Wake Up the Earth Festival & Parade
| Official Website: | Wake Up the Earth Festival & Parade |
| Location: | StonyBrook T-stop Park, Jamaica Plain, MA map |
| Phone: | (617) 524-6373 |
| Dates: | Saturday, May 5, 2012 |
| Hours: | Hours Vary see below |
| In/Outdoor: | Outdoor |
| Cost: | Free |
| Category: | Fairs & Festivals |
Walk in the Parade! Starts in the locations: at the JP Monument on South Street AND the corner of Washington & School Streets in Egleston Square.
Wake Up The Earth Festival celebrates our rich cultural diversity, community arts, a commitment to social change and the parks and gardens that are the result of tireless community organizing.
History of Spontaneous Celebrations
The origins of Spontaneous Celebrations date from the first Wake Up the Earth Festival, in 1979. This festival was a celebration of the successful defeat of the I-95 extension through many Boston neighborhoods.
Numerous houses had been torn down by the time the eight-lane highway was finally stopped. The collaboration of artists and activists who worked on this issue in Jamaica Plain and Roxbury subsequently started community gardens and worked for the creation of new parks on the vacant lots left by the destruction of the houses.
The Festival has taken place every year since then, on the first Saturday in May and has become an integral part of community life in Jamaica Plations of Cinco de Mayo, May Day, Beltane, International Workers Day, and Earth Day.
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Parade begins at 11:00am
12:00pm - 6:00pm
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