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Block Party #1 2026
Date and Time
Saturday Jul 11, 2026
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM EDT
EVENT TIMELINE:
5 PM: Streets closed off to traffic & parking
6 PM: Music Stages Open (See below)
6:15 PM: The Red Trousers
7:10 PM: Cape Ann Dancers at Hancock & Main
8:00 PM: The Red Trousers
The West End: Sponsored by Institution for Savings
6 PM: Riley Hunt Duo
8 PM: Adria Smith Trio
Cape Ann Savings Bank Stage: Sponsored by Cape Ann Savings Bank
6 PM: Kicked Off the Bus
8 PM: Sea Dragons
The East End: Sponsored by BankGloucester
6 PM: Livin' on Luck
8 PM: Arnie Rosen with Gary Tepolt on Woodwinds
Location
Main Street (Closed from Pleasant St to Washington St)
Gloucester, MA
Fees/Admission
FREE for the Public to attend
*Registration required for participating Businesses and Non-Profits
Website
Contact Information
Michelle Pepin 978-283-1601
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Description
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Main Street, Downtown Gloucester comes alive when the Street is closed off and we have live music, street performers, non-profits, food vendors, and more! A fun night for young and old alike!
Many of the shops and businesses on Main Street will be open and welcoming partygoers. Other Gloucester businesses and local non-profits also will be represented on the Street. It will be a night full of live music, great food, and fun activities with lots of local flavor!
| Entertainment: Headline Act: The Red Trousers Captain Jack Cape Ann Dance Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team Face Paint by Miss Wendy |
Food Vendors & Restaurants Bravo by the Sea Crepe du Jour Meat & Sweet Foods The Lobster Roller Three Ginger's Jerky Whoopie Wagon |
| Businesses: 80 Main Antiques & Ephemera Adult Foster Care of the North Shore Cape Ann Olive Oil Gloucester Apparel LeafFilter Gutter Protection Lighthouse 3D Prints Local Colors Artists' Cooperative Maiden Voyage Artwork Mark Adrian Shoes Mia Crafts Nautical Rope Art Nilsy Northshore Titans Wrestling Operation Bounce Pat D's Photos Ramos Enterprises Rated Heart Art RE/MAX Beacon Salt Island Scooter Rental LLC SeaCoastalArts Seaside Crochet She sells Seashells on the Northshore Silver Bear Jewelry Sweats of New England TF3d printing The Crochet Mama Used Custom Jewelry |
Non-Profits: Action Inc. Adam Needs Beads Biomimicry New England Calvary Chapel Baptist Church Cape Ann Art Haven Cape Ann Pride Cape Ann Symphony Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team Gloucester Education Foundation Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute Gloucester Stage Company Little Dresses for Africa NAMI Cape Ann North Shore Bible Church Rescue Gloucester Wildlife Schooner Adventure St. John's Episcopal Church The Open Door TownGreen Inc |
