This weekend, we welcome August. Join us for heat-of-summer fun! 

It’s one of the best times of the year at The FARM Institute on Martha’s Vineyard – sunflower season!  Pick-your-own sunflowers are available now through mid-August. Each family admission includes up to five guests and a total of a dozen sunflower stems per group. While you’re there, consider joining an Ice Cream Making Class in the kitchen, or take part in the 10th Annual Amity Island 5K & Fun Run! 

2026? More like 1929, this weekend at The Crane Estate in Ipswich! Join us for the party of the summer, the Roaring Twenties Lawn Party! You’ll find jazz musicians on 2 stages, antique autos, a vintage fair, flappers and dandies, and picnickers galore. Explore the formal gardens, compete in contests, take a dance lesson, participate in a fashion parade, and enjoy a drink at the Bootlegger’s Garden featuring Mill River Winery, 1634 Meadery, and True North Ales. Take a special Great House Tour during the event to catch a glimpse of what life was like in 1929 on the estate. 

While you’re up at Crane, head out on the wildlife refuge with CraneOutdoors! Join one of several kayaking adventures – from a Sunset Kayak, to a trip on the Castle Neck River, or a trip to Choate Island for a hike and kayak combo. 

Fancy meeting a fairy? Join a Whimsical Fairy StoryWalk at Long Hill in Beverly or at Stevens-Coolidge House and Gardens in North Andover. The story unfolds over the Garden to Garden trail at Long Hill, and throughout the garden at Stevens-Coolidge. 

Free family fun is yours this weekend! We’re excited to announce that, as part of the Highland Street Foundation’s August Adventures program, we’ll be offering free admission on August 2 to Fruitlands Museum in Harvard. Stop by anytime during open hours, 10AM-4PM, to explore our historic spaces and collections, wander the grounds, browse the Museum Store, and grab a bite to eat from the cafe.