Herring run 2026

Herring Run Festival

Join us on Saturday, April 25th, 10am – 3pm, in Brewster Gardens for a day of family-friendly activities including herring counts, alewife art, games, live music & more! Chat with local scientists, help contribute to ongoing herring research, and take a photo with Happy Fish!

Plimoth grist mill
Counting herring
Herring

Exhibitors

Visit our exhibitors and learn about how these incredible community organizations are working to help the environment and make a safer home for herring, eels, and other species. Many will have fun, hands-on activities.

  • AEstesArt (Anne Estes Art)
  • Citizens Climate Lobby
  • Climate Action Net Zero Committee
  • Department of Marine Fisheries
  • Herring Ponds Watershed Association
  • Jones River Watershed Association
  • Juniper and Pine Collective
  • League of Women Voters
  • Manomet
  • Mass Audubon
  • NOAA Stellwagen Bank
  • Open Space Committee
  • Plymouth Public Library
  • Plimoth Patuxet Museums' Educators
  • Plymouth County 4-H and Extension
  • Rescue Plymouth Wildlife
  • Southeastern Massachusetts Pine Barrens Alliance
  • Sustainable Plymouth
  • Town of Plymouth Dept. of Energy & Environment - Wildlife Trailer
  • Wildlands Trust
  • Wildlife Warriors
The Shady Roosters perform at Grain Fest.
Juniper and cedar collective
A guest at Grain Fest speaks with a participating exhibitor.

Music

Shady Roosters

Food and Drink

  • Koji on the Goji
  • Filling Station
  • Wilde Flour
  • Rex Neighborhood Baking
  • Independent Fermentations

Admission to the Herring Run Festival is free. The Festival is funded in part by the Town of Plymouth Promotions Fund.