Yankee Homecoming invites you to join us in cheering for our talented students as we bring back our High School Battle of the Bands in a new virtual format! Local High School aged bands will compete to see who rises to the top to win cash and prizes! Watch local student bands battle it out online and help your favorite band by voting for them!
The Annual Revere Beach National Sand Sculpting Festival is a fun family event that inspires the inner artist in all of us! The festival is a greatly anticipated annual summer event in the Greater Boston area with approximately 1 million attendees over 3 days. Master sand sculptors from around the world compete in this national contest that attracts international, national and regional media coverage. 2022’s theme will be “Wonders of the World”.
This is the 10th Annual contest at beautiful Plum Island Airport. This is a unique venue since we are literally on the road to the beach, so spectators often are present. We love our spectators and community at Plum Island and they love to see the scale aerobatics and of course our jet events.
The Fish Box Derby Race is a family event that focuses on teamwork and fun! Contestants race their own cars, built on their design and with the assistance of their parent, grandparent, or other adult influence in their lives. Boys and Girls from ages eight to fourteen are eligible to enter (there are no fees to enter). The cars reflect each individual style and mechanical abilities.
The Lip Sync returns with a bang during Homecoming week, as parks and camps look to dance their way to victory! This special competition will be sure to provide some stellar songs and dances for the entire city of Beverly to see. Who will win!? All parks and camps look to get revenge on Centerville, the current reigning champs. The renewed rivalry between Counselors and CITs will also be at the forefront of this fantastic event.
Come to Marini Farm for the Tree Jubilee fundraiser to benefit The Ipswich Humane Group. Tour the gallery of beautifully decorated trees and wreaths donated by local organizations, families, and businesses then choose the ones you want a chance to win! More than 50 spectacularly decorated trees and wreaths will be raffled off (decorations and all!) at the end of the Jubilee. You never know what our participants will decorate their trees with!
Everybody is invited to enter the Gingerbread Contest for the Middle Street Walk in Gloucester this year! Groups and individuals are encouraged to get creative and come up with entries that can take any shape. All entries will be judged during the Middle Street walk with winners being announced at 1pm in Gloucester City Hall.
Amesbury Sports Park will be hosting the 1st annual Helicopter Egg Drop-Palooza fundraising event for Lucy's Love Bus! 30,000 eggs full of treats and prizes, helicopter rides, pony rides, Bunny Hop Dance-Off, face painting, egg dyeing and a performance by AHMIR will all be part of the celebration! There's a limit of 5,000 tickets for this family-friendly event, so get your tickets today!
The Topsfield Fair is a perennial favorite for us. We love fruits and vegetables, and are always on the lookout for the winning 'biggest pumpkin'. Another favorite is checking out the pigs and other farm animals, as well as the interesting variety of guinea pigs and rabbits.
Come to Cider Hill Farm where Amesbury's Local 1783 is bringing the heat! The fire crew will be onsite cooking up hot ears of Cider Hill Farm corn. 1 for $3 or 2 for $5. 100% of proceeds go to Amesbury Fire Department.
