May 18-19

8th Annual Newport Oyster & Chowder Festival

Bowen's Wharf, Newport, RI
11:00 am - 6:00 pm | Free Admission
Food & Beverage available for purchase
More Info | discovernewport.org

The 8th Annual Newport Oyster & Chowder Festival features local growers and vendors. Taste your way around the Ocean State. Sip a refreshing cocktail and enjoy oysters and chowder on the waterfront all weekend long. RI is home to upwards of 45 oyster farms, each with a distinctive flavor, so this is your chance to savor a sampling of them in one festive atmosphere. Oyster growers will be shucking alongside local restaurants with live music under striped festival tents. The event is open to the public and all food will be available for purchase directly from vendors. Multiple cash bars will also be on site.

June 22-23

Milton Music Festival

Governor Hutchinson's Field
Adams Street, Milton, MA
Sat: 4:00 p.m. | Sun: 1:00 p.m. | FREE
617-433-7273 | wearemilton.org

The Milton Music Festival, organized by We Are Milton, is staging its annual Milton Music Festival, a two day celebration. Saturday: 4pm - Music & Fireworks. Sunday: 1:00pm - Celtic Sunday. Expected participants include Bobby Brooks, Strawberry Hill, the Dooley Brothers, The Fenian Sons, Curragh's Fancy, Erin's Melody + check back for updates. Great activities and food.

July 4-21

Newport Classical Music Festival

Various Locations in Newport
Various Times | Live
Newport, RI 02840
401 849-0070 | discovernewport.org | newportclassical.org

Newport Classical has a rich legacy of musical curiosity, presenting the American debuts of over 130 international artists and rarely heard works, and is most well-known for hosting three weeks of concerts in the summer in the stunning historic mansions throughout Newport and Aquidneck Island. Since its founding in 1969, the organization has produced more than 2,000 concerts and hosted more than 1,000 musicians and singers.

July 20

Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival (Over 30 Pipe Bands!)

Look Park
300 North Main Street, Florence, (Northampton), MA
Buy Tix: AD: $28 at the gate or $25 in advance | CH: (6-12) $5 | Under 6: Free
9:00 am - 5:00 p.m. - Opening Ceremonies: 11 am - Closing Ceremonies: 5:30 pm
Celtic Pub open until 8:30 pm | Free Parking
Peter: (413) 505-9086 or Laurie: ( 413) 862-8095 | glasgowlands@hotmail.com
glasgowlands.org | Buy Tix | Rain or Shine Festival

Bringing Scottish Arts to the Pioneer Valley for 29 years, this is the only Scottish Festival in MA, and the 2nd largest in New England. Enjoy incredible music from: Albannach, Enter the Haggis, Tartan Terrors and Sarah the Fiddler. Food and drinks available + Whisky Tasting. Enjoy Pipe & Drum • Athletic Competitions • Irish Dance Demonstrations • Rugby & Fencing Demonstrations • Clans • Celtic Imports & Food • Weavers • Harpers • Children’s Activities • Water Spray Park. Leashed dogs permitted. Celtic Pub Music until 8:30 pm.

July 26-28

Newport Folk Festival - 65th

Fort Adams Park
Fort Adams State Park
90 Fort Adams Drive, Newport, RI 02840
This is a rain or shine weekend event
newportfolk.org | Buy Tickets
See Performance Schedule | discovernewport.org

An American original since 1959 - for over 60 years, Newport Folk has been delivering legendary performances while working hard to help provide music education and grants to generations of artists. Features four stages of world class musicians, food, vendors and a number of exhibits.There is a 4 ticket limit per order. Artists include Buck Meek, Killer Mike, Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, Guster, and more.

July 26-28

Lowell Folk Festival
Celebrating 36 Years

Downtown Lowell, MA
lowellfolkfestival.org

The Lowell Festival Foundation announced that the 37th Anniversary Lowell Folk Festival, a staple cultural event of the region since its inception in 1987, will take place in person from July 26-28. The 2024 festival will feature close to 20 performing groups sharing unique musical traditions on stages throughout downtown Lowell. The Lowell Folk Festival attracts more than 150,000 people for three days of music, food, and art in Downtown Lowell, MA.

August 3

Stars of the Spectrum Music Festival

Veterans memorial Stadium
Quincy, MA

discoverquincy.com | flutiefoundation.org/starsofthespectrum

Join Stars of the Spectrum for the nation's largest music festival by autistic artists, for the autism community. Celebrate and elevate the voices and stories of people with autism. The Festival is sensory-inclusive so everyone can enjoy the live music and mission-centric vendors and artisans.

August 24

Plymouth Waterfront Festival

Downtown Waterfront
Plymouth, MA

plymouthwaterfrontfestival.com

Each August, the Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce hosts this free family event along the city's beautiful waterfront. Activities include a beloved duck race, live entertainment, the poular classic car show and more than 200 arts & crafts vendors and local non-profits. It is a perfect way to enjoy one of American's most historic cities.

September 12-15

Rockport Music Presents: Rockport Celtic Festival

Shalin Liu Performance Center
37 Main Street, Rockport, MA
Sept. 12: Festival Club: Jeremy Kittel Trio - 7:30 pm
Sept. 13: Westbound From Sweden - 7:30 pm
Sept. 14: Salon Session / Maeve Gilchrist - 11:00 am | “Pub” Sing with David Coffin - 1:00 pm
Sept 14: From the Ground Up - 7:00 pm | Festival Club: Ceilidh - 9:00 pm
Sept. 15: Words & Music: The Celtic Spirit - Noon | Transatlantic - 5:00 pm
978-546-7391 | rockportmusic.org

In partnership with Rockport Music, Edinburgh-born harpist/composer Maeve Gilchrist proudly presents the 5th Annual Rockport Celtic Festival celebrating new and old music from Scotland to Scandinavia! As always, the Festival features an extraordinary variety of new and familiar musicians, singers and storytellers.

September 20-22

Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival

Various Locations in Newport
Recurring daily - Rosecliff
548 Bellevue Avenue
Newport, RI 02840
401-847-1000
discovernewport.org

The Annual Newport Mansions Wine and Food Festival will look a little bit different this year with a focus on more intimate, educational tasting experiences. The weekend schedule of events includes the Rosecliff Seminar Series, offering a variety of 50-person wine and spirits seminars, a Saturday night Vintner Dinner, and an elegant Sunday Brunch at Rosecliff.

September 20-22

New Hampshire Highland Games

Loon Mountain
Lincoln | NH
603 229-1975
nhscot.org

Join the largest gathering of Scottish musicians, dancers, pipers, athletes and cultural artisans in the northeast with over 60 Scottish clans and societies gather each year to celebrate their heritage.  Music, games, bagpipe bands and fiddle competitions.

October 19

5th Annual Boston Irish Beer Festival

Irish Cultural Centre of Greater Boston
200 New Boston Drive | Canton
Noon - 6:00 p.m. | $25 in advance, $30 on the day | Under 12: Free
781 821-8291 | irishculture.org | Check back to buy tix

Featuring Ireland's leading beers, stouts, & ciders! Favorite Irish foods - Irish whiskey & liquours samplings! Two Live Irish music stations & local bands all day long! Enjoy: Guinness, Magners & craft breweries, Irish Food, vendors including Mulligan Gear, JTC Jewelry, Kendra Scott & more, New England Revolution Mascot & The Battalion, The Vikings - Two Shows - Tug-O-War, archery, Family friendly with kids activities including face painting, petting zoo, kids sing -a-long and arts & crafts. Check back for details.

October 19-20

33rd Annual
Bowen's Wharf Seafood Festival

Bowen's Wharf, Newport, RI
11:00 am - 6:00 pm | Free Admission
Food & Beverage available for purchase
More Info | discovernewport.org

Historic Bowen’s Wharf in downtown Newport, RI, will host the 33rd annual Bowen’s Wharf Seafood Festival, on October 19th and 20th, 2024. Named one of the “10 Fabulous Fall Festivals on the Coast,” by Coastal Living Magazine, this event is an open invitation for all to come back to the waterfront after the rush of the summer season. Honoring the harvest of the sea, this Festival offers fresh local seafood, continuous live music and family fun.