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WEEK OF JUNE 01 - JUNE 07, 2026

From Storytime at Washburn Trust Farmer’s Market at Events - Elizabeth Taber Library to Play & Learn at Fall River Public Library and Baby Storytime at Mattapoisett Free Public Library: Event Calendar.

MONDAY - 6/1

Acushnet Public Library, Acushnet — TBA at - name: Summer Reading Sign-up Begins sign up
Acushnet Public Library: Event Calendar, Acushnet — TBA at - name: Summer Reading Sign-up Begins sign up
Art Pop, Somerset — Idealia Visits at 6:00pm more details
Children's Museum of Greater Fall River - Tiverton Public Li, Fall River
  • 10:30am — Nature Stories with the RI Audubon Society info
  • 10:30am — Worms! Worms! Worms! with Epic Renewal info
  • 10:30am — Furry Friends with RISPCA info
  • 6:00pm — Crochet Club info
Elizabeth Taber Library (Marion), Marion — Summer Storytime at 10:30am story time
Events - Elizabeth Taber Library, Marion
Family-Friendly Activities, Acushnet — Go Fish April Vacation Program at 10:00am - 4:00pm go fish
Kids & Family Events - Discover Fairhaven, Fairhaven — Backyard Band Jams goes to Cushman Park at 10:00am join in
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
Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, New Bedford
  • 2:00 pm — Movie Mondays: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) 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 - 6/2

Art Pop, Somerset
Children's Museum of Greater Fall River - Tiverton Public Li, Fall River
  • 10:00am — Nature Explorers Children's Summer Program info
  • 10:00am — Nature Explorers Children's Summer Program info
Event Calendar - Dartmouth Public Library, Dartmouth
  • 11:00am — North Branch: PACE CFCE Play & Learn join in
  • 11:00am — Southworth: PACE CFCE Play & Learn join in
  • 2:00pm — Southworth: CactusHead Puppets - Magnificent Monster Circus see show
  • 5:00pm — North Branch: CactusHead Puppets - Magnificent Monster Circus see show
Events - Elizabeth Taber Library, Marion
  • 2:00pm — Storytime at Washburn Trust Farmer’s Market storytime
  • 6:00pm — Author Visit with Dianne Hunt Smith author visit
Fall River Public Library, Fall River
Mattapoisett Free Public Library: Event Calendar, Mattapoisett — Petting Zoo with Pine Meadow Farms at 10:30am petting zoo
SAIL Summer Program - Rochester Memorial School, Rochester — AOA CELEBRATION at 9:30am celebration
Take5 Family Fun - Viva Fall River -, Fall River
  • 11:00am — Preschool Storytime storytime
  • 11:00am — Summer Reading Kick off with the Toe Jam Puppet Band puppet band
Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, New Bedford — Zeiterion Guided Tours at 6:00 pm more info

WEDNESDAY - 6/3

Acushnet Public Library, Acushnet
  • 11:00am — Spring Storytime join in
  • 11:00am — Summer Storytime with Ms. Laura join ms laura
Acushnet Public Library: Event Calendar, Acushnet
  • 11:00am — Spring Storytime join in
  • 11:00am — Summer Storytime with Ms. Laura join in
Battleship Cove, Fall River
  • - name: Beaded Bonsai Tree Workshop — TBA learn more
  • - name: Macrame Wall Hanging Workshop — TBA learn more
Children's Museum of Greater Fall River - Tiverton Public Li, Fall River
  • 10:00am — Kid's Book Party: Wimpy Kid, Party Pooper info
  • 10:30am — Turkey Talk with the DEM Wildlife Outreach Team info
  • 10:30am — Time Travelers: Crafting with Coggeshall Farm info
  • 2:00pm — Creator's Studio - 3D Print a plant marker and grow a seedling! info
  • 2:00pm — Creator's Studio - 3D Print a bookmark for your summer reads. info
Events - Elizabeth Taber Library, Marion
Fall River Public Library, Fall River
Mattapoisett Free Public Library: Event Calendar, Mattapoisett
New Bedford Parks, Recreation & Beaches, New Bedford — Ricketson Nature Center - Homeschool Wednesday's at 10:00am - 12:00pm homeschool
Take5 Family Fun - Viva Fall River -, Fall River
Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, New Bedford — Dance Discovery: Motion State Arts - Playing Favorites at 7:00 pm more info

THURSDAY - 6/4

Art Pop, Somerset
Children's Museum of Greater Fall River - Tiverton Public Li, Fall River
  • 10:30am — Welcome Summer! info
  • 10:30am — Red, White, and Blue Day info
  • 10:30am — Pollinator Pals with URI Master Gardners info
  • 2:00pm — TPL Kids' Book Club: Bodega Cats: Picture Purrfect info
Events - Elizabeth Taber Library, Marion
Fall River Public Library, Fall River
Mattapoisett Free Public Library: Event Calendar, Mattapoisett
Mattapoisett Museum, Mattapoisett — TBA at - name: Singer/Songwriter Moe Dixon with Seth Asser & Gary Brown more info
New Bedford Parks, Recreation & Beaches, New Bedford
  • 5:00pm - 5:40pm — Basketball Tournament - Boys 16-18 Y/O basketball
  • 5:40pm - 6:20pm — Basketball Tournament - Girls 16-18 Y/O basketball
  • 6:20pm - 7:00pm — Basketball Tournament - Teens 13-15 Y/O basketball
  • 7:00pm - 7:30pm — Basketball Tournament - Youth 10-12 Y/O basketball
Take5 Family Fun - Viva Fall River -, Fall River

FRIDAY - 6/5

Battleship Cove, Fall River — TBA at - name: Nautical Evenings: Life at Sea learn more
Children's Museum of Greater Fall River - Tiverton Public Li, Fall River — Color & Create at 10:30am info
Events - Elizabeth Taber Library, Marion — Fiber Arts Club at 10:30am fiber arts
Fall River - Illuminate Arts Co, Fall River — Puppets in the Zoo! at 10:30am puppets zoo
Fall River Public Library, Fall River
Happenings - Dartmouth Week, Dartmouth
  • 7:00am — Damien's Pantry Summer Snack Bags snack bags
  • 9:00am — Grand opening of Barks and Tails Dog Park dog park
Happenings - Sippican Week, Marion — Damien's Pantry Summer Snack Bags at 7:00am, 10:00am snack bags
Kids & Family Events - Discover Fairhaven, Fairhaven — MA250: Fairhaven’s Revolutionary Fourth of July Parade & Ceremony at 9:00am celebrate history
Mattapoisett Free Public Library: Event Calendar, Mattapoisett
Mattapoisett Museum, Mattapoisett — TBA at - name: Monthly Open Mic Night learn more
New Bedford Parks, Recreation & Beaches, New Bedford — Ricketson Nature Center - Homeschool Friday's at 1:00pm - 3:00pm homeschool
SAIL Summer Program - Rochester Memorial School, Rochester
  • 11:00am — MUDS N' SUDS AT THE Y AT WATSON WOODS muds n suds
  • 11:00am — YMCA CAMP CORY FIRST TIME CAMPER Q&A camper q&a
  • 11:00am — Ease on Down Thurston at The Thurston Road YMCA Neighborhood Center ease on down
  • 4:30pm — COMMUNITY COOKOUT & CAMPFIRE AT YMCA CAMP CORY cookout campfire
Take5 Family Fun - Viva Fall River -, Fall River
Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, New Bedford — New Bedford Festival Theatre: Jimmy Buffett's Escape to Margaritaville at 7:00 pm more info

SATURDAY - 6/6

Acushnet Public Library, Acushnet
Acushnet Public Library: Event Calendar, Acushnet
  • 11:00am — LEGO Club build together
  • 11:00am — Drop in Craft: Design Your Own Waterbottle create yours
  • 11:00am — Drop in Craft: Design Your Own Summer Reading Tote! decorate tote
Art Pop, Somerset
Battleship Cove, Fall River
  • - name: Spring Nautical Girls Overnight — TBA learn more
  • - name: Women at War Day — TBA learn more
Children's Museum of Greater Fall River - Tiverton Public Li, Fall River
  • 10:00am — Library of Things Showcase info
  • 11:00am — Pokémon Club info
  • 11:00am — Sno-cone Saturday info
Elizabeth Taber Library (Marion), Marion — Stories & Songs with Forrest McCurren at 10:00am listen up
Fall River Public Library, Fall River
Happenings - Dartmouth Week, Dartmouth
  • 10:00am — June Open Farm Day open farm day
  • 11:00am — First ever Feel Good Fair feel good fair
  • 1:00pm — Smith Mills Family of Christ Family Fun Day & Open House family fun day
  • 7:00am — Get hooked on fishing fishing
  • 7:00am — Register for the 33rd annual Buzzards Bay Swim buzzards bay swim
  • 8:00am — Fourth annual Dartmouth Community Yard Sale weekend yard sale
Happenings - Sippican Week, Marion
  • 10:00am — Brush up on your landscape drawing and plant identification skills draw and identify
  • 1:00pm, 3:00pm — Smith Mills Family of Christ Family Fun Day & Open House family fun day
Kids & Family Events - Discover Fairhaven, Fairhaven
  • 10:00am — Fairhaven Summer Art Gallery — Studio Tours art tours
  • 10:00am — Homecoming Day Fair join the fun
  • 8:00am — Kool Kids Summer Camp summer camp
Mattapoisett Free Public Library: Event Calendar, Mattapoisett — Captain Luca's Pirate Adventure at 11:00am pirate adventure
Mattapoisett Museum, Mattapoisett
  • - name: Horseless Carriage Club of America Visits Mattapoisett Museum — TBA learn more
  • - name: Hot Club Cheese Roll Returns to Mattapoisett Museum! — TBA more info
New Bedford Art Museum, New Bedford — Touch-A-Truck at 10:00am - 12:00pm touch a truck
New Bedford Parks, Recreation & Beaches, New Bedford — Flag Football Spring "26" - Flag Football 11-14 y/o at 10:00am - 11:30am flag football
SAIL Summer Program - Rochester Memorial School, Rochester — OPEN HOUSE AT YMCA CAMP CORY at 2:00pm open house
Swansea Parks & Recreation, Swansea
  • 2:00pm — Tennis in the Park - Grades 1-2 tennis fun
  • 3:00pm — Tennis in the Park - Grades 3-5 tennis fun
Take5 Family Fun - Viva Fall River -, Fall River
Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, New Bedford
  • 1:00 pm — Illusions Academy of Dance presents: 15 years of magic more info
  • 1:00 pm, 7:00 pm — New Bedford Ballet: A Midsummer Night's Dream more info

SUNDAY - 6/7

Battleship Cove, Fall River — TBA at - name: Father's Day learn more
Dogtown Book Shop, Fall River — Kid's Creativity Crawl with Visit Powell at 12:00pm - 4:00pm explore
Elizabeth Taber Library (Marion), Marion — Summer Library Program Kickoff with Barnyard Discoveries at 1:00pm join in
Kids & Family Events - Discover Fairhaven, Fairhaven
  • 10:00am — Fairhaven Farmers Market explore market
  • 4:00pm — Fairhaven Tennis Association 2026 Junior Clinics - Session One play tennis
SAIL Summer Program - Rochester Memorial School, Rochester
  • - name: Annual Ione “Grandma” Collins Memorial Flower Sale at Thurston Road YMCA Neighborhood Center — TBA flower sale
  • - name: Star Spangled Art Project at Eastside Family YMCA — TBA art project
Take5 Family Fun - Viva Fall River -, Fall River
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm — Vernal Pool Explorer Hike explore hike
  • 11:00am - 3:00pm — Fall River Farmers and Artisans Market farmers market
  • 8:00am — Miles of Kindness Fundraiser Walk kindness walk
Westwood Parks and Recreation, Westport — Spring Tennis Lessons - Kids & Teens at 9:00am play tennis
Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, New Bedford
  • 7:00 pm — Movie Mondays: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) more info
  • 7:00 pm — Movie Mondays: Jaws (1975) more info

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