Dorchester Park

09/07/2025

Unfortunately… For the first time in 17 years… We have had to cancel the car show…..
There is no make up update as these things are very hard to schedule… We thank you for your unwavering support over all these years and we hope to see you next year on the Sunday after Labor Day in the park !!!!

09/01/2025

Classic Car Show Sunday at Dorchester Park

View an impressive show of vintage cars and trucks in a beautiful setting at historic Dorchester Park on Sunday, Sept. 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Display vehicles can be entered free of charge on the day of the event. The fourteenth annual event takes place near the Adams Street entrance where the vehicles will be displayed. Parking is available near other park entrances including Dorchester Avenue, Hutchinson Street and the former Carney Hospital parking lot.

The free event also features a DJ, horse and cart rides through the Frederick Law Olmsted designed park, performances by students at the Boston School of Music and refreshments by local vendors.

Children can choose from a variety of free recycled books to bring home. Besides reading and singing with children, the Boston Public Library Lower Mills Librarian Opetoritse Adefolalu will also help them obtain a library card. Historic New England representative Amy Ohman will describe Dorchester's venerable Pierce House and make thaumatropes (optical illusion toys) with children.

Sponsors and supporters include: City of Boston, Mayor Michelle Wu, and the Parks and Recreation Department; ATS Equipment, Inc.; Boston City Council candidate Frank Baker; Boston Bayside Properties; Boston Public Library; Boston School of Music; Cedar Grove Gardens; Dolan Funeral Home & Cremation Services; Dorchester Reporter; Dunphy Management; Eclipse Salon; Historic New England; Boston City Councilor John Fitzgerald; Hannibal Auto; Miltown Contracting, Inc.; Old Towne Real Estate; Rockland Trust; Susi Auto Body; Sweet Life Bakery; TRI Construction; Pat's Pizza; and Vargas and Vargas Insurance. The event was organized by Suzanne Spargo, Lisa Ahern, Robert Ferrinni, Paul Mooney and Friends of Dorchester Park.

For more information about the car show, text Carole Mooney at 781-825-5495 or see Dorchester Park in Massachusetts on Facebook aka Meta.

08/12/2025

Dot Park Car Show Returns Sept. 7

Time to polish up cars or trucks to put them on display in Dorchester Park's Classic Car Show on Sunday, Sept. 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Designed by renowned landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, the awesome park is the perfect backdrop for fashionable vehicles. The event is free for those displaying and for those admiring the entries.

The show features cars and trucks many visitors will remember from their youth and some that were in use early in the last century. The sound of classic hit tunes adds atmosphere to the display of beautifully restored vehicles and local venders provide refreshments. Students from the Boston School of Music perform an impressive rendition of contemporary and classic music. A cart pulled by Clydesdale horses along the park paths provides visitors with a view of Dorchester's early terrain with towering trees, hills and outcroppings of Dorchester Puddingstone.

Free recycled books will be displayed at ground level for children to choose. Parents with books their children have outgrown may bring them to the car show or leave them on the porch of the big red house at 42 Milton Street anytime before the event.

The car show is organized by the Dorchester Park Association, a volunteer organization responsible for the Spring Egg Hunt, tours of the park and for assisting the park department with the removal of litter and leaves.

The show is free thanks to the support of sponsors who each contribute $300 so hundreds of neighbors can enjoy this popular event. Sponsors will be acknowledged in press releases and on banners posted throughout the area before the show. Checks and logos may be sent to: Friends of Dorchester Park Association; ℅ Rockland Trust; 2250 Dorchester Avenue; Dorchester, MA 02124.

For more information about the car show, contact Carole Mooney at 781-825-5495.

04/16/2025

04/05/2025

Thank you to all who turned out today to help spread mulch at Dorchester Park. Your efforts don’t go unnoticed! Thank you to the mayor‘s office for helping by dropping off yards of fresh mulch, and providing tools and also these awesome T-shirts that show our “Boston blooms with daffodils”..⭐️…💚Love Your Local Park 💚🌿⭐️

03/17/2025

Join neighbors and friends at Dorchester Park on Saturday, April 5 at 9:30 am.  Volunteers are needed to help with trash removal and light raking in preparation for the Easter egg hunt that will happen on Saturday, April. 19….
Meet us at the Adams Street entrance to the park. Rakes and tools will be provided.!!!

10/14/2024

Here is one of the pictures taken by talented young photographer Nolan Bryant at the Dorchester Park Classic Car Show presented annually in September thanks to many volunteers and the following sponsors: Rockland Trust, Susi Auto Body, Milltown Contracting, Sweet Life Bakery, Boston Bayside Properties, Hannibal Auto Repair, Vargas & Vargas Insurance, Eclipse Salon, TBI Construction, Cedar Grove Gardens, Dolan Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, Dunphy Management, Old Town Real Estate, ATS Equipment, Pat's Pizza, Boston School of Music, Hobby Knolls Stables and Kiting USA.

09/21/2024

Crowds gathered around the Boston School of Music performances featuring amazing local talent during Dorchester Park's classic car show.

09/20/2024

Thanks to donated books by many neighbors, children of all ages visiting Dorchester Park could choose free books during the car show.

09/19/2024

Historic New England volunteer Molly Lovering helps children make car puppets while Amy Ohman describes historic properties including Dorchester's 1683 Pierce House on Oaken Avenue at the recent Dorchester Park Classic Car Show.

09/17/2024

Children flocked to the BPL Lower Mills outdoor library set up by Children's Librarian Ritse Adefolalu at Dorchester Park during the Classic Car Show. Children could obtain a library card, borrow a book, read and sing accompanied by Ritse's saxophone.