MAY 19, 2012
ESSEX RIVER RACE Essex The Essex River Race is open to all seaworthy human-powered rowing and paddle boats. www.blackburnchallenge.com
MAY 19, 2012 MOTIF #1 DAY Downtown Rockport Celebrate spring in Rockport! Galleries and restaurants celebrate the season, along with street entertainment! www.rockportartfestivals.com
JUNE 7 – JULY 22, 2012 ROCKPORT CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL Rockport - Shalin Liu Performance Center Experience outstanding performances by world-renowned musicians. Choose from a variety of musical and educational events for people of all ages. www.rockportmusic.org
JUNE 21 – OCTOBER 11, 2012 CAPE ANN FARMERS' MARKET Gloucester - Stage Fort Park The Cape Ann Farmers' Market's is a thriving local food and educational community event with an emphasis on sustainable food production which promotes land conservation. The Cape Ann Farmers' Market runs every Thursday from June 21 through October 11 from 3:00 to 6:30 pm.
JUNE 23-24, 2012 CAPE ANN ARTISANS STUDIO TOUR Cape Ann 10am to 5pm. Artisan studios open to the public. Meet the artists and see their newest work in the places where it is created. Tour maps available at the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce in downtown Gloucester and the Rockport Information Center on Upper Main Street in Rockport. www.capeannartisans.com
decorated with flags, bunting, colored lights and streamers. Music is played on the bandstand every evening of the Fiesta and on Sunday morning an open air mass is conducted in the square. Later in the afternoon, the crowds witness the blessing of the fishing fleet. Street vendors and a small carnival create a festive experience.
Various sporting events are held each day, including the Greasy Pole and the Seine Boat Race. St. Peter's Fiesta is a long-standing Gloucester tradition and a feast for the senses. www.stpetersfiesta.org
JULY 3-4, 2012 INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS Cape Ann Celebrates Independence Day with Fireworks, Parades, Bonfires, Concerts, and more.
JUNE 27-JULY 1, 2012 ST. PETER'S FIESTA St. Peter's Park, Gloucester Each June, on the weekend closest to the Feast Day of St. Peter, the Italian-American fishing community of Gloucester comes together to celebrate the patron saint of fishermen, St. Peter.
The St. Peter's Fiesta of recent years provides a varied program certain to be of interest to all. The entire Italian-American section of Gloucester is
July 3, 2012 6:00 p.m. Gloucester Horribles Parade 9:30 p.m. Grand Fireworks Display over Gloucester Harbor
July 4, 2012 10:00 a.m. Manchester-by-the-Sea Independence Day Parade 6:00 p.m. Rockport Firemen's Parade 8:30 p.m. Rockport Legion Band Concert on Back Beach 9:00 p.m. Rockport Bonfire on Back Beach
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