Winterlights Returns for the Holidays at Naumkeag

11:34AM / Monday, November 24, 2025Print Story | Email Story

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Winterlights, a signature event from The Trustees of Reservations, returns to Naumkeag starting Nov. 28.

Tickets are on sale now.

Winterlights features hundreds of thousands of environmentally friendly LED holiday lights decorating the grounds of the historic property. The immersive light display also features festive music and seasonal treats, with new elements added each year.

In 2020, Winterlights was named a Top 10 Public Holiday Light Display by USA Today's 10Best Readers' Choice Awards.

Winterlights opens on Nov. 28 and runs through Jan. 3, except for Dec. 24 and 25. Additional days will be offered on Dec. 22-23 and 29-30. The show will also be open on Jan. 1.

Timed entry tickets are required and must be purchased in advance. Tickets are not available to purchase on site. Tickets are discounted for Trustees Members. On Wednesdays and Thursdays, tickets are discounted for Trustees Members and the public. Children under age 2 are admitted for free. New this year are children 3-13 will be admitted for free Dec. 29-Jan. 3.

Additionally, at the Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate, a limited number of tickets will be available for guests who may benefit from a quieter sensory-sensitive environment on Thursdays, Dec. 4 and 11, and Sunday, Dec. 14, from 3:30-4:30 p.m.

At Naumkeag, visitors must choose a parking zone in downtown Stockbridge, which is free, and travel by shuttle bus to the property. No walk-ups or drop-offs are permitted at Naumkeag.

For more information about Winterlights, including a link to purchase tickets, go to www.thetrustees.org/winterlights.

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OSHA: Jacob's Pillow Won't Be Cited for 2025 Employee Death

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
05:42AM / Wednesday, August 05, 2026

BECKET, Mass.— The Occupational Safety and Health Administration determined that Jacob's Pillow is not responsible for the fatal workplace accident that occurred one year ago.

OSHA found no violation of workplace safety and health standards related to the incident, and no citations or penalties were issued.

On Aug. 1, 2025, 40-year-old Kathryn "Kat" Sirico of Rochester, N.Y., and another employee were moving staging platforms across the property on a dolly when it began to lose control on a sloped area. Sirico attempted to regain control of the dolly but tripped and fell. The dolly ran over Sirico, and the platforms fell, landing on them.

Bystanders attempted life-saving measures, which were unsuccessful.

OSHA issued an inspection report on Aug. 3 absolving the organization of fault. The Berkshire Edge obtained and posted the report.

On March 6, the determination was communicated in a letter, presumably addressed to Sirico's family, but the addressee is redacted.

"OSHA has completed its inspection of Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Inc. and determined that no violation of safety and health standards occurred related to the incident; therefore, no citations or proposed penalties were issued," Acting Area Director Stephanie Smulligan-Maldanis wrote.

The OSHA report explains that employees were moving Masonite staging on a rolling cart down an incline near the Doris Duke Theatre; the cart began speeding away, and the two employees tried to slow it down by grabbing the cart; it then turned sideways and flipped over.

Sirico was crushed by the heavy rolling cart.