Ipswich Illumination is a celebration of beauty and community featuring interactive art installations, live music, and poetry in our historic downtown.
- Outdoor Illumination programming on Friday, October 16, has been canceled due to rain, but Orville Giddings will be performing at True North Ale
- Bonfires & Archers on Saturday have been canceled due to high winds, but the music will go on!
Friday, Oct. 16, 5:30-8:30 pm
“Tunes on Tap” with the Orville Giddings Duo at True North Ale
Ipswich. (photo by David “Stoney” Stone)
Saturday, October 17
Ipswich Riverwalk Mural & Take-Out Terrace
4:00 pm -6:00 pm: Chuck & the Players
Ipswich Illumination Main Stage behind Zumis
6:00 pm: Yodeler Jared Mason
6:02 pm: Mamma Mia Music Medley
6:15 pm Juliana Jnorogo Solo
IHS Theater Department cast & crew in front of the Riverwalk Mural
6:30 – 8:30 pm: Bottles & Cans
On the Ipswich Illumination Main Stage behind Zumis
On Saturday, IHS Robotics Team 5459 will demonstrate their robots in the EBSCO parking lot adjoining the Take-Out Terrace.
Hall-Haskell House Artist in Residence
Location: Hall-Haskell House Gallery/ Ipswich Visitor Center, 36 South Main Street, Ipswich.
Brett Gamache, a plein air landscape painter from Ipswich. He holds an MFA from UNH and a BFA from MassArt.
SATURDAY FOOD AND BEVERAGES
Sunday, October 18
At the Ipswich Town Wharf & Pavilion Beach
2:00-4:00 pm: The Labor-In-Vain Challenge
Put in at the Town Wharf beginning at 2:00 pm and paddle against the incoming tide in time to arrive at Pavilion Beach by 4:00 pm for Ipswich Illumination Closing Ceremonies. The Labor-In-Vain Challenge is free and public: No registration required. The Win is to arrive at Pavilion Beach in time for Ipswich Illumination Closing Ceremonies from 4-6 pm. (High Tide is at 5:47 pm; Sunset is at 5:56 pm).
4:00 – 6:00 pm, Closing Ceremonies at Pavilion Beach
- Beach BonFire
- OmDrum Circle
- Ocean Plunge
- ColorBlast
- Let’s Sauna Barrel Sauna
8:00 pm: 23MICROCINE Presents:The Thomas Crown Affair
At the Take Out Terrace Truss & Stage, 4 Union Street
The film was nominated for two Academy Awards.
23MICROCINE is dedicated to bringing people together through thoughtfully curated cinema. We invite you to share an evening of film with us during Ipswich Illumination.
6 to 8 pm, Friday, October 23
GemJam is a free public outdoor drum, dance & DJ event held on the 4th Friday of each month at the Ipswich Riverwalk Mural behind 4 Union Street.
- Time and place: 6 to 8 pm at the Take Out Terrace Truss & Stage, 4 Union Street
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