Viva Fall River

The Portuguese Kids
2026-06-06 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St., Fall River, MA
Narrows Comedy Series
Saturday, June 6, 2026
$35 Advance | $37 Day of Show
[all-in pricing, no additional fees]
Doors 7pm | Show 8pm
The Portuguese Kids Present: No Recipe Needed!
Spice up your night with The Portuguese Kids as they hit the road with No Recipe Needed! This isn’t your typical comedy show—it’s a fully improvised, audience-driven experience where absolutely nothing goes according to plan… and that’s exactly how we like it!
Blending lightning-fast improv with the hilarious realities of growing up Portuguese (and the chaos of everyday life), The Portuguese Kids deliver a show that’s fresh, unpredictable, and outrageously funny every single time.
No script. No plan. No recipe. Just pure comedy gold.
Don’t miss your chance to see this one-of-a-kind show—grab your tickets now and get ready for a night you won’t stop talking about!

Cat n' Jimmy (live music)
2026-06-06 21:00 | The Tipsy Toboggan, 75 Ferry Street, Fall River, MA, United States
Saturday night at Shorty’s Pub is all about good music, good food, and a room that knows how to have fun — and Cat ’n Jimmy are bringing the soundtrack.

Expect a night of covers you know and love, mixed with a few fan-fav originals, in a room that’s all about good music, good food, and familiar faces. Shorty’s is known for great wings, burgers, pizzas, Portuguese favorites, strong drinks, and always booking solid live music. Easily one of the best neighborhood pubs you’ll find.

If you’re looking for a fun Saturday night out — and a chance to support a small, family-owned local spot — this is it.

Vernal Pool Explorer Hike
2026-06-07 10:00 - 12:00 | Copicut Woods, Indian Town Rd., Fall River, 02790, United States
What’s a vernal pool? During this family-friendly hike, you’ll learn about these ephemeral wonders and investigate how nature changes in the spring season. Vernal pool hikes are extra special at Copicut Woods, where you can look and listen for woodpeckers at field edges and warblers in the thickets. You’ll also wander along Shockley trail and, deeper into the woods, past brooks and giant boulders, rock outcrops, and cellar holes. Magnifying glasses and binoculars will be provided to best appreciate the wildflowers, tadpoles, and other signs of spring!

This program is part of a three-part Vernal Pool Explorers series at Copicut Woods. Participants are welcome to attend any number of sessions—each program works as a standalone experience or can be paired with two or three for a deeper exploration. There is no requirement to attend all sessions.

Part 1: Sunday, April 19Part 2: Sunday, May 17Part 3: Sunday, June 7

First time at Copicut? This will be an easy to moderate walk along dirt trails with slight inclines in some areas. You can expect semi-rocky terrain and exposed roots in some areas of the trail. The path taken will be determined based on where we are most likely to hear or see wildlife and find vernal pools. Parking is available at the entrance to the trailhead.

Pre-registration is required for this event. In the event of cancellation, you will be notified via the email address you used to register and refunded in full within 14 business days. Tickets are non-transferable and non-refundable.

We love our furry friends, however, dogs are not permitted in this program.

Membership: To locate information about your Membership, including Member ID, expiration date, and more please visit: https://tickets.thetrustees.org/membership.

Tickets: To look up your tickets or re-send an email confirmation, please visit: https://tickets.thetrustees.org/orders.

Drag Brunch: Rainbow Rewind
2026-06-07 11:00 | The Tipsy Toboggan, 75 Ferry Street, Fall River, MA, United States
RESERVE NOW!DRAG BRUNCH PRIDE EDITION: THE RAINBOW REWIND!�Sunday June 7th • 11AM�Get ready for a glitter covered, high energy, sing-at-the-top-of-your-lungs kind of afternoon because THE RAINBOW REWIND is bringing Pride Month to The Tipsy Toboggan in the wildest way possible!

Join us for an unforgettable Drag Brunch celebration filled with iconic performances, throwback anthems, outrageous fun, incredible food, flowing cocktails, and nonstop energy from start to finish.

From pop divas to dance floor classics, this Pride Edition brunch is a celebration of music, love, community, and unapologetically having a good time.

Grab your crew, dress loud, bring your energy, and get ready to laugh, cheer, sing, and brunch your heart out.

This is going to be an absolutely WILD time.

Reserve your table now at www.TheTipsyToboggan.com!

Roasted and Rebellious - Colonial Coffeehouses
2026-06-07 11:00 - 14:00 | Lafayette-Durfee House, 94 Cherry St, Fall River, MA, 02722, United States
Experience the story of the Gaspee Affair through the vibrant world of colonial coffeehouses – where news spread and ideas ignited.Guests will enjoy the aroma of coffee roasting in the hearth and sample our Gaspee Affair Bold coffee while learning how everyday gatherings helped fuel one of the earliest acts of defiance in pre-Revolutionary America.

Elvis Tribute
2026-06-07 12:00 - 16:00 | Venus de Milo, Swansea
Aidan Keene brings the King back to life in a high-energy tribute that captures the voice, the moves, and the magic of Elvis.
From the hip-shaking classics to the powerhouse ballads, this is more than a show…it’s a full concert experience that will have you singing along from the first note.
Step into the spotlight, feel the nostalgia, and relive the legend live at Venus de Milo.

2026 Fall River Pride Festival
2026-06-07 12:00 - 18:00 | Gates of the City, Ponta Delgada Boulevard, Fall River, MA
Get ready, Fall River… we’re coming back LOUDER THAN EVER…

for the 2026 Fall River Pride Festival!

Join the Fall River Pride Committee and Church of the Holy Spirit for an unforgettable day of celebration, community, and Pride!

Sunday, June 7, 2026 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM Gates of the City, Ponta Delgada Blvd, Fall River, MA

This year, we are working very hard to bring together something for everyone!

Drag Performances Live Music Games & Prizes Community Resources Food Trucks Vendors…and so much more!

Bring your friends, your family, and your Pride! As we come together to celebrate love, diversity, and the vibrant spirit of Fall River.

Whether you’ve been with us for years, or it’s your first time, you are welcome!

Let’s make 2026 our biggest and boldest celebration yet, because Pride in Fall River is stronger, brighter, and louder than ever!

3rd Annual Backyard Blowout
2026-06-07 13:00 | Shorty’s Pub, 87 Aetna St, Fall River, MA 02724, FALL RIVER, MA, 02724, United States
Join us at Shorty’s Pub on Sunday, June 7th for our 3rd annual installment of our Backyard Blowout/Opening Day festivities!! This year will include a special 1:00 PM start time because we will be joined by very special guests Love Scar! You won’t want to miss this!!

Dave Cousins Solo Acoustic
2026-06-07 13:00 - 16:00 | Canned Heat Craft Beer Co., 52 Ferry Street, Fall River, MA, 02724, United States

Book Edge Stenciling
2026-06-07 14:00 - 16:00 | Once Upon a Bookstore, 418 Quequechan St. 2nd Fl., Fall River, Massachusetts, 02721

Night Bartending Class
2026-06-08 08:00 - 2026-06-12 17:00 | Primo on Water Street, 36 Water Street, Fall River, MA, 02724, United States
Learn the art of bartending after hours at Primo Bartending School Our 1 Week Night Class is perfect for beginners or anyone looking to sharpen their skills behind the bar with hands-on cocktail training in a fun environment.

June 8th–12th, 2026 6PM–10PM Primo Bartending School

Limited spots available! Sign up now: primobartendingschool.com/book-your-bartending-class

Listening Session with WGBH Reporters
2026-06-09 17:00 - 19:00 | Fall River Public Library, 104 North Main St, Fall River, MA, 02720
All Fall River residents are invited to an informal chat about all things Fall River with reporters from GBH. Want to highlight something concerning, or awesome, happening in our community? Now is your chance to share and chat about whatever you’d like! Listen, ask questions, discuss, and be heard.

Monthly Artists Share!
2026-06-09 18:30 - 20:00 | Gallery X, 169 William Street, New Bedford, MA, 02740
Get feedback on your work and meet local creatives at this Monthly Artists Share! group, facilitated by Midori Creativity.

Artists Share! is a place to share your creative work, get support and feedback, and be part of a wonderful discussion. Hosted by Midori Creativity, we’re all about cross-pollination welcoming painters, jewelry makers, fiber artists, photographers, musicians, scultptors and more. Our exhibit, Creative Catalysts, celebrates the interplay and creative exploration that happens when artists of different genres work together.
Anyone is welcome and we take turns sharing. Sometimes we are looking at a body of work and other times we are talking about creative identity. The group meets every month, aiming to help each other progress and grow in our work by sharing and exploring together. It’s a chance to learn from people whose work may be different from your own but who have insights you could never imagine. We laugh, share ideas, and have fun!
Participants can also attend via Zoom. Learn more about the program at midoricreativity.com/artistsshare
This program is supported in part by a grant from the New Bedford Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

Writing Group
2026-06-10 18:00 | Fall River Public Library, 104 North Main St, Fall River, MA, 02720
Welcome all writers! Looking to build a community with creative, like-minded people? Look no further! We’ll be getting together once a month on the second Wednesday of each month to provide support and feedback and share our love of the craft of writing. Bring your favorite pen!

Highland Pediatrics Super Summer Stroll
2026-06-10 18:00 - 20:00

Soin a Yarn
2026-06-10 18:30 - 20:00

Chair Yoga @ First Congregational Church of Fall River
2026-06-11 09:30 - 22:30 | First Congregational Church of Fall River, 282 Rock St, Fall River, MA, 02720
Chair Yoga 9:30 AM @ First Congregational Church of Fall River
282 Rock St

Watercolor Workshop
2026-06-11 15:00 | Fall River Public Library, 104 North Main St, Fall River, MA, 02720
Watercolor Workshop

Artist and instructor Lana Quann of The Wandering Brush will guide attendees through painting their own watercolor painting. Beginners are welcome! Space is limited, so please register by contacting the circulation desk at 508-324-2700 ext. 2.

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Fall River Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

YA Comics Club
2026-06-11 18:00 - 19:00 | Fall River Public Library, 104 North Main St, Fall River, MA, 02720
CALLING ALL teenage COMICS ENTHUSIASTS!!!! Do you like comics? Graphics novels? Manga? Webcomics? Some other combination of pictures and words?? Then the Young Adult Comics Club is the place for you!

The second Thursday of each month we meet to discuss all things comics – making, thinking, reading, sharing, etc. Share your favorite manga with peers! Show off the comic you’ve been making to other comic artists! Finally start that cool comic idea you’ve been meaning to draw! Learn what comics are all about!!!

Each month we will have an optional comic prompt to make and share for the following meeting. Make us some words and pictures!!

For teens ages 13 – 18.

Unscrewd Acoustic (live music)
2026-06-11 18:30 | The Tipsy Seagull, 1 Ferry St, Fall River, MA, 02721

Doctor Finnegan's Circus
2026-06-11 18:30 | Fall River Public Library, 104 North Main St, Fall River, MA, 02720
Doctor Finnegan’s Circus is a comedy circus troupe specializing in American sideshow style entertainment. This elite trio is headed by Doctor Finnegan and features the amazing talents of Chip Rascal and The Reverend Sean Theroux. No registration is required for this all ages event which will take place in the library meeting room.

Unscrewd Acoustic
2026-06-11 18:30 | The Tipsy Seagull, 1 Ferry St, Fall River, MA, 02721

Point of Pride Letter Writing Project
2026-06-11 18:30 - 20:00 | Once Upon a Bookstore, 418 Quequechan St. 2nd Fl., Fall River, Massachusetts, 02721

Together with Pride Author Talk
2026-06-11 19:00 | Fall River Public Library, 104 North Main St, Fall River, MA, 02720
**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via email.**Fall River patrons are invited to join this online author panel on Zoom hosted by Boyden Library in Foxborough!

Lin / L.T. Thompson writes stories about queer kids and teens discovering themselves and having adventures. They’re a proud library worker and the author of two books for middle-grade readers, The Best Liars in Riverview and The House That Whispers (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers), and one for young adults, Devils Like Us (Bloomsbury). They grew up in Kentucky, spent a decade in Boston, and now live in Iowa with their wife and cat. When they’re not writing, they enjoy picking up new hobbies and letting their interests cycle like the tides.Please register for this event and you’ll receive the link in the confirmation and reminder emails – make sure to check your spam folder for them, the email will be coming from Zoom.The Boyden Library extends its gratitude to the Ashland Public Library & The Friends of Ashland Public Library for generously providing Zoom access for this event, enabling collaboration with numerous other libraries across Massachusetts and NH.This program is hosted by the Boyden Library, Foxborough. If you have questions about it, please contact Jennifir Huston at jhuston@sailsinc.org“

Register online HERE.The Boyden Library will be hosting an author panel of three YA authors who will share their personal journey of discovery of identity and growing up LGBTQIA+!This panel is part of the second annual “Together with Pride” initiative to celebrate and support the community in partnership with other local Foxborough organizations. It will be moderated by Boyden’s Teen Librarian Jennifir Huston.RECORDING NOTE: This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 48 hours of the program.About The Authors:

Matteo L. CerilliMatteo L. Cerilli (he/him) is a transmasc author and activist specializing in speculative fiction for all ages. His work features the YA horror novel LOCKJAW (Tundra, 2024); middle grade ghost story SOMETHING’S UP WITH ARLO (Harper Collins Canada, 2025); YA noir BAD IN THE BLOOD (Tundra, 2025); young YA gamer action FATHOM FALL (Bloomsbury, 2026); a featured short story in BURY YOUR GAYS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF TRAGIC QUEER HORROR (Ghoulish Books, 2024); and poetry in Augur magazine. His activism work has included setting up gender care for trans students at York University, helping to found the Students for Queer Liberation—Tkaronto, and organizing with the No Pride in Policing Coalition.Josh Galarza

Longtime Montessori educator Josh Galarza writes fiction and creative nonfiction and is a multidisciplinary visual artist specializing in printmaking and book arts. His research centers male gender performance, queer issues, body liberation, and Chicano issues. His debut novel, The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky (Henry Holt & Company), was a finalist for the 2024 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature and the winner of the Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature. His next young adult novel, False Face!, is forthcoming from Henry Holt & Company.Galarza holds an MFA in creative writing from Virginia Commonwealth University, where he taught creative writing, and a BA in English and BFA in art from the University of Nevada, Reno, where he taught printmaking. He lives in Northern Nevada.Lin/L.T. Thompson

Jackie Venson
2026-06-11 20:00 - 22:00 | Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St., Fall River, MA
Thursday, June 11, 2026
$32 Advance | $34 Day of Show
[all-in pricing, no additional fees]
Doors 7pm | Show 8pm
Heralded as one of “Austin’s rising stars” by Rolling Stone and “an Austin legend in the making” by Forbes, Jackie Venson has established herself as one of the most commanding performers to come out of Texas. An Austin native, Venson has shared the stage with icons like Gary Clark Jr and Melissa Etheridge and even performed with Alanis Morissette and Lainey Wilson at the 2023 CMT Awards and in 2024 Venson was selected to perform as part of Rolling Stone’s Future of Music showcase at SXSW.
Venson’s breakthrough album Joy received critical acclaim upon its release in 2019, and while the pandemic stood in the way of touring plans for the next year, Venson nonetheless found new levels of fame with her livestreaming presence throughout 2020, which led to her landing the #9 position on Pollstar’s Top 50 Livestreamers list for the year and a booking on the legendary Austin City Limits.
In 2021 Venson collaborated with renowned producer Tim Palmer (Pearl Jam, U2) on Love Transcends, a love letter to Texas blues rock in all its forms. Venson followed that up with Evolution of Joy, a reimagining of Joy that was created with help of producer Frenchie Smith (Toadies, Jet), and the duo teamed up again for 2023’s Ghost in the Machine, an electro funk, jazz-infused guitar pop album that updates 2020’s Vintage Machine. Venson’s next album, The Love Anthology, came out in January 2025 to coincide with her third annual January residency at the iconic Austin venue Antone’s.

Jackie Venson - Fall River
2026-06-11 20:00 - 22:00 | Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St., Fall River, MA
Welcome to a standout night with Jackie Venson at Narrows Center For The Arts in Fall River—one of the city’s favorite spots to catch live music up close. **Jackie Venson – Fall River Narrows Center For The Arts** brings that hometown buzz to a Thursday, June 11, 2026 show.
Venson’s set blends blues grit with jazz phrasing and fearless guitar work, shifting from intimate grooves to soaring, full-band energy without losing the thread of the story.
The Narrows Center’s warm, room-filling sound and easy-to-navigate layout make it a comfortable, welcoming place to settle in and listen.
Make plans now and secure your seats for **Jackie Venson – Fall River Fall River**—come early, get cozy, and let the music carry you.

Day of Portugal
2026-06-12 08:00 - 2026-06-14 00:00 | Gates of the City, Ponta Delgada Boulevard, Fall River, MA

Vintage Bottle Sand Art
2026-06-12 14:30 | Fall River Public Library, 104 North Main St, Fall River, MA, 02720
Remember when everyone made sand art in the 90s? It’s back but this time it’s for adults! Join us on the library lawn to create your own colorful layered sand art bottle during this relaxing summer craft program. In the event of inclement weather, the program will be moved to the Meeting Room. Supplies are limited; registration opens Monday, May 11th!

Pink Granite
2026-06-12 17:00 | Troy City Brewing, 16 Anawan Street, Fall River, 02721, United States
