Quincy
Enjoy tastings from the area’s top restaurant chefs, caterers, bakeries, wineries, breweries, and distilleries. Cast your vote for the best bite & sip. Participate in silent auctions & purchase raffle tickets – win gift cards to participating Taste restaurants. This year, The Taste will include a beer & beverage garden, sports-themed games, reserved “box seating”and…
Quincy Multicultural Festival in collaboration with Quincy Public Schools celebrates the city’s incredible diversity. Come appreciate the history, taste and beauty behind each culture through food, culture, music, performancesand costumes. Kids can participate in arts, crafts, games, and raffles, and have fun learning about all the different cultures in the beautiful city of Quincy! Food…
Cara Group Travel
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Cara Group Travel specializes in custom group travel programs to Ireland and the UK. Groups of 10 or more consist of family heritage groups, music tours, sports programs, religious groups & pilgrimages, chamber of commerce groups, business & incentive groups, special events and trade missions. Our extensive network of contacts, our professional experience and overall…
Quincy Welcome Center Shop
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City of Presidents Located at the Hancock Adams Common near City Hall, the City of Quincy Welcome Center is run by Discover Quincy, the city’s official tourism agency. The Center offers information about tours, events, history and culture as well as visitor amenities such as lodging, restaurants and shopping. A walkable map of the entire…
Discover Quincy is the official tourism office for the City of Quincy, MA which is the Birthplace of John Adams, John Quincy Adams, John Hancock and The American Dream. Discover Quincy promotes year round the city’s culture and arts, history and heritage, cuisine and food festivals and sports and its natural beauty and outdoor amenities.
Quincy, Massachusetts has become the go-to place for thousands of Irish expats who have settled in the Boston area over the past 25 years. With beautiful outdoor amenities plus plenty of history, culture, and ethnic cuisine, this coastal city of 100,000 residents offers a less expensive, more expansive lifestyle for Irish and like-minded immigrant groups…
Quincy Welcome Center Shop 1259 Hancock Street, Quincy The newly renovated Welcome Center next to Hancock Adams Common offers a variety of cool Quincy-themed merchandise, from sweatshirts, hoodies, tee-shirts, hats and tote bags to coffee mugs, sunglasses, magnets and key chains. You can also pick up free maps, brochures and tour information from friendly tourism…
For visitors seeking the true spirit of Christmas, make your way to Quincy, Massachusetts, a city bursting with holiday magic from Thanksgiving through Christmas. Among the holiday glad tidings: Christmas tree lightings, visits from Santa and Mrs. Claus, caroling and concerts, outdoor ice skating and plenty of holiday markets, craft fairs and retail shopping. Quincy…
Dublin-born sculptor Stephen J. O’Kelly (1850-98) was a successful artist in late 19th century United States, creating several important memorials that still stand today. Born in Dublin, he studied art in Paris and opened a studio in London before immigrating to Boston, where he lived for much of his adult life. He had Roscommon roots, and his brother,…
The New England Free Jacks, based in Quincy, MA, made history on Sunday, August 4 by winning its second consecutive Major League Rugby (MLR) Championship with a hard-fought, 20-11, victory over the Seattle Seawolves in the MLR title game at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego. Read full press release. With the win, the Free Jacks join Seattle…
This month, the City of Quincy dedicated the beautiful and inspiring new Quincy Navy Park along the waterfront in Marina Bay. The park honors Navy veterans while highlighting Quincy’s historical contributions to shipbuilding and the national defense. The ceremony took place on August 9, 2024. At the dedication, Quincy Mayor Thomas P. Koch praised “Quincy’s steadfast commitment to answering…
“Irish people are really good at connecting,” says Sara Stanton, managing director and founder of Cara Group Travel in Quincy, Massachusetts. “And we like to know about people and we like to find out where you’re from.” That in a nutshell is why Cara Group Travel has been such a success since Stanton, who is originally from…
Get ready New England and the world, as Quincy, Massachusetts prepares to commemorate its 400th anniversary, and you are invited! “In 2025, Quincy celebrates the 400th anniversary of its settlement,” says Mayor Thomas Koch. “400 years of the people and ideas that have shaped America. 400 years of history, diversity and culture. 400 years of…
The City of Quincy is opening its newly designed Welcome Center this week, part of a concerted effort by city leaders, tourism officials, historians and businesses to prepare for the 400th anniversary of the city’s founding in 2025. The innovative and interactive Welcome Center is a key component of the city’s celebration, and has been specifically designed to offer an…
The Titanic Memorial in Washington, DC, an iconic depiction of one of the major maritime tragedies of the 20th century, was carved in Quincy, Massachusetts by local sculptor John Horrigan, who used a 20-ton slab of granite to complete the masterpiece. The pedestal, designed by Henry Bacon, used granite from the quarries in Waverly, RI. Gertrude Vanderbilt…
Scotland’s famous poet Robert Burns, whose birthday is celebrated around the world on January 25, has a beautiful granite statue and park in his honor in the city of Quincy, Massachusetts. The 25-ton statue was designed by noted Quincy sculptor John Horrigan (1863-1939) and carved by his son Gerald Horrigan (1903-1995), and unveiled on November…
(November 5, 2022) – ‘Remember the Ladies’ was the theme in the City of Quincy today as city, state and federal officials gathered alongside historians, educators and local residents to unveil the new statue of Abigail Adams at the Hancock Adams Common. Quincy Mayor Thomas P. Koch was joined onstage by US Congressman Steven Lynch…
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