After a successful first season last summer, the Fairhaven Office of Tourism will offer a second season of fun family programs on Monday mornings at the town’s Visitors Center, aimed at children ages 5 to 12 and their parents or guardians. The programs, running through Aug. 22, will be held on the lawn of the… [Read More]
West Island Regatta
Join us for the first West Island Regatta. The race will officially start at 1 p.m. on Sun., 7/24. Participants are requested to meet at Hoppy’s Landing at 12:00 Noon and either register or confirm your registration. Advance registration is highly recommended so we can get an accurate count and attempt to classify each boat…. [Read More]
Concerts in the Center
The Fairhaven Improvement Association presents Music in the Center at Town Hall, 7 p.m. on Thursdays, through 8/11. “Concerts Under the Stars” is presented rain or shine, thanks to our major sponsor, Southern Mass Credit Union • 7/21: The Infractions The name says it all. Come and relax, sit & enjoy the musical stylizations of one… [Read More]
FREE outdoor movie night to show Inside Out
Outdoor Family Movie Night: Inside Out, Sat., 7/23, 6–11:00 p.m. Movie begins at approx 8:15 p.m. Livesey Park, Parker St., Fairhaven A free family movie will be projected on a big, 30-foot outdoor screen during this fun evening event. The Disney-Pixar film “Inside Out” will be the feature. Before the movie starts enjoy food, ice… [Read More]
“People Over Pipelines” march planned against LNG expansion
South Coast Neighbors United, (SCNU) invites you to participate in a free, family event to raise awareness of the Access Northeast Project, and the risks and dangers that Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) projects present to the community. Come march in solidarity with concerned members of the community for three miles on Saturday, July 9, 2016…. [Read More]
July 4 events include fireworks in New Bedford, car cruise in Fairhaven
The Independence Day activities this year include a little something for everyone. New Bedford will have fireworks for the whole region to enjoy, and Fairhaven will have a car cruise and parade to Fort Phoenix for a ceremony that will include firing the cannons. As this is our last issue before our two-week break, we… [Read More]
Riverside Cemetery evening tour
Riverside Cemetery Evening Tour on Wed., 7/13, at 6 p.m., Riverside Cemetery, 274 Main St., Fairhaven Take an evening walk in one of the most beautiful rural-style cemeteries in Massachusetts, created in 1850 by Warren Delano II, the grandfather of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The tour visits the final resting places of some of the… [Read More]
At the Millicent
The following events will be held at the Millicent Library, 45 Center St., Fairhaven, in the Library Auditorium, Walnut Street entrance. Accessible. To register, call the library at 508-992-5342, or email Jane Murphy (jmurphy@sailsinc.org). Visit http://www.millicentlibrary.org/ • Wed., 7/6: Dance with Kay Hanley Alden, who returns to teach a patriotic dance and movement class with American… [Read More]
Fire Muster and parade
The seventh annual Fairhaven Fire Muster & Fire Truck Water Parade, on Sun., 6/26, 11 a.m. Parade starts at KMart parking lot, down Washington St., to Main St. to Glenhaven Ave., and ends at Livesey Park in Fairhaven. Parade is a wet event, so grab your hoses, water balloons, etc., and come have fun. Muster… [Read More]
Matt Roderiguez fund-raiser
The public is invited to attend LCpl Matthew R. Rodriguez Memorial Foundation Third Annual Fundraiser on Sat., 6/25, from 5–10 p.m., at Horseneck Holy Ghost, 104 Allens Deck Rd, S. Dartmouth. Tickets $50 per person. This is an 18+ event Join us for a fun-filled evening of food, live entertainment, and raffles! Complimentary Beer and… [Read More]
