From daffodils to music, seafood, and holiday light boat parades, there’s something for everybody in the 2026 Massachusetts Events Calendar.
Mid-April-May 10 – Daffodil and Tulip Festival at Naumkeag (Stockbridge)
April 24-26 – New England Folk Festival (Marlborough)
April 24-26 – Nantucket Daffodil Festival (Nantucket)
May 2-10 – Cider Hill Tulip Fest (Amesbury)
May 23-24 – Massachusetts Sheep & Woodcraft Fair (Cummington)
June 19-21 – Green River Festival (Greenfield)
June 26-28 – Solid Sounds Festival (North Adams)
July 15-19 – Buzzards Bay Musicfest (Marion)
July 18-19 – Levitate Music and Arts Festival (Marshfield)
August 7-9 – Littleville Fair (Chester)
August 21-22 – Breakaway Music Fest (Worcester)
August 21-30 – Marshfield Fair (Marshfield)
Labor Day Weekend – RPM Fest (Montague)
September 4-7 – The Spencer Fair (Spencer)
September 18-October 4 – The Big E (West Springfield)
September 19 – South Shore Lobsterfest (Marshfield)
September 26 – Oysterfest in The Port (Newburyport)
October 2-12 – The Topsfield Fair (Topsfield)
October 11 – New Bedford Seaport Chowder Fest (New Bedford)
November 27-December 27 – Christmas by Candlelight (Old Sturbridge Village)
December 4-6 – Nantucket Christmas Stroll (Nantucket)
December 5-6 – Stockbridge Main Street at Christmas (Stockbridge)
December 4-12 – Yuletide at Storrowton Village Museum (West Springfield)
December 6-30 – Boston’s Winterfest (Charlestown)
For a complete list of 2026 New England Festivals, Fairs & Events, click here. Did we miss your event? Then click here and send along the details and we will get it added to our list!
*Editor’s Note: The 2026 Events Calendar was started in late April 2026. Want to add your event for this year or 2027? Then click here!
Photo courtesy of Big E Facebook page.
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