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Bookmark & shareReserved and booky they may be, but Bostonians do Independence Day for a week and St Patrick's Day can hangover even longer.
Kick off the Chinese New Year in January or February with firecrackers and scampering dragons. If you've ever had a taste for green beer you can drink your fill on St Patrick's Day in mid-March. South Boston holds the city's biggest St Paddy's parade, though Cambridge has made a point of allowing the gay and lesbian groups that SoBo excludes from marching. The city streets resound with the muffled slaps of thousands of running shoes during April's Boston Marathon.
Harborfest is Boston's weeklong version of the Fourth of July, with a free Boston Pops concert on the Esplanade and fireworks over the harbour. Save some room for July's Chowderfest, when you can sample dozens of fish and clam chowders from some of Boston's best restaurants. Head over to Cambridge for the Christmas Revels, which feature music, dancing and theatre from a different folkloric tradition each December.
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