Spectacle Summer Nights: Soulful Bliss Arts & Music Festival

Spectacle Summer Nights: Soulful Bliss Arts & Music Festival

Join Boston Harbor Now and AfroDesiaCity for a cruise and relaxing evening on Spectacle Island, currated by and for communities of color. Enjoy games, food & drinks, and live music!

Tickets include:

• A round trip ferry ride to Spectacle Island
• Arts and live musical performances
• Breathtaking sunset views of the Boston skyline
• S'mores on the beach with L.L.Bean
• After-hours access to the Island
• Food for purchase from ZaZ Restaurant.
• Drinks for purchase from Night Shift Brewing

Directions: Guests must arrive at Long Wharf North *by 4:00pm* to board the ferry to Spectacle Island. It will depart *promptly* at 4:30pm and will not wait for late arrivals. No refunds will be issued if you miss the boat.

The return ferry will depart Spectacle Island at 8:00 pm, with an 8:30pm scheduled return to Boston. *Please note that the Harbor can be busy in the evening which can cause unforeseen delays.*

Other important information:

• Walk-ups ticket purchases are accepted for private boaters.
• Outside alcohol is strictly prohibited, and any alcohol purchased on-island must be kept within the marked perimeter.
• No pets allowed
• A limited number of discounted tickets are available. If interested, please contact access@bostonharbornow.org

About the artists:

Soulful Bliss Lineup

• Olasco Boston
• Amanda Shea
• DJ TROY Frost
• DA BANGAZ
• Notebook P
• MACK
• Kazi
• Joeal
• Wali Ali
• Lawanda Monique

ZaZ Menu: Wraps

• Jerk Chicken wrap - $15
• Chicken Caesar wrap - $14
• Jerk Salmon Wrap - $15

Empanadas

• Jerk Jackfruit Empanada - $6
• Curry Chickpea Empanada - $6

Mini Bowls

Includes Rice & Beans or White Rice with Plantains

• Grilled Chicken - $14
• Salmon - $15
• Jerk chicken - $15
• Smoked Jerk Tofu - $13

Beverages

• Passion Tea - $6
• Assorted Soda - $2

About the organizers:

AfroDesiaCity has been a regional event and consulting company based in Boston, Massachusetts, for over the past 10 years, specializing in live entertainment, special networking, and other value-added community events. We partner with emerging artists and professionals of diverse backgrounds to elevate your voice and support organizations in producing soulful events and creative and professional opportunities. Serving Boston's greater metropolitan area and the East Coast region, we offer various artists management, event production, and community and cultural activation.

Boston Harbor Now is working to re-establish Boston as one of the world’s truly great coastal cities. Everything we do is in partnership with public agencies, communities and private and non-profit partners. We encourage people to explore Boston’s waterfront and Islands through promoting and hosting hundreds of free and low-cost recreational, cultural and social events. We partner with the Mass Department of Transportation to develop and advance a Boston Harbor-wide water transportation plan for expanded ferry service. We co-manage and improve visitor experiences of the Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park. We partner with the City of Boston and waterfront communities to prepare for sea level rise while promoting outstanding waterfront open space. We support investment and innovation in Boston’s working port to better support our 21st Century maritime economy.

Spectacle Summer Nights: Soulful Bliss is presented by Boston Harbor Now & AfroDesiaCity, in partnership with the National Park Service, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation, RC Productions, and Social Glue Media, with generous support from Meet Boston.