I just enjoyed an afternoon at the festival. Great food, fun music and so much for the kids from…read morebounce houses to dancing. The trucks I experienced: The Grub Guru 3.5 star - the gen gau was amazing, crispy and sweet. I had wanted orange chicken, but they didnt have it despite it being on the menu. It is an Indian truck and the rice was listed as fried rice but it was clearly basmati. It was not good. I have to say their drink prices are some of the most reasonable at the festival. Ts Jerky House 5 star - the bbq sundae with cornbread, beans, and smokey brisquet was amazing. Topped with crispy onions for texture. Elote corn 3 star - I tried the buttered lime but there was no lime. The corn was definitely best of the season. Shitakaberries 5 star - we opted for something sweet and this was great. We got the reverse tiger, dark chocolate with white drizzle. 7 bucks for 5 berries on a stick. It was definetly about the experience. TC Scoops 4 stars - we each got a single scoop and a topping for 4 dollars. It was just ok, but my bf loved the cherry. Reds 5 star - really personable. Reasonably priced, especially the drinks, which is what drew me there. He realized he ignored me and gave me the drink free of charge. A definite place for customer service.

Excellent location for a huge amount of food trucks! Several adult beverage outlets as well as…read morequite the variety of cuisine. My only suggestion would be to make the sizes of the items smaller so you can try more of the vendors.

The Rock & Shock festival combines metal music with a horror convention. Does a better pairing even…read moreexist? The lineup up for the 2018 festival was amazing! On Saturday, Dark Tranquility headlined and played with Omnium Gatherum and Moonspell. On Sunday, Trivium was the headliner and was supported by Avatar and Light the Torch. All acts played at The Palladium. Concerts actually launch Thursday night, but we only liked the lineup for Saturady and SUnday specifically. Tickets for the concert included admission to the horror convention at the DCU. We bought our tickets through Ticketfly with the will call option and picked our tickets up at the DCU. All we had to do was show our concert tickets to gain entry into the horror convention. There was a lot of pop culture toys (re:Godzilla) and classical horror movie themed art (think Freddy, Chuckie, and Jason). It took us about 1 hour to whiz through everything. Overall, we loved Rock and Shock. We will definitely be back next year! YELP'S 2018 REVIEW CHALLENGE: #33

A wonderful organization benefiting the regions with a variety of performances, from world renowned…read moreorchestras to local choirs to solo mandolinists. Their goal is to bring a variety of musical experiences using concerts, performances, and educational programs. This includes symphony, chamber, dance and jazz genres. They sometimes feature renowned artists such as Itzhak Perlman, Joshua Bell and Yo Yo Ma. We've attended many Music Worcester performances in a variety of venues including the fabulous Mechanics Hall, the beautiful Tuckerman Hall, and most recently Trinity Lutheran Church where we attended the Women's Ensemble Choir. We look forward to more great performances in 2024!

What a special spot the City of Worcester has! This is the oldest music festival in the United…read moreStates, with performances going back to 1858. Venues include Mechanics Hall, Tuckerman Hall and the Hanover Theatre. World class classical music symphonies and chamber music, jazz and ballet peformances have all graced its stages,with artists from Enrico Caruso and John Philip Sousa to Yo Yo Ma and Winton Marsalis. Caught the St. Petersburg Symhony from Russia last week who performed extraordinarily.......Can't wait for the National Acrobats of China next week! Truly a hidden gem!

Good old fashioned fun Bring the whole family…read moreRides and food. Animals and games. Fun for the whole family and not too expensive

I'm the most familiar with the Bolton fair and the sterling fair, so I was sad that I did not see…read moreas many artisans/agricultural vendors. It may have just been the day I went on, I went on a Sunday. But either way I would've liked to see more gardening related competitions (best in show eggplant, etc) and more animals and more local businesses. I did however eat a fantastic blooming onion and ride some pretty fun rides!! The games were fun. The cows were SO cute! More cows please!!!

Great selection of local art, chocolates, cards & more but the staff is not friendly or welcoming…read moreat all. I wish I could say otherwise because I'd really like to support this place & the local artists represented. While shopping, another guest asked the cashier about if any weaving classes were available in the near future but the only response was a grunted "no." Seems like a friendlier response was warranted so I stopped the shopper on her way out to tell her & her daughter about "A Place to Weave" in Fitchburg, MA. My point is, isn't the Worcester Center for Crafts mission to support the craft community? It isn't hard to do and a friendly word goes a long way.

I discovered this place last year and am so glad I did. This isn't crappity ass crafts. It is a…read moreplace to learn artistic crafts. I took glassblowing and flame work. Glassblowing was very interesting but too hard for me. I'm really glad I took it for the experience and I would probably do it over again just to try it out. It requires a lot of coordination, so if you are as klutzy as me, you might find it too difficult too. As described in their catalog, flamework is: Tthe process of shaping glass rods and tubes into small objects over the flame of a torch. Begin by making beads, pendants and marbles to establish a foundation of technique. As the class progresses, projects will advance to include the creation of solid sculpture and hollow forms such as flowers, holiday ornaments, and perfume bottles. Small class sizes and one-on-one instruction allow students to work at their own pace. I love this class and the instructor, Jake Vincent, is patient and a great teacher. You don't have to be quite as coordinated to do flamework. In addition to glass classes, they have classes in clay, metal, fiber, photography, wood, and design and multimedia. They have a gallery too. I haven't been yet, because the glass studio is in a separate area of Worcester. I've heard its great and intend to go soon. I'll update this post when I get there. Oh, and it isn't as far from Boston as you think. Check out their catalog on their Website.

Tower Hill is a destination for all lovers of greenery and flowers…read more Over the years, I have visited Tower Hill and recently became a member this year to start to come more often On a recent visit, June and I took advantage of their plant sale which was most affordable on a Saturday. After buying some plants from the kind vendor. We explore the fairy garden which had various installations with fairy houses which must be beautiful at night too. We walked over to the shade garden which was a quiet place to visit on a busy Saturday. **we had visited two weeks before and there was some water main break and could not enter. They had a staff at the entrance who told us immediately. I see the low star rating which may be because of people expectations not met but this is a beautiful place and worth a visit

I have been to a couple of lovely events here in the past few years. Recently, Music in Bloom was…read moreso cool and nice. 36 dollars bought 2hrs and 45 minutes of music plus strolling or otherwise enjoying across 5 locations in the garden. Hearing the music floating in the air as you moved from space to space was so nice. Gorgeous, but still pretty early on the season for flowers. The music and wonderful art made it a really lovely evening. The cafeteria and bar were also serving and had a good selection.

Most of their menu can be made celiac safe! Love the wide variety of options that I can safely haveread more

Apps came out at same time as dinner. Waitress dropped the food and never came back . We were…read morethirsty the entire time. Chicken on the hot chicken sandwich looked prepackaged and reheated . When I asked the waitress when appetizers are typically served she said before the meal but the kitchen was backed up . No apology. She's was attentive and happy and talkative when she handed me the bill where her tip was coming. She deserved zero but I gave her 10% . We won't be back

The popular haunt for rock and metal,but let's explore what this venue used to be…read more... Welcome to the preserved historic home of the Plymouth Theatre. It opened in November 1928. It hosted acts and short movie performances of the day . It closed in 1965. It reopened in 1967 for a performance by Dean Martin. Over the years it has been a venue for performances of various art styles. Now it's a place for rock and roll music. The theater was designed for the best possible audience at every corner the sound quality is clean and great. It offers two levels. It's a great place to listen to metal music. The service is good with the bar offering a variety of options for drinks. If you want something to drink even water you will have to purchase it. No outside anything. The best is about to begin. The bands are playing, let's get it done!

The palladium used to be my second home. I absolutely adored this venue. Even the staff loved me. I…read moremade hundreds of incredible memories. I started going to shows at age 12, up until a few years ago. I was heading to the bathrooms and saw a friend who was very drunk and looked like he needed a friend. I was 25 at the time. I was there with my now ex boyfriend. My friend dragged me into the men's room, threw me in a stall, closed the door and trapped me. Then he was exposing himself to me and I begged him to stop and to let me go. I was crying for help when one of the staff came in, and was so cruel to me, he wouldn't let me say a word to him, he kicked us both out. I immediately felt embarrassed and nauseated at what happened. I still have night terrors about it. It has taken me this long to actually say something. The man who wouldn't let me tell what happened, and who marched me out the door, was scaring me. I had done nothing wrong. I was concerned for a friend and that got me kicked out of a place that I thought I was safe at. And on my birthday! If that man reads this, I hope he realizes that it was because of the way he treated me that I have never gone back there. If he had just heard me out, and allowed me to explain that I was trapped in that stall begging to get out while my so called friend touched himself in front of me, and allowed me to go back to where my boyfriend was, and finish the show, on my birthday, if he had just listened and not been so nasty to me, I may have felt saved by this cruel staff member, and he would have known how grateful I was that he came barging in, in what I thought was being saved, and I would have felt safe there once more, knowing the staff had my back, and I could continue going to see my favorite bands. The palladium should feel lucky I'm only giving 2 stars rather than one. It wasn't all bad, but that one bad event basically nullified every other event. But women are constantly blamed when stuff like this happens to them. My second home became my nightmare. I can never go back to my happy place. If I did I'd be looking over my shoulder rather than enjoying the show. So thanks for ruining the one place I loved so much.