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New England Fairs & Festivals Calendar


Get out to a New England fair or festivals and enjoy affordable, family-friendly fun year round! Discover the newest art, crafts, music, and film. Enjoy live blues, folk, bluegrass, and jazz music. Shop for handmade art and crafts and find vendors selling celebrated New England food like maple syrup, blueberries, cheeses, ice cream, seafood, barbecue, craft beer and wine. Take a fun peek into world cultures at Scottish, Celtic, Italian, Portuguese, Asian, and French Canadian celebrations. Classic cars, books, and glowing hot air balloons are some of New England’s favorite festival treasures.

To find more events, visit our Events Calendar.






Yarmouth Summer Festival in Yarmouth, MA
Green Cavern at Ice Castles in North Woodstock, NH - Photo Credit Mary Siversten
Ice Castles

24 Clark Farm Road North Woodstock, NH, 03262 Phone: Toll-Free: 866-201-1726

Your moment of imagination, exploration and magic awaits at Ice Castles

The award-winning Ice Castles in North Woodstock, NH is an enchanting winter destination. This award-winning return attraction features sparkling caverns, frozen archways, and ice caves that dazzle at every turn. Wander along an enchanted forest path, marveling at ice sculptures. Thrill-seekers can race down exhilarating ice slides, squeeze through adventurous crawl tunnels, or glide down a snow tubing path groomed for safety, speed, and fun. At night, the castles are even more amazing, as color-changing LED lights frozen inside the ice illuminate while whimsical music plays. Whether exploring by foot or horse-drawn sleigh ride, Ice Castles is a must-visit destination for making magical winter memories!
Great Schooner Race - Maine Windjammers - Camden, ME - Photo Credit Ben Ehling
Maine Windjammer Association

Sailing from Ports in Rockland and Camden, ME, 04843 Phone: Toll-Free: 800-807-9463

Book your windjammer cruise now to be part of two great coastal Maine seafaring celebrations

Now is the time to plan to celebrate two major seafaring events – from the deck of a windjammer! The vessels of the Maine Windjammer Association will be part of the Great Schooner Race on July 5 in Rockland, ME and, on Aug. 30 and 31, be the centerpiece of the Camden Windjammer Festival. And guests on cruises during those dates will be able to celebrate up close and personal: Help trim the sails during the friendly competition off Rockland’s shores and be part of the magnificent parade of sail during the Camden, ME festival. Event activities include everything from zany races (perfect for windjammer guests) and fireworks to live music, great food and family-friendly activities on the water and on shore. Come be part of these fun-filled, spirit-lifting coastal celebrations.
Renee Fleming at BSO Tanglewood - Lenox, MA - Photo Credit Hilary Scott
BSO - Tanglewood

297 West Street Lenox, MA, 01240 Phone: 617-266-1200

Surround yourself with the sounds of music at this famous festival in the Berkshires

The sound of music, in all its spell-binding forms, is everywhere at Tanglewood, summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and site of one of the world’s most beloved music festivals. Whether your tastes run to Beethoven, or to James Taylor – or to the movies! – you will find something to engage the music-lover in you at this magnificent property in the Berkshires. The festival runs from late June through August, this year featuring everything from Kool and The Gang and “Jurassic Park in Concert” to chamber-music ensembles, guest artists Yo-Yo Ma and Joshua Bell, and an all-Strauss program with leading soprano Renee Fleming. Tanglewood also offers summer guided tours. Dining options include elegant picnics, a bistro buffet and three-course dinners at Highwood Manor House.
Rock & Roll Yard Sale in Downtown Providence, RI - Credit PWCVB
Go Providence

1 Sabin Street Providence, RI, 02903 Phone: 401-751-1177

City celebrates in style with a host of arts, cultural and holiday festivals

Providence, RI just loves to celebrate, which is why the area’s calendar is filled with festivals. One of the most exciting is WaterFire, a series of nearly 100 bonfires on three rivers downtown, held in August, September and November. There’s the Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular along the wooded walkways of the Roger Williams Park Zoo in October, the Rhode Island Comic Con in November, holiday festivals in December. June is the month for the PrideFest and Parade, with bar and club events and a nighttime illuminated parade. September means PVDFest, the area’s signature arts festival. April means Pizza Week; July means a glorious Fourth festival featuring an outdoor pops concert. There are restaurant weeks, film festivals and so much more. Check the website calendar at GoProvidence.com for the latest info.
NH Sanctioned & Jackson Invitational Snow Sculpting Competition - Gorham, NH
NH Sanctioned & Jackson Invitational Snow Sculpting Competition 2025

Great Glen Trails - 1 Mount Washington Road Gorham, NH, 03581 Phone: 603-466-3988

January 31 - February 2, 2025

Teams from all over the Northeast converge from Friday through mid-day on Sunday to sculpt art from eight-foot-by-four-foot cylinders of compacted snow. Spectators are welcome to view the entire process and to enjoy the finished pieces. Sculptures are lit at night. There will be a a scavenger hunt and plenty of activities for kids all weekend.
Admission: Free
Newport Winter Festival 2025
Newport Winter Carnival 2025

Various locations Newport, NH Phone: 603-863-1332

February 12-16, 2025

The annual Newport Winter Carnival features all kinds of fun, including a parade, pageant, food trucks, games, fire pits, cookie decorating, glow skating, ice sculpting, and more! This year's theme is Woodstock: Peace, Love, & Fun in Newport. Check Facebook site for full upcoming schedule of events.
Lowell Winterfest 2023 - Greater Merrimack Valley MA
Lowell Winterfest 2025

Lowell Memorial Auditorium - 50 E Merrimack Street Lowell, MA, 01852 Phone: 978-459-6150

February 21-22, 2025

Warm up and chill out when Lowell Winterfest returns with an eclectic live music and entertainment lineup, an art market and fun children’s activities. Not to be missed, the famous Soup Bowl Competition showcases the best from local restaurants. Vote for your favorite. No soup for you? Visit the amazing array of food trucks. Watch the website for more information about this exhilarating event.

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