Entertainment & Events in New Bedford, Massachusetts

Concerts & Performances

Zeiterion Theater 508-994-2900
684 Purchase Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
Located in a vaudeville house, this performing arts theatre features a chandelier made in Czechoslovakia, as well as two hundred forty lamps and six thousand cut glass pieces throughout; a variety of classical music, theatre productions, and world renown artists are showcased at the Zeiterion. more

Your Theater 508-993-0772
136 Rivet Street
New Bedford, MA 02744
Workshops are also available at this acclaimed community theatre, which provides a large variety of theatrical performances and productions in its eighty eight seat main theatre, as well as performances in the more intimate mini-theatre. more

Feast of the Blessed Sacrament 508-992-6911
50 Madeira Avenue
New Bedford, MA 02746
Held at Madeira Field
Usually held on the first weekend in August, the Feast of the Blessed Sacrament is a four-day traditional festival that is one of the largest Portuguese festivals in the country. This celebration of New Bedford's Portuguese/Madeira community's religious traditions features great American and Portuguese entertainment, a 5K road race, parade, Benediction Mass, midway, carnival rides, and authentic Portuguese food and beverages. more
Working Waterfront Festival 508-993-8894
Fisherman's Wharf/Pier 3 - Steamship Pier
The award-winning Working Waterfront Festival celebrates commercial fishing, America's oldest industry. Activities include music, dancing, industry skills demonstrations and contests, including knot tying and net mending; tours of workboats, cooking demonstrations, harbor tours, children's activities, and U.S. Coast Guard demonstrations. more
Whaling City Festival 508-996-3348
13 Edward Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
Buttonwood Park
The annual Whaling City Festival takes place at Veterans' Memorial Buttonwood Park in the historic whaling town of New Bedford, Massachusetts. Events include rides, a craft show & flea market, international food vendors, and six stages with continuous entertainment. more

New Bedford Preservation Society House and Garden 508-997-6425
388 County Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
Bi-annual House Tours held in June and December. Rediscover the charm of New Bedford as you stroll through history, taking a nostalgic look back with the Preservation Society on these self-paced walking tours which offer a rare opportunity to visit a selection of private homes in historic New Bedford. The houses selected represent mid-to late-nineteen century architecture for which the city is justly famous. more