“Gloucester’s So Salty” Third Annual Festival
| Hours: | Saturday, Jan. 20 and Sunday, Jan. 21 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Ages: | Infants, Toddlers, Kids, Teens, Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor, Outdoor |
| Cost: | Free |
| Category: | Fairs & Festivals |
The Cape Ann Museum is partnering with Discover Gloucester and other area cultural institutions and business for the third annual event.The celebration, inspired by the annual Salem’s So Sweet event, will feature two days of family-friendly and free programming including ice sculptures, live music, salty treats, free kids’ art activities and more around Downtown Gloucester.
Last year’s celebration brought together over 1,800 people to share their Gloucester pride while enjoying free ice sculptures and cultural activities around the city.
The 2024 ice sculptures are sponsored by Gloucester Accommodations, Cape Ann Olive Oil, Cape Ann Museum, Cape Ann Savings Bank, The Cut, and the Sawyer Free Library.
The schedule for Gloucester’s So Salty activities includes:
All Weekend
o Grab a map from the Cape Ann Museum and find the Ice Sculptures around Downtown Gloucester
o Free admission and art activities to the Cape Ann Museum
o Start at Mile Marker One with Breakfast in an Igloo or end it with a Sweet & Salty Cocktail in an Igloo, reservations recommended for igloos, 75 Essex Ave Route 133
o Strike a pose for a framed photo at Lockwood Studios Fine Art & Design Gallery, 2 & 4 Eastern Avenue
o 25% discount on room rates at the Blue Shutters Beachside Inn, 1 Nautilus Road, Gloucester
o 20% off all salt products at Cape Ann Olive Oil, 57 Main St.
o Grab a piece of Saltwater Taffy at Fireflies Boutique, 100 Main Street
o Salty Poetry Snippets at Dogtown Books, 132 Main Street
o 10% off Select 'Salty' Books and a 'Salty Blind Date with a Book' at the Bookstore of Gloucester, 61 Main Street
o After Hours: 10% off your experience at Cape Ann Lanes/Laneside Pub & Brewery, 53 Gloucester Ave
Saturday, January 20
o 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – Art Activity with Pathways for Children in the CAM Studio Cape Ann Museum Studio, 27 Pleasant Street
o 10:30 – 12:30 pm - Make Your Own Ice Cream with the Open Door Sawyer Free Library at 21 Main Street
o 12:00 – 5:00 pm – Hot Mead Toddies, Hot Cider, and Hot Cocoa from 1634 Meadery Cape Ann Museum Courtyard, 27 Pleasant Street
o 1:00 – 2:00 pm - Shim Sham Shimmy Tap Dance Movement Arts, Gloucester, MA, (MAGMA) 11 Pleasant Street
o 2:00 – 3:00 pm - Find the Flock of Dancing Seagulls on Main Street
o 3:00 - 5:00 pm - Sea Shanties with Three Sheets to the Wind Cape Ann Museum Auditorium, 27 Pleasant Street
o 5:30 - 6:30 pm - Corey Wrinn: Roll and Go Songs inspired by Gloucester The Cut, 177 Main Street
o 8:00 – 11:00 pm – Salty Soul: A night of funk, soul and RnB spun on vinyl by Gloucester's own DJ Enzo Arcari and Josh Byrnes aka “DJ Elevator Man' at The Cut, 177 Main Street
Sunday, January 21
o 10:00 – 10:30 am – Mayor Greg Verga reads Katy and the Big Snow by Virginia Lee Burton Cape Ann Museum Library & Archives, 27 Pleasant Street
o 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – Paint an Oyster Shell Cape Ann Museum Studio, 27 Pleasant Street
o 2:00- 2:30 pm - Capoeira Roda Demonstration Movement Arts, Gloucester, MA, (MAGMA) 11 Pleasant Street
o 2:30 – 3:30 pm - Shim Sham Shimmy Tap Dance Movement Arts, Gloucester, MA, (MAGMA) 11 Pleasant Street
o 3:00 – 4:30 pm – Gloucester Songwriters Swap with Alexandra Grace Cape Ann Museum Auditorium, 27 Pleasant Street
| WEBSITE | ↑ top |
capeannmuseum.org/programs/festivals/salty/
| LOCATION | ↑ top |
Cape Ann Museum, Gloucester, MA, 01930 map
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