Summer activities run daily at the New Bedford Whaling Museum from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Activities are free with museum admission. Mondays: Revolutionary Moments Commemorate America's 250th anniversary on alternating Mondays: June 29, July 13 and 27, and Aug. 10 and 24. Tuesdays: Lagoda Days Explore above and below deck aboard the Lagoda whaling […]
Families can stop by the Mattapoisett Free Public Library for Saturday Storytime on Aug. 22, Aug. 29, and Sept. 5. at 10:30 a.m. Each session will include books, music, activities, and crafts, offering the library’s regular Saturday story time experience.
Buzzards Bay Brewing will host a Labor Day weekend bash Saturday, Sept. 5 from 1 to 8 p.m. in Westport. Pearly Baker will perform from 4 to 7 p.m. Food vendors will begin serving at 1 p.m., with baked goods from Brownell’s Bakery. Moon Tide Art will hold a pop-up market from 2 to 7 […]
Families can drop in for art activities every Sunday at the New Bedford Art Museum. Designed for children ages 4 to 12 and their caregivers, the program offers hands-on projects inspired by current exhibitions, with time to explore, create, and connect. Activities run from 2 to 5 p.m. each Sunday. Children must be accompanied by […]
Downtown New Bedford will showcase local cultures at AHA! Night on Thursday, Sept. 10. At Custom House Square, First People Encounter will host “Somos las Raíces/We Are the Roots” from 4 to 8 p.m. The program will spotlight Indigenous Caribbean, Borikén, Wampanoag, and other Indigenous traditions through music, dance, storytelling, food, and art. Culture talks […]
Acushnet welcomes the start of fall with the 45th annual Apple-Peach Festival on Saturday, Sept. 12, and Sunday, Sept. 13, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Long Plain Museum, 1203 Main St. The two-day fall favorite features local food, peach cobbler, baked treats, peach lemonade, apples, crafts, and live music. Vendors will sell […]
Mini Big Top, a Mini Circus for Mini Readers comes to the Millicent Library on Saturday, Sept. 12, from 11 a.m. to noon in the Rita E. Steele Auditorium. The free show features Small But Mighty, a Massachusetts aerialist and acrobatic duo featuring Elizabeth and Laura. Their family program combines circus performance with reading and […]
Whaling City Collective Community Festival is set for Saturday, Sept. 12, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Holy Ghost Grounds & Hall, 104 Allens Neck Road, Dartmouth. The free indoor and outdoor festival features artisan vendors, handmade goods, live music, food vendors, family field day competitions, raffles, prizes, and activities for all ages. Organizers […]
The annual First Taste of Fall fundraiser is on Saturday, Sept. 12, from 4 to 7 p.m. VIP admission begins at 3 p.m. Support the Buttonwood Park Zoological Society while trying offerings from local breweries, wineries, and food trucks. Visitors can enjoy beer and wine samples from local producers, food trucks, animal encounters, and live […]
New Bedford Symphony Orchestra musicians will perform outside at RJD on Sunday, Sept. 13, from 3 to 4 p.m. Featured performers include violinists Bryce Martin and Fariba Hunold, violist Maureen Heflinger and cellist Stefan Gabriel. Set beneath the museum’s 19th-century garden pergola, the concert will feature a mixed program of string music. In case of […]
Storytime is presented with the New Bedford Free Public Library at RJD. Attendees meet inside the mansion for a half hour of stories designed for all ages. Families may take home a craft kit to work on together. Visitors may also stay to tour the house and grounds. Family Storytime is held on the third […]
The Stepping Razor Barbershop and AHA! New Bedford bring you the second annual Nice Motorbike Show on Saturday, Sept. 26 from noon to 6 p.m. This free downtown block party features rocking live sets by Princess Bleach, Depression Tropical and Atlantic Thrills. There will also be vendors, refreshments, vintage motorcycles and a few hot rods. […]
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