FAQs
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It’s on Saturday, July 26th, 2025, from noon to 4:30 pm.
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The Fat Pool Party will be held at the Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School campus in Waltham, MA. The entrance is at 785 Beaver St, Waltham, MA.
You can find photos of the pools and other spaces here.
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The address is 785 Beaver St, Waltham, MA.
If you’re driving: After entering the Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall campus via the Beaver St. entrance, take the first right to get to Lot 1 , closest to the pool; if Lot 1 is full, the entrance to Lot 2 is on Lexington St. If you have reserved an accessible parking space, it will be in Lot 1. Check out the parking map for more detail.
We strongly encourage people to carpool or take other modes of transportation, and we will endeavor to connect people for this purpose on our Facebook page. There are public lots (Church Street lot, Central Square parking deck) less than one mile away.
If you’re taking public transportation: The Waltham stop on the Fitchburg commuter rail line is approximately one mile away, the Alewife red line station is six miles away, and there are a number of bus stops within one mile.
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Every person of every size, ability, cultural background, ethnicity, faith, gender, gender expression, gender identity, ideology, income, national origin, race, and sexual orientation is welcome at our events.
However, because of our insurance policy, everyone must be over thirteen years of age.
We encourage those in the most marginalized bodies to come! We believe diversity benefits all of us.
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Entry to the pool party, where we’ll have snacks, beverages, tunes, activities and games, fat-friendly vendors, fun giveaways, and an abundance of fat joy!
Although we will have free snacks, we encourage people to bring food for picnicking.
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Please bring a towel, sunscreen, sunglasses, and anything else needed to make yourself comfortable outside in July. There will be some seating and some shade, but not enough for everyone.
You might also consider bringing:Fat-friendly seating
Portable shade (umbrellas, canopies, etc.)
Floats (we will have pumps on site)
Food – we will have free snacks, but we encourage people to bring food for picnicking!
Games
Pool toys
Hand fans or cooling devices
Picnic blankets
Coolers – BYO ice!
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Alcohol, glass, weapons, drugs, pets, or children under thirteen.
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The outdoor pool is treated with chlorine. The lower pool is a six-lane, standard-sized competition pool, 3-9 feet deep, with step and ladder entries.
You can find photos of the pools and other spaces here.
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If the event needs to be canceled for rain, we will alert all ticketholders via email. If we are able to reschedule the event, tickets will not be refunded, though may be transferred by emailing us.
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Please email Jasmin if you have specific accessibility questions or need more information.
You can find photos of the pools and other spaces here.
In the last few years the upper pool has been available for utilize, there hasn’t been a significant use of the upper pool. But in the case that we meet a certain threshold in ticket sales we will reconsider the possibility of opening the upper pool.
There are accessible toilets and changing spaces adjacent to the pool.
Lifeguards will be on duty. Swim at your own risk.
If you need assistance during the event, please feel free to ask any BBB volunteer!
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At BBB, we are intimately aware of how chronic illness, including being immunocompromised or immunosuppressed, disproportionately impacts fat people. Our number one goal is to keep our attendees safe in community with one another. In light of the current summer wave of COVID-19, we have updated our COVID policies.
Just as before, we are asking folks to consider masking whenever possible. If you have issues accessing high quality masks, we will have them available, so please feel free to grab one!
As an exercise of community care, we request that all attendees take a rapid antigen test before attending.If you test positive, or test negative but have symptoms, we ask that you please stay home. If the cost of your ticket was a hardship, and you are worried about missing out due to finances, please reach out to us, and we will do our best to accommodate you.
Finally, if you test positive within five days after the pool party, please email Jasmin so we can inform attendees that an anonymous attendee has tested positive. We may also ask for a brief description of where you spent most of your time during the party. We are requesting that attendees take this extra step with us so we can continue to keep our community safe and ensure that those who need this information are informed of their risk of transmission.
We know that our BBB community is a loving one on the side of care and disability justice. Thank you so much for your willingness to look out for one another during a pandemic that especially impacts our community.
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There will be eight lifeguards on site.
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The ticket price is $60, and our ticket tiers are $30, $60, and $75.
Bigger Bodies Boston is dedicated to financial accessibility, particularly for the most marginalized members of our community. Approximately a third of the tickets for this event are available for free or at half cost. If the full ticket price is accessible for you, we very much appreciate you reserving the subsidized tickets for those who need them. If you are able and moved to contribute a little extra, any top-tier ticket purchases or additional donations will allow us to add more subsidized tickets!
If $30 is too much for you or we are out of $30 tickets, there are a couple of options: (1) We have a limited number of free tickets available; email us if you need one! (No need to provide an explanation as to why, just let us know that you need free admission to the party and we will do our best to accommodate.) (2) We may still need volunteers! Volunteers get free admission and will work no more than half of the party. You must be able to lift and carry. Inquire here.
Tickets are not refundable, but all tickets are transferable; email Jasmin us to transfer.
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Tickets are not refundable, but all purchased tickets (full price and half price) are transferable; email Jasmin to transfer. If you have a free ticket that you are not using, please let us know so we can offer it to someone on our waitlist.
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There are 400 tickets available, in addition to spots for volunteers.
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It isn’t; we are working to keep costs consistent as much as possible.
Bigger Bodies Boston is an all-volunteer organization, and any budget shortfalls are paid out of the pockets of our volunteer leadership. Any funds received over the cost of the pool party will be used to cover our administrative costs or will go towards future events.
Bigger Bodies Boston is dedicated to financial accessibility. We run free events whenever possible. If you’re able and interested, please consider donating to help us reduce future event costs or sponsoring this or a future event (email Jasmin if you’re interested).
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