The first Sunday in June is officially Dorchester Day! The parade starts at 1:00 p.m. in Lower Mills at the corner of Washington Street & Dorchester Avenue and travels along Dorchester Avenue to Savin Hill at the corner of Columbia Road and Dorchester Avenue. Come out and show your Dorchester Pride!  

Here is a list of places to celebrate pre- or post-parade! Please check back, as this list could be updated. 

Lace up your sneakers

Lace up your sneakers and participate in the 2026 Dot Day Road Race on Sunday, June 7!  You can register here! The out-and-back course begins and ends at the ADSL building at 1565 Dorchester Avenue, running down Dot Avenue past Ashmont and turning around at St. Gregory Parish. Each registration includes a finisher medal and a t-shirt! Food will be available for purchase. 25% of profits will be donated to ADSL (ALL DORCHESTER SPORTS & LEADERSHIP)

Landmark Public House

Landmark Public House will be open at 11am with ice cold drinks, delicious food, family-friendly fun, live music and dancing! DJ set will take place from 3pm-8pm.

Lower Mills Tavern

Start off your Dot Day with a little brunch at LMT!  How about some Cinnamon Roll Pancakes or Chicken and Biscuits?  Celebrate the neighborhood with a glass of sparkling rose!

Blend

Blend is celebrating Dot Day a Dot Pride Tea from 11am-4pm with music, drag queens and more!

Yellow Door Taqueria

Pre-game or post-parade with some margaritas and tacos!  You can check out their menu here! 

American Provisions

Order up your meat and cheese boards for you Dot Day Celebrations!  American Provisions will also be offering free tastings (wine and snacks) as part of the DorchFest event and look for specials on Dot Day!

dbar

Start parade day off with one of our favorite spots in Dorchester for brunch! dbar serves brunch from 11am to 3pm. Tea Dance starts at 4pm! 

224 Boston Street

Hang out on the patio at 224 Boston on parade day and order up a bucket of bubbles! Or maybe one of 224’s famous burgers paired with Bloody Mary! 

The Bowery Bar

The Bowery Bar will be celebrating with brunch the patio! 

Dorchester Brewing Company

Be on the lookout for Dorchester Brewing Co. float during the parade. Post-parade head to the brewery to continue the celebration! 

Blasi’s Dot Day After Party

Blasi’s is hosting a Dot Day After party from 4pm-8pm featuring DJ Kait!