Danehy Park Family Day - Cancelled - City of Cambridge, MA

Update: Due to the expected rain forecasted for Saturday and Sunday of this weekend, Danehy Park Family Day has been cancelled this year.

Free Event for All Ages!

Activities, Arts & Crafts, Children's Amusement Rides, Entertainment, Free Food & Giveaways (while supplies last)

Danehy Park is a 55-acre facility located at 99 Sherman Street in North Cambridge (adjacent to Garden and New Streets).
This free event, sponsored by the City of Cambridge, attracts over 10,000 people annually and offers something for everyone.

Getting There:
Free Shuttle buses will be running throughout Cambridge to provide transportation to and from Danehy Park.
Danehy Park can also be reached by public transportation: #74 bus or #78 bus from Harvard Square; #83 bus from Central Square; or take a shuttle bus from Alewife MBTA Station.

Link to Event Flier

Event Contacts:
Matt Nelson, mnelson@cambridgema.gov or 617-349-4266
Adam Corbeil, acorbeil@cambridgema.gov or 617-349-6229

Roving Performers

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Colorful Stilt Walker
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Chinese Lions
12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. Trend N Motion Hip Hop Dancers
12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Balloon Artist
12:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Grooversity Drum Band
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Spirit of Africa Trio

Children's Stage

11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Trend N Motion Hip Hop Dancers
12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Spirit of Africa
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Grooversity Drum Band
2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Peter Panic

Bus Schedules - Note: Information Below will soon be updated for 2023 Event

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Route #1

Pick-up Site	Shuttle Times
Haggerty School (110 Cushing St.)	10:15 a.m. & 12:15 p.m.
Huron and Lexington Ave (446 Huron Ave)	10:25 a.m. & 12:25 p.m.
Huron & Appleton Streets	10:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.
2465 Mass Avenue (Bright Horizons Preschool)	10:40 a.m. & 12:40 p.m.
Burns Apts. (Churchill Ave.)	10:45 a.m. & 12:45 p.m.
Peabody School (70 Rindge Ave.)	10:50 a.m & 12:50 p.m.
Arrives at Danehy Park	10:55 a.m. & 12:55 p.m.

Route #2

Pick-up Site	Shuttle Times
Corner of Cambridge & Prospect Streets	10:15 a.m. & 12:15 p.m.
Corner of Cambridge & Willow Streets	10:27 a.m. & 12:27 p.m.
Kennedy/Longfellow School (158 Spring St.)	10:33 a.m. & 12:33 p.m.
Fletcher-Maynard Academy (225 Windsor St.)	10:40 a.m. & 12:40 p.m.
Tobin-Montessori (359 Broadway)	10:48 a.m. & 12:48 p.m.
CRLS (459 Broadway)	10:53 a.m & 12:53 p.m.
Baldwin School (28 Sacramento St.)	11:00 a.m & 1:00 p.m.
Arrives at Danehy Park	11:05 a.m. & 1:05 p.m.

Route #3

Pick-up Site	Shuttle Times
Senior Center (805 Mass Ave.)	10:15 a.m. & 12:15 p.m.
LBJ Apts. (150 Erie St.)	10:25 a.m. & 12:25 p.m.
Morse School (40 Granite St.)	10:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.
Corner of Putnam Ave. & Magee st.	10:36 a.m. & 12:36 p.m.
Corner of Mt. Auburn & Lowell Streets	10:45 a.m. & 12:45 p.m.
Graham & Parks School (44 Linnaean St.)	10:53 a.m & 12:53 p.m.
Arrives at Danehy Park	11:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m.

Route #4

Pick-up Site	Shuttle Times
Alewife Station	10:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.
Arrives at Danehy Park	10:40 a.m & 11:10 a.m.
Alewife Station	11:45 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.
Arrives at Danehy Park	11:55 a.m. & 12:40 p.m.

Return Shuttle Buses begin at 1:00 p.m. on the hour from Danehy Park to point of origin.

Last Shuttle Buses will leave Danehy Park at 4:00 p.m.