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WEEK OF MAY 04 - MAY 10, 2026

From Zeiterion Guided Tours at Zeiterion Performing Arts Center to Virtual: AuthorsLive - How to Robot-Proof Your Kids (and Yourself) at Event Calendar - Dartmouth Public Library and Spring Storytime at Mattapoisett Free Public Library: Event Calendar.

MONDAY - 5/4

Acushnet Public Library, Acushnet — Ford Middle Chorus at 6:00pm enjoy music
Acushnet Public Library: Event Calendar, Acushnet — Ford Middle Chorus at 6:00pm enjoy concert
Art Pop, Somerset — Idealia Visit at 6:00pm more details
Battleship Cove, Fall River
  • - name: 2026 Memorial Day — TBA learn more
  • - name: 2026 Memorial Day Ceremony — TBA learn more
Children's Museum of Greater Fall River - Tiverton Public Li, Fall River — Storytime at 10:05am info
Elizabeth Taber Library (Marion), Marion — Let's Learn Together Storytime at 10:30am storytime
Event Calendar - Dartmouth Public Library, Dartmouth — North Branch: Preschool Storytime at 11:00am join in
Events - Elizabeth Taber Library, Marion — Lapsit Storytime at 10:30am story time
Fall River Public Library, Fall River
  • 4:00pm — Meet Darth Vader! meet vader
  • 9:00am — Children's Book Week: Cast Your Vote! vote
  • 9:30am — Aldrich School Class Visit visit
Family-Friendly Activities, Acushnet
  • 10:00am - 4:00pm — Go Fish April Vacation Program go fish
  • 3:00pm - 10:15pm — Movie Mondays at The Z: The Original Star Wars Trilogy movie mondays
Happenings - Sippican Week, Marion — New session of Art and Play at the Marion Art Center at 9:00am art play
Kids & Family Events - Discover Fairhaven, Fairhaven — TBA at - name: Memorial Day Parade learn more
New Bedford Art Museum, New Bedford — Taco Tuesday for Teens at 3:30pm - 4:30pm taco tuesday
New Bedford Parks, Recreation & Beaches, New Bedford
  • 3:00pm - 5:00pm — Youth United-Youth Mentorship and Podcast/Film Programs - Next Wave-Elementary & Middle School youth programs
  • 3:00pm - 5:00pm — Youth United-Youth Mentorship and Podcast/Film Programs - Next Wave-High School youth programs
SAIL Summer Program - Rochester Memorial School, Rochester — YMCA CAMP CORY FIRST TIME CAMPER Q&A at 7:00pm - 8:00pm camper q and a
Take5 Family Fun - Viva Fall River -, Fall River
Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, New Bedford
  • 2:00 pm — Movie Mondays: The Longest Day (1962) more info
  • 3:00 pm — Movie Mondays: The Original Star Wars Trilogy more info
  • 7:00 pm — Movie Mondays: Notorious (2009) more info
  • 7:00 pm — Movie Mondays: Walk the Line (2005) more info
  • 7:00 pm — Movie Mondays: The Muppet Movie (1979) more info

TUESDAY - 5/5

Art Pop, Somerset
Elizabeth Taber Library (Marion), Marion — Expressive Arts for Kids at 10:30am expressive arts
Event Calendar - Dartmouth Public Library, Dartmouth
  • 2:00pm — Virtual: AuthorsLive - How to Robot-Proof Your Kids (and Yourself) robot proof
  • 5:00pm — Southworth: Page Turners Book Club (For ages 9-10) read together
Events - Elizabeth Taber Library, Marion — Family Storytime at 10:30am story time
Mattapoisett Free Public Library: Event Calendar, Mattapoisett
  • 10:30am — Drop-In Play Group (Ages 0-4) play group
  • 4:00pm — Mother's Day Craft craft
New Bedford Parks, Recreation & Beaches, New Bedford
  • 5:30pm - 6:15pm — Greater New Bedford Youth Basketball League - Elementary Division: Boston College @ USC youth basketball
  • 6:30pm - 7:15pm — Greater New Bedford Youth Basketball League - Elementary Division: Stanford @ Harvard youth basketball
  • 7:30pm - 8:15pm — Greater New Bedford Youth Basketball League - Middle Division: Golden State @ Bucks youth basketball
  • 8:30am - 12:00pm — Diapers & Things Tammy IF baby event
Take5 Family Fun - Viva Fall River -, Fall River — Preschool Storytime at 11:00am storytime

WEDNESDAY - 5/6

Acushnet Public Library, Acushnet — Spring Storytime at 11:00am join in
Acushnet Public Library: Event Calendar, Acushnet — Spring Storytime at 11:00am explore stories
Battleship Cove, Fall River
  • - name: Layered Wooden Ocean Scene Workshop — TBA learn more
  • - name: Macrame Wall Hanging Workshop — TBA learn more
  • 10:00am — Maritime Museum Monthly Activities: Sea Creatures learn more
Children's Museum of Greater Fall River - Tiverton Public Li, Fall River
  • 10:00am — Storytime To-Go info
  • 5:00pm — Glitter Jar Craft info
Classes & Workshops – Marion Art Center – The MAC!, Marion — ArtWeek: Improv Workshop at 7:00pm jump in
Community - Center School, Mattapoisett
  • - name: CS Field Day — TBA field day
  • - name: CS K Field Trip to Zeiterion Theater — TBA field trip
Elizabeth Taber Library (Marion), Marion — Babble and Brew at 10:30am babble brew
Event Calendar - Dartmouth Public Library, Dartmouth
  • 10:00am — Southworth: Baby Songs sing along
  • 6:00pm — North Branch: Girls Scouts join scouts
Events - Elizabeth Taber Library, Marion
  • 1:00pm — “The Noisy Puddle”: Storytime & Nature Exploration with Linda Booth Sweeney story time
  • 3:00pm — Tween Takeover tween takeover
Happenings - Sippican Week, Marion
  • 12:00pm — Enchanted fairy forest creation at Marion Art Center half day camp fairy forest
  • 1:00pm — Jump right into author reading event at Elizabeth Taber Library author reading
Marine Museum at Fall River, Fall River
  • - name: Layered Wooden Ocean Scene Workshop — TBA learn more
  • - name: Macrame Wall Hanging Workshop — TBA learn more
  • 10:00am — Maritime Museum Monthly Activities: Sea Creatures learn more
New Bedford Art Museum, New Bedford — Safe Start at 9:30am - 11:30am safe start
SAIL Summer Program - Rochester Memorial School, Rochester — Spring Fling Dance Party at The Y at Watson Woods at 12:00pm - 3:00pm spring fling
Take5 Family Fun - Viva Fall River -, Fall River — Kids eat FREE on Wednesdays at 7:00am - 11:00pm kids eat free
Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, New Bedford
  • 6:00 pm — Speakeasy: Member Night: Paint your own Muse more info
  • 7:00 pm — Dance Discovery: Motion State Arts - Playing Favorites more info

THURSDAY - 5/7

Acushnet Public Library, Acushnet — Kid's D&D at 5:00pm play now
Acushnet Public Library: Event Calendar, Acushnet — Kid's D&D at 5:00pm play dnd
Art Pop, Somerset
Community - Center School, Mattapoisett — TBA at - name: CS Gr 2 Walking Field Trip field trip
Event Calendar - Dartmouth Public Library, Dartmouth — Southworth: Preschool Storytime at 11:00am join in
Events - Elizabeth Taber Library, Marion — Messy Morning at 10:30am - 11:00am messy morning
Happenings - Sippican Week, Marion
  • 2:00pm, 7:00pm — Book it to library fundraiser sale book sale
  • 9:00am — All levels watercolor lessons in May watercolor lessons
Kids & Family Events - Discover Fairhaven, Fairhaven — Switch Gaming! at 3:00pm learn more
Mattapoisett Free Public Library: Event Calendar, Mattapoisett
  • 10:30am — Spring Storytime storytime
  • 3:00pm — Drop-In Play Club (Ages 5-10) play club
New Bedford Art Museum, New Bedford — Family Cookie Decoration at 3:30pm - 4:30pm family cookie
New Bedford Art Museum, New Bedford — Birds of Summer with Naturalist, David Brown at 6:00pm free talk
New Bedford Parks, Recreation & Beaches, New Bedford
  • 5:30pm - 6:15pm — Greater New Bedford Youth Basketball League - Elementary Division youth basketball
  • 6:30pm - 7:15pm — Greater New Bedford Youth Basketball League - Middle Division youth basketball
Take5 Family Fun - Viva Fall River -, Fall River — Teen Game Night at 8:00am - 5:00pm teen game night
Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, New Bedford
  • 6:00 pm — Speakeasy: AHA Jazz Jam & Storytelling more info
  • 7:30 pm — Stage Door Live! Sonia Bettencourt more info
  • 7:30 pm — Stage Door Live! Timmy Brown Band more info
  • 7:30 pm — Stage Door Live! Fabiola Méndez more info

FRIDAY - 5/8

Art Pop, Somerset — Fan Fair at 6:00pm register now
Battleship Cove, Fall River
  • - name: Homeschool Day — TBA learn more
  • - name: Nautical Evenings: Life at Sea — TBA learn more
Classes & Workshops – Marion Art Center – The MAC!, Marion — MAC Theater: Our Town at 7:30pm see the show
Event Calendar - Dartmouth Public Library, Dartmouth — Southworth - Ready Player Read Book Club at 3:30pm read fiction
Events - Elizabeth Taber Library, Marion — Fiber Arts Club at 10:30am - 12:30pm fiber arts
Fall River - Illuminate Arts Co, Fall River — Puppets in the Zoo! at 10:30am learn more
Happenings - Sippican Week, Marion — Understanding salt marsh ecology with the Marion Natural History Museum at 5:00pm ecology talk
Lakeside Family Festival - East Freetown, MA, Freetown — TBA at - name: 2026 Lakeside Family Festival explore more
Marine Museum at Fall River, Fall River — TBA at - name: Homeschool Day learn more
Mattapoisett Free Public Library: Event Calendar, Mattapoisett — Baby Storytime at 10:30am baby storytime
New Bedford Parks, Recreation & Beaches, New Bedford — Trustees Mobile Adventures at Ricketson Nature Center - Nature Play & Learn Friday's at 3:00pm - 5:00pm nature play
SAIL Summer Program - Rochester Memorial School, Rochester — SPRING TALK & WALK AT YMCA CAMP CORY at 10:00am - 12:00pm talk and walk
Take5 Family Fun - Viva Fall River -, Fall River
Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, New Bedford — Creative Classroom: Latin Dance Social at 7:00 pm enroll

SATURDAY - 5/9

Acushnet Public Library, Acushnet
Acushnet Public Library: Event Calendar, Acushnet
Battleship Cove, Fall River — TBA at - name: Spring Nautical Girls Overnight learn more
Children's Museum of Greater Fall River - Tiverton Public Li, Fall River
  • 10:00am — FREE Paper Shredding Event at Tiverton Public Library info
  • 11:00am — Pokémon Club info
Classes & Workshops – Marion Art Center – The MAC!, Marion — ArtWeek: Poetry Reading with Tea at 11:00am join us
Community - Center School, Mattapoisett — ORR Touch-a-Truck & Early Childhood Event at 11:00am touch a truck
Elizabeth Taber Library (Marion), Marion
  • 10:30am — Pied Piper pied piper
  • 12:00pm — Marion's Migratory Bird & Arbor Day Celebration celebration
Happenings - Sippican Week, Marion
  • 1:00pm — Understanding the Eastern Coyote with the Mattapoisett Land Trust coyote talk
  • 2:00pm, 4:00pm — Drawn to the Land: A Reading with South Coast Authors author reading
  • 9:00am — Plants with a Purpose plant sale at Old Rochester plant sale
  • 9:00am, 12:00pm — Marion Garden Group’s plant sale sprouts soon plant sale
Hood Museum, Dartmouth — COMMUNITY DAY at 1:00pm-4:00pm community day
Kids & Family Events - Discover Fairhaven, Fairhaven
  • 10:00am — MA250 Harbor of Courage: American Revolution's First Naval Engagement learn more
  • 10:00am — North Fairhaven Open Air Market learn more
  • 10:00am — Homecoming Day Fair learn more
  • 11:00am — Safety Storytime at the Millicent Library learn more
  • 4:00pm — Fairhaven Tennis Association 2026 Junior Clinics - Session One learn more
  • 7:00am — 33rd Buzzards Bay Swim learn more
Marine Museum at Fall River, Fall River — TBA at - name: Spring Nautical Girls Overnight learn more
Mattapoisett Free Public Library: Event Calendar, Mattapoisett
New Bedford Art Museum, New Bedford
  • 10:30am — Wild Edible and Medicinals Herb Walk with Jade Alicandro pre-register
  • 8:00am — Spring Bird Walk with Naturalist, David Brown join us
New Bedford Parks, Recreation & Beaches, New Bedford
  • 10:00am - 11:00am — New Bedford MLS GO Recreational League - U8 Soccer: New Bedford Academi Soccer @ Soberano SSC youth soccer
  • 10:00am - 11:00am — New Bedford MLS GO Recreational League - U8 Soccer: Soberano SSC @ Legendary Football FC youth soccer
  • 10:00am - 11:30am — Flag Football Spring "26" - Flag Football 11-14 y/o flag football
  • 10:00am - 1:00pm — Family Fest 2026 family fest
  • 11:00am - 12:00pm — New Bedford MLS GO Recreational League - U8 Soccer: Legendary Football FC @ Providence Youth Soccer Academy youth soccer
  • 11:00am - 12:00pm — New Bedford MLS GO Recreational League - U8 Soccer: New Bedford Academi Soccer @ Providence Youth Soccer Academy youth soccer
SAIL Summer Program - Rochester Memorial School, Rochester — Mother's Day Brunch at The Y at Watson Woods at 10:00am - 1:45pm mothers day brunch
Swansea Parks & Recreation, Swansea
  • 2:00pm — Tennis in the Park - Grades 1-2 play tennis
  • 3:00pm — Tennis in the Park - Grades 3-5 play tennis
Take5 Family Fun - Viva Fall River -, Fall River
  • 11:00am - 5:00pm — Spring Pollinator Festival pollinator festival
  • 8:00am — 2026 Watuppa Trail Races trail races
  • 8:00am - 1:00pm — Yard Sale Fundraiser for the Preservation Society of Fall Rver yard sale
  • 9:00am - 1:00pm — West Bay RI Strides for Independence Walk-a-Thon 1k/5k walk-a-thon
Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, New Bedford
  • 11:00 am — Zeiterion Guided Tours more info
  • 1:00 pm — New Bedford Ballet: A Midsummer Night's Dream more info
  • 6:00 pm — 2026 Gala more info
  • 7:30 pm — New Bedford Symphony Orchestra: A Joyous Sound more info
  • 8:00 pm — Mainstage: Direct from Sweden: The Music of ABBA more info

SUNDAY - 5/10

Battleship Cove, Fall River
Happenings - Sippican Week, Marion — Get the scoop on spring bike ride at 10:00am bike ride
Kids & Family Events - Discover Fairhaven, Fairhaven
  • 10:00am — Fairhaven Farmers Market learn more
  • 9:00am — Father's Day 5K Road Race learn more
SAIL Summer Program - Rochester Memorial School, Rochester — DAY CAMP OPEN INTERVIEWS at 5:00pm - 7:00pm day camp interviews
Take5 Family Fun - Viva Fall River -, Fall River
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm — 16th Annual Mother’s Day 5k Road Race & Walk mother's day race
  • 10:30am — Annual Memorial Day Procession memorial day
  • 9:00am - 12:30pm — Animal Appreciation Sunday with Special Animal Blessing animal blessing
Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, New Bedford
  • 3:00 pm — Mainstage: U.S. Coast Guard Band more info
  • 4:00 pm — Mainstage: The Remember Balloons more info
  • 7:00 pm — Movie Mondays: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) more info

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