July 5-12, 2011: Balloon, Sand Sculpture, Kite, & Car Fests, WWII & 1776 Re-enactments, & Over 300 Outdoor Summer Movies, Theatre, and Music Series
The Events INSIDER Summer 2011 Guide is out, listing 700 permanent New England attractions like museums and zoos that you won’t find in my weekly blog! See where to find real dinosaur tracks or a park full of sculptures. It is free and you can get it just by telling a few friends about the website at www.eventsINSIDER.com/s/.
If you don’t click through to the main website, you are really missing out. Believe me, the fun doesn’t stop with the top 9 listings (especially if you don’t have a car) and you really need to check out the outdoor music, theatre, and movies from all over New England. I hope you are having an awesome week. Now get out there and do something fun!
-Johnny
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This week’s top items are below, or see the complete Boston Events Insider.
| Fri 7/8Boston MetroSomerville in Shorts |
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| Did you know that Events INSIDER has the largest list of outdoor movies, theatre, and music in New England? You just need to scroll ALL the way to the bottom of each issue! This one in Somerville is an evening of experimental and animated short films projected on a large outdoor screen in the heart of Union Square. Films will be screened at nightfall, with live music to start during the early evening. Rain date next day. Union Square, Somerville, MA. see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Wed 7/6Boston MetroFree Movie preview tix: Another Earth, Zookeeper |
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| I’ve got free movie preview tickets for Another Earth, TODAY July 6 in Brookline at 7pm, where they discover a duplicate planet Earth, and Zookeeper, TODAY July 6 in Boston at the Boston Common theatre, the new Kevin James comedy. To win just email johnny@eventsINSIDER.com. Various. see details on the complete Events Insider more |
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| Fri 7/8 – Sun 7/10Cape CodMashpee Commons Sand Sculpting Festival |
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| This one has me scratching my head. Masphee has beaches, but they’re just not close enough to downtown where the Chamber of Commerce wants you to shop shop shop! So they’re trucking in 25 tons of sand to Mashpee Common. There will be live music, a pro will sculpt something great, and amateurs get to play around in the sand, too. Mashpee Commons, Mashpee, MA. see details on the complete Events Insider more |
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| Thu 7/7 – Sun 7/10New HampshireHillsboro Balloon Festival |
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| This event, which is 1.7 hrs from Boston, draws 30,000 people and looks pretty serious. They’ll have a lawn tractor pull, a carnival, tons of music and dance, and fireworks on Saturday. Oh, and balloons! It’s always a good idea at these things to call and reserve your balloon ride in advance! I’m going to go so I can tell you all about it in 2012. Hillsboro, NH. see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Thu 7/7 – 7/.10Metro WestThoreau Society Annual Gathering |
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| This week has a ton of historical re-enactments, too! Just when you thought the 19th century was going out of style: Thoreau. Loved nature, but lived at Walden Pond just two miles from bustling Concord center. Hated taxes. Bit of an over-idealist. But he’s ours. Go meet some people who like Thoreau way too much. Hope they aren’t preachy about utopia. Various, Concord, MA. see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Sat 7/9North ShoreWenham Museum’s World War II Living History Day |
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| This is one of only a few World War II re-enactments I’ve ever seen in New England! Re-enactors come and vehicles including a M35 Deuce & a half, an DUKW (duck) amphibious truck, vintage Jeep and an ambulance. A D-Day Veteran will share stories and there will be period songs. The Wenham is an amazing example of a world-class museum in the middle of ‘nowhere’. A true New England gem. Rt 1A, Wenham, MA.978-468-2377. see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Sat 7/9 – Sun 7/10North ShoreGlover’s Regiment (Revolutionary War re-enactment) |
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| This one’s also small but well worth a visit as an excuse to head to the North Shore. They have a re-enacted military camp from the 1700s, with tents, cooking, craft areas, sea shanties, costumed militia and camp followers. Fort Sewall, Marblehead, MA.781-631-5967. see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Sat 7/9Fort Warren150th Anniversary of the Civil War |
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| Have you ever been to the Boston Harbor Islands? Here’s an excuse to go! From 11-6 today there will be re-enactments, music, crafts, and lectures to commemorate the Civil War. Suitable for all ages. Georges Island, Boston, MA. see details on the complete Events Insider |
And a lot more this week at Boston Events Insider, the most popular events blog in New England, including:
Civil War Living History Weekend, Newport Kite Festival, Whaling City Festival, The Long Arm of the Law, Micro Mini Car Day@ Larz Anderson Museum, Miata Day at Larz Anderson Museum, Heritage Gardens Annual Auto Show, Model airplanes – CRRC Hand-Launch Classic, Brockton Fair, NERF Zombie Overnight Camp, Independence Day Celebration, Archaeology Field School, Powwow at Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum, July Free Fun Friday, Free Slurpee Day at 7-Eleven, Free Grounds Tour at Gore Place, Be in a Movie with Mark Wahlberg, Science After Dark at the Museum of Science, Hogwarts at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, Chelsea City Festival, Winthrop Town Festival, Arts on the Arcade, Civil War Music Lecture, Boom Town Festival, Greek Festival and Clambake at Ipswich, Newport Music Festival, Greenfield Rockfest, Plymouth Harbor Folk Festival, Hoop City Jazz & Art Festival, 19th Century Childrens Circus, North Attleboro Kids Day, Butterflies of Summer, French Film Festival, Magnolia Library and Community Center Art Show, Oh! You Pretty Things – Burlesque Show, Matt & Ben” at the Central Square Theatre, Poppin’ Big Band Celebration, ConnectiCon, Sailfest, FBRA Sand Sculpting Festival, Sandblast – Sand Sculpting Festival, Colombian Festival, Great Northeastern War – Medievial Re-enactment, Scottish Tattoo, Monadnock Music Festival, Ride in a WWII Vehicle on Family Day, Stoweflake Hot Air Balloon Festival, Basin Bluegrass Festival, Revolutionary War Battle of Hubbardton Commemoration, Middlebury Festival on the Green, Great Barrington Parade
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