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Cape Ann is famous for festivals packed with family fun—four score during the summer alone. You can treat your family to Live Music, Dance, Theatre, Arts & Crafts, lots of Food & Prizes all year long.

Plus you can attend the circus, carnivals, parades, fireworks and religious traditions that date back hundreds of years.

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Artist's Plein Air Day
Cogswell's Grant
60 Spring Street
Essex
May 25, 2013 - May 25, 2013
Artists and painters are invited to Cogswell's Grant for a day of plein-air painting. more  
Essex Memorial Day Parade
Downtown Essex
9 am
Essex
May 27, 2013
Don’t miss the small town charm of a Memorial Day Parade in Essex. The parade steps off at 9 am from the Essex Fire Station and Shepard Memorial Park, at 24 Martin Street in downtown Essex. more  
Essex in the Civil War
Essex Shipbuilding Museum
66 Main Street
Essex
May 28, 2013
Essex takes pride in their important contribution to the Civil War through their vessels. They are offering the opportunity to come listen to recollections of the roles their ships played in the war as well as listen to an Army Colonel descendant, Kenneth more  
Rockport Garden Club Annual Plant Sale
Duffy's Greenhouse
156 Rear Granite Street
Pigeon Cove
9am - 1pm
Rockport
June 1, 2013
The Rockport Garden Club invites you to their annual Plant Sale. A wide selection of
annuals, perennials, shrubs, herbs, bulbs, house plants, and vegetable seedlings will be available. Proceeds fund planting and maintaining town gardens. more  
Rockport Chamber Music Festival's 32nd Season
Shalin Liu Performance Center
37 Main Street
Rockport
June 7, 2013 - July 14, 2013
Click for details on Rockport Chamber Music Festival's 32nd Season We are pleased to announce the 2013 Rockport Chamber Music Festival season. Subscription purchases begin March 27 and Single Concert purchases begin April 16. more  
SailBot 2013 Comes to Cape Ann
Gloucester Harbor
Gloucester
June 9, 2013 - June 13, 2013
Click for details on SailBot 2013 Comes to Cape Ann Building on the success of previous SailBot regattas, SailBot 2013 will be held in Gloucester Harbor, from June 9-13, 2013! more  
Community Concert: The Next Generation
Rockport
June 11, 2013
Four teenage composers and performers- Nicholas Davies, Lev Mamuya, Christopher Staknys, and Matthew Woodard, will be performing their own original compositions as well as share their creative processes in a panel discussion.  
Art in the Barn
Cox Reservation Essex County Greenbelt Association 82 Eastern Avenue (Route 133)
Essex
June 14, 2013 - June 16, 2013
24th Annual Art in the Barn Exhibit and Sale more  
Dinner With David
Shalin Liu Performance Center Reception Hall
Rockport
June 14, 2013
Enjoy insightful conversations with Artistic Director David Deveau and a sumptuous 3-course dinner catered by Beach Gourmet or Willow Rest.  
Coastal Farming Walking Tour
Cogswell's Grant 60 Spring Street
Essex
June 15, 2013 - June 15, 2013
Learn about Cogswell's Grant in its capacity as a working farm from 1636 to the present day. more  
Four Winds
Cape Ann Museum
27 Pleasant Street
Gloucester
June 15, 2013 - September 29, 2013
Featuring work from artists such as Albert Alcalay, Doris Hall, Vera Andrus and others, along with literary contributions from Vincent Ferrini and Charles Olson, Four Winds captures the ethos of the Rocky Neck art scene during the 1950's.
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The Schooner Challenge
Maritime Gloucester
Gloucester
June 17, 2013
In support of the Essex Shipbuilding Museum’s efforts to stabilize the Evelina M Goulart, climb aboard the schooner Thomas E. Lannon, Ardelle, or Fame for an evening of fun. Participate in a unique brand of schooner challenges, and help make the boat you more  
30th Annual Cape Ann Artisans Spring Open Studio Tour
Studio Locations throughout Cape Ann
Cape Ann
June 22, 2013 - June 23, 2013
Click for details on 30th Annual Cape Ann Artisans Spring Open Studio Tour This self-guided tour presents a rare opportunity to meet more than a dozen professional artists and artisans and to see their work and demonstrations in their own studios. more  
Essex River Day
Essex River and Memorial Park
Downtown Essex
all day
Essex
June 22, 2013
Essex River Day is an idea that has been evolving for many years. Often when boaters are out on the River you hear the same question over and over again, "Wouldn't it be great if everyone could experience the beauty of the River?" more  
Masterclass
Shalin Liu Performance Center Reception Hall
Rockport
June 22, 2013
John Bruce Yeh, master clarinet player, offers the opportunity to come and watch him teach young musicians. Yeh is a member of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and he has taught master classes at top universities and conservatories across the nation.  
St. Peter's Fiesta
St. Peter's Park
Gloucester
June 26, 2013 - June 30, 2013
Click for details on St. Peter's Fiesta The St. Peter's Fiesta is a five day festival honoring the patron saint of the fisherman St. Peter. more  
Fiesta 5K Road Race
St. Peter's Square
Downtown Gloucester
Gloucester
June 27, 2013
The 10th Annual St. Peter’s Fiesta Road Race is a flat, fast course through busy downtown Gloucester. Run onto the State Fish Pier and finish in the heart of Fiesta! more  
Rockport Garden Club 2013 Garden Tour
Private gardens throughout the town.
Rockport
June 28, 2013 - June 29, 2013
Click for details on Rockport Garden Club 2013 Garden Tour The Rockport Garden Club's 2013 Coastal Garden Tour will include several private gardens in Rockport. Each has had the benefit of significant owner input through designing, planting and/or maintaining these magical places. more  
Hopper Redux, Photographs by Gail Albert Halaban
Cape Ann Museum
27 Pleasant Street
Gloucester
June 29, 2013 - September 29, 2013
Click for details on Hopper Redux, Photographs by Gail Albert Halaban The Cape Ann Museum is pleased to present Hopper Redux, a special exhibition of images by New York based photographer Gail Albert Halaban that offer a fresh look at the Gloucester houses made famous in the paintings of Edward Hopper. more  
Independence Day Celebrations
America's Oldest Sea Port & Art Colony
Cape Ann, Massachusetts
July 3, 2013 - July 4, 2013
Click for details on Independence Day Celebrations Cape Ann Celebrates Independence Day with Free Concerts, Fireworks, Parades, Bonfires, and more.
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