Hyde Park’s Roundhead Brewing is turning Boston’s parks into its summer hangout, rolling a mobile beer-garden series through six green spaces across the city. The Alianza series, now in its third season, brings Hyde Park–made beers, food trucks and live music to both downtown and neighborhood parks, from Copley Square to Roslindale. Founders Luis Espinoza and Craig Panzer say the roving pop-ups are all about bringing people together across neighborhoods.
Where to find it
The Alianza Park Series will return to a long-running Jamaica Plain location and set up for multi-week stints in parks across Boston. According to Roundhead Brewing Company, the 2026 schedule includes JP Gas (May 2–Sept 27), Copley Square (June 8–28), Menino Park in Charlestown (June 29–July 19), LoPresti Park in East Boston (July 20–Aug 2), Jamaica Pond (Aug 3–23) and Adams Park in Roslindale (Aug 28–Sept 13).
Most locations run Friday through Sunday, with typical hours of roughly 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Fridays, 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturdays and noon to 6 p.m. on Sundays. Copley Square will also see special Tuesday hours to sync up with the farmers market.
City partnership and context
City officials say the Alianza series is part of a multi-year parks partnership aimed at activating neighborhood green spaces while supporting local small businesses. Mayor Michelle Wu praised the program’s return as “another way we’re activating public spaces, supporting local businesses, and creating welcoming places to connect,” according to The Boston Globe. The Globe also places the series within a broader boom in seasonal beer gardens across Greater Boston this year.
How the program works for neighborhoods
The setup traces back to a city Request for Proposals that sought seasonal mobile hospitality operators. Roundhead secured a multi-year contract that is now in its third season, according to Boston.gov. City officials frame the pop-ups as a way to spark neighborhood activity while giving small local vendors a ready-made stage.
To that end, Roundhead partners with Fresh Food Generation along with a rotating lineup of food trucks and musicians to supply food and programming, creating a mini-festival vibe without leaving the park.
What it means for Roundhead
Founded in 2017 by Luis Espinoza and Craig Panzer, Roundhead bills itself as Massachusetts’s first Latino-owned brewery and has built a following at its Westinghouse Plaza taproom. The owners describe the Alianza Park Series as an extension of the brewery’s mission of “cerveza que reúne” — beer that brings people together — and say the roaming format helps them reach customers across the city, as per Roundhead Brewing Company.
The pop-ups also give the small Hyde Park brewery some prime summertime visibility in neighborhoods where larger producers have typically dominated the beer-garden calendar.
For the latest details on dates, vendors and hours, the city keeps an updated parks calendar and Roundhead maintains its own events listings, according to Boston.gov. Expect beer, pizza and live music in parks across Boston into September as part of a busy season for outdoor beer gardens.
