Three Cool Festivals - Seafood, Beer + Poe - in New England This Weekend, October 19-20, 2024

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Bowen's Wharf Seafood Festival 

October 19 - 20
Discover Newport Presents:
Bowen's Wharf Seafood Festival
13 Bowen's Wharf, Newport, RI 02840
discovernewport.org
Historic Bowen’s Wharf in downtown Newport, RI  hosts the 33rd annual Bowen’s Wharf Seafood Festival. Named one of the “10 Fabulous Fall Festivals on the Coast,” by Coastal Living Magazine, this event is an open invitation for all to come back to the waterfront after the rush of the summer season! Honoring the harvest of the sea, this Festival offers fresh local seafood, continuous live music and family fun.  Admission is free, and attendees can purchase food and beverages at the vendor booths.  Rain or shine under the festival tents!



ICC's Boston Irish Beer Fest



October 19
Irish Cultural Centre Presents 
5th Annual Boston Irish Beer Fest
200 New Boston Drive, Canton 
FThe all-day event on the spacious Centre grounds features live music and singing, children's activities, beer tastings, and family fun that highlight Irish culture and heritage. The main attraction of the day is the variety of vendors offering tastings of their finest brews, whiskeys and cider. Beers include authentic Irish ales and stouts and local craft brews with unique flavors such as pumpkin and ginger brews. A full menu of food is available too, including Guinness Stew, Kerry Gold Cheese Burgers, Irish Seafood Chowder and Fish & Chips.
Poe in Lowell Festival 

October 19-20
Various locations in Lowell 
Boston-born short story master Edgar Allan Poe visited Lowell three times in the 1840s, and apparently loved it. Lowell is returning the love with a new festival, Poe in Lowell. Highlights include the "Writing to Scare Yourself: Horror Workshop" on Saturday afternoon followed by an art show and soiree at the Z Gallery in the evening. Then on Sunday check out the Poe Brunch at Lala Books on Market Street, Roger Corman's The Raven film at Luna Theatre, and The Edgar Allan Poe Show at the Overlook at Mill No 5 on Jackson Street. 

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