Arts Fest Beverly Returns For 21st Year With 125+ Vendors

BEVERLY, MA — Cabot Street will shut down and light up with a day of shopping, food and live music for the 21st year on June 15 when Beverly Main Streets presents the city's annual Arts Fest.

More than 125 juried vendors are expected at the rain-or-shine event, which is free and open to the public.

Food trucks will be set up at Ellis Square with attendees also encouraged to frequent one of Cabot Street's restaurants or coffee shops. There will be music and dance performances at both Ellis Square and at the corner of Cabot Street and Winter Street, along with the Beverly Public Library's Bookmobile, the Cat in the Hat and a special visit from Endicott College's comfort dog Gary.

Cabot Street will be closed to traffic for the festival from Bow Street to Judson Street, with some side streets closed as well, from 7 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. that day.

Attendees are encouraged to take public transportation or bike, if possible, as parking will be limited. Information on parking options can be found here.

A full list of vendors and performance schedules can be found here.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)