Featured Events in Gloucester in September, 2024 (May Updated)

$65 Rentals Included Sunday, 9/15 1:30pm-4:30pm Red Rocks Gloucester MA Ready to take your gym climbing skills outside? Join the Wellness Blueprint community at Red Rocks Conservation Area. This three-hour session will be led by AMGA-certified Single Pitch Instructor Madi Scott. During this event, you will learn how to set up and climb your own top-rope routes on bolted anchors. Skill-building meets play and this workshop will give you lifelong tools for your climbing arsenal. Just want to get out and climb? Join us. We’ll have plenty of all-level top rope routes for you to play on. Information Source: The Wellness Blueprint | eventbrite

Join us at the 2025 Sawyer Free Library Art Auction and Reception for a night of bidding, mingling, and supporting the Sawyer Free Library! Join us for an evening of art, music, and community at the 2025 Sawyer Free Library Art Auction on Thursday, September 19 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. This special event is set against the picturesque backdrop of the North Shore Arts Association in Rocky Neck and is free and open to all. Discover an impressive selection of works from both emerging local talents and established artists. The event will feature both silent and live auctions, with all proceeds directly benefiting the 2025 Sawyer Free Library Capital Campaign—a vital effort supporting the historic restoration, expansion, and modernization of this beloved community institution. Walt Kolenda of Cape Ann Auctions will lead the live auction, which kicks off at 7:15 pm. Don’t miss out on the silent auction, closing at 7:00 pm. Enjoy refreshments and light bites, provided by Relish Catering, while live music sets the perfect ambiance for a night of creativity and philanthropy. Come, contribute, and be a part of something truly special! This is more than just an art auction—it's a chance to support the exciting transformation of the Sawyer Free Library into a state-of-the-art facility that will better serve the community today and for generations to come. To register for the event or more details, visit sawyerfreelibrary.org Information Source: Gloucester Lyceum and Sawyer Free Library | eventbrite

Starting at gomi, 45 Gloucester Street at 18:00, and running along the seafront and back again. We will go for a drink at Vine Street Tap afterwards to continue creative chat / networking. The gomi studio will be locked if you want to store your bags whilst running, and there is toilets if you want to get changed. See you there! This months branding artwork by Mariana Pittnerova Information Source: CREATIVES RUN* | eventbrite

Playful, creative and a brilliant way to explore movement. Contact Improvisation can improve your physicality, increase your confidence, build your stength and stamina and just feel amazing! Once a month drop-in sessions for adults that are suitable for everyone. You don’t need any previous experience in contact improv or contemporary dance; the sessions are open to all abilities. As the class runs on a drop-in basis, each class is stand-alone so you don’t need to attend a series of sessions, just come as and when you want to. The workshops run on the last Saturdays of the month; 10am-12pm in the dance studio at Gloucester Guildhall. The workshops are led by Lizzie Hewitt, who has been teaching for 14 years. Booking is highly recommended as space is limited. You can pay with cash, bank transfer or PayPal on the day. Information Source: Lizzie Hewitt Dance | eventbrite