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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.

Check out the listings of year-round Fairs & Festivals throughout New England.

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Whether you're curious about what to this weekend, this month, or this season, we have you covered.

Find the dates you plan to travel or simply search the full events list below.

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Sensory Friendly Performance of A Christmas Carol

Dec 18, 2024 - Dec 18, 2024 2 Southbridge St. Worcester, MA 01608

This performance is intended for guests who are neurodiverse, have sensory sensitivities and need additional accessibility accommodations. With guidance from The Arc of Opportunity, The Autism Alliance, The Autism in Theatre Initiative and The Seven Hills Foundation, we have softened the most startling moments of the show. House lights are kept on but dimmed for the entirety of the performances and sounds are lower in volume and intensity.
4:00pm
Tickets are $16, $26 and $31.
877-571-7469

All Ages

Creatività Italiana

Nov 21, 2024 - Nov 23, 2024 550 Harrison Ave Boston, MA 02118

Festival della Creatività Italiana is a celebration of Italian genius through time and sectors! This FREE event at Boston's iconic SoWa Power Station will provide an opportunity to experience culture, design, fashion, and beyond while indulging in world-famous food & wine! A kaleidoscope of events for all ages to learn, discover, and be amazed! For detailed information and a specific calendar of events, please visit https://italyinboston.org/learn-more/
10:00am - 9:00pm
FREE
781-763-1308

Arts & Crafts Shows

Paradise City Arts Festival

Nov 22, 2024 - Nov 24, 2024 181 Royal Plaza Drive West Marlborough, MA 01752

Paradise City Arts hosts New England’s most celebrated shows of contemporary fine and decorative arts in Marlborough, MA. Just in time for the holidays, the show features 175 curated artists & makers from across the country. It’s this season's go-to destination for imaginative home decor, fine art, handcrafted fashion, and bespoke jewelry that transcends expectations. With live music, two cafes, and the themed exhibit “Styling the Seasons”, it’s not to be missed!
10:00am
$8 to $16
413-587-0772

29th Annual Original Castleberry Faire

Nov 29, 2024 - Dec 1, 2024 Shriner's Auditorium - 99 Fordham Road Wilmington, MA 01887

A New England Tradition continues, and the crafters are back in a big way for the 29th Annual Castleberry Faire, Arts & Craft Festival! This three day shopping bonanza includes over 250 of the nation's finest craftspeople, displaying and selling their American made works and specialty foods. The Castleberry Faire is held indoor, rain or shine with plenty of free parking and shuttle buses.
Friday 9am to 5pm / Saturday 10am to 5pm / Sunday 10am to 4pm
Adult Admission $10.00, good for all 3 days

Vernon Street Open Studios - Somerville, MA

Dec 7, 2024 - Dec 8, 2024 6 & 20 Vernon Street Somerville, MA 02145

On December 7 & 8, Vernon Street Studios will host their Fall/Winter Open Studios. As one of the oldest open studios events in the Greater Boston area, Vernon Street Studios has been recognized as a community well known throughout the area for the quality of work produced by artists with established reputations as well as exciting newcomers. 

The Open Studios event allows attendees to learn about the creative process, interact with artists in
the spaces where they create, purchase original artwork, and discover new talent. This year marks our 50th Anniversary and to mark this momentous occasion we will be having a special exhibit in December at the Nave Gallery in Somerville as well as other smaller events throughout the Fall.

12-6pm

Food, Wine, Beer

Inn at Hastings Park's Revolutionary Rum Craft Cocktail Class -- **Part of 250th Commemorative Year Initiatives

Nov 21, 2024 - Nov 21, 2024 Lexington, MA

A nod to the upcoming 250th Anniversary of the Battle of Lexington, the start of the American Revolution in April 2025, rum is the focus of this craft cocktail class. During the colonial era, Boston was booming in the business of molasses distillation and rum became plentiful.  It was the preferred alcoholic drink of American colonists and, on average, colonists consumed 3.7 gallons annually per head by the time of the American Revolution! Today, rum is again at the top in popularity. The Inn at Hastings Park's mixology instructor, Dipendra Karki, leads this hour-and-a-half guided craft cocktail class. Guests enjoy delicious bar snacks while learning the basics of building the perfect rum cocktails along with take away techniques to practice the craft at home. What's included: introduction to various bar tools, learning measurements and pour counts, building rum cocktails, creating creative garnishes, and introduction to infusions.  Must be 21+ to participate. 6 pm - 7:30 pm - $125/person (includes tax and gratuity). Bookable via this link.
6 pm - 7:30 pm
$125/person (includes tax and gratuity)

Inn at Hastings Park's Thanksgiving Day at Town Meeting Bistro - A New England Thanksgiving

Nov 28, 2024 - Nov 28, 2024 Lexington, MA

The air is crisp, the scent of turkey and pie in the air and the fireplaces at The Inn at Hastings Park are aglow...there is nothing more New England than a traditional Thanksgiving celebration with family and friends! Located in the quintessential New England town of Lexington, Mass, Town Meeting Bistro, cozy with a wood burning fireplace, will be offering a festive and elegantly traditional Thanksgiving buffet abundant with all the trimmings of turkey & gravy, pies, pumpkins, apples, salads, potatoes, Parker House rolls...and more! Seatings available from 12 pm to 6 pm. Adults $130 (plus tax & gratuity); Children (4-12 years) $65 (plus tax & gratuity). Children 3 and under eat for free. Bookable via this link.
Seatings available from 12 pm to 6 pm
Adults $130 (plus tax & gratuity); Children 4-12 years $65 (plus tax & gratuity). Children 3 and under free

Literary

Black Feminist Book Club

Nov 30, 2024 - Nov 30, 2024 MASS MoCA North Adams, MA 01247

The Black Feminist Book Club brings together community members to read, discuss, and take action inspired by Black feminist texts. Gwendolyn VanSant hosts the next iteration of the book club in MASS MoCA's Research & Development Store. Participants will explore the selected text together, view special exhibitions and community spaces related to the books, and be introduced to organizations that continue the work of historical Black feminists.
12:00PM
35

Music

Sense & Sensibility

Nov 22, 2024 - Nov 22, 2024 83 Court St Plymouth, MA 02360

The Phil is honored to participate in America’s Hometown Thanksgiving Celebration. The weekend of festivities has become a beloved holiday occasion as well as an important link to our nation’s history and heritage. We’re crossing the Atlantic for this year’s celebration and docking in merry old England. Composer and Plymouth Phil assistant conductor Neal Hampton ascends the podium with music he composed for the stage, a lush and romantic score for Sense and Sensibility. This musical adaptation of Jane Austen’s well-loved story has delighted audiences on both sides of the pond since its 2013 premiere. British composers rule the second half of our celebration, including the brilliant Ralph Vaughan Williams, whose exquisite Fantasia on Greensleeves totally eclipsed the familiar song that inspired it. PROGRAM NEAL HAMPTON Excerpts from Sense & Sensibility, the musical plus works by British composers including: RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on Greensleeves ARTISTS Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra Neal Hampton, conductor Kristen Watson, soprano Craig Juricka, baritone
7:00pm
$40

Legends & Legacies

Nov 22, 2024 - Nov 22, 2024 83 Court St Plymouth, MA 02360

The Phil is honored to participate in America’s Hometown Thanksgiving Celebration. The weekend of festivities has become a beloved holiday occasion as well as an important link to our nation’s history and heritage. We’re crossing the Atlantic for this year’s celebration and docking in merry old England. Composer and Plymouth Phil assistant conductor Neal Hampton ascends the podium with music he composed for the stage, a lush and romantic score for Sense and Sensibility. This musical adaptation of Jane Austen’s well-loved story has delighted audiences on both sides of the pond since its 2013 premiere. British composers rule the second half of our celebration, including the brilliant Ralph Vaughan Williams, whose exquisite Fantasia on Greensleeves totally eclipsed the familiar song that inspired it. PROGRAM NEAL HAMPTON Excerpts from Sense & Sensibility, the musical plus works by British composers including: RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on Greensleeves ARTISTS Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra Neal Hampton, conductor Kristen Watson, soprano Craig Juricka, baritone
7:00pm
$40

Berklee Original Open Mic

Dec 2, 2024 - Dec 2, 2024 939 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02115

In conjunction with the Red Room at Cafe 939, the Songwriting Department proudly presents BOOM (Berklee Original Open Mic), an open mic event for Berklee songwriters. All current Berklee students are welcome to play one original song in less than five minutes. Sign up at the Red Room at Cafe 939 beginning at 6:00 p.m.
7pm
FREE

Roots Roadshow 2024

Dec 3, 2024 - Dec 3, 2024 939 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02115

The Roots Roadshow series, presented by the American Roots Music Program at Berklee College of Music, explores and celebrates America’s rich musical heritage. Each month, the series features a variety of student bands and ensembles performing styles such as country blues, old-time, bluegrass, new acoustic, Celtic, classic country, and Western swing. Whether it’s a faculty-led ensemble, a new student project, or a band making its name in the Boston scene, you never know what to expect at a Roots Roadshow.
7 pm
free
617-747-2261

Performing Arts and Theater

Chameleon Arts Ensemble – Origin Stories: Beethoven, Bernstein, Ung, Enescu

Nov 23, 2024 - Nov 24, 2024 First Church in Boston: 66 Marlborough Street Boston, MA 02116

Saturday, November 23, 2024, 7:30 PM
Sunday, November 24, 2024, 4 PM

Every superhero has an origin story, a beginning that illustrates their character and sets them on the path ahead. Bernstein’s first published work – his Clarinet Sonata – offers glimpses of the giant he would become. Chinary Ung unleashes his creativity in Child Song for flute, violin, cello, and piano by drawing on traditional Cambodian music to push his art form forward. Beethoven takes his first steps to break free from Classical constraints with his C Major Piano Quartet, and Enescu displays feats of strength with his Octet for strings, an epic, wildly ambitious work of voluptuous romanticism, Romanian flavor, and near-impossible virtuosity. Tickets are $52, $41 or $30 with $5 off for students and seniors. For more information or to order tickets, please call 617-427-8200 or visit http://www.chameleonarts.org.
Saturday, November 23, 2024, 7:30; PM Sunday, November 24, 2024, 4 PM
Tickets are $30-52
617-427-8200

Shopping & Sales

Potters Place Pottery Sale & Fundraiser

Nov 22, 2024 - Nov 24, 2024 6 Merchant St, Unit #1 Sharon, MA 02067

Potters Place upcoming Pottery Sale (November 22-24) will showcase handmade pottery by local potters, all of which make great gifts for the Holidays and will be perfect for upcoming celebrations. You will find functional homeware, decorative items, holiday decorations, and beautiful ceramic sculptures. This event celebrates the beauty of hand-crafted pottery and will raise money to support ConfiKids, a nonprofit providing opportunities for children of limited financial means to participate in enrichment activities
Friday 12-6, Saturday 9-4, Sunday 10-2
Free
508-668-0363

Girl Gang Craft Holiday Market

Nov 23, 2024 - Nov 23, 2024 32 Derby Square Salem, MA 01970

Girl Gang Craft, a fem forward community for makers, is back in Witchy City for our Holiday Market at Old Town Hall. This is an inside only event from 10-4 on November 23rd (BEFORE Thanksgiving this year). Come shop from 60+ fem-forward small businesses for the holiday season!
10 AM - 4 PM
$5 pre, $10 at the door, Kids 12 and under free

Workshops & Classes

Neil deGrasse Tyson: An Astrophysicist Goes to the Movies Part II

Dec 5, 2024 - Dec 5, 2024 2 Southbridge St. Worcester, MA 01608

Derived from an entirely different set of films, from the “Wizard of Oz” to “Mary Poppins” to “2001: A Space Odyssey” to Harry Potter. An entertaining and enlightening review of all the science that our favorite movies got wrong, combined with some of the stuff they got right. Incorporates the latest films as well as some classics that you may not have known had any science in them at all. Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist, planetary scientist, author and science communicator. Tyson studied at Harvard University, the University of Texas at Austin and Columbia University. In 1994, he joined the Hayden Planetarium as a staff scientist and the Princeton faculty as a visiting research scientist and lecturer. Since 1996, he has been the director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space in New York City. The center is part of the American Museum of Natural History, where Tyson founded the Department of Astrophysics in 1997 and has been a research associate in the department since 2003. Tickets are $55, $72 and $102 and limited VIP post show Q&A opportunity for $252. Please contact the box office at 877.571.7469 for more information.
7:00 PM
Tickets starting at $55
877-571-7469