What are some prominant MASSACHUSETTS or NEW ENGLAND holidays/festivals?
FEBRUARY Dartmouth Winter Carnival, Hanover NH, Dartmouth College’s annual snow celebration. APRIL Boothbay Harbor Fishermen’s Festival, Boothbay Harbor ME, second weekend, with seafood feasts, exhibits and games. Patriots Day (April 19th), is a public holiday in Massachusetts, with re-enactment of the battles between Minutemen and Redcoats at Lexington Green and Concord North Bridge in Massachusetts, with real musket fire (but no bullets). To do it right, be at Lexington Green before dawn (5 am) for the Lexington battle, then walk along Battle Road to Concord North Bridge (eight miles) for the Concord fight. The world-famous Boston Marathon is run on Patriots Day as well. MAY Memorial Day, the last Monday in May, and the weekend preceding it, are the unofficial beginning of New England’s summer tourism season. Lobster Weekend at Mystic Seaport in Mystic CT; lobster feasts and live entertainment in late May. Brimfield Antiques Fair, Brimfield MA, near Old Sturbridge Village; up to 2000
JANUARY First Night, New Year’s Eve. The arrival of the new year is celebrated with festivities in Boston MA, Burlington VT, and 16 other New England cities and towns. More… Stowe Winter Carnival, Stowe VT, with ski races, parties and other festivities, many of them outdoors. FEBRUARY Dartmouth Winter Carnival, Hanover NH, Dartmouth College’s annual snow celebration. MARCH Maine Maple Sunday, third Sunday, when maple sugarhouses throughout the state open their doors to visitors. APRIL Boothbay Harbor Fishermen’s Festival, Boothbay Harbor ME, second weekend, with seafood feasts, exhibits and games. Patriots Day (April 19th), is a public holiday in Massachusetts, with re-enactment of the battles between Minutemen and Redcoats at Lexington Green and Concord North Bridge in Massachusetts, with real musket fire (but no bullets). To do it right, be at Lexington Green before dawn (5 am) for the Lexington battle, then walk along Battle Road to Concord North Bridge (eight miles) for the Conco
It is a very festive day to be in Massachusetts! Patriots’ Day (sometimes spelled Patriot’s Day or Patriots Day) is a civic holiday commemorating the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the first battles of the American Revolutionary War. It is observed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and state of Maine (once part of Massachusetts), and is a public school observance day in Wisconsin. Observances and re-enactments of these first battles of the American Revolution occur annually at Lexington Green in Lexington, Massachusetts, (around 6am) and The Old North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts (around 9am). In the morning, a mounted reenactor with State Police escort retraces Paul Revere’s ride, calling out warnings the whole way. Traditionally it was designated as April 19 in observance of the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the first battles of the American Revolutionary War. Since 1969, however, the holiday has been observed on the third Monday in
JANUARY First Night, New Year’s Eve. The arrival of the new year is celebrated with festivities in Boston MA, Burlington VT, and 16 other New England cities and towns. More… Stowe Winter Carnival, Stowe VT, with ski races, parties and other festivities, many of them outdoors. FEBRUARY Dartmouth Winter Carnival, Hanover NH, Dartmouth College’s annual snow celebration. MARCH Maine Maple Sunday, third Sunday, when maple sugarhouses throughout the state open their doors to visitors. APRIL Boothbay Harbor Fishermen’s Festival, Boothbay Harbor ME, second weekend, with seafood feasts, exhibits and games. Patriots Day (April 19th), is a public holiday in Massachusetts, with re-enactment of the battles between Minutemen and Redcoats at Lexington Green and Concord North Bridge in Massachusetts, with real musket fire (but no bullets). To do it right, be at Lexington Green before dawn (5 am) for the Lexington battle, then walk along Battle Road to Concord North Bridge (eight miles) for the Conco
It is a very festive day to be in Massachusetts! Patriots’ Day (sometimes spelled Patriot’s Day or Patriots Day) is a civic holiday commemorating the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the first battles of the American Revolutionary War. It is observed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and state of Maine (once part of Massachusetts), and is a public school observance day in Wisconsin. Observances and re-enactments of these first battles of the American Revolution occur annually at Lexington Green in Lexington, Massachusetts, (around 6am) and The Old North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts (around 9am). In the morning, a mounted reenactor with State Police escort retraces Paul Revere’s ride, calling out warnings the whole way. Traditionally it was designated as April 19 in observance of the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the first battles of the American Revolutionary War. Since 1969, however, the holiday has been observed on the third Monday in
