Please join Honorary Chairs Mayor Martin J. Walsh and Ms. Lorrie Higgins on Wednesday, June 13 at 5:30 pm in the Kelleher Rose Garden, Back Bay Fens, 73 Park Drive in Boston. Proceeds will benefit free family-friendly programs and events in Boston Parks. Enjoy passed hors d’oeuvre, a buffet, and more, plus live entertainment with a spirited, creative hat contest in a garden party setting, live and silent auction, and en plein air painting demonstration

At this time of the year, 3,000 rose bushes are at peak bloom at The Kelleher Rose Garden in the Back Bay Fens. Garden Party attire is enthusiastically encouraged!

Enter the “Hats Galore” Contest by dressing up your finest Rose Garden Party hat! Judges will choose the winners for: Best Fascinator, Most Creative, Most Elegant and Just for Men. $150 per person. Purchase tickets online at http://www.boston.gov/rose-garden-party or call 617-635-4032. Photo from Rouvalis Flowers.