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Pride Weekend Kick-off Party!

Newburyport Pride Weekend Drag Show -- Varla Jean Merman: The Errors Tour

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Virtual -- Supporting People at Risk of Suicide, free and open to all

Virtual -- Supporting People at Risk of Suicide, free and open to all

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The GemsTones: A youthful 5-piece rock n’ roll and rockabilly band specializing in a mix of retro originals and hits from America’s decade; rockabilly, blues, country and rock n’ roll of the 1950’s!

The GemsTones: A youthful 5-piece rock n’ roll and rockabilly band specializing in a mix of retro originals and hits from America’s decade; rockabilly, blues, country and rock n’ roll of the 1950’s!

Kick-off the Newburyport Pride festival with flag raising at City Hall!

Youth Pride Event!

Newburyport Pride presents the Second Annual Big Gay Comedy Show!

Comedy Night at the Firehouse: Featuring headliner Paul Gilligan with Dave Russo, Jessica Casciano.

Newburyport Pride Parade!

Pride Festival!

Pride Prayers & Blessing of the Parade

New Queers' Eve: Pride Month Opening Gayla

Newburyport Pride Pawtry presented by Sweet Paws Rescue!

All About Mushrooms with Field Naturalist Jonathan Kranz, free and open to all

New England Entertainment NOW presents…The Bomb-itty of Errors, a rap parody of William Shakespeare’s “A Comedy of Errors”

Next Chapter Drop-in Book Group -- The Secrets We Kept by Laura Presscott, free and open to all, at the Senior Community Center

Mass Audubon Wednesday Morning Birding Drop-in Program - Sign-in (in person only) at Joppa Flats Education Center - Each Wednesday throughout the year (except July)

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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)

First Friday Lecture “General Ben Butler” by C.J. Fitzwater

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Artist Spotlight | Jessica Murr

Afternoon Movie Matinee: Better Man, free and open to all

National Juried Show

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Summer Gift Shop

Farm & Field Festival at Cider Hill Farm: Bands and instructors from Zach Field Drums & Music - FREE family-friendly music - Musical themed obstacle courses - Contests and games - Food and drink

46th Old Newbury Garden Tour: This year's theme is Revolutionary Gardens, an homage to innovative and original elements in our featured gardens! You'll enjoy access to the best we have to offer, from urban pocket gardens to larger, more formal landscapes.

Coombs & Blooms Ticketed Fundraiser: In collaboration with Museum of Old Newbury - Funds raised from this event will go to programming for community events, scholarships for local youth artists and the expansion of our education course catalog.

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Bridges and Borders: the Immigrant Experience -- a showcase recital of music representing the 23 countries of North America!

Bridges and Borders: the Immigrant Experience -- a showcase recital of music representing the 23 countries of North America!

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Fashion DeJa You: Dress and Look Your Best! -- Led by Janet Catherine Johnston (Central Congregational Church in NBPT)

Fashion DeJa You: Dress and Look Your Best! -- Led by Janet Catherine Johnston (Central Congregational Church in NBPT)

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

Virtual -- Inclusive and Diverse Book Recommendations, free and open to all

Virtual -- A History of Women's Work: The Evolution of Women's Working Lives, free and open to all

Middle Grade Book Club: Answers in the Pages by David Levithan -- free and open to all middle graders ages 8-12

Stars in Your Eyes: Developing a Psychic Sense with Janet Catherine Johnston. (Central Congregational Church, NBPT)

Afternoon Movie Matinee: Mickey 17, free and open to all

Fungi Foraging in Moseley Woods: Led by Jana Harris of Essex Forays, certified in Wild Mushroom Food Safety ... Registration Required.

2025 Strawberry Festival at Cider Hill Farm: Celebrate all things strawberries! Enjoy free live music, outdoor hard cider bar, family-friendly activities, hayrides, food truck, homemade strawberries treats and PYO strawberries.

"Comedy Night Feat" featuring Corey Rodrigues: Rodrigues is a regular in Las Vegas - Has been on Comedy Central and Gotham Comedy TV - Past winner of the Catch a New Rising Star comedy competition - Winner of the The Funniest Comic in New England Contest.

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Beginner Sewing Part 2

2025 Pollinator Festival at Cider Hill Farm: Cider Hill is celebrating all things bees, butterflies, birds, bats and ladybugs

Virtual -- Creating a Tech-Healthy Family, free and open to all

Drop-in Classics Book Group: Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison, free and open to all

Hybrid -- Circulo de Lectores: Drop-in Spanish Language Bookclub -- El murmullo de las abejas por Sofía Segovia, free and open to all

Newburyport's Road to Revolution Part VI - Bunker Hill: Heroes & Cowards: Come hear Alexander Cain's captivating talk on Newburyport in the early days of the Revolutionary War. (Firehouse Center for the Arts)

EXHIBITION OPENING: "The Clipper Ship Era": Curated by Kevin MacDonald

Afternoon Movie Matinee: The Day the Earth Blew Up, free and open to all

Rock 101: The Music and Stories of Ten Classic Songs

The Art of Container Gardening, free and open to all

Virtual -- Beachcombing for Signs of Life with Senior Naturalist Doug Lowry, free and open to all

Virtual -- Just the Facts Drop-in Non-Fiction Book Group -- Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America by Heather Cox Richardson, free and open to all

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Free Improv Show: Experience the culmination of our recent improv class, check out the Actors Studio and have a few laughs! Bring a friend, tell a friend & make new friends.

Free Improv Show: Experience the culmination of our recent improv class, check out the Actors Studio and have a few laughs! Bring a friend, tell a friend & make new friends.

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)

Ribbon Cutting for the USCG 4th Order Fresnel Lens and 1850’s Nbpt Waterfront Diorama by David Vine. 5:30pm

Afternoon Movie Matinee: I'm Still Here, free and open to all

250th ANNIVERSARY REVOLUTIONARY WAR PARADE

Maya de Vitry: Originally from Lancaster, PA, Maya de Vitry is a Nashville-based artist whose music blurs the lines of folk, indie rock, and Americana.

AI Unveiled: Exploring the Promise, Perils, and Potential of AI, free and open to all

Legally Blonde the Musical: Action-packed and exploding with memorable songs and dynamic dances – this musical is so much fun, it should be illegal!

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)

"Sweet Baby James" The #1 James Taylor Tribute singer-songwriter Bill Griese delights audiences using only his uncanny Taylor-like vocals & guitar playing, and a uniquely down-to-earth personality.

Mark Erelli: In 2020 Mark Erelli was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) - In a song from his new album "Lay Your Darkness Down" he sings, "You can’t live in fear/But you can use it as fuel for the fire.”

Blueberry & Flower Fest - Calling all blueberry and flower lovers! Enjoy live music, hard cider, family-friendly activities, hayrides, blueberry goods, cut-your-own bouquets and pick-your-own blueberries.

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)

Artist Spotlight | George Darcy

Blueberry & Flower Fest - Calling all blueberry and flower lovers! Enjoy live music, hard cider, family-friendly activities, hayrides, blueberry goods, cut-your-own bouquets and pick-your-own blueberries.

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)

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) Copy

Full Moon Story Slam – Frenemies

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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

Gardens of the Hudson River Valley with Jana Milbocker

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