Special to the Times-Free Press
The Boston Public Market (BPM) is proud to announce its annual Harvest Party will be held on Thursday, October 16, 2025 — This year is especially meaningful as BPM celebrate a major milestone: their 10th birthday! Since 2015, the BPM has been a home for local farmers, fishers, food producers, and artisans—a vibrant gathering place in the heart of downtown Boston. For a decade, the Market has been “loving local,” connecting the community to New England’s farmers, fishers, food producers, and artisans, and this milestone year’s Harvest Party will celebrate that legacy while fueling the mission for the years ahead.
Proceeds benefit the Market’s Community Engagement Fund, which supports educational programming, small business development, and community partnerships.
The evening features two experiences:
• Dinner: An intimate buffet in the Entrepreneurship Tent powered by Citizens, across from The Rose Kennedy Greenway, with the best in local food and drink. Dinner guests enjoy an exclusive open bar all evening and early access to the Bash. Tickets: $500.
• Bash: A lively walk-around tasting event with bites from Market vendors, craft beer and cocktails, birthday-themed activities, live music and dancing, silent auction prizes, and photo ops with the “Official Pumpkins of Boston.” Tickets: $50, including one beverage.
Tickets are now available on Eventbrite.
“Each year, our community comes together for the Harvest Party—the Boston Public Market’s cornerstone fundraising event that powers our Market on a Mission. Thanks to this support, we’re able to subsidize rent for local entrepreneurs, offer community programming, develop educational initiatives, foster partnerships, and so much more. The Harvest Party is more than just a great night out — it’s a celebration of our community and a chance to ensure the Boston Public Market continues to thrive for the next decade,” said Cheryl Cronin, CEO of the Boston Public Market.
Initial sponsors for the Harvest Party include Citizens, Boston.com and The Boston Globe, Cummings Foundation, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Edible Boston, and Yankee Magazine, with more to come.
The Boston Public Market Association is a “Market on a Mission” to nurture local entrepreneurs, educate visitors on the importance of a resilient and equitable food system, celebrate the bounty of all of New England, and cultivate a diverse community around food. Proceeds from the event enable the non-profit to provide opportunities such as:
• Subsidize rent for local food entrepreneurs, especially diverse business owners facing barriers to entry.
• Expand educational programs in the Market and throughout the community.
• Support the Entrepreneurship Forum & Incubator Program powered by Citizens, providing BIPOC entrepreneurs mentorship, workshops, and a free retail stall.
• Strengthen partnerships to sustain New England’s agricultural and culinary bounty.
Celebrate 10 years of loving local and help shape the next decade of the Boston Public Market. Learn more at bostonpublicmarket.org/harvestparty.
As a nonprofit organization, the Boston Public Market Association is a “Market on a Mission” to nurture local entrepreneurs who have barriers to fully participating in the Market, educate their visitors on the importance of a resilient and equitable food system, celebrate the bounty of all of New England, and cultivate a diverse community around food.
The Boston Public Market Association, a registered 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, developed and operates the Market with public impact goals to support: economic development, New England food system resilience, public health and education, affordability, and access. Development of the Boston Public Market in 2015 was a partnership between the Boston Public Market Association, individual and corporate donors, foundations, the City of Boston, and the project’s seed funder, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The Boston Public Market is an indoor, year-round marketplace featuring about 30 New England artisans and food producers housed under one roof offering fresh foods, prepared meals, crafts, and specialty items. Residents and visitors alike can find seasonal, locally sourced food from Massachusetts and New England, including fresh produce, grocery items, dairy, seafood, baked goods, specialty items, crafts, and prepared breakfast, lunch, and dinner options. Everything sold at the Market is produced or originates in New England, as the seasons allow.