Mobile Makers Boston Youth Design Pop-Up at
Open Newbury

Sponsored by The Boston Architectural College

Date

September 24, 2023

For More Info

communications@the-bac.edu

Cost

FREE

Date

September 24, 2023

For More Info

communications@the-bac.edu

Cost

FREE

Categories

Events

Outside the BAC at
320 Newbury Street
MAP

Open Newbury Street Information

About Open Newbury

Patrons attend a 2021 Open Newbury event. Source: City of Boston. Photo by Neslihan Sahinkaya.

Patrons attend a 2021 Open Newbury event. City of Boston. Photo by Neslihan Sahinkaya.

Newbury Street is a mile-long, eight block stretch of shops, salons, galleries and restaurants. This famous Boston street becomes a pedestrian-only walkway on Sundays in the summer. The street is closed to vehicles to allow pedestrians the opportunity to use the full width of the street, from Berkeley Street to Massachusetts Avenue.

The City of Boston has announced the return of Open Newbury Street starting on July 2, 2023, through October 15, 2023, for 16 consecutive Sundays of car-free Newbury Street.

The Transportation Department first piloted Open Newbury Street in 2016. Thousands of people enjoyed food, shopping and dining in the street on one Sunday in August. To build on the success of the first event, the department expanded Open Newbury Street to three Sundays a year in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2021, and six Sundays in 2022.

Open Newbury Street 2023 Road Closures. City of Boston.

Map of Open Newbury Street 2023 Road Closures and the BAC's location. City of Boston.

About Mobile Makers

Founded by BAC alumna Maya Bird-Murphy, M.Arch’17, Mobile Makers is a nonprofit organization that offers design-thinking and problem-solving workshops for youth living in disinvested communities. The BAC is thrilled to sponsor Mobile Makers Boston, and its mission is to engage and empower youth through the power of making and skill-building, to train and support future public interest architects, designers, and makers, and to advocate for equity and diversity in the design fields. The BAC is thankful for the generous gift that made this possible!