Celebratory and Other Private Experiences

Celebrate Together, One Bite at a Time

What to Expect

  • Custom route built around your group's tastes

  • Food and drink tastings from locally owned spots in New Bedford or Fall River

  • A private guide dedicated entirely to your group

  • Built-in movement that keeps the energy up all afternoon

  • Available for birthdays, bachelorettes, anniversaries, and more

  • A memorable afternoon out—planning included

Private tours start at $900 for up to 10 people, and include all food and restaurant gratuity, and a fun local guide. Standard tours include 5-6 food stops, with an optional add on drink package.

Tour Options

Downtown New Bedford

Food + History + Architecture

American Industrial History Civic Architecture Economic Change Visual Arts Economics

Walk through a National Historic Landmark district where Federal and Greek Revival buildings tell the story of New Bedford's rise as the world's wealthiest whaling port in the 19th century. Students apply art and design vocabulary to real buildings — proportion, symmetry, façade — while connecting economic booms to the built environment. The food angle opens further doors for economics classes exploring supply chains, local business ecosystems, and how tourism revitalizes post-industrial cities, making this a rich, multi-disciplinary experience in one of America's most storied downtowns.

New Bedford North End

Immigrant Communities + Global Flavors

Immigration & Migration Cultural Identity Labor History Spanish Language & Culture Civics

The North End is where waves of immigrants — Portuguese, Cape Verdean, French Canadian, and more — settled near the textile mills and shaped New Bedford's identity, making it a powerful setting for units on industrialization, labor history, and the Underground Railroad. Today the neighborhood is predominantly Spanish-speaking, giving Spanish language students authentic, real-world cultural context beyond the classroom, while civics and sociology classes can explore themes of community, belonging, and identity. Food here is more than a meal — it's a living record of who built this city.

Fall River

A Taste of Portugal

Immigration Ethnic Enclaves Cultural Preservation World Languages (Portuguese) Cultural Geography

Fall River and the surrounding SouthCoast became home to one of the largest Portuguese immigrant communities in America, drawn by whaling and textile jobs in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Students examine how immigrant groups maintain language, religion, food traditions, and community identity across generations — seeing Portuguese living on in storefronts, menus, and local institutions. A natural complement to Portuguese language programs and geography units on diaspora and migration, this tour is a compelling, real-world case study in what it means to be American.

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