Weekend Outlook: Harvest Festival, Live Music, and More
There will be a variety of events in the Berkshires this weekend including a festivals, live music, an Artwalk, and more.
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Berkshire Botanical Garden: Harvest Fest
Berkshire Botanical Garden, Stockbridge
Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Berkshire Botanical Garden will be hosting its annual Harvest Festival this weekend continuing its beloved tradition that they started in 1934.
The garden, located at t 5 West Stockbridge Road, will be hosting its festivities including family entertainment, a tag sale, a plant sale, a farmers market, and more.
Children can enjoy hay and pony rides, be spooked in a haunted house, or participate in the various other events.
Tickets are $10 for adults. Children under 12 are admitted free. Schedule and more information here.
Adams Theater
Park Street, Adams
Various times
The Adams Theater is presenting a variety of performances to complement this year's Ramblefest beginning Friday evening and ending Sunday afternoon.
More information on the lineup and ticket prices here.
Friday
FIRST Fridays
Downtown North Adams
Time: 5 to 9 p.m.
It's the first Friday of the month! Main and historic Eagle street will once again be filled with music, gallery openings, food, and more.
This month the event will also include large-scale art projections, a street mural painting, and tarot readings.
Lineup of events here.
First Fridays Artswalk
Downtown Pittsfield
Time: 5 to 8 p.m.
It's the first Friday of the month, art enthusiasts know what that means — the city's First Friday Artwalk.
The event features a dozen art shows and exhibits on view at venues around downtown Pittsfield. Most of the art is on display throughout Oct.
During the event, participants will have the opportunity to meet the artists. Download the Downtown Pittsfield Inc. app from the Google Play or App Store to get a virtual walking tour.
Participating venues include Soma's Aromas, Clock Tower Artists, Marketplace Cafe, Witch Slapped, and more.
For a complete list of participating venues and artists visit the Art Walk website.
Benefit Concert
Berkshire Community College's Boland Theatre., Pittsfield
Time: 7 p.m.
The Rites of Passage and Empowerment Program is hosting a benefit concert featuring a performance by award-winning blues singer, guitarist, and educator Gaye Todd Adegbalola, and Misty Blues founder and lead singer Gina Coleman.
The concert will be hosted by local stand-up comedian Eryca Nolan and will include performances by ROPE scholar Abigail Percy and the Youth Alive Step Dance and Drum Team.
Tickets are $30 and can be purchased here. A $5 discount will be activated per ticket when purchased directly from ROPE scholars and ambassadors. Tickets at the door will be $35.
Proceeds will support programming and a college tuition assistance fund for R.O.P.E. alumni who have graduated high school and have embarked on post-secondary education.
Purchase tickets here. For more information or to ticket purchases, please contact Shirley Edgerton at shirleyann1.edgerton@gmail.com.
Saturday
Open Studio
Clock Tower Business Park, Pittsfield
Time: 11 to 4
The Clock Tower Artist collaborative is kicking off its monthly open studio event this weekend. The event runs from May until December.
Some works will be on view on the artists' studio walls. More information here.
'Chaos' Exhibit Opening Reception
Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, Pittsfield
Time: 4 to 7 p.m.
Meet artist Julio Granda and explore her 54 paintings that will be on view until Nov. 17. The exhibit explores coming to grips with life-altering loss and digging into the sudden new reality. The gallery is open Wednesdays through Fridays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
More information here.
Sunday
Adams Visitors Center
Time: noon to 5 p.m.
Ramblefest, a party to complement the annual Mount Greylock Ramble, is taking place this weekend and will feature live music, food, activities, artisans and crafters, and more.
The event features food from local restaurants and organizations including Bezzle's BBQ, Burrito Revolution, and Adams Lions Club. The Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum will also be offering historic and scenic train rides.
More information here.
The 55th annual Greylock Ramble will take place this Monday starting at 8 a.m. Participants gather at the base of the mountain for a hike in the woods so they can experience the fall colors and atmosphere. There is a free shuttle from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. to take hikers between the Adams Visitor Center and the base of Cheshire Harbor Trail. More information here.
Multiple Days
Whitney's Farm Market & Garden Center
Route 8, Cheshire
Whitney's Farm continues its local favorite, Pumpkin Fest, this weekend. The festival is open every Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. until 5:30 p.m.
Pick pumpkins, ride on a hay wagon, get glitter tattoos, walk through a corn maze, and more every weekend until Oct. 29.
More information here.
13 Nights Returns
Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort, Hancock
The terrifying favorite returns to provided a fright-filled weekend to participants brave enough to enter the haunted house.
Take a group of friends to participate in "13 Nights at Jiminy" every Friday through Sunday from 6:30 until 10:30 p.m. through the month of October.
The age recommendation is 10 and older. Tickets are $28.
You can also ride through the darkness with the resort's Mountain Coaster for $15; The Scream and Scare Package includes one trip through "13 Nights" and two rides on the coaster for $45.
The Christiansen's Tavern will be open to purchase drinks, dinner, or a snack Friday and Saturday.
The Incredible Naumkeag Pumpkin Show
Naumkeag, Stockbridge
Naumkeag's pumpkin show is open Wednesday through Sunday throughout October.
Explore the museum's gardens that have been decorated with more than 1,500 jack o' lanterns, hundreds of mums, pumpkins and countless gourds — most of which were grown at Naumkeag.
Hot cider and fall treats will be available for sale on-site.
Advanced purchase of timed tickets is required. Tickets will not be sold on-site. Ticket time represents your arrival window.
No parking is available onsite but designated parking spaces are available on both sides of Town Hall located at 50 Main St., along Main Street or Elm Street.
The first shuttle will leave downtown Stockbridge at 5 p.m. and run every 5 to 10 minutes through the run of the show; the last shuttle will depart no later than 8 p.m.
Ticket prices and booking here.
Berkshire Coaching Weekend
Lenox & Stockbridge
Various times
For three days, the villages of Lenox and Stockbridge will host a glimpse of days gone by as horse-drawn coaches travel through them to destinations including Elm Court, Orleton Farm and Highlawn Farm. This will be the 10th annual drive, continuing the Gilded Age tradition of coaching in the Berkshires. Full schedule and more information here.
Farmer's Markets
North Adams Farmers Market
St. Anthony Municipal Parking Lot
Time: 9 to 1
The North Adams market is open every Saturday and offers produce and baked goods from local retailers including Red Shirt Farm, Fahey Family Farm, Bohemian Nouveaux Bakery, Mon Artistic Pets, and more. More information here.
Pittsfield Farmers Market
The Common, Pittsfield
Time: 9 to 1.
Powered by Roots Rising, the market is open every Saturday rain or shine.
Each week the market will have fresh locally grown fruits and vegetables, along with meat, eggs, cheese, baked goods by local vendors. Participants can shop for flowers, and artisan goods while listening to music and participate in family activities. For more information, visit the website.
Great Barrington Farmers Market
18 Church St.
Time: 9 to 1.
The market is open every Saturday. Every week there will be locally grown food, flowers, and plants along with other local vendors. More information here.
Berkshire Area Farmers Market
Berkshire Mall parking lot, Lanesborough
Time: 8 to 2
The market is open every Saturday and features produce and products from Western Mass farms. More information here.
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