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New England Summer Festival in Gloucester
Festival & Special Event Listing for Cape Ann, MA
Cape Ann is famous for festivals packed with family fun—four score during the summer alone. You can treat your family to Live Entertainment, Music, Dance, Theatre, Arts & Crafts, lots of Food & Prizes all year long.

Plus you can attend the circus, carnivals, parades, fireworks and religious traditions that date back hundreds of years.

Expect an experience like nothing you've had before!

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Doubt, A Parable
Gloucester Stage Company
Gloucester
August 7, 2008 - August 24, 2008
This riveting morality play about events that may or may not have taken place in a 1964 Bronx convent and refectory comes to Gloucester in a production starring Elliot Norton Award winner Nancy Caroll of GSC’s Collected Stories and My Old Lady and Lewis D more  
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
North Shore Music Theatre
Beverly
August 12, 2008 - August 31, 2008
This Tony® Award-winning musical comedy follows six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning isn't everything and that losing doesn't necessarily make you a loser. more  
Cape Ann Farmers Market
Harbor Loop
Gloucester
August 21, 2008
The Cape Ann Farmers Market returns to Harbor Loop once again this
summer, with new events and activities planned for patrons of all ages.
Starting on July 10, the market will run from 3:30-6:30 p.m. every
Thursday until October 9. more  
Harbor Loop Concert Series
Harbor Loop
Gloucester
August 21, 2008
7pm. Featuring Mike O'Connell and Tim Pike.  
Thacher Island Art & Photo Show & Exhibit
Haskins Building
Rockport
August 21, 2008 - August 24, 2008
Work by more than 80 artists, created on Thacher Island and by the island's supporters.
Proceeds benefit restoration and maintenance of Thacher Island. more  
Costume Ball 2008: Musical Icons: From Mozart to Madhouse
Rockport Art Association
Rockport
August 23, 2008
Enjoy an evening of music, dancing, hors doeuvres, wine & spirits, and our debut cocktail, the Funkatini. more  
Fishermen's Memorial Service
Stacy Boulevard
Gloucester
August 23, 2008
Click for details on Fishermen's Memorial Service 5pm. A service to honor the memory of fishermen lost at sea. more  
Gloucester New Arts Festival
Various Gloucester locations
Gloucester
August 23, 2008 - August 24, 2008
The 2008 Gloucester New Arts Festival is continuing its commitment to high quality contemporary art and performance in the unique iconic and under-utilized spaces of Gloucester. more  
Seaside Pow Wow and Festival
Stage Fort Park
Gloucester
August 23, 2008 - August 24, 2008
Stage Fort Park. Intertribal American Indian event featuring dancing, story telling and arts and crafts. 10am-5pm. Free Admission. more  
Antonio Gentile Memorial Bandstand Summer Concert Series
Stage Fort Park
Gloucester
August 24, 2008
August 24, 7pm • Overdrive (R & B Rock with Horns). Sponsored by Gloucester Marina Inc., Mahony Insurance and our Individual Donors. more  
Rockport American Legion Band Summer Concert Series
Back Beach Bandstand
Rockport
August 24, 2008
Click for details on Rockport American Legion Band Summer Concert Series Free concerts, 7pm at the Back Beach Bandstand. In case of rain, concerts will be indoors at the American Legion Hall next to the Bandstand. more  
Contemporary Issues Discussion
Rockport Public Library
Rockport
August 27, 2008
“The Age of American Unreason” by Susan Jacoby will be the topic of the Contemporary Issues book group on Wednesday, August 27, at 3pm. more  
History Book Club
Rockport Public Library
Rockport
August 27, 2008
The History Book Club will meet in the Rockport Public Library at 7:30 P.M. on Wednesday, August 27, to discuss capitalism vs. socialism in the U.S. more  
Cape Ann Farmers Market
Harbor Loop
Gloucester
August 28, 2008
The Cape Ann Farmers Market returns to Harbor Loop once again this
summer, with new events and activities planned for patrons of all ages.
Starting on July 10, the market will run from 3:30-6:30 p.m. every
Thursday until October 9. more  
Harbor Loop Concert Series
Harbor Loop
Gloucester
August 28, 2008
6pm. Mile 21 and Jamm Down.  
Magnolia 5K Classic Road Race
Magnolia Library Center
Gloucester
August 28, 2008
6:30pm start at Magnolia Library. Call 978-525-2079 or 978-525-3343 for information. Sponsored by the Cape Ann Savings Bank. more  
Meet the Author
Rockport Public Library
Rockport
August 28, 2008
The Rockport Public Library presents a series of “Meet the Author” events. All are open to the public and all will take place at the library, located at 17 School Street in Rockport. more  
Second Annual Comedy Show
Cruiseport Gloucester
Gloucester
August 28, 2008
Featuring well-known Boston comedians, the night promises to start off Cape Ann's Labor Day Celebrations with a bang. Doors open at 7pm and the show begins at 8pm. Tickets $25/person. more  
The Woman in Black
Gloucester Stage Company
Gloucester
August 28, 2008 - September 14, 2008
A lawyer harboring a wrenching fear and an actor hired to help him exorcise his tale take you on a journey to the secret-filled marshes of Nine Lives Causeway. more  
Gloucester Maritime Heritage Day
Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center
Gloucester
August 30, 2008
The Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center will celebrate Gloucester’s relationship with the sea on Saturday, August 30, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. more  

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Gloucester Schooner Festival

August 30-31, 2008
Sponsored by
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