Newburyport

Waterfront Concert: The Salem Boyz

The Yankee Homecoming Waterfront Concert Series invites you to enjoy a varierty of music with Way to the River at Cashman Park. The Salem Boyz is a nostalgia-rich, 12-piece classic rock and dance band with horn section, made up of reunited high school friends from Salem, New Hampshire. Our passion is bringing communities together and celebrating our favorite era of music, the 1970’s into early 80’s. We perform during the summer at Hampton Beach, at reunions and home town events.

When:

Thursday, August 2, 2023 7:30-9:00pm

Location:

Newburyport Yankee Homecoming

Live Music

Music

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Fabulous Flowers

Rhododendron flowers are just one of the flowering trees you'll see at Maudslay State Park along the Merrimack River in Newburyport, Massachusetts

Join the Park Interpreter on a walk to view the fantastic floral landscape and identify the different varieties of rhododendrons and azaleas in bloom! Maudslay State Park has one of the best stands of rhododendrons in New England, and well worth the trip! Come stroll the park check the sign at headquarters to find the park interpreter location and learn about some of these beauties.

When:

Saturday, May 20 & 27, 2023 2-3pm

Location:

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Plum Island Airport RC Aviation Day

Plum Island IMAC Scale Aerobatics Competition is hosted by Plum Island Airport RC Club in Newburyport Massachusetts!

Come to Historic Plum Island Aerodrome, 2B2, in Newbury, MA for the 2023 AVIATION DAY! Join your hosts, PIARCF- Plum Island Airport Radio Control Flyers for a day to live out the club's mission: a non profit supporting the airport, aviation, the community, Aero modeling, and the Academy of Model Aeronautics.

When:

Saturday, May 6, 2023 9am

Location:

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Mass Audubon Birdathon

Join the Mass Audubon in their annual Spring Migration Fundraiser Birdathon. Photo ©Bill O'Connor

For 40 years, Bird-a-thon has brought birders, nature-lovers, and families together to celebrate nature and raise funds that provide essential year-round support for Mass Audubon's conservation, nature education, and advocacy work.

When:

Friday, May 12, 2023 6am – Saturday, May 13, 2023 6pm

Location:

Joppa Flats Education Center

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North Shore Community Bike Swap – Buy or Sell Used Bikes

Riverside Cycle is proud to host their annual bike swap at their Tannery tent in Newburyport Massachusetts

Make sure to visit the Riverside Cycle Tannery Tent on Sunday, April 30th from 10 am – 2 pm for the annual community bike swap, hosted by the locally based Pan Mass Challenge Team, The Riverside Rockets. This is an amazing opportunity to pick up used bikes at very reasonable prices, while helping support important fundraising efforts. If your interested in selling or donating bikes drop them off at Riverside between 9 am – 5 pm, April 16th and 23rd. Whether you’re, buying, selling or donating, a portion of all proceeds will go to the Jimmy Fund to help fight cancer as well as the Coastal Trails Coalition to help improve our local bike trails.

When:

Sunday April 30, 2023 10am-2pm

Location:

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YWCA Children's Center Open House

Celebrate Spring with the YWCA in Newburyport!

Newburyport YWCA is hosting an open house and you're invited! Enrollment for the Fall, for infants, toddlers and preschoolers just opened and we are excited to see some new faces!

When:

Thursday, January 23, 2014 6-7pm

Location:

YWCA Children's Center

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YWCA Kids' Day

Come celebrate Spring at the Newburyport YWCA Kids Day where kids can take part in Spring planting activities, have a Big Truck Exploration, get their face painted, take part in arts and crafts, meet the State Police K-9 unit in person, join a raffle and much more! The event is free to the public. Come help us celebrate the arrival of Spring!

When:

Saturday, April 27, 2013 11am-1pm

Location:

YWCA Children's Center

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February Vacation at Joppa Flats: Open Ocean Odyssey

Kids are invited to a drop in session at Joppa Flats Education Center

Joppa Flats Education Center vacation programs offer a wide variety of indoor and outdoor activities while we keep minds active and hands busy during school break. Each session offers a different theme, with art activities, experiments, group games, and scheduled family presentations for everyone. It's free-flow learning for the whole family. Come once or make it a multiple-day adventure; drop in for an hour or stay all day for a vacation activity that suits your family schedule.

When:

Thursday, Feb 21, 2012 10am - 3pm

Location:

Joppa Flats Education Center

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Pumpkin Decorating at NPL

You bring the pumpkin and we'll supply the fun and the tools to decorate it!

Get in the Halloween spirit by bringing in a pumpkin and decorating it. We'll supply the materials and refreshments; you supply the pumpkin. All ages and families welcome. Choose from two sessions, one starts at 10 am and the other at 11 am.

When:

Saturday, October 20, 2012 10 - 11:45am

Location:

Newburyport Public Library

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February Vacation at Joppa Flats: Wildlife of the World

Come learn about the animals of the world at the Mass Audubon Joppa Flats Cen

Joppa Flats Education Center school vacation programs offer a wide variety of indoor and outdoor activities while we keep minds active and hands busy during school break with free-flow learning for the whole family. Each session offers a different theme, with scheduled family presentations and something to engage hearts and minds for all ages and interests. For ages 7 and up, there are STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) activity stations featuring experiments, challenges, data sheets, maps, and charts. For ages 2 to 6, there are stories, crafts, table top games, coloring pages, and science activities. Family presentations will be offered at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm.

When:

Monday, February 15, 2016 10am - 3pm

Location:

Joppa Flats Education Center

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Babson Farm Quarry Self-guided Walking Tour at Halibut Point

Take a self guided tour at one of Massachusetts most beautiful locations!

Where: Halibut Point State Park

7:00 am to 6:00 pm

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LEGO Club at Danvers Library

Peabody Institute Library - Danvers invites kids to an afternoon of building and fun! Activities will include free build, themes and instructional design. All structures will remain on display in the Children’s Room till the following weeks's session

Where: Peabody Institute Library - Danvers

3:30 pm to 4:30 pm

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Read to a Dog at APL

The Amesbury Public Library invites kids to come read to a dog at the Library! Gus, a mixed lab and certified reading partner dog, would love to hear you read aloud!

Where: Amesbury Public Library

3:30 pm to 4:30 pm

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Sunday, February 16

For the Love of Birding at Halibut Point

Start your morning strolling our seaside treasure with Birding Basics Halibut Point State Park. For all ages. Winter brings birds and ducks to the seashore that escape freezing ponds up north. You’ll see Harlequin ducks and loons among the winter visitors at the rocky coastal water’s edge. Join us...

Where: Halibut Point State Park

8:00 am to 10:00 am

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LEGO Train

EVERYTHING IS AWESOME! Calling all LEGO fans – we’re excited to welcome the LEGO Train back to the Wenham Museum this February! Come see a rainbow colored, L-gauge model train speeding along a brick track as it races by soaring skyscrapers, country cottages, mountainside ski slopes and much more...

Where: Wenham Museum

10:00 am to 4:00 pm

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Family & Friends CPR Course

It is only a matter of a few short minutes before it is too late to save a life … learning what to do provides you precious minutes and gives someone a chance to survive. The Family & Friends CPR Course teaches the lifesaving skills of child CPR with breaths, child AED use, infant CPR, and m

Where: Beverly Hospital

10:00 am to 12:00 pm

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Watching the Coastal Edge at Halibut Point

Meet at the Halibut Point State Park visitors center to learn about the role Halibut Point has played in America’s military history. One day after the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack, U.S.

Where: Halibut Point State Park

11:00 am to 12:00 pm

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CraneOutdoors: Family Winter Wildlife Walk

A CraneOutdoors Family Winter Wildlife Walk will take you on a stroll through the Crane Beach dunes while learning about the plants and animals that call this special place home. You may be familiar with Crane Beach, but have you ever visited the dune trails? The dunes of Castle Neck are a much...

Where: Crane Wildlife Refuge on the Crane Estate

1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

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Monday, February 17

Babson Farm Quarry Self-guided Walking Tour at Halibut Point

Take a self guided tour at one of Massachusetts most beautiful locations!

Where: Halibut Point State Park

7:00 am to 6:00 pm

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Quarry Quest Treasure Hunt

Enjoy an outdoor treasure hunt at one of Massachusetts most beautiful locations during February Vacation! Halibut Point State Park invites kids and families to follow clues then unscramble to find a treasure box!

Where: Halibut Point State Park

7:00 am to 6:00 pm

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