New England Festivals, June-October 2023 Features Irish, Celtic, Classical, Seafood + Culinary Celebrations

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The Boston Irish Tourism Association has issued its annual roundup of top outdoor festivals in New England this summer and fall. The list includes a variety of Irish and Celtic festivals, as well as classical and folk music gatherings, plus a selection of seafood, culinary and beer fests.   You can find more details on each event at BITA’s festival page. 

MAY 
May 20-21 
Bowen's Wharf 
Newport, RI 

JUNE 
June 17 
Blackstone River Theatre’s 
Diamond Hill Park 
Cumberland, RI 

June 17
Irish Cultural Centre
Canton, MA

 June 24-25 
Governor Hutchinson's Field Adams Street
Milton, MA 

JULY 
July 4-23
Various Locations
Newport, RI 

July 15 
Look Park 
Florence, (Northampton), MA 

July 28-30 
Fort Adams Park
Newport, RI 

July 28-30 
Downtown
Lowell, MA 

AUGUST 
August 26 
Hartford, VT 

SEPTEMBER 
September 14-17 
Rockport Music Presents 
Rockport, MA 

September 16-18 
Loon Mountain, Lincoln, NH 

OCTOBER 
October 14-15 
Bowen's Wharf
Newport, RI 

October 21 
Irish Cultural Centre of Greater Boston 
200 New Boston Drive 
Canton, MA

For a full list of concerts, museum exhibits and cultural activities this summer, go to IrishMassachusetts.com.

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