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Family and Kid Friendly Fairs and Festival and Things to Do in the Berkshires, Berkshire County Massachusetts
PITTSFIELD — Berkshire County festivals provide an ample amount of things to do with kids during the summer months, and as the fourth annual Discover Tyler Street street fair starts to come together for its July 27 event — vendors is what it needs. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July…
THE BERKSHIRES — The Berkshire International Film Festival screenings may have begun yesterday, but according to BIFF Director Kelley Vickery and Executive Assistant Lauren Ferin, they’ve saved the family-friendly film screenings for this weekend. “I’m a mother of three children so for me its just an obvious thing (to include family-friendly films),” said Vickery. ” I…
PITTSFIELD — It’s National Get Outdoors Day on Saturday, June 8, and Berkshire Family Focus is celebrating by taking part in the festivities at Springside Park’s “Get Outdoors with Springside Park” festival in Pittsfield. The all day festival takes place from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and includes a wide array of family-friendly activities geared…
PITTSFIELD — One of the region’s largest ongoing, family-friendly, free event series returns to the Berkshires for another season next Thursday, May 16, from 5 to 8 p.m. Yup, Pittsfield’s 3rd Thursdays festivities are back and better than ever. Beginning the month of May and running through October, Pittsfield’s Upstreet Cultural District will come alive…
MANCHESTER, Vt. — Gardening is a great activity to do with your children, and this year let your garden shine with some master tips gained at the upcoming Seeds, Shovels, Buckets and Boots — a field, farm and food festival — in Manchester and the Mountains, Vt., on May 17 and 18. The weekend event…
By TAMMI LEE OAK NORTH ADAMS — On Sunday May 5, MCLA Presents!, a performance series of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, will host the fourth annual PAM show titled “Day into Night.” This festival will take place starting in the MCLA Quad from 3 to 10 p.m., ending in the Venable Gym. “Day Into…
CUMMINGTON — In 2012 the Hilltown Spring Festival in nearby Cummington drew 2,000 people for an all-day celebration of regional arts, culture and sustainability. This year’s seventh annual festival is marked for June 1, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at the Cummington Fairgrounds and promises to be just as fun and full of family activities, creativity,…
NORTH ADAMS — Berkshire families can beat the winter boredom blues on Saturday, Feb. 23, with the North Adams Public Libray’s annual Winterfest. The Winterfest runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will feature chowder competitions, horse-drawn wagon rides, ice-sculpting and more. The event free. For more information call 413-662-3133.
Hey Berkshire County, are you ready for music, theater, hot new performers, art shows, film, spoken word, comedy and more? Then pack up the family and head to Pittsfield for the 10×10 Upstreet Arts Festival set for Feb.14-24. The 10×10 (formerly 10×10 on North) returns for the second year and from what I hear,…
GREAT BARRINGTON – From building working telegraphs and documenting the effects of climate change on arctic wildlife to making chewing, gun powder and artificial snow Great Barrington Rudolf Steiner School students will showcase their science know-how for the public on Jan. 30 during the school’s fourth annual Student Science Fair. The fair features the work…
