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Newburyport’s Yankee Homecoming Week-long Festival

In 1958, Newburyport joined twenty-nine other New England communities in launching a celebration aimed at bringing people together. This week-long festival, which has been held annually ever since, strengthens the...

Children’s Witch Hat Decorating at The Hawthorne Hotel

Hawthorne Hotel 18 Washington Sq. West, Salem

Children's Witch Hat Decorating at The Hawthorne Hotel Activity Length: 30 minutes Location: The Hawthorne Hotel 18 Washington Square West, Salem MA 01970 Second Floor, Pickman Room Hosted By: This is a self-guided activity overseen by Good Witch Apprentices Decorate a magical witch hat in the color of your choice with craft gems, stickers, ribbon,...

Free

Public Sail!

Public Sail!
The Schooner Adventure 23 Harbor Loop, Gloucester

Sail into history aboard a National Historic Landmark, and an enduring icon of the American fisheries, the Schooner Adventure! Join us as we honor tradition, celebrate heritage and have fun! Enjoy a two-and-a-half-hour sail on historic Gloucester Harbor, America's oldest fishing port. Help the crew raise the sails, take a turn at the helm, learn...

$18 – $60

Children’s Broom Decorating at The Hawthorne Hotel

Hawthorne Hotel 18 Washington Sq. West, Salem

Children's Broom Decorating at The Hawthorne Hotel 10/6 Workshop Time: 9am-12pm Sunday October 6, 2024 Activity Length: 20 minutes Location: The Hawthorne Hotel 18 Washington Square West, Salem MA 01970 Hosted By: This is a self-guided activity overseen by Good Witch Apprentices Decorate a magical broom with craft tape, stickers, ribbon, tulle and a charm....

$50

Happy HulaDays!

37 Winter Island Road 37 Winter Island Road, Salem

Join us for a day of family fun! Sign up to have your family portrait taken, make some crafts, enjoy some ice cream & help us prepare for a successful holiday season! Sandman Building Contest Ice Cream Truck Bubbles & Music Holiday Crafts Professional Photographer - Alyse Grimm to take Family pics! Participants are invited...

Free

Step Aboard History: FREE Deck Tours of the Schooner Adventure

Schooner Adventure 23 Harbor Loop, Gloucester

Climb aboard the Schooner Adventure and step back in time! Our guided deck tours offer a unique opportunity to explore one of Gloucester’s most treasured maritime landmarks. Originally launched in 1926 as a working fishing schooner, Adventure has been lovingly restored and is now a floating museum dedicated to preserving the rich legacy of New...

Step Aboard History: FREE Deck Tours of the Schooner Adventure

The Schooner Adventure 23 Harbor Loop, Gloucester

Climb aboard the Schooner Adventure and step back in time! Our guided deck tours offer a unique opportunity to explore one of Gloucester’s most treasured maritime landmarks. Originally launched in 1926 as a working fishing schooner, Adventure has been lovingly restored and is now a floating museum dedicated to preserving the rich legacy of New...

Boundless: The Art of the Book

Boundless: The Art of the Book
The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester

Exhibit Dates: July 17-August 24 Opening Reception: Sunday, July 20, 5pm-7pm This dynamic exhibition explores the rich and ever-evolving world of the book as an art form. Featuring artist books, altered books, and book illustration, "Boundless" showcases imaginative approaches to storytelling, visual poetry, personal narratives, and inventive book structures. Visitors will encounter works that range...

Free

Walking Tour: Public Sculpture of Gloucester

Cape Ann Museum 27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester

Saturday, July 26, 2025 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Meet outside the CAM Downtown Campus 27 Pleasant St, Gloucester, MA, 01930 $10 for Members, $20 for Non-Members Registration Required Gloucester...

$10 – $20

Children’s Maple in the Barnyard at Appleton Farms, Ipswich, MA

Appleton Farms 219 County Road, Ipswich

Sessions @ 10:45-11:30; 12-12:45; 1-1:45; 2:15-3:00 Trustees Member Adult: $9; Trustees Member Child: $9; Nonmember Adult: $15; Nonmember Child: $15; Children under 2 are free Maple Season is here! This special program for ages 3-11 & their families will focus on the magic of maple from start to finish. We will discover this tradition by...

$9 – $15

Passport to the Past: Stevens-Coolidge Guided House Tour

Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens Chickering Road 153, North Andover

Discover the stories behind the walls of one of North Andover’s historic gems. Join us for a guided tour of Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens, a Colonial Revival treasure that reflects early 20th-century elegance and global influence. Once the summer home of Helen Stevens Coolidge and John Gardner Coolidge—a diplomat and descendant of Thomas Jefferson and...

$12 – $20

Maple Strolls at Appleton Farms

Maple Strolls at Appleton Farms
Appleton Farms 219 County Road, Ipswich

Sessions start at: 11, 12:15 & 1:30 Trustees Members $12/Nonmembers $20 Visit the historic maple stand and sugar shack at Appleton Farms and learn all about maple sugaring, its history...

$12 – $20

Opening Celebration: Knowing Nature at PEM

Peabody Essex Museum East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem

Know before you go In-person event Location: Main Atrium, Create Space Studios Included with admission The exhibition gallery will be open for self-guided exploration from 10 am–5 pm. ABOVE IMAGE: Wolf © Tom Walker. All Rights Reserved. Join us in celebrating the opening of Knowing Nature: Stories of the Boreal Forest, on view in The...

Museum of Old Newbury Guided Tours – July, 2025

Museum of Old Newbury Guided Tours – July, 2025
Museum of Old Newbury 98 High Street, Newburyport

Our friendly, knowledgeable tour guides share fascinating stories in each of the museum’s period rooms and galleries. You will walk through this Federal-period house, from its 1808 beginning as a ship captain's home to its ownership by multiple generations of the Cushing family. See parts of the home as it was lived in, as well...

Free – $10

Newburyport Art presents “Coming Home”

Newburyport Art presents “Coming Home”
Newburyport Art Association 65 Water St, Newburyport

Newburyport Art (NAA) presents Coming Home, a multi-disciplinary exhibit curated by Artist and NAA Executive Director Belle Carver Struck. Coming Home invites Newburyport creatives who grew up in the community and now make their home elsewhere — to “come home” and share how it formed their practice. Their work is juxtaposed with creatives who carved...

Six Ways of Seeing the World

Six Ways of Seeing the World
Cove Gallery 37 Rocky Neck Avenue, Gloucester

Curated by Gabrielle Rossmer Exhibit Dates: July 10 – August 3 Opening Reception: Thursday, July 10, 5-7pm Closing Event & Artist Talks: Thursday, July 31, 5-7pm The Cove Gallery, 37 Rocky Neck, Gloucester Exhibit Hours: Thursday-Saturday, 12-7pm; Sunday-Monday, 12-5pm Featuring: Kathy Archer, Paul Cary Goldberg, Donald Gropman, Sonya Gropman, Gabrielle Rossmer, and Constance Vallis In...

Free

Yankee Homecoming Brewfest

The Yankee Homecoming Brewfest will be held on Saturday July 26th from 5:00pm – 9:00pm and will once again serve as a fundraiser for this year’s festivities: ALL proceeds will go back...

Block Party Beverly

Cabot St Cabot St, Beverly

Join Beverly Main Streets on Saturday, July 26 from 5:30-9:30pm for their annual Block Party on Cabot St in Downtown Beverly. Enjoy live music, grab a bite from local food...

Birdseye Rooftop Evening Access at Beauport Hotel

Birdseye Rooftop Evening Access at Beauport Hotel
Beauport Hotel Gloucester 55 Commercial Street, Gloucester

Start your summer here and elevate your evenings at the Birdseye Rooftop! Join us seven nights a week, here at Beauport Hotel, for coastal vibes, refreshing cocktails and unbeatable rooftop views. Elevate your week night plans with Live Acoustic Music Sunday - Thursday, from 6:00PM - 9:00PM, featuring your favorite local artists, every week this...

$20 – $30

LUCÍA

Shalin Liu Performance Center 37 Main Street, Rockport

Winner and first Mexican artist to enter the prestigious Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, LUCÍA is a rising star whose music is a love letter to both jazz and the Latin American songbook. She makes her Rockport debut performing music from her May 2025 debut album.

$18.00

Cape Ann Shakespeare Troupe presents One Act Wonders

Gloucester Stage 267 East Main St., Gloucester

Cape Ann Shakespeare Troupe presents “One-Act Wonders”, a program of four modern one-act plays exploring boundaries, loyalties, and the absurdities of life. The program will run for four performances only, at Gloucester Stage Theater, April 17th (7:30pm) 18th (7:30pm), and 19th (3pm + 7:30pm). Tickets are $28.

$28.00

A Night of Comedy featuring Jimmie “JJ” Walker

The Cut 177 Main Street
, Gloucester

7/26/25 Reserved Seating $35-$40 GA Standing $20.00 7:00pm Doors, 8:00pm Show 21+, Positive I.D. Required Rising from the streets of New York's ghettos to television superstardom, Jimmie Walker personifies the great American success story. His catch phrase "Dyn-o-mite!" is part of the modern vernacular, and he became such a major celebrity in the 1970's that...