Whaling City Festival President Mike Sylvia made it official this morning on
Michael and Maddie: New Bedford's Whaling City Festival will make its return to Buttonwood Park this summer, July 8-11.
Sylvia told us this morning that he made his pitch to New Bedford's Parks Department last night and it was an unanimous "yes" from the board.
How will this year's Whaling City Festival stack up against previous years? Will there be many changes from the Whaling City Festivals that we know and love?
"Not many," Sylvia said. "The only difference will be that we are too close to the festival to be able to book any bands. Other than that, you'll have all of the same food, the same vendors and the same shows that people have grown to love at the Whaling City Festival."