Essex sports outdoors events

Sacred Heart School 5K Family Fun Run/Walk

Sunday, Jun 2 10:00a

Dust off your running shoes, because we are very excited to announce Sacred Heart School’s first ever 5K Family Fun Run/Walk, which will take place on Sunday, June 2, 2013! While our teenage and ad...

4th Annual Cape Cod K-9 5K Trail Run & 1 Mile Walk

Sunday, Jun 30 8:30a

Falmouth Academy, Falmouth

One of "4 races to do with your dog in 2012" by Women's Running Magazine picture hundreds of runners and walkers looping through beautiful Beebe Woods on quintessential Cape Cod, winding through go...

Coastal Farming Walking Tour

Saturday, Jun 15 11:00a

Cogswell's Grant, Essex

Explore the history of Cogswell's Grant as a working farm from the seventeenth century to the present...

Herrmann's Royal Lipizzan Stallions

Friday, Sep 13 5:00p

Cogswell's Grant, Essex

The Herrmann family, breeders and trainers of the famed Lipizzan horse, demonstrates the highest levels of horsemanship in three shows...

Meet the Cows

Saturday, May 18 2:30p

Appleton Farms, Ipswich

Got milk? We do! Bring the kids and join us to learn about our dairy operation...

Gloucester Dog Park Grand Opening

Saturday, May 18 10:00a

Gloucester Dog Park, Gloucester

The grand opening of Cape Ann's first off-leash dog park, the Gloucester Dog Park, will take place on Saturday, May 18 at 10am...

Father's Day Tide Pool Cruise

Sunday, Jun 16 8:45a

Mass Audubon-Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Topsfield

Location: Merrimack River

River To The Sea Ecology Cruise

Sunday, Aug 4 8:45a

Mass Audubon-Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Topsfield

Location: Merrimack River

Joppa Flats Summer Camp: Searchers 3 - Outdoor Artisans

Tuesday, Aug 6 9:00a

Mass Audubon-Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Topsfield

For Searchers at Joppa Flats Summer Camp (ages 9 and 10), each session offers a combination of science, inquiry, and exploration as the focus of this hands-on, minds-on camp...

Children's Garden Opening Day

Wednesday, May 22 3:30p

The Trustees of Reservations Long Hill, Beverly

Help plant colorful, annual flowers and organic vegetables in our magical Children’s Garden. Plant one flower or as many as you can...

Plants Of The Sand Dune

Thursday, Jun 6 9:30a

Mass Audubon-Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Topsfield

Location: Rexhame Beach, Marshfield

Seaside Concert with Rockin' Ron the Friendly Pirate

Monday, May 20 10:30a

Eastern Point Day School, Gloucester

Hey little pirates! Come join me, Rockin' Ron the Friendly Pirate, for a free seaside concert with me hearties from from Eastern Point Day School...

Coastal 5K Run for the Beach!

Sunday, Sep 22 10:00a

David S. Lynch Memorial Park, Beverly

Mark your calendar for the 4th annual Run for the Beach! Coastal 5K road race, featuring great raffle prizes, an awesome new t-shirt design, marine touch tank and a 1/2mi...

Nature Tales: Baltimore Orioles

Saturday, May 25 10:00a

Mass Audubon-Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Topsfield

Join us for one or more of these adventures. We'll share a children's nature story before we explore the woods, fields, and wetlands of the sanctuary...