working waterfront festival

The New Bedford Working Waterfront Festival is happening today as scheduled. However there was one change; Tropical Storm Jose prevented city scallop-boats from leaving the dock this week, and bringing back scallops for the always enjoyable Scallop Shucking Contest...

The Working Waterfront Festival returns to the working piers of New Bedford, the nation’s most valuable fishing port, on Saturday, September 23, 2017.  This free, family friendly event celebrates the history and culture of New England's commercial fishing industry in a way that is authentic, hands-on, and educational...

It was sad news to hear the Working Waterfront Festival will become a biennial event. For 12 years, this unique attraction brought visibility to the commercial fishing industry and provided a the industry an opportunity to tell its story to the public...

The Working Waterfront Festival in New Bedford is suspending activity for one year in 2016 and will return in 2017 as a biennial event, according to sources.

New Bedford's Tourism Director says the Working Waterfront Festival is a perfect event for a September weekend in the city. The 12th annual festival was held Saturday and Sunday with hundreds of visitors showing up both days. Among the attractions were a tugboat muster, a fisherman's fashion show, cooking demonstrations, and much more...

Lots going on this weekend in New Bedford. The 12th annual Working Waterfront Festival is Saturday and Sunday.  The Festival is a celebration of the Commercial Fishing Industry. Organizer Laura Orleans says a new event this year is a fishing gear fashion show...

Laura Orleans, Director of the Working Waterfront Festival, and Kirsten Bendiksen, the Festival's Associate Director dropped by the "Phil Paleologos Show" to talk about what's in store for this year's festival.

Brian The Cab Driver was talking about the Mashpee Wampanoag Casino and The Whaling Museum when he gets a surprise visit.

The Working Waterfront Festival has been very busy trying to make the event the best it can be, and people are taking notice! The Festival was awarded the 2006 Spirit of Commerce and Industry Award by the Southeastern Massachusetts Convention & Visitor’s Bureau. Th...

The American Bus Association has named New Bedford's Working Waterfront Festival one of North America's "Top 100 Events" for 2016. The list will be published in Destination Magazine this fall, and should bring more more bus tours to New Bedford in the future...