Join the Pru for a Spooktacular Day of Fun the Sunday before Halloween!
Parents, bring your children to trick-or-treat at over 50 participating stores and restaurants. Other activities include face painting, magic shows, and activities by local Boston attractions.
Prudential Center’s nonprofit partner this year is The Play Brigade.
This year, they are proud to support Teal Pumpkin Project by providing non-food items at many of their stores for trick-or-treating. Check the map day-of for a list of stores handing out these goodies!
FAQ’s
WHERE IS IT?
Prudential Center, Center-wide! Activities will take place throughout the Center on the day of the event, so wear your walking shoes and wander around to experience all the spooky fun!
WHEN IS IT? Sunday, October 28
11:00 AM-1:00 PM: Trick-or-Treating
1:30 PM: Kids Concert (Outdoors; weather permitting.)
HOW DO I PARTICIPATE?
For a $5 donation to our nonprofit partner, The Play Brigade, your child gets a trick-or-treat bag to use for collecting candy at participating stores. You can purchase a ticket/bag in the following ways:
– Online (Bring your Eventbrite ticket with you day-of)
– Starting October 1 at the Concierge Desk
OR
– In-person early on the day of the event as bag sales start at 9:00 AM. Visit the check-in areas in Center Court or across from Earls Kitchen + Bar to make your donation, get a trick-or-treat bag and pick up a map of activities.
Activities include:
– Trick-or-Treat (11:00 AM-1:00 PM)
– Face Painting
– Magic Shows
– Kids Concert (weather-permitting)
– Children’s activities, details to come!
PARKING?
Parking for the day will be $18. Pick up a discounted parking pass on the day of the event at one of the check-in stations.
ACCESSIBILITY
Prudential Center is wheelchair accessible, with elevators located by entrances on Huntington Avenue, Boylston Street, by Lord & Taylor and California Pizza Kitchen, and via the Sheraton Boston hotel. A limited number of free wheelchair rentals are available from the Concierge Desk. Accessible parking spots are located in the garage on all levels.
Kick off the holiday season with child-friendly activities and festive treat with the Catered Affair and Boston Public Library Candy Cane Tea!
Photo: Eventbrite
The hanging of the Christmas wreaths, the lighting of the Menorah, the smell of cookies baking in the oven. The Catered Affair has a deep affection for holiday traditions. That’s why we’ve created one of our own right here at The Boston Public Library. Our Annual Candy Cane Tea is a free community event that brings families together to kick off the holiday season with child-friendly activities, delightful treats and a festive traditional tea prior to the popular Copley Square tree lighting ceremony.
The Catered Affair at the Boston Public Library is happy to invite you to join them for this unique Boston holiday activity and family tradition. The Candy Cane Tea is free and open to the community, drawing children of all ages with seasonal activities and seasonal food and drink.
Join them for a fun-filled afternoon that celebrates all of the joyful traditions of Christmas, Hannukah and Kwanzaa. Kids can partake in a variety of festive holiday-themed crafts, listen to book readings dedicated to the season, and enjoy a true tea experience from The Catered Affair. Featured treats include:
- Peppermint Bark
- Gingerbread
- Sugar Cookies
- Hot Chocolate
- Candy Apple Juice & more!
Add the Candy Cane Tea at the Boston Public Library to your holiday traditions this year and start out with a warm, festive afternoon before heading out to enjoy the Copley Square tree lighting ceremony.
Due to the popularity of this event, the organizers will be distributing tickets via raffle. REGISTERING IN THIS EVENT WILL ONLY ENROLL YOU IN THE RAFFLE. They will be giving away 200 tickets to randomly selected winners registered to this event. Winners will be notified on 11/13 via email, so please be sure to provide your email address when registering. You can request up to 4 tickets with your entry.
If you are a winner, you will have until Tues., November 21st to register your tickets and secure your spot at this year’s Candy Cane Tea. Note: you may only register for the number of tickets you requested in your raffle entry—we want to make sure all families selected to attend will have their requested tickets!
Click here to register for your chance at tickets!
Kick off the holiday season in Copley Square with Santa Claus, Rudolph, and more!
This free event will feature appearances by Mayor Walsh, Santa Claus, and Rudolph along with musical performances by vocalist Mark “sing” Robertson, the Boston Children’s Chorus, the Boston Pops Brass Quintet, and Berklee College of Music‘s own Natalie Daniela Castro Diaz.
The Old South Church bell will toll when the tree is illuminated. Light refreshments will be provided by local businesses New England Coffee, and HP Hood LLC. Fairmont Copley Plaza will host a family reception immediately following for all in attendance. The reception will include cookie decorating, photos with Santa and treats from the Fairmont Copley Plaza.
Even more festivities will take place in and around Copley Square on November 26. The Boston Public Library and The Catered Affair will host a Storytime and Candy Cane Tea at the library from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The tea is free but reservations are required by calling (617) 859-2272.
For additional information please call the Boston Parks and Recreation Department at (617) 635-4505. To learn more about The Friends of Copley Square, please visit www.friendsofcopleysquare.org.
Join Alice’s Table and Trunk Club for an evening of fashion, floral arranging, and fun!
Learn the art of flower arranging for your holiday table, explore all that the Club House at Trunk Club Boston has to offer! Get your holiday fashion vibes going with this beautiful event with cocktails, bites, flower arranging and fashion!
The flower arranging can take anywhere from one to two hours, depending on the complexity and format of the arrangement. Alice’s Table provides aprons for you to wear for the duration of the event. Working with flowers can be messy, so make sure to wear something you won’t mind getting a little dirty.
You don’t need to bring anything out of the ordinary with you – we provide the flowers, vases, and tools you will need to create your arrangement.
Trunk Club is a Nordstrom Company that delivers style to your door. You can also meet a stylist at one of their amazing clubhouses! Trunk Club stylists are men and women who understand that the right wardrobe can help you land the job, feel more confident, or simply free up time for more important things than shopping. And yes, they’re real people—you can meet your stylist at a Clubhouse!
Purchased tickets but something came up? You can transfer your ticket to another class as long as you contact us at least 48 hours before the event. Please note we do not offer refunds per Alice’s Table’s refund policy.
To learn more about Trunk Club, please click here.
Prudential Center invites you to enjoy exclusive shopping discounts, styling tips, mini-makeovers, snacks, cocktails, and holiday fun!
Kick off your holiday shopping and primping with Gifts and Glam 2018 and treat yourself as the Prudential Center team rolls out the Santa-Suit-Red Carpet! Visit the check-in table by Club Monaco to pick up your event program.
Highlights
-Fashion show with Lord + Taylor
-Holiday cocktail bar ($2 cash donation to indulge)
Check out the following stations in Huntington Arcade:
Boston Sports Club
California Pizza Kitchen
Eataly
Fastachi
L’Occitane
Lord + Taylor
Moleskine
Pandora
Sephora
Sugarfina
wagamama
Special dining offers:
Num Pang Kitchen – 20% off your meal
Make a dent in your holiday shopping list with exclusive discounts at:
Aldo – Get a wallet for only $10 with a purchase of $40 or more
Boston Sports Club – Special Passport rate of $59.99/month
Boston Tops kiosk – 20$ off your purchase
California Pizza Kitchen – Spend $100 on gift cards, get a $20 Bonus Card
Fastachi – 15% off full-price items
Johnny Was – Free gift with purchase of $500 or more
L’Occitane – 10% off
Moleskine – 50% off smart notebooks with Ellipse pen purchase
Polo Ralph Lauren – 15% off to all students with valid ID
Sam Edelman – 20% off full-price purchase, exclusions apply
Sugarfina – Spend $30, get a free Champagne Bears small cube
Free, festive holiday fun for the whole family.
Stop by the Center for some fun holiday activities for ages 1-17. This is a great opportunity to learn more about us, sample our children’s classes, and celebrate the season with cookie decorating, story time, French language workshops for teens, and more!
All activities are FREE and open to the public. Walk-ins welcome, but activity registration is required as space is limited.
Schedule of Activities
9:30 AM – 10:15 AM
Holiday themed arts & crafts (ages 3 – 5)
RSVP here for the 9:30 AM workshop
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Cooking Workshop (ages 7 – 12)
RSVP here for the 10:00 AM cooking workshop
10:30 AM – 11:15 AM
Holiday themed arts & crafts (ages 3 – 5)
RSVP here for the 10:30 AM acitivites
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM
Holiday themed arts & crafts (ages 6 – 8)
RSVP here for the 11:30 AM acitivites for children 6 to 8
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Cooking Workshop (for teens)
RSVP here for the cooking workshop for teens
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM
Holiday Story Time (ages 1 – 4)
RSVP here the storytime
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Pronunciation Workshop (for teens)
RSVP here for the pronunciation workshop for teens
Delicious and festive French fun for the whole family at Mandarin Oriental, Boston
Mandarin Oriental, Boston invites aspiring bakers and pastry enthusiasts of all ages to join Chef Robert Differ and Team for an exclusive decorating class featuring the traditional Parisian holiday dessert: Bûche de Noël.
Each participant will be presented with a pre-rolled Bûche de Noël that serves as a confectionary canvas. Emphasizing festive decorating techniques, this tailored class allows students to focus on all of the fun aspects of holiday baking without the stress of measuring, mixing and manipulating.
Each class participant will depart with a recipe for crafting this iconic Holiday-themed dessert at home, along with a freshly baked (and decorated!) Bûche de Noël to share with friends and family.
For more on the Mandarin Oriental, Boston, please click here.
Delicious and festive French fun for the whole family at Mandarin Oriental, Boston
Mandarin Oriental, Boston invites aspiring bakers and pastry enthusiasts of all ages to join Chef Robert Differ and Team for an exclusive decorating class featuring the traditional Parisian holiday dessert: Bûche de Noël.
Each participant will be presented with a pre-rolled Bûche de Noël that serves as a confectionary canvas. Emphasizing festive decorating techniques, this tailored class allows students to focus on all of the fun aspects of holiday baking without the stress of measuring, mixing and manipulating.
Each class participant will depart with a recipe for crafting this iconic Holiday-themed dessert at home, along with a freshly baked (and decorated!) Bûche de Noël to share with friends and family.
For more on the Mandarin Oriental, Boston, please click here.
Celebrate the most magical time of the year by giving back with The Lenox and First Lady Lauren Baker.
Join The Lenox and First Lady Lauren Baker in giving joy to deserving children across Massachusetts. Every gift placed under the tree, every dollar spent at the tea goes directly to the children served by the Wonderfund. Create a tradition of giving to others at the Giving Tea!
Adults can enjoy holiday teas, cocktails & savory sandwiches while children decorate cookies & gift tags which will be oriented toward sending messages of hope and joy, child to child, across the Commonwealth for all the presents under the Room in Your Heart tree and to take home!
Cookie & Gift Tag Decorating • Gift Bags • Live Music
Special Guest Appearances • Holiday Attire Suggested
All attendees are asked to bring an unwrapped gift/gift card to be place in The Lenox’s ROOM IN YOUR HEART, benefitting the annual holiday drive for the WONDERFUND
SPONSORS:
100% off ALL SALES go to the WONDERFUND!
Celebrate National Cocoa Day with the Fairmont Copley Plaza and its Back Bay neighbor, L.A. Burdick Handmade Chocolates.
From 7:30–8:30AM, a Pop-Up Cocoa Bar will serve *complimentary* L.A. Burdick drinking chocolate and assorted mini muffins from OAK Long Bar + Kitchen’s Pastry Chef outside the hotel’s Dartmouth Street entrance for commuters and passersby to enjoy, while supplies last.
The artisan chocolatier, famous for its European-inspired chocolate bonbons, hot chocolates and pastries, will have cups of the following to warm the neighborhood:
- Dark Drinking Chocolate – robust & full-bodied
- Milk Drinking Chocolate – gentler yet still decadent & luscious
Visitors who drop their business cards will have the chance to win a $25 L.A. Burdick gift card.
To learn more about the Fairmont Copley Plaza, please click here.
For more on L.A. Burdick, please click here.
