Students and parents are invited to Gloucester Community Arts Charter School to come see the School Facility, meet the educators, see a class and talk with parents of students! Gloucester Community Arts Charter School encourages kids to be curious, engaged and community aware.
Join Eastern Point Day School for a fun day of music, hay rides, face painting, pumpkin crafts, story telling, raffle, artisan and food. Be sure to ask about the Eastern Point Day School admissions Open House.
Animal teeth and bones can tell us a lot about how the animal moved, how intelligent is was and even what kind of food they ate. At this family adventure, we’ll take a close-up look at the skulls and bones of animals to discover what kind of life the animal led and what made up its diet!
Join the Cape Ann Museum for a walking tour of Fitz Henry Lane's Gloucester for Trails & Sails. Stroll through this nineteenth century maritime artist's Gloucester neighborhood. Walk past some of the views captured in his landscape paintings and learn about Lane's active participation in the community. Finish at the Cape Ann Museum which is home to the preeminent collection of paintings and drawings by Fitz Henry Lane.
The HMS Bounty will come to Gloucester on Saturday, September 1 and stay through the weekend offering public tours as part of the Gloucester Schooner Festival 2025! Tours will run Saturday and Sunday 10am-5pm.
The Whalemobile is coming to Maritime Gloucester! Join whale naturalist Cynde McInnis for a very special Creature of the Week, featuring a life-sized inflatable humpback whale named Nile. Kids will develop an awareness of and fascination for whales that inspires them to care about the oceans and the wild world around us. Great for PreK - 6 yrs with an adult.
Please join us for the "Night Sky" as the Museum of Science brings their inflatable planetarium to City Hall. Kids can explore the night sky, learn about the stars nearby and get some useful tips for stargazing in the back yard. This program is for Children ages 6 and over. Please register. Space is limited.
Unleash your inner detective with this unique opportunity. Get your hands dirty using state of the art technology to characterize a fish by its DNA and protein structures. Work with our own Mary Kay Taylor, and with Emily Chandler of the Large Pelagics Research Center (http://tunalab.org) to learn the latest techniques for identifying and labeling fish meat. This is our newest marine science class. Due to inquiries it has been opened to curious adults.
It is time to get out your dancing shoes. The waterfront party of last summer is back. The North Shore Jazz Project is pleased to present a joint fundraiser with the Maritime Gloucester, on August 4th, 6:30-9:30 p.m. on Gloucester’s beautiful waterfront. There's a free drum workshop at the at the waterfront from 3-4:30.
Art Haven is celebrating their four-year anniversary by opening a brand new community center around the corner at 11 Pleasant Street! This new community center will be the headquarters for creative high school and adult programming on Cape Ann, but the whole family can come celebrate!
The grand opening celebration will showcase art by talented, local, students, snacks from local restaurants, and fun projects for younger kids to participate in during the festivities!
