Kick off summer at the Magnolia Community Center! Join us for our annual ice cream social and become a member of the community center! Help us bring more events like Porch Fest to our neighborhood! Free event, donations appreciated.
Come celebrate the onset of Summer at Halibut Point State Park! Safe sun viewing telescopes! Make your own Sundial and Sun Print! Enjoy Sun Tea! Walk the Solar System! Sun Fun for Everyone!!!
The Saugus Veterans Council Memorial Day Parade will step off from Anna Parker Playground at 10:00 AM on Saturday, May 25, 2024 and proceed through Cliftondale Square, down Central Street to Winter Street and end at the Veterans Lot in Riverside Cemetery. Our Memorial Day Ceremony will be held at the Veterans Lot immediately following the parade. This year, our Parade and Ceremony will be broadcast live on WMEX Boston 1510 AM and 101.9 FM.
Enter a world of early 20th-century country elegance and contemporary garden design all in bloom at Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens. These expansive manicured gardens boast both plentiful European-inspired flower beds as designed in the 1920s, as well as newly installed gardens featuring current-day trends and varieties. Discover the intricate 300-year-old history of this Trustees property through a guided tour with a knowledgeable Trustees guide.
Join park staff from the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge for a full day of FREE family fun that's focused on outdoor activity! The Parker River National Wildlife Refuge hosts a free family event, "Let's Go Outside." The event features various outdoor activities such as archery, surf fishing, kayaking, and bird watching. Additional activities include crafts, bike tune-ups, live raptor programs, and more. The event is designed for all ages and abilities, providing a fun and educational experience focused on nature and outdoor activities.
The Salisbury Farmers' Market offers a vibrant community experience with a variety of fresh, locally sourced produce, unprocessed honey, farm-fresh eggs, and maple syrup. Enjoy music, local market creations, and engage with local farmers. The market also features monthly craft markets, cooking demonstrations, and various fun events such as tomato tastings, watermelon weigh-ins, and children's activities.
Beverly Main Streets will be hosting their 21st annual Arts Fest Beverly in downtown Beverly . This community event is free and open to the public, and will bring thousands of people to Cabot St for a day of shopping, live music, local food, and activities for the whole family. Over 125+ juried artists and crafters will be setting up to sell their wares alongside local retailers and community organizations. Arts Fest happens rain or shine.
Halibut Point State Park is also a granite quarry with a history that goes back billions of years! Over one hundred years ago, the Rockport Granite Company quarried granite stone here. Learn about the buildings, bridges, and breakwaters built to last. Touch tools of the trade. Find out how they moved these large, heavy stone pieces, and how they “paved” dirt streets in our Nation’s growing cities—and around the world! Heavy rain/snow cancels.
The Peabody Memorial Day Parade will begin at 11 a.m. at Washington Street and Allens Lane. The route heads east on Washington Street, then west on Main Street to City Hall. Washington, Main, and parts of Lowell Street will be closed to traffic.
Join the Patriotic Observances Committee, Augustus P. Gardner American Legion Post 227, and the Town of Middleton for the Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony. Parade steps off at 9:00 am from Howe-Manning Elementary School, 26 Central Street. Parade will proceed to Memorial Stones on Flint Public Library Lawn for a short ceremony, then continue down Maple Street to Oakdale Cemetery.
