Dry Salvages Festival

Calling all cat lovers and poetry buffs! Come and celebrate the love of cats during Gloucester’s inaugural T. S. Eliot Festival, Gloucester’s most celebrated poet. In 1939, T. S. Eliot wrote a volume of playful and whimsical cat poems for his godchildren, titled Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats. Come dressed in a cat costume (if you like) and enjoy a day of festivities, including face painting; writing and reading a poem about your favorite cat; drawing and painting (in conjunction with Art Haven, and games. If the mood takes you to be a cat for even a moment, there will be a painted billboard face insert of a cat for a photo op. Bring your picnic and a blanket. The day concludes with a cat dance performance for all by local dance students from – Magma and BoSoma.