Category Archives: Events

Cape Ann Plein Air Festival Week 2021!

Attend a Performance or Festival
A visit to Cape Ann is only complete by experiencing live music at a local restaurant or nightspot; watching a dance performance, concert or play; attending one of Cape Ann’s renowned community events and festivals, including St. Peter’s Fiesta, Waterfront and schooner festivals in Gloucester, the Essex Clamfest, Harvest Festival in Rockport, Manchester’s Festival by the Sea and, of course, the winter holidays-Celebrated in all four communities, each with their own special flourishes. Whether it’s the height of summer or the heart of winter, there is always a performance, event, or festival happening. Visit the community calendar of events at capeanncamber.com.

Our Final Takeout Today Featured Member: Mile Marker One Restaurant & Bar
This week marks our final week of Takeout Today and we encourage you to visit Mile Marker One at Cape Ann’s Marina Resort in Gloucester. With locally caught seafood, grass-fed beef, and a selection of cocktails, there’s something for everyone. Visit them after Wednesday this week when their Bridge Deck opens. You can dine with them inside or outside at the water’s edge, you can even dock and dine by boat! Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Drinks are also available to-go for curbside, dockside or delivery. Follow Mile Marker One on social media to stay up to date with all their activities.
Cape Ann Chamber’s Irish Sweepstakes Event
Join us at the Gloucester House from 5-7 for your chance to walk away as a winner. Buy your tickets and bring your lucky charm because the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce is giving away $15,000 at their 17th annual event. The sweepstakes offers live Irish music, a 50/50 raffle, a traditional dinner and much more. The tickets are $100 each, grating you and a guest entrance to the event. To purchase your tickets call the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce at 978-283-1601.
Irish Sweepstakes
Thursday, March 17, 2016
5:00PM-7:00PM
Gloucester House
63 Rodgers Street, Gloucester, MA
Jesse Cook
Jesse Cook
Friday, March 11, 2016
8:00PM
Shalin Liu Performance Center
37 Main Street
Rockport
Constantly searching for new sounds, rhythms, and textures Jesse Cook is coming to the Shalin Liu on March 11 at 8pm. Cook has taken nouveau flamenco to places it has never been. Cook also is known for his genre-bending compositions. Come to the Shalin Liu Performance center in Rockport to see one of the most celebrated instrumentalist on the plant perform. To register for this event go here, you can also purchase your tickets online here
Winter Birding Boat Trip
Birding Boat Trip
Saturday, March 12, 2016
8:00AM-1:00PM
7 Seas Whale Watch
63 Rodgers Street
Gloucester
New England bird watchers please join us for the Cape Ann Winter Birding Boat trip from 8am-1pm. Weather permitting we are hosting the winter birding boat trip aboard the privateer IV with 7 seas whale watch. We will hopefully be seeing spring migrant birds, and we hope to see some whales too. After the excursion we will go to the Gloucester House restaurant for lunch (lunch is not included in the price of the trip). Space is limited and the price of the trip is $75 per person. Register here today.