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BOSTON CHARTER DAY
Category: Special Events
Telephone : 617-373-3853
various locations in and around Boston, 617-373-3853. Sep 4–7. Celebrate the 378th anniversary of the founding of Boston with a series of educational and entertaining events including lectures about and cultural explorations of the earliest Native American inhabitants of Massachusetts, Boston Harbor Islands tours and free admission to museums like the Old State House and Boston Historical Society Museum. For a full schedule of events visit www.bostoncharterday.org.
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BRIMFIELD ANTIQUE SHOW
Category: Special Events
Telephone : 617-491-3434
Brimfield Fairgrounds, take Mass Pike West to Route 20 West (Exit 9), Brimfield, 617-491-3434. Sep 2–7 from 6 a.m.–6 p.m. Some areas require an entrance fee, usually $5. The Brimfield Antiques Show began in the 1950s and has become the largest and best-known antiques show in the U.S. with over 5,000 dealers from all over the country. The show has a carnival-like atmosphere, appropriate for all ages, and is located along a one-mile stretch on both sides of Route 20.
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GLOUCESTER SCHOONER FESTIVAL
Category: Special Events
Telephone : 978-283-1601
various harbor locations, Gloucester, 978-283-1601. Aug 29–Sep 1. The historic maritime community of Gloucester hosts the 24th annual Gloucester Schooner Festival, where sailing vessels old and new, large and small, fill the harbor for a parade of sail, as well as to compete in the traditional Mayor’s Race. Other highlights include demonstrations and historical lectures, a gala fireworks display, games and activites for the children, food vendors and live musical entertainment.
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KOOZA
Category: Special Events
Telephone : 800-678-5440
Bayside Expo Center, 800-678-5440. Sep 5 & 6 at 4 and 8 p.m., Sep 7 at 1 and 5 p.m. Tickets: $55–125; seniors & students $49.50–112.50; children (2–12) $38.50–87.50. Cirque du Soleil returns to Boston with its newest show, Kooza, in a brand-new location: under the blue-and-yellow big top at the Bayside Expo Center. The show returns to Cirque’s original circus traditions of acrobatics and clowning, marrying the jaw-dropping skills of the performers to a narrative about human connection and the duality of good and bad.
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MSPCA WALK FOR ANIMALS
Category: Special Events
Telephone : 617-522-9255
Boston Common, 617-522-WALK. Sep 7 at 11 a.m. Join thousands of animal lovers and their pets for this annual fundraising event for the MSPCA. Watch or participate in a 1.5 mile walk around the Common or enjoy the raffles, contests, MSPCA adoption booth and other activities for visitors both two-legged and four-legged.
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NORTH END FEASTS AND PROCESSIONS
Category: Special Events
The North End. www.northendboston.com. Boston’s “Little Italy” honors patron saints and the neighborhood’s culture with weekend festivals featuring Italian delicacies, streetside bands playing Sicilian melodies and vendors offering authentic wares on the cobblestoned paths dressed with garlands. Aug 29–31—St. Anthony’s Feast; Sep 1—St. Lucy’s Feast.
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