• Hammers on Stone: The Granite Industry on Cape Ann

    Hammers on Stone: The Granite Industry on Cape Ann
    Cape Ann Museum Green 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA, United States
    Cape Ann Museum Green 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA, United States

    Cape Ann Museum Green  

    Cape Ann Museum Green 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA

    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...

    Free for general admission

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

    Appleton Farms 219 County Road, Ipswich, MA, United States
    Appleton Farms 219 County Road, Ipswich, MA, United States

    Appleton Farms  

    Appleton Farms 219 County Road, Ipswich, MA

    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...

    $9 – $15

    Maple Strolls at Appleton Farms

    Maple Strolls at Appleton Farms
    Appleton Farms 219 County Road, Ipswich, MA, United States
    Appleton Farms 219 County Road, Ipswich, MA, United States

    Appleton Farms  

    Appleton Farms 219 County Road, Ipswich, MA

    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

    Outdoor Hard Cider Bar & Free Live Music Series at Cider Hill Farm

    Cider Hill Farm 45 Fern Avenue, Amesbury, M, United States
    Cider Hill Farm 45 Fern Avenue, Amesbury, M, United States

    Cider Hill Farm  

    Cider Hill Farm 45 Fern Avenue, Amesbury, M

    Every weekend at Cider Hill Farm farm brings FREE family-friendly live music on the main lawn from 12-3 pm and extended music on festival dates 11 am - 4 pm. Grab a drink from the Outdoor Hard Cider Bar 11 am - 4 pm on Saturdays and 12-4 pm on Sundays. Food - Grab lunch...

    Free admission

    Rockport Harvest Fest

    Rockport, MA Rockport, M, United States
    Rockport, MA Rockport, M, United States

    Rockport, MA  

    Rockport, MA Rockport, M

    The Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce presents Rockport’s Harvest Fest, a cherished community event! We invite you to join us by the shore for a unique blend of fall...

    Free

    Sinister Streets: Witch Trials, Murders & Literary Legends

    Peabody Essex Museum East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States
    Peabody Essex Museum East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Peabody Essex Museum  

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

    Join us for a behind-the-scenes tour featuring architectural treasures from PEM’s collection! The only walking tours in Salem that offer entry into historic buildings, PEM’s tours cover five centuries of...

    $15.00

    Barktoberfest (Sweet Paws Rescue’s 10th Annual Fundraiser)

    Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm 5 Littles Lane, Newbury, M, United States
    Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm 5 Littles Lane, Newbury, M, United States

    Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm  

    Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm 5 Littles Lane, Newbury, M

    Join Sweet Paws Rescue (a local nonprofit) for Barktoberfest 2025 - our 10th annual celebration of rescue, community, and the incredible dogs and people who make it all possible! What’s...

    $12

    La Sonnambula

    Shalin Liu Performance Center 37 Main Street, Rockport, MA, United States
    Shalin Liu Performance Center 37 Main Street, Rockport, MA, United States

    Shalin Liu Performance Center  

    Shalin Liu Performance Center 37 Main Street, Rockport, MA

    Following triumphant Live in HD performances in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, Verdi’s La Traviata, and Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, Nadine Sierra summits another peak of the soprano repertoire as Amina, who sleepwalks her way into audiences’ hearts in Bellini’s poignant tale of love lost and found. New Production In his new production, Rolando Villazón—the tenor...

    $30

    Halloween Costume Party

    North Shore Children's Museum 10 Main Street, Peabody, M, United States
    North Shore Children's Museum 10 Main Street, Peabody, M, United States

    North Shore Children’s Museum  

    North Shore Children's Museum 10 Main Street, Peabody, M

    Join us for our third annual Halloween Costume Party on Saturday, October 18 from 3PM-5PM! There'll be face painting by Glitter and Gore™, festive crafts, games, Halloween touch boxes, fresh popcorn, and more, as well as access to all of our exhibit spaces. Tickets are $15/person for non-members, $12/person for members. ***Tickets are limited and...

    $15

    Cider & Bites: A Grown Up Trick-or-Treat

    Cider Hill Farm 45 Fern Avenue, Amesbury, M, United States
    Cider Hill Farm 45 Fern Avenue, Amesbury, M, United States

    Cider Hill Farm  

    Cider Hill Farm 45 Fern Avenue, Amesbury, M

    Take an evening stroll on the farm, where you’ll follow a path through fields and orchards from tent to tent, collecting 8 unique cider pours paired with 8 flavorful bites. Try each blend, enjoy photo ops, take-in live music, and savor fall farm views. Adults only. Costumes welcome but not required. 21+

    $45

    Haunted Histories: Condemned

    Haunted Histories: Condemned
    128 Essex Street Courtyard 128 Essex Street, Salem, M, United States
    128 Essex Street Courtyard 128 Essex Street, Salem, M, United States

    128 Essex Street Courtyard  

    128 Essex Street Courtyard 128 Essex Street, Salem, M

    Know before you go In-person event Location: 128 Essex Street, Salem $49 members and Salem residents (with valid ID); $59 nonmembers Tickets are nonrefundable. © 2024 Peabody Essex Museum. Photo by Michaela Berry. The courtyard is haunted... again. You came to Salem to enjoy the Halloween season, but have you enjoyed yourself a little too...

    $49 – $59