Community Calendar
Below is a list of events and volunteer opportunities that we’ve found in the Essex County area.
Check back for updates! This calendar will be updated bi-weekly. Please see the organizer websites for additional details as information may change.
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Defend Democracy Danvers
This a local Indivisible event. We meet on the 114 overpass on Andover St. every week from noon to 1pm.
Bearing Witness at ICE
We invite you to stand in solidarity outside the ICE Enforcement & Removal Operations Office in Burlington every Wednesday from 11am-1pm. Together, we can show love & support for immigrants, express our shame at ICE, and bear witness to the cruel and unconstitutional actions of our government. Regardless of your views on any other political issues, if you support immigrants and their constitutional rights and are committed to nonviolence you are welcome to join.
Beverly Weekly rally for Pro Democracy
Please join us every Wednesday in Beverly from 5:30PM-6:30PM in front of the First Parish Church at 225 Cabot Street to show we do NOT accept #47 Big Bogus Bill, illegal deportations, corruption, cuts to Social Security/Medicare, etc. Please make an effort to join us as we stand up and say Enough is Enough! Bring a friend or 2 along with signs/posters/flags.
Swampscott Weekly Rally for Pro-Democracy
Please join us every Thursday in Swampscott from 3PM-4PM at the Monument-100 Humphrey St to show we do not to accept tRUMP's deportations, corruption, cuts to Social Security/Medicare and his total disregard for human beings.
Rally for Democracy
We will line the street with our signs as passing cars honk in approval! We must show that we are many and that we will turn the tide!
43rd Stand Out for Democracy Event
This Saturday and every Saturday!
We’ll be in front of Winthrop School on Bay Road from 11 AM to noon.
Just show up! Bring a sign or borrow one – we have extra signs to share!
Democracy is not a spectator sport and it feels good to do something with your community. Whenever you can join us, you will be welcomed with a smile!
Marblehead Weekly Rally for Pro-Democracy
Please join us every Saturday in Marblehead from 3PM-4PM at Glabicky Field, Route114 at the Maple & Lafayette streets intersection to show we do not to accept tRUMP's deportations, corruption, cuts to Social Security/Medicare and his total disregard for human beings.
Knit Knite
Interested in learning how to knit? Know how to knit and would enjoy meeting some of your neighbors who also enjoy this timeless craft? Then join the Beverly Cove Improvement Association’s “Knit Knite”! We meet weekly (Mondays at 6:00-7:30 p.m.) and work on a project of the groups choosing. Pattern reading and stitch instruction is taught by experienced knitter.
Farmers To You Pick Up
The BCIA is an official pick-up location for Farmers to You, a year-round on-line farm to table grocer that connects families directly with farmers to improve access to high quality, consciously grown food and expand markets for sustainable farmers in New England. Unlike other community supported agriculture programs, this organization allows you to choose the food you want and pay as you go via credit card and a convenient website.
Fresh Catch Pick Up
Since April 2010, the BCIA has been in collaboration with the Cape Ann Fresh Catch (CAFC) as one of the selected locations around eastern Massachusetts to serve as a community drop-off point for weekly shares of fish straight off the boats in Gloucester.
Swampscott Weekly Rally for Pro-Democracy
Please join us every Thursday in Swampscott from 3PM-4PM at the Monument-100 Humphrey St to show we do not to accept tRUMP's deportations, corruption, cuts to Social Security/Medicare and his total disregard for human beings.
Hands Off Beverly
HANDS OFF BEVERLY has been standing up against Trump & Co. policies, executive orders, cruelty and general lawlessness every Saturday since February 2025.
Wednesday Walkout for Health
Wednesday Walkouts for Health aims to activate and engage healthcare workers and their communities around political threats to health. Join others across the country in this coordinated weekly action!