2026 Performers and Activities

'60s Invasion 1960s Rock 'N Roll Spiran Hall Up 6:00-7:30   More Info
Backshore 500 Spiran Hall Up 10:00-10:45 & 11:00-11:45   More Info
Ball Drop Welcome to the New Year! Dock Square midnight   More Info
Brendan Evans Classical Guitar Episcopal Church Sanctuary 8:00-8:45 & 9:00-9:45 Website More Info
Bullock Brothers A Family Gospel Music Legacy Baptist Church 6:00-6:45 & 7:00-7:45 Website More Info
Cape Ann Big Band Big Band Jazz, Swing, Soul Shalin Liu Perf Ctr 6:00-6:45 & 7:00-7:45 Website More Info
Cape Ann Poets Welcome the New Year with Poetry! Library Peggy Brenner Room 6:00-6:45 & 7:00-7:45   More Info
Dis n Dat Band Caribbean reggae Spiran Hall Down 8:00-9:30 Website More Info
Face Painters & Balloon Artists Library Trustees Room & Hallway 4:00-5:45   More Info
Food Trucks Delicious hot food! Town Hall Annex parking Lot 4:00-9:00   More Info
Gloucester Area Astronomy Club See the stars! Dock Square 7:00-10:00 Website More Info
Henri Smith: New Orleans Friends and Flavours New Orleans Jazz, Blues, Cajun Music Congr. Church Hall 10:00-10:45 & 11:00-11:45 Website More Info
Jim 'n' Tonic Wildly eclectic music Spiran Hall Up 8:00-9:30 Website More Info
Liz Frame and The Kickers Boston-based Americana and roots-rock band Congr. Church Hall 8:00-9:30 Website More Info
Los Sugar Kings Afro-Cuban Music Congr. Church Hall 6:00-7:30 Website More Info
Malik “the Magicomic” Magical Comedy Entertainer Library Peggy Brenner Room 4:00-4:45 & 5:00-5:45 Website More Info
Michael O’Leary and Carol McIntyre Harp & Bard UU Church 8:00-8:45 & 9:00-9:45 Website More Info
Parasol Parade Kids' New Year Celebration Library parking lot to Harvey Park 6:00-6:30   More Info
Peace Service Peace in the New Year UU Church 10:00-10:45 Website More Info
Safety '80s Unplugged Live 80s cover band Shalin Liu Perf Ctr 10:00-10:45 & 11:00-11:45 Website More Info
Serendipity Stilt Dancers Very Tall dancers All Around 5:45-6:30 (parade), 6:45-7:00, 7:45-8:00 Website More Info
Share Your Story! Hosted by Tony Toledo Library Peggy Brenner Room 9:00-9:45   More Info
Sol y Canto Latin roots music to change the world Brackett's Restaurant 8:00-9:30 Website More Info
Sorellanza Women's A Cappella Congr. Church Sanctuary 8:00-8:45 & 9:00-9:45 Website More Info
Spoken Word Open Mic Hosted by Tony Toledo Library Peggy Brenner Room 8:00-8:45   More Info
Sunday Serenades (Gillian, Quenton, and Rhiannon Hurst) festive a cappella Episcopal Church Sanctuary 6:00-6:45 & 7:00-7:45   More Info
The Boston Rovers Irish Music, Dance Tunes, and Songs of the Sea UU Church 6:00-7:30 Website More Info
The John Jerome Band Country, Rock, Pop, and a little hip-hop Spiran Hall Down 10:00-10:45 & 11:00-11:45 Website More Info
The Kathleen Parks Band fiddler, singer, and songwriter Brackett's Restaurant 10:00-10:45 & 11:00-11:45 Website More Info
The Rhiannon Hurst/Steve Lacey Trio jazz standards and newer works Art Association Hibbard Gallery 10:00-10:45 & 11:00-11:45   More Info
The RPS Band Rhythm + Soul (and a little jazz) Spiran Hall Down 6:00-7:30 Website More Info
The Squeezebox Stompers Americana, Cajun, and Zydeco Art Association Hibbard Gallery 6:00-7:30 Website More Info
Three Sheets to the Wind Chanteys & Songs of the Sea Brackett's Restaurant 6:00-7:30 Website More Info
Vinyl Street A Cappella rich harmonies and good vibes Congr. Church Sanctuary 6:00-6:45 & 7:00-7:45 Website More Info
What Time Is It, Mr. Fox? Smoky Cabaret, Neo-Soul, Folk Noir Shalin Liu Perf Ctr 8:00-8:45 & 9:00-9:45 Website More Info