The Fenway Alliance is delighted to announce the 13^th year of Opening Our Doors on Monday, October 13!  Opening Our Doors is a day where the Fenway Cultural District opens its doors so the public can experience the gems of this uniquely culturally- and artistically-rich neighborhood for FREE on Monday, October 13.  Come join the 22 member institutions of the Alliance and enjoy theatre workshops with the Wheelock Family Theatre, Boston Children's Theatre, and the Huntington Theatre Company; indoor kite flying with Kite Education; art-making with SPARC! the Artmobile; Open Studios at Fenway Studios, walking tours of the Back Bay Fens; chimes and an organ performance at The First Church of Christ, Scientist; musical performances from the New England Conservatory, Handel and Haydn, ZiliMisik, and ZUMIX; and beautiful public art installations including Sparkle and Chime by Jean Kim and his team at Shepley Bulfinch; Crossroads on the Emerald Necklace by the Energy Necklace Project; and You Are Needed, a community mural painting piece directed by local artist Alex Cook. This day is also an opportunity to view exhibits you may have missed out on, with free admission to a few of Boston's finest museums, such as the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, MassArt's Bakalar and Paine Galleries, Wheelock College's Towne Art Gallery, and The Mary Baker Eddy Library Mapparium.

This year, coming soon, we are proud to feature an Opening Our Doors Smartphone App developed by New Art Love to help you organize and curate your own personal Opening Our Doors experience, along with a special Opening Our Doors Treasure Hunt (using the Geocache App) to make it even more fun to wend your way through the District!   

The Kick-Off celebration begins at 10:00 AM on the Christian Science Plaza in Boston, located near the intersection of the Avenue of the Arts (Huntington Ave.) and the Avenue of Music (Mass. Ave.).  Performances by the Boston Children's Chorus and a Kids Parade led by the Hot Tamale Brass Band, as well as free cupcakes provided by Oakleaf Cakes will begin this day-long festival with activities for all age groups.