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BOSTON'S NEWLY-RELEASED TRAVEL & CULTURE MAGAZINE GUIDES VISITORS THROUGH NEW ENGLAND AND IRELAND


(BOSTON) -- The Boston Irish Tourism Association (BITA) today released its 2025 winter issue of Travel & Culture, a free tourism magazine highlighting cultural activities in New England and Ireland. 

The magazine is distributed free at visitor kiosks and cultural venues throughout Massachusetts and New England. Read the online digital magazine here.

 

The winter issue starts with a Holiday Greeting, followed by a Christmas round-up of Celtic, classical, jazz and family venues around New England - from the Irish Tenors, Lúnasa and Chloë Agnew to jazz pianist David Benoit and the popular play, How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Other local activities include Christmas tree lightings, holiday parades and Santa Claus visits.  A calendar of holiday events is included, plus details of Spectacle Live shows and Spectacle Live venues in three states.

Massport offers holiday travel tips for travelers using Logan International Airport.

Details of a special milestone at the Irish Cultural Centre and new renovations at the Blackstone River Theatre are also described. 

The issue includes Irish and museum gift shops, and a roundup of new books plus a Christmas recipe from cookbook author Margaret Johnson’s new book, Delicious Ireland.

Three local Irish women are profiled for recent accomplishments, and three New England destinations, Newport, Quincy and Lowell, are featured, along with a feature on the Irish American Partnership.  A preview of spring activities include a calendar of events from January through May, Irish parades and festivals in March, and the Riverdance show coming to Boston in April.

Traveling to Ireland in 2025 focuses on winter and spring events, group travel opportunities and Aer Lingus flights from Boston to Dublin, Shannon and on to European cities.

This issue includes a walking map of Boston’s Irish Heritage Trail, a selection of 20 landmarks in downtown Boston that tell the illustrious story of the Boston Irish over the past 300 years. From the Rose Kennedy Greenway to Fenway Park, the Irish have helped to shape Boston as one of America’s most distinctive cities. The iconic Irish Round Tower in Milford, MA is also profiled. 

Finally, Boston Irish Tourism Association looks back at 25 years as one of the region’s most unique cultural tourism organizations, thanks to its numerous partners along the way.

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About Boston Irish Tourism Association (BITA)
Formed in 2000, BITA is a year-round, cultural tourism organization that promotes the state’s largest ethnic community. BITA publishes three issues of Travel & Culture, each March, June and November.  For further details on year-round cultural activities in New England as well as tips on traveling to Ireland in 2025, visit IrishMassachusetts.com.

BITA Digital

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