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New Bedford AHA! Nights, Free
Thu, March 13, 2025  -  Thu, December 11, 2025   
Join us on AHA! night when Downtown New Bedford comes alive with Art, History and Architecture! AHA! provides a free platform for New Bedford’s creative community to showcase their talents collectively; making arts, culture, and creative expression accessible to all.
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SoWa Open Market, Free
Sun, May 4, 2025  -  Sun, October 26, 2025   
Now in its 20th season, the award-winning SoWa Open Market is Boston's largest celebration of local art, food and music. Every Sunday, May to October.
Dedham Farmers Market, Free
Wed, June 11, 2025  -  Fri, October 31, 2025   
Family friendly events at farmers market e.g. potting sunflower seed, throwing clay with local potter, introduction to bee-keeping paraphanalia, live music. Events change weekly.
Tito Puente Latin Music Series 2025, Free
Today  -  Thu, August 14, 2025   
Feel the Latin Beat Every Thursday! Celebrate summer with the Tito Puente Latin Music Series: six electrifying concerts, endless dancing, and pure alegría. Thursdays at 7 pm! Admission is free!
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Boston JerkFest, $$
Fri, July 11, 2025  -  Sat, July 12, 2025   
Boston JerkFest is a family-friendly Caribbean style food festival that features Jamaican jerk spiced food and all things spicy and jerk hot! Bring your friends and family and join us for a unique & memorable experience
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10th Boston JerkFest Caribbean Foodie Festival, $$
Fri, July 11, 2025  -  Sat, July 12, 2025   
Vendors selling a variety of jerk hot spiced food, hot sauces and Caribbean specialty products; craft vendors, live music, kids activities, a Jerk Cook-off, a Seafood Throwdown, other Chef Demos, and a Reggae Bar.
Nature Play Festival at Discovery Museum—free!, Free
Fri, July 11, 2025  -  Fri, July 11, 2025   
Discovery Museum is a hands-on museum for families that blends science, nature, and play. The fully accessible campus provides indoor STEM-based exhibits and a nature playscape and giant treehouse for open-ended learning explorations.
Summer Family Fun Day!, Free
Fri, July 11, 2025  -  Fri, July 11, 2025   
Escape the summer heat at Global Children School’s Summer Family Fun Day! This free community event is packed with water-based fun, games, music, food, and more—all in one joyful afternoon.
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Harvard Square Bastille Day Block Party, Free
Sun, July 13, 2025  -  Sun, July 13, 2025   
Vive la Fête! Bastille Day Celebration. Bring the whole family for an afternoon bursting with French flair, fun, and joie de vivre! Sip French wine in an outdoor wine garden, sample delicious traditional foods, and...
Ashland Library Young Artists Comics Fest!, Free
Sun, July 13, 2025  -  Sun, July 13, 2025   
This year, the Boston Kids Comics Foundation is pioneering a new comics festival that spotlights kid authors and artists: the Ashland Library Young Artists Comics Festival, which will be held Sunday, July 13th.
FIGMENT Boston, Free
Sat, July 19, 2025  -  Sat, July 19, 2025   
FIGMENT Boston returns for 2025, and we are moving across the river to Somerville! FIGMENT is a free, participatory arts festival that invites people of all ages to play, engage, and make.
Somerville ArtBeat Festival
Sat, July 19, 2025  -  Sat, July 19, 2025   
Get ready to immerse yourself in a vibrant celebration of art and creativity at ArtBeat 2025, one of the largest festivals of the season! This year's ArtBeat theme is “FREEZE.”
Festival Betances: Our Music, Our History, Our Community, Free
Sat, July 19, 2025  -  Sat, July 19, 2025   
New England’s longest-running Latino cultural festival is BACK on Saturday, July 19th from 1-9 PM at Plaza Betances. Join us to celebrate over 50 years of community, music, y muchas cosas buenas!
MASSeration Wine Fair, $$
Sun, July 20, 2025  -  Sun, July 20, 2025   
Dozens of wine/cider/etc. free samples from at least 14 awesome regional producers Food for purchase from local food vendors Showcase of select local sustainable growers & food brands doing cool things with great local agricultural products Live music
Thu 2025 Needham Carnival - day 1, $$
Thu, July 24, 2025  -  Sun, July 27, 2025   
The Needham Carnival returns July 24-27th. This event is fun for kids of all ages with kiddie rides, family rides, thrill rides, midway games, and carnival food.
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Lowell Folk Festival 2025, Free
Fri, July 25, 2025  -  Sun, July 27, 2025   
Lowell celebrates its 38th Folk Festival with three days of musicians, food vendors, and artisans celebrating folk culture from around the globe.
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Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival, Free
Fri, July 25, 2025  -  Sun, July 27, 2025   
The Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival is one of the largest sand sculpting festivals in the world. Enjoy lots of live entertainment, delicious food trucks, amusements and fun for the whole family.
St. Joseph's Feast 2025, Free
Fri, July 25, 2025  -  Sun, July 27, 2025   
Saint Joseph Society of Boston is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a three day Feast from Friday, July 25, 2025 through Sunday, July 27, 2025.
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Yankee Homecoming Days: A Family Tradition, Free
Sat, July 26, 2025  -  Sun, August 3, 2025   
Yankee Homecoming isn’t just a family tradition for me but a tradition thousands of families have enjoyed over the past 65 years. What’s great about Yankee Homecoming is that the traditions differ depending on who...
Puerto Rican Festival 2023, Free
Sat, July 26, 2025  -  Sun, July 27, 2025   
Come share our 58-year Annual Festival with us, which includes over 2 days of free fun-filled cultural entertainment, a festival, and a parade open to all.
Paranormal Truth Seekers Expo, $$
Sat, July 26, 2025  -  Sat, July 26, 2025   
This expo will feature various presentations, artists, oddities, and an opportunity to meet with some of the well-known paranormal investigators, ghost hunters, Europhologists, Susquash Investigators, and UFO experts.
Worcester Children's Business Fair hosted by BCAW & JOMP!, Free
Sat, July 26, 2025  -  Sat, July 26, 2025   
BCAW & Worcester Children’s Business Fair will host 30 young entrepreneurs at The Joy of Music Program this summer. Join us on July 26th from 1-4 PM at the Joy of Music Program in Worcester!
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North End Italian Feast & Processions Guide, Free
Fri, August 1, 2025  -  Mon, September 8, 2025   
Here is a handy guide of the North End Italian Feasts & Processions for Summer 2025. Processions are short parades followed by a mass. Feasts are weekend-long festive events that combine a procession, entertainment,...
Newport Jazz Festival 2025, $$$
Fri, August 1, 2025  -  Sun, August 3, 2025   
The legendary Newport Jazz Festival returns, promising an unforgettable weekend of music, culture, & coastal beauty. Held at the stunning Fort Adams State Park, this 3-day event features world-class jazz, R&B, soul, & more.
2025 Journey to Jericho ATV Weekend, $
Fri, August 1, 2025  -  Sat, August 2, 2025   
Get ready for the 2025 Journey to Jericho ATV Weekend, presented by Title Sponsor Camden National Bank, August 1 and 2 in Northern NH’s Androscoggin Valley.
Atlantic Wharf's Summer Bash, Free
Sat, August 2, 2025  -  Sat, August 2, 2025   
Come on down to Waterfront Plaza and join the fun at Atlantic Wharf's Summer Bash on Saturday, August 2, from 10 AM - 1 PM.
New Bedford Feast of the Blessed Sacrament: Special Event Shuttle From Boston & Meal Voucher, $
Sat, August 2, 2025  -  Sun, August 3, 2025   
Experience the LARGEST Portuguese Festival in the WORLD! Let us be your designated driver skip the hassle of traffic and trying to find parking. Just sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride!
Beverly Homecoming Days & Fireworks, $
Tue, August 5, 2025  -  Sun, August 10, 2025   
The annual Beverly Homecoming offers concerts, a carnival, contests, picnics, a lobster festival, flea markets, barbecues, arts shows, and fireworks!
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The Bolton Fair 2025, $
Fri, August 8, 2025  -  Sun, August 10, 2025   
The quintessential New England Fair with fun for the whole family. Great entertainment, animals, midway, live music, craft village, tractor pull, and monster trucks. The Bolton Fair will be open three full, fun-filled...
Truck & Tractor Day on the Greenway 2025, Free
Fri, August 8, 2025  -  Fri, August 8, 2025   
Hey Boston, climb on board our trucks and tractors on August 8th from 11a-2p on the Rose Kennedy Greenway at Rings Fountain.
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Chinatown August Moon Festival, Free
Sun, August 10, 2025  -  Sun, August 10, 2025   
The August Moon Festival is one of the greatest Chinese Festivals, second only to the Chinese New Year. Join us celebrate the Harvest Festival, a time of thanks for the harvest and good crops.
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Fisherman's Feast 2025, Free
Thu, August 14, 2025  -  Sun, August 17, 2025   
The oldest continuous Italian festival in the North End. This year the Feast takes place on North, Lewis, and Fleet Streets with its usual enticing selection of entertainment, food and traditional processions.
Fisherman's Feast, Free
Thu, August 14, 2025  -  Sun, August 17, 2025   
The oldest continuous Italian festival in the North End. This year the Feast takes place on North, Lewis, and Fleet Streets with its usual enticing selection of entertainment, food and traditional processions.
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Gloucester Waterfront Festival, Free
Sat, August 16, 2025  -  Sun, August 17, 2025   
Historic Stage Fort Park along Gloucester Harbor hosts this colorful festival, with live music and children's activities, delicious ethnic & New England foods, and more.
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Marshfield Fair 2025, $
Sat, August 16, 2025  -  Mon, August 25, 2025   
This year's fair offers great family entertainment with hundreds of farm animals, daily free shows, free grandstand attractions, arts & crafts, 4 H & Agricultural exhibits, horticultural displays & much more.
Annual Gloucester Waterfront Festival, Free
Sat, August 16, 2025  -  Sun, August 17, 2025   
The historic Stage Fort Park along Gloucester Harbor will blossom into color, flavor and music for the 42nd Annual Gloucester Waterfront Festival. Over 150 juried Artisans, Artists, Authors, Food Vendors and Musicians will be on hand.
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Quincy August Moon Festival, Free
Sun, August 17, 2025  -  Sun, August 17, 2025   
The Quincy August Moon Festival is a momentous holiday that celebrates the harvest and the moon as symbols of prosperity, happiness and unity in Asian culture.
92.5 The River’s Annual Riverfest Music Festival at Salisbury, Free
Sat, August 23, 2025  -  Sat, August 23, 2025   
Boston’s Independent Radio Radio 92.5 the River will be holding the station's Annual Riverfest Music Festival at Salisbury Beach on Saturday, from 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM. It’s a free show open to the public.
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Annual Gloucester Schooner Festival & Fireworks, Free
Wed, August 27, 2025  -  Sun, August 31, 2025   
Enjoy the Mayor's Race for schooners, parade of sail, deck tours, public sails, and other maritime activities. For three days, Gloucester Harbor hosts a mix of old and new, as modern-day fishermen share their home port...
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St. Anthony's Feast 2025, Free
Thu, August 28, 2025  -  Sun, August 31, 2025   
The St. Anthony's Feast in the North End of Boston is celebrated each year on the last weekend in August. Enjoy parades, live music, delicious food and a festive decorated atmosphere.
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The Sterling Fair, Free
Fri, September 5, 2025  -  Sun, September 7, 2025   
A family oriented, community, agricultural fair with the emphasis on agriculture and education. Last year's attendance was over 40,000 people.
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The Boston Arts Festival (ähts), Free
Sat, September 6, 2025  -  Sun, September 7, 2025   
Affectionately dubbed ähts, The Boston Arts Festival features more than three dozen juried visual artists showing and selling original paintings, sculpture, pottery, woodwork, jewelry, glasswork, photography, and mixed...
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The Big E 2025, $$$
Fri, September 12, 2025  -  Sun, September 28, 2025   
The Big E is a New England autumn tradition and the ninth largest fair in North America. There's no better place to enjoy the sights, sounds and taste tempting aromas of the fall season than at The Big E.
Somerville Fall Festival, Free
Sat, September 13, 2025  -  Sat, September 13, 2025   
Fall Festival is bringing ALL the vibes. Join us on Saturday, Sept. 13th from at Conway Park– FREE! Grab your friends to celebrate the event of the season that you DON’T want to miss!
41st Boston Film Festival
Thu, September 18, 2025  -  Mon, September 22, 2025   
A diverse selection of feature films, documentaries, shorts and animated movies; Q & A panels with actors and filmmakers follow the premieres; parties at Boston's top restaurants celebrating the evening's screenings.
50th Annual NH Highland Games & Festival, $
Fri, September 19, 2025  -  Sun, September 21, 2025   
Cheers to 50 Years, at the 50th Annual New Hampshire Highland Games & Festival, September 19 – 21, 2025 at Loon Mountain Resort in Lincoln, NH.
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South Boston Street Festival, Free
Sat, September 20, 2025  -  Sat, September 20, 2025   
The Annual South Boston Street Festival features two stages with live musical acts, over 100 neighborhood merchants, restaurants, artists and non-profit organizations. Free children’s activities. A fun filled day for...
Cambridge Science Carnival*, Free
Sun, September 21, 2025  -  Sun, September 21, 2025   
The much-loved Cambridge Science Carnival will take place, bigger and better than ever in the Kendall/MIT Open Space. Last year's Carnival welcomed over 100 activity booths, over 300 presenters, and over 17,000 attendees.
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Topsfield Fair 2025, $$
Fri, October 3, 2025  -  Mon, October 13, 2025   
Enjoy America's oldest and finest agricultural fair w/ New England‘s largest carnival midway, cool demos, (ranging from beekeeping to miniature trains), a Grange Museum, pumpkin weigh-offs, live entertainment and the...
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Annual Oktoberfest & Honk Festival: Harvard Square, Free
Sun, October 12, 2025  -  Sun, October 12, 2025   
The Annual Oktoberfest and Honk Festival features six stages of live entertainment, fabulous restaurant vendors, outdoor beer-gardens, street vendors, sidewalk sales, and HONK bands from around the country!
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Head of The Charles Regatta 2025, Free
Fri, October 17, 2025  -  Sun, October 19, 2025   
Watch rowing teams compete from all over the country and take in the sights of autumn along the banks of the Charles River.
Needham High School Craft Fair and Bake Sale 2025, $
Sat, October 25, 2025  -  Sat, October 25, 2025   
The 42nd Annual Needham High School Craft Fair and Bake Sale features a craft fair with 100+ exhibitors and an extensive bake sale. Proceeds benefit the High School PTC.
Castleberry Fall Craft Festival, $
Sat, October 25, 2025  -  Sun, October 26, 2025   
Come and meet the Artisans at the Fall Castleberry Fair in Wilmington, MA. The Castleberry Fall Craft Festival Returns to the North Shore! Celebrate the beauty of Autum at the Castleberry Fall Craft Festival.
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New England Christmas Festival, $$
Fri, November 7, 2025  -  Sun, November 9, 2025   
The New England Christmas Festival is an eagerly anticipated annual event that has kicked off the holiday season for 39 years.
30th Annual Castleberry Faire Holiday Arts and Craft Festival ~ Thanksgiving Weekend Tradition, $
Fri, November 28, 2025  -  Sun, November 30, 2025   
This is the Big One Folks! Come and meet the Artisans and buy American made gifts this Holiday Season! Over 250 Small Businesses under one roof!
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Hampton Beach Master Sandsculpting Sand Castle Competition, Free
Thu, June 18, 2026  -  Sat, June 20, 2026   
The fun starts when 250 tons of imported sand is dropped on Hampton Beach. After the competition, the entire area will be illuminated for night viewing through June.
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Boston Pizza Festival, $$
Sat, September 19, 2026  -  Sun, September 20, 2026   
Boston Pizza Festival is a 2-day outdoor festival featuring live music, food and giveaways. Local and international vendors in the food industry will be there.
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