38th ANNUAL BREWSTER IN BLOOM
May 3 - 5, 2024

The BREWSTER BAND Spring Concert, with John E. New conducting, are celebrating their 30th annual Brewster in Bloom Concert on Friday May 3rd at the Brewster Baptist Church, beginning at 7PM.  This performance is in conjunction with the Brewster in Bloom weekend celebration.  Admission is free and free will donations are accepted to support the Bands’ future programs.  The concert will feature: Broadway Journey – 25 Years of Golden Classics, the music of Hoagy Carmichael, a Victor Herbert medley, Richard Wagner’s Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral and Broadway’s Man of La Mancha, among others.

Brewster in Bloom Fine Arts & Crafts Show, May 4 & 5 at the Bay Property (former Cape Cod Sea Camps). Sponsored by Leighton Team Keller Williams and Renewal by Andersen. And we’re so happy to welcome everyone to this “first-of-season” open-air arts and crafts show on Cape Cod! Saturday’s show is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday’s is 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Parking this year is $5 per vehicle to benefit the Elder Brewster Scholarship Fund. Admission to the show is  FREE!! .

Cape Cod 5 Bloom Run, Saturday, May 4 steps off at 10 a.m. (rain or shine!) from the Brewster Inn & Woodshed, Route 6A in Brewster!  Registration opens in the Inn’s parking lot at 8:30 a.m. for this 5K, 3.1 mile-run/walk. For this event the MYLAPS B-Tag Timing System is used. Entry Fee is $40 per person or $25 for participants aged 12 and under. Fee includes event t-shirt if paid by April 14. Register and pay online with V/MC/D; cash or check payable to “Town of Brewster”.  Find more information here: https://brewsterma.myrec.com/info/activities/program_details.aspx?ProgramID=30049  This event is sponsored by Cape Cod 5, Cedarworks, Inc., The Davenport Companies, Pretty Picky Properties, Atlantic Payroll, Backside Bakes, Hitchinson Roofing, and Boxwoods Landscaping.

Brewster in Bloom Town Parade, Sunday, May 5th: “Enchantment Under the Sea” Sponsored by Brewster Inn/Woodshed and CC Construction. The parade steps off from Eddy Elementary School parking lot at 1 p.m. and goes west on Route 6a to Swamp Road. Click here to download the application form!

ADDITIONAL SPONSOR HOSTED EVENTS!

CAPE COD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, 896 Main Street (Route 6 A): Garden Design 101 with Landscape Design Consultant Mary Jo Maffei. Sunday, May 5 at 11 a.m. By simplifying the elements of garden design, Mary Jo helps gardeners understand how to view and adapt their greenspace to their needs! $18 for Members | $20 Non-Members PLUS Museum Admission (includes at the door day of). Tickets available in advance at  www.CCMNH.org | 508-896-3867

ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE OF BOSTON – Brewster Branch, 3981 Main Street: Rabies Vaccine Clinic. Saturday, May 4, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. $10 per vaccine Walkins Welcome, no appointment needed. All dogs must be leashed and under owner/keeper control. Aggressive dogs must be muzzled. Cats must be inside pet carriers. www.ARLBoston.org |  617-426-9170 x305

CROCKER NURSERIES – Container Gardening Talk with Ann Marie Crocker: Saturday, May 4th at 10am.  Learn how to create stunning container gardens to last all season. Hear about the best annuals to use for containers including what’s best for sun and shade. 1132 Long Pond Road | www.CrockerNurseries.com |508-896-5060

BREWSTER BOOK STORE –2648 Main Street: Book Signing! May 4th, at 11:00 a.m., journalist and award-winning author Casey Sherman will sign his newest release, A Murder in Hollywood: The Untold Story of Tinseltown’s Most Shocking Crime. Then join us that afternoon at 2:30 p.m. with writer Adrienne Brodeur as we celebrate the paperback release of her novel Little Monsters. www.BrewsterBookStore.com | 508-896-6543 

BREWSTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY – Cobb House Museum Open House Saturday, May 4th, 1 – 4 p.m. Museum exhibits for the new season include Letters from the Front, Brewster in the Military. All guests are also welcome to visit the vintage Woodworking Shop in the Cobb House Annex. Refreshments served. No admission charged for this event. www.BrewsterHistoricalSociety.org | 508-896-9521

Historic Windmill Village Open House: Saturday, May 4th, 12 noon – 3 p.m.  The 1795 Higgins Farm Windmill will be open for guided tours.  In addition, see a blacksmith at work in the 1867 Hopkins Blacksmith Shop and visit the 1795 Harris-Black House, a Cape Cod “small house.”  No admission charged for this event. 51 Drummer Boy Road | 508-896-9521 | www.BrewsterHistoricalSociety.org

 JT’S SEAFOOD RESTAURANT – Chowder Tasting!  Drop in on Saturday, May 4 between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. for a sample tasting of JT’s award-winning clam chowder! Stay for lunch or take out for dinner! 2689 Main Street (Route 6A) | www.JT-Seafood.com | 508-896-3355

FIRST PARISH BREWSTER -Meeting House Speaker Series: Sunday, May 5th at 3 p.m. Erica Tso Haidas presents “Americans and the Fight for Racial Justice”.  In this presentation, Erica Tso Haidas will explore what it means for her to be Asian in the fight for racial justice. Examining history, current events, personal and community anecdotes, she will explore an often complicated  experience of being Asian in a black and white America. www.FPBUU.org