The 7 Most Prestigious Fundraising Events in Boston

Awaken your inner philanthropist with a look at Boston’s top upcoming charity galas and events.

Dawn your favorite metallic gown for next year’s disco ball-themed Boston Winter Ball.

2/3/24
Big Night: The 25th Anniversary Event
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts has a big night planned at the MGM Music Hall at Fenway. The evening will celebrate and raise funds for the agency’s 75 years of service, providing children with transformational, one-to-one mentoring. The party will be complete with delicious local eats, upscale cocktails and live entertainment. With a long list of partners, including Winston Flowers and The Catered Affair, as well as various musical performances, it’s sure to be a hit. 2 Lansdowne St., emassbigs.org

2/10/24
Boston Winter Ball
Dance the night away at Boston’s biggest night out: the Corey C. Griffin Foundation’s Boston Winter Ball at Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport. Through partnerships with Boston’s leading educational and healthcare institutions, the foundation backs the success of children in Boston regardless of economic or medical circumstances. At 2024’s black-tie event, look forward to live music by the PartyCrashers and a flashy, metallic theme: Shiny Disco Balls. The ball has earned over $10 million since its inception in 2008—who knows what the upcoming festivities will bring? 450 Summer St., coreycgriffinfoundation.org

3/28/24
Dress for Success Third Annual Compelling Conversations With Women of Impact
Reappearing for its third year, Dress for Success Boston will hold its Compelling Conversations with Women of Impact at the Lenox Hotel. Funds will benefit the organization’s objective to empower women to achieve economic independence and break the cycle of poverty by providing each client with the professional attire and tools to help her career search. This year’s program raised over $100,000 for the organization and featured a discussion with prominent women in the city, such as Pam Johnston of GBH News. 61 Exeter St., boston. dressforsuccess.org

4/21/24
Literary Lights Dinner
Savor this feast for the ages at the Fairmont Copley Plaza, hosted by the Associates of the Boston Public Library. The supper supports the preservation of the Boston Public Library’s Special Collections while honoring writers from the Northeast. Last year’s function honored journalist Alex Beam, historian Heather Cox Richardson and others, with GBH’s Jared Bowen as the emcee. Partake in a candle-lit meal at this prestigious event and help keep the historic library thriving. 138 St James Ave., literarylights.org

4/26/24
BCRF’s Boston Hot Pink Party
Partying under pink lights and dancing to live music aren’t the only things to expect at The Breast Cancer Research Foundation’s (BCRF) Boston Hot Pink Party. The event, hosted at the Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport, raises funds for breast cancer research under BCRF—the largest private funder of breast cancer research worldwide. Last year’s bash brought tasteful cocktails, a performance by singer-songwriter and activist Aloe Blacc and raised more than $1.5 million. 450 Summer St., bostonhotpinkparty.com

Lush floral displays adorn Boston’s annual Party in the Park.

5/15/24
Party in the Park
Savor an afternoon luncheon alfresco with the Emerald Necklace Conservancy’s 20th annual Party in the Park. All proceeds will go toward restoring and improving the 1,100-acre Emerald Necklace park system. While donning their most stylish fasteners and flower crowns, attendees have raised over $12.5 million since the event’s inception in hopes of continuing the parks’ development for its more than one million visitors each year. 1 Franklin Park Road, emeraldnecklace.org

8/3/24-8/4/24
2024 Pan-Mass Challenge
Come along for the ride with the Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC) next August. Thousands of cyclists will sweat it out for a good cause in the bike-a-thon, raising money for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute—since 1980, the PMC has raised $972 million. Join the efforts to find a cure by biking through 16 different routes spanning 25 to 211 miles. Pmc.org