Fairs & Festivals
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.
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.
Irish Festival at Patriot's Place 2025, , Free
Sat, March 15, 2025 - Mon, March 17, 2025
In the spirit of all things Irish, Patriot Place is celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with an Irish Festival. The festive event will include live performances by Irish musicians and step dancers, as well as Irish food and...
Sat, March 15, 2025 - Mon, March 17, 2025
In the spirit of all things Irish, Patriot Place is celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with an Irish Festival. The festive event will include live performances by Irish musicians and step dancers, as well as Irish food and...
RSM Children's Business Fair,
Today - Sun, March 16, 2025
We are excited to announce the RSM Children’s Business Fair 2025! It's a chance for your child to build real-world business skills, from creating business plans to presenting ideas to successful entrepreneurs, marketing experts, and investors.
Today - Sun, March 16, 2025
We are excited to announce the RSM Children’s Business Fair 2025! It's a chance for your child to build real-world business skills, from creating business plans to presenting ideas to successful entrepreneurs, marketing experts, and investors.
RSM Children's Business Fair 2025, , Free
Today - Sun, March 16, 2025
This event is designed to inspire and challenge, giving students the chance to not just dream but do. It’s about learning, growing, and taking bold steps into the world of business.
Today - Sun, March 16, 2025
This event is designed to inspire and challenge, giving students the chance to not just dream but do. It’s about learning, growing, and taking bold steps into the world of business.
Bring the tropics home at Franklin Park Zoo’s Orchid Sale!, , Free
Today - Sun, March 16, 2025
Join us at Franklin Park Zoo's Meeting Barn on March 16 to bring a piece of the tropics home with you this winter! tickets are available now.
Today - Sun, March 16, 2025
Join us at Franklin Park Zoo's Meeting Barn on March 16 to bring a piece of the tropics home with you this winter! tickets are available now.
MWPOMs Children's Items Community Yard Sale, , Free
Sat, March 22, 2025 - Sat, March 22, 2025
3/22/25 - MetroWest Parents of Multiples is holding a yard sale of new and like-new items for babies thru tween/teen incl clothing, baby gear, toys, books & MORE!
Sat, March 22, 2025 - Sat, March 22, 2025
3/22/25 - MetroWest Parents of Multiples is holding a yard sale of new and like-new items for babies thru tween/teen incl clothing, baby gear, toys, books & MORE!
Holi Mela, , Free
Sat, March 22, 2025 - Sat, March 22, 2025
Welcome to Holi Mela by Shanti! Bring your friends and family along for a day filled with laughter and joy. Let's make unforgettable memories together at this lively event!
Sat, March 22, 2025 - Sat, March 22, 2025
Welcome to Holi Mela by Shanti! Bring your friends and family along for a day filled with laughter and joy. Let's make unforgettable memories together at this lively event!
Women's History Month Celebration at the Museum of Science, , $$
Sat, March 22, 2025 - Sat, March 22, 2025
The Museum of Science is proud to host this special Women’s History Month event. Part of our event series highlighting the people and communities that have made a lasting impact on science, the arts, and more.
Sat, March 22, 2025 - Sat, March 22, 2025
The Museum of Science is proud to host this special Women’s History Month event. Part of our event series highlighting the people and communities that have made a lasting impact on science, the arts, and more.
Lexington Sustainability Fair, , Free
Sat, March 22, 2025 - Sat, March 22, 2025
The Lexington Sustainability Fair will offer a variety of activities as well as guest speakers such as Mike Barrett, Mike Sandeen and others to teach residents how to live more sustainably in their day-to-day lives.
Sat, March 22, 2025 - Sat, March 22, 2025
The Lexington Sustainability Fair will offer a variety of activities as well as guest speakers such as Mike Barrett, Mike Sandeen and others to teach residents how to live more sustainably in their day-to-day lives.
Fiber Fest at the Boston Public Market, , Free
Sun, March 23, 2025 - Sun, March 23, 2025
Join us for a celebration of New England fiber arts! See below for the list of 20+ pop-up vendors and festival programming for all ages.
Sun, March 23, 2025 - Sun, March 23, 2025
Join us for a celebration of New England fiber arts! See below for the list of 20+ pop-up vendors and festival programming for all ages.
Family Fest & Home Show, , Free
Sat, March 29, 2025 - Sat, March 29, 2025
We can't wait to see you for a day full of fun and fantastic bargains! Bring the whole family along for an exciting day out!
Sat, March 29, 2025 - Sat, March 29, 2025
We can't wait to see you for a day full of fun and fantastic bargains! Bring the whole family along for an exciting day out!
Boston Marathon Fan Fest, , Free
Fri, April 18, 2025 - Sun, April 20, 2025
Boston Marathon Fan Fest presented by DICK'S Sporting Goods is the place to soak in the race-week atmosphere and have fun as you gear up for race day.
Fri, April 18, 2025 - Sun, April 20, 2025
Boston Marathon Fan Fest presented by DICK'S Sporting Goods is the place to soak in the race-week atmosphere and have fun as you gear up for race day.
Patriots Day at Concord Museum, , Free
Sat, April 19, 2025 - Sat, April 19, 2025
Concord Museum commemorates Patriots' Day with hourly demonstrations, live Minutemen reenactments,walking tours, colonial crafts, and gallery talks. Watch Captain Brown's Company on the Museum lawn doing musket...
Sat, April 19, 2025 - Sat, April 19, 2025
Concord Museum commemorates Patriots' Day with hourly demonstrations, live Minutemen reenactments,walking tours, colonial crafts, and gallery talks. Watch Captain Brown's Company on the Museum lawn doing musket...
Gore Place Sheepshearing Festival, , $$
Sat, April 26, 2025 - Sun, April 26, 2026
SSince 1987, this annual event has entertained guests with music, 100+ craft and fiber artists, demonstrations of traditional shearing and herding dogs, and historic re-enactors on the beautiful grounds of this...
Sat, April 26, 2025 - Sun, April 26, 2026
SSince 1987, this annual event has entertained guests with music, 100+ craft and fiber artists, demonstrations of traditional shearing and herding dogs, and historic re-enactors on the beautiful grounds of this...
Japan Festival Boston, , Free
Sat, April 26, 2025 - Sun, April 27, 2025
Japan Festival Boston features booths offering delicious foods and goods, games, and activities typical to traditional Japanese festivals, as well as music and performances by local artists on multiple stages.
Sat, April 26, 2025 - Sun, April 27, 2025
Japan Festival Boston features booths offering delicious foods and goods, games, and activities typical to traditional Japanese festivals, as well as music and performances by local artists on multiple stages.
2025 Annual Boston Hot Sauce Festival, , $
Sat, April 26, 2025 - Sat, April 26, 2025
The Annual Boston Hot Sauce Festival will take place at Trillium Brewing Co. featuring some of the best hot sauces in the Northeast, along with twenty hot sauce purveyors, spicy hot sauce challenges, amazing food, entertainment, and is accompanied by featured cocktails and...
Sat, April 26, 2025 - Sat, April 26, 2025
The Annual Boston Hot Sauce Festival will take place at Trillium Brewing Co. featuring some of the best hot sauces in the Northeast, along with twenty hot sauce purveyors, spicy hot sauce challenges, amazing food, entertainment, and is accompanied by featured cocktails and...
Science on State Street - FREE Science Festival, , Free
Sat, April 26, 2025 - Sat, April 26, 2025
Science on State Street is Framingham State University’s annual science festival with themes relating to planet Earth. Explore STEM and the ways they support environmental justice and sustainability! Exhibitors and Climate Hope Concert to conclude!
Sat, April 26, 2025 - Sat, April 26, 2025
Science on State Street is Framingham State University’s annual science festival with themes relating to planet Earth. Explore STEM and the ways they support environmental justice and sustainability! Exhibitors and Climate Hope Concert to conclude!
Run of the Charles: Boston's Premier Paddling Race, , $$
Sun, April 27, 2025 - Sun, April 27, 2025
Races include a 14-mile relay, which attracts many corporate, government and university teams each year, along with 14-, 9-, 6- and 3-mile races, all open to paddlers of any skill level.
Sun, April 27, 2025 - Sun, April 27, 2025
Races include a 14-mile relay, which attracts many corporate, government and university teams each year, along with 14-, 9-, 6- and 3-mile races, all open to paddlers of any skill level.
Boston Panda Fest at City Hall Plaza, , $
Fri, May 2, 2025 - Sun, May 4, 2025
Panda fest is one of the biggest outdoor Asian food festivals in the US with experiential activities, tastings, and market fairs that showcases the vibrant food, art and cultural traditions from Asia.
Fri, May 2, 2025 - Sun, May 4, 2025
Panda fest is one of the biggest outdoor Asian food festivals in the US with experiential activities, tastings, and market fairs that showcases the vibrant food, art and cultural traditions from Asia.
Mayfair: Harvard Square, , Free
Sun, May 4, 2025 - Sun, May 4, 2025
Mayfair features four stages of live music, dancing, food, crafts, street art, beer gardens, Theatre, Artisans, Food, Vendors, Crafts, and Patios!
Sun, May 4, 2025 - Sun, May 4, 2025
Mayfair features four stages of live music, dancing, food, crafts, street art, beer gardens, Theatre, Artisans, Food, Vendors, Crafts, and Patios!
Watch City Steampunk Festival, , Free
Sat, May 10, 2025 - Sat, May 10, 2025
A festival to celebrate all things Steampunk! Steampunk is a movement melding elements of Victorian-era history and fashion with retro-futuristic technology and fantastical fiction.
Sat, May 10, 2025 - Sat, May 10, 2025
A festival to celebrate all things Steampunk! Steampunk is a movement melding elements of Victorian-era history and fashion with retro-futuristic technology and fantastical fiction.
Lexington Discovery Day, , Free
Sat, May 24, 2025 - Sat, May 24, 2025
Celebrate the beginning of summer at Lexington's annual Discovery Day. This tradition combines a street fair and sidewalk sale, and will again be held in the Muzzey Street/Waltham Street Municipal parking lot behind...
Sat, May 24, 2025 - Sat, May 24, 2025
Celebrate the beginning of summer at Lexington's annual Discovery Day. This tradition combines a street fair and sidewalk sale, and will again be held in the Muzzey Street/Waltham Street Municipal parking lot behind...
Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl 2025 (City Hall Plaza!), , $
Tue, June 3, 2025 - Thu, June 5, 2025
Since 1983, Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl® has been serving up sweet scoops of your favorite frozen treats from Boston Common, Boston's City Hall Plaza, and now Patriot Place in Foxborough!
Tue, June 3, 2025 - Thu, June 5, 2025
Since 1983, Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl® has been serving up sweet scoops of your favorite frozen treats from Boston Common, Boston's City Hall Plaza, and now Patriot Place in Foxborough!
Winchester Block Party & Town Day 2025, , Free
Sat, June 7, 2025 - Sat, June 7, 2025
Thousands of individuals and families attend each year to enjoy a day of browsing exhibits, playing games, competing in athletics, eating (!), listening to different types of music, attending the health fair, and...
Sat, June 7, 2025 - Sat, June 7, 2025
Thousands of individuals and families attend each year to enjoy a day of browsing exhibits, playing games, competing in athletics, eating (!), listening to different types of music, attending the health fair, and...
Hudson Fest, , Free
Sat, June 7, 2025
This free, family friendly festival is predominantly located on South St. in downtown Hudson, and includes two sound stages (Cellucci Park and the Avidia Lot), over 90 vendors, over 30 nonprofits, free and affordable...
Sat, June 7, 2025
This free, family friendly festival is predominantly located on South St. in downtown Hudson, and includes two sound stages (Cellucci Park and the Avidia Lot), over 90 vendors, over 30 nonprofits, free and affordable...
Newton PorchFest 2025, , Free
Sat, June 7, 2025 - Sat, June 7, 2025
Newton PorchFest is a free community music festival performed outside of people's homes through several neighborhoods in Newton. Stroll the neighborhood and enjoy the music!
Sat, June 7, 2025 - Sat, June 7, 2025
Newton PorchFest is a free community music festival performed outside of people's homes through several neighborhoods in Newton. Stroll the neighborhood and enjoy the music!
NH Maker Fest 2025, , $
Sat, June 7, 2025 - Sat, June 7, 2025
NH Maker Fest is a family friendly event hosted by the Children's Museum of NH in Dover, NH and features hands-on discovery, experiments, bubbles, robots, and fun.
Sat, June 7, 2025 - Sat, June 7, 2025
NH Maker Fest is a family friendly event hosted by the Children's Museum of NH in Dover, NH and features hands-on discovery, experiments, bubbles, robots, and fun.
Picnic in the Park, , Free
Sat, June 7, 2025 - Sat, June 7, 2025
Picnic in the Park hosts a diverse array of vendors, an assortment of food trucks, live entertainment, a splash zone, interactive fitness classes, pickleball, kids activities, and more!
Sat, June 7, 2025 - Sat, June 7, 2025
Picnic in the Park hosts a diverse array of vendors, an assortment of food trucks, live entertainment, a splash zone, interactive fitness classes, pickleball, kids activities, and more!
Boston Dragon Boat Festival 2025, , Free
Sun, June 8, 2025 - Sun, June 8, 2025
Celebrate the sport, history and culture of Chinese Dragon Boat Racing at the Weeks Footbridge on Memorial Drive in Cambridge. Enjoy races on Saturday & a festival on Sunday with arts, crafts, food, martial arts...
Sun, June 8, 2025 - Sun, June 8, 2025
Celebrate the sport, history and culture of Chinese Dragon Boat Racing at the Weeks Footbridge on Memorial Drive in Cambridge. Enjoy races on Saturday & a festival on Sunday with arts, crafts, food, martial arts...
Hampton Beach Master Sandsculpting Sand Castle Competition, , Free
Thu, June 12, 2025 - Sat, June 14, 2025
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.
Thu, June 12, 2025 - Sat, June 14, 2025
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.
Topsfield Strawberry Festival, , Free
Sat, June 14, 2025 - Sat, June 14, 2025
The annual Strawberry Festival sponsored by the Topsfield Historical Society. Crafts, games, music and food. Demonstration of stone wall building. Juried craft show and tours of 17th century Parson Capen House.
Sat, June 14, 2025 - Sat, June 14, 2025
The annual Strawberry Festival sponsored by the Topsfield Historical Society. Crafts, games, music and food. Demonstration of stone wall building. Juried craft show and tours of 17th century Parson Capen House.
Boston Pizza Festival, , $$
Sat, June 21, 2025 - Sun, June 22, 2025
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.
Sat, June 21, 2025 - Sun, June 22, 2025
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.
BAMS FEST 2025, , Free
Sat, June 28, 2025 - Sat, June 28, 2025
The Boston Art & Music Soul Fest celebrates Afro-centric identity and Black artistry here in Boston with an action-packed festival—a free, annual outdoor concert open to the public that has delighted music lovers over...
Sat, June 28, 2025 - Sat, June 28, 2025
The Boston Art & Music Soul Fest celebrates Afro-centric identity and Black artistry here in Boston with an action-packed festival—a free, annual outdoor concert open to the public that has delighted music lovers over...
Boston Harborfest & Fireworks 2025, , Free
Wed, July 2, 2025 - Fri, July 4, 2025
Boston Harborfest is a proud tradition celebrating Boston’s maritime and revolutionary history. With hundreds of activities over Independence Day weekend at Boston’s most iconic historic landmarks, this...
Wed, July 2, 2025 - Fri, July 4, 2025
Boston Harborfest is a proud tradition celebrating Boston’s maritime and revolutionary history. With hundreds of activities over Independence Day weekend at Boston’s most iconic historic landmarks, this...
10th Boston JerkFest Caribbean Foodie Festival, , $$
Fri, July 11, 2025 - Sat, July 12, 2025
Vendors selling a variety of jerk hot spiced food, hot sauces and Caribbean specialty products; craft vendors, live music, kids activities, a Jerk Cook-off, a Seafood Throwdown, other Chef Demos, and a Reggae Bar.
Fri, July 11, 2025 - Sat, July 12, 2025
Vendors selling a variety of jerk hot spiced food, hot sauces and Caribbean specialty products; craft vendors, live music, kids activities, a Jerk Cook-off, a Seafood Throwdown, other Chef Demos, and a Reggae Bar.
Paranormal Truth Seekers Expo, , $$
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.
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.
North End Italian Feasts & 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,...
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,...
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...
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
Marshfield Fair 2024, , $
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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...
The Big E 2025, , $$$
Fri, September 12, 2025 - Sun, September 28, 2025
The Big E is a New England autumn tradition and the ninth largest fair in North America. There's no better place to enjoy the sights, sounds and taste tempting aromas of the fall season than at The Big E.
Fri, September 12, 2025 - Sun, September 28, 2025
The Big E is a New England autumn tradition and the ninth largest fair in North America. There's no better place to enjoy the sights, sounds and taste tempting aromas of the fall season than at The Big E.
Topsfield Fair 2025, , $$
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...
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...
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!
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!
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.
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.
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.
