Week of Events
Lilac Tours
Lilac Tours May 6 – May 13, various times https://arboretum.harvard.edu/events/event-signup/?id=69384 Lilacs are blooming in the Arboretum throughout the month of May, not only on Lilac Sunday! Join Chris McArdle and other docents on a 45-minute amble up the hill from the ponds to see the lilacs, enjoy their scents, and hear the stories of the many different lilacs in our collection.
Jamaica Plain Library Friends Book Sale
Friends of the Jamaica Plain Library Spring Book Sale Thursday, May 11 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Friday, May 12 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM Saturday, May 13 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM $2 Hardbacks & $1 Paperbacks No Scanners and No Saving Books 30 South Street, Jamaica Plain, MA, 02130
Lilac Sunday
Lilac Sunday
Lilac Sunday May 14, 10:00am–3:00pm https://arboretum.harvard.edu/events/lilacs-at-the-arnold-arboretum/ Experience the springtime bloom of our renowned collection of over 400 lilacs. Visit for tours with Arboretum experts, hands-on children’s programming, and more. Pack a picnic and make your way to the lilac collection on Bussey Hill Road. Picnicking in the Arboretum landscape is permitted on this day only.
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