Spinner Celebrates 45 Years with a series of Author Talk Events. Spinner welcomes former New Bedford mayor, and Spinner author, John Bullard, Thurs., 1/15, 6–8:30pm, James Arnold Mansion, 427 County St., New Bedford, MA. Tickets to this event are $35, available through Eventbrite, https://tinyurl.com/4tmz9yc7, or by calling the Spinner office (508-994-4564). During this event John… [Read More]

Visit the New England Boat Show featuring seminars, boat exhibits, hands-on activities for kids, vendors, and more. Tickets: $20 per person per day. Children under 12, free.  Visit https://www.newenglandboatshow.com for schedule.  January 7–11, noon to 8 p.m. through 1/9; 10–8 on Sat., 1/10; 10–6 on Sun., 1/11, at Thomas Michael Menino Convention and Exhibition Center,… [Read More]

Operation HoHo 2025 Thursday December 18! The moment you’ve been waiting for! After years of inquiries regarding Santa sightings around town during Operation HoHo, we have responded. This year, we have made a route that will traverse through­out Fairhaven, covering nearly every area of town we thought would be most visible for seeing Santa.  Santa… [Read More]

Santa will be at 35 Gellette Road on 12/20, from 5–9 p.m. Take pictures with Santa and the Grinch, and enjoy complimentary refresh­ments. Please bring a non-perishable, non-expired food item to be donated to the MO LIFE food pantry. The lights at this private home are lit every night from 5–9 until Jan. 6…and maybe… [Read More]

Sat., 12/20, 12:30–2:30 p.m., Milli­cent Library, 45 Center St., Fairhaven.  Get into the holiday spirit with a FREE concert by the Nina Ott Trio! Pianist Nina Ott, bassist Chris Lopes, and drummer Steve Langone will perform timeless selections from Vince Guaraldi’s beloved A Charlie Brown Christmas, along with other holiday gems sure to delight audiences… [Read More]

Come on down and take the plunge on Thurs., 1/1, at 10:00 a.m. sharp, at Fort Phoenix State Reservation, Fairhaven. Remem­ber the plunge is free. We sell long-sleeve t-shirts to raise funds for Fairhaven Dollars For Scholars to provide scholarships to area high school students. T-shirts are $25. You don’t have to plunge to purchase… [Read More]

Dec 20, 2–4 p.m., New Bedford Art Museum, 608 Pleasant St., NB. 508-961-3072. Visit https://newbedfordart.org/gingerbread-workshop/ to register: $35. Sweet Creations: Ginger­bread House Workshop.  In this sweet and spirited work­shop, young artists will build and decorate their very own gingerbread houses, transforming simple cookie kits into candy-covered creations that would make even the gingerbread man proud. … [Read More]

Since 1976, Boston’s First Night® has been a New Year’s Eve celebration of artistic performances and the beginning of a new year. In keeping with this fantastic Boston tradition, the First Night celebration will open 2026 with an array of performances and other activities. PARADE We’re thrilled to welcome back our First Night Parade that… [Read More]

Fri., 12/19, 7 p.m., NB Whaling National Historical Park, 33 William St. Featuring “Striker’s Passing.” FREE. In Striker’s Passing, filmmaker Jeremy Mayhew creates a poetic and powerful portrait of the New England harpoon swordfisherman and his fate in the modern world. Centering the film around his father, one of the last swordfish strikers on the… [Read More]

La Salette’s Christmas Festival of Lights, to 1/1/25, 5:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M., 47 Park Street, Attleboro, MA 02703 We are thrilled to invite you to the National Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette for our annual Christmas Festival of Lights! All the way through 1/1/25, we will be lighting up the nights with… [Read More]