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Everyone — THANK YOU for bringing your community energy to the Scarboro Bowl 2024!
What a great time we all had, and we’re already planning the next one!
Save the date
May 30 – June 1, 2025
Meanwhile, check out our Scarboro Bowl ’24 photos and videos here. Add yours, and/or tag #scarborobowl on your socials.
Scarboro Bowl Comes Alive ’24 soundboard recordings*
Jelly – Set 1
Jelly – Set 2
Friday, May 31, 2024
Friday for the adult crowd features the experimental rock improvisations of Sunburned Hand of the Man. Sunburned was born in Boston in the ’90s with roots in Western Mass today. Their live experimental rock improvisations have blown minds across the U.S. and Europe for decades.
Our friends Rare Geese, Wet Tuna, and Spectre Folk will open things up.
We’ll close out the night with an open house secret jam.
Sunburned Hand of the Man (9:00pm)
Wet Tuna (7:30pm)
Spectre Folk (6:15pm)
Rare Geese (5:30pm)
Saturday, June 1, 2024
All-ages Saturday will feature two sets of tasty Jelly jams.
We’ll start during the day with interactive arts, an open mic and opening sets from The Berkshires Band.
DJ Baby Deer will spin funky dance grooves for the late-night silent disco.
Jelly (2 sets @ 7:30pm)
Silent Disco w/ DJ Baby Deer (11:30pm)
The Berkshires (5:30pm)
Open Mic: Saturday (3:30pm)
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Community Artworks*
including:
The Great Tree Trunk by @tenderfirestudio
Lee “Leisure” Shuer’s Sonic Salon Chair Experience by @leeshuer
Projection art by @plasma.wizard
The giant puppets of Skeleton Crew Theater
T.A.G. by drewseppi
The Jester by @artifacts.of.ephemera
Talisones by CLD
Eyes by @frazierk1
Open Arms by CWP
Sonic platforms by JL
Scarboro Bowl ’24 Poster by @wolaver
Scarboro Bowl lighting by @lorenwalk
A Scarboro Bowl “Weaving”
It’s an altar to our appreciation of the music, art, and community we need. We invite you to bring an offering to help weave together our collective hope for more peace and love in the world.
*The Scarboro Bowl comes alive(r) with your art. Installations welcome and encouraged. Advance setup available. Contact the hosts.
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FAQ – Find out whatcha need to know!
IS THIS A PRIVATE EVENT?
Yes. If you are seeing this page you have been invited by the hosts or a friend of theirs. This is not a public event. if you’re unsure whether it’s cool to attend, contact the hosts.
CAN I INVITE OTHERS?
Please ask the person who invited you. We welcome the music loving, community-minded, good energy friends of friends. if you’re unsure whether it’s OK to invite someone, please contact the hosts.
DO I NEED A NATIONAL PARK PASS TO ENTER?
No! However, this is the first year that the Scarboro Bowl will take place directly adjacent to one of our nation’s National Parks. Yep. That’s right. The New England Scenic Trail that runs right up Gulf Road has been designated as National Park Unit No. 428, the same level as Yosemite, Yellowstone and the Appalachian Trail.
Read more at MassLive.com
CAN I CAMPOUT OVERNIGHT?
Yes, we have a great little camping area above the venue, but there’s limited space, so please contact the hosts to let us know your plans.
WHAT TO BRING TO THE BOWL
To maximize joy and minimize waste at the Scarboro Bowl, please consider bringing:
A RE-USABLE CUP!
FOOD/BEVERAGES to share. BYOB and potluck items welcome. We’ll have plenty of table space and coolers. We will also have scrumptious BBQ (Yay, Brad!), NA bevs, and a keg of craft beer, for as long as it lasts.
CHAIRS or BLANKET, if you want…or just dance!
HAND DRUMS, percussion items, and other instruments for Open Stage on Saturday early afternoon
YOUR TALENT, for the open mic on Saturday at 3:30. Sign up now or when you arrive.
FUN FESTY CLOTHES and fun ART-MAKING stuff
LOVE FOR OUR NEIGHBORS, especially by PARKING RESPECTFULLY on the street, if the Scarboro Bowl Parking Area is full
YOUR STOKE FOR LIVE MUSIC AND COMMUNITY JOY MAKING!!!
What is the Scarboro Bowl,
and why?!
For us, this is a labor of joy. It is an invitation to you, to tend your joy with music, dancing, art, nature and human connection. It is for all of us, of all ages. Bring your good energy and enthusiasm and, if you are able, make a donation to help us keep the Scarboro Bowl alive and support the artists. NOTAFLOF!
The Scarboro Bowl is our home. It’s a place that’s been calling me to make community music events here ever since I first laid eyes on it 20 years ago. For eight years now we’ve been gathering once or twice each summer in the forest by the Scarboro Brook to celebrate general existence with that ever dependable catalyst for collective effervescence and joy: live music.
It is my sincere pleasure to share the Scarboro Bowl with you. Thank YOU for sharing your aliveness with all of us.
Move your body to the music, explore the woods, climb to the treehouse, bounce your children on the trampoline, splash in the brook, make music, make your art in the forest, make memories, make friends. We can’t wait to see you soon!
Meanwhile, check out the Scarboro Bowl photo gallery to see images of all the fun we had last year.
– Loren and the kids, and friends of the Scarboro Bowl
Hey Friends, Thanks for your interest in the Scarboro Bowl! Please RSVP below.
If you’re seeing this page that’s because you have been invited by the hosts or a friend of theirs. This is not a public event. if you’re unsure whether it’s cool to attend, contact the hosts.
Donations to Keep the Bowl Alive and Support the Artists are Gratefully Accepted
Recommended donation:
$15 for a single day or $25 for the weekend.
Venmo: @Loren-Walker-4
PayPal: @lorenwalk
RSVP today, or join our mailing list to stay connected, and we’ll see you soon!