Mayor Ballantyne Invites Community to Somerville’s Third Annual Civic Day Celebration

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne invites community members to attend the city’s spring Civic Day celebration on Saturday, April 5, from noon to 4 p.m. at City Hall (93 Highland Ave.) and on the City Hall concourse.

Now in its third year, Civic Day aims to provide community members of all ages with fun, interactive opportunities to celebrate democracy and learn about City government, programs, services, and ways to get involved.  

Visitors can join in a variety of family-friendly activities planned by City departments, including: 

• Selecting a home a pollinator plant plug for your home garden.
• Casting your vote in Cycle 2 of Somerville’s Participatory Budgeting process.
• Posing for a photo on a Somerville Police motorcycle.
• Taking a tour of City Hall.
• Navigating a hazard house and learn about fire safety with Somerville Fire Department.
• Enjoying local food and music performed by Somerville High School ensembles. 

The City Hall concourse will be closed to vehicular traffic. Temporary handicap parking will be available along Highland Avenue near the concourse. In the event of inclement weather, all outdoor activities will be moved inside to Somerville High School (81 Highland Ave.) 

Multilingual staff from the SomerViva: Office of Immigrant Affairs will be present to offer language support for residents who may need assistance connecting with city departments.  

For more information, please contact Kristine McNulty at kmcnulty@somervillema.gov or visit somervillema.gov/civicday 

Persons with disabilities who need auxiliary aids and services for effective communication (i.e., CART, ASL), written materials in alternative formats, or reasonable modifications in policies and procedures to access the programs, activities, and meetings of the City of Somerville should please contact Adrienne Pomeroy in advance at 617-625-6600 x 2059 or apomeroy@somervillema.gov.  

The City of Somerville can provide you with an interpreter in your language for free. To request an interpreter, please contact us at somerviva@somervillema.gov or call 311 (617-666-3311) at least 7 days in advance of this event.   

This event will be videotaped by the City’s GovTV team. Watch it on-demand with optional closed-captioning (select the CC icon) on YouTube.com/SomervilleCityTV. Or watch on cable TV at GovTV (somervillema.gov/video) Comcast Ch. 22 and GovTV Astound (RCN) Ch. 13 & 613. Videos generally post within one business day of recording.