Arts and Culture in Harwich
Harwich celebrates Cape Cod’s heritage of culture and creativity with a strong creative community that includes wonderful artists, artisans, antique shops, galleries, live theatre and a variety of musical offerings.
Seasonal arts & crafts festivals include the Brooks Park Arts & Crafts Festivals in July and August and the famous Harwich Cranberry Arts and Music Festival (a September tradition!). July & August enjoy Thursday at “The 204” CranFest in the Courtyard.
Summer months also include the popular weekly “Art in the Park” featuring works by local artists and sponsored by the Guild of Harwich Artists (don’t miss their Gallery in the Heart of Harwich Port on Route 28). The Village Crafters feature homemade arts and crafts items created by juried crafters.
Musical offerings include weekly band concerts with the Harwich’s very own Town Band performing in the Bandstand at Brooks Park in Harwich Center. July and August bring the fabulously popular Wednesday Night’s Port Summer Nights Music a summer tradition –local bands playing a variety of music in various locations up and down Route 28 in Harwich Port, fun for the whole family! All are free and open to the public!
Want to experience local theatre? Cape Cod Theatre Company/Harwich Junior Theatre, Cape Rep, one of the Cape’s Premier local theatres offers a wide range of plays, workshops and educational programs for all ages and interests. Going to the movies? The Chatham Orpheum Theatre offers first-run films in Chatham. The Cape Rep Theatre in Brewster offers amazing talent in a wonderful venues. If Classical music is your genre of choice then attending a performance by the Cape Cod Chamber Orchestra or Cape Symphony you will surely be delighted. Traveling to Wellfleet’s Payomet Theatre to enjoy Nationally known musicians gracing the stage will just have you dancing in your seats…
The Harwich Historical Society and Brooks Free Library offer special lectures, tours and exhibits with authors and historians on topics ranging from the historical to the contemporary. Brooks Academy Museum currently under renovations to preserve and restore it’s timelessness in Harwich Center features exhibits chronicling Harwich’s colorful history, including Cape Cod’s largest exhibit on cranberry cultivation! Our Captains Row in West Harwich sharing the homes and the history along Route 28.
Art Gallery of the Guild of Harwich Artists
The Art Gallery of the Guild of Harwich Artists is a cooperative of 22 professional artists. It can be found in the center of Harwich Port, directly across from the Harwich Visitor Center.The Art Gallery of the Guild of Harwich Artists is a cooperative of 22 professional artists. It can be found in the center of Harwich Port, directly across from the Harwich Visitor Center.
820 Main Gallery
You will find paintings of regional landscapes, still life and portraits.You will find paintings of regional landscapes, still life and portraits.
Harwich Cranberry Festival
Cranberry Harvest Festival featuring Music, Art & Craft Show, Beach Day and More!Cranberry Harvest Festival featuring Music, Art & Craft Show, Beach Day and More!
Chatham Coastal Creations
Nick Nickerson is a proud descendant of a long line of resilient fisherman from Cape Cod.In 2010 he decided to put to use a valuable and vast resource, which would otherwise serve as a mere waste by
Nick Nickerson is a proud descendant of a long line of resilient fisherman from Cape Cod.
In 2010 he decided to put to use a valuable and vast resource, which would otherwise serve as a mere waste by
Harwich Historical Society
The Harwich Historical Society is a private, non-profit organization that seeks to preserve, collect, and interpret Harwich history through exhibitions, education programs, etc.The Harwich Historical Society is a private, non-profit organization that seeks to preserve, collect, and interpret Harwich history through exhibitions, education programs, etc.
Windsong Antiques
Conveniently located on Route 28 in Harwich including country furniture, early American and English blown glass, pattern glass, art glass, and cut glass; 18th and 19th century English ceramics including Staffordshire; 19th & 20th century American pottery; sterling and coin silver, art and prints; postcards and ephemera; estate jewelry and more.Port, Windsong Antiques offers a wide range of true antiquesConveniently located on Route 28 in Harwich including country furniture, early American and English blown glass, pattern glass, art glass, and cut glass; 18th and 19th century English ceramics including Staffordshire; 19th & 20th century American pottery; sterling and coin silver, art and prints; postcards and ephemera; estate jewelry and more.Port, Windsong Antiques offers a wide range of true antiques
Village Crafters of Cape Cod
We are local craftspeople,showcasing work of high quality since 1980.
We are local craftspeople,
showcasing work of high quality since 1980.
The Nines Art Gallery
Art Gallery specializing in Oil paintings, photographyArt Gallery specializing in Oil paintings, photography