Join us Saturday, August 9, from 6 to 10 PM for the Gloucester Main Street Block Party! Stroll the street, catch live music, grab tasty bites, get your face painted, shop local gems, visit with non-profits, and soak up the festive vibes. Our headline act is Pogo Fred - multiple Guinness World Records for his […]

The 16th annual Flying Horse Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit will feature more than 70 works by artists from throughout New England and beyond, all displayed on the 100-acre campus of Pingree School in South Hamilton. Open seven days a week from August 30 through November 30, the exhibit is free and open to the public from […]

Pick apples and berries, cut flowers, pet rabbits, compete at old-timey games, snack on kettlecorn and caramel apples, slurp a cider slushie, dance to live music, bounce around the farm on a hayride, and so much more at this celebration of the season’s abundance.

The annual Bread & Roses Labor Day Festival celebrates Lawrence’s history and diverse cultures through music, theater, dance, and art. The event is meant to recognize, commemorate, inform, and share the labor history and social justice legacy of Lawrence’s 1912 Bread & Roses strike with Lawrence’s present day residents and people worldwide.

Take your pup to Doggy Maze Daze at Marini Farm to explore 7 acres of twisting paths through the corn maze to raise money for the Ipswich Humane Group. A portion of every admission goes to cover food and medical expenses for animals of all types in the care of The Ipswich Humane Group. All dogs […]

Edinburgh-born harpist and composer Maeve Gilchrist presents the sixth annual Rockport Celtic Festival at the Shalin Liu Performance Center. The festival features a long weekend of music, from Sept. 11 through 14, celebrating Celtic music. Some of the weekend’s highlights include a Chantey sing on Sept. 13 at 1 p.m. and a Ceilidh! on Sept. […]

REV YOUR ENGINES! The Italians don’t just make great pasta, they also make really fast cars. Car gurus can expect to see hundreds of exotic cars, live music, family entertainment, and enjoy delicious food while admiring European automobiles revving their engines at Concorso Italiano.

Appleton Farms’ annual celebration returns this Sept. 13 and 14, kicking off the start of the fall season with a weekend of live music, wood-fired pizza, lawn games, children’s activities, and local beer vendors. Take a self-guided walk through the farm’s nature trails, take a hayride or meet the barnyard animals with the kids, or […]

Beverly Main Streets will be hosting their annual Fall Fest (formerly the End of Summer Party) on Saturday, September 13 from 5:30-9:30pm (with a rain date of 9/14/25). Visit Odell Veterans Memorial Park for live music and entertainment, food vendors, and a variety of activities hosted by local businesses and organizations. From there, walk Rantoul […]

In collaboration with The Sugar Connection, 34 Park will host its first cake decorating class, Cakes & Cozy Sips, on Wednesday, September 17th at 6:00 p.m.. This hands-on workshop offers guests a cozy autumn night out where they’ll decorate their own 4” cinnamon cake from start to finish while sipping on delicious, fall-inspired cocktails. $50 […]

Salisbury Days returns this Sept. 18 through 21, serving as the unofficial end to summer on the North Shore. The weekend-long festival includes plenty of family-friendly events like a car show and a kite festival.

Join us for a day of live country music, dancing, and local vendors. The Lake Park stage will feature Mike Jetti from 12–2:30 PM, John Jerome Duo from 4–6:30 PM, and Chris Gendron with his full band from 7–10 PM. The Grand Lawn will host line dancing from 3–4 PM. Over at the Veranda, enjoy […]

The Newburyport Documentary Film Festival returns for its 21st year this Sept. 26 through 28. The festival brings to Newburyport the best in new thought-provoking and educational documentaries for a weekend each September. Many of the screenings are followed by discussions with the filmmakers and other experts. The festival also features films given the YES […]

Celebrate Haverhill’s one and only dog event Woofstock on Chris’ Farm! Dogs are welcomed but it is not necessary to have a dog to enjoy the event. The event includes over 40 vendors that include demos & food, apple picking, live music, dog adoptions by Sweet Paws Rescue, apple baking contest, pet costume contest, and […]

The Acton Children’s Business Fair comes to South Hamilton this Sept. The fair gives kids ages eight through eighteen the opportunity to develop a product or service, come up with a marketing strategy, then serve customers on Sept. 27 from 11 a.m. through 2 p.m. Up to 50 teams or individual entrepreneurs will be selling […]