Eight craft and artisan shows were listed between late May and September, and most of the weekends lined up in pairs. Falmouth Arts Alive Festival (June 12 to 14) and South Shore Arts Festival (June 19 to 21) fell on consecutive weekends, and Eastham Windmill Weekend (September 11 to 13) was followed a week later by Old Deerfield Fall Arts & Crafts Festival (September 19 to 20). Four of the eight were on Cape Cod. The listed dates for all eight have passed.
Adult admission was $16 at Paradise City Arts Festival, and children under 12 got in free. Falmouth Arts Alive and South Shore Arts Festival were free. This guide has no admission price for the other five shows.
Western Massachusetts
In Northampton, Paradise City Arts Festival was listed for May 23 to 25 at the Three County Fairgrounds, on Memorial Day weekend (not confirmed for 2026). The listing describes a juried show of fine art and craft with hundreds of artists, sculpture gardens, a festival dining tent and live music.
In Franklin County, Old Deerfield village hosted the outdoor juried craft fair Old Deerfield Fall Arts & Crafts Festival (September 19 to 20).
Cape Cod
Falmouth Arts Alive Festival was the earliest, with 70+ artisans, performances and family activities. Chatham Festival of the Arts was listed for August 14 to 16 (not confirmed for 2026), with 120 booths of fine arts and crafts. CraftFest Cotuit (August 15 to 16) put artisan vendors on Cotuit Village Green, so the two overlapped on August 15 and 16 if the listed dates held.
The 48th annual Eastham Windmill Weekend added live entertainment, a vehicle show and a sand art competition to its arts and crafts.
North Shore and South Shore
In Cohasset, the 71st annual South Shore Arts Festival was held on Father's Day weekend, with 90+ juried craft exhibitors and live music. On the North Shore, Marblehead Festival of Arts was listed for July 1 to 5 around Independence Day (not confirmed for 2026), with art exhibits, outdoor concerts over the harbor, a street festival and an artisans marketplace.
