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Hyarts Artist Shanties – Cape Cod artists and artisans work and sell their handmade, hand designed or hand crafted items.
Artists and artwork change weekly throughout the season.
MAY AND JUNE weekends: Fri thru Sun, 5/23 – 6/22, 11 am – 4 pm & Monday, Memorial Day
JUNE – AUGUST, seven days a week: 6/23 – 8/31, and Monday, Labor Day, 11-6 June 23 – June 29
AND 8/25-8/31 + Monday, Labor Day; 11-8, July & August
SEPTEMBER, five days a week: Open Monday, Labor Day, September 1, 2025
Thursday through Monday, September 4 – September 29, 11-4
OCTOBER weekends: Friday through Sunday, October 3 – October 13, 2025, 11-3
Artists and artwork change weekly throughout the season.
MAY AND JUNE weekends: Fri thru Sun, 5/23 – 6/22, 11 am – 4 pm & Monday, Memorial Day
JUNE – AUGUST, seven days a week: 6/23 – 8/31, and Monday, Labor Day, 11-6 June 23 – June 29
AND 8/25-8/31 + Monday, Labor Day; 11-8, July & August
SEPTEMBER, five days a week: Open Monday, Labor Day, September 1, 2025
Thursday through Monday, September 4 – September 29, 11-4
OCTOBER weekends: Friday through Sunday, October 3 – October 13, 2025, 11-3
6/18 – 8/14, Art in the Park/Oars in the Stores, Kate Gould Park and on Main Street, Chatham – The whales and sharks are up at Kate Gould Park in Chatham! This year’s Art in the Park installation features beautiful whales and sharks designed and beautifully decorated by local artists. Come view them, then go on a scavenger hunt to find all the “Oars in the Stores” while you shop with local merchants. At the end of August, all the creations will be auctioned – so remember your favorites! More info here.
6/20 – 8/24, Reflecting the Glory Art Exhibit by Sandra Bowden, Patmos & Paraclete House Galleries, Community of Jesus, Orleans
Opening Reception: June 20, 4:00 PM
2:00 – 5:00 PM Thursdays – Saturdays
2:00 – 5:00 PM Thursdays – Saturdays
Acclaimed local and international artist Sandra Bowden features gilded gold encaustic panels inspired by biblical tradition, early art history, and divine radiance. Highlights include large-scale multi-panel installations such as 40 days/ 40 Nights, Altar to God’s Glory, and The Twelve. Experience the majesty of gold, shadow, and light in these stunning art pieces that celebrate the Icons of Western Christian Art, that uncover and reveal something beyond the range of the eyes. Reflecting the Glory will lead viewers beyond the edge of their consciousness into a place of splendor, wonder, and transcendence. FREE Info: [email protected] or communityofjesus.org/events
Amazing Animal Ambassadors at the CC Museum of Natural History – catch it this summer! All presentations are $20 per person and start at 1:30 PM.
● June 24 – Mammals
● July 8 – Animals of the Desert
● July 15 – Native Wildlife
● July 29 – Animal Adaptations
● August 5 – African Wildlife
● August 19 – Reptiles
● August 26 – Birds
● June 24 – Mammals
● July 8 – Animals of the Desert
● July 15 – Native Wildlife
● July 29 – Animal Adaptations
● August 5 – African Wildlife
● August 19 – Reptiles
● August 26 – Birds
7/1 – 8/14, Summer Performing Arts Camps, Performing Arts Center, Brewster – Young Explorers Program (Ages 5-11) offers focused opportunity learn, create, and explore the Performing Arts guided by instructors from Art Empowering Life! General early music development and basic performance skills will be included. Young Artists Program (Ages 12-18) offers an avenue to develop skills and artistry throughout the summer months! Continued music development, theory, music history, and performance skills will be included. From the beginner to the aspiring topflight performer, instruction will be specifically catered to the level of each student by world class instructors. Info: 508-255-4044 or click here.
7/1 – 8/12, 7PM, Evenings at Salt Pond Series, Tuesday nights, Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham – These wonderful family friendly performances are free and the public is welcome.
● 7/1 – Kim Moberg Band – 5 member folk/Americana band
● 7/8 – Long Time Traveling – traditional and contemporary acoustic music with roots in old-time
country, Southern gospel, and bluegrass
● 7/15 – LEd and Company – upbeat American Roots music with an emphasis on fun
● 7/22 – The GrooveaLottos – soul-funk-Afrobeats jam band; six time Grammy nominees
● 7/29 – Geography Game Show – fun interactive educational event that involves the creator and host,
Neal Nichols, Jr., drawing geographical maps entirely from memory
● 8/5 – Jackson Gillman – mime, actor, songsmith and storyteller; “Stand Up Chameleon”
● 8/12 – Brian Sances – Cape singer songwriter who’s celebrating the release of his 5th album
“Rainbow”
● 8/19 – Julie, Denya, and Mark – Sea Shanties and more!
● 7/1 – Kim Moberg Band – 5 member folk/Americana band
● 7/8 – Long Time Traveling – traditional and contemporary acoustic music with roots in old-time
country, Southern gospel, and bluegrass
● 7/15 – LEd and Company – upbeat American Roots music with an emphasis on fun
● 7/22 – The GrooveaLottos – soul-funk-Afrobeats jam band; six time Grammy nominees
● 7/29 – Geography Game Show – fun interactive educational event that involves the creator and host,
Neal Nichols, Jr., drawing geographical maps entirely from memory
● 8/5 – Jackson Gillman – mime, actor, songsmith and storyteller; “Stand Up Chameleon”
● 8/12 – Brian Sances – Cape singer songwriter who’s celebrating the release of his 5th album
“Rainbow”
● 8/19 – Julie, Denya, and Mark – Sea Shanties and more!
7/4, 9:30AM, Chatham Parade – all along Main Street. Details are here.
7/4, 9:30/10AM, Wellfleet Hometown Car & Float Parade, Town Pier – The Classic car parade precedes the floats. Details are here.
7/4, 10AM, Orleans Parade, starting at Eldredge Parkway – Check the route here.
7/4 (Rain date for all is Sat, 7/5), Town of Barnstable 4th of July Celebrations – In Hyannis, your celebration will begin on the Village Green at 3 PM with live music, an outdoor play oasis, and lots of family fun along Main Street. The Hyannis Inner Harbor Boat Parade starts at 3. Access a copy of the schedule here. Centerville’s Bike Parade begins at 10, with hot dogs, ice cream, cotton candy and water awaiting you at Centerville Rec after the parade. And don’t forget the candy cannon! Barnstable and West Barnstable will begin their parade at 9 AM, with kids’ activities afterward at the playground. Cotuit’s Parade begins at 11 on Main St. in front of the Post Office. In Hyannisport, there’s the traditional fun run starting at the Hyannis Port Post Office on Longwood Avenue at 9:00 am followed by the parade at 11:00 am beginning at the same location.
7/4, 11AM/Dusk, Provincetown Parade/Harbor Fireworks, Provincetown Harbor – The parade starts at 11 on Commercial Street, the fireworks at dusk. There’s also a fireworks whale watch cruise you can sign up for – click here for more info.
7/4, Dusk, Falmouth Fireworks – Falmouth Heights Beach at dusk.
7/4 – 7/6, 104th Annual Mashpee Wampanoag Powwow, Powwow Grounds, Great Neck Rd – The theme this year is “Connecting the Generations.” Highlights include the Drum Contest and the Fireball Ceremony. Admission is $15, $10 for seniors, and kids under 5 are free. Details & directions here.
7/4 – 7/6, 26th Annual By The Bay July 4th Weekend Fine Art Show, Drummer Boy Park – Plenty of vendors! For a list click here.
7/6, 3:30PM, Patriotic Hymn Sing, Performing Arts Center, Brewster – Join us to celebrate our nation’s heritage with a Patriotic Hymn Sing! Enjoy singing national hymns and patriotic songs of America including favorites like America the Beautiful, Amazing Grace, God of our Fathers, and Eternal Father Strong to Save. Bring the whole family for music and fellowship at Arts Empowering Life’s new Performing Arts Center in Brewster! Free for all. Light refreshments provided. Info: 508-240-2400 https://artsempoweringlife.org/ael-events/
7/9, 9AM, Falmouth Street Fair, Main St, Falmouth – Enjoy a little midweek summer shopping at this family friendly street fair! Shop with over 200 artisans and artists and enjoy sidewalk sales from the Main Street merchants. More info here.
7/10, 6PM, Hydrangea Fest Kickoff Party, Hyannis Country Garden, W. Main Street – Hydrangea Fest begins on Fri, 7/11 – and you can meet some representatives of some of the nonprofits involved and pick up your Garden Tour passport at this fun kickoff event. It’s free to attend but registration is required. Sign up here. And for a list of tours available during Hydrangea Fest, click here.
7/11 & 7/12, Annual Greek Food Festival, St. George Greek Orthodox Church, Centerville – Come celebrate all that’s wonderful in Greek culture at this annual fundraiser for the church that welcomes you with live music, folk dancing, shopping, raffles, and of course – FOOD! Details and directions are here.
7/12, 11AM, 4th Annual Cape Cod Dog Center Fest, Cape Cod Dog Center, Mashpee – Come with the whole family to enjoy a doggie fun filled day, including food, entertainment, vendors and dog friendly interactive activities like a cool down doggie pool party & splash zone, a pup cup ice cream station to benefit local rescue dogs, a raffle table, doggie contests with prizes, live music, and more! Admission is free and all activities with a cost benefit the Friends of Falmouth Dogs. Friendly, leashed and vaccinated dogs are welcome! Find out more here.
7/12, 10AM, Tiny Ren Faire, Simpkins Field, Yarmouth – If you love all things renaissance, make sure to spend some time at this happy faire created by local libraries! There’ll be a Misfits Night Market, a fairy forest, storytelling, live performances, and interactive games and challenges. All ages are welcome and you can attend in costume if you’d like! Details and directions are here.
7/13, 15th Annual Blackbeard’s Motorcycle Ride, Southeast Truck Center, Sagamore Beach – This annual fundraising bike ride is in memory of SSG Matthew A. Pucino. Before the ride there’ll be coffee, donuts and water for all riders, then entertainment, auctions, and raffles after the ride. More info here.
7/18 & 7/19, 7:30PM, CREATION, presented by Chara Percussion: Works by Burritt, Viñao, Glass & Saint-Saëns, Performing Arts Center, Brewster, MA – Take an illuminated journey through the story of Creation! From the dark void of nothingness, through the seven days of creation, experience in new dimensions the glorious creation of Light, the order of times and seasons, the separation of the heavens, the creation of the oceans, all sea creatures, plant life, animals, and finally, mankind. This story will come to life through an immersive theatre setting, with reflective poetry, and featuring works by James Tenney, Philip Glass, Michael Burritt, Alejandro Viñao, and movements from Saint-Saën’s Carnival of the Animals. Tickets are FREE for students: 508-240-2400 | https://artsempoweringlife.org/ael-events/
7/19, Day-long, 51st Annual Osterville Village Day, Town-wide – Start the day with the Annual 5K road race – then enjoy a day full of community activity, including the Paint the Village Plein Air Art show, a craft show, and more. More details are here.
7/19, 3:30PM, String Ensemble in Concert: Hovhanness, Arakelian & Franck, Church of the Transfiguration, Orleans – This summer, come in from a balmy summer day to hear the String Ensemble in concert in the “accoustical marvel” (American Record Guide) of the Church of the Transfiguration on Orleans. The program will feature Prayer of Saint Gregory by Alan Hovhaness, Sacred Suite: from Armenian Liturgy, arranged for strings by Grigor Arakelian, and César Frank’s Sonata for Violin and Piano. Tickets are FREE for students: 508-240-2400 | https://artsempoweringlife.org/ael-events/
7/19, 12PM, 2nd Annual Veterans Rock Music Festival, Hyannis Village Green – A fantastic, FREE lineup of musical talent, all to benefit the Cape and Islands Outreach Center. More here.
7/19 & 7/20, Sandwich Summer Craft Fair, Sandwich Middle High School – Over 75 artisans, offering a wide variety of American-made arts and crafts.
7/20, 9AM, Pet First Aid and CPR Class, CC Dog Center, Mashpee – Learn the first aid techniques that will help you handle the most common emergencies that can occur with your housepets, as well as how to notice abnormalities and early warning signs of illness and injury. Training also includes life saving measures for when time is of the essence. $60; you must pre-register. Do that here.
7/25 – 8/2, Woods Hole Film Festival – Check out all the events and screenings here, along with a list of great live festival music!
7/26 & 7/27, Brewster Summer Arts & Crafts Fair, Drummer Boy Park – Shop at more than 100 booths, each featuring juried arts, crafts, and specialty foods, and more.
7/26, 7:30PM, Music, Memory, and Meaning: How Creativity Helps Us Belong, Performing Arts Center, Brewster, MA – Join oboist and author Merideth Hite Estevez for a performance and talk exploring the profound ways art connects us. Featuring works of Barber, Debussy, Clara Schumann, and more, this unique concert and discussion invites you to find resonance in the power of music to spark joy and deepen our understanding of the human experience. FREE In person & Livestreamed: https://performingartscentercapecod.org/music-memory-and-meaning-how-creativity-helps-us-belong/
7/26 & 7/27, 10AM, 3rd Annual Glass Bazaar, Sandwich Glass Museum – Come celebrate 200 years of glassmaking in Sandwich with this fantastic “glass art jumble” sale! Pumpkins – sea turtles – jewelry – vases – something for everyone. There’ll be an ice cream truck on site on Saturday, and Sunday Cape Cod Donuts will be there with treats available for purchase. Free admission, rain or shine. Learn more here.
7/26, 10AM, Indian Pudding Party, Stony Brook Grist Mill, Brewster – Come enjoy samples of traditional New England Indian pudding made with the mill’s freshly ground cornmeal, molasses, and eggs. Arrive early – once they run out, the party’s over! More mill info here.
7/27, 11AM, Love Local Fest – Summer Edition, Aselton Park – What a great time for a local vendor festival down by the Harbor in Hyannis! Shop with almost 100 of the Cape’s best makers all while enjoying fantastic live music, a wine garden and some kid-friendly activities and one of the best views on the Cape. Find out more here.
7/29 & 7/31, 10AM, Story Time w/the Hyannis Harbor Hawks, Osterville Village Library – Meet the team and listen to them show off their storytelling skills! Learn more here.
7/30 – 8/1, 42nd Annual Bayberry Quilt Show, Cape Cod Technical HS, Harwich – This year’s theme is “Old is New Again.” Members have selected a postcard depicting an antique quilt with the challenge of recreating it in a modern way. Come browse, visit the vendors, enjoy demos, a scavenger hunt, and lunch will be available in the Cove dining area. Get more info here.
8/1 & 8/2, 7:30PM, Mahler’s Symphony #2: Resurrection, Church of the Transfiguration, Orleans – Experience the “sheer physical thrill of a live performance” (Gramophone) of Gustav Mahler’s monumental Symphony #2: Resurrection, performed by world-renowned choir Gloriæ Dei Cantores and Creare Symphonia, under the direction of Richard K. Pugsley. The Resurrection Symphony has been hailed as a “vast symphonic fresco”(Gramophone), offering an epic journey that is magnificent, spiritual, frightening, charming, triumphant. Tickets: 508-240-2400 | Click here for more information.
8/2 & 8/3, Chatham Summer Craft Fair, Chatham Community Center – 55 talented artisans, each showcasing a diverse range of handcrafted treasures.
8/6, 5PM, Author Talk, West Falmouth Library – Celebrated author of Mayflower and In the Heart of the Sea Nathaniel Philbrick visits the library on Wednesday, August 6th at 5pm, for a book talk and signing. Philbrick will discuss his memoir Second Wind: The Story of a Sailor’s Comeback, a charming recounting of his attempt to recapture a national sailing championship he’d won at twenty-two. Books will be available for purchase. This event is free; register at westfalmouthlibrary.org/events/philbrick/. This event is co-presented with Chapoquoit Yacht Club. Thank you to Eight Cousins Books for furnishing the books.
8/9, 1-5PM, North Falmouth Porchfest – Enjoy fabulous grass roots local music all afternoon on porches, makeshift stages, and in yards all over North Falmouth. Free to attend and enjoy! For the lineup, click here.
8/9, 7:30PM, Caroline Robinson Organ Concert, St. Cecilia Organ, Church of the Transfiguration, Rock Harbor, Orleans – Organist and church musician Dr. Caroline Robinson has been featured as a solo recitalist across the United States, in venues including New York City churches St. Thomas Fifth Avenue, St. John the Divine, Trinity Church Wall Street, and St. Patrick’s Cathedral; in Boston: Church of the Advent, Harvard Memorial Church, Cambridge and Methuen Memorial Music Hall. She has also performed in England, France, and Germany. Her playing has been broadcast multiple times on American Public Media’s “Pipedreams,” “Pipedreams LIVE!.” Come Hear this renowned organist on the “overwhelmingly breathtaking” E.M. Skinner Organ at the Church of the Transfiguration in Orleans. Tickets are Free for Students and Youth: 508-240-2400 https://www.churchofthetransfiguration.org/caroline-robinson-organ-concert-tickets-8-9-25/
8/9, 10AM, Bike Rodeo and Safety Day, KC Coombs School, Mashpee – Come enjoy this FREE, family-friendly event focused on keeping kids safe while they ride, whether on two wheels or four! There’ll be a variety of interactive stations, car seat safety checks, a chalk zone, a photo booth, raffles,snacks, and more. Free to attend but pre-registration is requested – do that here.
8/16, 7:30PM, Reflecting the Glory: The Gilded Encaustic Art of Sandra Bowden, Performing Arts Center, Brewster – Acclaimed visual artist Sandra Bowden will take us behind the scenes to the biblical roots of her signature gilded encaustic art, particularly the understanding of Glory and how that pertains to her work as an artist. She will take us on a journey of the art’s development, showing how the stunning crosses that hung above the altars of medieval churches launched her quest and how the glorious altarpieces from these churches prompted many of the pieces in her collection. She will also share some of the physical development of these works. FREE In person & Livestreamed: https://performingartscentercapecod.org/reflecting-the-glory-the-gilded-encaustic-art-of-sandra-bowden/
8/23, 10AM, 2nd Annual Monarch Butterfly Day, Museums at Aptucxet – Enjoy arts & crafts, games, face painting, a food truck on site, and the highlight – a release of monarch butterflies, with help from Valley Farm Community Garden. Admission to the Museum will be free as well! All ages welcome. Details and directions are here.
