There are a range of events in and around Berkshire County this weekend including fairs, festivals, and more.
Editor's Pick
Adams Street Fair
Adams Visitor Center, Adams
Time: Saturday from 2 to 9 p.m.
The 5th annual Adams Street Fair organizers are not holding back on the fun this year. Enjoy a day of local food vendors, live music and entertainment, and fireworks to end the night. All of the proceeds from the fair go to benefit the first responders. Bring your family and friends and check out this year's fair.
The event kicks off with a first responders parade at 1; opening ceremonies at 2; headliner Sticky Sweet, a Def Leppard tribute band, at 6, and fireworks at 9.
Big E Fairgrounds, 1305 Memorial Ave., West Springfield
Dates: Sept. 12 - 28
The Eastern States Exposition is back! Enjoy this celebration of New England with its hundreds of food options, live entertainment, a petting zoo, vendors, rides and more. Headliners include Gary Puckett & the Union Gap, the Marshall Tucker Band, Chubby Checker, the Shanghai Circus, Foreigner and Busta Rhymes and Rick Ross. Bring the family to have fun, or take a trip with your friends.
Nature lovers of all ages are invited to the 16th annual biodiversity day which is a free full weekend of activities. Take guided walks and identify as many species as possible.
Laugh the night away listening to Zac Maas, feature act Travis Stealey, and host Charlie Nadler. If you would like dinner too, make sure to reserve a seat earlier in the night. Tickets are $15.
Round up your crew, lace up your dancing shoes, and dance to the tunes by DJ YoungChamp. There is a $10 cover charge. More information here.
Saturday
Berkshire Garlic Festival
151-169 Main St., Sheffield
Time: 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
If you like garlic this is the festival for you. Enjoy live cooking demonstrations, local vendors with garlic favorites, and everything themed with garlic.
Enjoy a day of unlimited wine tasting. Meet with and discuss wine with distributors and producers. There will be pizza and oysters for purchase as well as live music and a bouquet bar. Tickets are $45.
'Love of T' vigil honoring those with mental illness at Pittsfield's Park Square in 2024
Into the Light: A Day of Remembrance
Burbank Park, Pittsfield
Time: 1 p.m.
Love of T and Berkshire Coalition for Suicide Prevention are hosting a community event to honor those lost to suicide.
The event starts at 1 p.m., featuring a memorial walk from 2 to 3 p.m., an acoustic performance by Lindsay Anne, and food trucks.
It will conclude with a candlelight vigil after dusk. Proceeds will support local suicide prevention efforts, and the top three fundraising teams will be recognized.
Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum, Lenox
Time: 7 p.m.
Ghosts of the Berkshires author Robert Oakes will lead a tour of the museum and share tales of its haunting. Tickets are $30 and minimum age to attend is age 12. More information here.
Bennington Quilt Festival
Mount Anthony Union Middle School, East Road
Time: Saturday 9-5, Sunday 10-3
Exhibits, vendors, raffles, and plenty of quilts. Featured quilter is Maria Ferri Cousins, who will give lectures on both days demonstrating her work.
Wildlife rehabilitator Tom Ricardi will share his knowledge about the wild birds he helps, demonstrating their unique behaviors. This family friendly event is funded by donations and the Dix family in memory of Theresa Dix.
Revel in Recovery 2024 event at The Common in Pittsfield
Revel in Recovery Block Party
McKay St, Pittsfield
Time: 1 to 6 p.m.
This event features live music, complimentary food, an artist's gallery, wellness and creative activities for all ages, recovery resources, community connections, and much more.
Whether you are on the path to recovery or simply want to show your support, there’s something for everyone.
Berkshire County Arc is showing a series of short films starring individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The series is full of heartwarming and inspiring stories that will be shown across the country. Tickets are $15.
Sing your heart out at Steeple City Social whole enjoying its regular wines, beers, cocktails evening snacks and more. Nervous about singing? No worries, ask the hosts to sing alongside you for this fun low stakes community event.
Boreal Forest Slideshow & Walk
Bascom Lodge, Mount Greylock State Reservation
Time: 5 p.m.
Tamarack Hollow Nature and Cultural Center hosts this informational event on high-elevation forests. Learn to identify trees, plants and wildlife and their place in the ecology. The program is free though goodwill donations accepted.
Guitarist and songwriter Garnet Rogers returns to Railway Concerts at Studio 9 with a performance of song and storytelling. "As memorable as his songs, his over-the-top humour and lightning-quick wit moves his audience from tears to laughter and back again," according to the host.
Tickets are $30 in advance; $35 day of show. More information and to purchase tickets here.
Farmers Markets
Great Barrington Farmers Market
18 Church St.
Saturday: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The market is open every Saturday. Every week, locally grown food, flowers, and plants will be available, along with other local vendors. The market accepts and offers doubling SNAP, HIP, WIC, and Senior market coupons. More information is here.
Lee Farmers Market
The Town Park
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The market offers locally grown produce, prepared foods, locally created arts and crafts, and herbal products. YogaLee offers free community yoga from 9:30 to 10:30 on the first Saturday of each month.
The market accepts SNAP, HIP, Senior Coupons, and WIC Coupons and also offers Market Match. More information here.
Lenox Farmers Market
St. Ann's Church
Friday: 11 to 3.
This market is open every Friday through Sept. 12 and features fresh produce, pastries, cheeses, and more.
New Marlborough Farmers Market
Village Green
Sunday: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The market has local vendors that offer a variety of goods from produce, eggs, baked goods, jams, hand-knit items, maple syrup, and more. More information here.
North Adams Farmers Market
Main Street
Saturday: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The south side of Main Street from American Legion Drive will be closed to make room for the city's weekly farmers market, which will kick off this Saturday. Explore downtown North Adams and discover local businesses and fresh produce from local farms. More information here.
Pittsfield Farmers Market
Pittsfield Common
Saturday, 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Roots Rising, the region's first teen-run market, will hold an indoor farmers market this Saturday. The event will feature live music, chef demos, workshops, children's activities, and more. More information here.
Sheffield Farmers Market
125 Main St.
Fridays, 3 to 6 p.m.
The market features healthy food and products from a variety of local vendors, aiming to nourish the community by supporting "local small farms, land, bees, and economy."
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Letter: Progress Means Moving on Paper Mill Cleanup
Letter to the Editor
To the Editor:
Our town is facing a clear choice: move a long-abandoned industrial site toward cleanup and productive use or allow it to remain a deteriorating symbol of inaction.
The Community Development team has applied for a $4 million EPA grant to remediate the former Curtis Mill property, a site that has sat idle for more than two decades. The purpose of this funding is straightforward: address environmental concerns and prepare the property for safe commercial redevelopment that can contribute to our tax base and economic vitality.
Yet opposition has emerged based on arguments that miss the point of what this project is designed to do. We are hearing that basement vats should be preserved, that demolition might create dust, and that the plan is somehow "unimaginative" because it prioritizes cleanup and feasibility over wishful reuse of a contaminated, aging structure.
These objections ignore both the environmental realities of the site and the strict federal requirements tied to this grant funding. Given the condition of most of the site's existing buildings, our engineering firm determined it was not cost-effective to renovate. Without cleanup, no private interest will risk investment in this site now or in the future.
This is not a blank check renovation project. It is an environmental remediation effort governed by safety standards, engineering assessments, and financial constraints. Adding speculative preservation ideas or delaying action risks derailing the very funding that makes cleanup possible in the first place. Without this grant, the likely outcome is not a charming restoration, it is continued vacancy, ongoing deterioration, and zero economic benefit.
For more than 20 years, the property has remained unused. Now, when real funding is within reach to finally address the problem, we should be rallying behind a practical path forward not creating obstacles based on narrow or unrealistic preferences.
I encourage residents to review the proposal materials and understand what is truly at stake. The Adams Board of Selectmen and Community Development staff have done the hard work to put our town in position for this opportunity. That effort deserves support.
Progress sometimes requires letting go of what a building used to be so that the community can gain what it needs to become.
Carlo has been selling clothes she's thrifted from her Facebook page for the past couple of years. She found the building at 64 Summer St. about two months ago and opened on Jan. 11.
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