C.C.B.A. Of N.E.

The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of New England, known as CCBA, is a community organization in Boston’s Chinatown that brings residents together around culture, history and education. It organizes public events including the Chinatown August Moon Festival, which spreads across Harrison Avenue and Beach, Tyler, Hudson and Oxford streets for a day each summer, and the Chinatown Lion Dance Parade, held in February.

The association’s website also presents the Chinatown Heritage Center, which documents, preserves and shares the immigrant history of a neighborhood that has existed for more than 150 years, through exhibits about the community’s experiences, challenges and accomplishments. CCBA offers English as a Second Language classes, with more than 50 students graduating in a single recent round. Its calendar and announcements are published in both English and Chinese.

What to Know

• The August Moon Festival has been held more than 50 times.
• Vendors can register to take part in the August Moon Festival.
• A Culture Village at the CCBA building accompanies the Lion Dance Parade.
• New rounds of ESL classes are announced through posters and the website.