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Architectural Walking Tours: Newburyport’s Fashionable Old Houses - From the 18th and 19th centuries as found along High Street and the neighborhood near the Museum of Old Newbury. (Registration Required)

Architectural Walking Tours: Newburyport’s Fashionable Old Houses - From the 18th and 19th centuries as found along High Street and the neighborhood near the Museum of Old Newbury. (Registration Required)

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Pirate Party! free and open to kids of all ages and abilities

Pirate Party! free and open to kids of all ages and abilities

Virtual -- iPhone Photography: Use Your iPhone Camera Like a Pro, free and open to all

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Ellis Paul: Maine-made singer-songwriter inspired by greats like Woodie Guthrie, Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan. Paul has won 15 Boston Music Awards and the 2019 International Acoustic Music Awards Artist of the Year.

Ellis Paul: Maine-made singer-songwriter inspired by greats like Woodie Guthrie, Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan. Paul has won 15 Boston Music Awards and the 2019 International Acoustic Music Awards Artist of the Year.

Movie Matinee: TBD, free and open to all

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Peach & Sunflower Festival: The multi-weekend event features cut-your-own farmhouse bouquets, free live music, hard cider bar, tastings, activities, hayrides, food trucks, peach treats, and pick-your-own peaches.

Peach & Sunflower Festival: The multi-weekend event features cut-your-own farmhouse bouquets, free live music, hard cider bar, tastings, activities, hayrides, food trucks, peach treats, and pick-your-own peaches.

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Mike Monaghan: If you like mainstream jazz and the Great American Songbook, you will love The Mike Monaghan Jazz Quintet.

Mike Monaghan: If you like mainstream jazz and the Great American Songbook, you will love The Mike Monaghan Jazz Quintet.

Craft Buffet, free and open to kids of all ages and abilities

Bobby Keyes: Join us for an intimate acoustic session with the talented Bobby Keyes, where music and good vibes collide in a cozy setting.

Craft Corner, free and open to kids of all ages and abilities

Crusading Against Vice: How Newburyport Helped Fight America's Profanity Problem, free and open to all

Irish Music at The Port Tavern with Eamon Coyne and Tony Giblin

NPL Art Hive -- a community space to create in the company of other artists! free and open to all

Movie Matinee: TBD, free and open to all

Peach & Sunflower Festival: Cut-your-own farmhouse bouquets, free live music, hard cider bar, tastings, activities, hayrides, food trucks, peach treats, and pick-your-own peaches.

The Ruta Beggars: Join us for a wild night of music with The Ruta Beggars – get ready to dance your heart out!

Hillyer Festival Orchestra: Dirk Hillyer will lead the Hillyer Festival Orchestra in "Broadway Blast!" starring soprano-entertainer, Jacyn Tremblay.

Craft Corner, free and open to kids of all ages and abilities

Architectural Walking Tours: Newburyport’s Fashionable Old Houses - From the 18th and 19th centuries as found along High Street and the neighborhood near the Museum of Old Newbury. (Registration Required)

Classic Car Show 2025: It's Cruisin' The 50's 13th Anniversary! The show features more than 250 vintage cars from the 50's -- Downtown Newburyport on State, Pleasant, and Inn Streets

Tinsley Ellis: “An exciting, emotional guitarist and a strong, evocative songwriter…One of modern blues’ greatest performers.” –Vintage Guitar -- His album NAKED TRUTH is nominated for the Blues Foundation's Acoustic Blues Album of the Year category.

Virtual -- iPhone Photography: Use Your iPhone Camera Like a Pro Part 2, free and open to all

Classics Book Group: Palace Walk by Naguib Mahfouz, free and open to all

Being Petty: Non-stop, industrial strength rock ‘n’ roll. The Tom Petty Tribute that will Make You Believe…

Movie Matinee: TBD, free and open to all

Craft Buffet, free and open to kids of all ages and abilities

Maker Monday: Rope Wrap Baskets, free and open to all

Toe Jam Puppet Band Concert, free and open to all!

Comedy Night featuring Lenny Clarke: A true icon in the New England comedy scene, Clarke rose to fame in the 1980s and has since become a household name across the country.

The Wolff Sisters: “Rebecca, Rachael, and Kat Wolff — actual sisters — live comfily at the crossroads of Americana, roots, and ’60s rock ‘n’ roll, where The Band might meet Brandi Carlile and take her out for a beer.” -The Boston Globe

Movie Matinee: TBD, free and open to all

Big Yellow Taxi: There is no other ensemble playing the music of Joni Mitchell with the dedication and imagination that BYT brings to every show.

Patty Larkin: Equal parts guitar wizardry, vocals shot through with soul and inventive lyrics that ripple across the terrain of the heart. Described as “riveting” (Chicago Tribune) and “hypnotic” (Entertainment Weekly)

Architectural Walking Tours: Newburyport’s Fashionable Old Houses - From the 18th and 19th centuries as found along High Street and the neighborhood near the Museum of Old Newbury. (Registration Required)

Newburyport Documentary Film Festival SNEAK PEEK!

Bell Bottom Blues: Formed in 2007 with the vision of providing an audience with a true Eric Clapton Experience ... carefully constructed to create the essence of the Clapton sound, from his guitar arrangements to his distinctive vocal sound.

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Virtual Writer's Workshop with M.G. Barlow: Writing Life Stories

Virtual Writer's Workshop with M.G. Barlow: Writing Life Stories

Jacob Jolliff: The Jacob Jolliff Band is regarded as one of the most cutting-edge progressive bluegrass groups on the scene today. They tour nationally in the US and have also travelled to Scotland and Australia to perform.

Eilen Jewell: “One of America’s most intriguing, creative, and idiosyncratic voices” (American Songwriter)

Plumfest: An island-wide celebration of live music and community!

36th Annual Chamber Golf Classic: Join us at the Renaissance Country Club in Haverhill, MA -- Not a golfer but want to join in on the fun after the golfing ends? Purchase a ticket to our After Party

Architectural Walking Tours: Newburyport’s Fashionable Old Houses - From the 18th and 19th centuries as found along High Street and the neighborhood near the Museum of Old Newbury. (Registration Required) Copy

Peter Mulvey: Peter's records span rock and roll, folk, Jazz, spoken word, and Americana. -- He folds everything he encounters into his work: poetry, social justice, scientific literacy, & a deeply abiding humanism are all on plain display in his art.

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Full Moon Story Slam – Frenemies: TASN’s Full Moon Story Slam is modeled after NPR’s Moth Radio Hour. It is a storytelling competition with a few simple criteria for both the official judges and the audience to vote for their favorites.

Full Moon Story Slam – Frenemies: TASN’s Full Moon Story Slam is modeled after NPR’s Moth Radio Hour. It is a storytelling competition with a few simple criteria for both the official judges and the audience to vote for their favorites.

Feeling Groovy: With a deep respect for the duo’s timeless music, Feeling Groovy reimagines the magic of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel’s collaboration that once dominated the folk scene.

Lisa Bastoni: Winner of 2019 New Folk at Kerrville Folk Festival has opened for/performed with Lori McKenna, Dar Williams, Regina Spektor, The Secret Sisters, Teddy Thompson, Rose Cousins, Mark Erelli, Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams, and many more.

Shemekia Copeland: Award-winning blues, soul and Americana singer Shemekia Copeland possesses one of the most instantly recognizable and deeply soulful roots music voices of our time.

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The hottest ticket in town: SEAFARING SOIREE GALA At the Blue Ocean.

The hottest ticket in town: SEAFARING SOIREE GALA At the Blue Ocean.

The 21st Annual Award-Winning Newburyport Documentary Film Festival

Suzy Bogguss: In the 1990s Suzy Bogguss sold 4 million records with radio hits like “Outbound Plane”, “Someday Soon”, and “Hey Cinderella.” Her latest offering, Prayin’ For Sunshine, is an Americana tour de force.

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Newburyport ArtWalk: Come visit art spots in Newburyport during this one-day event. A self-guided (mostly walking) tour of the art venues. Enjoy artist talks, demos, and light refreshments.

Newburyport ArtWalk: Come visit art spots in Newburyport during this one-day event. A self-guided (mostly walking) tour of the art venues. Enjoy artist talks, demos, and light refreshments.

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Make Your Own Fall Project Do-It-Yourself (DIY) with Jill Sczepanski and the HORT Program Planning Committee

Make Your Own Fall Project Do-It-Yourself (DIY) with Jill Sczepanski and the HORT Program Planning Committee

Spookley the Square Pumpkin: A Theatre For Young Audiences (TYA) musical with a big heart -- The Musical is no tricks and nothing but a treat for all ages!

Wooden Ships: The harmonies of Crosby, Stills & Nash like you’ve never heard them…. Sung by women!

Rocky Horror Picture Show

Mean Girls Teen Edition: Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois.

Gardens of the Hudson River Valley with Jana Milbocker

Albert Cummings: Cummings is a distinguished American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter whose commanding guitar work and Soulful Voice have made him a standout figure in the Contemporary Blues scene.

Full Moon Story Slam – Synchronicity

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Skylark Ensemble's 15th Season: An Evening with Skylark

Skylark Ensemble's 15th Season: An Evening with Skylark

YellowHouse Blues Band: A 9-piece, high energy blues band with horns and multiple singers.

Christmas with the King: Get ready to rock around the Christmas tree as New England’s #1 award-winning and internationally known ELVIS PRESLEY Tribute Artist, RICK ANTHONY, backed by his KING-SIZED show band, “The King’s Court."

Stanley Jordan Plays Jimi: World-renowned guitarist Stanley Jordan has developed a new live tribute show, but it’s not pure imitation. Instead Stanley builds on Jimi’s legacy in a creative way.

Grace Kelly: “…broad tone and tenacious flow on the alto saxophone… clearly in possession of virtuoso talents, impressive singing voice… flitting among a range of styles.” -New York Times

Skylark Ensemble's 15th Season: Illuminations

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2025 Winter Concert - Echoes of Winter: Location TBD

2025 Winter Concert - Echoes of Winter: Location TBD

Deep Blue C Studio Orchestra "A Christmas to Remember" - The 17-piece orchestra will be playing the Christmas songs that you most love. - Directed by Professor “Doc” Vose

Singer/Songwriter Christmas: Catie Curtis, Grace Morrison and Jesse Terry take the stage for an evening of music sprinkled with holiday classics. Celebrate the artistry of music with these incredible musicians all taking the stage together!

Skylark Ensemble's 15th Season: Seven Words from the Cross

Skylark Ensemble's 15th Season: Re-Imaginings

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