Concerts

Castle Hill (Ipswich)

Thursdays, June 25 – August 27 & Wednesdays, July 15 and 22 

Make the most of summer with a Castle Hill Picnic Concert, featuring a different family-friendly band performing on Castle Hill’s Grand Allee overlooking Crane Beach. 

Music and Silk: An Ancient Animal and a Shorebird’s Survival (6/4) 

Classical at Crane isn’t a Drag with Dr. Viola Voila (6/21) 

Castle Hill Picnic Concert: THE FAR OUT (6/25) 

Castle Hill Picnic Concert: VOODOO LOUNGE: The Rolling Stones Tribute (7/2) 

Castle Hill Picnic Concert: STUDIO TWO (7/9) 

Castle Hill Picnic Concert: DISCO DREAM (7/15) 

Castle Hill Picnic Concert: WHAT TIME IS IT, MR. FOX? (7/16) 

Castle Hill Picnic Concert: LOS SUGAR KINGS (7/22) 

Castle Hill Picnic Concert: FORTUNE (7/23) 

Castle Hill Picnic Concert: BEANTOWN SWING ORCHESTRA (7/30) 

Castle Hill Picnic Concert: SOUL REBEL PROJECT (8/6) 

Castle Hill Picnic Concert: SOUL CITY (8/13) 

Castle Hill Picnic Concert: ENTRAIN (8/20) 

Castle Hill Picnic Concert: ORVILLE GIDDINGS BAND (8/27) 

deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum (Lincoln)

Friday, June 26 – Friday, August 7 

Join us this summer for the deCordova Performance Series. 

deCordova Performance Series: Vance Gilbert (6/26) 

deCordova Performance Series: Arias Aloft (6/28) 

deCordova Performance Series: Leslie Mendelson (7/10) 

deCordova Performance Series: Ezekiel’s Wheels Klezmer Band (7/24) 

deCordova Performance Series: Ellis Paul (8/7) 

Fruitlands Museum (Harvard)

Thursday, July 2 – Thursday, August 6 

Bring your blankets, lawn chairs, dancing shoes, and bug spray to enjoy a night of music with panoramic views and a stunning sunset on select Thursday nights throughout the summer. 

Summer Concert Series: The Concord Band (7/2) 

Summer Concert Series: The Concord Band (7/9) 

Summer Concert Series: The Concord Band (7/23) 

Summer Concert Series: The Love Dogs (7/30) 

Summer Concert Series: The Blackstone Valley Quartet (8/6) 

Scenic Songs (Multiple Locations)

June 14, July 12, August 1, September 19, and October 4 

Join us in scenic locations across the state with some of your favorite performing artists for a special, unplugged live music experience like no other. We are pleased to collaborate with Passim for the 2026 Scenic Songs Series. Passim is a nonprofit arts organization in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where music, community, and curiosity come together. For more than 65 years, Passim has championed folk and roots musicians, nurtured emerging artists, and created intimate spaces where audiences can experience live music up close.

Scenic Songs: A Hiking Concert with Erin McKeown (6/14, Bartholomew’s Cobble, Sheffield) 

Scenic Songs: A Hiking Concert with Forsyth (7/12, World’s End, Hingham) 

Scenic Songs: A Hiking Concert with Sweet Petunia (8/1, Appleton Farms, Ispwich and Hamilton) 

Scenic Songs: A Hiking Concert with Rachel Sumner (9/19, North Common Meadow, Petersham) 

Scenic Songs: A Hiking Concert with The Nields (10/4, Rocky Woods, Medfield) 

World’s End (Hingham)

Saturday, June 20

Celebrate this remarkable property at the start of the summer! 

Summer Solstice at World’s End (6/20) 

Summer Picnics with Live Music

Appleton Farms (Ipswich)

Father’s Day Pizza & BBQ Bash at Appleton Farms (6/20) 

Powisset Farm (Dover) 

Thursdays, June 25, July 34, and August 13 

Kick back and relax at Powisset Farm on a Thursday evening this summer. 

Thursday Summer Sunsets at Powisset Farm, Baxter Hall (6/25) 

Thursday Summer Sunsets at Powisset Farm, Ward Hayden (7/23) 

Thursday Summer Sunsets at Powisset Farm, Crowes Pasture (8/13)

Weir River Farm (Hingham)

Thursdays, June 25, July 16 and 30, August 13 and 27 

Live music, local food, craft brews, and the South Shore’s best views! 

Sunset Picnics at Weir River Farm (6/25), featuring Ward Hayden, Widowmaker Brewing, Mom on the Go food truck, and The Nuttiest Cookie 

Sunset Picnics at Weir River Farm (7/16), featuring Ash & Eric, Stellwagen Beer Company, Wanderlust food truck, and Smiles by the Mile Ice Cream 

Sunset Picnics at Weir River Farm (7/30), featuring The Lied To’s, Vitamin Sea Brewing, KCs Curbside Bistro, and The Nuttiest Cookie 

Sunset Picnics at Weir River Farm (8/13), featuring Mike McHugh, Widowmaker Brewing, Mom on the Go food truck, and The Nuttiest Cookie 

Sunset Picnics at Weir River Farm (8/27), featuring Aldous Collins, Vitamin Sea Brewing, KC’s Curbside Bistro and Just the Dip food truck, and Smiles by the Mile Ice Cream