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All area codes are (508) unless otherwise indicated. :: Ongoing EventsCape Cod Museum of Natural History, daily 9:30am-4pm. Exhibits on the Cape’s flora & fauna, whales, indigenous birds, mollusks and much more. Interactive children’s activities. Nature trails. Lectures & workshops. Adults $8; seniors $7; ages 3-12 $3.50; under 3 free. 869 Rte. 6A, Brewster. 508-896-3867. Provincetown Museum & Pilgrim Monument, 9am-7pm, last admission at 6:15pm. Monument commemorates Pilgrims’ first landing in America. Walk to the top & view Plymouth & Boston on a clear day. Exhibits on the Pilgrims, the Mayflower & local history. $7 adults, $5 seniors/students 15 & older. Children 4-14 $3.50, under 3 free. High Pole Hill, Provincetown. 508-487-1310. National Marine Life Center, daily 10am-5pm, through Labor Day. Whale exhibits, marine animal stranding information and much more. 120 Main Street, Buzzards Bay. 508-743-9888. Cape Cod Children’s Museum, 10am-5pm Monday-Saturday, 12pm-5pm Sunday. Hands on exhibits, pirate ship, indoor planetarium, daily programs and more. 577 Great Neck Road South, Mashpee. 508-539-8788. Highland Lighthouse, daily 10am-5:30pm. Tour the lighthouse. Admission $4. Children must be 48” to climb the tour. Highland Rd, Truro. 508-487-1121. Captain Bangs Hallet House Museum, Thu-Sun, 1pm-4pm, through 10/12. Only fully-furnished sea captain’s home open to the public on Cape Cod. Maritime exhibits, antique furniture, artwork & more. Guided tours 1, 2 & 3pm. $3 adults, .50 for children. 11 Strawberry Ln., Yarmouth Port. (508)362-3021. Centerville Historical Museum, Tue-Sat 12pm-4pm. Collection includes period rooms, furniture, Sandwich glass, Elmer Crowell carved birds, Revolutionary & Civil War uniforms and weaponry, vintage dolls and toys. Also, special exhibits: The Suffrage Movement 1836-1920 and Hell-Bent for the White House. $5; seniors/students $4; children free. 513 Main St., Centerville. 508-775-0331. Salt Pond Visitor Center, 9am-5pm. Main visitor facility for the Cape Cod National Seashore. Orientation movies, museum, bookstore, trails, restrooms. Nauset Road, Eastham. 508-255-3421. Province Lands Visitor Center, 9am-5pm. Observation deck, exhibits, indoor theater, bookstore. Race Point Road, Provincetown. 508-487-1256. Thornton W. Burgess Museum, Mon-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 1pm-4pm. Memorabilia & exhibits spotlighting the naturalist & creator of Peter Cottontail. Admission by donation. 4 Water St., Sandwich. 508-888-6870. Green Briar Nature Center & Jam Kitchen, Mon-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 1pm-4pm. Nature trails, jam kitchen, programs for kids & adults. Admission by donation. 6 Discovery Hill Road, E. Sandwich. 508-888-6870. Osterville Historical Society, open Thur-Sun 1:30pm-4:30pm through 9/14. Three historic buildings on 2-acres. Explore historic boat building, arts & antiques. Docent tours Thurs. at 2pm. $5; members & children are free. 155 West Bay Road, Osterville. 508-428-5861. Falmouth Historical Society, Tues-Fri 10am-4pm, Sat 10am-1pm through 10/11. Museums on the Green, gardens, Hallet Barn and the Julia Wood House. Historic house tour $5, children under 13 are free. Conant House, 65 Palmer Ave., Falmouth. (508)548-4857. Aptucxet Trading Post, Tue-Sat 10am-4pm and Sun 2pm-5pm. First known commercial enterprise in English speaking N. America. Adults: $4, $3.50 seniors, children $2, family $10. Aptucxet Rd., Bourne. (508)759-8167. Cape Cod Maritime Museum, Tue-Sat, 10am-4pm; Sun 12pm-4pm. Exhibits on the Cape’s turbulent maritime heritage. Interactive exhibits the whole family will enjoy. Adults $5; seniors/students/children 6-16 $4; under 6 free. 135 South St, Hyannis. 508-775-1723. Woods Hole Aquarium, 11am-4pm, Tue-Sat. Started in 1885, small, public aquarium showing approximately 140 species of marine animals found in Atlantic waters. Albatross St., Woods Hole. 508-495-2001. Cape Cod Canal Visitor Center, 10am-5pm daily. Guided walks, bike hikes and programs. Exhibits, real time radar, a retired 41’ US Army Corps of Engineers’ patrol boat. Free to the public. Call for daily program info. 60 Ed Moffitt Dr, Sandwich. 508-833-9678. Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, Trails open daily 8am to dusk. Nature center open daily 8:30am-5pm. 1,100 acres of wood & wetlands. Five miles of scenic trails, nature center exhibits, walks & workshops. $5, $3 children 3-12 and seniors. Off West Rd. (off Rt. 6), Wellfleet. 508-349-2615. Plimoth Plantation, 9am-5pm. Living history museum. Tour a 1627 pilgrim village, the Mayflower II or a Wampanoag Indian homesite. Off Route 3, Plymouth. 508-746-1622. Edward Gorey House, Wed-Sat 11am-4pm; Sun 12pm-4pm. The life and works of Edward Gorey. Featuring and exhibit on Edward Gorey’s children’s books. Adults $5, students & seniors $3, children 6-12 $2. 8 Strawberry Lane, Yarmouth Port. 508-362-3909. Improper Bostonian, Daily live entertainment, great drinks and dancing. See page 36 for details. 625 Main Street, Dennisport. 508-394-7416. Sandwich Glass Museum, daily 9:30am-5pm. Over 5,000 glass creations. Exhibits and demonstrations. $5 adults; $1.25 kids 6-14; free 6 & under. 129 Main St., Sandwich. 508-888-0251. JFK Hyannis Museum, Mon-Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 12pm-5pm. Multimedia exhibit of Kennedy photos and videos. 18 & over $5; 10-17 $2.50; under 10 free. 397 Main Street, Hyannis. (508)790-3077. Saturdays Cape Cod Storytelling, 11am. With Moriah Vecchia. Free. Payomet Performing Arts Center, Old Dewline Road, North Truro, 508-487-5400. Farmers’ Market, 8am-12pm through 10/11. Old Colony Way, Orleans. Farmers’ Market, 11am-4pm through 10/26. Ryder Street, Provincetown. Sundays Band Concerts, 6pm. Drummer Boy Park, Route 6A, Brewster. Great Music on Sundays @ 5, 5pm. Broadway concerts on 7/6, 13, 20; classical concert on 7/27. $15; 12 & under free. Unitarian-Universalist Meeting House, 236 Commercial St., Provincetown. Summer Sunday Concert Series, 7:30pm. Different artist/concert each evening. Free-will offering. First Congregational Church, Main St., Wellfleet. Yarmouth Art Guild Outdoor Art Show, 11am-5pm 7/6, 13 & 20. Lawn of Bank of America & Cape Cod Cooperative, Route 6A, Yarmouth Port. Sundays & Wednesday Mondays Free Outdoor Concerts, 7pm. Mattacheese Middle School, Higgins Crowell Road, W. Yarmouth. Concerts on the Green, 7pm. Windmill Green Route 6, Eastham. Concerts on the Green, 7pm. Village Green, Route 6A, Dennis. Band Concerts, 7pm. Gazebo at Nauset Beach, Beach Road, Orleans. Pitter Patter Puppets, 10am. For ages 2-6. Cape Rep Theatre, 3299 Route 6A, East Brewster, 508-896-1888. Mondays, Wed & Sat Tuesdays Nauset Painters Guild Outdoor Art Show, 10am-5pm. Depot Square Park, Old Colony Way, Orleans. Free Band Concerts, 7pm. Brooks Park, Harwich. Concerts on the Green, 7pm. Dennisport. Lectures, 7:30pm beginning 7/8. Orleans Historical Society, 3 River Road, Orleans. 508-240-1329. Movie on the Green, dusk. Main Street, Hyannis. 508-775-2201. Historic Walking Tour, 9am. 2 hours, 2 miles. $5. Meet at the Pilgrim Monument & Provincetown Museum, High Pole Hill Road, Provincetown. 508-487-1310. Tuesdays & Wednesdays Tuesdays & Fridays Tuesdays & Saturdays Wednesdays “Movies Under the Stars”, dusk. Family-oriented movies. Bring blankets and chairs. Peg Noonan Park, Main Street, Falmouth. Square Dancing on the Pier, 7:30pm-10pm. Kendrick Ave, Wellfleet. Dinners on the Lawn, 4pm-7pm. First Congregational Church, 650 Main Street, Chatham. 508-945-0800. Walking Tours: Voices from the Past, 9:30am. Meet at the Sandwich Glass Museum, Sandwich. 508-888-0251. Eastham Hiking Club, 9am-11am. Call for hike locations. 508-255-3808. Mid-Cape Farmers’ Market, 8am-12pm through 9/3. 232 Main Street, Hyannis. Barnstable Town Band Concerts, 7pm. Hyannis Village Green, Main St, Hyannis. Yoga by the Bay, 7am-8am. All levels welcome, $15 per session; 6 classes for $60. Presented by the Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary. Classes over look Barnstable Harbor in Barnstable. Call to register 508-362-7475, ext. 9355. Karaoke, every Wednesday night at the Cape Cod Claddagh, 77 Route 28, West Harwich. 508-432-6333. Wednesdays & Thursdays Thursdays Summer Seafood Dinners, 5pm-7pm. Lobster & scallop rolls, chowder, hotdogs and more. Call-in orders available. Nauset Light Masonic Lodge, 52 Old Harbor Road, Chatham. 508-945-2852. Concerts in the Park, 6:30pm-8:30pm. The Gazebo at Buzzards Bay Park, Main St, Buzzards Bay. Yoga on the Beach, 6pm. $10 per class, bring towel. Mayo Beach, Kendrick Ave, Wellfleet. TD Banknorth Music Stroll, 5pm-8pm. Main Street, Hyannis. Town Band Concerts, 8pm-9:30pm. Band Shell, Marine Park, Scranton Ave, Falmouth. Town Band Concerts, 7:30pm, Henry T. Wing School, Rte 130, Sandwich. Thursday Afternoon Tea in Julia’s Garden, 1pm-3pm. Falmouth Museums on the Green, 55 Palmer Ave, Falmouth. 508-548-4857. Cold War Walk, 2pm. Walking tour of former N. Truro Air Force Base. Meet at Payomet Performing Arts Center, Old Dewline Rd, North Truro, 508-487-5400. Fridays Fish/Chicken Fry, 5:30pm-7:30pm. Kids meals, take-out. Orleans-Eastham Elks Lodge, 1 McKoy Rd., Eastham. 508-255-4258. Band Concerts, 8pm. Kate Gould Park, Chatham. Lobster Roll Luncheon & Lawn Sale, 11am-1pm luncheon, 10am-1pm lawn sale. take out and advance orders available. Federated Church of Hyannis, 320 Main Street, Hyannis. 508-775-0298. Lobster Roll Suppers, 4:30pm-7:30pm. Eat in or take out. First United Methodist Church, 569 Main St, Chatham. Concerts, 6pm-7:30pm beginning 7/11. Peg Noonan Park, Main St, Falmouth. Sagamore Hill Hike, 10am. Guided hike. History, breath-taking view of Cape Cod Bay. Meet at the Fish Pier parking lot, Scusset Beach State Reservation, Sandwich. 508-759-4431. Fridays & Saturdays June 30-July 5 “Guys & Dolls”, 8pm Mon-Sat and Thur & Sat matinees at 2pm. A musical fable of Broadway by Frank Loesser, presented by the Ohio University Players. The Monomoy Theatre, 776 Route 28, Chatham. 508-945-1589. July 1 & 2 July 1-12 “What the Butler Saw”, 8pm Tue-Sat. By Joe Orton. Orton’s hilarious take on psychology and the therapy biz. WHAT, Julie Harris Stage, Route 6, Wellfleet. 508-349-WHAT. July 2 & 9 July 3 & 10 July 4 & 5 July 5 & 6 July 6 & 20 July 7-19 July 8-12 July 10 & 11 July 12 & 13 July 12-19 July 13-20 July 14 & 28 July 15-19 July 17-August 9 July 18-20 July 18-26 July 19 & 20 July 21-August 2 July 22-26 July 23 & 24 July 24-26 July 24-August 23 July 25 & 26 July 26 & 27 July 26- August 2 Annual Family Pride Week, large array of activities for all ages. Games, dances, picnic and more. Locations throughout Provincetown. July 29 & 30 22nd Annual Book & Jewelry Sale, 9am-6pm Tue, 9am-2pm Wed. CC Branch of the American Assoc. of University Women. Nelson Hall, St. David’s Episcopal Church, Old Main Street, South Yarmouth. July 31-August 2 Check out the CapeCodToday.Com Calendar for more events... :: Daily EventsThursday, July 3 An Evening with Rain - The Beatles Experience, 8pm. Cape Cod Melody Tent, 21 West Main Street, Hyannis. 508-775-5630. Squadron Muster, 12pm-4pm. Muster in the 1627 English Village. Plimoth Plantation, off Route 3, Plymouth. 508-746-1622. Friday, July 4 45th Annual Pancake Festival, 7am-12pm. Sponsored by the Chatham Kiwanis Club of Cape Cod. Chatham Elementary School, Depot Road, Chatham. 508-945-1210. Strawberry Festival, 11am-1pm. Following Chatham parade. Strawberry shortcake, hot dogs, sandwiches, more. First United Methodist Church, 569 Main Street, Chatham. 508-945-0474. 4th of July Parade, 9:30am-11:30am. Main Street, Chatham. 4th of July Parade, 11am. Cotuit. 4th of July Parade & Fireworks, fireworks at dusk. Provincetown. 4th of July Parade, 10am. Steps off at Eldredge Parkway, Route 28, Orleans. 4th of July Parade, parade and post parade concert. Main St, Hyannis. 4th of July Bike & Carriage Parade, 11am-1pm. Main Street, Falmouth. Fireworks, dusk. Rain date 7/5. Falmouth Heights Beach, Falmouth. July 4th Parade, 9am antique cars, 10am parade. Begins at Town Pier, Kendrick Ave, Wellfleet. 4th of July Parade, 10am. Bourne. 508-564-6345. 4th of July Parade, 9:30am. Water Street, Plymouth. Fireworks & Concert, concert at 7:30pm, fireworks at 9:15pm, Plymouth Harbor. 508-746-1838. Saturday, July 5 Hyannis Independence Day Concert & Fireworks, free public concert beginning at 5:30pm. Featuring Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra. Fireworks to follow at 9:15pm. Free admission. Aselton Park, Ocean Street, Hyannis. Boz Scaggs, 8pm. Cape Cod Melody Tent, 21 West Main St, Hyannis. 508-775-5630. Fireworks, dusk. Rain date 7/6. Rock Harbor, Orleans. Fireworks, dusk. Over Onset Bay, Onset. Sunday, July 6 An Evening with John McDermott, 8pm. Cape Cod Melody Tent, 21 West Main St, Hyannis. 508-775-5630. Monday, July 7 Old-Fashioned Pie Sale, 6pm. Village Green, Route 6A, Dennis. First Congregational Church Garage Sale, 9am-3pm. 650 Main Street, Chatham. Tuesday, July 8 Women’s Guild Summer Fair, 9am-3pm. First Congregational Church, 650 Main Street, Chatham. Wednesday, July 9 30th Annual Arts & Crafts Street Festival, 10am-6pm. Rain date 7/10, 200 professional artists & craftsmen. Main St, Falmouth. Russian American Kids Circus, 11am. Cape Cod Melody Tent, 21 West Main St, Hyannis. 508-775-5630. 24th Annual United Methodist Womens Professional Arts & Crafts Festival, 9am-4pm. First United Methodist Church, 569 Main Street, Chatham. Thursday, July 10 Annual Summer Fair, 9am-2pm. Jewelry, attic treasures, crafts, baked goods, cash raffle, lunch and more. Our Lady of the Cape, 486 Stony Brook Road, Brewster. Friday, July 11 Sandcastle Competition, 9am. Open to kids and parents. Judging at 11am; trophies for top three. No registration necessary. South Cape Beach, Great Oak Rd., Mashpee. Main Street Walk, 10am. Led by Bonnie Snow. $3 adults, kids free. Meet at the Orleans Historical Society, 3 River Road, Orleans. 508-240-1329. 28th Annual Art Show & Sale Reception, 5pm-7pm. West Falmouth Library, Route 28A, West Falmouth. 508-548-4709. Saturday, July 12 Comedian Brad Garrett, 8pm. Cape Cod Melody Tent, 21 West Main Street, Hyannis. 508-775-5630. Village Fair, 9:30am-1:30pm rain or shine. Attic treasures, baked goods, books, children’s activities, raffle. Featuring a lobster roll luncheon at 11am. Jacob Sears Memorial Library, Center Street, East Dennis. Sunday, July 13 Ani DiFranco, 8pm. Cape Cod Melody Tent, 21 West Main Street, Hyannis. 508-775-5630. Book & Bake Sale, 9am-2pm. Eastham Historical Society. Swift-Daley House Museum, Route 6, Eastham. Tuesday, July 15 What’s That Bird?, 9:30am-11:30am. $15; $12 members. Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary, 345 Bonehill Rd, Cummaquid. 508-362-7475. Evening on the Bluff, 6:30pm. Featuring the Wampanoag Singers and Dancers. Bring a picnic. Waquoit Bay Reserve, Waquoit. 508-457-0495. Wednesday, July 16 Snow White, 11am. Cape Cod Melody Tent, 21 West Main Street, Hyannis. 508-775-5630. Indigo Girls, 8pm. Cape Cod Melody Tent, 21 West Main Street, Hyannis. 508-775-5630. Historic Walking Tour, meet at 9:45am, tour at 10am. Eastham Historical Society. Schoolhouse Museum, off Route 6, Eastham. “America’s First Ladies”, 7pm. Lecture. Centerville Historical Museum, 513 Main Street, Centerville. 508-775-0331. Wampanoag Nation Singers & Dancers, 6pm. Adults $15, children $12. Plimoth Plantation, off Route 3, Plymouth. 508-746-1622. Thursday, July 17 Colonial Day, 11am-3pm. Aptucxet Trading Post, Aptucxet Road, Bourne. 508-759-8167. Tour Nobska Lighthouse, 9:30am-11:30am. Nobska Road, Woods Hole. Friday, July 18 An Evening with Gov’t Mule, 7pm. Cape Cod Melody Tent, 21 West Main Street, Hyannis. 508-775-5630. Saturday, July 19 Comedian Frank Caliendo, 8pm. Cape Cod Melody Tent, 21 West Main Street, Hyannis. 508-775-5630. Cemetery Walk, 10:30am. Dennis Historical Society, Dennis Village Cemetery, Route 6A, Dennis. July 4th Brewster Butterfly Count, 9am-4pm. Count run by the North American Butterfly Assoc. Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, Route 6A, Brewster. 508-896-3867. Sea Captains House Tour, 1pm-5pm. Tour 11 privately-owned homes. Tickets $20 advance, $25 day of. Historical Society of Old Yarmouth. Capt. Bangs Hallet House, Strawberry Lane, Yarmouth Port. 508-362-3021. Village Day Antique Car Parade, 11am-2pm. Over 75 antique cars. Main Street, Osterville. People for Cats Annual Fair & Flea Market, 9am-2pm. John Wesley Methodist Church, Jones Road & Gifford Street, Falmouth. Mashpee 5K Woodland Run, 8:30am start. 3.1 mile road race through the woodlands. Register ahead or day of from 7am-8am. $20. Bus transportation to start line. Meet at Quashnet School, 150 Old Barnstable Rd., Mashpee. Sunday, July 20 Ice Cream Social, 6:30pm. Old South Dennis Village Assoc. Live music, games, face painting, make your own sundaes. Rain or shine, all welcome. Liberty Hall Green, South Dennis. An Evening with Linda Eder & Steve Tyrell, 8pm. Cape Cod Melody Tent, 21 West Main Street, Hyannis. 508-775-5630. Jazz in the Garden, 5:30pm-8pm. Swingin’ fund raiser. Falmouth Museums on the Green, 55 Palmer Ave, Falmouth. 508-548-4857. Monday, July 21 Tuesday, July 22 Evening on the Bluff, 6:30pm. Featuring John Porcino, One Earth, Environmental Stories & Songs. Bring a picnic. Waquoit Bay Reserve, Waquoit. 508-457-0495. Brave Little Beach Birds, 9:30am-11:30am. $15; $12 members. Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary, 345 Bonehill Rd, Cummaquid. 508-362-7475. “Stitches in Time”, 10am-1pm. 18th & 19th century clothing demonstration. Eastham Historical Society. Swift-Daley House Museum, Route 6, Eastham. Wednesday, July 23 Thursday, July 24 An Evening with ABBA - the Tour, 8pm. Cape Cod Melody Tent, 21 West Main Street, Hyannis. 508-775-5630. Friday, July 25 Michael McDonald, 8pm. Cape Cod Melody Tent, 21 West Main Street, Hyannis. 508-775-5630. Woods Hole Artisans’ Summer Fest, 10am-4pm. Rain date 7/30. MBL Waterfront Park, Woods Hole. Saturday, July 26 An Evening with Bill Cosby, 4pm & 7pm. Cape Cod Melody Tent, 21 West Main Street, Hyannis. 508-775-5630. 17th Annual Mashpee Night at the Pops Concert & Fireworks, seating starts at 5pm, 7pm concert featuring the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra, fireworks at 9pm. Free. Bring a picnic and blanket or chairs. Rain date 7/27. Mashpee Commons, Mashpee. Sunday, July 27 Monday, July 28 21st Annual Taste of Chatham, 5:30pm-8pm. Chatham Elementary School, Depot Road, Chatham. Tuesday, July 29 Evening on the Bluff, 6:30pm. Featuring Dr. Jon Way of Eastern Coyote Research, author of “Suburban Howls”. Bring a picnic. Waquoit Bay Reserve, Waquoit. 508-457-0495. Cape Cod Baseball League Games, Bourne @ Cotuit 5pm; Wareham @ Yarmouth-Dennis 5pm; Orleans @ Chatham 7pm; Hyannis @ Falmouth 7pm; Brewster @ Harwich 7pm. Wednesday, July 30 Cemetery Walking Tour, meet at 9:45am, tour at 10am. $5, under 16 free. Eastham Historical Society. Cove Burying Grounds, Route 6, Eastham. Thursday, July 31 B.B. King, 8pm. Cape Cod Melody Tent, 21 West Main Street, Hyannis. 508-775-5630. “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum”, 8pm. A zany, hilarious, madcap romp, presented by the Ohio University Players. The Monomoy Theatre, 776 Rte 28, Chatham. 508-945-1589. * Check out the Calendar at Cape Cod Today for Cape Cod happenings! Don't forget to check out the ongoing events on this page and the CapeCodToday.Com calendar for more activities! |
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