Creative Events Coming Up in New England

Boston Metro

Wed, 7/1	Sat, 10/31	USS Constitution Mini Golf		Boston, MA
Fri, 8/14	Sun, 11/8	Boston Lights: A Lantern Experience	Franklin Park Zoo	Boston, MA
Thu, 9/24		Harvard Art Museums at Night	Harvard Art Museumst	Cambridge, MA
Sat, 9/26		Berserk: A Viking Festival For All		Newton, MA
Sat, 9/26		Boston A Cappella Festival	Herter Park	Boston, MA
Sat, 9/26		Cambridge Explores the Universe		Cambridge, MA
Sat, 9/26		Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival		Chelsea, MA
Sat, 9/26		Experience Chinatown	Chin Park on the Greenway	Boston, MA
Sat, 9/26	Sun, 9/27	Jamaica Plain Open Studios		Jamaica Plain, MA
Sat, 9/26		Mystic River Celebration	Condon Shell	Medford, MA
Sat, 9/26		Quincy’s Open Heritage Day	Various	Quincy, MA
Sat, 9/26		RoboBoston: Robot Block Party	Boston Seaport	Boston, MA
Sat, 9/26		Rockin’ with Raptors	Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary	Mattapan, MA
Sat, 9/26		Thai Market Festival	Harvard Square	Cambridge, MA
Sat, 9/26		The Great Northeast Jug Band Festival	Jason Russell House	Arlington, MA
Sun, 9/27		¡Celebremos Puerto Rico!	Harvard Museum of Natural History	Cambridge, MA
Sun, 9/27		Brookline Day		Brookline, MA
Sun, 9/27		Smoke This Rib Fest	Harvard Square	Cambridge, MA
Wed, 9/30	Sun, 10/4	MIT Future Fest	Kendall Square	Cambridge, MA
Thu, 10/1	Sat, 10/31	Jack-O’-Lantern Nights at Stone Zoo	Stone Zoo	Stoneham, MA
Sun, 10/4		Cambridge Asian Fest	North Point Park	Cambridge, MA
Sun, 10/4		Cambridge Science Carnival		Cambridge, MA
Sun, 10/4		Jimmy Fund Walk for Dana-Farber		Boston, MA
Tue, 10/6	Sun, 10/11	SPAMLOT	Wang Theatre	Boston, MA
Wed, 10/7		An Embattled Poet, a Pilloried Bird: How Poe’s “Raven” Became America’s Most Famous Poem	Longfellow House Washington’s Headquarters	Cambridge, MA
Thu, 10/8	Sun, 11/8	Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird	Huntington Theater	Boston, MA
Sat, 10/10		VAMP’D OUT! A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Drag Tribute Show	The Huntington Theatre	Boston, MA
Sun, 10/11		Modern Architecture Walking Tour of Cambridge – MIT	MIT	Cambridge, MA
Sun, 10/11		Oktoberfest & HONK! Festival of Bands	Harvard Square	Cambridge, MA
Fri, 10/16	Sun, 10/18	Fort Point Open Studios	FPAC Art Space	Boston, MA
Fri, 10/16	Sun, 10/18	Head of the Charles Regatta	Harvard Square	Cambridge, MA
Sat, 10/17		A Spiritualist Soiree in the Mansion	Eustis Estate	Milton, MA
Sun, 10/18		SomerStreets: Monster Mash		Somerville, MA
Sat, 10/24		Day of the Dead Celebration	Peabody Museum	Cambridge, MA
Sat, 10/24		Graffiti/Street Artists at Lynch Family Skatepark	Lynch Family Skatepark	Boston, MA
Sat, 10/24		Trunk or Treat		Dedham, MA
Sun, 10/25		Historical Haunts	Old State House	Boston, MA
Wed, 10/28		The Longest, Hardest Race: Henry Ford & the Cross-Country Contest That Changed America	Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation	Waltham, MA
Thu, 10/29		Halloween at the Museum	Harvard Museum of Natural History	Cambridge, MA
Thu, 10/29		Harvard Art Museums at Night	Harvard Art Museumst	Cambridge, MA
Fri, 10/30		Inmanween	Inman Square	Cambridge, MA
Sat, 10/31		Halloween Zombie Ventriloquist	Trafton Park	Malden, MA
Sat, 10/31		Mystery and History at Cooper-Frost-Austin House		Cambridge, MA
Sun, 11/1		Cambridge Half Marathon + 5k		Cambridge, MA
Sat, 11/7		Bow Market Renaissance Faire		Somerville, MA
Sun, 11/15		Music of the New Nation – Myth and Memory Closing Event	Eustis House	Milton, MA
Tue, 11/17	Sun, 11/22	The Sound of Music	Boch Center Wang Theatre	Boston, MA
Fri, 11/20		Blue Hills After Dark: Family Nature Hike	Blue Hills Trailside Museum	Milton, MA
Fri, 11/27		Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers at JFK Museum	JFK Museum	Boston, MA
Thu, 12/3		Harvard Art Museums at Night	Harvard Art Museumst	Cambridge, MA

 

Boston Metro West

Sat, 7/11	Thu, 10/1	Walking Tour of DeCordova Museum		Lincoln, MA
Fri, 9/25		deCordova by Moonlight – Harvest Moon	deCordova Museum	Lincoln, MA
Sat, 9/26		Natick Porchfest		Natick, MA
Sat, 9/26		Sudbury Colonial Faire and Fife & Drum Muster	Longfellow’s Wayside Inn	Sudbury, MA
Sat, 10/3		Evening Beaver Walk	Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary	Natick, MA
Sat, 10/3		Hawks Aloft	Dumlin Farm	Lincoln, MA
Sat, 10/10	Sun, 10/11	Battle for the Airfield WWII Re-Enactment Weekend	American Heritage Museum	Stow, MA
Sat, 10/10		Family Owl Prowl	Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary	Natick, MA
Mon, 10/12		Indigenous Peoples’ Day at Concord Museum	Concord Museum	Concord, MA
Fri, 10/16		Things that Go Bump in the Night at Gore Place	Gore Place	Waltham, MA
Fri, 10/23		Campfires and Critters	Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary	Lincoln, MA
Fri, 10/23	Sat, 10/24	Spirits of the Old Manse: A Candlelit Encounter with the Past	Old Manse	Concord, MA
Sat, 10/24		Fall-oween on the Farm	Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary	Lincoln, MA
Sat, 10/24		Owl Prowl	Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary	Lincoln, MA
Sun, 10/25		Dog Halloween Costume Contest	deCordova Museum	Lincoln, MA
Mon, 10/26		Bat Walk		Natick, MA
Mon, 10/26		deCordova by Moonlight – Hunter’s Moon	deCordova Museum	Lincoln, MA
Mon, 10/26		Family Owl Prowl	Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary	Natick, MA
Wed, 10/28		New England Irish Harp Orchestra	Gore Place	Waltham, MA
Fri, 10/30		Spirits of the Old Manse: A Candlelit Encounter with the Past	Old Manse	Concord, MA
Sat, 11/7	Sat, 12/5	Gropius Glows	Gropius House	Lincoln, MA
Sat, 11/7		Owl Prowl	Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary	Natick, MA
Fri, 11/13		Living In the Dark at Gore Place	Gore Place	Waltham, MA
Sat, 11/21		Gropius Glows	Gropius House	Lincoln, MA
Sat, 11/21		Owl Prowl	Dumlin Farm	Lincoln, MA
Sat, 12/5		Gropius Glows	Gropius House	Lincoln, MA
Sun, 12/13	Mon, 12/21	An Old-Fashioned Christmas at Orchard House	Orchard House	Concord, MA
Fri, 12/18		Colonial Concord Christmas Concert	Orchard House	Concord, MA
Sat, 12/19		Owl Prowl	Dumlin Farm	Lincoln, MA
Wed, 12/23		Music for the Holly Days at Gore Place	Gore Place	Waltham, MA

 

Boston South Shore

Sat, 9/5	Sun, 10/25	King Richard’s Faire		Carver, MA
Sat, 9/26		Fall Festival at Weir River Farm	Weir River Farm	Hingham, MA
Fri, 10/16		Creatures of the Night at North River	North River Wildlife Sanctuary	Marshfield, MA
Sat, 10/24		Creatures of the Night Hike	Whitney and Thayer Woods	Hingham, MA
Sat, 10/24		Not-Too-Spooky Nature Walk	North River Wildlife Sanctuary	Marshfield, MA
Sun, 10/25		Full Moon Owl Prowl	Lyman Reserve	Plymouth, MA
Sat, 11/7	Fri, 11/27	Thanksgiving Dinner Reenactment at Plimoth Pawtuxet Museum		Plymouth, MA

 

Southeast Massachusetts

Fri, 9/25	Sun, 9/27	The Battle of Dighton		Dighton, MA
Fri, 9/25	Sun, 11/1	The Great Jack O’Lantern Journey	Southwick’s Zoo	Mendon, MA
Sat, 9/26		Harvest Fest at Southwick’s Zoo	Southwick’s Zoo	Mendon, MA
Fri, 10/9		Food Truck Picnic in the Park – Capron Park	Capron Park	Attleboro, MA
Sat, 10/10		Rocky Horror Night Live Cast	Mendon Drive-In Theater	Mendon, MA
Sat, 10/17		Murder Mystery at Silver Stone Castle	Silver Stone Castle	Swansea, MA
Fri, 10/23	Sat, 10/24	Moose Hill’s Halloween Prowl	Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary	Sharon, MA
Tue, 10/27		Full Moon Owl Prowl at Caratunk Wildlife Refuge	Caratunk Wildlife Refuge	Seekonk, MA

 

Boston North Shore

Sat, 9/26		17th Century Fall Faire at The Rebecca Nurse Homestead	The Rebecca Nurse Homestead	Salem, MA
Wed, 9/30		1926: A Year in the Life of Hammond and His Castle	Hammond Castle	Gloucester, MA
Thu, 10/1	Fri, 10/30	Halloween on the Hill	Long Hill	Beverly, MA
Fri, 10/2	Mon, 10/12	Topsfield Fair		Topsfield, MA
Sat, 10/3		Marblehead Museum Fall Fair	Jeremiah Lee Mansion	Marblehead, MA
Sat, 10/3		Oktoberfest at Appleton Farms	Appleton Farms	Ipswich, MA
Sat, 10/3		Zombie Walk in Salem		Salem, MA
Sat, 10/10		Halloween Boat Parade at Derby Wharf	Derby Wharf	Salem, MA
Sat, 10/10		Howl-o-ween Pet Parade	Derby Wharf	Salem, MA
Sat, 10/10	Sun, 10/11	Northshore Horror & Anime Fest	Danvers Indoor Sports	Danvers, MA
Thu, 10/15	Mon, 10/19	Haunted Fables at The Gables	House of the Seven Gables	Salem, MA
Fri, 10/16		Think Tinker Toast (for Grown-Ups)	North Shore Children’s Museum	Peabody, MA
Sat, 10/17		Halloween Hoot and Howl	Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary	Topsfield, MA
Sat, 10/17		Hawthorne’s Halloween Bash	House of the Seven Gables	Salem, MA
Sat, 10/17		Rockport Harvest Fest		Rockport, MA
Fri, 10/23	Sun, 11/8	Blackhollow	Greater Boston Stage Company	Stoneham, MA
Fri, 10/23	Sat, 10/24	Chilling Tales for Chilly Nights	Gedney House	Salem, MA
Sat, 10/24		Haunted Speakeasy	Hamilton Hall	Salem, MA
Sat, 10/24		Nosferatu with Live Orchestra	Peabody-Essex Museum	Salem, MA
Tue, 10/27		Costumes & Candlelights at Hammond Castle Museum	Hammond Castle Museum	Gloucester, MA
Tue, 10/27		Movie Night with Victoria Price	House of the Seven Gables	Salem, MA
Wed, 10/28		Whispers from the Veil: The Séance That Defied Science	The House of the Seven Gables	Salem, MA
Fri, 10/30	Sat, 10/31	Goblin King Ball at Hammond Castle Museum	Hammond Castle Museum	Gloucester, MA
Sat, 10/31		Houdini Halloween Magic Show and Curator Talk	Peabody Essex Museum	Salem, MA
Sat, 10/31		Salem Halloween Night and Drone Show		Salem, MA
Sat, 11/7		From the Deep: A Downtown Gloucester Arts Party		Gloucester, MA
Sat, 11/7	Sun, 11/8	Renaissance Faire at Hammond Castle Museum	Hammond Castle Museum	Gloucester, MA
Sat, 11/14		Concert at “Swett’s Tavern”	Swett-Ilsley House	Newbury, MA

 

Worcester

Sat, 5/16	Sun, 11/1	Glass In Flight	New England Botanic Garden	Bolyston, MA
Sat, 8/29	Sun, 10/25	Fairy Hollow at New England Botanic Garden	New England Botanic Garden	Bolyston, MA
Sat, 9/19	Fri, 10/23	Fairies Aglow at New England Botanic Garden	New England Botanic Garden	Boylston, MA
Sat, 9/26	Sun, 11/1	Davis Megamaze	Sterling, MA	Worcester
Sun, 9/27		Sherlock Jr. and Seven Chances, Silent Films accompanied by Clark Wilson on the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ	Hanover Theatre	Worcester, MA
Fri, 10/2	Sun, 10/4	The Last Meeting in Millbrook: An Immersive Historical Vampire Tale	Old Sturbridge Village	Sturbridge, MA
Sat, 10/3	Sun, 10/4	Oktoberfest at Wachusett Mountain	Wachusett Mountain	Princeton, MA
Sat, 10/3	Sun, 10/25	Phantoms by Firelight at Old Sturbridge Village	Old Sturbridge Village	Sturbridge, MA
Sat, 10/10	Mon, 10/12	Weekend of Wonder	New England Botanic Garden	Boylston, MA
Sat, 10/17	Sun, 10/25	AppleFest Weekend at Wachusett Mountain	Wachusett Mountain	Princeton, MA
Sat, 10/17		Upton’s Revolutionary War Encampment		Upton, MA
Fri, 10/23		Pilobolus	Hanover Theater	Worcester, MA
Sat, 10/24		Faerie Masquerade Ball	New England Botanic Garden	Boylston, MA
Sat, 10/31	Sun, 11/1	BooFest at Wachusett Mountain	Wachusett Mountain	Princeton, MA
Fri, 11/27	Sun, 12/27	Christmas by Candlelight at Old Sturbridge Village	Old Sturbridge Village	Sturbridge, MA

 

Rhode Island

Sat, 9/26		Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival	Marble House	Newport, RI
Sat, 10/3	Sun, 10/4	Coggeshall Farm Reenactment Weekend	Coggeshall Farm	Bristol, RI
Sat, 10/3		Hayride Day at Watson Farm	Watson Farm	Jamestown, RI
Fri, 10/9	Mon, 10/12	Federal Hill Columbus Day Festival		Providence, RI
Sat, 10/10		Southern New England Pumpkin Growers Weigh Off	Frerichs Farm	Warren, RI
Mon, 10/12		Providence Honk Fest (PRONK!)		Providence, RI
Sat, 10/17		RIMRA STEM Rocket Launch Experience at URI Peckham Farm	URI Peckham Farm	Kingstown, RI
Sat, 10/17		Tunnels & Terror	Fort Adams	Newport, RI
Sun, 10/18		Escape from Casey Farm!	Casey Farm	Saunderstown, RI
Sat, 10/24		Happy Owl-o-ween!	Audubon Nature Center and Aquarium	Bristol, RI
Sat, 10/24		Spooky Tales and Trails	Fisherville Brook Wildlife Refuge	Exeter, RI
Sun, 10/25		Pumpkin Carving with the Pros	Roger Williams Park Zoo	Providence, RI
Tue, 10/27		Family Owl Prowls	Audubon Nature Center and Aquarium	Bristol, RI
Sun, 11/1		Trunk & Treat Car Show	Fort Adams	Newport, RI
Tue, 11/3	Sun, 11/8	National Association of Black Storytellers Festival & Conference	Crowne Plaza Providence Warwick	Warwick, RI
Fri, 11/6	Sun, 11/8	Rhode Island Comic Con		Providence, RI
Tue, 11/24		Family Owl Prowls	Audubon Nature Center and Aquarium	Bristol, RI
Tue, 11/24		Supermoon Owl Prowl at Powder Mill Ledges	Powder Mill Ledges Wildlife Refuge	Smithfield, RI
Fri, 11/27	Sun, 1/3	Holiday Lights Spectacular at Roger Williams Park Zoo	Roger Williams Park Zoo	Providence, RI
Fri, 11/27		Newport Illuminated Boat Parade		Newport, RI

 

Lowell

Sat, 10/3

Methuen Day

Methuen, MA

 

Cape Cod

Wed, 9/23		Gearhead Garage	Heritage Museums & Gardens	Sandwich, MA
Sat, 9/26		Cranberry Celebration Day	Heritage Museums & Gardens	Sandwich, MA
Sat, 10/10		Antique Fire Trucks at Heritage Museums & Garden	Heritage Museums & Garden	Sandwich, MA
Sat, 10/10	Mon, 10/12	Yarmouth Seaside Festival		Yarmouth, MA
Fri, 10/23	Sat, 10/24	Spooky Knights Community Fundraiser	Heritage Museums & Gardens	Sandwich, MA
Sat, 12/26	Fri, 1/1	First Light Provincetown & Annual Drone Show		Provincetown, MA

 

Springfield

Fri, 9/11	Sun, 11/8	Mike’s Maze – Corn Field Maze	Warner Farm	Sunderland, MA
Fri, 9/25	Sun, 9/27	Belchertown Fair & Parade		Belchertown, MA
Sat, 11/14	Mon, 5/31	Exploring Calvin and Hobbes	Norman Rockwell Museum	Stockbridge, MA
Wed, 11/25	Sun, 1/3	Bright Nights at Forest Park	Forest Park	Springfield, MA
Sat, 12/12		Winter’s Welcome: A Seasonal Celebration at Arcadia		Easthampton, MA

 

Northwest Massachusetts

Sat, 11/7		Opening Celebration – Metaphysical Maze	Mass MoCA	North Adams, MA
Sat, 11/14		Uncomputable Thread at Mass MoCA	Mass MoCA	North Adams, MA
Sat, 11/21		Mirrored Pool at Mass MoCA	Mass MoCA	North Adams, MA
Thu, 12/10		Open Studios at Mass MoCA	Mass MoCA	North Adams, MA

 

Berkshires

Sat, 9/26	Sun, 9/27	Country Fair at Hancock Shaker Village	Hancock Shaker Village	Pittsfield, MA
Thu, 10/1	Sat, 10/31	Naumkeag Pumpkin Show	Naumkeag	Stockbridge, MA
Sat, 10/10	Sun, 10/11	Ashfield Fall Festival		Ashfield, MA

 

New Hampshire

Sat, 9/26		Harvest Moon Festival at Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum	Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum	Warner, 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
Thu, 10/15	Sat, 10/17	Langdon Parlor Entertainments: A Victorian Frightful	Langdon House	Portsmouth, NH
Fri, 10/16	Sat, 10/24	Ghosts on the Banke	Strawbery Banke Museum	Portsmouth, NH
Fri, 10/23	Sat, 10/24	Laconia Pumpkin Festival		Laconia, NH
Sat, 11/7	Sun, 11/8	Native Heritage Weekend	The Fort at No. 4	Charlestown, NH
Thu, 12/3		Langdon Parlor Entertainments: A Revolutionary Yuletide	Langdon House	Portsmouth, NH
Fri, 12/4	Sun, 12/20	Candlelight Stroll at Strawbery Banke Museum	Strawbery Banke Museum	Portsmouth, NH

 

Connecticut

Sat, 8/29	Sun, 10/25	Connecticut Renaissance Faire		Lebanon, CT
Sat, 9/12	Sun, 11/1	Fair Weather Growers Fall Festival & Corn Maze	Fair Weather Growers	Cromwell CT
Thu, 9/24	Sat, 9/26	Cromwell Riverport Festival	Pierson Park	Cromwell, CT
Fri, 9/25	Sat, 10/31	“Light into the Dungeon:” A Jack O’ Lantern Experience	Old New-Gate Prison & Copper Mine	East Granby, CT
Sat, 9/26		Celebrate Mansfield Festival		Storrs CT
Sat, 9/26	Sun, 11/1	Wee Faerie Village	Florence Griswold Museum	Old Lyme, CT
Fri, 10/2		Luminaria Walk		Groton, CT
Sat, 10/3		Monster Truck Wars	North Haven Fairgrounds	North Haven, CT
Sat, 10/3		Touch-a-Truck at New England Air Museum	New England Air Museum	Windsor Locks, CT
Thu, 10/8	Thu, 10/8	Haunted Seafarers Sail	Mystic Seaport	Mystic, CT
Fri, 10/9	Fri, 10/30	Ghost Ship: A Halloween Experience	Mystic Seaport	Mystic, CT
Sat, 10/10		55 Years Later: Remembering Apollo 14	Mystic Seaport	Mystic, CT
Sat, 10/10		Scottish Highland Festival and Games		Brooklyn, CT
Sun, 10/11		Ghost Stories to Scare the Dickens Out of You	Putnam Elms	Brooklyn, CT
Fri, 10/16	Sat, 10/24	The Cold Romantics and the Year Without a Summer		Hartford, CT
Sat, 10/17		Durham Revolutionary War Encampment	Durham Fairgrounds	Durham, CT
Sat, 10/31		Halloween on the Hill	Hill-Stead Museum	Farmington CT
Sat, 11/21		Get A Clue at Mark Twain House	Mark Twain House	Hartford, CT
Sat, 11/21	Sun, 11/22	Stamford Downtown Parade Spectacular		Stamford, CT
Sat, 11/28		Mystic Holiday Lighted Boat Parade		Mystic, CT
Sat, 12/5		Get A Clue at Mark Twain House	Mark Twain House	Hartford, CT

 

Vermont

Sat, 10/10

Killington Resort Harvest Faire

Killington Resort

Killington, VT

 

Maine

Sun, 10/4

Sun, 10/11

Fryeburg Fair

Fryeburg, ME