Events

Without a doubt, New Bedford has come to host some awesome annual festivals.  Whether it’s the thousands of people cramming into Madeira Field for the Feast, dozens of bands taking the stage all weekend at Summerfest or locals providing demonstrations of the fishing industry at the Working Waterfront Festival; New …

Ten new digital cameras were donated this past week to ArtWorks! by the Photographic Historical Society of New England, in support of the Kids with Cameras side of the ‘Postcards From New Bedford: a Photostory Project’. Project organizers have extended the registration deadline to Friday, August 17th and encourage city youth ages …

The Working Waterfront Festival is pleased to announce the release of Something Fishy, a live recording of poetry and stories from the Festival. Over the past 8 years every Festival performance has been recorded. This CD compilation represents some of the best stories and poems and features festival favorites: Dave …

Summertime is the best time to enjoy free entertainment in your local national park! The Johnson Girls will be performing maritime music in the garden area of New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park in downtown New Bedford on Thursday evening, August 9 from 6:30 to 7:30 PM as part of …

Welcome aboard as New Bedford, America’s largest commercial fishing port, hosts the 9th Working Waterfront Festival. The FREE event takes place September 29th and 30th on the working piers and waterfront parks of the historic Port of New Bedford. Free parking is available at the Elm Street Garage with a …

On Sunday, August 19, 2012, the New Bedford Preservation Society will present the first of two cemetery tours focusing on the Civil War period. The first tour will take place at Rural Cemetery in New Bedford, where portrayers in historical costumes will depict New Bedford’s famous and not-so-famous at grave …

The Dock-U-Mentaries Film Series continues Friday, August 17th at 7 PM with Deep Waters. Dock-U-Mentaries is a co-production of New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park and the Working Waterfront Festival. Films about the working waterfront are screened on the third Friday of each month beginning at 7:00 PM in the …

Quakers. For some, this religious group is associated with the past. And while it’s true that Quakers were instrumental in the founding of “Old Dartmouth” (the greater New Bedford area), Quakers are still very much alive, present, and steeped in strong religious conviction on the South Coast. Explore the Quaker …

The New Bedford Feast of the Blessed Sacrament, a.k.a. the Portuguese Feast, a.k.a. Madeira Feast is the largest event the city has every year.  More than that, it is the largest Portuguese feast in the world and the largest ethnic festival in New England.  The feast was founded in 1915 …

The Country Club of New Bedford will host the international touring band BRASS TRANSIT, the musical legacy of Chicago, with a percentage of proceeds to benefit the Schwartz Center for Children. The concert will take place on Friday, August 17 at 8:00 p.m. on the grounds of the Country Club …