Rain in the forecast: indoor picks 39 events
Museums, shows, classes and more under a roof this weekend.
Fri, Oct 16
- Essex Shipbuilding Museum · Essex · 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM · $2,800 per dory · Classes & Workshops · Details
- Halibut Point State Park · Rockport · Fri–Sun · 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Free · Tours & Talks · Details
- Hamilton-Wenham Recreation Center – Gymnasium · Hamilton · Mondays & Fridays · 9:30 – 11:00 AM · $20 punch card (5 visits) · Kids & Family · Details
- Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House · Gloucester · $25 adults; $22 seniors; $15 students; $10 youth 6–12; members free · Tours & Talks · Details
- Manchester-by-the-Sea Museum · Manchester · Arts & Exhibits · Details
- Manninen Center for the Arts at Endicott College · Beverly · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Free · Arts & Exhibits · Details
- Wenham Museum · Wenham · Wed–Fri · 10:00 – 10:30 AM · Included with museum admission · Kids & Family · Details
- Ipswich Town Hall · Ipswich · Tuesdays & Fridays · 10:30 – 11:30 AM · Health & Wellness · Details
- Wenham Museum · Wenham · 12:00 – 1:00 PM · Free · Tours & Talks · Details
- Ascension Memorial Episcopal Church · Ipswich · Every Friday · 12:15 – 12:45 PM · Health & Wellness · Details
- Rockport Art Association & Museum · Rockport · Every Friday · 1:00 – 4:00 PM · $240 members / $290 non-members (4 weeks) · Classes & Workshops · Details
- Manship Artists Residency · Gloucester · 1:00 – 5:00 PM · Free · Arts & Exhibits · Details
- Cape Ann Museum, Downtown Campus · Gloucester · Every Friday · 2:00 – 3:00 PM · Free with museum admission · Tours & Talks · Details
- Community Room · Gloucester · 3:00 – 4:30 PM · Free · Tours & Talks · Details
- Ipswich Masonic Lodge · Ipswich · 6:00 – 9:00 PM · $20 (includes two cards) · Fundraisers & Galas · Details
- John Balch House · Beverly · 6:00 – 7:30 PM & 8:00 – 10:00 PM · $60 per night; $150 for all three nights · Tours & Talks · Details
- Endicott College Center for the Arts Tia's Black Box · Beverly · Free – $15 · Theater & Film · Details
- The Cut · Gloucester · 8:00 – 10:00 PM · Music · Details
- Off Cabot · Beverly · 8:00 PM (doors 7:00 PM) · $25.00 · Music · Details
Sat, Oct 17
- Halibut Point State Park · Rockport · Fri–Sun · 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Free · Tours & Talks · Details
- Center for Mindfulness & Insight Meditation · Wenham · Every Saturday · 9:30 – 11:00 AM · Health & Wellness · Details
- Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House · Gloucester · $25 adults; $22 seniors; $15 students; $10 youth 6–12; members free · Tours & Talks · Details
- Manchester-by-the-Sea Museum · Manchester · Arts & Exhibits · Details
- Castle Hill on the Crane Estate · Ipswich · Saturdays & Sundays · 10:30 – 11:15 AM · $8 members / $16 non-members; under 2 free · Kids & Family · Details
- Manchester-by-the-Sea Museum · Manchester · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Kids & Family · Details
- Gloucester · Saturdays & Sundays · 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Arts & Exhibits · Details
- Manship Artists Residency · Gloucester · 1:00 – 5:00 PM · Free · Arts & Exhibits · Details
- Shalin Liu Performance Center · Rockport · 1:00 PM · $27–$30 + fees · Theater & Film · Details
- Rockport Art Association & Museum, Martha Moore Room · Rockport · 1:00 – 3:00 PM · Arts & Exhibits · Details
- Mark Warner's Professional Martial Arts Academy · Ipswich · 1:30 – 3:00 PM · Suggested Donation: $20 · Classes & Workshops · Details
- Off Cabot · Beverly · 6:30 PM (doors 5:30 PM) · $29.00 · Theater & Film · Details
- The Cut · Gloucester · 7:00 – 10:00 PM · $29.50–$44.50 + fees · Music · Details
- The James, Essex · Essex · 7:00 – 10:00 PM · Music · Details
- John Hale House · Beverly · $60 per night; $150 for all three nights · Tours & Talks · Details
- Endicott College Center for the Arts Tia's Black Box · Beverly · Free – $15 · Theater & Film · Details
- The Larcom Theatre · Beverly · 8:00 – 10:00 PM (doors & bar 7:00 PM) · $29–$36 · Theater & Film · Details
- The Cabot · Beverly · 8:00 PM (doors 7:00 PM) · $35.75 - $58.50 · Music · Details
Sun, Oct 18
- Halibut Point State Park · Rockport · Fri–Sun · 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Free · Tours & Talks · Details
- Castle Hill on the Crane Estate · Ipswich · Saturdays & Sundays · 10:30 – 11:15 AM · $8 members / $16 non-members; under 2 free · Kids & Family · Details
- Gloucester · Saturdays & Sundays · 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Arts & Exhibits · Details
- Mission Boathouse - Beverly · Beverly · 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM · $33.85 · Nightlife & Social · Details
- Manship Artists Residency · Gloucester · 1:00 – 5:00 PM · Free · Arts & Exhibits · Details
- Cogswell's Grant · Essex · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · $20 members / $40 non-members · Tours & Talks · Details
- Shalin Liu Performance Center · Rockport · 5:00 PM · $65–$98 + fees · Music · Details
- John Cabot House · Beverly · 7:00 – 10:00 PM · $60 per night; $150 for all three nights · Tours & Talks · Details
- Endicott College Center for the Arts Tia's Black Box · Beverly · Free – $15 · Theater & Film · Details
Events by day 71 events
Fri, Oct 16
- Essex Shipbuilding Museum · Essex · 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM · $2,800 per dory · Classes & Workshops · Details
- Halibut Point State Park · Rockport · Fri–Sun · 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Free · Tours & Talks · Details
- Hamilton-Wenham Recreation Center – Gymnasium · Hamilton · Mondays & Fridays · 9:30 – 11:00 AM · $20 punch card (5 visits) · Kids & Family · Details
- Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House · Gloucester · $25 adults; $22 seniors; $15 students; $10 youth 6–12; members free · Tours & Talks · Details
- Manchester-by-the-Sea Museum · Manchester · Arts & Exhibits · Details
- Manninen Center for the Arts at Endicott College · Beverly · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Free · Arts & Exhibits · Details
- Wenham Museum · Wenham · Wed–Fri · 10:00 – 10:30 AM · Included with museum admission · Kids & Family · Details
- Ipswich Town Hall · Ipswich · Tuesdays & Fridays · 10:30 – 11:30 AM · Health & Wellness · Details
- Wenham Museum · Wenham · 12:00 – 1:00 PM · Free · Tours & Talks · Details
- Ascension Memorial Episcopal Church · Ipswich · Every Friday · 12:15 – 12:45 PM · Health & Wellness · Details
- Rockport Art Association & Museum · Rockport · Every Friday · 1:00 – 4:00 PM · $240 members / $290 non-members (4 weeks) · Classes & Workshops · Details
- Manship Artists Residency · Gloucester · 1:00 – 5:00 PM · Free · Arts & Exhibits · Details
- Cape Ann Museum, Downtown Campus · Gloucester · Every Friday · 2:00 – 3:00 PM · Free with museum admission · Tours & Talks · Details
- Community Room · Gloucester · 3:00 – 4:30 PM · Free · Tours & Talks · Details
- Appleton Farms · Ipswich · Fridays & Sundays · $10 members / $15 non-members per person · Kids & Family · Details
- ME Boosters Carnival★ Big eventMasconomo Park · Manchester · $1 ride tickets; wristbands $25–$45 · Festivals & Fairs · Details
- 2026 Ipswich Illumination★ Big eventMeeting House Green (Oct 9–11), downtown Riverwalk at 4 Union Street (Oct 16–17), Town Wharf and Pavilion Beach (Oct 18) · Ipswich · Festivals & Fairs · Details
- Alan Pearsall’s Ipswich History Mural on the Riverwalk · Ipswich · 5:25 – 5:55 PM · Music · Details
- Halloween on the Hill★ Big eventLong Hill · Beverly · Wed–Sun (closed Oct 7) · $32 adults / $15 children 3–15; members less; value nights $25 · Festivals & Fairs · Details
- Ipswich Masonic Lodge · Ipswich · 6:00 – 9:00 PM · $20 (includes two cards) · Fundraisers & Galas · Details
- Ipswich Illumination Main Stage · Ipswich · 6:00 – 9:00 PM · Music · Details
- John Balch House · Beverly · 6:00 – 7:30 PM & 8:00 – 10:00 PM · $60 per night; $150 for all three nights · Tours & Talks · Details
- Endicott College Center for the Arts Tia's Black Box · Beverly · Free – $15 · Theater & Film · Details
- The Cut · Gloucester · 8:00 – 10:00 PM · Music · Details
- Off Cabot · Beverly · 8:00 PM (doors 7:00 PM) · $25.00 · Music · Details
- Essex River Cruises & Charters · Essex · Outdoors & Recreation · Details
Sat, Oct 17
- Magnolia Woods · Gloucester · 9:00 – 11:00 AM · $16 members / $19 non-members · Outdoors & Recreation · Details
- Plum Cove Beach · Gloucester · 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Free RSVP on Eventbrite · Health & Wellness · Details
- Halibut Point State Park · Rockport · Fri–Sun · 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Free · Tours & Talks · Details
- Center for Mindfulness & Insight Meditation · Wenham · Every Saturday · 9:30 – 11:00 AM · Health & Wellness · Details
- Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House · Gloucester · $25 adults; $22 seniors; $15 students; $10 youth 6–12; members free · Tours & Talks · Details
- Choate Island Day★ Big eventCrane Wildlife Refuge · Ipswich · 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM · $40–$50 adults, $28–$35 children (guided); self-guided tickets also sold · Outdoors & Recreation · Details
- Choate Island Day★ Big eventCrane Wildlife Refuge on the Crane Estate · Essex · 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM · $40–$50 adults, $28–$35 children (guided); self-guided tickets also sold · Outdoors & Recreation · Details
- Castle Hill on the Crane Estate · Ipswich · Sundays + Oct 17 · $15 members / $25 non-members · Outdoors & Recreation · Details
- Appleton Farms · Ipswich · Every Saturday · 10:00 – 10:45 AM & 11:00 – 11:45 AM · Free (suggested $10 donation) · Kids & Family · Details
- Manchester-by-the-Sea Museum · Manchester · Arts & Exhibits · Details
- Linebrook Road, Ipswich | Saturdays & Sundays in October, Saturdays: 10 AM - 10 PM | Sundays:& Holidays: 10 AM - 6 PM · Ipswich · Saturdays & Sundays · $19.99 online / $22.99 gate · Outdoors & Recreation · Details
- Castle Hill on the Crane Estate · Ipswich · Saturdays & Sundays · 10:30 – 11:15 AM · $8 members / $16 non-members; under 2 free · Kids & Family · Details
- Manchester-by-the-Sea Museum · Manchester · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Kids & Family · Details
- Essex River Cruises & Charters · Essex · Saturdays & Sundays · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM & 2:00 – 4:00 PM · $44 adults / $30 children; under 3 free · Outdoors & Recreation · Details
- Gloucester · Saturdays & Sundays · 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Arts & Exhibits · Details
- cable professional building · Ipswich · Every Saturday · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · $20; $5 drum rental · Music · Details
- Rockport Harvest Fest 2026★ Big eventDowntown Rockport · Rockport · Free · Festivals & Fairs · Details
- City of Gloucester Halloween Party★ Big eventStage Fort Park · Gloucester · 12:00 – 3:00 PM (rain date Sat, Oct 24) · Kids & Family · Details
- Manship Artists Residency · Gloucester · 1:00 – 5:00 PM · Free · Arts & Exhibits · Details
- Shalin Liu Performance Center · Rockport · 1:00 PM · $27–$30 + fees · Theater & Film · Details
- Rockport Art Association & Museum, Martha Moore Room · Rockport · 1:00 – 3:00 PM · Arts & Exhibits · Details
- Mark Warner's Professional Martial Arts Academy · Ipswich · 1:30 – 3:00 PM · Suggested Donation: $20 · Classes & Workshops · Details
- Appleton Farms · Ipswich · Every Saturday · 2:30 – 3:30 PM · $44 members / $55 non-members · Outdoors & Recreation · Details
- Ipswich Illumination Main Stage behind Zumis · Ipswich · 4:00 – 5:50 PM · Music · Details
- ME Boosters Carnival★ Big eventMasconomo Park · Manchester · $1 ride tickets; wristbands $25–$45 · Festivals & Fairs · Details
- 2026 Ipswich Illumination★ Big eventMeeting House Green (Oct 9–11), downtown Riverwalk at 4 Union Street (Oct 16–17), Town Wharf and Pavilion Beach (Oct 18) · Ipswich · Festivals & Fairs · Details
- Halloween on the Hill★ Big eventLong Hill · Beverly · Wed–Sun (closed Oct 7) · $32 adults / $15 children 3–15; members less; value nights $25 · Festivals & Fairs · Details
- Ipswich Riverwalk Mural · Ipswich · 6:00 PM · Music · Details
- Ipswich Illumination Main Stage behind Zumis · Ipswich · 6:10 – 9:00 PM · Music · Details
- Off Cabot · Beverly · 6:30 PM (doors 5:30 PM) · $29.00 · Theater & Film · Details
- The Cut · Gloucester · 7:00 – 10:00 PM · $29.50–$44.50 + fees · Music · Details
- The James, Essex · Essex · 7:00 – 10:00 PM · Music · Details
- John Hale House · Beverly · $60 per night; $150 for all three nights · Tours & Talks · Details
- Endicott College Center for the Arts Tia's Black Box · Beverly · Free – $15 · Theater & Film · Details
- The Larcom Theatre · Beverly · 8:00 – 10:00 PM (doors & bar 7:00 PM) · $29–$36 · Theater & Film · Details
- The Cabot · Beverly · 8:00 PM (doors 7:00 PM) · $35.75 - $58.50 · Music · Details
- Essex River Cruises & Charters · Essex · Outdoors & Recreation · Details
Sun, Oct 18
- Halibut Point State Park (meet at Parking Area) · Rockport · Sundays · 8:00 – 10:00 AM · Free · Outdoors & Recreation · Details
- Beverly Regional Airport · Beverly · 8:30 – 11:00 AM · Road & Trail Races · Details
- Around Cape Ann Half Marathon★ Big eventO'Maley Middle School · Gloucester · 9:00 AM · Registration: $109, plus signup fee · Road & Trail Races · Details
- 100 Cummings Center · Beverly · 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Fundraisers & Galas · Details
- Plum Cove Beach · Gloucester · 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Free RSVP on Eventbrite · Health & Wellness · Details
- Halibut Point State Park · Rockport · Fri–Sun · 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Free · Tours & Talks · Details
- Castle Hill on the Crane Estate · Ipswich · Sundays + Oct 17 · $15 members / $25 non-members · Outdoors & Recreation · Details
- Linebrook Road, Ipswich | Saturdays & Sundays in October, Saturdays: 10 AM - 10 PM | Sundays:& Holidays: 10 AM - 6 PM · Ipswich · Saturdays & Sundays · $19.99 online / $22.99 gate · Outdoors & Recreation · Details
- Babson Boulder Parking · Gloucester · Sundays · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · $15 members / $25 non-members · Tours & Talks · Details
- Castle Hill on the Crane Estate · Ipswich · Saturdays & Sundays · 10:30 – 11:15 AM · $8 members / $16 non-members; under 2 free · Kids & Family · Details
- Essex River Cruises & Charters · Essex · Every Sunday · 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM · $36 adults & seniors; $22 children; under 3 free · Outdoors & Recreation · Details
- Essex River Cruises & Charters · Essex · Saturdays & Sundays · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM & 2:00 – 4:00 PM · $44 adults / $30 children; under 3 free · Outdoors & Recreation · Details
- Gloucester · Saturdays & Sundays · 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Arts & Exhibits · Details
- Mission Boathouse - Beverly · Beverly · 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM · $33.85 · Nightlife & Social · Details
- Manship Artists Residency · Gloucester · 1:00 – 5:00 PM · Free · Arts & Exhibits · Details
- Cogswell's Grant · Essex · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · $20 members / $40 non-members · Tours & Talks · Details
- Ipswich Town Wharf to Pavilion Beach · Ipswich · 2:00 – 4:00 PM · Outdoors & Recreation · Details
- Pingree Park · Wenham · 3:00 – 4:00 PM · Free · Tours & Talks · Details
- Appleton Farms · Ipswich · Fridays & Sundays · $10 members / $15 non-members per person · Kids & Family · Details
- Pavilion Beach · Ipswich · 4:00 – 6:00 PM · Festivals & Fairs · Details
- ME Boosters Carnival★ Big eventMasconomo Park · Manchester · $1 ride tickets; wristbands $25–$45 · Festivals & Fairs · Details
- Shalin Liu Performance Center · Rockport · 5:00 PM · $65–$98 + fees · Music · Details
- 2026 Ipswich Illumination★ Big eventMeeting House Green (Oct 9–11), downtown Riverwalk at 4 Union Street (Oct 16–17), Town Wharf and Pavilion Beach (Oct 18) · Ipswich · Festivals & Fairs · Details
- Halloween on the Hill★ Big eventLong Hill · Beverly · Wed–Sun (closed Oct 7) · $32 adults / $15 children 3–15; members less; value nights $25 · Festivals & Fairs · Details
- John Cabot House · Beverly · 7:00 – 10:00 PM · $60 per night; $150 for all three nights · Tours & Talks · Details
- Endicott College Center for the Arts Tia's Black Box · Beverly · Free – $15 · Theater & Film · Details
- Take Out Terrace Truss & Stage · Ipswich · 8:00 PM · Theater & Film · Details
- Essex River Cruises & Charters · Essex · Outdoors & Recreation · Details
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- Hammond Castle Museum · Gloucester · Included with admission · Arts & Exhibits · Details
- Hammond Castle Museum · Gloucester · $20–$25 adults; $10 children 5–12; under 5 free · Tours & Talks · Details
- Wenham Museum – Thompson Gallery · Wenham · Wednesday – Saturday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Museum admission ($14; seniors $12; under 1 & members free) · Arts & Exhibits · Details
- Wenham Museum – Family Discovery Gallery · Wenham · Wednesday – Saturday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Museum admission ($14; seniors $12; under 1 & members free) · Kids & Family · Details
- Manninen Center for the Arts at Endicott College · Beverly · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Free · Arts & Exhibits · Details
- Castle Hill on the Crane Estate · Ipswich · $15 members / $30 non-members; children $15, member children free · Tours & Talks · Details
- Rockport Art Association & Museum · Rockport · Free · Arts & Exhibits · Details
- Manninen Center for the Arts at Endicott College · Beverly · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Free · Arts & Exhibits · Details
- Rockport Art Association & Museum, Hibbard Gallery · Rockport · Admission is free · Arts & Exhibits · Details
- Rockport Art Association & Museum, Wengenroth Gallery · Rockport · Free · Arts & Exhibits · Details
- Rockport Art Association & Museum, Maddocks Gallery · Rockport · Admission is free · Arts & Exhibits · Details
- Rockport Art Association & Museum, Pearson Gallery · Rockport · Admission is free · Arts & Exhibits · Details
- Castle Hill on the Crane Estate · Ipswich · Start times 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 3 PM · $15 members / $30 non-members; member children free · Tours & Talks · Details
- Cove Gallery · Gloucester · Arts & Exhibits · Details
- The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck · Gloucester · Free · Arts & Exhibits · Details
- Castle Hill on the Crane Estate · Ipswich · 12:30 – 1:30 PM · $15 members / $30 non-members; member children free · Tours & Talks · Details
- Castle Hill on the Crane Estate · Ipswich · $15 members / $30 non-members · Tours & Talks · Details
- Gloucester · Free to browse; pumpkins priced by size · Markets & Shopping · Details
- Rockport · Free · Arts & Exhibits · Details
- Castaways Vintage Cafe · Gloucester · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM & 2:00 – 4:00 PM · $25.31 per ticket · Outdoors & Recreation · Details
- Rockport Art Association & Museum, Martha Moore Room · Rockport · Arts & Exhibits · Details
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