SATURDAY, JANUARY 20

10:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m.

Community Programs

Free and open to the public 

Celebrate the fish city’s recognizably salty character with local cultural institutions and businesses during the 3rd Annual Gloucester’s So Salty festival on January 20 and 21, 2024 from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm! Over 1,800 people came out last year to share their salty pride while enjoying free ice sculptures and cultural activities around Downtown Gloucester.

The Cape Ann Museum is partnering with Discover Gloucester and several area cultural institutions and businesses to offer two full days of free programming in the coldest part of the year. Inspired by the annual Salem’s So Sweet event, this two-day event will include ice sculptures, live music, salty treats, free kids’ art activities, and much more.

3rd Annual Gloucester’s So Salty Schedule of Events

Specific times subject to change, check back soon for even more fun activities!

All Weekend Activities:

• Grab a map from the Cape Ann Museum and find all the Ice Sculptures around Downtown Gloucester!
• Start at Mile Marker One with Breakfast in an Igloo or end it with a Sweet & Salty Cocktail in an Igloo, reservations recommended for igloos, 75 Essex Ave Route 133
• Free admission and art activities to the Cape Ann Museum, 27 Pleasant Street
• Strike a pose for a framed photo at Lockwood Studios Fine Art & Design Gallery, 2 & 4 Eastern Avenue
• 25% discount on room rates at the Blue Shutters Beachside Inn, 1 Nautilus Road, Gloucester
• 20% off all salt products at Cape Ann Olive Oil, 57 Main St.
• Grab a piece of Saltwater Taffy at Fireflies Boutique, 100 Main Street
• Salty Poetry Snippets at Dogtown Books, 132 Main Street
• 10% off Select ‘Salty’ Books and a “Salty Blind Date with a Book” at the Bookstore of Gloucester, 61 Main Street
• After Hours: 10% off your experience at Cape Ann Lanes/Laneside Pub & Brewery, 53 Gloucester Ave