Please note: Play Date in June, July, and August will take place at the ICA Watershed, located in East Boston! Water Shuttle tickets are sold out, but you can still visit the museum with your family for free!

Join us at the ICA Watershed for a day of family fun featuring activities in connection with Hew Locke: The Procession. Enjoy a live musical performance, learn about Caribbean Carnival’s history and significance, and create wearable art inspired by the costumes of Carnival. Get ready to parade and party! 

*On Saturday, July 27th, museum admission is FREE for families when accompanied by kids ages 12 and under, with up to 2 adults per family. Timed tickets must be reserved online in advance for Watershed shuttle boats. Use the code PLAYDATE when reserving your ticket(s). Advance tickets are strongly recommended; day-of tickets are not guaranteed. For access to the ICA Watershed from Seaport, visitors should select the General Admission + Water Shuttle ticket. Admission to the Watershed is always free.

The Watershed is located within the Boston Harbor Shipyard and Marina in East Boston at 256 Marginal Street. Accessible parking is available at the Watershed. Limited street parking is available nearby. Visitors can also reach the Watershed by public transportation – the building is 0.5 miles from Maverick Station on the Blue Line.

Playing Mas with Boston Society of Caribbean Culture and Heritage (BSOCCAH) | 11 AM–3 PM

Ideas, Not Theories – Bicycle Beats by Reynaliz Herrera | 12:15, 1:15, + 2:15 PM

Free Admission for Youth

About IDEAS, NOT THEORIES

About Boston Society of Caribbean Culture and Heritage

Questions? Reach out to us at familyprograms@icaboston.org.

+1 Membership is generously supported by Vertex.

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Hew Locke: The Procession was originally commissioned by Tate Britain for its 2022 Tate Britain Commission. The ICA Watershed presentation is organized by Ruth Erickson, Barbara Lee Chief Curator and Director of Curatorial Affairs, and Anni A. Pullagura, Consulting Assistant Curator, in collaboration with Tate.

Support for Hew Locke: The Procession is provided by David Feinberg and Marina Kalb, and an anonymous donor.

ICA Watershed programs are supported by Eastern Bank.