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Massachusetts Cranberry Harvest Celebration

OCTOBER 8–9

Celebrate 200 years of cranberry growing in Massachusetts at the 13th installment of this Columbus Day Weekend festival, which attracts some 30,000 visitors from all over the world each year. Witness all phases of the traditional dry harvest (for fresh fruit) and the colorful wet harvest (fruit destined for juice, sauce, drying, and so on), and learn how cranberries are incorporated into cooking and crafts—plus live music, a farmers’ market, and more, all hosted by the A. D. Makepeace Company, the world’s largest cranberry grower and a founder of the Ocean Spray growers’ co-op. Wareham, Massachusetts. admakepeace.com