Sep 17-25, 2012: Lots of Reviews and Interviews this Week!
09/17/12 by
Johnny Monsarrat
Support this Fundraising Concert for Elizabeth Warren’s US Senate Campaign!
The WHO Tribute for Elizabeth Warren
Boston, MA
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The Senate is locked 50%-50%, so Elizabeth Warren’s senatorial campaign is super important, and they are bringing out a WHO tribute band! I know the manager and this matters to me, so please tell your friends! You can donate even if you cannot attend!
Otter River, MA
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Otter River, MA
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Giveaway & Features
Win Boston Film Festival
Boston, MA
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Although I hate to spend summer indoors, the Boston Film Festival draw several celebrities and directors, and comes with afterparties. And I have tickets to give away! Email johnny@eventsinsider.com and win a pair of tickets to both Friday night movies and the afteparty!,
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Win Talking Heads Tribute – tix giveaway
Foxborough, MA
I’m offering free tickets to a Talking Heads tribute band! Email johnny@eventsinsider.com to win.,
Foxborough, MA
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Foxborough, MA
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Win Sha Na Na – ticket giveaway
Waltham, MA
These guys were in Grease, the Movie! And now I’m giving away 2 pairs of ticket for this Sep 22 show. Email johnny@eventsinsider.com to win!,
Waltham, MA
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Waltham, MA
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Win King Richard’s Faire – tix giveaway
Carver, MA
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Yes! I have another pair of tickets to give away for King Richard’s Faire, the Renaissance/medieval festival with stage acts for adults and kids, jousting, circus acts, and more! To win, visit http://bostonevents.org/s/ and email johnny@eventsinsider.com with how you’ve helped spread the word about Events INSIDER!,
Carver, MA
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Carver, MA
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Win Rogue Burlesque – tix giveaway
Boston, MA
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This burlesque show comes with a contortionist piece! And I’m giving away tickets! Email johnny@eventsinsider.com and tell me how you’ve been helping spread the word on Events INSIDER using the suggestions at http://bostonevents.org/s/.,
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Get the 2012 New England Guide
All Over
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Mention my website to friends and get my 2012 New England Guide, with 700 off-beat destinations including dinosaur footprints, zoos, ziplines, where to go stargazing, and where to find an indoor water park in December!,
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Business Feature
I’m speaking at Boston New Tech!
Boston, MA
Come support my second lecture! This one will be much more techie and involve my two patents on collecting events from thousands of websites. 6:30pm.,
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Web Innovators Group – our interview
Cambridge, MA
It’s free! Find a community of 1,000 entrepreneurs and techies at Web Innovators Group. Click for my interview with David Beisel!,
Cambridge, MA
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Cambridge, MA
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Boston’s Largest High-Tech / Business Calendar
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Do you network? Find Boston’s largest calendar of high-tech and business networking events in my free mobile app!,
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Johnny’s Picks
A Glimpse Beyond
Cambridge, MA
Trust me: SEE THIS! It’s a unique multicultural celebration of life and death as told through music, dance, and puppetry. All done in a real live (or dead) cemetery. 4-5:30pm.,
Cambridge, MA
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Cambridge, MA
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Revels RiverSing
Cambridge, MA
Trust me: SEE THIS! Join the sing-a-long back and forth from banks of the Charles River near JFK Street. It’s one of my favorite events on the year! Picnic at Winthrop Park in Harvard Square at 5pm and then at 5:45 a procession to the river. Then sing 6-7:30pm. Bring a flashlight and a blanket. Over 2,000 attend. No sign-up needed. Free!,
Cambridge, MA
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Cambridge, MA
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Lexington ‘s 300th Anniversary
Lexington, MA
I love you, Lexington. Happy anniversary! A picnic in the park, with performers and a scavenger hunt, and then a dance party with lessons and music from 1950s to today. 11am-10pm.,
Lexington, MA
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Lexington, MA
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Sky Viewing at the Arnold Arboretum
Boston, MA
It’s incredibly peaceful to watch the stars at night, and doing it with people who own telescopes and can teach you is even better! Takes place in Harvard’s own “zoo” for trees.,
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Jamaica Plain Open Studios
Jamaica Plain, MA
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An open studios is an excuse to walk around an urban community, visiting local artists at their homes or working studios, not just merchants at a mall. It’s a good activity for fall because you’re partly outdoors, partly indoors. 11am-6pm.,
Jamaica Plain, MA
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Jamaica Plain, MA
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Life is Good Festival
Canton, MA
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Dave Matthews joins 3 stages of live music, a bike stunt show, juggling, birds of prey, dog show, and wacky games like a sack race, obstacle course, a rock climbing wall, a dog acrobatics show, and a seed spitting contest. Yes, you can get there on the commuter rail!,
Canton, MA
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Canton, MA
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Allston/Brighton Parade
Boston, MA
Allston draws 100,000 people for this parade and street festival! They’ll have 3 stages of live music and dancing. 12-6pm.,
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Abraham Lincoln Returns To Boston
Boston, MA
Fresh from fighting vampires, Lincoln is re-enacting a speech he gave in 1848. 1:30-4pm.,
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Civil War Living History Weekend on Lawrence Common
Lawrence, MA
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I love re-enactments, a very creative way to learn some history, and the actors are super-passionate. See battles and wander through the military camp asking questions.,
Lawrence, MA
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Lawrence, MA
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Camp Edwards Time Line Reenactment
Buzzards Bay, MA
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This is going to be legendary. See military re-enactors feature every era in American history — as well as modern helicopter demos!,
Buzzards Bay, MA
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Buzzards Bay, MA
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The New Hampshire Highland Games
Lincoln, NH
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They’re putting sheepdogs on trial? Do wolves sit on the jury? I haven’t been, but other Highland Games I’ve visited make me a real believer. These people know how to party! It’s at a major ski resort so they’ll probably have gondola rides and hiking trails. They’ll have a fiddle championship, band marching, athletics & dance competitions, tons of music and vendors, and “sheepdog trials”.,
Lincoln, NH
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Lincoln, NH
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Model Rocket Launch at Amesbury
Wings of Freedom Tour
Norwood, MA
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Upgrade to airplanes at this show tours New England. You can walk through a historic aircraft for $12, go for a flight for $425, or learn to fly it ($2200 for 1/2 hour, $3200 for an hour)!,
Norwood, MA
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Norwood, MA
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Free Star Parties
Sharon, MA
Another reason to look at the stars and dream. Meet astonomers and learn about the stars. 8:30-10pm.,
Sharon, MA
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Sharon, MA
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Fortress of Nightmares
Newport, RI
They’re getting ready for Halloween. I’m ready, I’m ready! This is a fundraiser. (Isn’t your Halloween event itself a fundraiser??) 6-10pm.,
Newport, RI
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Newport, RI
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Eastern States Exposition
West Springfield, MA
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The Big E is New England’s largest agricultural fair! My favorite part is the circus, but you’ll find a giant carnival, a small parade, a horse show, nationally touring musicians, and a giant slide!,
West Springfield, MA
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West Springfield, MA
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Mt. Greylock Star Party
Adams, MA
They say you should go to the middle of nowhere to see stars, so the city lights don’t drown them out. I’ve been to this location — you’ll get some great views and get to try a real telescope! 8pm.,
Adams, MA
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Adams, MA
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Melaa! A Celebration of Nepali Culture in Union Square
Somerville, MA
I’ve always wanted to go to Nepal and pretend I’m going to hike Mt. Everest or something. Good thing I waited because now they’re bringing Nepal to me. 4-8pm.,
Somerville, MA
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Somerville, MA
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Danehy Park Family Day
Cambridge, MA
Cambridge is having a festival, too. This one’s for kids, and those who are kids at heart. They’ll have arts & crafts, amusement park rides, but sort of kids-only. 11am-4pm. Rain date the next day.,
Cambridge, MA
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Cambridge, MA
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Outdoor concerts!
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No one else lists more outdoor New England concerts! I track 332 different concert series with more than 3000 shows, and most of them are free. To see them, go to Events INSIDER, select your region on the map, and then scroll all the way to the bottom.,
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Corn mazes!
All Over
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I also track 42 cornfield mazes in New England, many of which have events at night! To see them, go to Events INSIDER, select your region on the map, and then scroll all the way to the bottom.,
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Johnny’s nice pranks website
All Over
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My friends and I like to play nice pranks. Now I have them all up on a website! Check it out and please blog about it.,
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Johnny trapped on a mountain at night
All Over
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Once I was trapped on a mountain at night, with 90 minutes before complete darkness would leave me blind. How did I survive? Check out my new website and please blog about it!,
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Talk Like a Pirate Day
Worcester, MA
It’s Talk Like a Pirate Day! I guess the Higgins isn’t running an event this year, but you can still talk like a pirate, anywhere!,
Worcester, MA
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Worcester, MA
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Flashlight Mazing at Davis MegMaze
Sterling, MA
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This week you get to use a flashlight to run around the maze in the dark. 6-10pm.,
Sterling, MA
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Sterling, MA
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Pirates and Princesses Weekend at Davis Farmland
Sterling, MA
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I’m not exactly sure what pirates and princesses have to do with each other (can you think of a fairy tale that has both?) but they’re both awesome and at my favorite midsized amusement park in New England.,
Sterling, MA
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Sterling, MA
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Massachusetts Dance Festival – West
Amherst, MA
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Some people live to dance. Some people dance to live. Some people don’t know the difference — and they’ll all be at this dance festival.,
Amherst, MA
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Amherst, MA
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SCA’s Golden Tygre Tavern
Coventry, RI
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Themed like a medieval tavern, the Society for Creative Anachronism presents a historical re-enactment that you can join in on, with mock fencing, thrown weapons, live music and dance, and fireside singing.,
Coventry, RI
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Coventry, RI
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Pawtucket Arts Fest
Pawtucket, RI
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There’s something for everyone at the Pawtucket Arts Festival, which is really a series of festivals, not a contiguous event.,
Pawtucket, RI
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Pawtucket, RI
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Rockin’ with Raptors Festival
Mattapan, MA
There’s a wildlife sanctuary in Mattapan? Yes! And they’re featuring live music, a petting zoo, and raptor demonstrations. 1-4pm. Free.,
Mattapan, MA
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Mattapan, MA
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See the 1812 Marines in Action
Boston, MA
There’s a historical re-enactment for every war. Come learn about the War of 1812.,
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Massachusetts Independent Film Festival
Cambridge, MA
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Feel free to spend your last days of summer inside theSomerville Theatre and the Brattle Theatre. If they have any filmmaker Q&As, they fail to mention this, but there will be a closing day party.,
Cambridge, MA
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Cambridge, MA
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Grotonfest
Groton, MA
Small towny fests with their live music, artists, and vendors can be quaint but fun, but this one adds an animal show! No fireworks this year, though. 10am-5pm.,
Groton, MA
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Groton, MA
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Muppets, Music and Magic
Williamstown, MA
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Relive your childhood and see muppets in person. Perhaps you can tickle Elmo.,
Williamstown, MA
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Williamstown, MA
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Newmarket Heritage Festival
Newmarket, NH
Bungee bouncing sword fighting farm animals. It sounds a lot more exciting without the commas. 10am-9pm.,
Newmarket, NH
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Newmarket, NH
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Great NH Pie Festival
College Night at The Museum of Science, Boston
Boston, MA
The Museum of Science is free if you have a college ID. Or if you can fake one. 5pm.,
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Dia de los Nios
Boston, MA
Every day is kids’ day at the zoo, but this one’s a celebration of Latin American culture. 10am-3pm.,
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Faire on the Square
Watertown, MA
Watertown is having a street fair. Rain or shine. Free. They’ll have children’s rides and activities, musical entertainment and food, crafts sales and dance performances.,
Watertown, MA
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Watertown, MA
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A Taste of Roslindale
Boloco Block Party & Mayor’s Cup
Boston, MA
Burritos and bikes on Boston City Hall Plaza. I don’t really get the connection, except that both make your butt uncomfortable. Enjoy!,
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Hub on Wheels
Boston, MA
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Have you ever noticed that when Cambridge closes Memorial Drive for rollerblading (there is already a jogging path so joggers don’t count), few people use it, and nearby it creates a huge traffic jam? So who’s genius idea was it to CLOSE DOWN STORROW DRIVE FOR BICYCLES?,
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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PARKing Day
Cambridge, MA
I don’t really get this, but I guess all of Cambridge’s parking spaces get turned into a public park? Get to know your neighbors and meet some cool people. So is anything happening except strolling and massive traffic? 8am-3pm.,
Cambridge, MA
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Cambridge, MA
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Free Sea Chanteys at USS Constitution
Charlestown, MA
Channeling the family fun that old battleships were known for, the USS Constitution is hosting a sea chantey sing-a-long. 2-5pm.,
Charlestown, MA
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Charlestown, MA
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Everett Homecoming Parade
Everett, MA
I couldn’t get much information on this, but it’s definitely maybe happening. Call for details.,
Everett, MA
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Everett, MA
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INVENTED HERE
Boston, MA
Be inspired by the region’s inventors and their innovative technologies. 6:30 pm. Wha, registration deadline has passed? Can they do that?,
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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HarborArts Festival
Boston, MA
A rocking boat would explain a lot of Jackson Pollock’s works. 12-5pm. Free, but a donation is appreciated.,
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Charter Day Walking Tours
Boston, MA
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Boston is celebrating its “founding mothers” with walking tours during this year’s birthday celebration. Must be confusing to have so many moms.,
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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SerbFest
Cambridge, MA
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It must be some kind of Serbian holiday, too. Like many of these small ethnic festivals, it’s church-related. This is the only Serbian festival I’ve ever heard of in New England!,
Cambridge, MA
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Cambridge, MA
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New Hampshire, VT, ME Day at Southwick’s Zoo
Mendon, MA
If you live in New Hampshire, Vermont, or Maine, it’s your turn to get a free admission when you buy another at the largest zoo in New England.,
Mendon, MA
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Mendon, MA
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Fall Fest on the Waterfront
Lynn, MA
Now let’s head up the North Shore. It seems like this festival will be small (they claim 3,000 people). They’ll have the usual vendors and music, a talent show and unspecified “performances”.,
Lynn, MA
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Lynn, MA
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Marblehead Fall Festival
Marblehead, MA
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They’ll have horse-drawn hay rides, a scavenger hunt, and a car show, plus the usual vendors at this chamber of commerce event.,
Marblehead, MA
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Marblehead, MA
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Italian Fest in Haverhill
Haverhill, MA
This one’s more like it, taking the small fair, live music concept and making it creative with a spaghetti sauce challenge and Miss Italy Pageant. 12-4pm.,
Haverhill, MA
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Haverhill, MA
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Trails and Sails Weekend
Ipswich, MA
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This “festival” is really a series of 150 independent events all over the region, like house tours, Lynn’s Fallfest, and kayak, walking, and 1812 schooner sailing tours. There’s a shuttle from Boston at http://ipswichessexexplorer.com/.,
Ipswich, MA
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Ipswich, MA
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Annual Mass. Outdoor Expo
Sturbridge, MA
Learn to shoot and fish wildlife, archery, rock climbing, and other braggable manly stuff. GRRRR. That’s my manly voice. Meep.,
Sturbridge, MA
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Sturbridge, MA
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Wachusett Mountain KidFest
Princeton, MA
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Do you have to be a kid to enjoy a good BMX stunt and skateboard trick show? I don’ t think so!,
Princeton, MA
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Princeton, MA
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Belchertown Fair on the Common
Belchertown, MA
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The town is Belchertown and the “theme, ‘Poultry in Motion ‘ will provide a lot of opportunities for each group to show their representation of what Belchertown means to them.” What more can I say?,
Belchertown, MA
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Belchertown, MA
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BikeFest Tour of the Valley
Northampton, MA
A change of pace from the hardcore races. Enjoy a scenic ride through stunning fall foliage, dairy farms, and quaint villages of the Pioneer Valley. Preregistration required.,
Northampton, MA
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Northampton, MA
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East Broadway Foodie Crawl
Somerville, MA
I guess it won’t kill me to plug this clearly commercial event where you visit 10 restaurants for food samples. Somerville has earned it with so many creative events this summer! 6-9:30pm.,
Somerville, MA
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Somerville, MA
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CollegeFest
Boston, MA
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Every year the vendors who target college students charge those students money for the opportunity to partake in a merchant event which is extremely commercial, but they’ll have top music performers, and you’ll pick up $100 or so in free samples if you go. I went once and grabbed a bunch!,
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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New England Fringe Festival
Roxbury, MA
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This ‘festival’ is really a series of performances, but they seem really creative! They present dance, theatre, storytelling, physical comedy, and even magic. I went once and it was artistically interesting but poorly attended. So help get the word out.,
Roxbury, MA
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Roxbury, MA
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Real Food Fermentation at Dewey Farmers Market
Boston, MA
The author of Real Food Fermentation will be fermenting sauerkraut and other fermented foods at the Dewey Square Farmers Market. I guess that’s good?,
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Chowder Cookoff
Boston, MA
Enjoy a day on the waddah and try some chowdah. They’re wicked. 12-2pm.,
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Winchester Pickle Festival
Winchester, NH
What a pickle they’ve gotten themselves into! This will pickle your fancy. Parade, “pickle themed” costumes and bands. Hee hee! 10am-4pm.,
Winchester, NH
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Winchester, NH
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Rochester Fair
Rochester, NH
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Rochester Fair’s traveling carnivals are huge! It comes with a giraffe exhibit, pig races, a demolition derby, and a lumberjack show!,
Rochester, NH
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Rochester, NH
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Sylvania 300
Loudon, NH
I don’t understand why people drive to watch cars drive. I guess it’s the vroom. 2 pm.,
Loudon, NH
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Loudon, NH
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Fiddlers Fest
Greenfield, MA
Oh Fiddlers Fest. You had me at “Fiddlers Fest”. I’ve been to this park. It’s tiny, but creative! 12-4pm.,
Greenfield, MA
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Greenfield, MA
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Family Weekend at Fitchburg State College
Fitchburg, MA
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I don’t usually list college events aimed at parents. But this is open to the public, I believe, and comes with a creepy mind-reader (you guys know that’s fake, right?), a juggler from America’s Got Talent and a magician.,
Fitchburg, MA
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Fitchburg, MA
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Lee Founder’s Weekend
Lee, MA
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Another small town fair with random food contest parade and other assorted stuff.,
Lee, MA
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Lee, MA
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Apple Squeeze Festival
Lenox, MA
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Celebrate everything apple. Even apple pizza. I just feel bad for the apples. AAAAH! Don’t squeeze me!!,
Lenox, MA
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Lenox, MA
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Wampanoag Day at Bourne Historical Society
Bourne, MA
Sadly, all I know about the Wampanoag is what I learned in elementary school. Luckily, I can join members of the Wampanoag Nation and the Bourne Historical Society for a celebration of Native American culture. 11am-3pm.,
Bourne, MA
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Bourne, MA
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Bourne Scallop Festival
Bourne, MA
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On Cape Cod: a festival based on a single food. I’ve seen so many ads for this that it’s hard to believe the festival is based on scallops. I guess there’s a powerful scallop lobby. They claim that 50,000 people will attend, with the usual art and craft vendors, carnival rides and live music. What real estate genius chose the name “Buzzards Bay”?,
Bourne, MA
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Bourne, MA
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Jazzfest Falmouth
Slater Mill Museum International Wine & Cheese Tasting
Pawtucket, RI
Take a break and have some wine if you’ve seen enough artsy events at the Pawtucket Arts Fest. Or just enjoy the music and take part in the silent auction. 6-9pm.,
Pawtucket, RI
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Pawtucket, RI
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Higgins Festival of Ale
Worcester, MA
I sincerely hope you can find something more creative and active to do than to get buzzed. So I don’t list many alcohol fests. But the Higgins is a fantastic museum of the history of suits of armor and weaponry. And they’ll have live music, educational seminars, and a BBQ in addition to the ales. 6-9pm.,
Worcester, MA
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Worcester, MA
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Performance
The Mother***er with the Hat – our review
Good People – our review
Boston, MA
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A comedy-drama from a Pullitzer prize winner about poverty in Boston. Click for our review!,
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Lumberjacks in Love – our review
.38 Special – our review
Foxborough, MA
Southern Rock came to Showcase Live last week. Click for our review!,
Foxborough, MA
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Foxborough, MA
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Warrant feat. Firehouse – our review
Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony
Cambridge, MA
With real Nobel laureates as guests, the Ig Nobels are the phony comic awards given to real scientists for bizarre and funny research. Unfortunately, the show is poorly managed, like a high school production, but it’s worth seeing once if you like science. 7:30pm.,
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Cambridge, MA
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Ig Nobel Prize Lectures
Cambridge, MA
Wait, there’s more. The Ig Nobel Prize winners will attempt to explain what they did, and why they did it. 1pm.,
Cambridge, MA
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Cambridge, MA
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Emerge: New Music and Its Origins
Boston, MA
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Classical music lives in this these performances by composers aged 35 and under.,
Boston, MA
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Kimiko Ishizaka concert at Shalin Liu Performance Center
Rockport, MA
All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself. Right? Bach said that, right? 7:30 pm. Tickets required.,
Rockport, MA
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Rockport, MA
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WMD vs Mass Attack Roller Derby
Fall River, MA
In roller derby, young ladies in skates try to “score” while “jamming” their opponents. Sounds cat-fight-tastic.,
Fall River, MA
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Fall River, MA
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Witchcraft Trial of Mary Barnes and Haunted Whitman Inne
Simsbury, CT
This historic home is doing a spooky free play about a local accused witch, plus a haunted house. Reserve in advance.,
Simsbury, CT
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Simsbury, CT
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Travel
Civil War Living History Weekend
Woodstock, CT
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What is it with Civil War re-enactments this weekend? Here’s another, in Connecticut. It’s free, but not well described.,
Woodstock, CT
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Celebrate Mansfield Parade
Mansfield, CT
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A town fair with a free Community Puppet Building workshop probably isn’t enough to make a trip all the way to Connecticut. But if you’re there, might as well check it out.,
Mansfield, CT
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Mansfield, CT
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Simsbury Fly-In and Car Show
Simsbury, CT
600 airplanes and cars, 10,000 visitors, formation flying, parachutists, hot air balloons. What more could you want? 8am-3pm.,
Simsbury, CT
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Simsbury, CT
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September Wildfire, a Fire Arts Event
Ashford, CT
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These events always sell out, but I mention them to inspire you to sign up for an UPCOMING event. Learn to spin fire around. It looks neat. Looks like juggling but it’s easier.,
Ashford, CT
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Ashford, CT
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Promise of Freedom – a celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation
Fairfield, CT
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This is just cool. You can see copies of the Emancipation Proclamation and Thirteenth Amendment signed by Lincoln himself. 6:30pm.,
Fairfield, CT
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Fairfield, CT
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Annual Chalk on the Walk
Biddeford, ME
Remember when you drew on the sidewalk with chalk? This is that, but by people with talent (or register by September 17 to create your own temporary masterpiece). 10am-3pm.,
Biddeford, ME
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Biddeford, ME
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12 Hours of Bradbury Mountain
Pownal, ME
Each September a group of great people from across the Northeast & Canada come together to ride bikes for 12 hours on a killer race course & celebrate the best sport on Earth (in their opinion).,
Pownal, ME
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Pownal, ME
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Peak 9/22/2012 Hour Mountain Bike Race
Pittsfield, VT
Race bikes, eat Bbq/pig roast, repeat at this 12 and 24 hour mountain bike races. The 24 hour races start at 6am. The 6 hour race starts at Noon. The 24 hour race has a solo or two person relay option. Preregistration required.,
Pittsfield, VT
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Pittsfield, VT
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Super Spartan Beast Race
Killington, VT
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Think you have what it takes to conquer the Spartan? Registration has ended, but you can still watch others. starts at 8am.,
Killington, VT
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Killington, VT
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Let me build you a website!
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Need a website? I just built the official website for Liv Tyler’s new film. Hire me to build yours on the cheap! Email johnny@eventsINSIDER.com.,
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Please support Johnny’s Big Diet
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I’m employing peer pressure to help me with a new diet. I figure if I post my weight to the blog every week I’ll be too embarassed to cheat. In early May, I weighed 354.6, last week I was 294, and now I’m down to 292. My goal? 210. (I’m 6’4″, so that’s slim.).,
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Cornfield Mazes
| Cornfield Mazes (Day/Night/Both) – click map above to set region | Mon 9/10 | Tue 9/11 | Wed 9/12 | Thu 9/13 | Fri 9/14 | Sat 9/15 | Sun 9/16 | Mon 9/17 |
| Schartner Farms Corn MazeBolton, MA
Sat-Sun, 10am-5pm. Daytimes only.
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| Corn Maze at Hanson’s FarmFramingham, MA
voice mesg says “in September.
20 Nixon Rd, 508.877.3058. |
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| Goss Farm Corn MazeDunstable, MA
Sat-Sun 10am-6pm. No Halloween theme this year, but is a corn maze open some nights!
446 Pleasant St, 978-649-7688. |
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| Marini Farm Corn Maze Flashlight NightsIpswich, MA
Mon, Thu, Fri 3-6pm, Sat-Sun 10am-6pm. Some nights, bring a flashlight, 6-10pm.
259 Linebrook Rd, 978 471-9203. |
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| Haunted Cornfield at Connors Farm Corn MazeDanvers, MA
Daily 9am-6pm. See website for coupon. Halloween night maze some nights. Singles night Oct 8. Halloween Kids Day Oct 31.
30 Valley Road (Rt. 35), 978-777-1245. |
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| Kimball Farm Haunted MazeHaverhill, MA
Daily 9am-6pm. Some nights to 10pm. October, Haunted. Small but visit nearby Castle of Fear.
780 East Broadway, 978-521-3990. |
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| Sauchuk Farm Corn MazePlympton, MA
Days 10am-6pm. Last admission 1 hour before close. Some nights. Bring a flashlight.
234 Center Street |
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| Davis MegaMaze Halloween Fright NightsSterling, MA
My favorite corn field maze is across the street from a big petting zoo with hayrides, go carts, and apple picking. It’s the best!! They have night mazes with telescopes and Halloween nights with monsters!
145 Redstone Hill |
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| West End Creamery Corn MazeWhitinsville, MA
Sat 11am-6pm, Sun 12-6pm. No nights.
481 Purgatory Road, 508-234-2022. |
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| Mike’s Maze at Warner FarmSunderland, MA
10am-5pm. Last ticket sold at 5pm. Nights 6:30-10pm.
South Main Street, 413-665-8331. |
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| Escobar’s Highland Farm Corn MazePortsmouth, RI
10am-dusk except Fri (3:30pm), Sun (11am). No nights. Pumpkin Fest 9/29. Harry Potter 10/13. Halloween Party 10/27. Often themaize.com is updated earlier than the main website.
251 Middle Road, 401-683-1444. |
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| Lake Knoll Farm Corn MazeAlton, NH
Weekends. “Check back for Halloween hours.
55 Prospect Mountain Rd, 603.776.4830. |
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| Maze Massacre at Sherman FarmConway, NH
10am-5pm. Haunted nights, 7-9pm. Some dates non-scary for kids.
, 603-939-2412. |
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| Beans & Greens Farm Corn MazeGilford, NH
Days 10am-5pm, Nights by reservation only, 8-11pm.
245 Intervale Road, 603-293-2853. |
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| Coppal House Farm Night MazeLee, NH
Daily 10am-5pm in August. Then Wed-Fri 12-5pm, Sat & Sun 10am-5pm. Some nights 7-9pm. Bring a flashlight. Not “haunted”. Huge bonfire. Free cider & donuts.
118 North River Road (Route 155), 603.659.3572. |
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| Beech Hill Farm & Ice Cream StandHopkinton, NH
Daily 11am-dusk. No nights.
107 Beech Hill Road, 603-223-0828. |
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| Trombley Gardens Corn MazeMilford, NH
Days to 6pm. Pumpkin throwing machine. Saturdays in October haunted maze to 9:30pm.
150 North River Road, 603-620-5785. |
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| Buttonwood Farm Corn MazeGriswold, CT
Fri 3pm-dusk, Sat-Sun 10am-dusk thru 10/31. Some nights. 860-608-9530.
471 Shetucket Turnpike, 860-376-4081. |
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| Lyman Orchards Corn MazeMiddlefield, CT
Corn maze but also a SUNFLOWER maze! 4 acres. Trivia challenges. Wed-Fri 3-6pm, Sat-Sun 10am-6pm. No nights.
Routes 147 & 157, 860-349-6015. |
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| Spookfest at Hayes Corn MazeNorth Granby, CT
Website says 2011 but I called to confirm dates. Fri 4-9pm, Sat 12-9pm, Sun 12-6pm. Bring a flashlight.
Hayes Dairy, 151 East St, 860-653-4157. |
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| Preston Farm Corn MazePreston, CT
Mon-Fri 3pm-Dusk, Sat-Sun 10am-Dusk. No nights.
92 Route 2, 860-886-MAZE. |
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| Foster Family Farm Corn MazeSouth Windsor, CT
Sep weekends, then night begins 9/21. Oct Sun-Thu 10am-6pm, Fri-Sat 10am-9:30pm. Last ticket 9pm. Bring a flashlight.
90 Foster Street, 860-648-9366. |
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| Ekonk Hill Corn MazeSterling, CT
Fri 3pm-dusk; Sat-Sun 11am-dusk. Check back for October night schedule.
227 Ekonk Hill Rd, 860-564-0248. |
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| Fort Hill Farms Corn Maze AdventureThompson, CT
11am-9pm daily. Last ticket sold 7:30pm, BYO flashlights for night time hunts!
, 860-923-3439. |
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| Plasko’s Farm Corn MazeTrumbull, CT
Fri 3-5pm, Sat-Sun 9am-6pm. School groups can come weekdays. Last ticket sold one hour before close.
670 Daniels Farm Rd, 203-268-2716. |
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| Zack’s Corn Maze Flashlight TagYork, ME
Fri-Sun 12-6pm. Nights Fri-Sat, 7-10pm. Play flashlight tag!
7 Colby Turner Rd, 207-475-7857. |
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| Pumpkin Valley Farm Corn MazeDayton, ME
Sat-Sun 10am-6pm. Some nights 6-9pm. Last ticket sold one hour before close.
Union Falls Rd, 207-929-4545. |
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| Thunder Farm Road Corn MazeCorinna, ME
Sat-Sun 10am-6pm. Nights 6:30pm-10pm with haunted hayrides!
185 Newport Rd. Rt. 7/11, 207-278-3708. |
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| The Great Vermont Corn MazeDanville, VT
Mon-Fri 10am-4pm, Sat-Sun 10am-5pm. Some haunted nights, starting 7:30pm. Haunted attraction has 3 buildings not just the corn maze.
1404 Wheelock Road, 802-748-1399. |
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| Gaines Farm Haunted Hayride and Haunted MazeGuilford, VT
Daytimes 11am-5pm, plus some nights 6:30-10pm. Twilight maze Saturdays thru Oct 8. Haunted hayride and corn maze after Oct 8.
6343 Coolidge Hwy, 802-257-0409. |
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| Hathaway Farm Corn MazeRutland, VT
Largest in VT.” Sun, Mon, Wed-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-9pm. Nights aren’t “haunted”. Last ticket sold one hour before close. 12-acre maze!
741 Prospect Hill Road, 802.775.2624. |
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Outdoor Concerts
| Outdoor Music – click map above to set region | Mon 9/17 | Tue 9/18 | Wed 9/19 | Thu 9/20 | Fri 9/21 | Sat 9/22 | Sun 9/23 | Mon 9/24 |
| Readers Park Concert SeriesBoston, MA
12-2pm.
School St at Washington St, 617-482-2139. |
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| Summer Street Concert SeriesBoston, MA
12-2pm.
Downtown Crossing |
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| Shoppers Park Concert SeriesBoston, MA
12-2pm.
387 Washington St, 617-482-2139. |
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| Summer Music Series in Norman Leventhal ParkBoston, MA
12-2pm.
Post Office Square, 617-482-2139. |
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| Sundays in Coggshall ParkFitchburg, MA
2pm. Rain dates are July 29 and Sep 16.
, 978/345-9550. |
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| Coop Concerts & MoreGreenfield, MA
Various times.
Greenfield Energy Park, 413-774-9949. |
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