ParkARTS Fall Watercolor Painting Workshops Return for 2026

ParkARTS Fall Watercolor Painting Workshops Return for 2026

BOSTON – Friday, August 28, 2026 – The Boston Parks and Recreation Department today announced the return of its popular ParkARTS Fall Watercolor Painting Workshop series, taking place throughout September. The free workshops are part of Boston Parks’ 2026 ParkARTS program, which brings arts and cultural programming to parks across the city. 

Open to Boston residents ages 9 and up, the Watercolor Painting Workshops welcome artists of all skill levels to create their own green space-inspired masterpieces. Materials and instruction will be provided by a local instructor. Pre-registration is required. For more information, please visit boston.gov/watercolor-workshops. 

All classes are held from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., weather permitting. Dates and locations for the workshops are as follows:

Saturday, September 12

Roslindale Wetlands

Hazelmere Road, Roslindale

Sunday, September 13

Highland Park

22-98 Fort Ave, Roxbury

Saturday, September 19 

Copley Square Park

560 Boylston Street, Back Bay

Sunday, September 20 

Chandler Pond

95 Lake Shore Drive, Brighton

Saturday, September 26

Scarboro Pond

Circuit Drive, Franklin Park

Sunday, September 27

Boston Public Garden Lagoon 

4 Charles Street, Downtown

For more information please visit boston.gov/watercolor-workshops. Stay up to date with news, events, and design and construction work in Boston parks by signing up for our email list at bit.ly/Get-Parks-Emails and following our social channels @parks.boston.gov on Bluesky and @bostonparksdept on Facebook and Instagram.