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Halloween Hustle

A 3 mile (5 km) run in Newton with prizes for top Halloween costumes.
Harvard vs Yale

“The Game” sees these Ivy League football toughs butt helmets at Harvard Stadium in the fall.
Head of the Charles Regatta

Rowing crews race down the Charles while the banks teem with boisterous onlookers.
Lilac Sunday

While the Arnold Arboretum (see Arnold Arboretum) counts 4,463 species of flora, one plant deserves particular celebration. When its 500 lilac plants are at their fragrant, color-washed peak, garden enthusiasts arrive in droves for a May Sunday of picnics, folk dancing, and tours of the lilac collections.
New England Flower Show

For one week in March, more than 150,000 visitors descend on this indoor exhibition to forget their winter blues and enjoy the bright blooms and fragrant aromas.
Patriots

Gillette Stadium is the home of the Patriots, the National Football League’s 2002 champs.
Red Sox vs Yankees

The most heated rivalry in US sports flares up every time the Yanks visit Fenway Park (see Fenway Park).
Spinazzola Gala

Every winter, dozens of the city’s top chefs convene at Boston’s World Trade Center to create one night of outrageously inventive cuisine. Funds raised support the Spinazzola Foundation, which aids food banks and homeless shelters citywide. The gala runs concurrently with the equally luxe Boston Wine Expo.
St. Patrick’s Day

Boston’s immense Irish-American population explains why few, if any, American cities can match Boston’s Irish pride. Come St. Paddy’s, pubs host live Irish bands and increasingly raucous crowds. The South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade, with its famous drum corps, is a tradition that starts off from Broadway “T” station.
The Revolution

The state’s entry in Major League Soccer is an annual playoff threat at the Gillette Stadium.