautiful Spectacle Island within the Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park.

Spectacle on Spectacle is a uniquely fun and inspiring evening party on Spectacle Island that celebrates Boston’s harbor, islands, and waterfront. The event features delicious food and drinks crafted by diverse local chefs and bartenders, energizing performances by local musicians, and a glorious sunset over the Boston skyline – with a 20-minute open-air harbor cruise on either side of this one-of-a-kind event.

Proceeds from Spectacle on Spectacle are a major source of support for Boston Harbor Now’s year-round mission of promoting a vibrant, welcoming, and resilient Boston Harbor, islands, and waterfront. We hope you will join us with a sponsorship, ticket purchase, or donation by visiting the links below.

Please save the date for Spectacle on Spectacle 2025, which will take place on the evening of Thursday, June 12th, 2025.

Spectacle on Spectacle 2024

Boston Harbor Now was delighted to welcome 550 supporters to our signature Spectacle on Spectacle event on June 12th, 2024. We were honored to hear remarks from distinguished guests such as Senate President Karen Spilka, National Parks of Boston Superintendent Michael Creasey, DCR Commission Brian Arrigo, and City of Boston Chief of Climate Brian Swett. Our heartfelt thanks go out to our featured speaker, Olawumi Akinwumi, CEO and Creative Director of AfroDesiaCity and a leading organizer of the “Soulful Bliss” arts and music festival, which returns for its third year to Spectacle Island on Sunday, September 15.

The success of this year’s Spectacle on Spectacle could not have been possible without the dedication and leadership of our event co-chairs to whom we owe a great debt of gratitude: Kevin Clarke of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Jennifer McMahon of Boston Harbor Hotel, and John Schmid of Nitsch Engineering. We are incredibly grateful to our generous event sponsors, listed below: