Recurring Events around Boston

A list of events that at least seem to occur on an annual basis. Many I've only just found out about and therefore can't be 100% sure of repetition.

January	February	March	April
May	June	July	August
September	October	November	December

January

Boston Wine Festival. January 7 - April 8, 2005.
5^th Annual Maine WinterFest. January 14-17, 2005.
Sleigh Weekend Billings Farm & Museum. January 15-17, 2005.
VeriCon Harvard/Radcliff annual SciFi convention. Jan 28-30, 2005.
Oxford Hills SnowFest. Jan 29-30, 2005.

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February

Frostbite Follies Winter Carnival. February 4-6, 2005.
Sleigh Weekend Billings Farm & Museum. February 19-21, 2005.
President's Day Carnival Quincy. February 21, 2005.
Winter Kids Fest at Old Sturbridge Village. February 22-27, 2005.

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March

235^th Anniverary of the Boston Massacre March 5, 2005.
New England Spring Flower Show March 10-19, 2006.
Boston's Run to Remember and Health Expo. March 11-12, 2006.
Maple Days, Old Sturbridge Village. March 17-19, 2006.
St. Patrick's Day Parade March 19, 2006.
Vermont Maple Open House Weekend. March 24-26, 2006.

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April

Boston Marathon Monday, April 18, 2005.
Springfest 2005 Sunday, April 30, 2004. 12-4pm
3^rd Annual Independent Film Festival of Boston April 21-24, 2005.
Boston Cyberarts Festival April 22 - May 8, 2005.

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May

May Fair Harvard Square. May 1, 2005.
Somerville Open Studios May 5-7 2017
Arts First 2005 Harvard Yard. May 5-8, 2005.
Fort Point Art Walk May 6-7, 2005.
Annual Fund-Raising Whale Watch. Gloucester. May 7, 2005.
Waterfire Providence. May 24 & 30, 2008.
Ducklings Day Parade May 8, 2005.
Moosefest Opens Bennington VT., May 10, 2005.
Boston Kite Festival May 14, 2005.
Porchfest. May 14, 2022. 12pm-6pm Somerville
Power Beer Fest. May 14, 2022. (1-4:30pm & 6-9:30pm). Cyclorama, Boston.
MayFair. May 15, 2022 Harvard Square (11am -6pm)
Lilac Sunday May 15, 2005. Arnold Aboretum.
Nantucket Wine Festival May 18-22, 2005.
Beacon Hill Hidden Gardens May 19, 2005.
Cape Cod Maritime Festival May 22, 2005.
Mystic Seaport Lobsterfest May 28-30, 2005.
Newburyport's Art, Flowers and all that Jazz May 29-30, 2005.
SoWa Open Market May-Oct 2022.

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June

The Beacon Hill Art Walk June 4, 2023. 12-6pm.
Harpoon Summer Session June 5-6, 2009.
Vermont Balloon & Music Festival June 2-4, 2006.
Newport Chowder Cook-Off June 6, 2009.
Scooper Bowl Eat ice cream, support the Jimmy Fund. June 9-11, 2009.
Sea Music Festival June 11-14, 2009.
Waterfire Providence. June 13, 2009.
Cambridge River Festival June 13, 2009.
Bluegrass Festival June 18-21, 2009
Summer Revels Watertown. June 20, 2009.
St. Peter's Fiesta June 24-28, 2009.
Sunset Music Festival. June 25-27, 2009.
Newport Flower Show June 26-28, 2009

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July

Boston Harborfest Waterfront activities in the week surrounding the 4^th of July, including the Pops concert.
- Make sure to see the fireworks live. In 2004 the CBS coverage cut-away from the fireworks in the middle for ads!
July 4^th Boston Pops Fireworks
Other potential sources for the 4^th of July.
- All of the 2022 Fourth of July fireworks shows scheduled so far in Massachusetts Boston.com
- Independence Day celebrations List of various events & fireworks displays around the state.
- A more complete list (PDF format) of "Supervised Fireworks Displays" could be obtained from
  
  2011
  http://www.mass.gov/Eeops/docs/dfs/news/events/fireworks_displays.pdf
  2008
  http://www.mass.gov/Eeops/docs/dfs/news/events/2008_fireworks_displays.pdf
  2006
  http://www.mass.gov/dfs/news_events/press/fireworks/fw_list_june14.pdf
  2005 (superceding 2003 & 2004)
  http://www.mass.gov/dfs/osfm/pubed/flyers/fireworks_media.pdf
  2002
  http://www.state.ma.us/dfs/lifesafe/flyers/2002FireworksDisplays.pdf
Waterfire Providence. July 4 , 2009.
Cape Verdean Festival July 4, 2008.
Jazz in July July 7-31, 2008.
Manchester Boosters Carnival July 10-13, 2008.
Newburyport Riverfest July 11 & 12, 2008.
SolarFest July 11-13, 2006. Tinmouth, Vermont
North Atlantic Blues Fest July 12-13, 2008. Rockland, Maine
Summer Revels Watertown & Boston. July 13-16, 2009.
Killington WineFest July 17-20, 2008
Italia Unita July 18-20, 2008
Vermont BrewFest July 18 & 19, 2008
Scottish Fest July 19, 2008
Summer Revels Watertown. July 20-23, 2009.
Sunset Music Festival. July 24-25, 29, 2009.
Waterfire Providence. July 25, 2009.
Lowell Folk Festival July 25-27, 2008.
NE BBQ Champ July 26 & 27, 2008.
Manchester Arts Festival July 26, 2008.
River Glow July 1, 2006. (cancelled for 2008 due to construction)
East Boston Seaport Festival July 2, 2006. (2008, site no longer available)
Puerto Rican Festival July 21-23, 2006.
Whaling Blues July 31, 2005. (2008, site no longer available)

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August

Yankee Homecoming July 31 - August 7, 2005.
Tanglewood Wine & Food Classic August 3-5, 2006.
Lobster Fest August 3-7, 2005.
Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival August 6-8, 2021
Feast of the Madonna Della Cava August 6-8, 2021. Boston's North End
Waterfire Providence. August 8 & 22, 2009.
Newport Folk Fest August 4-7, 2005.
League of New Hampshire Craftsmen's Fair August 6-14, 2005.
Sunset Music Festival. August 7, 13, 21, 2009.
Newport Jazz Festival August 11-14, 2005.
Dominican Festival August 12-14, 2005
Vermont Bluegrass Festival & Fiddling Contest August 12-14, 2005
Boston GreenFest August 20-22, 2021
The Fisherman's Feast August 12-15, 2021.
Open Newbury Street August 15, 22, 29, 2021. Boston.
Maritime Festival August 19-20, 2006. Burlington, VT
Great Falls Balloon Festival August 19-21, 2005.
9^th Annual Lowell Southeast Asian Water Festival August 19-20, 2005.
In Between Days Festival Quincy, MA. August 20, 2022
Stratton Reggae Festival August 20-21, 2005.
Gloucester Waterfront Festival August 20-21, 2005.
St. Anthony's Feast August 26-28, 2005
Cambridge Carnival International August 27, 2006
Portsmouth Blues Festival August 27, 2005
Boston Carnival.Org Formerly Carribean-American Parade & Festival. August 25, 2005
Cambridge Carnival August 28, 2005

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September

Illuminate the Harbor Fireworks September 2, 2021. bostonharbornow.org A pre-labor day event.
Waterfire Providence. Sept. 18 & 24, 2021.
Newport Irish Festival Sept. 3-5, 2005 (Untraceably dead, did give link to https://riwaterfrontevents.com/bold-point-park/
The Italian Feast of Saints Cosmas & Damian September 11-12, 2021. East Cambridge.
The Boston Arts Festival Sept. 11-12, 2021. Boston, Christopher Columbus Park
Eastern States Exposition Sept. 17 - Oct. 3, 2021
Science in the News Now a Harvard Medical School web site instead of event.
Boston Blues Festival Sept. 21-25, 2005 (Event seems dead since 2007, but Blues Trust is still at link)
Old Orchard Beach Blues Oktoberfest September 23, 2006. (Event seems dead, mother page still there)
Boston Folk Festival Sept. 24-25, 2005. (Event seems dead, mother page still there)
World's Fair September 25, 2005. (Untraceably lost, but mother page still there)

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October

Harpoon Oktoberfest October 1-2, 2021.
Topsfield Fair October 1-11, 2021.
Salem Haunted Happenings October 2021.
PorchFest Somerville October 2, 2021. Normally held earlier in the year.
Honk! Festival of Activist Street Bands October 7-9, 2022.
Waterfire Providence. October 16, 27, 2021.
Newport Oktoberfest October 10-12, 2009. Seems dead. The site this morphed into (New Portwater Front Events) seems to be more of a blog.
Cranberry Harvest Festival October 11 & 12, 2008. This seems to be dead. Check post-COVID at new home site A. D. Makepeace Company.
Harvard Square Oktoberfest Sunday, October 12, 2008. Noon-6pm. This seems to be dead too, although the parent page is still an on-going concern.
Fort Point Arts Community Open Studios October 15-17, 2021. Part of Fort Point Arts Community (fpac).
Keene Pumpkin Festival Planned to be reinstated in 2022. May be on facebook rather than web.
Boston Book Festival October 16-23, 2021. Many (most?) events are on-line.
Salem Harvest Fest October 16, 2021.
Head of the Charles Regatta October 22-24, 2021.

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November

Salem Haunted Happenings October 2- November 2, 2008.
13^thannual Boston Vegetarian Food Festival Saturday, November 1, 2008. 10am-6pm.
Franklin County Cider Day November 1-2, 2008.
Maine Brewers' Festival November 1, 2008.
1627 Harvest Dinner with the Pilgrims October 12,25, November 1, 8, 15, 22, 23, 26, 28, 29, 2008.
Waterfire Providence. November 6, 2021.
Edaville RailRoad Festival of Lights November 14-16, 21-23, 28-30, 2008
South Burlington 56^th Annual Craft and Fine Art Show November 20-23, 2008
SLAM Somerville Local Arts Mall. November 20 - December 17, 2016
Bennington Festival of Trees November 28 - December 19, 2008
Bright Nights at Forest Park November 26, 2008 - January 3, 2009.
Plimoth Thanksgiving November 27, 2008.
Zoo Lights November 27 - December 30, 2008 (closed December 25). 5-9pm. Stone zoo.
Nutcracker November 28 - December 28, 2008. Boston Ballet.

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December

SOWA Winter Festival. December 3-12, 2021.
Festival of Trees. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. Wellesley. November 27 - December 20, 2020.
Popportunity Winter Market. Central Square, Saturdays & Sundays, November 28 - December 20, 2020.
Edaville RailRoad Festival of Lights December 1, 2008 - January 4, 2009 (closed Dec 25, 2008)
New England International Auto Show December 3-7, 2008.
Waterfire Providence. December 4, 2021.
Black Nativity Weekends: December 5-21, 2008.
Spirit of the Season at Old Sturbridge Village December 1, 2004 - January 2, 2005 (closed Christmas day)
Holiday Pops December 3-30, 2004
Portsmouth Snowflake Festival December 3-31, 2004
Kennebunkport Christmas Prelude December 3-12, 2004
Christmas Revels Harvard University's Sanders Theatre. December 10-28, 2004.
First Night Boston Free, non-alcoholic events on New Year's Eve.

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