GREATER BOSTON NORTH OF BOSTON SOUTH OF BOSTON CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS

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STATEWIDE

Blue Star Museums – Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National Endowment of the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 1,500 museums across America. First launched in the summer of 2010, Blue Star Museums offers free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Armed Services Day through Labor Day.

GREATER BOSTON

Service of Commemoration – Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge.  Words and music will help us to remember those who have gone before us during this Memorial Day Service on Bigelow Chapel Lawn. In the event of inclement weather, the Service will be held in Bigelow Chapel.

Street Performers Festival – Boston – Street performers, world-class jugglers, clowns, storytellers, mimes, acrobats, dancers, storytellers, and others will perform on the cobblestone streets of the Faneuil Marketplace.

GREATER BOSTON PARADES

Arlington: 9:30
Cambridge: 9:30
Hudson: 10:00
Medford: 10:00
Needham: 6:50


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NORTH OF BOSTON

Newburyport Spring Fest – May 30-31 – Celebrate the season in downtown Newburyport! Thousands attend to enjoy great live music, art, fine crafts, food from Newburyport’s best restaurants and Kid’s Korner featuring entertainment for children and families and the ever popular Teddy Bear Parade.

NORTH OF BOSTON PARADES

Andover: 10:00am
Haverhill: 10:30
Lexington: 9:00am
Marblehead: 9:00am
Methuen: 10:00am
Salem: 10:30am

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SOUTH OF BOSTON

Free Admission for VeteransBattleship Cove – May 29-31. All active duty, retired and reserve military personnel who show proof of service will be honored with free admission to Battleship Cove.

Military Service Appreciation Day – Buttonwood Park Zoo – 425 Hawthorn St., New Bedford – May 30 – 31. On Memorial Day Weekend all active duty, retired and reserve military personnel and their dependents who show proof of served will be honored with free admission to the Zoo.

SOUTH OF BOSTON PARADES

Brockton: 11:00
Cohasset: 10:30
Fairhaven: 8:30
Fall River: 1:00
New Bedford: 11:00
Plymouth: 9:30
Somerset: 10:00
Swansea: 1:00
Taunton: 9:30
Westport: 8:00

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CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS

Massachusetts National Cemetery – Annual Memorial Day Services. Bourne (508) 563-7113

Figawi Race Weekend – May 28-30 – Sailboat race from Hyannis to Nantucket Island and back; weekend-long festivities
Hyannis Yacht Club, Hyannis & Nantucket Boat Basin, Nantucket
Information: 508-778-6100

Memorial Day Weekend PTown Lesbian Festival – May 27-31 – Every year thousands of women from all over the globe migrate to Provincetown MA (Ptown) to kick off the summer season for the Annual Memorial Day Weekend Women’s Celebration. This year will be no different. In addition to the many stores, restaurants, and beach activities Provincetown has to offer, on and off the main street, LesbianNightLife and ProvincetownForWomen have put together 4 days of exciting events for our Annual Memorial Day Weekend Festival, including the Freedom Boat cruise, and mega pool party.


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CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS

AIS Annual Memorial Powwow – Native American powwow 4H Camp Marshall, 92 McCormick Rd., Spencer

CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS PARADES

Ashburnham: 8:45am
Ashby: 10:00am
Fitchburg: 10:00am
Palmer: 10:15
Phillipston: 9:00am
The parade steps off Sunday at 9:00am in front of the Church on the common
Southwick: 9:30
Ware: 1:00
West Brookfield: 9:00
Westminster: 11:00am

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WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS

Massachusetts Sheep & Woolcraft Fair2021 fair cancelled – May 28-29, 2022 – Sheep shows, sheep dog trials, spinning contest, fiber contests & workshops, handcraft & hand spun yarn contests, fleece show & sale, shearing demo & shearing service. Location: 97 Fairgrounds Rd., Cummington.  Fee: $8:00 per vehicle. Information: 413-458-0168

Military Appreciation Day  Annual Memorial Weekend Sidewalk Sale featuring incredible savings on spring clearance and summer merchandise at participating stores. Lee Premium Outlets in Lee

Paradise City Arts Festival – May 26-June 1, County Fairgrounds, Northampton. Ranked the #3 arts fair nationwide. This is truly one of the most spectacular fairs of fine craft, painting and sculpture in the whole country, lauded for its fresh, innovative approach. Four buildings, a big tent and a lush Sculpture Garden showcase 260 of the nation’s finest artists and craftspeople, featuring furniture, glass, large-scale sculpture, jewelry, paintings, ceramics, fashion and home furnishings. The Festival Dining Tent cooks up sensational cuisine by Northampton’s best chefs and a soundstage featuring live music with a New Orleans beat by the likes of Charles Neville and Samirah Evans. The theme this spring is “Wild Things!”, with an exhibit of art inspired by the animal kingdom, a silent art auction to benefit the Dakin Animal Shelter and a host of children’s activities and demonstrations centered on animals. Boston Magazine writes, ‘There’s no better place in the country to pick up original artwork than the Paradise City Arts Festival.

WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS PARADES

Agawam: 10:30
Amherst: 9:30
Chicopee: 10:00
Easthampton: 10:30
East Longmeadow: 10:50
Greenfield: 10:00
Hampden: 10:00
Holyoke: 9:00
Erving: 1:00
Ludlow: 9:00
Monson: 10:00
Montague: 10:15
Northampton: 9:30
Orange: Tully-9:00 & Downtown Orange-11:00
South Hadley: 11:00
Warwick: 1:00
Westfield: 10:00
West Springfield: 9:00
Wilbraham: 10:30

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