The Longfellow Summer Festival brings music, poetry, and community to the East Lawn of the Longfellow House on Sunday afternoons through the summer. The 2022 Summer Festival will kick off on Sunday, June 5. All events are free and open to the public. Just bring a picnic blanket or lawn chair!

The series is co-sponsored by the Friends of Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters, the New England Poetry Club, and Berklee College of Music.

Saturday June 11, 3:00 PM | Concert: Grupo los Santos

June 12, 3:00 PM | Poetry Reading: Magdalena Gómez and Enzo Silon Surin

June 19, 7:00-9:30 PM | Juneteenth Gathering and Film: #Pop-up Poetry and Jubilee Juneteenth and the Thirteenth

June 26, 3:00 PM | Concert: Juventas New Music Ensemble

July 3, 3:00 PM | Concert: Berklee Summer in the City Series

July 10, 3:00 PM | Poetry Reading: Martha Collins and Philip Nikolayev

July 17, 3:00 PM | Golden Rose Poetry Award: Patricia Smith

July 24, 3:00 PM | Concert: Berklee Summer in the City Series

July 31, 3:00 PM | Concert: Berklee Summer in the City Series

August 7, 3:00 PM | Sam Cornish Poetry Award: Elizabeth McKim and Askia Touré

August 14, 3:00 PM | Concert: Berklee Summer in the City Series

August 21, 3:00 PM | Poetry Reading: Chen Chen and Natalie Shapero