I think this is the best of all the First Night venues. Our favorite, anyway! Rockport is way the heck out on Cape Ann. You cannot get there by accident, so everyone who IS there wants to be there. No bustling pub or restaurant trade right in Rockport, though, and sit-down dinner may be hard to find. Bring some snack food and a flagon of hot coffee along. Also I’m not sure when we go on. Check the Rockport site in November or December for the schedule.

Rockport, MA, First Night Celebration

http://www.rockportusa.com/festival-event.cfm?id=96