Boooooo! The GBVS Headquarters will be having one last open house of the season on October 16th. This will be a scary good time on a brisk autumn evening here in Groveland. We’ll start off festivities with 2 hours of shopping the vintage wares of GBVS in our “historic” barn from 6-8pm. Come find your Halloween costume or search for a special vintage outfit for next year! Then we invite you to stay as long as you dare for some scary ghost stories by the fire while we serve themed cocktails, snacks, and s’mores. Any purchase from the vintage loft gets you a free drink, or if you can’t find anything you need, a simple tip donation will suffice.

TO SIGN UP: Please RSVP by sending an email with your first/last name(s) to gbvintagesociety@gmail.com. Guests will be sent the address to our secret location in Groveland, Mass. More details will be posted on our Facebook Event Page. See you there, if you dare!

The Salem Common Lawn Party is coming up soon! This event, hosted on by the Salem Common Neighborhood Association, is a great way to welcome the fall in vintage fashion. There are antique autos, vintage vendors, lawn games, a dance floor, and live music by Annie and the Furtrappers! Plus this year GBVS will be hosting a Tweed Ride at 10am. We’ll gather at the bandstand, then ride to some historic sites of Salem, and come back at noon for the lawn party. Bring your vintage or modern bicycle and join us for this free activity. The lawn party then runs from 12-4pm and parking is free all day along the Common. Look for more details on the link above and we’ll see you there!

Time to get stoked! The Nor’Easter Luau is headed to the 1950’s for some classic car cruising at the “beach”. We welcome car collectors to join us in return for free admission (space limited), as we are entertained by the “Vista Cruisers” band! Enjoy an exciting evening of tropical cocktails, a full-catered buffet, music, dancing, and more at the “secret” GBVS HQ in Groveland, MA. We are putting together an outstanding cocktail/mocktail selection and we are excited to have Joe Rinaldi as our head bartender! You may know Joe from his work as bar manager at Wusong Road Tiki Bar in Boston. He is now working at another top-notch bar/restaurant in Quincy called “Pearl and Lime”.

All food, drink, and entertainment is included in the $60 admission! Buffet is provided by “Hawaiian Isle” of Plaistow, NH. The drink and buffet menu will be released soon. We’ve had great weather in the past with no problems with bugs or extreme heat. If we do need to change the date, the rain-date will be Sunday the 16th. Click here to get your ticket today as registration will fill up fast! Also, you can follow the Facebook Event Page for more info and updates.

Our website is updated for the 2026 Newport Jazz Age Weekend and tickets are now on sale. We have pushed the date into July this year as we’ve found June can be a bit chilly by the Newport seaside. We have an exemplary lineup of events for you: Friday night arrive to a welcome party social with FREE cocktails. Then Saturday, the Lawn Party begins featuring the Nouveau Jazz Band, and includes a “Golden Age of Flight” event theme with a make-your-own airplane flight contest. At night, a formal dinner at a gilded age mansion in downtown Newport, plus this venue is also host to the “Summer Shindig” vintage market brought to you by the Brighton Bazaar. Finally, on Sunday we take a trip to historic Beavertail Lighthouse for kit flying. Click the photo above for our website with Overnight Ticket and Day Ticket registration.

Join us for a hush-hush pub crawl to some of the best “speakeasy’s” of Boston! The year is 1929 and up until recently, the stock market was raging out of control with no end in sight (…sound familiar?) Let’s put on our glad rags and enjoy life while we still can! We’ll start at an old favorite, “Carrie Nation” at 3:45pm and then head over to “Wig Shop”, and end our stroll by finding the secret passage way to “Yvonne’s” for dinner at 6pm.

Aside from the food/drinks you purchase, this is a FREE event, so please RSVP as soon as possible! Ideally we need to know by Monday 3/16. Send an email to gbvintagesociety@gmail.com with the first/last names of those attending. Street parking is free on Sundays and all locations are within a short walk. Vintage outfits are definitely encouraged and make sure to go to the Facebook Event Page for further details!

Party like it’s 1953! The Korean War has ended and America is looking forward to get back to regular life. GBVS is partnering once again with the Fort Devens Museum for a dance at the historic War Memorial Hall of Shirley, MA. This year we celebrate our Korean War veterans with a USO-style dance featuring the Billy D and the Rock-its band. This 8-piece band plays the best hits of the Doo-Wop and early Rock and Roll age! To invite you to the floor we have a free dance lesson. Plus, the venue has a cash bar and the museum will be providing themed snacks and sandwiches. Make sure to pick out your best 1950’s outfit for the evening costume contest! Click here for the Facebook Event or go directly to the Ft Devens Museum Website for tickets.

Last month, we had a great first night at our new venue. Join us for November’s dance as we are taking a break for the month of December. The Arlington American Legion entertainment hall (Post 39). This easy to reach location has a great wood dance floor and plenty of free street parking.The address is 370 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA 02139. Tickets are $25 and will be available for online purchase. See more info on our Facebook Event Page. There is a capacity limit, so advance purchase is recommended!

The Smack Dabs specialize in good-time Swing Blues music from the 1930’s, featuring the songs of Tampa Red, Big Bill Broonzy, The Harlem Hamfats, and many others. This delightful and timeless genre features a rich variety of musical styles, ranging from mournful blues to joyful celebrations, setting the stage for incredible solo and group improvisations and delighting listening audiences and dancers alike.

GBVS is pleased to have curated furniture, props, and decoration for the new “1965 Experience”! Travel back to the year Sheraton Boston first opened its doors, when the Beatles ruled the airwaves, and mid-century modern design defined the future. Now, six decades later, we invite you to relive the era with The 1965 Experience. This exclusive suite was curated by the Greater Boston Vintage Society and features mid-century furnishings, a vintage record player with a handpicked vinyl collection, AM Radio, and artifacts from the hotel’s opening.

The suite accommodates up to two overnight guests and includes a separate living area and a bedroom featuring one king bed. This would make a great winter escape and a nice surprise gift for the holidays! You can find full info at the link above.

On Wednesday, Oct 1st at 7pm, sales begin for the Nor’Eater Island Topical Weekend! The Greater Boston Vintage Society welcomes you to Nor’Easter Island! The first and only immersive tropical weekend of New England! At our perfectly decorated hotel, enjoy an assortment of live bands, Tiki cocktails, classes, and vintage vendors, all culminating to a Grand Luau and dance on Saturday night. This year’s theme will take you to the 1940’s where you will find yourself immersed in a pre-war Pearl Harbor setting. This unique weekend stay is an amazing place to enjoy vintage and meet new friends! Head here for the WEBSITE and here to the TICKET PAGE directly.