Asian American Day

Asian American Day is the largest outdoor cultural celebration of Asian Americans in Greater Boston. Hosted by the Asian American Association of Boston, it takes place on the first or second Saturday of September each year on Boston Common.

On September 10, 2016, the festival made its debut at Boston Common. Governor Charles Baker and Mayor Marty Walsh officially designated the second Saturday of September each year as “Asian American Day” for Massachusetts and Boston.

Every year AADay has established over 80 on-site booths from nonprofit organizations and local businesses. We have received significant praise and support from Asian American businesses, artists, and residents in Boston and surrounding Massachusetts areas, as well as strong support from Massachusetts State Senators, the Boston City Council, the Boston Common Management Office, the Police Department, and the Fire Department.

Today, the Asian American Day Festival has become one of AAAB’s key initiatives. We will continue to develop it as a high-quality platform for exchange among local communities, local businesses, and nonprofit organizations.

16th Asian American Day — held

The 16th edition was held on Saturday, September 5, 2026 on Boston Common. Applications for that day are closed.

17th Asian American Day — applications open

The next edition is in planning. Use the four application forms on this site:

• Vendor and sponsor
• Performer
• Volunteer
• Parade

Sponsorship plan published for the 16th edition (closed)

The 16th vendor and sponsor cycle has ended. The tiers below were published on the current AADay page for that edition. They are not an open 17th-edition rate.

Title Sponsor / Co-Title Sponsor / Co-organizer (Area A)

Published benefits include a booth at the center of the site (Area A), a full back-cover advertisement in the event Guide Book, logo on the stage background board and Guide Book cover, and opening-speech time (5 / 3 / 1 minutes respectively).

Gold Sponsorship

• On-site booth (Area B or C preferred)
• 1/4 page advertisement in the event Guide Book (content prepared by the merchant)
• Trademark on the stage background board and in the Guide Book catalog
• Graphic and text promotion within 300 bytes on the AAAB online platform (materials provided by the merchant)

Silver Sponsorship

• Booth in Zone D
• 1/8 page advertisement in the special issue of “Asian American Daily” (content prepared by the merchant)
• Logo in the “Business Directory” of the Guide Book

For food merchants only

• On-site food-zone booth
• 1/8 page advertisement in the special issue of “Asian American Daily”
• Logo in the “Business Directory” of the Guide Book

Past editions

Open the festival archive for editions 1–16. Dates for the 13th–16th editions are taken from the current AADay page. The 16th page is a date-and-venue recap only. The 15th recap remains as published on the current 15th archive page.