What to do this weekend

Posted by Courtney October 30, 2008 at 11:10 am

Haunted Happenings
Put on your witch’s hat, grab your broomstick and head to Salem, MA, better known this time of year as the Halloween capital of the world. Check out the fabulous costumes, have dinner with the dead, and listen to chilling tales. All weekend. Most events are free.

Pumpkin Ale Festival
Sample some of the best beer the fall has to offer at Cambridge Brewing Company’s annual festival. Friday, beginning at 5 p.m.

Veggie Delight
Load up on free (and yummy!) food at the annual Boston Vegeterian Food Festival. Saturday from 10 a.m. — 6 p.m. at the Reggie Lewis Athletic Center. Free admission & samples.

What to do this weekend

Posted by Courtney October 17, 2008 at 12:08 pm

1. Pack a picnic and head to the banks of the Charles River in Cambridge, MA, to cheer on your college crew team in that other fall classic — the 44th annual Head of the Charles. More than 8,000 rowers from 19 countries will compete. Saturday & Sunday.

2. If you’re looking for the latest indie gem — make your way to downtown Portsmouth for the New Hampshire Film Festival. Showing 60 films, ranging from documentaries to shorts. Through Sunday.

3. Get in the Halloween spirit at the annual pumpkin carving festival in Manchester, VT. Help set a new world record by carving more than 216 pumpkins in the same day at the same time. Saturday.

What to do this weekend

Posted by Courtney October 9, 2008 at 11:59 am

The weather’s supposed to be great, and it’s a holiday weekend — so get out and enjoy it!  If you don’t want to spend a lot of money, check out some of these fall festivals around New England, featuring fabulous foliage and, in some cases, men in tights:

International Oktoberfest in Newport, RI — Saturday thru Monday.  Highlights include Biergartens, bratwurst and, yes, German men in tights.

Mystic Seaport Chowder Festival in Mystic, CT — Saturday thru Monday.  Your chance to taste the best chowda in New England.

Boothbay Harbor Fall Foliage Festival and Craft Fair in Boothbay, ME — Saturday & Sunday.  Fall in Maine — need we say more?  Plus, steam train rides.

Topsfield Fair in Topsfield, MA — now thru Monday.  Animals galore at America’s oldest agricultural fair.