Whaling City... Festival

New Bedford's Whaling City Festival will feature a special pro wrestling Reverend Redemption Battle Royal in honor of the late Hall of Famer Derek Nalle.

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell said a 'wide open' park is too difficult to secure after dark, and he supports an 8 p.m. closing for the Whaling City Festival.

The Whaling City Festival will be returning to Buttonwood Park this summer.  Festival organizers went before the New Bedford Park Board last night and, according to Whaling City Festival President Mike Sylvia, the organization got a unanimous vote in favor of approving the festival's dates and times. ...

The Whaling City Festival returned to New Bedford this past weekend, and while President Mike Sylvia said it was a big success, it wasn't without issue.

New Bedford residents' voices were heard loud and clear, and the policymakers retreated on the decision to limit the hours of the Whaling City Festival.

New Bedford’s Whaling City Festival can stay open later, after an apparent reversal by the Board of Health of its decision the festival should close at 6 p.m.

New Bedford residents need to ask why the Mitchell Administration is concerned about crowds at the Whaling City Festival but not the Fourth of July fireworks.

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell can do something about the mess that has been made of the Whaling City Festival, but has chosen not to. What a shame.

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell has weighed in on a controversy surrounding limited hours for the Whaling City Festival, which the city's Board of Health mandated due to the pandemic.

Barry Richard suspects the New Bedford Board of Health's decision about the Whaling City Festival has more to do with political science than medical science.