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Cape Ann is famous for festivals packed with family fun—four score during the summer alone. You can treat your family to Live 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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Rockport Chamber Music Festival
Shalin Liu Performance Center
Rockport
June 10, 2010 - July 18, 2010
Click for details on Rockport Chamber Music Festival Come to Rockport to experience outstanding performances by world-renowned musicians. Choose from a variety of musical and educational events for people of all ages. more  
Table Manners
Gloucester Stage Company
Gloucester
June 17, 2010 - July 3, 2010
Gloucester Stage’s 2010 season kicks off with Table Manners, a heartbreakingly hilarious reunion of adult siblings and their spouses and the first play of Alan Ayckbourn’s infamous The Norman Conquests trilogy. more  
Painting by the Sea
Trask House
Manchester-By-The-Sea
July 1, 2010 - July 31, 2010
Click for details on Painting by the Sea Artists from around New England will be exhibiting recent Cape Ann paintings July 1-31 at the Manchester-by-the-Sea Historical Society's Trask House. Opening Reception: Friday, July 9, 6-8 pm. more  
Rockport American Legion Band Summer Concert Series
Back Beach Bandstand
Rockport
July 1, 2010 - August 31, 2010
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  
Beauport Anthology
White-Ellery House
Gloucester
July 3, 2010
The Cape Ann Museum invites families to a theatrical performance at the White-Ellery House on Saturday, July 3 at 11am. Beauport Anthology is a collection of dramatic monologues of historical characters from Gloucester, 1600 – 1900. more  
Lanesville Extravaganza
Lanesville Community Center
Gloucester
July 3, 2010
Celebrate Independence Weekend with family, friends and neighbors on Saturday in Lanesville. more  
Whistleblowers 4K Road Race & 1 mile Fun Run/Walk
Lanesville Community Center
Gloucester
July 3, 2010
Lace-up your shoes to Run or Walk through picturesque Lanesville. more  
Harbor Loop Concert Series
Harbor Loop
Gloucester
July 8, 2010
Performances by Bradley Royds at 6:30pm and The Tide at 7:30pm. Come enjoy some terrific free music. more  
Tender
Gloucester Stage Company
Gloucester
July 8, 2010 - July 25, 2010
The family home, wallpapered with a lifetime of I.O.U’s, is about to go into foreclosure and Christopher, the Patron Saint of Travelers, is on standby. All that is tender is not green in this humorous and heartbreaking family drama by Kelly Younger. more  
Cape Ann Striper Tournament
Cape Ann
Cape Ann
July 9, 2010 - July 11, 2010
Join us for 3 days of striper fishing, to benefit the Manchester-Essex Rotary Club programs. more  
Maine Army National Guard Band Concert
Stage Fort Park
Gloucester
July 9, 2010
The Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management is proud to present: “Maine’s Own”, 195th Army Band of the Maine Army National Guard, based in Bangor, Maine, on July 9, at 7pm at Stage Fort Park. more  
Rockport Garden Tour
Rockport
Rockport
July 9, 2010 - July 10, 2010
Click for details on Rockport Garden Tour 10am-4pm. Tour 17 private coastal gardens. Tickets $25 each. more  
Race to the Bottom “Wacky Cardboard Boat” Race
Back Beach
Rockport
July 10, 2010
Don't miss this wacky cardboard boat race! 11am to 3pm. more  
Antonio Gentile Memorial Bandstand Summer Concert Series
Stage Fort Park
Gloucester
July 11, 2010
Click for details on Antonio Gentile Memorial Bandstand Summer Concert Series July 11, 7pm, North Shore Concert Band, “American Salute” Directed by David Benjamin more  
Annual Goods & Services Auction
Cruiseport Gloucester
Gloucester
July 16, 2010
Click for details on Annual Goods & Services Auction Silent Auction and preview opens at 5:30 p.m. and bidding on the Regular Auction opens at 7:00 p.m. more  
Blackburn Challenge
Gloucester
July 17, 2010
Click for details on Blackburn Challenge A 20+ mile open water circumnavigation of Cape Ann open to all seaworthy oar or paddle powered craft. Sponsored by the Cape Ann Rowing Club. more  
Downtown Gloucester Block Party
Main Street
Gloucester
July 17, 2010
Click for details on Downtown Gloucester Block Party Main Street, Gloucester, from Pleasant Street to Washington Street. 6-11pm. Come one, come all! Free downtown block party! Get ready to dance and party. more  
Antonio Gentile Memorial Bandstand Summer Concert Series
Stage Fort Park
Gloucester
July 18, 2010
Click for details on Antonio Gentile Memorial Bandstand Summer Concert Series July 18, 7pm, John Penny Band (Country Western) more  
Harbor Loop Concert Series
Harbor Loop
Gloucester
July 22, 2010
July 22, Erinn Brown, R & R ( Eric Reardon Bradley Royds Dave Walker and Rory Walsh) more  
Regina Carter in Concert
Shalin Liu Performance Center
Rockport
July 24, 2010
This performance features music from Ms. Carter’s new album “Reverse Thread” released in February 2010 more  

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