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First Night Chatham 2026 Afternoon Schedule

Preliminary Schedule subject to change

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Location / Venue	1 pm		2 pm	3 pm	4 pm	5 pm	6pm
Orpheum Theater	Dennis Flaherty & Cape Cod Jazz Trio		Monica Rizzio & The Round-Up Americana Country	Monica Rizzio & The Round-Up Americana Country	Zoë Lewis Upbeat & Thoroughly Entertaining	Zoë Lewis Upbeat & Thoroughly Entertaining
Congregational Church	Community Handbell Ringers Patriotic, Folk and Classic Songs		Swing 440 Gypsy Jazz Quartet	Swing 440 Gypsy Jazz Quartet	Áine Minogue Irish Harp & Vocals	Haley Labdon The Best of Women Artists
Methodist Church	New England Digital Orchestra		New England Digital Orchestra	Ana Glig and James Rosenblum Classical Piano Duo	We Are The Men Male Voice Choir	Tony Bennett Duets Anthony Teixeira, Trish LaRose, Kate Pazakis, & Sara Sneed
St. Christopher’s Church	Too Marvelous for Words The words and music of Johnny Mercer		Suede Like Adele meets Diana Krall meets Bette Midler	Suede Like Adele meets Diana Krall meets Bette Midler	Classic Jazz Visions Classic Jazz & Swing Orchestra	Classic Jazz Visions Classic Jazz & Swing Orchestra
St. Christopher’s Parish Hall	Tanglewood Marionettes Cinderella			Tanglewood Marionettes Cinderella		Tanglewood Marionettes Cinderella
		Face Painting (2 to 5 pm)
UU Meeting House	Julie and Denya		Julie and Denya	The Drumma Queens	Johnny Cash Songs & Stories Musician/Author Matt York	Willie Nelson Songs & Stories Musician/Author Matt York
Chatham Drama Guild	Riptide Cape Cod Cover Band		Riptide Cape Cod Cover Band	Salted Folk Folk Duo	Vanna Pacella Singer / Songwriter	Vanna PacellaSinger / Songwriter
St. Martin’s Lodge	The Grab Brothers Acoustic Duo		The Grab Brothers Acoustic Duo	Brown Dog BandR&B, Country & Southern Rock	J Place & the Rockers Blues to Soul to Rock'n Roll
Town Hall - Downstairs					The UnHoly Mackerels A folk rock revival!	The UnHoly Mackerels A folk rock revival!
Community Center 2nd Floor	Toe Jam Puppet Band Ultimate Kids Variety Show		Toe Jam Puppet Band Ultimate Kids Variety Show	Atwater-Donnelly Traditional American and Celtic Folk Music and Dance	Cape Cod Ukulele Club Lots of Fun & Good Music	Cape Cod Ukulele Club Lots of Fun & Good Music
Community Center Gym (Family Fun Center)	9-Hole Miniature Golf ( 1 - 5:45 )
Community Center Gym (Family Fun Center)	Brewster Bayside Skippers Jump Roping		Brewster Bayside Skippers Jump Roping	Trevor Pearson Juggler; Fun for the Whole Family	Trevor Pearson Juggler; Fun for the Whole Family	Salty Boots Line Dancing
Community Center Aerobics Room	Bubble Wrap Stomp Noisier than the Noise Parade!
Elementary School Gym	Colum Cille Pipes & Drums Pulsating Rhythm		Horns Rock! The Greatest Horn-Backed Pop Tunes of All Time!	Horns Rock! The Greatest Horn-Backed Pop Tunes of All Time!	Sweet Home Chicago The Blues Brothers Musical Review	Sweet Home Chicago The Blues Brothers Musical Review
Elementary School Cafeteria	Old Exit 11		Old Exit 11	Larry & Vic Vocals & guitars, pop & country favorites	Larry & Vic Vocals & guitars, pop & country favorites	Curly & Rich Blues, Folk, Bluegrass & More
Location / Venue	1 pm		2 pm	3 pm	4 pm	5 pm
Middle School Auditorium			IllusionQuest featuring Illusionist David Garrity		IllusionQuest featuring Illusionist David Garrity
Middle School Large Gym	Cirque du Jour Everyone’s Favorite Circus			Cirque du Jour Everyone’s Favorite Circus		Cirque du Jour Everyone’s Favorite Circus
Middle School Small Gym	Family Fun Center (12:30 to 5:30) Rock N Roll Racing Giant Legos & Carnival Games Face Painting (12:30 to 3:30) Kids Craft Studio (2 to 5)
Middle School Small Gym (Family Fun Center)
	Rock N Roll Racing (12:30 to 5:30) Challenge Your family & Friends
	Carnival Games & Giant Legos (12:30 to 5:30)
	Face Painting (12:30 to 3:30 pm)
			Kids Craft Studio (2 to 5)
Middle School Cafeteria	Catfish Unusual Suspects Two Teen bands			Friendly Fowl	Watch Your Step High-Energy Rock Band	Max Calderbank & Friends Musicals, through the years!
Location / Venue	1 - 1:45 pm		2 - 2:45 pm	3 - 3:45 pm	4 - 4:45 pm	5 - 5:45 pm
Chatham Railroad Museum	Chatham Railroad Museum Special Opening Model trains running; FNC button exhibit
Outdoor Activities
Lighthouse	← Town Photo (Noon)		(Town Photo available after 2 pm at Chatham CVS)
Chatham Squire (Outside)			Carnival Caper Costumed Road Race
Community Center Lawn				Mr. Vinny the Bubble Guy Giant Bubbles
Along Main St.	Cape Cod Sax Trio Roaming from 1:15 to 2:30
Along Main St.	Snowmen Scavenger Hunt Search for the First Night Chatham snowmen up and down Main Street
Location / Venue	Noon		1 pm	2 pm	3 pm	4 pm	5 pm	6pm

First Night Chatham 2026 Evening Schedule

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Location / Venue	6pm	7 pm	8 pm	9 pm
Orpheum Theater		Luminous Being A Multisensory Performance Violinist Audrey Wright & Artist Geoff Robertson	Natalia Bonfini Blues & Rock Singer/Songwriter	Natalia Bonfini Blues & Rock Singer/Songwriter
Congregational Church		Haley Labdon The Best of Women Artists	The Marchio Family Organ, Bagpipes, Piano & Guitar	Sue Keller Ragtime Piano
Holy Redeemer Church		The Clancy Tradition Irish Music	The Clancy Tradition Irish Music
Methodist Church		CrabGrass Bluegrass Band Cape Cod's Premier Bluegrass	Cape Cod Fiddlers Since 1993 at First Night Chatham!	Cape Cod Fiddlers Since 1993 at First Night Chatham!
St. Christopher's Church		TRIO Celebrating Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton & Emmylou Harris	Simply the Best Vocalists Trish LaRose, Sara Sneed & Anthony Texeira	Simply the Best Vocalists Trish LaRose, Sara Sneed & Anthony Texeira
St. Christopher’s Parish Hall		The Monomoy Seven (7 - 10 ) American Hot Jazz
UU Meeting House		All Worn Out Jug Band Classic Eclectic Jug Band	All Worn Out Jug Band Classic Eclectic Jug Band
Chatham Drama Guild		Miss Julia Violet (7 - 10) R&B / Pop Band
Town Hall - Downstairs		Fred Clayton Blues Band ( 7 - 10 )
St. Martin’s Lodge		Sarah Burrill Band (7 - 10)
Community Center 2nd Floor		Cape Cod & Chatham Trivia with Bill & Tilda Bystrom and Peter Gaines	Bob Giannini & Bill Douglas Comedians	Bob Giannini & Bill Douglas Comedians
Community Center Gym		The Danny Gallagher Band (7 - 10)
Elementary School Gym		"Taylor Swift Dance Party" (7 - 10) with Anna Daley Young and her Band
Middle School Auditorium		The Clancy Tradition Irish Music
Middle School Large Gym
Location / Venue	6 pm	7 pm	8 pm

Printable schedules will be available in December.

Printable Schedules

Click on the image below to view and/or download a printable (PDF document) afternoon and evening schedules , from the First Night Chatham printed program, which will be available at First Night Chatham Headquarters in mid-December.

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