Several events are planned in New Bedford throughout Memorial Day weekend to honor the courageous men and women who lost their lives serving the United States of America. Saturday, May 26th, 2012 9:00 am at Rural Cemetery The Greater New Bedford Civil War Round Table will conduct a memorial exercise …

This weekend kicks of the the major event season in New Bedford. There are 11 major events and festivals between now and the end of October with three of them occurring this weekend. All of these and other events can be found on our Event Calendar. Here are 10 things to do …

Easter weekend is a great time to get the kids out of the house for an Easter Egg Hunt! This year there are several cities hosting Easter Egg Hunts and other events to include New Bedford, Fairhaven, Wareham and Mattapoisett. Know of an Easter weekend event that we missed? Post a …

The fourth annual Downtown Run will be held in conjunction with the New Bedford Half Marathon on Sunday, March 18, 2012 from 12 – 5 pm. Downtown New Bedford, Inc. organized this event and produced a brochure and map guiding visitors (can be viewed/printed at the bottom of this article) to …

Trivia question of the week: Herman Melville sets sail from New Bedford harbor on a ship called? Last week’s answer is at the bottom of the article. Sunny skies are ahead for the weekend. New England weather can be unpredictable like last weekend so let’s enjoy this one. We were …

Trivia question of the week: Today we carve pumpkins for Halloween, what was used before the pumpkin? Last week’s answer is at the bottom of the article. Halloween is here!  There are many costume parties, haunted houses and events going on in New Bedford this weekend.  Warm weather has come …

The answer to last week’s trivia question is at the bottom of the page. Here is this week’s trivia question: What is the oldest theater in New Bedford? I am no weatherman, and recently my weather predictions seem to be off, but that is New England, unpredictable.  The fall has …

Trivia question: What’s the world’s largest fair that has been going on for over 200 years?  To find out the answer come back next week to the weekend guide. (Hint: Many cities have smaller versions of this fair.) Beautiful weather is ahead of us for the weekend.  It’s welcoming that …

Rain, rain go away!  Well at least let us enjoy the weekend after working hard all week! Unfortunately the forecast for Friday and Saturday calls for rain.  Sunday may be the best day out of the weekend so let’s keep our fingers crossed.  On the positive side the front is …

Watch out New Bedford – Hurricane Irene is headed this way!  The Weather Channel has put out a warning for an extraordinary threat as “Hurricane Irene roars towards the U.S. as a potentially devastating Category 3 storm, impacting millions of people from the Carolinas to New England.”  To be totally …