The Easter Tour

Sunday, April 5, 2026

RAIN or SHINE

Every year Newtowne Morris begin their busy spring touring season on Easter Sunday in beautiful downtown Boston, starting the first stand on Newbury Street in front of historic Emmanuel Church. The dancing starts directly after the service ends (usually shortly before noon) on the street adjacent to the church. After a brief coffee break we walk down to Copley Square for a second stand about 1:30 PM across from the main Boston Public Library. There is a then another short break for refreshments at a nearby watering hole, and then a final third stand at approximately 3:30 PM on the pathways of the Public Garden beside the pond on the Arlington Street side. Following the tour the team retires to a local pub for a pint or two and the occasional song.

View of Newbury Street from the steps of Emmanuel Church, with a small crowd on the sidewalk watching the Morris dancers in the street against the backdrop of buildings on the opposite side.
1. Emmanuel Church at about 11:45 AM
View of the main Boston Public Library from the corner of Boyleston and Dartmouth streets, with the Morris dancers in the street and tall buildings in the background behind the library.
2. Copley Square at about 1:30 PM
View of the Public Garden with the Morris dancers on a path framed by the musicians in the foreground, with trees and the statue of George Washington on a horse in the background.
3. Public Garden at about 3:30 PM

Street map of Boston between the Public Garden on the upper right and Copley Square on the bottom left, with Emmanuel Church in the middle.

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