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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

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 has been home to a number of prominent American sculptors. Take a tour of public works by these important artists found around the city’s downtown...

$10 – $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