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.
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!
Imagine Studios and Newburyport Indigenous Peoples Day Event (10/10/2026) welcomes the public to view the Merrimack Mishoon, 20 foot dugout canoe, and learn about Indigenous maritime traditions with cultural artisans and educators, Larry Spotted Crow Mann (Ohketeau Cultural Center, Hassanamisco Nipmuc) and Sarah Small Turtle (Lennox Island Mi’Kmaq). Join these knowledge keepers for hands-on family activities, make a corn husk doll, weave a fishnet, listen to stories, join a dance, play games, and learn regional Indigenous history.
Year-long programs brought to you, in part, by
The Geraghty Team at
Morgan Stanley
