APRIL:
10 Sunday
Open House
The Bridgeview School
2 p.m.–4 p.m. • 508-888-3567
18–22 Monday–Friday
Vacation Camp
Wareham Recreation Depart.
508-291-3100 ext. 3159
21 Thursday
Salute to Spring Festival
Porter Thermometer Museum
7 p.m. • 508-295-5504
29–30 Friday–Saturday
11th Annual High School
Marine Environmental
Symposium Massachusetts
Maritime Academy
800-544-3411
MAY:
Feather Fest
Buttonwood Park Zoo
508-991-4556
Spring on the Farm
Buttonwood Park Zoo
508-991-4556
1 Sunday
WalkAmerica
March of Dimes
9 a.m.: Registration
10 a.m.: Walk-party to follow
508-790-1093
8 Sunday
Mother’s Day at the Zoo
Buttonwood Park Zoo
508-991-4556
12 Thursday
Congressman Delahunt’s
Annual Service Academy;
also, ROTC Information Night
Massachusetts Maritime
Academy
800-544-3411
13 Friday
Open House
Massachusetts Maritime
Academy
800-544-3411
13–15 Friday–Sunday
24th Annual Green Briar
Herb Festival
Green Briar Nature Center
10 a.m.–4 p.m. • 508-888-6870
14 Saturday
Maritime Day
Heritage Museums & Gardens
10 a.m.–4 p.m. • 508-888-3300
14–22 Saturday–Sunday
Maritime Days
Cape Cod Chamber, Arts Foundation of Cape Cod and
Cape Cod Commission
For complete Calendar of Events call 508-362-3225
21 Saturday
Mazefest – Family/Children Festival
Heritage Museums & Gardens
10 a.m.–4 p.m. • 508-888-3300
21–29 Saturday–Sunday
14th Annual Striper Tourn.
Cape Cod Canal Region Chamber of Commerce
508-759-6000
23 Monday
Summer Food Show
Cirelli Foods
9 a.m.–4 p.m. • 508-947-8778
27 Friday
Golf Tournament
Onset Bay Association
508-295-7072
27 friday
Sagamore Cemetery
Tour -– Bourne Historical Society
10 a.m. • 508-759-8167
JUNE:
Biodiversity Day
Buttonwood Park Zoo
508-991-4556
June 1 through August 15
Bourne Braves Baseball –
2005 Season
508-888-5080
4 Saturday
Rock ‘n’ Roll Ramble
Automobile Show
Heritage Museums & Gardens
10 a.m.–4 p.m. • 508-888-3300
11 Saturday
Annual Green Briar
Strawberry Festival
Green Briar Nature Center
11 a.m.–2 p.m. • 508-888-6870
16 Thursday
Salute to Summer Festival
Porter Thermometer Museum
7 p.m. • 508-295-5504
17 Friday
Summer Exhibit:“What Will They Think of Next?”
Bourne Historical Society
6:30 p.m.–8 p.m. • 508-759-8167
18 Saturday
Swan Festival
Wareham Village Association
10 a.m.–4 p.m. • 508-291-3677
(Rain Date: Sunday, June 19)
18 Saturday
Peters Pond Rib & Brisketfest
Peters Pond Park, Sandwich
All day • 781-834-7721
18 Saturday
MMA Graduation
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
800-544-3411
18 Saturday
Walk Through History
Aptucxet Trading Post Museum
7 p.m. • 508-759-8167
18 Saturday
British on the Green
Automobile Show
Heritage Museums & Gardens
10 a.m.–2 p.m. • 508-888-3300
19 Sunday
Father’s Day at the Zoo
Buttonwood Park Zoo
508-991-4556
25 Saturday
Poker Run
Onset Bay Association
508-295-7072
25 Saturday
Strawberry Festival
Aptucxet Trading Post Museum
11 a.m.–3 p.m. • 508-759-8167
29 Wednesday
Acoustic Music Series
Onset Bay Association
7 p.m. • 508-295-7072
JULY:
Annual Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Pow Wow
508-477-0200 (call for details)
Bug-a-rama
Buttonwood Park Zoo
508-991-4556
7, 14, 21, 28Thursday
“Concert In The Park” Series
Cape Cod Canal Region
Chamber of Commerce
Buzzards Bay Park Gazebo
7 p.m. • 508-759-6000
4 Monday
Independence Day Activities
Sandwich Recreation Depart.
508-888-4361
4 Monday
Wareham Fireworks
Onset Beach, Onset
4 Monday
Sand and Castle Contest,
Onset Beach
Wareham Recreation Depart.
508-291-3100 ext. 3159
4 Monday
Bike Parade & Games
Bourne Recreation Depart.
10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. • 508-743-3003
5–9 Tuesday–Saturday
Sandwich Town Fair
Sandwich Recreation Department
6:30 p.m. • 508-888-4361
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6 Wednesday
Enchanted Gardens of Woods Hole, Cape Cod
Heritage Museums & Gardens
10 a.m.–4 p.m. • 508-888-3300
6, 13, 20, 27 Wednesdays
Acoustic Music Series
Onset Bay Association
7 p.m. • 508-295-7072
8, 15, 22, 29Friday
Family Fun – Fridays Live!
Heritage Museums & Gardens
11 a.m. • 508-888-3300
11–15 Monday–Friday
Children’s Arts Camp
Onset Creative Arts Association
508-295-1501
July 11 through August 29 (Mondays)
Story Hour at the Gray Gables Railroad Station
Bourne Historical Society
10:30 a.m. • 508-759-8167
13, 27 Wednesday
American Echoes Concert Series First Performance by
Livingston Taylor
Heritage Museums & Gardens
7:30 p.m. • 508-888-3300
14 Thursday
Historic House & Garden Tour
Sagamore Beach Colony Club
10 a.m.–3 p.m. • 508-888-2181
15 Friday
Evening By The Sea Auction – Silent Auction & Dinner
Hospice & Palliative Care of Cape Cod
Starting at 5 p.m. • 508-957-0257
16 Saturday
Colonial Day
Aptucxet Trading Post Museum
11 a.m.–3 p.m. • 508-759-8167
16 Saturday
Illumination Night
Onset Bay Association
508-295-7072
16–17 Saturday–Sunday
Waterfront Festival
Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce
508-830-1620
20 Wednesday
Sandwich Garden Tour & Tea
Thornton W. Burgess Society Museum
11 a.m.–3 p.m. • 508-888-6870
22–30 Friday–Saturday
Barnstable County Fair
Barnstable County Fairgrounds
508-563-3200
23 Saturday
Enchanted Evening Gala Fundraiser
Heritage Museums & Gardens
6 p.m.–Midnight • 508-888-3300
July 23 through August 20 (Saturdays)
Walk Through History
Aptucxet Trading Post Museum
7 p.m. • 508-759-8167
July 25 through August 4
The Head Of The Bay Classic Horse Shows
Grazing Fields Farm
508-759-3763
July through October
Walking Tours: Style & Substance: The Architecture of Sandwich Village
Sandwich Glass Museum
508-888-0251 (call for details)
Walking Tours: Stones
of Times: Sandwich Old
Town Cemetery
Sandwich Glass Museum
508-888-0251 (call for details)
AUGUST:
Zookeeper Day
Buttonwood Park Zoo
508-991-4556
2–4 Tuesday–Thursday
Circus Smirkus
Heritage Museums & Gardens
2 p.m. & 7 p.m. • 508-888-3300
3 Wednesday
Acoustic Music Series
Onset Bay Association
7 p.m. • 508-295-7072
4, 11, 18 Thursday
“Concert In The Park” Series
Cape Cod Canal Region
Chamber of Commerce
Buzzards Bay Park Gazebo
7 p.m. • 508-759-6000
(Rain Date: Thursday, August 25)
5, 12, 19 Friday
Family Fun – Fridays Live!
Heritage Museums & Gardens
11 a.m. • 508-888-3300
6 Saturday
Green Briar Blueberry Festival
Green Briar Nature Center
11 a.m.–2 p.m. • 508-888-6870
8 Monday
Golf Tournament
Boys & Girls Club of Cape Cod
Registration & Lunch
10 a.m.–12 p.m.
Shotgun at Noon
508-477-8845
10 Wednesday
Peter Rabbit’s Animal Day
Thornton W. Burgess Society Museum
10 a.m.–2 p.m. • 508-888-6870
10, 24 Wednesday
American Echoes
Concert Series
Heritage Museums & Gardens
7:30 p.m. • 508-888-3300
11–14 Thursday–Sunday
Fall River Celebrates America
Fall River Area Chamber of Commerce
508-676-8226
14 Sunday
Annual Falmouth Road Race
Falmouth Chamber of Commerce
800-526-8532
20 Saturday
7th Annual Juried Arts and
Crafts Show
Onset Creative Arts Association
9 a.m.–3 p.m. • 508-295-1501
20 Saturday
Blues Festival
Onset Bay Association
508-295-7072
SEPTEMBER:
Elephant Day
Buttonwood Park Zoo
508-991-4556
Harvest at the Farm
Buttonwood Park Zoo
508-991-4556
3 Saturday
4th Annual “Pops Goes
The Summer”
Falmouth Chamber of Commerce
7 p.m. • Fireworks Following
508-548-8500
10 Saturday
Splish Splash Ducky Dash
Hospice & Palliative Care of Cape Cod
508-957-0257
10 Saturday
Wampanoag Day
Aptucxet Trading Post Museum
11 a.m.–3 p.m. • 508-759-8167
10 Saturday
6th Annual RHCI BoardWALK
Rehabilitation Hospital of the
Cape and Islands
Town Neck Beach, Sandwich
508-833-4042
11 Sunday
9th Annual “CLIFF WALK”
for A.L.S. Fundraiser
A.L.S. Family Charitable Foundation, Inc.
10 a.m.–3 p.m. • 508-759-9696
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12 Monday
Gosnold Annual Golf Outing
Pocasset Golf Club
1 p.m. • 508-759-7827
10–11 Saturday–Sunday
Bird Carvers’ Show & Sale
Green Briar Nature Center
10 a.m.–4 p.m. • 508-888-6870
15 Thursday
Salute to Fall Festival
Porter Thermometer Museum
7 p.m. • 508-295-5504
17 Saturday
Open House
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
800-544-3411
17 Saturday
Heritage Premier Auto Show
& Grand Invitational
Heritage Museums & Gardens
10 a.m.–2 p.m. • 508-888-3300
17–18 Saturday–Sunday
18th Annual Cape Cod Glass Show & Sale
Sandwich Glass Museum
Location of Show: Cape Cod Community College, W. Barnstable
508-888-0251
23 Friday
Pirate’s Eve, Onset Beach
Wareham Recreation Department
508-291-3100 ext. 3159
23–25 Friday–Sunday
36th Annual Bourne
Scallop Fest
Cape Cod Canal Region
Chamber of Commerce
Buzzards Bay Park
508-759-6000
24 Saturday
12th Annual Dutch Oven
Cookoff
Peters Pond Park, Sandwich
10 a.m.–2 p.m. • 508-398-9329
24 Saturday
Corvette Automobile Show
Heritage Museums & Gardens
10 a.m.–2 p.m. • 508-888-3300
OCTOBER:
Boo at the Zoo
Buttonwood Park Zoo
508-991-4556
1 Saturday
Cape Cod Cranberry Day
Green Briar Nature Center
10 a.m.–4 p.m. • 508-888-6870
1 Saturday
Celtic Festival
Heritage Museums & Gardens
10 a.m.–3 p.m. • 508-888-3300
8 Saturday
Harvest Festival
Wareham Recreation Department
508-291-3100 ext. 3159
22 Saturday
Open House
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
800-544-3411
28 Friday
Family Halloween Night
Cape Cod Children’s Museum
6 p.m.–8 p.m. • 508-539-8788
28 Friday
Halloween Event
Bourne Recreation Department
4:30 p.m.–6 p.m. • 508-743-3003
29 Saturday
Halloween Parade
Wareham Recreation Department
508-291-3100 ext. 3159
NOVEMBER:
5–6 Saturday–Sunday
Green Briar Thanksgiving
Celebration
Green Briar Nature Center
Saturday: 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
Sunday: Noon–4 p.m.
508-888-6870
11 Friday
Annual Turkey Day
Bourne Historical Society
Weary Traveler’s Club,
Monument Beach
6:30 p.m. • 508-759-8167
19–20 Saturday–Sunday
Annual Christmas Craft Fair
Green Briar Nature Center
10 a.m.–4 p.m. • 508-888-6870
19 Saturday
Open House
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
800-544-3411
25 Friday
Spectacle of Lights Open
Heritage Museums & Gardens
10 a.m.–4 p.m. • 508-888-3300
DECEMBER:
Christmas Stroll
Buzzards Bay Village Association
508-564-9043 (call for details)
Holiday Festival at the Zoo
Buttonwood Park Zoo
508-991-4556
Breakfast/Milk and Cookies
with Santa
Buttonwood Park Zoo
508-991-4556
2–11 Friday–Sunday
Christmas In Sandwich
Cape Cod Canal Region Chamber of Commerce
508-759-6000
2–4 Friday–Sunday
Christmas Open House
Thornton W. Burgess Society Museum
Friday: 6 p.m.–8 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
Sunday: 1 p.m.–4 p.m.
508-888-6870
2–4 Friday–Sunday
Christmas in Old Bourne Village
Bourne Historical Society
508-759-8167
3 Saturday
Christmas in the Parks
Onset Bay Association
508-295-7072
4 Sunday
Athletic Open House/
Financial Aid Seminar
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
800-544-3411
4 Sunday
Annual Falmouth
Christmas Parade
Falmouth Chamber of Commerce
800-526-8532
7–11 wednesday–sunday
Homeless for the Holiday:
Food and Toy Drive
Firefighters of Bourne
Main Street, Buzzards Bay
508-759-4412
10–11 Saturday–Sunday
Country Christmas Open House
Green Briar Nature Center
Saturday: 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
Sunday: 1 p.m.–4 p.m.
508-888-6870
11 Sunday
Holiday Celebration
Bourne Recreation Department
1 p.m.–4 p.m. • 508-743-3003
16 Friday
North Pole Celebration
Cape Cod Children’s Museum
6 p.m.–8 p.m. • 508-539-8788
17 Saturday
Christmas Parade
Wareham Recreation Department
508-291-3100 ext. 3159
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