posted on 7/9/2024
The Cochecho Arts Festival kicks off its 38th year this with entertainment for all ages.
The festival began with the Children's Series on July 9 featuring Rockin' Ron the Friendly Pirate at the Rotary Arts Pavilion in Henry Law Park.
The Headliner Series kicks off on July 12 at 6 p.m. with The Rebel Collective, also at Henry Law Park.
Established in 1986, the Cochecho Arts Festival is one of the most popular summer music festivals in the Seacoast. This summer-long festival, which is free and open to the public, takes place in Dover's Henry Law Park at the Rotary Arts Pavilion. It features a wide variety of local and regional performers and artists, drawing thousands of people to Dover.
While all the festival events are free, attendees are invited to purchase a CAF button, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Dover, to show their support for the arts. Only 150 buttons are available, and each purchaser receives a free water bottle at the CAF events. Button purchasers will also be entered into a raffle for a Weber Spirit gas grill valued at $899, sponsored by Z107. New this year: anyone who shows their CAF button at SEH Studios Art Gallery, 456 Central Ave., Dover, before the end of the festival will be entered into a drawing for an original painting by Susan E. Hanna.
For the full Cochecho Arts Festival schedule, visit dovernh.org/caf or stop by the Chamber at 550 Central Ave. in Dover to pick up a brochure and purchase a festival button. The buttons will also be available for purchase at the CAF Friday night concerts.
