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What's on at Cape Ann's music rooms, theaters and cinemas, plus the North Shore stages people drive to. Pulled every morning from each venue's own ticketing and calendars.
Concert hall · 37 Main Street, Rockport
Upstairs on Main, Shalin Liu Performance Center (Rockport Music), Rockport
Abigail Rose & Melanie MacLaren in the intimate Upstairs on Main room at the Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport.
$21Music
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Rockport Music), Rockport
Neko Case performs live at the Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport.
Music
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Rockport Music), Rockport
A big-screen Met Opera Live in HD presentation of Verdi's Macbeth.
$30Film
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Rockport Music), Rockport
Cheyenne Jackson performs live at the Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport.
Music
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Rockport Music), Rockport
Jerron Paxton and Dennis Lichtman performs live at the Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport.
Music
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Rockport Music), Rockport
Susto performs live at the Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport.
Music
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Rockport Music), Rockport
1623 Studios presents The Rockport Murder Mysteries, a guest presentation at the Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport.
Music
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Rockport Music), Rockport
Josh Ritter performs live at the Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport.
Music
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Rockport Music), Rockport
East Nash Grass performs live at the Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport.
Music
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Rockport Music), Rockport
Hotel Transylvania on the big screen at the Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport.
FreeFilm
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Rockport Music), Rockport
Santiago Cañón-Valencia, cello performs live at the Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport.
Music
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Rockport Music), Rockport
JazzReach’s METTA QUINTET performs live at the Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport.
Music
Live music bar · 40 Railroad Avenue, Gloucester
The Rhumb Line, Gloucester
The Clay Pigeons performs live at The Rhumb Line in Gloucester.
Music
The Rhumb Line, Gloucester
Bradley Royds & Eric Reardon performs live at The Rhumb Line in Gloucester.
Music
The Rhumb Line, Gloucester
Bluegrass night with Joe Wilkins performs live at The Rhumb Line in Gloucester.
Music
The Rhumb Line, Gloucester
Matt Rich & Guest performs live at The Rhumb Line in Gloucester.
Music
The Rhumb Line, Gloucester
Dave Sags Blues Party performs live at The Rhumb Line in Gloucester.
Music
The Rhumb Line, Gloucester
Bradley Royds & Guest performs live at The Rhumb Line in Gloucester.
Music
The Rhumb Line, Gloucester
Johnny Carwash performs live at The Rhumb Line in Gloucester.
Music
The Rhumb Line, Gloucester
The Mike McGoewn Band performs live at The Rhumb Line in Gloucester.
Music
The Rhumb Line, Gloucester
Allen Estes & Mike O'Connell performs live at The Rhumb Line in Gloucester.
Music
The Rhumb Line, Gloucester
The Bordellos performs live at The Rhumb Line in Gloucester.
Music
The Rhumb Line, Gloucester
Headlands Acoustic Trio performs live at The Rhumb Line in Gloucester.
Music
Music club · 177 Main Street, Gloucester
The Cut, Gloucester
Comedian Jimmy Tingle screens his documentary about running for office, at The Cut.
Film
The Cut, Gloucester
Reckoners performs live at The Cut in downtown Gloucester.
$31.45Music
The Cut, Gloucester
Chelsea Berry performs live at The Cut in downtown Gloucester.
$36.45Music
The Cut, Gloucester
Magic Hunks - Girls Night Out, a night out at The Cut in downtown Gloucester.
$26.45Theater
The Cut, Gloucester
Dead to the Core performs live at The Cut in downtown Gloucester.
$21.95Music
The Cut, Gloucester
Vyntyge Skynyrd - Lynyrd Skynyrd Experience brings a tribute and party show to The Cut in downtown Gloucester.
$21.45Music
The Cut, Gloucester
Alexandra Grace Music Studio's Songs & Spells - Early Show, an all-ages show at The Cut in downtown Gloucester.
Kids
The Cut, Gloucester
Alexandra Grace Music Studio's Songs & Spells - Late Show, an all-ages show at The Cut in downtown Gloucester.
Kids
The Cut, Gloucester
The Schooner Adventure Halloween Halibut Hoedown featuring WhiskeyTalk performs live at The Cut in downtown Gloucester.
$26.95Music
The Cut, Gloucester
Once an Outlaw performs live at The Cut in downtown Gloucester.
$24Music
The Cut, Gloucester
Once an Outlaw featuring Chris Hicks from The Marshall Tucker Band and Outlaws performs live at The Cut in downtown Gloucester.
$30.95Music
The Cut, Gloucester
An 80s cover band plays a 21-plus late Halloween show at The Cut.
$31.45Holiday
Cinema · 37 Whistlestop Mall, Rockport
Cape Ann Community Cinema, Rockport
Angel and the Badman (PG-13) plays at the Cape Ann Community Cinema in Rockport.
Film
Cape Ann Community Cinema, Rockport
From Sea to Shining Sea plays at the Cape Ann Community Cinema in Rockport.
Film
Cape Ann Community Cinema, Rockport
Late Fame (R) plays at the Cape Ann Community Cinema in Rockport.
Film
Cape Ann Community Cinema, Rockport
The Salt Path plays at the Cape Ann Community Cinema in Rockport.
Film
Cape Ann Community Cinema, Rockport
Coyote vs. Acme (PG) plays at the Cape Ann Community Cinema in Rockport.
Film
Cape Ann Community Cinema, Rockport
Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom (PG) plays at the Cape Ann Community Cinema in Rockport.
Film
Cape Ann Community Cinema, Rockport
The Misanthrope (National Theatre of Great Britain) plays at the Cape Ann Community Cinema in Rockport.
Film
Cape Ann Community Cinema, Rockport
The Piano (1993/2026 Remaster) (R) plays at the Cape Ann Community Cinema in Rockport.
Film
Cape Ann Community Cinema, Rockport
April X plays at the Cape Ann Community Cinema in Rockport.
Film
Cape Ann Community Cinema, Rockport
Train to Busan - 10th Anniversary Remastered & Revived (R) plays at the Cape Ann Community Cinema in Rockport.
Film
Cape Ann Community Cinema, Rockport
A single screening of Movie: Digger at the Cape Ann Community Cinema in Rockport.
Film
Cape Ann Community Cinema, Rockport
Women & the Wind plays at the Cape Ann Community Cinema in Rockport.
Film
Cinema · 74 Essex Avenue, Gloucester
Gloucester Cinema, Gloucester
Other Mommy is showing at Gloucester Cinema on Essex Avenue.
$10-$14Film
Gloucester Cinema, Gloucester
Primetime is showing at Gloucester Cinema on Essex Avenue.
$10-$14Film
Gloucester Cinema, Gloucester
Verity is showing at Gloucester Cinema on Essex Avenue.
$10-$14Film
Theater · 267 East Main Street, Gloucester
Gloucester Stage Company, Gloucester
Fish Tales: Veterans in Gloucester.
$25Community
Concerts, tours and parties · 80 Hesperus Avenue, Gloucester
Hammond Castle Museum, Gloucester
Hammond Castle's fall exhibition on John Coffee Hays, the Texas Ranger and Hammond family ancestor.
Arts
Hammond Castle Museum, Gloucester
Gloucester residents get free admission to Hammond Castle Museum on this Tuesday.
Community
Hammond Castle Museum, Gloucester
A candlelit evening tour of Hammond Castle focused on the Spiritualism movement and the castle's eerie side.
Holiday
Hammond Castle Museum, Gloucester
Musical Concert at Hammond Castle Museum in Gloucester.
Music
Hammond Castle Museum, Gloucester
Gloucester residents get free admission to Hammond Castle Museum on this Tuesday.
Community
Hammond Castle Museum, Gloucester
A candlelit evening tour of Hammond Castle focused on the Spiritualism movement and the castle's eerie side.
Holiday
Hammond Castle Museum, Gloucester
Gloucester residents get free admission to Hammond Castle Museum on this Tuesday.
Community
Hammond Castle Museum, Gloucester
An after-dark, self-guided visit to Hammond Castle where guests are encouraged to come in costume.
Holiday
Hammond Castle Museum, Gloucester
A late-afternoon trick-or-treat program for children inside Hammond Castle.
Kids
Hammond Castle Museum, Gloucester
A candlelit evening tour of Hammond Castle focused on the Spiritualism movement and the castle's eerie side.
Holiday
Hammond Castle Museum, Gloucester
Our Goblin King Ball 2026, an evening event at Hammond Castle Museum in Gloucester.
Holiday
Hammond Castle Museum, Gloucester
Our Goblin King Ball 2026, an evening event at Hammond Castle Museum in Gloucester.
Holiday
Dance and theater · 247 Granite Street, Rockport
Nothing listed for the next month. Check the venue website.
Live music bar · 53 Gloucester Avenue, Gloucester
Laneside Pub & Brewery at Cape Ann Lanes, Gloucester
Weekly music video bingo night at the Laneside Pub at Cape Ann Lanes; free to play.
FreeFood and Drink
Laneside Pub & Brewery at Cape Ann Lanes, Gloucester
Weekly music video bingo night at the Laneside Pub at Cape Ann Lanes; free to play.
FreeFood and Drink
Laneside Pub & Brewery at Cape Ann Lanes, Gloucester
Weekly music video bingo night at the Laneside Pub at Cape Ann Lanes; free to play.
FreeFood and Drink
Theater, concerts and film · 286 Cabot Street, Beverly
The Cabot, Beverly
A big-screen showing of Dracula (1931) & Frankenstein (1931) Double Feature at The Cabot in Beverly.
Film
The Cabot, Beverly
A talk at The Cabot in Beverly: Across the Ages: Understanding Domestic Violence Across a Lifetime.
Talks and Classes
The Cabot, Beverly
Light the Night - Outdoor Celebration at The Cabot in Beverly.
Community
The Cabot, Beverly
Light the Night - Rule of 3 Concert performs live at The Cabot in Beverly.
Music
The Cabot, Beverly
The Steely Dan Project brings a tribute show to The Cabot in Beverly.
Music
The Cabot, Beverly
A big-screen showing of Free Matinee Series 2026 - The Trouble with Harry at The Cabot in Beverly.
Film
The Cabot, Beverly
A talk at The Cabot in Beverly: Remember the Ladies: Power, Influence & the Role of the First Lady.
Talks and Classes
Comedy and music club · 279 Rantoul Street, Beverly
Off Cabot, Beverly
Paranormal/Ghost Hunting Lauren Robbins, a live stage show at Off Cabot in Beverly.
Theater
Off Cabot, Beverly
Paranormal/Ghost Hunting Lauren Robbins, a live stage show at Off Cabot in Beverly.
Theater
Off Cabot, Beverly
Barrence Whitfield performs live at Off Cabot in Beverly.
Music
Off Cabot, Beverly
The Mercy Brothers performs live at Off Cabot in Beverly.
Music
Theater · 54 Dunham Road, Beverly
North Shore Music Theatre, Beverly
Phantom, a musical on the in-the-round stage at North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly.
$40-$105Theater
Theater and concerts · 1 Market Square, Newburyport
Firehouse Center for the Arts, Newburyport
Madagascar KIDS, a family show at the Firehouse Center for the Arts in Newburyport.
Kids
Firehouse Center for the Arts, Newburyport
Sweet Baby James: The #1 James Taylor Tribute brings live music to the Firehouse Center for the Arts in Newburyport.
Music
Firehouse Center for the Arts, Newburyport
Spookley the Square Pumpkin, a family show at the Firehouse Center for the Arts in Newburyport.
Kids
Firehouse Center for the Arts, Newburyport
A Love Letter to Bonnie Raitt brings live music to the Firehouse Center for the Arts in Newburyport.
Music
Firehouse Center for the Arts, Newburyport
The Far Out brings live music to the Firehouse Center for the Arts in Newburyport.
Music
Firehouse Center for the Arts, Newburyport
A screening of Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Firehouse Center for the Arts in Newburyport.
Film
Firehouse Center for the Arts, Newburyport
Fall Comedy Night feat. Tony V, live comedy at the Firehouse Center for the Arts in Newburyport.
Theater
Firehouse Center for the Arts, Newburyport
Busy Signal on stage at the Firehouse Center for the Arts in Newburyport.
Theater
Concert hall · 4 Oceanfront North, Salisbury
Blue Ocean Music Hall, Salisbury
DDXS: A Tribute to Duran Duran and INXS brings a tribute show to Blue Ocean Music Hall in Salisbury.
Music
Blue Ocean Music Hall, Salisbury
The Beautiful Losers performs live at Blue Ocean Music Hall in Salisbury.
Music
Blue Ocean Music Hall, Salisbury
Beginnings performs live at Blue Ocean Music Hall in Salisbury.
Music
Blue Ocean Music Hall, Salisbury
A Hocus Pocus-themed drag brunch at Blue Ocean Music Hall.
Food and Drink
Blue Ocean Music Hall, Salisbury
Pink Talking Fish performs live at Blue Ocean Music Hall in Salisbury.
Music
Blue Ocean Music Hall, Salisbury
A Halloween costume party with live music at Blue Ocean Music Hall.
Holiday
Blue Ocean Music Hall, Salisbury
Echoes of Floyd performs live at Blue Ocean Music Hall in Salisbury.
Music
Blue Ocean Music Hall, Salisbury
Close Enemies ft. Tom Hamilton of Aerosmith performs live at Blue Ocean Music Hall in Salisbury.
Music
Music club · 144 Ashworth Avenue, Hampton, NH
Wally's,
Fear Factory and Mushroomhead performs live at Wally's at Hampton Beach, NH.
Music
Wally's,
Beauty School Dropout performs live at Wally's at Hampton Beach, NH.
Music
Wally's,
The Warped Tour Band performs live at Wally's at Hampton Beach, NH.
Music
Listings come from each venue's own ticketing system or calendar and can change, so check with the venue before you go. Know a stage we are missing? Email [email protected].