Events

The Dock-U-Mentaries Film Series continues on Friday, July 15th at 7:00 PM with Guardians of the Gate: The Surfboats. Dock-U-Mentaries is a co-production of New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park and the New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center. Films about the working waterfront are screened on the third Friday of each …

Photo: Yoga on Union instructors Larissa Brum and Christian Kline Summertime is the perfect time to get outside and exercise. People who want to start to get moving can do it this summer! New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park announces Beginner Yoga in the Garden. The free program is designed …

Whaling log books contain more than just words. The capture of a whale was often marked in the book by an ink stamp of a whale. On Thursday, July 14, from 6-8 PM, join Ruth and Abby, the National Park’s 1850s ladies, to make your own whale stamp reminiscent of …

The sea is so vast, so powerful, and unites us all. The sea has also inspired people to write songs about it. This Thursday, July 14, New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park kicks off its 2016 Thursdays in the Park Concert Series from 6:30-7:30 PM with singer Jackson Gillman, singing …

Photo: Women in World Jazz What better way to spend a summer evening than to take in a free concert in a garden setting? New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park has announced its 2016 Thursdays in the Park Concert Series. The concerts take place Thursday evenings each week during the …

After some seriously balmy temperatures this week, how will the weekend fare? More of the same! Around 80 degrees the entire weekend, Saturday and Sunday rain is forecasted. Saturday will be mostly cloudy with “a” thunderstorm. Sunday will be partly sunny with “a” thunderstorm. A 30 minute thunderstorm or an …

Mayor Jon Mitchell has announced that the City of New Bedford will again present a series of free evening concerts on City Pier 3 on the waterfront, as well as during lunchtime in Custom House Square during the months of July and August. This is the fourth consecutive summer that …

After a wet, thunderstorm filled start to the weekend, we’ll switch over to “sunny and breezy.” No rain is forecasted and it will be a warm 80 degrees on Saturday and Sunday. Perfectly pleasant low of 60 all weekend means evenings will be perfect for being outdoors, perhaps in the …

The New Bedford Feast of the Blessed Sacrament, a.k.a. the Portuguese Feast, a.k.a. Madeira Feast is the largest event New Bedford 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 …

CHRISTOPHER JAMES FARIAS SATURDAY, JULY 9, 2016 7:30 pm, doors open 7 pm Paskamansett Concert Series at THE DARTMOUTH GRANGE 1133 Fisher Road, Dartmouth, MA $15 general admission ($12 for children under 18, seniors 60 and over, and college students); $35 family admission. Bring along dinner or snacks and non-alcoholic …