Block Print, Taylor Hickey
made in new bedford
november 12th, 2026
Free Parking
Don’t worry about finding a place to park. During AHA! Night there is free parking at the Elm Street and Zeiterion Garages.
Pick up a paper copy of the AHA! program at the AHA! Welcome Desk, the library, National Park Visitor Center, and New Bedford Art Museum. You can also download a copy here, just note that it’s oversized if you try to print at home.
Follow the Flags
Many of our participating locations will have a yellow AHA! flag prominently displayed to help you find AHA! Night activities.
AHA! Happens Rain Or Shine
Be sure to check the AHA! event page, Facebook page and Instagram Stories as well as website and social for participating event partners for info about location changes, program rescheduling and cancellations.
Explore downtown’s rich culture, public art, and striking historic architecture, with stops along the way to take in some of the evening’s live experiences.
The tour is free and led by our friends at New Bedford Food Tours, who’ll guide you through the evening’s highlights and hidden gems.
The tour begins at 5:00 and 5:30 PM by the AHA! welcome table in the Star Store.
AHA! NIGHT ACTIVITY SCHEDULE | November 12th
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
Youth Services: Design Your Own Apron and Book Sale
Visit the New Bedford Main Library’s Youth Services on AHA Night to decorate your own apron!
There is no registration for this free program and is available while supplies last. Families can also shop at the Friends of the Library’s Book Sale and browse the art throughout the library.
4:30 PM
Cornhole and Conversation with Clear the Lens
Come hang with 3rd Eye and Clear at AHA!Night. There will be cornhole and prizes, along with Mental Health Resource Guides to give out.
Open House on AHA!
Drop by 3rd EyE’s community incubator at 230 Union Street for an evening of creativity, connections and community conversations.
4:30 – 6:30pm
Hands-on activities and resources with Little Alchemy Lab, South East Recovery Learning Community, Big Brother Big Sisters of Eastern MA, Clear the Lens & The Foster Families Program
Plus Free Wall activation & live painting in the Window Gallery with Deana Tavares
7 – 9pm or until the poems run out whichever comes first!
Anomaly Poetry Open Mic
*Community Note – 230 Union Street is a radically inclusive safe space where the door is kept locked. There will be an Open sign on the front door – please knock and you will be welcomed inside : )
5:00 PM
5:30 PM
6:00 PM
Jazz with the Buttonwood Brass Band
Enjoy some speakeasy jazz from the Buttonwood Brass Band, on every AHA! Night at the New Bedford Harbor Hotel.
6:30 PM
7:00 PM
Miller Lite Promo Give Aways and Neal McCarthy Trio
Miller Lite promo with raffles and giveaways from 7:00-9:00.
Grab a bite or a pint and listen to Electric Blues & Rock with the Neal McCarthy Trio as they play from 8-11:30pm.
7:30 PM
8:00 PM
AHHHHH! Wamptronica AHA! AFTER DARK
Come and enjoy WAMPTRONICA spread love and share music. Wamptronica defines their unique, evolving signature sound as Deep Afro Jazz House Music, seamlessly weaving together house beats, jazz, soul, funk, Afrobeats, R&B, rare grooves, and ancestral rhythm
AHA! After Dark- AHHHHHHHH! with Wamptronica
Come out and Jam with Wamptronica. WAMPTRONICA blends Deep Afro Jazz Soul House Music. Their signature sound fuses classic house grooves, funk, rare groove, R&B, and breakbeats with live jazz instrumentation, spoken-word poetry, and traditional African drumming
AHA! After Dark- Bento’s Karaoke Night with DJ Big Chan
Karaoke at PLAY
Belt out some tunes at PLAY Arcade! There’s karaoke, food, fun, and games!
8:30 PM
9:00 PM
