The Charles Hotel is host to a number of celebrated Boston local events. Among the top are:
The Regattabar Jazz Festival
     Boston Magazine bestowed its "Best of Boston Award" nine consecutive times naming the 225-capacity venue "Best Jazz Club" and in 1998 inducted the Regattabar into its "Best of Boston Hall of Fame". The Regattabar has also been named the "Best Jazz Club" by both the Boston Phoenix and the Improper Bostonian. During the last 20 years, the Regattabar has become the leading jazz club not only in Boston, but also in New England. The Jazz Festival runs from February to May, during this time guests and local residents enjoy the best that jazz has to offer.
Harvard Commencement
     Every year thousands graduate from this very prestigious school. Located just around the corner from Harvard's campus, The Charles Hotel is the ideal place for you and your family to celebrate. For reservations during this time please call 1.800.882.1818.
Head of the Charles
     The Head Of The Charles(r) Regatta, the world's largest two-day rowing event, was first held on October 16, 1965. The race was established by the Cambridge Boat Club members D'Arcy MacMahon, Howard McIntyre, and Jack Vincent, with the audience of Harvard University sculling instructor Ernest Arlett. Arlett proposed that a "head of the river" race similar in tradition to races held in his native England, be held on the Charles River. "Head" races, a class of regattas, are generally three miles long. Boats race against each other and the clock, starting sequentially approximately fifteen seconds apart. Winners of each race receive the honorary title of "Head of the River" or, in this case, "Head Of The Charles."
Boston Marathon
     The Boston Marathon is the world's oldest annual marathon and ranks as one of the world's most prestigious road racing events.