Events Calendar - 2024

Find a multitude of fun events and great things to do, including weekend events, throughout the year, like music; festivals; comedy; outdoor fun; boat cruises; excursions for families and kids; food, wine and beer tastings. Weather is no problem; lots of things to do happen indoors.
Be sure to check out the listings of year-round Fairs & Festivals throughout New England. See also, Great Things to Do.

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2024 Brewster Summer Arts and Craft Festival

Jul 27, 2024 - Jul 28, 2024 Historic Drummer Boy Park - 733 Main Street Brewster, MA 02631

Come view a wide variety of traditional American made works at the 12th Annual Brewster Summer Arts and Craft Festival on Saturday July 27 and Sunday July 28, 2024, in Brewster, MA. Over 100 booths featuring textiles, paintings, sculpture, artisan foods, homemade candles and soaps, fine jewelry, Nautical-themed art & apparel, custom signs, photography, sports apparel, seashell crafts, pet treats & accessories, floral arrangements, wind chimes & garden art, gaming accessories, cooking accessories, pottery, mosaics, woven baskets, and much more! Craft demonstrations on site. Rain or Shine. Friendly pets on leash are welcome.

Saturday 10am to 5pm / Sunday 10am to 4pm
Free

Farms

Blueberry & Flower Festival at Cider Hill Farm

Jul 20, 2024 - Jul 28, 2024 45 Fern Avenue Amesbury, MA 01913

Calling all blueberry and flower lovers! Enjoy live music, hard cider, family-friendly activities, hayrides, blueberry goods, cut-your-own bouquets and pick-your-own blueberries. Dates for the festival are July 20-21 & July 27-28.

8 am - 5 pm
Prices range
978-388-5525

Food, Wine, Beer

Cape Cod Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival 2024

Aug 10, 2024 - Aug 10, 2024 Cape Cod Fairgrounds - 1220 Nathan Ellis Highway East Falmouth, MA 02536

Prepare your taste buds and raise your glasses for the 12th Annual Cape Cod Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival! Returning to the Cape Cod Fairgrounds on Saturday, August 10th, from Noon to 5 PM (with VIP hour from 11 AM to Noon), this 2024 festival is your ticket to culinary bliss. Indulge in the offerings of over 25 of the region's top food trucks, serving up their most beloved dishes, while you sip on a variety of regional, local, and national craft beers. It's not just about the food and drinks – expect a day filled with lawn games, live music, and family-friendly fun.

12:00PM-5:00PM
$5 in advance, $10 day of/at gate
781-956-3832

1st Annual Buzzards Bay Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival

Aug 17, 2024 - Aug 17, 2024 MA Maritime Academy - 101 Academy Drive Buzzards Bay, MA 02532

Prepare your taste buds and raise your glasses for the 1st Annual Buzzards Bay Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival! Coming to Massachusetts Maritime Academy on Saturday, August 17th, from Noon to 5 PM (with VIP hour from 11 AM to Noon), this 2024 festival is your ticket to culinary bliss. Indulge in the offerings of over 25 of the region's top food trucks, serving up their most beloved dishes, while you sip on a variety of regional, local, and national craft beers. It’s not just about the food and drinks – expect a day filled with lawn games, live music, and family-friendly fun. Grab your friends, pack your lawn chairs and blankets, and join us for a sun-soaked celebration you won't want to miss!

12pm-5pm
$5-$10 General Admission
781-956-3832

Music

Tanglewood 2024 Season

Mar 15, 2024 - Aug 25, 2024 297 West Street Lenox, MA 01240

Set in an exceptionally beautiful part of the Berkshires, in a place where the best of the current generation of artists gather to celebrate everything music has to offer, the concerts, workshops and discussions at Tanglewood create memories to last a lifetime. Friends and families gather on the lawn, or inside the Serge Koussevitzky Music Shed with its world-famous acoustics, to hear the Boston Symphony Orchestra, world-famous solo artists and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus. Smaller programs play out throughout the property, where eclectic artists both perform and discuss their work, educating audiences and mentoring students. A vast array of programs, from John Williams Night to an evening celebrating Bernstein and Brahms, will be presented from late June through Aug. 31. Come experience Tanglewood and begin a new summer tradition.

Various
888-226-1200

Performing Arts and Theater

Cirque du Soleil presents OVO – Boston MA

Jul 20, 2024 - Jul 28, 2024 Agganis Arena, 102 Northern Avenue, Boston, MA

Cirque du Soleil returns to Boston with its high-energy production, OVO, which portrays a day in the life of insects. The miracle of biodiversity is performed through a continuous display of color, light and acrobatic movement. When a mysterious egg appears in their midst and opens, insects react with wonder and love.

July 20, 7 p.m.; July 21 at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.; July 25, 7 p.m.; July 26, 7 p.m.; July 27, 11 a.m., 3 p.m., and 7 p.m.; July 28, 1 p.m., and 5 p.m.
$50-$185
800-450-1480

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