whaling city festival

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell said a 'wide open' park is too difficult to secure after dark, and he supports an 8 p.m. closing for the Whaling City Festival.

The Whaling City Festival will be returning to Buttonwood Park this summer.  Festival organizers went before the New Bedford Park Board last night and, according to Whaling City Festival President Mike Sylvia, the organization got a unanimous vote in favor of approving the festival's dates and times. ...

A throwback to when Mark Wahlberg went shirtless with his Funky Bunch in at the Whaling City Festival in New Bedford.

The Whaling City Festival returned to New Bedford this past weekend, and while President Mike Sylvia said it was a big success, it wasn't without issue.

New Bedford’s Whaling City Festival can stay open later, after an apparent reversal by the Board of Health of its decision the festival should close at 6 p.m.

Mike Sylvia, President of the Whaling City Festival, called the New Bedford Board of Health's decision to shorten the event's times 'ridiculous.'

New Bedford has had many events canceled for 2021, including some of the biggest, but one of the marquee events, the Whaling City Festival, will be happening.

Mike Sylvia, president of New Bedford's Whaling City Festival, said the festival's board is going to relaunch the Lakeville Haunted House.

The organizers of New Bedford's Whaling City Festival are interested in taking over operations of the Lakeville Haunted House rather than see it demolished.

Organizer Michael Sylvia said he's 'cautiously optimistic' that the event can be held in the fall.