Massachusetts Events Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombs dropped on Japan

Monday, August 4th, 2025

Event: Hiroshima & Nagasaki Evening Dialogue
Time: 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: St. James Episcopal Church Parish Hall 1991 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA

Wednesday, August 6th, 2025

Event: Hiroshima Day Vigil at Park Square in Pittsfield, MA
Time: 8:00 am – 9:00 am 
Location: Park Square, Pittsfield Park Square, Pittsfield, MA
Contact: Berkshire Citizens for Peace and Justice

Event: Hiroshima Day: War is Obsolete
Time: 8:15 am Start
Location: Bend in the Road Beach Edgartown, MA
Contact: Martha’s Vineyard Peace Council 

Event: Boston Hiroshima-Nagasaki 80th Anniversary Commemoration
Time: 12:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Location: Dewey Square 572 Atlantic Ave, Boston, MA

Event: A Call for Peace
Time: 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm 
Location: Nashawannuck Pond Boardwalk 50 Payson Ave, Easthampton, MA

Event: 80 Years Later, Remembering and Repenting The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Time: 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Location: Dedham Town Green 600 High St, Dedham, MA
Contact: Pat Ferrone, St. Susanna Pax Christi

Event: Merrimack Valley People for Peace Commemoration Vigil
Time: 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Location: Andover Town Hall 20 Main Street, Andover, MA
Contact: Merrimack Valley for Peace 

Event: Cranes and Chorus: A Communal Call for Nuclear Disarmament
Time: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Location: Regatta Point Park 10 N Lake Ave, Worcester, MA
Contact: Center for Nonviolent Solutions

Thursday, August 7th, 2025

Event: Fallout Flicks Presents: White Light Black Rain
Time: 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Location: St James Episcopal Church 1991 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA

Friday, August 8th, 2025

Event: Strength Through Peace: Learning From Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 80 Years Later
Time: 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Location: The Ikeda Center for Peace, Learning and Dialogue, 396 Harvard Street, Cambridge, MA
Contact: The Ikeda Center

Saturday, August 9th, 2025

Event: Commemorative Walk & Meditation for Hiroshima/Nagasaki Anniversary
Time: 9:30 am – 11:30 am
Location: Boundless Way Zen Temple 1030 Pleasant Street, Worcester, MA

Event: Gifting Peace
Time: 2:00 pm onward
Location: Korean Church of Boston 32 Harvard St, Brookline, MA
Contact: Actors Refuge Repertory Theatre

Event: Mass to Commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Japan Bombings
Time: 4:30 pm
Location: The Natiional Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette, Attleboro, MA

Event: Back from the Brink: Remembering the Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki — 80 Years Ago
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Location: Watertown Square Main Street at Spring St, Watertown, MA
Contact: Watertown Citizens for Peace, Justice and Environment