April School Vacation Week Activities

Thursday, April 18 – Sunday, April 21 10:00am-4:00pm

Kids home from school this week?

Come aboard for a boatload of fun, free activities including a scavenger hunt and activity booklet!

Visitors are also invited to try on foul weather gear, explore the wheelhouse, and race the clock while donning a survival suit.

Lobster War Film

Thursday, May 23 6:00pm-8:00pm

“Lobster War” is a must-watch, award-winning feature-length documentary film about a conflict between the United States and Canada over waters that both countries have claimed since the end of the Revolutionary War. Directed by David Abel, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter at The Boston Globe, and Andy Laub, an award-winning documentarian, producers of the acclaimed Discovery channel documentary “Sacred Cod”. Tickets $5; Buy Tickets Here

Trivia Night

Wednesday, June 19 7:00pm-9:00pm

Tease your brain!

Bring a team or join one here, questions will be nautical themed (geography, astronomy, mythology, music and movies, and more!).

5 rounds of trivia, $5 beers, and $5 admission! Sponsored by Chris Electronics and Moby Dick Brewing, Co.

Unusual Catches Day

Saturday, June 29 1:00pm-4:00pm

New England’s fishermen harvest millions of pounds of seafood each year. Anyone who has fished for any length of time has a story about something unexpected that came up in the net. From bottles, pottery, and tools to bones, fossils and even bombs, objects are continuously pulled up from the deep.

On Unusual Catches Day, a team of maritime archeologists will be at the Center to examine unexpected items found in fishermen’s nets and dredges. Commercial fishermen are encouraged to bring in their found objects pulled up from the deep for analysis.

Seafood Soiree

Thursday, July 18 5:30pm-8:30pm

A showcase of local seafood to benefit the New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center. Enjoy more than a dozen signature seafood dishes created by the area’s finest chefs, cash bar, live music, as well as chance and live auctions.