The Barnstable County Fair (in West Falmouth) is popular weeklong family tradition. Local and national musical acts, a midway, livestock shows, and horticulture, cooking, and crafts exhibits and contests.

Begun in 1972, the Falmouth Road Race is the event of the year in Falmouth and Woods Hole. The internationally-renowned 7-mile seaside footrace is a quite a party. Make hotel reservations incredibly early (or avoid the area entirely when planning your summer holiday). The race begins at Woods Hole Community Center and ends at Falmouth Heights beach.

The People of the First Light’s Mashpee Wampanoag Powwow has been open to the public since before 1924, and the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council has sponsored it since 1974. The powwow attracts American Indians in full regalia from nearly every state as well as from Canada, Mexico, and some Central and South American countries. These traditional gatherings provide an opportunity...

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