EVENTS

What’s going on? Events in New Bedford.

There’s always something happening in New Bedford! Whether you're looking for live music, festivals, art openings, lectures, farmer's markets, family-friendly activities, or live theater, New Bedford is the place to go for the best events on the South Coast.

Calendar of Events

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The maritime history exhibition All Hands! Yankee Whaling and the U. S. Navy will open at the New Bedford Whaling Museum’s Braitmayer Gallery on September 1, 2023, and remain on display until September 8, 2024.... Read more »
New Bedford Whaling Museum
Sep 17 2023 – Sep 17 2024 all-day
12:00 am
KidZone Sundays: September 17th – TBD 2:00pm – 5:00pm Tickets: $5 Ages 4-12 Every Sunday visit the New Bedford Art Museum for Family Friendly Art Activities for children between 4-12 years old. https://newbedfordart.org/education-programs/
New Bedford Art Museum
Oct 14 2023 @ 7:30 pm – May 18 2024 @ 7:30 pm
7:30 pm
HERE’S A LOOK AT NBSO’S 2023-24 SEASON: Three Worlds Saturday, October 14, 7:30 PM Yaniv Dinur, conductor Sydney Lee, cello James Lee III: Sukkot Through Orion’s Nebula Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 7 Edward Elgar: Cello... Read more »
New Bedford High School
Dec 15 2023 @ 9:00 am – Apr 21 2024 @ 5:00 pm
9:00 am
Now on display at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, “The Stars that Guide Us: Roy Rossow!” The Stars that Guide Us, created by artist Roy Rossow, is slated for the Museum’s Center Street Gallery from... Read more »
New Bedford Whaling Museum
Jan 11 – Mar 24 all-day
12:00 am
Spirit of Place January 11th – March 24th Opening reception January 11th 5-7pm Spirit of Place presents the work of Alex Buchanan, Sunny Chapman, R. A. Friedman, Kathleen Moroney, Chris Page, and Mindy Véissid, artists... Read more »
New Bedford Art Museum
9:00 am
Framing the Domestic Sea: photographs by Jeffery C. Becton present a new body of work by this celebrated Maine artist. His digital photographic collages are surreal and panoramic in scope. The layered visual images evoke... Read more »
New Bedford Whaling Museum
12:00 am
Envision Resilience Challenge January 20th – March 24th Opening reception January 26th 4-6pm The ER challenge exhibition presents the work of local students who were invited to produce visionary and beautifully adaptive designs that illustrate... Read more »
New Bedford Art Museum
Feb 13 @ 6:30 pm – Apr 9 @ 8:00 pm
6:30 pm
Join Artists Share! — the South Coast-based artist critique and discussion group hosted by Midori Creativity at the Co-Creative Center. We also welcome participants via Zoom! Learn more about the program at midoricreativity.com/artistsshare We welcome... Read more »
Co-Creative Center
Mar 20 all-day
12:00 am
Woman Encouragement Series at The Beyond House young adult access center is welcoming Mrs. Dianne Langford James. Author of Breaking Cycles building your legacy. She works with The Torch Foundation and many other exciting programs.... Read more »
The Beyond House young adult access center
Mar 20 @ 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm
12:00 pm
Wednesday, March 20, 12pm – 12:30pm Family Storytime In Partnership with the New Bedford Free Public Library Meet in the mansion for an engaging half hour of stories for the whole family. After the stories,... Read more »
Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum
Mar 20 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
6:30 pm
Join us, along with local independent researcher Aneshia Savino (she/her, ze/zir, and they/them), as we earn a little about Dr. Marie Equi from her New Bedford childhood, the start of her activism in Suffrage, her... Read more »
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
12:00 am
Join the New Bedford Whaling Museum in the Cook Memorial Theater on Thursday, March 21 for the first in event in 2024 in the Whaling Museum’s annual Sailors’ Series, as we hear from Author and... Read more »
New Bedford Whaling Museum
Mar 22 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
6:00 pm
As the vibrant colors of spring begin to emerge and the promise of new beginnings fills the air, we invite you to join us for a joyous Ostara celebration at the First Unitarian Church in... Read more »
First Unitarian Church in New Bedford - Parish Hall
Mar 23 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
1:00 pm
Saturday, March 23, 1pm – 3pm Open House at the Mansion Drop by the estate at 396 County Street for brief guided tours of the mansion and refreshments. Enter a drawing to win a Museum... Read more »
Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum
7:00 pm
Jesse Luttrell’s One Man Show, Showstopper, is here for one night only March 23, 2024! Powerhouse vocalist JESSE LUTTRELL dazzles in an exciting evening of rousing popular music, injecting his electrifying performance style into passionate... Read more »
New Bedford Whaling Museum
Mar 24 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
2:00 pm
Join us on Sundays for an intergenerational art experience and Family Friendly Art Activities for children between 4-12 years old. For ages 4-12.
New Bedford Art Museum