Festival News

The winning logo design by student artist Brayden Coe! His inspiration and design will be featured in our 2026 logo, which will be used on all Festival material and merchandise.

January's speed puzzling event was a massive success! This sold out event featured 20 teams of two, competing at Abbot Hall to see who's the fastest in Marblehead to complete a 500-piece jigsaw puzzle in under two hours. There were crowds in the overhead gallery, press coverage on the floor, and a lot of laughs and smiles all around.

by Meghan Perlow, Vice President, MFoA As a long time puzzler, when the discussion came up about rotating in additional events to bring year-round involvement to the festival, I knew exactly what to start with. Speed puzzling has grown in popularity internationally, including national and international championships popping up with incredible record breaking times from the fastest puzzlers in the world. New England remains fairly limited in speed puzzling opportunities, so it