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Inclusive. Equitable. Accessible. Clean. Safe.

Let’s make Boston Harbor’s
amazing beaches better.

Save the Harbor/Save the Bay is the region’s leading voice for clean water and continued public investment in Boston Harbor, the region’s public beaches, and the Boston Harbor Islands.

Since 1986, our mission continues to restore and protect Boston Harbor, Massachusetts Bay, and the marine environment, and share them with the public for everyone to enjoy.

Save the Harbor is committed to making Boston Harbor, the Islands, our beaches, and our programs inclusive, equitable, diverse, and accessible for everyone and anyone.

We provide free programs, events and create opportunities for people to experience Boston Harbor and our spectacular urban natural resources first hand, with an emphasis on breaking down barriers of race, language, income and ability.

Save the Harbor Story Slam

Tuesday, April 29 · 6 - 8pm ·105 South Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02130

Calling all poets, storytellers, and creatives: come together to weave tales of the coast, where the land and the sea meet in delicate balance! We're inviting you to share and listen to stories of our ever changing shoreline, of extreme weather, rising tides, and the shifting sands beneath our feet. Free food and refreshments provided!

Free Boston Harbor

Cruise Programs

SUMMER 2025

FREE EVENTS

Start your summer here!

All free. All summer. All of Boston Harbor’s beaches!

Events organized by your neighbors, inspiring community organizations, and exciting local creatives are being held for you to enjoy on all of Boston Harbor’s public beaches:

  • Nahant

  • Lynn’

  • Revere

  • Winthrop

  • East Boston

  • South Boston

  • Dorchester

  • Quincy

  • Hull

Check out the official calendar!

Happening every week through September, see the calendar of all the Save the Harbor events and events funded through our Better Beaches Grant Program!

2024 In Review

Check out our impact report to see how your input guided our success.

Volunteer with us!

Come lend a hand and help share Boston Harbor.

Follow Along on Social Media!

Our Gala was THE destination! One of our most exciting events, our annual Destination Boston Harbor Gala was a HUGE success for 2025! A key fundraiser for our work, the highlight was, as always, our Silent Auction. You were all soooo generous with
CONGRATULATIONS and huge cheers for our 2025 Harbor Heroes! Harbor Heroes are chosen for their work in service of Boston Harbor’s ecology and environment, our youth and a commitment to inclusive and equitable access for our community. Thanks
Join us for Stories of the Shoreline a Story telling open mic! Sign up on our eventbrite with this link If you have any questions email mckinney@savetheharbor.org
Thank you to everyone who helped make this year’s Shamrock Splash a success! We would like to thank our title sponsor @jetblue, as well as everyone who participated in making the Splash as fun as it was, including @downeastcider @samueladamsbe
We saw some fantastic costumes at this year’s @jetblue Shamrock Splash! Congratulations to James Giltner and Paula Kany who won round-trip @jetblue tickets for their costumes, and thank you to @mix1041’s @downtownkennedy for helping us ch
The 15th Annual Shamrock Splash presented by @jetblue was a roaring success as 200 Splashers plunged into the cold, clean water at Constitution Beach in Eastie! Thank you to everyone who came out and joined us, and we cannot wait to see you all agai
THANK YOU to everyone who helped make this year’s @jetblue Shamrock Splash possible and braving the cold and windy weather! Thank you @downeastcider @samueladamsbeer @goldpeak @topochicousa @dogfishhead for bringing beverages, @thedailycatch
Today is the day for the 15th Annual @jetblue Shamrock Splash! Grab your costume, towel, water shoes, sunscreen, ID and extra set of warm clothes and join us on this frigid day to plunge into the icy waters of Constitution Beach! We’re an h