Music and ducklings kicked off Mother’s Day weekend.
Families collect on the LEGO Group’s Duckling Day occasion on Boston Common throughout Mother’s Day weekend, on Saturday, May 9, 2026 in Boston. The free, hands-on model expertise on May 9 incorporates a duck-themed neighborhood massive construct actions utilizing LEGO® DUPLO® bricks, impressed by Boston’s beloved annual celebration of the kids’s story “Make Way for Ducklings.” Josh Reynolds/AP Content Services for The LEGO Group
Saturday’s rain didn’t dampen the enjoyable round Boston this weekend. Several occasions appeared to draw enthusiastic crowds.
Events included LEGO Group’s Duckling Day on Boston Common on Saturday, that includes duck-themed neighborhood massive construct actions utilizing LEGO® DUPLO® bricks, impressed by Boston’s annual celebration of the kids’s story “Make Way for Ducklings.” The duckling celebration continues on the widespread on Sunday.
In Somerville, PorchFest showcased neighbors internet hosting musicians on porches throughout the town.
And in City Hall Plaza, the Mojo Boston Music Festival featured a “10-hour celebration of contemporary sound and urban art.”
Here are some pictures from the day’s occasions:
Families collect on the LEGO Group’s Duckling Day occasion on Boston Common throughout Mother’s Day weekend, on Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Boston. (Josh Reynolds/AP Content Services for The LEGO Group)Families collect on the LEGO Group’s Duckling Day occasion on Boston Common throughout Mother’s Day weekend, on Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Boston. (Josh Reynolds/AP Content Services for The LEGO Group)Families collect on the LEGO Group’s Duckling Day occasion on Boston Common throughout Mother’s Day weekend, on Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Boston. (Josh Reynolds/AP Content Services for The LEGO Group)The annual Somerville PorchFest was held on Saturday, as 1000’s of individuals got here out to get pleasure from a wide range of free music carried out on entrance porches and levels throughout the town. On Packard Avenue, a crowd listens to Charlie & Audrey and Friends carry out. – John Tlumacki/Globe StaffOn Packard Avenue, a crowd listened to Charlie & Audrey and Friends carry out at PorchFest in Somerville. – John Tlumacki/Globe StaffThe Good Trouble Brass Band carried out at PorchFest in Somerville. – John Tlumacki/Globe StaffThe Good Trouble Brass Band is mirrored in a tuba at PorchFest in Somerville. – John Tlumacki/Globe StaffLori Segall danced to the tunes of the Good Trouble Brass Band at PorchFest in Somerville. – John Tlumacki/Globe StaffMichael Asulin, of Stoughton, and Jackie Ludicke, of Miami, Fla., talked whereas carrying ponchos at Mojo Boston on Saturday. – Andrew Burke-StevensonAmanda Giroux danced away from the stage whereas The Bends carried out at Mojo Boston on Saturday. – Andrew Burke-StevensonAttendees danced as The Bends carried out at Mojo Boston on Saturday. – Andrew Burke-StevensonThe Gringos carried out on the Mojo Boston music pageant in City Hall Plaza on Saturday. – Andrew Burke-Stevenson
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