2026 AmeriCorps Opening Day Ceremony

Get ready to kick off the 2026-2027 AmeriCorps season at Faneuil Hall! Important Information — Please Read! 1. Registering Your AmeriCorps Members and Selecting Afternoon Activities AmeriCorps Program Directors are responsible for registering their Corps members for the morning ceremony as well as any afternoon activities. Part of the fun of AmeriCorps Opening Day is meeting other Corps members! If your Corps is larger than 25, we strongly encourage splitting up your Corps among the various afternoon activities so they have a chance to serve alongside others from across the state. 2. Transportation to the Morning Ceremony at Faneuil Hall Public Transportation (Recommended): • Take the Orange Line to State Street or Haymarket. • Take the Green Line to Haymarket, North Station, Park Street, or Government Center. • Take the Red Line to Park Street. • Take the Blue Line to Aquarium/Faneuil Hall. • Take the Commuter Rail to North Station. The Massachusetts Service Alliance does not provide stipends for MBTA fare. Parking: There are plenty of parking options available near Faneuil Hall Marketplace, all within a 15 minute walk. For more details on directions and parking, click here. 3. Event Contact and Accessibility Lindsay Rooney, Director of Operations & External Affairs, MSA, at [email protected] or (351) 218-9898. We value inclusion and access for all attendees. Some of our current accessibility measures include wheelchair accesibility and optional face masks provided by MSA. We will additionally do our best to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. If you, a member, or anyone from your organization attending this event needs an accommodation, please contact Lindsay to make a reasonable accommodation request. Requests submitted by Friday, October 30 have a higher chance of being accommodated; however, we will do our best to accommodate requests submitted after that date as well. 4. Lunch Vouchers Each attendee will be provided a lunch voucher which they can use to purchase lunch from select vendors at Faneuil Hall Marketplace. For a complete list of lunch options click here. Vouchers will be printed and given to AmeriCorps Program Directors during check-in. 5. Arts and Culture Afternoon Activities If your AmeriCorps members decide not to participate in an afternoon activity but choose to spend some time in Boston, here are some fun options to check out. Please note that MSA has not arranged tours at the following tourist spots...but rather focused on coordinating member development trainings this year. • Museum of Fine Arts: 465 Huntington Ave, Boston • New England Aquarium: 1 Central Wharf, Boston • The Freedom Trail: 1 Faneuil Hall Square, Boston • Trolley Tour: 200 Atlantic Ave, Boston, MA • West End Museum: 150 Staniford Street (on Lomasney Way) Boston