Culture Splash on Rocky Neck
Culture Splash is back on Rocky Neck this summer! Come make a splash with us in the Rocky Neck Cultural District every Thursday evening July 9 to August 27 from 4-7 pm for free events, art, performances, and so much more!
Free shuttle service by Gloucester Harbor Water Shuttle from 4-8 pm. Pick up locations at Solomon Landing, St. Peter’s Square, and 51 Rocky Neck Restaurant.
Photo: Irene Christ. Cape Ann Art Haven Culture Splash art event.
Here’s what’s happening weekly in and around Rocky Neck Cultural District during Culture Splash 2026.
Live music at the Accommodations on Rocky Neck and at Moxie Gallery
Cape Ann Art Haven ice cream event on the deck
Check out the events taking place at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, Cove Gallery, and Salted Cod Arthouse.
Rocky Neck Art Colony is please to partner with Discover Gloucester and the Rocky Neck Cultural District this season. Visit their websites to explore all the events taking place for Culture Splash on Rocky Neck 2026!
Summer Nights on Rocky Neck!
Rocky Neck Art Colony Signature Culture Splash Events
Join Rocky Neck Art Colony at the opening reception for Interconnected on display at the Cove Gallery.
Gloucester Writers Center presents a Lecture with Richard Rosenfeld who challenges a centuries-old understanding of where Anglo-American democracy began.
Cape Ann Plein Air, Cape Ann Art Haven, and Rocky Neck Art Colony are hosting this year’s Paint Out on Rocky Neck! More details to follow.
Ann Charters continues her scholarly investigation on some of the major poets in Gloucster’s history.
Michael O’Leary and Gary Dolinksky sing salty songs and fishy ballads - audience participation required or rum ration denied! The Bros will sing, chant, croon and intone a variety of songs of the sea, from tragic to comic and old to new - including originals!
Join Rocky Neck Art Colony for an evening of live music by Knotted Pine, a Boston-area string band bringing toe-tapping, Bluegrass-adjacent Americana to Rocky Neck.
Carlos Menezes Jr. brings the BrassFed Nation to Rocky Neck for an evening filled with a horn-driven music featuring a unique sound of early jazz, New Orleans funk & soul, Jamaican ska, and so much more!
Scott Moore and Erica Pisaturo invite you to step into the immersive world of Folk Electric, where music, film, and visual art converge in a dynamic pop-up installation.
See the exhibit, meet the artists, and enjoy an evening of refreshments and lively conversation at the opening reception of Piece by Piece: The Art of Assemblage.