Several Cape and island festivals shared weekends. The Barnstable County Fair, Mattapoisett Harbor Days, the Feast of the Holy Ghost and the Nantucket Summer Antiques Show all overlapped on July 18 and 19 if the listed dates held. On August 15 and 16, CraftFest Cotuit, Chatham Festival of the Arts, Martha's Vineyard SoulFest and Provincetown Carnival overlapped the same way. All of these festivals had ended by August 23.
Falmouth, Cotuit and Chatham
In Falmouth, Falmouth Arts Alive Festival (June 12 to 14) was free. The town also hosted the Barnstable County Fair, listed for July 18 to 24 (not confirmed for 2026). Adult admission was $15, children paid $10, and children under 5 got in free.
Artisan vendors were set up on Cotuit Village Green for CraftFest Cotuit (August 15 to 16). In Chatham, Chatham Festival of the Arts was listed for August 14 to 16 (not confirmed for 2026), with food and children's activities alongside its booths.
Provincetown
Provincetown Carnival was listed for August 15 to 22, a range that was not confirmed, as was its 1978 founding year. The nonprofit Provincetown Business Guild produces it. The listing describes parties, performances and costume contests at venues across town, with a free Carnival Parade as the centerpiece, traveling the length of Commercial Street with floats and costumes.
Martha's Vineyard
The Feast of the Holy Ghost in Oak Bluffs was listed for July 18 to 19 (tentative), a Portuguese-American celebration with a community barbecue.
The Martha's Vineyard Agricultural Fair in West Tisbury had tentative dates of August 20 to 23. Adult admission was $15, children paid $8, and children under 5 got in free. Also on the island, Martha's Vineyard SoulFest was listed for August 15 to 22 (not confirmed for 2026) as a celebration of soul, R&B, comedy, art and island culture.
Nantucket
Performances and classes filled Dreamland Theater for the Nantucket Dance Festival (July 6 to 12). Dealers in antiques, jewelry and fine art were set up at Bartlett's Farm for the Nantucket Summer Antiques Show (July 17 to 20), where adult admission was $20.
Just off the Cape
Mattapoisett Harbor Days was in Plymouth County, off the Cape, and was listed for July 17 to 19 (also not confirmed for 2026).
Ferries to Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket leave from Falmouth and Hyannis.
