Downtown Holiday Magic
When:
Sunday, Nov 22, 2020 12:00p -
Sunday, Jan 31, 2021 7:00p
Sunday, Nov 22, 2020 12:00p -
Sunday, Jan 31, 2021 7:00p
Where:
Downtown Crossing
Downtown Crossing
Boston, MA
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Date Idea, Kid Friendly
Event website:
https://www.downtownboston.org/
“Stage Windows” boasts unique storefront displays commissioned from some of Boston’s top performing arts organizations. Installations by Boston’s Black Math celebrate Winter Solstice along Washington Street. Festive decorations and a socially-distanced Santa create a fun, safe place for families.
The “Stage Windows” project includes:
• Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, which will install a projection-based design for an audio performance of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” Location: 467 Washington Street
• Boston Ballet will create a one-of-a-kind infinite jewel box design highlighting the sets and gorgeous handmade costumes that make its version of “The Nutcracker” one of the country’s biggest and most popular. 101 Arch Street; viewable at the corner of Summer and Hawley Streets
• Huntington Theatre Company will build a forward-looking, fantasy New Year’s Eve installation festooned with clocks and calendars. 481 Washington Street
• Cambridge’s legendary Revels troupe brings an international, fantastical twist to a Winter Solstice theme, with a scene that includes some of the group’s iconic props, costumes and music. 395 Washington Street
At the intersection of Winter and Washington Streets, the Downtown Boston-based design firm Black Math will transform the Downtown Crossing floral kiosk into a glowing, three-dimensional lantern that lights up the area’s main intersection in celebration of the Winter Solstice. Farther east on Washington Street, Black Math turns the Downtown Crossing Steps into a 3-D tableau of the harvest sun, with iconic and mythic figures heralding the arrival of winter. Both sites are planned with augmented reality experiences for visitors, including photo filters and digital stickers that encourage social media posting and participation.
These installations and the “Stage Windows” activities complement a large-scale holiday activation of Downtown Crossing this winter, highlighted by the signature annual holiday tree at anchor retailer Macy’s, and the Boston BID’s beautification of the streets with dazzling lights, holiday flora, wreaths, and more to delight downtown shoppers, diners, workers, and residents. Along Summer Street, 24 holiday trees, topping 8 feet each, will twinkle to guide viewers along the pedestrian plaza.
Kids eager to put their toy lists in with Santa Claus can visit the jolly old elf himself throughout the holiday season, live, in person, and taking orders every Saturday and Sunday through December 20 from 12-2 pm and 3-4 pm at the Primark store windows on Washington Street.
Downtown Crossing visitors can also take in the recently installed public art series “Tasteful Boston,” which earlier this fall engaged 11 artists from around Boston to paint utility boxes throughout the District with fresh, colorful imagery celebrating the unique history of Boston’s culinary scene. A map of the sites is available at www.tastefulboston.com.
