All In: A Night for Patrick brings Broadway performers, live music, and comedy to North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly on Monday, August 24, 2026, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. The evening supports Patrick Wetson, a 10-year-old from Hamilton, Massachusetts. Patrick is facing a brain tumor diagnosis. Additionally, the night supports his mother, Erin, and his sister, Camilla. Broadway actor

Salem Jazz and Soul Festival 2026 photos tell the story of Saturday, August 15 at Salem Willows. It was a free, all-ages day of live music, art, and music education beside the harbor. The festival’s 19th season moved from Wood & Bone’s rootsy midday set to Lydia Harrell’s soaring voice. Later, The Nth Power brought pocket-deep funk before Dwayne Dopsie

Ice Scream Bowl 2026 turned Salem Common into an ice cream tasting party — local scoops, spoon kits & pup cups, all benefiting Salem Main Streets.

Photos from the Salem Cardboard Boat Regatta 2026 at Derby Wharf — hand-built boats, costumed crews, glorious sinkings, and the Titanic Award, all free.

Things to do in Downtown Lynn this August: the Arts & Culture Festival, a $2.1M museum reopening, Beyond Walls mural tours, and a floating-lantern night.

Picture a lobster bake under a tent at Lynch Park where 90% of the trash never sees a landfill. A LEGO model of four centuries of city history, built by a guy from Beverly. A long-hidden time capsule cracked open in Beverly Cove, and a wall of names from Vietnam standing on a high school lawn. That’s Beverly Homecoming 2026

Can you believe it’s been 400 years since Roger Conant landed where the Naumkeag people had already built their home? Fast-forward to Salem Heritage Days 2026, and we’ve got nine days packed with energy: dozens of events, a tall ship, a parade making its comeback after thirty years, and a whole fleet of cardboard boats ready to race. Learn more

The Salem Jazz and Soul Festival 2026 returns to Salem Willows on Saturday, August 15, and it’s the kind of day that tells you exactly what the North Shore values. Six-plus acts. Eight hours. One free waterfront stage. Two Grammy-touched headliners. A full education tent. More than 25 artisan vendors. And a ticket price that has stayed at zero for

Improv comedy in Marblehead returns Aug 1 — AOP’s Keg-n-Komedy at Marblehead Little Theatre with unscripted laughs and complimentary Bent Water craft beer.

For years, I’ve watched the lights go down on opening night at North Shore Music Theatre. There’s still nothing quite like it. The stage sits in the round, so no seat is far from the action. This August, that round becomes Hollywood’s Sunset Strip. Rock of Ages at North Shore Music Theatre runs August 12 through 23, 2026, in Beverly.