There's a new experience making a splash in the Bay State! The Massachusetts Whale Trail is a special collection of sites, stories and adventures all about WHALES. From Newburyport to New Bedford, on the Cape and Islands, and even in the Berkshires, the beloved marine mammals come to life through museums and attractions, whale watching, and historic sites and tours. With whale watching season in full swing, this is a great time to start the trail (though many sites and activities can be enjoyed all year round!). Walk in the footsteps of sailors and captains, visit the places that inspired Melville's Moby-Dick, admire the art and artifacts from yesteryear, and learn about conservation and research efforts to protect the giants of the deep. Ready, set, dive in at whaletrailMA.com.

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Passport to History is a joint effort of museums to share and explore the fantastic diverse history of Southeastern Massachusetts! Visitors can pick up a passport and complete a location-specific activity to earn a passport stamp. You will have a chance to explore and learn about the exciting history of the Old Colony region. The Passport to History program will run from June 1, 2018 through September 1, 2018. For more information, click here! Find more events and information for Southeastern Massachusetts. 

Summer's just around the corner in Central Mass! Come celebrate New England's Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival in Worcester on June 2. The Taste of Shrewsbury Street on June 19 is an evening of amazing food, live music and block parties, with over 40 eateries from Worcester's "Restaurant Row" providing samples of some of their signature dishes. And Make Music Worcester, celebrated on the summer solstice, is an annual free, city-wide, outdoor celebration of music on June 21. Find more events and information for Central Massachusetts.

The Mutton & Mead Medieval Festival is set for June 16-17 from 10 am to 6 pm at 210 Turners Falls Rd in Montague. This festival brings together theater, fun, food, and entertainment with a medieval flair! It is a day for everyone: kids, teens, and adults alike. Come in costume or come as you are, and enjoy the festival! Find merchants hawking their wares, games to test the skills of both children and adults, and stages showcasing the realm's finest entertainers. Find more events and information for Franklin County.

Kick off summer in true Cape Cod fashion at the 10th Annual Quahog Day! Come witness Doug the Quahog make his annual prediction for how many weeks of beach weather lie ahead at 2 pm Thursday, June 21 at the Pilot House Restaurant on Sandwich Marina. A Cape Cod tradition! This year's event will be emceed by WCVB-TV Boston anchor and Cape Cod native Doug Meehan. Also in June, over 300 classic cars will be on display in downtown Hyannis on Sunday, June 17 at the Father's Day Car Show, and the prestigious Provincetown International Film Festival is set for June 13-17! Find more events and information for Cape Cod.

We're all in for scrapping the indoors and bringing it all outdoors. Bike from brewery to brewery on the Pedal 2 Pints Summer Ride on Saturday, June 2! Gorge on our world-famous asparagus (it's Hadley Grass, here) at the WGBH Asparagus Festival on June 2, featured in Yankee Magazine. Hit the streets for Easthampton's Cultural Chaos Cottage Street Festival on June 9 and Northampton's Main Street Summer Block Party, July 7. If craft beer is your thing (isn't it everyone's thing?) come for Western Mass Beer Week, June 9 -16. More than 100 events at breweries and restaurants. New releases, cask tappings, beer dinners and food pairings. A favorite pairing? Bacon and beer. Get the full scoop on what's to do on the other side of Massachusetts! Find more events and information for Hampshire County.

On June 9, the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown opens two summer exhibitions, Women Artists in Paris, 1850-1900 and The Art of Iron: Objects from the Musée le Secq des Tournelles. Women Artists in Paris features 70+ paintings, including works by renowned artists including Berthe Morisot and Mary Cassatt and by many of their lesser known but equally remarkable peers. The exhibition provides a particularly timely opportunity to discover and reconsider the work of many of the women artists who flocked to Paris, but whose talents were often overshadowed due to era's conservative gender norms. The Art of Iron celebrates the beauty and exceptional craft of wrought iron, most of which was salvaged as Europe moved into the industrial age. Find more events and information for The Mohawk Trail Region. 

Cruise over for Nantucket's Spring Restaurant Week (June 4-10) when a number of acclaimed restaurants offer attractively priced prix fixe menus. Nantucket Book Festival (June 15-17) - a celebration of the written word - features renowned literary figures, lectures, staged readings, and meet-the-author events; we welcome Alice Hoffman, Elin Hilderbrand, Nathaniel Philbrick and others. From June 20-25, the Nantucket Film Festival delivers a variety of eclectic films and features Late Night Storytelling, staged readings, and a glittering Screenwriter's Tribute. Find more events and information for Nantucket Island.

Explore Essex County's collection of homes, buildings and artifacts from America's First Period (1625-1725) during 17th Century Saturdays on June 2 and occurring the first Saturday of the month through October. Castle Hill on the Crane Estate in Ipswich hosts Polish Artist Alicja Kwade's first large-scale public art installation in the U.S. as part of Art & the Landscape. And on June 2 and 3, visit artisans in 20 studios for the 35th Annual Cape Ann Artisans Studio Tour. Find more events and information for North of Boston.