May & June Events in New England

Hello! As we work on building a new website for Events INSIDER and ramping up our coverage again, here is a quick and dirty calendar of our favorite picks coming up, mostly in May and June, but with a future outlook as well.

Don’t be afraid of an event far away! Make it an excuse to spend a whole weekend traveling.

Boston Metro

Fri, 5/1	Sun, 6/7	Something Rotten!	Lyric Stage	Boston, MA
Sat, 5/9		Wah Lum Academy Performance Troupe	JFK Museum	Boston, MA
Sat, 5/9		Watch City Steampunk Festival		Waltham, MA
Sun, 5/10		Duckling Day	Boston Common	Boston, MA
Sun, 5/10		Lilac Sunday at the Arnold Arboretum	Arnold Arboretum	Boston, MA
Thu, 5/14	Thu, 9/24	Introduction to Parkour	Rowes Wharf	Boston, MA
Fri, 5/15	Sun, 5/17	Panda Fest Boston		Boston, MA
Sat, 5/16		Franklin Park Kite & Bike Festival		Boston, MA
Sat, 5/16		Watertown Porchfest		Watertown, MA
Thu, 5/21		Gallery Talk: Activation of Moholy-Nagy’s Light Prop for an Electric Stage	Harvard Art Museums	Cambridge, MA
Sat, 5/23		Science Spotlights: The Secret Lives of Fruit Flies & Why Are There Holes In My Plant?	Harvard Museum of Natural History	Cambridge, MA
Thu, 5/28		ArtsThursdays: A Free Night at the Museums	Harvard Museum of Natural History	Cambridge, MA
Thu, 5/28		Harvard Art Museums at Night	Harvard Art Museums	Cambridge, MA
Fri, 5/29		Gallery Performance: Celtic Art Across the Ages	Harvard Art Museums	Cambridge, MA
Sat, 5/30		Revere Beach Kite Festival		Revere, MA
Sat, 5/30	Sun, 5/31	Newton Open Studios		Newton, MA
Sun, 5/31		Polish Fest Boston 2026		Boston, MA
Sun, 5/31		GroundBeat Concert Series	DCR Hatch Memorial Shell	Boston, MA
Sun, 5/31		Mayfair	Harvard Square	Cambridge, MA
Sun, 5/31		Harvard Square MayFair		Cambridge, MA
Mon, 6/1		Cambridge Arts River Festival		Cambridge, MA
Tue, 6/2	Thu, 6/4	Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl	Seaport 88, Seaport Boulevard	Boston, MA
Wed, 6/3		GroundBeat Concert Series	DCR Hatch Memorial Shell	Boston, MA
Thu, 6/4		Juneteenth Celebration	Nightingale Community Garden, 512 Park St.	Dorchester Center
Fri, 6/5		Glow in the Park	Greenway	Boston, MA
Fri, 6/5		Gallery Performance: Celtic Art Across the Ages	Harvard Art Museums	Cambridge, MA
Sat, 6/6		Zootopia	Frankin Park Zoo	Boston, MA
Sun, 6/7		Caribbean American Heritage Festival Boston	Reggis Lewis Center	Boston, MA
Sun, 6/7		SomerStreets: Carnaval		Somerville, MA
Wed, 6/10		GroundBeat Concert Series	DCR Hatch Memorial Shell	Boston, MA
Sat, 6/13		Puerto Rican Festival Cultural Pageant & Gala		Boston, MA
Sun, 6/14		Juneteenth Gathering	Longfellow House	Cambridge, MA
Sun, 6/14		Juneteenth	Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters	Cambridge, MA
Sun, 6/14		Boston Dragon Boat Festival		Cambridge, MA
Wed, 6/17		GroundBeat Concert Series	DCR Hatch Memorial Shell	Boston, MA
Fri, 6/19		We Create The World: A Juneteenth Celebration	ICA	Boston, MA
Sat, 6/20		Waltham RiverBeat		Waltham, MA
Sat, 6/20		Cambridge River Festival		Cambridge, MA
Sun, 6/21		Summer SOLSTICE	Mt. Auburn Cemetery	Cambridge, MA
Sun, 6/21		Summer Solstice Celebration 2026: Night at the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture	Harvard Museum of Natural History	Cambridge, MA
Thu, 6/25		Harvard Art Museums at Night	Harvard Art Museums	Cambridge, MA
Fri, 6/26		Cambridge City Dance Party		Cambridge, MA
Sun, 6/28		Boston 2nd Annual Thai Taste 2026	Boston Common	Boston, MA
Thu, 7/2	Sat, 7/4	Boston Harborfest		Boston, MA
Fri, 7/10		Chris Fleming	Wilbur Theatre	Boston, MA
Fri, 7/10	Sun, 7/12	Boston JerkFest Caribbean Foodie Festival	Harvard Athletic Complex	Boston, MA
Sat, 7/11	Sun, 7/12	Cambridge Porchfest		Cambridge, MA
Sat, 7/11	Sun, 7/12	Cambridge Porchfest		Cambridge, MA
Sun, 7/19		Washington’s Arrival in Cambridge	Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters	Cambridge, MA
Wed, 7/22	Sun, 8/9	A Midsummer Night’s Dream	Boston Common	Boston, MA
Sat, 7/25		Figment Boston	Sylvester Baxter Riverfront Park at Assembly Square	Somerville, MA
Tue, 7/28	Sun, 8/9	Moulin Rouge – The Musical	Citizens Bank Opera House	Boston, MA
Sat, 9/19	Sun, 9/20	Boston Pizza Festival	Boston City Hall Plaza	Boston, MA
Tue, 10/6	Sun, 10/11	SPAMLOT	Wang Theatre	Boston, MA

 

Metro West

Sat, 5/16		Canton Heritage Festival		Canton, MA
Fri, 5/22		Community Stargazing	McAuliffe Center	Framingham, MA
Sat, 5/23	Sun, 5/24	WWII Tank Demonstration Weekend	American Heritage Museum	Stow, MA
Sat, 5/30		Malden PorchFest		Malden, MA
Sun, 5/31		The Truth About Baked Beans: An Edible History of New England		Bedford, MA
Sat, 6/6		Franklin PorchFest		Franklin, MA
Sat, 6/20	Sun, 6/21	Tanks, Wings & Wheels	American Heritage Museum	Stow, MA
Sat, 7/25	7/26	WWII Tank Demonstration Weekend	American Heritage Museum	Stow, MA
Sat, 8/22	8/23	WWII in the Pacific Re-Enactment Weekend	American Heritage Museum	Stow, MA
Sat, 9/12	Sun, 9/13	Historic Aviation Weekend	American Heritage Museum	Stow, MA
Sat, 10/10	Sun, 10/11	Battle for the Airfield WWII Re-Enactment Weekend	American Heritage Museum	Stow, MA

 

North Shore

Thu, 5/14		Audrey Stuck-Girard as Abigail Adams	Topsfield Library	Topsfield, MA
Fri, 6/5	Sun, 6/7	Salem Arts Festival 2026		Salem, MA
Sat, 6/13	Sun, 6/21	Strawberry Festival at Cider Hill Farm	Cider Hill Farm	Amesbury, MA
Sat, 6/13	Sun, 6/21	Strawberry Festival at Cider Hill Farm	Cider Hill Farm	Amesbury, MA
Sat, 6/13		Salem Renfaire	Notch Brewing	Salem MA
Sat, 6/20	Sun, 6/21	Battle of Gloucester Reenactment	Stage Fort Park	Gloucester, MA
Sat, 6/27		North Shore Pride Parade & Festival		Salem MA
Sat, 6/27		Bourbon and BBQ	Stone Zoo	Stoneham, MA

 

South Shore

Sat, 5/9		Quincy Multicultural Festival		Quincy, MA
Sat, 6/6		Colonial Printer Demonstration at the Dorothy Quincy Homestead		Quincy, MA
Sat, 6/13		Quincy Annual Flag Day		Quincy, MA
Sat, 7/18	Sun, 7/19	Levitate Music & Arts Festival	Marshfield Fairgrounds	Marshfield, MA
Sat, 7/25		Dorothy Quincy Homestead Living History		Quincy, MA

 

Southeast Mass

Sat, 5/16	Sun, 5/17	MA250: Harbor of Courage	Fort Phoenix	Fairhaven, MA
Sun, 5/31		Sharon’s 3rd Annual Chalk Art Festival		Sharon, MA
Sat, 6/13	Sun, 6/14	Fuller Craft Museum Annual American Craft Fair	Fuller Museum	Brockton, MA
Sat, 6/27		Fuller After Dark	Fuller Museum	Brockton, MA
Sat, 6/27		Mad About Monkeys	Southwick Zoo	Mendon, MA
Sat, 9/5		Jaws Shark Party at Mendon Drive-In Theater	Mendon Drive-In Theater	Mendon, MA
Sat, 10/10		Rocky Horror Night Live Cast	Mendon Drive-In Theater	Mendon, MA

Cape Cod

Tue, 5/26		Hull FireFly Storytelling	Weir River Farm	Hingham, MA
Fri, 6/19	Sun, 6/21	Juneteenth Provincetown		Provincetown, MA
Fri, 6/26	Sun, 6/28	Provincetown Portuguese Festival		Provincetown, MA
Sat, 8/15	Sat, 8/22	Provincetown Carnival		Provincetown, MA
Sat, 12/26	Fri, 1/1	First Light Provincetown & Annual Drone Show		Provincetown, MA

 

Worcester

Fri, 6/19		Juneteenth at OSV	Old Sturbridge Village	Sturbridge, MA
Sat, 7/4		Independence Celebration at OSV	Old Sturbridge Village	Sturbridge, MA
Sat, 8/29	Sun, 8/30	SummerFest at Wachusett Mountain	Wachusett Mountain	Princeton, MA
Sat, 8/29	Sun, 10/25	Fairy Hollow	New England Botanic Garden	Bolyston, MA
Sat, 9/19	Sun, 9/20	BBQFest at Wachusett Mountain	Wachusett Mountain	Princeton, MA
Sat, 10/3	Sun, 10/4	Oktoberfest at Wachusett Mountain	Wachusett Mountain	Princeton, MA
Sat, 10/17	Sun, 10/25	AppleFest Weekend at Wachusett Mountain	Wachusett Mountain	Princeton, MA
Sat, 10/31	Sun, 11/1	BooFest at Wachusett Mountain	Wachusett Mountain	Princeton, MA

 

Lowell

Sat, 5/9		Spring Busker Festival		Lowell, MA
Fri, 7/24	Sun, 7/26	Lowell Folk Festival		Lowell, MA

 

Springfield

Fri, 5/22		Space for Everyone: Astronomy Symposium	Springfield Museums	Springfield, MA
Thu, 5/28		Meet John Adams		Agawam, MA
Sat, 6/20	Sun, 6/21	New England Cider & Strings Festival	Red Apple Farm, 455 Highland Ave	Phillipston, MA
Sat, 7/11	Sun, 7/19	Blueberry Jamboree	Red Apple Farm, 455 Highland Ave	Phillipston, MA
Sat, 8/8	Sun, 8/16	Sunflower Festival	Red Apple Farm, 455 Highland Ave	Phillipston, MA
Sat, 8/29		Arcadia Folk Festival	Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary, 127 Combs Road	Easthampton, MA
Sat, 11/14	Mon, 5/31	Exploring Calvin and Hobbes	Norman Rockwell Museum	Stockbridge, MA

 

Northwest Mass

 

 

Rhode Island

Fri, 5/1	Sun, 8/9	A Bug’s World	Roger Williams Park Zoo	Providence, RI
Fri, 5/8	Fri, 10/2	Stargazing Nights	Frosty Drew Observatory	Charlestown, RI
Fri, 5/8	Sun, 5/10	Misquamicut Beach Spring Festival	Misquamicut State Beach	Westerly RI
Sat, 5/9		Fayerweather Craft Guild Jonnycake Festival	Fayerweather House	Kingston, RI
Sat, 5/16		Sheep and Wool Festival at Coggeshall Farm Museum	Coggeshall Farm Museum	Bristol, RI
Sat, 5/16	Sun, 5/17	Newport Oyster & Chowder Festival	Bowens Wharf	Newport, RI
Thu, 5/21		Opening Celebration: The Artistry and Reunion of Two Surimono Albums	RISD Museum	Providence, RI
Fri, 5/22		Gaspee Days Block Party	Pawtuxet Park	Warwick, RI
Sat, 5/30		JHS Battery Day		Jamestown, RI
Wed, 6/3	Wed, 8/26	Blithewold Mansion Summer Concerts		Bristol, RI
Sat, 6/6	Sun, 6/7	RI Anime Con		Providence, RI
Sat, 6/6		Gaspee Days Fireworks Extravaganza	Salter Grove	Warwick, RI
Fri, 6/12	Sat, 6/13	British Motorcar Festival		Bristol, RI
Sat, 6/13		Gaspee Days Parade	Narragansett Parkway	Warwick, RI
Sat, 6/13	Sun, 6/14	Gaspee Days Colonial Encampment	Pawtuxet Park	Warwick, RI
Sun, 6/14		Sunday in the Park & Burning of the HMS Gaspee	Pawtuxet Park	Warwick, RI
Fri, 6/19	Sun, 6/21	The Newport Flower Show	Newport Mansions	Newport, RI
Sat, 6/20		Strawberry Festival & Outdoor Craft Fair	Fayerweather House	Kingston, RI
Sat, 6/20		Rhode Island PrideFest & Illuminated Night Parade		Providence, RI
Sun, 6/21	Thu, 7/2	Fourth of July Concert Series	Independence Park	Bristol, RI
Sun, 6/21	Sat, 10/3	Audrain Cars & Coffee	Fort Adams	Newport, RI
Sun, 6/21		Juneteenth Festival	Roger Williams Park	Providence, RI
Wed, 6/24	Sat, 9/26	Music at the Fort	Fort Adams	Newport, RI
Thu, 6/25		Museum at Night	RISD Museum	Providence, RI
Sat, 6/27		Zoobilee	Roger Williams Park Zoo	Providence, RI
Sun, 6/28		Annual Strawberry Shortcake Social	Tiverton Farmers Market	Tiverton, RI
Fri, 7/3		Fireworks Over Bristol Harbor		Bristol, RI
Sat, 7/4		Fireworks at Fort Adams	Fort Adams	Newport, RI
Sat, 7/4		Bristol 4th of July Parade		Bristol, RI
Sat, 7/25		Blueberry Festival & Outdoor Craft Fair	Fayerweather House	Kingston, RI
Sat, 8/15		Gaspee Days Community Clambake	TBD	Providence, RI
Fri, 9/4	Sun, 9/6	Rhythm & Roots Festival		Charlestown, RI
Sat, 9/19		Harvest Festival at Coggeshall Farm Museum	Coggeshall Farm Museum	Bristol, RI
Sat, 9/19		Fall Festival & Outdoor Craft Fair	Fayerweather House	Kingston, RI
Sun, 9/20		Bristol PorchFest		Bristol, RI
Sat, 10/17		Tunnels & Terror	Fort Adams	Newport, RI
Sun, 11/1		Trunk & Treat Car Show	Fort Adams	Newport, RI
Fri, 11/6	Sun, 11/8	Rhode Island Comic Con		Providence, RI
Fri, 11/27		Newport Illuminated Boat Parade		Newport, RI

 

New Hampshire

Thu, 5/7		George Dykstra Memorial Car Show		Laconia, NH
Sat, 5/9	Sun, 5/10	Royal Artillery, 1777	The Fort at No. 4	Charlestown, NH
Sat, 5/9		Space Heroes A Concert inside the Planetarium Dome	McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center	Concord NH
Sat, 5/9		Wilton Celebrates America’s 250th Anniversary		Wilton, NH
Fri, 5/22	Sun, 5/24	Original New England Primitive Rendezvous	The Fort at No. 4	Charlestown, NH
Sun, 5/24		Wildquack Duck Race & Music Festival		Jackson, NH
Mon, 6/1	Tue, 6/30	Dirty Rotten Scoundrels	Barnstormers Theatre	Tamworth, NH
Sat, 6/6	Sun, 6/7	Allies & Adversaries – The French & Indian War	The Fort at No. 4	Charlestown, NH
Fri, 7/3	Sun, 7/5	Monadnock 250		Keene, NH
Sun, 7/5		Jackson NH Fireworks		Jackson, NH
Sat, 7/11		American Independence Festival		Exeter, NH
Sat, 8/8	Sun, 8/9	Abenaki at the Trading Post	The Fort at No. 4	Charlestown, NH
Sat, 9/12	Sun, 9/13	Revolutionary War Weekend	The Fort at No. 4	Charlestown, NH
Fri, 9/18	Sun, 9/20	New Hampshire Highland Games & Festival 2026		Lincoln, NH
Sat, 9/26		Out of Time – TimeLine Event	The Fort at No. 4	Charlestown, NH
Sat, 10/10	Sun, 10/11	Homestead Days at the Fort	The Fort at No. 4	Charlestown, NH
Sat, 11/7	Sun, 11/8	Native Heritage Weekend	The Fort at No. 4	Charlestown, NH

 

Connecticut

Thu, 4/23	Sun, 5/17	Nunsense	Legacy Theatre	Branford, CT
Thu, 5/14		Special Screening of Ken Burns’ The American Revolution	Mystic Seaport Museum	Mystic, CT
Sat, 5/16	Sun, 6/21	Robin Hood’s Medieval Faire		Harwinton, CT
Sat, 5/16	Sun, 5/17	Lyman Orchards Anniversary Celebration	Lyman Orchards	Middlefield CT
Sat, 5/16		Shad Derby Parade		Windsor CT
Thu, 5/21	Thu, 10/8	Haunted Seafarers Sail	Mystic Seaport	Mystic, CT
Fri, 5/22	Fri, 9/11	Summer Friday Music Series	Mystic Seaport Museum	Mystic, CT
Sat, 5/23		Wethersfield 250 Jubilee		Wethersfield CT
Sat, 5/30		Get A Clue! Tours	Mark Twain House	Hartford, CT
Sat, 5/30		Wethersfield Fireworks 2026		Wethersfield CT
Thu, 6/11		“Betsy Ross: The Life Behind the Legend” Lecture	Mystic Seaport Museum	Mystic, CT
Fri, 6/12	Mon, 6/15	Connecticut Sea Music Festival		Essex, CT
Fri, 6/12		Juneteenth Festival		New London, CT
Fri, 6/19		Space Night at the Museum: Juneteenth and the Summer Solstice	Mystic Seaport Museum	Mystic, CT
Fri, 6/26	Sun, 6/28	WoodenBoat Show	Mystic Seaport Museum	Mystic, CT
Sat, 6/27	Sun, 7/12	Midsummer Fantasy Renaissance Faire	Warsaw Park	Ansonia, CT
Sat, 6/27		Gem and Mineral Show	Old New-Gate Prison & Copper Mine	East Granby, CT
Sat, 6/27		Strawberry Moon Living Exhibition	Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center	Mashantucket, CT
Sat, 8/15		Trades Day	Old New-Gate Prison & Copper Mine	East Granby, CT
Sat, 8/29	10/25	Connecticut Renaissance Faire		Lebanon, CT
Sat, 9/19		Bat Appreciation Day	Old New-Gate Prison & Copper Mine	East Granby, CT
Fri, 10/2	Sun, 11/1	“Light into the Dungeon:” A Jack O’ Lantern Experience	Old New-Gate Prison & Copper Mine	East Granby, CT

 

Maine

Sat, 7/18		Annual Native American Pow-Wow	Wells Harbor Park	Wells, ME
Sat, 8/22		Wells Chili-Fest		Wells, ME
Thu, 8/27	Sun, 8/30	Piscataquis Valley Fair	Piscataquis Valley Fairgrounds	Dover-Foxcroft, ME
Thu, 9/10	Sun, 9/13	International Seaplane Fly-in		Greenville, ME

 

Vermont

Fri, 5/8	Sun, 5/10	Murder Mystery Weekend at The Wilburton		Manchester VT
Sat, 5/23	Sun, 5/24	Vermont Spring Open Studio Weekend		All Over, VT
Thu, 6/18	Fri, 6/19	Annual Champlain Valley Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show	Champlain Valley Expo	Essex Junction, VT
Fri, 6/19		Von Trapp Music & Food Festival		Stowe, VT
Fri, 6/26		Strawberry Festival		West Burke, VT
Sat, 6/27	Sun, 6/28	Vermont Renaissance Faire	Champlain Valley Expo	Essex Junction, VT