The American Civil War comes to Phillipston August 27-28! The encampment will be open to the public 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. More than 250 reenactors in Confederate, Federal, Civilian, Artillery, and Cavalry camps will offer activities, with battle taking place at 2 p.m. daily. Sutlers will be selling reenacting goods and Civil War items. Food will be available at the Red Apple Farm BBQ pavilion, with hay rides between sites. Admission is $10 per car. Find more information on The Mohawk Trail Region. 

Plan a trip to MetroWest on Saturday, August 13, so that you can enjoy two of the region's signature events! At the Spirit of Hudson Food & Brewfest,
taste beers from 60 breweries and food from area restaurants. It takes place 3 to 7 p.m. at the corner of Main and South streets.  Further south, at Ashland's Mill Pond Park, the Dragonfly Festival offers a full day of performance, culture, and celebration, including food, floating fires, and live music. Find more information on MetroWest. 

On August 13th, join us for the 20th Annual  Boston Pops on Nantucket, a cherished island tradition! For one evening in August, 8,000 people from all walks of life come together on Jetties Beach; galvanized for a few short hours by their passion for the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra and conductor Keith Lockhart, their love for this extraordinary island and their appreciation for their hospital. Every year we say to ourselves, "Wow, this was the best one yet." And every year, it's true. Find more information on Nantucket Island.

Celebrate America's second oldest homecoming celebration at Yankee Homecoming! An annual Newburyport tradition since 1957, Yankee Homecoming features 8 days of live music, hundreds of street vendors, food, craft shows, and so much more! Bring your family and enjoy Family Day at Maudslay or Olde Fashioned Sunday. Enjoy front row seats at the parade and nighttime fireworks spectacular. Make this tradition part of your summer traditions July 31th to August 7th in Newburyport.  Find more information on North of Boston.

August 6-7 will be the 9th Annual Art Drive, with 34 Dartmouth and Westport artist opening their studios from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. With only 15 miles separating the studios, visitors will enjoy a scenic drive through this picturesque area with ample time for a picnic lunch at the beach or dinner at one of the many area restaurants. For more information about the drive or happenings in Southeastern Massachusetts, visit visitsemass.com. Find more information on Southeastern Massachusetts. 

POW! WOW! Worcester, a 10-day celebration of art and culture, will take place August 24-September 4.  It is one of the first festivals of its kind on the East Coast, offering national and international artists local building facades to design, along with musical performances, artist talks, outdoor celebrations, and more! Or check out the largest military re-enactment in New England at Old Sturbridge Village August 6-7.  With 1,000+ soldiers, mock battles, musket drilling, and cannon demonstrations, the Village is transformed into a military camp from the time of the War for Independence.  Find more information on Central Massachusetts.

The 3rd Annual Pocumtuck Homelands Festival will be held Saturday, August 6th from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Unity Park Waterfront in Turners Falls. This celebration of Native American culture and history includes live music, Penobscot hoop dancers, elder teachings, demonstrations, children's activities, storytelling, powwow, and a wide array of Native American crafts. Free and appropriate for all ages.  Find more information on Franklin County . 

James Taylor, Pearl Jam, Billy Joel and the Zac Brown Band score at Fenway; Gillette Stadium goes country when Kenny Chesney performs in Love's Labour's Lost on Boston Common. Get wrapped up in Tentacles, leap into Frogs: A Chorus of Colors, or circle Ai Weiwei's Animal/Zodiac Heads at Rings Fountain. Classic movies- al fresco - play the Hatch Shell, the Prudential Center Garden, Christopher Columbus Park and the Boston Harbor Hotel. Fun and food await at the Boston Seafood Festival, Boston GreenFest, North End Feasts and the Caribbean Carnival. Equally appetizing is the biannual Dine Out Boston, when over 150 area restaurants serve cool meals at very cool prices! Find more information on Greater Boston. 

Music is in the air this August on Cape Cod! The Citizens Bank 31st Annual Pops by the Sea outdoor concert will be held on the Hyannis Village Green on Sunday, August 14th. Relax to the sounds of the Boston Pops and delight in this year's special celebrity guest conductors, the Blue Man Group! Order tickets today. Music lovers will also enjoy the beats of the 12th Annual Provincetown Jazz Fest on August 11th at The Crown & Anchor in Provincetown and on August 15th at the Cotuit Center for the Arts. Featuring renowned jazz musicians from around the world!  Find more information on Cape Cod.

This summer, see the grounds of the Emily Dickinson Museum in Amherst in a whole new way with Saturday morning yoga classes in Dickinson's famous garden. Under the instruction of Matthew Andrews from Yoga Center Amherst, practitioners of any level can explore Dickinson's poetry through yogic movement. Classes are every Saturday through August 20 from 10:30-11:45 a.m., weather permitting. Friday, August 12 is also the Highland Street Foundation's Free Fun Friday at the Dickinson Museum.  Find more information on Hampshire County.