Your DIY Guide to Intersession in Boston

Students,

Planning on staying in Boston for the Winter Break? Winter in the city doesn’t mean it’s time to stay indoors. We have everything you need to warm up your day! Grab your skates and head to the Ice Skating at the Boston Common, or support the BU Terriers in one of their games. Here, you’ll find a list of amazing activities to keep you busy this holiday season.

Get Outdoors

• Visit Boston Common & the Public Garden
• Skate at Frog Pond
• Visit Bunker Hill Monument

Get Cooking

• Try out recipes from Sargent Nutrition
• Explore microwave recipes with BU Spoon University

Get Artsy

• Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA)
• Museum of Fine Arts (MFA)
• Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
• National Center for African American Artist
• Can you see me? Art Lab at ICA
• Gallery Night Tuesdays at The Liberty Hotel

Out on the Town – Events in Boston

• Be Our Guest – a Disney DJ Night
• The Holiday Market at Snowport
• Harvard Sq. Holiday Fair
• Ice Skating in Fenway – 401 Park Drive
• Zoo Lights at the Franklin Park Zoo
• SoWa Vintage Market
• Gasolina Reggaeaton Dance Party
• Yoga at BPL
• First Night 2023
• Lucky Strike Bowling at Fenway
• Puttshack at Seaport

Fan Zone

Post-game free skate! We supply the skates, and you get to be on the ice at Walter Brown Arena. Free skate will start around 9 pm following the games below:

• Friday, December 30, following the Men’s Ice Hockey game at Walter Brown Arena
• Tuesday, January 17, following the Women’s Ice Hockey game at Walter Brown Arena

Support BU Terriers at a game:

• 12.30.22 Men’s Basketball 2 PM
• 12.30.22 Men’s Ice Hockey at 7 PM at Walter Brown Arena
• 1.2.23 Women’s Basketball 2 PM
• 1.5.23 Men’s Basketball 7 PM
• 1.6.23 Women’s Ice Hockey 6:30 PM at Fenway Park
• 1.8.23 Women’s Basketball 2 PM
• 1.10.23 Swimming & Diving 1:30 PM
• 1.11.23 Men’s Ice Hockey 7 PM
• 1.11.23 Women’s Basketball 4 PM
• 1.14.23 Men’s Basketball 1 PM
• 1.14.23 Men’s Ice Hockey 4 PM
• 1.17.23 Women’s Ice Hockey 7 PM
• 1.28.23 Women’s Basketball 6 PM

What about the Celtics?
And we can’t forget about the Bruins!

MLK Day

• BU’s Annual King Day event – Monday, January 16, George Sherman Union’s Metcalf Hall at Noon. More details to come.
• Annual MLK Jr Tribute Concert at Faneuil Hall – sign up for tickets in advance.