Events
Mistletoe Madness
Downtown Rockport 15 Dock Square, Rockport, United StatesDowntown Rockport
Mistletoe Madness is back for a second season! This year, all shoppers participating in Mistletoe Madness will be entered into one Grand Prize Drawing. From December 6 through December 31, 2025, shop at participating Rockport retailers, restaurants, theatres, and recreation spots for your chance to win big in our New Year’s Eve drawing for hundreds...
Children’s Maple in the Barnyard at Appleton Farms, Ipswich, MA
Appleton Farms 219 County Road, Ipswich, MA, United StatesAppleton Farms
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...
Maple Strolls at Appleton Farms
Appleton Farms 219 County Road, Ipswich, MA, United StatesAppleton Farms
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 at the farm and in New England, and how you can try your hand at it at home! Experience a leisurely stroll along our country farm...
Newburyport Art presents Hometown Stories Exhibition
Newburyport Art Association 65 Water St, Newburyport, MA, United StatesNewburyport Art Association
Newburyport Art (NAA) concludes its year of exhibitions with Members’ Hometown Stories and Great Marsh Meditations, a featured artist show by C. Max Schenk. Both exhibits run concurrently from December 5th to December 21st. Hometown Stories asked artists to submit work inspired by their hometown, whether a place where they grew up or currently reside....
It’s a Wonderful Life
Shalin Liu Performance Center
On Christmas Eve, despairing George Bailey meets guardian angel Clarence, who shows him what life in Bedford Falls would be like if he’d never been born. Realizing his worth through the lives he’s touched, George returns home to a flood of community support—and a joyous reminder of life’s true riches.
A Christmas Carol
North Shore Music Theatre Dunham Road 54, Beverly, MA, United StatesNorth Shore Music Theatre
New England’s brightest holiday tradition! An original adaptation based on Charles Dickens’ classic novella, A CHRISTMAS CAROL is a musical ghost story following the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge through a series of strange and magical journeys, where he ultimately discovers the true spirit of the holiday season. Featuring dazzling special effects and traditional songs this award-winning...
New Orleans Christmas featuring Henri Smith
Gloucester Stage
Featuring Big Band Jazz and Blues favorites, New Orleans Singer/Bandleader Henri Smith brings his 7-piece band back to the Gloucester Stage for a special New Orleans Holiday concert. Performance at the Natti-Willsky Performance Center, Home of Gloucester Stage Company, Saturday, December 20th at 7:00pm.
A Christmas Carol
North Shore Music Theatre Dunham Road 54, Beverly, MA, United StatesNorth Shore Music Theatre
New England’s brightest holiday tradition! An original adaptation based on Charles Dickens’ classic novella, A CHRISTMAS CAROL is a musical ghost story following the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge through a series of strange and magical journeys, where he ultimately discovers the true spirit of the holiday season. Featuring dazzling special effects and traditional songs this award-winning...
Cape Ann Shakespeare Troupe presents One Act Wonders
Gloucester Stage 267 East Main St., Gloucester, MA, United StatesGloucester Stage
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.
Deck the Halls at Hammond Castle Museum
Hammond Castle Museum 80 Hesperus Avenue, Gloucester, MA, United StatesHammond Castle Museum
Join us for the 2025 Holiday Season as we proudly present our 7th annual “Deck The Halls” holiday celebration! Travel back in time to a castle filled with lush, opulent textures inspired by the great medieval and Renaissance castles of Europe. Wander through rooms adorned with White Birch and Christmas trees, sparkling fairy lights, hydrangea-lace...
Hammers on Stone: The Granite Industry on Cape Ann
Cape Ann Museum Green 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA, United StatesCape Ann Museum Green
For over a century, the granite industry played a vital role in Cape Ann’s economy, providing work for men from across New England and around the world, generating profits for those fortunate enough to share in ownership of the region’s many quarries, and contributing to the unique and authentic sense of place that characterizes Cape...