2021 Programs
DCR/MASS AUDUBON RIBBON CUTTING AT THE POWDER MAGAZINE, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 1pm. Meet at the Powder Magazine
Come celebrate Mass Audubon’s 5-year lease to the Powder Magazine. It will become an urban nature center+. Speakers will include DCR’s new acting Commissioner Stephanie Cooper, Mass Audubon’s President David O’Neill, Cambridge’s City Manager Louis DePasquale, Rep. Jay Livingstone and others who have helped to make this happen.
Mass Audubon will be bringing a variety of environmental education programming to the park, including drop-in nature activities, guided bird and nature walks, occasional kayak river eco tours, and live animal demonstrations. They will also be working with local partners like Flagg Street Studio and others to bring arts, cultural, and science events on evenings and weekends. Seasonal operations will begin in April 2022, so look for a full schedule then! See Magazine Beach featured at Mass Audubon’s annual meeting here.
WILDLIFE IN THE PARK, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2:30-5:30pm. Rain or shine! Free! Drop in.
From Mass Audubon: Discover the diversity of wildlife that can be found at the park and observe their actions as they prepare for winter. You’ll find out who skips town by migrating south, who avoids the coming cold by sleeping through it, and who has adapted to stay active through frigid temperatures. We will employ one of our live animal ambassadors to help answer your questions.
HALLOWEEN IN THE PARK, Saturday, Oct. 30, 11am-2pm, RAIN OR SHINE! Meet at the Powder Magazine.
Spooky drop-in programming by Mass Audubon, Flagg St. Studios, the Charles River Conservancy and Magazine Beach Partners, too! FREE.
Join Mass Audubon naturalists for FREE drop-in programs for ALL AGES in October and early November:
10/5- Science in the Park 3-6pm
10/10- Art in the Park 1-4pm
10/19- Wildlife in the Park 2:30-5:30pm
10/30- Halloween in the Park 11am-2pm
11/9- Wildlife in the Park- 2:30-5:30pm
Programs will happen in drizzle, but not heavy rain.
CHARLES RIVER CONSERVANCY BIOBLITZ, Tuesday, Sep. 14, 3-5pm (Rain Date: September 15)
Survey the CRC’s floating wetland and Magazine Beach for species, using the iNaturalist App. Register by emailing your name and contact information to Taylor Leonard at tleonard@thecharles.org by Thursday, September 9th! Registered participants will receive event updates and travel information prior to the Blitz. Organized by the CRC and Mass Audubon.
MATH TRAIL ACTIVATION: TOUR WITH CRC STAFF, Tuesdays, Sept. 21-Oct. 19, 3-4pm & Saturdays, Sept. 25 & Oct. 16, 10-11am
Visit the Magazine Beach footbridge at the foot of Magazine Street and take a stroll across the MathTrail designed in partnership with MathTalk, a Cambridge-based organization. The MathTrail introduces playful math opportunities that interact with the environment. Enjoy a gigantic number line, find animal footprints, and explore the free learning app, Measure! Everything!
FREE YOGA AT MAGAZINE BEACH PARK, Tuesdays, 6pm
June 22-July 13 and probably through August 10. If raining, cancelled. FREE.
Meet under trees in field in front of Powder Magazine. Bring your own yoga matt.
Taught by Alicia McCabe. No donations requested.
STORIES & SONG, Mondays, 10am
June 28-August 2 (but not July 5) If raining, cancelled. FREE.
Meet under trees beside picnic tables not far from pedestrian footbridge (at the bottom of Magazine Street).
Led by the Cambridge Public Library’s Central Square Branch Staff
NATURE EXPLORATION WITH MASS AUDUBON Mondays, 6-8pm
July 12-August 9
Meet under trees in field in front of Powder Magazine. Connect to nature with Mass Audubon naturalists and drop-in activities featuring live wildlife (owls, hawks and more!), nature exploration, art -making with natural materials and local ice cream.
Offered: teen kayaking along the Charles River July 19 and August 9. You’ll need to preregister for this and sign a waiver. Click on the QR code below or email habitat@massaudubon.org. FREE!
CELEBRATION OF MATHTALK ART & LEARNING INSTALLATION, Saturday, July 24, 10am-12noon
Food, refreshments, fun and games, all at the pedestrian footbridge at the foot of Magazine Street, just as you enter the park.
Courtesy of the Charles River Conservancy
Magazine Beach 
I am planning on attending the Zumba classes on Magazine beach however, I’m concerned about receiving information for weather cancellations. For example, today is supposed to have rain and thunder storms. I’m ok with dancing in the rain, however I’m not making assumptions for everyone. Please let me know and thank you for your time in advance.
Sosa,
Sorry for the late reply. We were noting rain cancellations at magazinebeach.org, under events. Can you think of a better way to communicate this? Lots of rain on Tuesday nights this past summer!
The Zumba and Yoga classes now being held at the park are not organized by us and I don’t think that they’re officially permitted by DCR. I’d like to know more about them!
We’re hoping to offer some FREE yoga classes this fall with Cport’s own Carol Faulkner. Stay tuned! I’ll be posting at magazinebeach.org/events once DCR approves them.
Is charcoal grilling allowed?
If yes, is there a specific area of the park to do so?
Thank you
Grilling at the park is against DCR regulations, however, folks grill there all the time. Please dump coals next to trash bins and NOT at the foot of trees. We want those old trees to be there for the decades to come….