A weekend event held each spring. All SOWA galleries, shops and restaurants, many artist studios are open. These streets are the most active: Wareham, Harrison,Plympton, Washington, Thayer sts. from the website:

 The SoWa Art Walk is held every spring in the SoWa (South of Washington Street) neighborhood in Boston’s South End. A former mill building district where pianos, canned goods, shoes and other merchandise were made in the 19th century, the district has been home to artists’ studios carved out of the old factories for the last fifty years. Today, the artists have been joined by art galleries, creative businesses, cutting edge restaurants and the recent boom in residential loft buildings.

The SoWa Art Walk takes place in late May each year and is a weekend-long standing invitation to visit the artists in their studios. This year, the SoWa Art Walk will occur on Saturday and Sunday May 17-18, 2008 from 11:00am to 6:00pm. Creative stores, cafes, boutiques and some of the city’s finest restaurants take part in the SoWa Art Walk by opening their doors all weekend, hosting artists who display on their walls and offering special event discounts. The SoWa Open Market, an open-air venue for artists, craftsmen, collectioners, farmstands and other vendors makes its seasonal debut each year in tandem with the SoWa Art Walk. www.southendopenmarket.com Come stroll through one of Boston’s most vibrant and creative neighborhoods on a spring weekend and you’ll be sure to find a painting, original design/make clothing, a set of antique china … or brunch and plenty of atmosphere!

This Spring 2007 addition to the SOWA region of the South End came highly anticipated with Rocca's introduction. Italian food inspired by the Riviera, this hotspot is not only a fabulous meal with a creative twist, also a great bar scene.

The SoWa Open Market, an open-air venue for artists, craftsmen, collectioners, farmstands and other vendors makes its seasonal debut each year in May. It opens in tandem with the SoWa Art Walk. Check out www.HERE for the lowdown. The large parking lot at 500 Harrison hosts the event each Sunday (in non-frigid months). Click HERE for the SOWA blog called Market Blogger.

These Zipcars are parked in the lot at 500 Harrison Avenue.