We like to enjoy a bit of the shivers at Halloween without indulging in too, too much physical exertion or discomfort. If you’re like us, a list of Massachusetts’s haunted places, cunningly presented by Thrillist, may interest you. Lots of “haunted” places to visit, but many are also comfortable restaurants, B&Bs or adventure walks. Here…
Boston International Fine Art Show – October 18-21 in Boston, MA Exhibit of artworks, fine jewelry, porcelain sculpture and Oriental rugs. Special programs feature speakers, panel discussions, expert collectors, book signings and more throughout the weekend. Lecture and demo topics includes such intriguing titles as “Unlocking the Power of Art,” “Appreciated Assets, Capital Gains, and Opportunity…
Love Halloween? Here’s a big list of fun Halloween celebrations, from haunted castles, houses, and forests to parties for little kids. Click on the link at each listing and find the goofy, fire-lit, pumpkin-heavy, costumed celebration perfect for you. Listings are by state, for Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Connecticut. Big thanks to Boston…
You think YOUR Halloween costume is gruesome?? Check out this guy, a featured host at “Spooky Science of the Sea” at New Bedford Whaling Museum in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Find lots of fun Halloween events all over New England for kids and adults at our Calendar.
Boothbay Fall Fest — October 6 in Boothbay, Maine Every Columbus Day Weekend the Boothbay Railway Village’s Village Green welcomes dozens of vendors of handmade items and fabulous food along with a wide variety of live entertainment. Take a ride on the steam train and hear its whistle resonate through the crisp fall air. Map. …
The annual Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at beautiful Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, Rhode Island, is absolutely one of the very best fall events in all of New England, and it seems to get better with each passing year. The carving artistry and landscaping of the jacks is out of this world. It’s one of those…
Among the glorious fun and foolery coming up this Columbus Day weekend 2018 in New England is the Fall Festival and North American Wife-Carrying Championships October 6-7 at Sunday River ski area in Newry, Maine. Map. The Wife-Carrying Championship on Saturday at South Ridge is possibly the most outrageous event of a weekend that also…
There are only two Saturdays — October 6 and 13 — left in this season to indulge in the guided Saturday Strolls at Blithewold, a glorious garden mansion on the shore of Narragansett Bay in Bristol, Rhode Island. Map. Docents tell the story of the Van Wickle and the McKee families, the original owners of…
Halloween is a great, easy-going season of guilt-free, free-form fun – as much or as little as you like – for adults and kids. Salem, Massachusetts, the Witch City, has plenty of truly scary and eerie activities in October, but also lots of silly fun for kids, at its Wicked Wednesday programs. Kids and parents…
Wolfe’s Neck Farm at 184 Burnett Road in Freeport, Maine, celebrates the arrival of fall with a different theme each weekend. Come over every Saturday and Sunday for hayrides, food workshops and demonstrations, music, food and more! Each weekend is unique and will offer activities for all ages. Map. September 29-30 theme is Music Mayhem…