CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS
of FESTIVALS & EVENTS
All festivals and events are subject to change due to restrictions and regulations. Please check websites for any updates. MAY 2021 The start of festival season 1–31 Save Motif No. 1 Day JUNE 2021 3 Cape Ann Farmers’ Market 3–13 5&6 26
(every Thu. through Oct. 14) Essex Art in the Barn (on the web)
Cape Ann Artisans Spring Studio Tour Rockport Farmers’ Market
JANUARY 2022 Begin the New Year with a peaceful weekend retreat and write your resolutions while enjoying Cape Ann’s natural beauty, warm pubs and winter recreation FEBRUARY 2022 Plan a romantic getaway at one of Cape Ann’s many wonderful inns and lodges. Winter is also a sea birding paradise!
MARCH 2022 An invigorating time for hiking, beach-walking, exploring shops, quiet dining and enjoying a spring fling getaway APRIL 2022 The buoys are back—boats are going in, spring is here, a beautiful time of year with the flowers in bloom
(every Sat. through Oct. 16)
JULY 2021 July–Sep. Rockport Chamber Music Festival 3 & 4 Independence Day Celebrations 10 Gloucester Garden Tour 11 Antonio F. Gentile Bandstand Summer Concert Series, Gloucester (every Sun. 7 p.m. through Aug. 29)
11 Concerts at the Bandstand, Rockport (every Sun. through Aug. 29) 17 Blackburn Challenge 17 Gloucester Block Party 31 Annisquam Sea Fair July 29– Aug. 1 Rockport Jazz Festival
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AUGUST 2021 5–7 Gloucester Sidewalk Bazaar 7 Festival by the Sea 12–14 Annisquam Village Players present Nothing to Hyde 13–15 Rockport Illuminations 14 Artisan Summer Mini-Tour 14 Gloucester Block Party 14 Gloucester Blues Festival 20–22 Rockport Chamber Celtic Festival 21 & 22 Gloucester Waterfront Festival SEPTEMBER 2021 2–6 Gloucester Schooner Festival 3 Gloucester Block Party 17–26 Trails & Sails Kite Day, Cogswell’s Grant, Essex 18 OCTOBER 2021 2 Essex River Race 3–11 Cape Ann Plein Air 9 Essex Vintage Fair, Cogswell’s Grant, Essex 9 & 10 Annisquam Arts & Crafts Show 9 & 10 Cape Ann Artisans Fall Studio Tour Rockport HarvestFest 16 23 Essex ClamFest DECEMBER 2021 1–31 Celebrate the Holidays on Cape Ann Annual Annisquam Christmas Fair 4 31 Rockport New Year’s Eve CAPEANNVACATIONS.COM
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