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FESTIVAL TROLLEY & SATELLITE PARKING


Free satellite parking will be available in the Marblehead High School parking lot at 2 Humphrey Street.


The Festival provides a trolley service between the free satellite parking area at Marblehead High School parking lot (2 Humphrey St) and all of the exhibits and most events (excluding Devereux Beach). Look for the Trolley Stop signs throughout the Festival downtown area.


The trolleys take about ½ hour to make the loop trip. Some days have two trolleys so they are more frequent, but because of traffic, weather and other causes, there may be a wait for a trolley. One of the trolleys is accessible for wheelchairs. The posted hours are the hours that the trolleys will be operating. 


Thursday, July 3 | 1 Trolley | 10:00 am-6:00 pm

Friday, July 4 | 2 Trolleys | 10:00 am-6:00 pm, 12:00-6:00 pm

Saturday, July 5 | 2 Trolleys | 10:00 am-6:00 pm, 12:00-6:00 pm

Sunday, July 6 | 2 Trolleys | 10:00 am-5:00 pm, 12:00-5:00 pm


The Festival Trolley stops at the following locations:

  • Marblehead High School, 2 Humphrey Street

  • Shubie's Marketplace, 16 Atlantic Avenue

  • Abbot Hall, 188 Washington Street

  • Masonic Temple, 62 Pleasant Street

  • Washington Street x Summer Street (intersection near St. Michael’s Church)

  • Old Town House, Market Square

  • Front Street, The Landing Restaurant (near Crocker Park)

  • Old North Church, 35 Washington Street

  • Unitarian Universalist Church, 28 Mugford Street

  • Marblehead High School, 2 Humphrey Street


WALKING TO YOUR DESTINATION

  • Marblehead High School Parking to Atlantic Street Shopping – 0.8 miles / 15 minutes

  • Marblehead High School Parking to Abbot Hall – 1.2 miles / 24 minutes

  • Marblehead High School Parking to Abbot Hall and Washington Street – 1.2 miles / 24 minutes

  • Marblehead High School Parking to Crocker Park – 1.5 miles / 34 min

  • Washington Street to Crocker Park – 0.2 miles / 5 minutes


INFORMATION BOOTHS

Information Booths are staffed by Marblehead residents who are familiar with the Festival and the Marblehead Community. Our booths are located at Abbot Hall and across from the Old Town House.


Please stop by–our volunteers are always happy to answer your questions about the Festival and other aspects of Marblehead. Grab a program book during the festival, which will guide you to much more information. $5 purchase.

Friday, May 30, 2025
Cod and Whale First Look Party
5:00 PM
-
7:00 PM
Event
Sunday, June 29, 2025
Champagne Reception
5:00 PM
-
7:00 PM
Event
July 1, 2025
Film Festival
8:30 PM
-
10:30 PM
Event
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Silent Book Reading Party
5:00 PM
-
8:00 PM
Literary
Awards Ceremony
6:00 PM
-
7:00 PM
Event
Francoix Simard
6:00 PM
-
6:40 PM
Concert
VOCE Quartet
6:45 PM
-
7:30 PM
Concert
Drawing, Senior Art
7:00 PM
-
8:00 PM
Exhibit
Painting the Town
7:00 PM
-
8:00 PM
Exhibit
Painting, Printmaking & Crafts
7:00 PM
-
8:00 PM
Exhibit
Sculpture, Mixed Media & Digital Art
7:00 PM
-
8:00 PM
Exhibit
Youth and Student
7:00 PM
-
8:00 PM
Exhibit
Manolo Mairena & La Pura Vida
8:00 PM
-
10:30 PM
Concert
Thursday, July 3, 2025
Art Scavenger Hunt
10:00 AM
 - 
5:00 PM
Exhibit
Community Paint-by-Number Mural
10:00 AM
 - 
5:00 PM
Event
Drawing, Senior Art
10:00 AM
 - 
5:00 PM
Exhibit
Festival Trolley
10:00 AM
 - 
6:00 PM
Transport
Logo Store
10:00 AM
 - 
5:00 PM
Shopping
Painting the Town
10:00 AM
 - 
5:00 PM
Exhibit
Painting, Printmaking & Crafts
10:00 AM
 - 
5:00 PM
Exhibit
Photography
10:00 AM
 - 
5:00 PM
Exhibit
Sculpture, Mixed Media & Digital Art
10:00 AM
 - 
5:00 PM
Exhibit
Words into Stories: The Storyteller’s Art
10:00 AM
 - 
12:30 PM
Literary
Youth and Student
10:00 AM
 - 
5:00 PM
Exhibit
Model Boat Building
11:00 AM
 - 
12:00 PM
Event
Dawson Green - Green Dot
12:00 PM
 - 
12:15 PM
Concert
Festival Violin Duo
12:00 PM
 - 
2:00 PM
Concert
Model Boat Building
12:00 PM
 - 
1:00 PM
Event
Windjammers
12:00 PM
 - 
2:00 PM
Concert
WINA Band
12:30 PM
 - 
1:30 PM
Concert
Emerge, Speak, Become Embodied: A Conversation with Joan Leegant
1:00 PM
 - 
2:00 PM
Literary
Maddie McGill
2:00 PM
 - 
3:30 PM
Concert
Literary Marblehead Walking Tour
2:30 PM
 - 
4:00 PM
Literary
Marketing Your Writing
2:30 PM
 - 
4:00 PM
Literary
Model Boat Regatta
3:00 PM
 - 
4:00 PM
Event
Creative Writing for Tweens and Teens
4:00 PM
 - 
5:00 PM
Literary
Gavin Marengi
6:00 PM
 - 
7:30 PM
Concert
Stan Martin Band
8:00 PM
 - 
10:30 PM
Concert
Friday, July 4, 2025
Form 01945 Fitness
9:00 AM
-
10:00 AM
Event
Art Scavenger Hunt
10:00 AM
-
5:00 PM
Exhibit
Artisans Market
10:00 AM
-
5:00 PM
Shopping
Community Paint-by-Number Mural
10:00 AM
-
5:00 PM
Event
Drawing, Senior Art
10:00 AM
-
5:00 PM
Exhibit
Erasure Poetry Workshop
10:00 AM
-
12:00 PM
Literary
Festival Trolley
10:00 AM
-
6:00 PM
Transport
Film Festival Encore
10:00 AM
-
12:00 PM
Event
Logo Store
10:00 AM
-
5:00 PM
Shopping
Marblehead String Quartet
10:00 AM
-
12:00 PM
Concert
Painting the Town
10:00 AM
-
5:00 PM
Exhibit
Painting, Printmaking & Crafts
10:00 AM
-
5:00 PM
Exhibit
Photography
10:00 AM
-
5:00 PM
Exhibit
Sculpture, Mixed Media & Digital Art
10:00 AM
-
5:00 PM
Exhibit
Youth and Student
10:00 AM
-
5:00 PM
Exhibit
Street Festival
11:00 AM
-
3:00 PM
Event
August Belf
12:00 PM
-
12:15 PM
Concert
MFoA String Trio
12:00 PM
-
2:00 PM
Concert
Brady Weed
12:15 PM
-
12:45 PM
Concert
Griffen Collins
12:45 PM
-
1:30 PM
Concert
Literary Festival Winners
1:00 PM
-
2:15 PM
Literary
Peach Fuzz
2:00 PM
-
3:30 PM
Concert
Literary Marblehead Walking Tour
2:30 PM
-
4:00 PM
Literary
When Words Count: Discourse in a Changing World
2:30 PM
-
3:45 PM
Literary
Five Minute Stories
4:00 PM
-
5:00 PM
Literary
Evan Goodrow Trio
6:00 PM
-
7:30 PM
Concert
Adam Ezra Group
8:00 PM
-
10:30 PM
Concert
National Anthem
8:50 PM
-
8:55 PM
Concert
Fireworks
9:00 PM
-
9:30 PM
Concert
Saturday, July 5, 2025
Road Race 5K/10K
7:45 AM
-
10:00 AM
Event
Art Scavenger Hunt
10:00 AM
-
5:00 PM
Exhibit
Artisans Market
10:00 AM
-
5:00 PM
Shopping
Children's Festival
10:00 AM
-
1:00 PM
Event
Community Paint-by-Number
10:00 AM
-
5:00 PM
Event
Drawing, Senior Art
10:00 AM
-
5:00 PM
Exhibit
Festival Trolley
10:00 AM
-
6:00 PM
Transport
Logo Store
10:00 AM
-
5:00 PM
Shopping
Painting the Town
10:00 AM
-
5:00 PM
Exhibit
Painting, Printmaking & Crafts
10:00 AM
-
5:00 PM
Exhibit
Photography
10:00 AM
-
5:00 PM
Exhibit
Reed's Hill Duo
10:00 AM
-
12:00 PM
Concert
Sculpture, Mixed Media & Digital Art
10:00 AM
-
5:00 PM
Exhibit
Writing Through Change: Navigating Life’s Transitions
10:00 AM
-
12:30 PM
Literary
Youth and Student
10:00 AM
-
5:00 PM
Exhibit
Abbot Hall Trio
12:00 PM
-
2:00 PM
Concert
School of Rock Natick
12:00 PM
-
1:30 PM
Concert
School of Rock Norwood
12:00 PM
-
1:30 PM
Concert
Marblehead Harbor Quartet
2:00 PM
-
4:00 PM
Concert
The Gallerist
2:00 PM
-
3:30 PM
Concert
Research as a Prelude to Writing
2:30 PM
-
3:45 PM
Literary
Write Your Own Obituary
4:00 PM
-
5:00 PM
Literary
Erinn Brown Band
6:00 PM
-
7:30 PM
Concert
The Power of Public Art
7:00 PM
-
9:00 PM
Event
Robert Ellis Orrall
8:00 PM
-
10:30 PM
Concert
Sunday, July 6, 2025

Please note that the last Festival Trolley departs Marblehead High School at 4:00 PM

Pup Party!
9:00 AM
-
12:00 PM
Event
Art Scavenger Hunt
10:00 AM
-
4:00 PM
Exhibit
Community Paint-by-Number
10:00 AM
-
4:00 PM
Event
Festival Trolley
10:00 AM
-
4:00 PM
Transport
Logo Store
10:00 AM
-
4:00 PM
Shopping
MFoA Cello Duo
10:00 AM
-
12:00 PM
Concert
Painting the Town
10:00 AM
-
4:00 PM
Exhibit
Painting, Printmaking & Crafts
10:00 AM
-
4:00 PM
Exhibit
Photography
10:00 AM
-
4:00 PM
Exhibit
Drawing, Senior Art
12:00 PM
-
4:00 PM
Exhibit
Festival Duet
12:00 PM
-
2:00 PM
Concert
Flutes by the Sea
12:00 PM
-
2:00 PM
Concert
Sculpture, Mixed Media & Digital Art
12:00 PM
-
4:00 PM
Exhibit
Youth and Student
12:00 PM
-
4:00 PM
Exhibit
Kite Festival
12:30 PM
-
3:00 PM
Event
Sand Sculpture
12:30 PM
-
3:00 PM
Event
Art on the Avenue
1:00 PM
-
4:00 PM
Event
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Marblehead Festival of Arts  is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

Tax-Exempt Since April 1965

EIN: : 04-6130256

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