Aug 14-23, 2011: Caribbean, Dragon Boat, Fireworks Fests, Air & Car Show, and 300 Outdoor Movie, Theatre, and Music series
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This week’s top items are below, or see the complete Boston Events Insider.
| Phoenix Faire Renaissance Festival | Worcester
Fri 8/19 – Sun 8/21 |
 I’ve been to Ye Olde Commons. It’s more natural seeming than most renaissance faires because it really is held in the pure woods. Expect this to be a small event but where practically every attendee is an enthusiastic geek in costume! Charlton, MA. |
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| Outdoor Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Boston Metro
Tue 8/16 |
 Events INSIDER lists 64 summer outdoor movie series! Here is one, to be held near the Museum of Science. To see the rest, just scroll way to the bottom of this issue. Community Boating, 21 Mugar Way, Boston, MA. |
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| Lowell Southeast Asian Water Festival | Northern Mass
Sat 8/20 |
 Lowell will have dragon boat races and performance including “Monkey Dancers” and rap in Khmer. Awesome! Lowell Heritage State Park Esplanade & Sampas Pavilion, 500 Pawtucket Blvd, Lowell, MA. |
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| Quincy August Moon Festival | South Shore
Sun 8/21 |
 Also Asian, did you miss last week’s Chinese August Moon Festival? It’s not too late! Come catch it in Quincy, with dragon dancing and lots of cute kids performing outdoors. Downtown Quincy, 1400-1600 Hancock St., Quincy, MA.617-472-2200. |
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| Race of the Century: Horses, Cars, and Airplanes | Metro West
Sat 8/20 – Sun 8/21 |
 I swear I am not making this up. Here is a festival where they will race horses, cars, and airplanes! Stow, MA. |
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| Jaffrey Festival of Fireworks | New Hampshire
Sat 8/20 |
 Need an excuse to spend a weekend hiking in New Hampshire? They’ll have live music, games for kids (what about us adults?), a skydiving performance and then fireworks “after dusk”. Rain or shine. 4-10pm. Jaffrey Airport Rte. 124, 190 Turnpike Road, Jaffrey, NH. |
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| Historic Hillsborough Living History Event | New Hampshire
Sat 8/20 – Sun 8/21 |
 Also in Southern New Hampshire is this amazing event that includes a Mark Twain re-enactor and a Civil War performance that National Public Radio calls a “living national treasure”. Hillsboro, NH. |
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| Carnival in Provincetown | Cape Cod
Sun 8/14 – Fri 8/19 |
 You don’t speak the name of New England’s big gay carnival. You sing it, thusly, It’s time for CAAAAARN-I-VAAAAL!! This year features Charo, a parade, oh heck, the entire town is basically a parade for a week! All Over, Provincetown, MA.800-637-8696. |
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| East Boston Pride Day | Boston Metro
Sat 8/20 |
 Can’t get out to Provincetown for Carnival? This is a novelty, a liberal festival in a (presumably) conservative neighborhood, and they’ll have steel drums and jugglers and more, with 2,500 people on the street. Piers Park, East Boston, MA. |
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| Boston Carnival (Caribbean Festival) | Boston Metro
Sun 8/21 – Sat 8/27 |
 It’s also carnival time in Boston! (But most of the best stuff like parades are actually the following week.). Franklin Park, Boston, MA.617-635-3911. |
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And a lot more this week at Boston Events Insider, the most popular events blog in New England, including:
And more than 300 Outdoor Movie, Theatre, and Music Series in New England plus dozens of one-shot outdoor arts events!
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