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of FESTIVALS & EVENTS Gloucester, gloucesterschoonerfestival. net, maritimegloucester.org
u Various locations in Essex County, trailsandsails.org
SEPTEMBER 2, 2022
SEPTEMBER 17, 2022
Downtown Block Party
Blackburn Brewfest
The Gloucester Block parties are fun, festive events that bring downtown to life! A portion of Main Street is closed off from 5–10 p.m., allowing for live music from local bands, street performers, al fresco dining, children’s activities and more. This family-friendly event truly has something for everyone.
u Gloucester, 6–10 p.m., capeannchamber.com
With over 30 brewers across the region planning to attend, greater Cape Ann’s first annual Blackburn Brewfest will be held at Stage Fort Park overlooking Gloucester Harbor with music by Over the Bridge. Tickets are $35 per person, 21+. This event is presented by the Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce’s NextGen committee in honor of the Chamber’s 100th year.
SEPTEMBER 16–25, 2022
u Stage Fort Park, Gloucester, capeannchamber.com
Trails & Sails: 10 days of exploring heritage in Essex County Experience a taste of Essex County’s historic, cultural and natural sites during the 21st annual Trails & Sails event series— 10 days of free, in-person, DIY and virtual heritage events. Visit the website to learn more about hikes, tours and sails near you.
SEPTEMBER 17 & 18, 2022 Farm Day Weekend Celebrate local agriculture and rural life at one of the oldest continuously operating farms in the country. Enjoy games and activities for all ages, visit its barnyard and educational garden, meet the farm
machinery, listen to fabulous live music and top the day off with local craft beer, food trucks and the farm’s own woodfired pizza. Tickets $10 (Trustees member vehicle), $20 (non-member vehicle).
u Appleton Farms, Ipswich, noon–5 p.m., thetrustees.org/appletonevents
SEPTEMBER 24 & 25, 2022 The Dry Salvages Festival 2022: The Celebration of T.S. Eliot Celebrate the Nobel Prize-winning poet, T.S. Eliot, whose family summered in Gloucester from 1890–1919. Young Eliot was transfixed by stories of shipwrecks on the local outcrop of rocks known as The Dry Salvages and immortalized them in the title of one of the poems in his greatest work, Four Quartets. Festivalgoers can enjoy birdwatching, a boat tour to the Dry Salvages, theater, poetry readings and a tour of Eliot’s summer house.
u Gloucester, tseliot.com
OCTOBER 1–9, 2022 6th Annual Cape Ann Plein Air
GREAT MUSIC. SEASIDE. “…beautiful to the eye as well as the ear.” THE NEW YORK TIMES
Experience the largest outdoor painting competition in New England! Cape Ann Plein Air (CAPA) celebrates the region’s unparalleled arts legacy as the birthplace of plein air and supports its several hundred working artists and cultural organizations. Preeminent artists from around the country will be painting all week, with many demonstrations open to the public, and the gala art sale will be held on Saturday, October 8.
u Various locations around Cape Ann, capeannpleinair.com
OCTOBER 8 & 9, 2022 39th Annual Cape Ann Artisans Fall Tour
CLASSICAL | JAZZ | FOLK | WORLD rockportmusic.org :: 978.546.7391
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GREATER CAPE ANN GUIDE & DIRECTORY 2022–2023
Visit 15 juried artisan studios tucked away throughout Gloucester and Rockport. Meet Cape Ann’s most established makers during the 39th Bi-Annual Cape Ann Artisan Open Studios self-guided tour. Chart your visit following the Artisans’ printed or downloadable map on the website and the magenta flags near each location in Gloucester and Rockport. Enjoy pottery, painting, photography, sculpture, mixed CAPEANNVACATIONS.COM
