Join us for a swing dance with DJs Andrew Selzer and Tina Desorcy!

Lesson (included w/ price of admission): 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Swing Dancing: 9:00pm – 12:00am
General Admission: $10
Students and Seniors (with Valid ID): $8

Q Ballroom
26 New Street, Suite 3
Cambridge, MA 02138

Boston Swing Central and Community Boating are proud to present the 12th Anniversary of:

Swingin’ on the Charles! Join us in celebrating what summer is all about with DJ Loveschak and DJ retroMike. Dancing outside, at sunset, on the banks of the Charles River. We Love that Dirty Water! This is a summer classic you won’t want to miss. We’ll take over the docks at sunset, provide a lesson for newcomers and then we’ll dance until 11 pm. *Note: No rate date! 

Lesson (included in the price of admission): 7:30pm – 8:30pm
Dancing: 8:30pm – 11:00pm
General Admission: $25
Students and Seniors (with Valid ID): $17

Join some local Lindy Hopper’s for some outdoor social dancing FOR FREE: 2:00-5:00pm

Follow updates in the Facebook event HERE.

Meet at 2:00pm in front of Boston Common Visitors Center near Park Street T Station. Below are the tentative meeting points and time. Text two words “Get Lindybombsquad” to the number 40404 to find out where we are on that day.

2:00PM: Boston Common Visitors Center

*** 0.5 mi/9 min walk to A ***

A) 2:15PM: Chinatown Gate

*** 0.3 mi/6 min walk to B ***

B) 2:45PM: Dewey Square/South Station

*** 0.3 mi/6 min walk to C ***

C) 3:00PM: Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum/Harborwalk side

*** 0.4 mi/9 min walk to D ***

D) 3:30PM: Sterling Plaza/Boston Harbor Hotel

*** 0.2 mi/3 min walk to E ***

E) 4:00PM: Rings Fountain

*** 0.1 mi/2 min walk to F ***

F) 4:30PM: Christopher Columbus Park

Join us for a late night of dancing and our Any Swing Goes contest (optional, of courses)!

“Any Swing Goes” contest: Open to anyone attending the late night! (No entrance fee.) Dancers will be judged based on what they do with what they get. Partner is Luck of the Draw. This is an Any Swing Goes competition so it will not specifically be Lindy Hop or Blues. What it will be is fun…so be prepared to get musically stretched out of your dancing comfort zone and we’ll see what you movers and groovers can come up with on the fly.

Swing Dancing: 12:00am – 2:00am
General Admission: $10
Students and Seniors (with Valid ID): $6

Q Ballroom
26 New Street, Suite 3
Cambridge, MA 02138

Toni Lynn Washington and her band are back at Boston Swing Central and they’re ready to rock the house!  A night of soulful, groovy swing music awaits!  Toni Lynn is the first lady of Boston Blues and Swing, a local legend, an institution, a master, and a treasure.  You don’t want to miss this!

Lesson (included w/ admission): 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Swing Dancing: 9:00pm – 12:00am
General Admission: $16
Students and Seniors (with Valid ID): $13

Q Ballroom
26 New Street, Suite 3
Cambridge, MA 02138

The Foxtet is a six piece band led by trombonist Dan Fox and comprised of some of the best local musicians who have decades of combined experience playing for swing dancers. Fox has worked as a sideman at Boston Swing Central with Adrian Cunningham, The Lowdown Stompers, the Easy Winners and with Shawn Hershey. Expect a rock-solid beat and sweet, swinging horns playing tunes from the ’20’s and ’30’s at just the right tempos.

Lesson (included w/ admission): 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Swing Dancing: 9:00pm – 12:00am
General Admission: $16
Students and Seniors (with Valid ID): $13

Q Ballroom
26 New Street, Suite 3
Cambridge, MA 02138

The Swing Legacy, a six piece “little big band” has been a fixture of the Boston swing dance scene since 1991 and BSC since the beginning, playing with a style informed by the great big bands from the swing era. Their repertoire concentrates on classic big band swing music including many Duke Ellington and Count Basie numbers ideal for Lindy Hop and swing dancing. Much of their great catalog of songs showcases their phenomenal singer, Debby Larkin. It promises to be a night full of killer-diller arrangements that will keep you dancing all night long!

Lesson (included w/ price of admission): 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Dancing: 9:00pm – 12:00am
General Admission: $16
Students and Seniors (with Valid ID): $13

Q Ballroom
26 New Street, Suite 3
Cambridge, MA 02138

Presented by Boston Swing Central and the Trustees of Reservations, The Roaring Twenties Lawn Party is a true celebration of vintage culture! Attracting thousands of guests in Gatsby-esque apparel, this retro picnic features live music and dancing, performances, lawn games, a vintage faire (by The Greater Boston Vintage Society) and more!

For TICKETS and more information roaringtwentieslawnparty.org

Presented by Boston Swing Central and the Trustees of Reservations, The Roaring Twenties Lawn Party is a true celebration of vintage culture! Attracting thousands of guests in Gatsby-esque apparel, this retro picnic features live music and dancing, performances, lawn games, a vintage faire (by The Greater Boston Vintage Society) and more!

For TICKETS and more information roaringtwentieslawnparty.org

Baby Soda was formed in 2007 by musicians who met playing traditional jazz in the street and subway with The Loose Marbles. They get every dancer dancing, every foot tapping, and every hand clapping. The are best known for the uptempo style of street jazz. “With an eclectic set of influences ranging from 30’s era swing, New Orleans jazz, and southern gospel,  the ensemble doesn’t desire to recreate the past, rather they bring the concept and joy of the music to the present.”

Lesson (included w/ admission): 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Swing Dancing: 9:00pm – 12:00am
General Admission: $20
Students and Seniors (with Valid ID): $14

Q Ballroom
26 New Street, Suite 3
Cambridge, MA 02138