Peabody's International Festival Returns For 40th Year In 2025

PEABODY, MA — Peabody's International Festival will return for a 40th year this September with a collection of ethnic food vendors, artwork, an artisan market, music and children's activities.

The free event runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sept. 7 across downtown Peabody.

Vendor booth applications will be accepted here through June 30.

"The International Festival is Peabody's signature community event and the biggest party on the North Shore," Peabody Mayor Ted Bettencourt said. "Forty years since it started, the festival still celebrates Peabody's ethnic and cultural diversity through food, art and entertainment."

The festival will include The Galleria Tent on Foster Street, featuring North Shore artists, and the Artisan Market on Foster Street, hosted by The Creative Collective.

Children and families can visit the Kid’s Corner at East End Veteran's Memorial Park on Walnut Street. Music, arts and crafts, moon bounces, a magician, dancing demonstrations will be featured all day.

The Progeria Research Foundation (PRF) International Race for Research will also be held on Sept. 13 at 9 a.m. at the Leather City Common on Lowell Street.

The race will feature a 5K road race and a 2-mile fun run/walk — a course suited for the serious athlete, the casual runner, families, and teams. The event includes awards and refreshments for all.

Go here for more information on the race.

This year’s Festival has a rain date of Sept. 14.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)