All events are at the CHMM unless otherwise noted. Please check below for details.
PLEASE NOTE: The Custom House is a historic structure and is not handicap accessible. Most events take place on the second floor and there is no elevator in the building.
Revolutionary Summer Saturdays are back for the third year! Join us for free outdoor programming on the back lawn for kids ages 3 and up.
Nautical crafts, lawn games, a 20 foot inflatable pirate ship slide, giant bubbles, face painting, scavenger hunts, and more!
Sponsored in part by Newburyport Bank and the Arakelian Foundation.
Presented by the Custom House Maritime Museum, and in partnership with the Firehouse Center for the Arts, this free, summer music series on the museum’s lawn begins July 5th and continues every Sunday through September 6.
Local musician John Tavano has assembled an outstanding lineup of musicians performing a wide range of genres, from “Songs of the Sea” and Latin jazz to steel drums and contemporary favorites.
Bring your own lawn chairs and blankets and enjoy music on the back lawn of the museum, just steps from the Merrimack River.
September 6: Singer/songwriter Ella Faria
The Custom House Maritime Museum’s third fundraising gala returns this year, this time at the Ipswich Country Club. More information about auction items and ticketing coming soon.
The Masters Raffle is back! Purchase raffle tickets below for your chance to win coveted tickets to the Masters Golf Tournament.
Join us for a Trails and Sails event at the Custom House! Stop by for a free, guided craft hour in the museum’s Discovery Center.
On September 19th, learn to spell your name with signals flags and on the 26th, build and decorate a paper fishing dory.
Free admission to the museum for the entire day – try one of our many scavenger hunts and play and learn with our hands-on STEM activities in the Discovery Center.
Please specify which (or both!) craft hours you would like to attend at the link below!
Year-long programs brought to you, in part, by
The Geraghty Team at
Morgan Stanley
