128th Boston Marathon

One-Mile-To-Go Block Party

Event Details

CITGO, The Official Sponsor of the 128th Boston Marathon

In partnership with five local non-profit organizations, the Stepping Strong Center and the Kenmore Square Business Association, CITGO announced the ‘One-Mile-To-Go Block Party’ will be hosted on Beacon Street directly in front of Cornwall’s on Marathon Monday. The public is invited to attend this first-ever party for the people to honor the spirit of Boston at a key milestone, the final mile, along the Marathon route in Kenmore Square.

Mark Your Calendars

The One-Mile-To-Go Block Party

MONDAY
April 15, 2024
One-Mile-To-Go Block Party

10:00AM – 4:00PM

Beacon Street, in front of Cornwall’s

The ‘One-Mile-To-Go Block Party’ will be held on Beacon Street from 10:00AM–4:00PM on Monday, April 15 and will include a number of fun and engaging activities for spectators of all ages.

The first-ever Block Party event will include:

  • A pop-up Beer Garden in front of Cornwall’s featuring beer from Samuel Adams
  • A family zone adjacent to the Marathon route organized by the Art Resource Collaborative for Kids, featuring arts and activities for kids of all ages
  • Lawn games
  • DJ Tony Clarke from Big Night Live
  • Bleacher seating to watch the race
  • A live jumbotron of the Marathon Finish Line

Spectators coming from the Hotel Commonwealth and the Red Sox game can access the Block Party on Beacon Street through the tunnel cap within the Kenmore Square Green Line station.

Partners

Support Our CITGO Marathon Team & Community Partners

The Block Party will also highlight six local non-profit organizations to help them spread awareness of their missions this Marathon Monday, which also falls on One Boston Day this year. One Boston Day invites community-based organizations, businesses, City workers, and residents annually to come together for volunteer events and acts of kindness in recognition of our City’s spirit of care for one another in response to the tragic events of April 15, 2013.

The six non-profit organizations participating in the Block Party event include Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center, Boston Arts Academy Foundation, Art Resource Collaborative for Kids, The Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra, Fenway Cares and The Fenway Alliance.

Acts of Kindness

CITGO Matches Donations

Each of the non-profit organizations have runners participating in the 128th Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America, five of whom will run as part of the CITGO Marathon Team representing their non-profit organizations. Runners from each of the five non-profits will raise funds for their respective organizations and CITGO will match all donations up to $2,500. Aligning with One Boston Day’s theme of giving acts of kindness, the Stepping Strong Center will be hosting a blood drive as well as conducting demonstrations to teach bystanders how to help someone suffering from traumatic blood loss.

All are welcome to attend the first-ever ‘One-Mile-To-Go Block Party’ in Kenmore Square to celebrate the spirit of Boston on one of the best days of the year in our city – Marathon Monday.

Kenmore Square

Boston You're My Home

As a former Major League player, Joe Carter once described the iconic sign in Kenmore square as meaning CITGO - "C-IT-GO" and Mayor Thomas M. Menino once declared it never to be dimmed for fear the Red Sox would lose in a heartbreaking loss as it did when the sign was out of commission during the 2003 American League Championship Series.

Boston has always recognized this beacon as our unofficial symbol of our city's pride, grit, and quirky traditions. This sign has been a part of our skyline since 1965 and remains a steady presence, overseeing innovation and transformation of our beloved city and casting a unique reminder of our storied past. Every year, it stands as a hopeful sign to marathon runners as they catch their first glimpse at mile 20 and again as they take their final mile to the finish line.