Weekend Outlook: Get Outside This Holiday Weekend
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| RambleFest returns Sunday in Adams. |
Enjoy the peak of the fall season this weekend before the weather turns frosty!
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Mt. Greylock Ramble/RambleFest
All Around Adams
Oct. 9–12
Massachusetts' highest peak is the centerpiece of a weekend-long celebration of autumn in the Berkshires. A live performance by comedian Jason Salmon on Friday, Oct. 9, and the Big in the Berkshires local music showcase on Saturday, Oct. 10, both will kick off the weekend at The Adams Theater. This year's RambleFest celebration will be held Sunday, Oct. 11, from noon to 5 p.m. p.m. at the Adams Visitor Center, located at 3 Hoosac St. in Adams. This free event will feature live music, food and drink, vendors, children's activities, sight-seeing trains, and more. The 58th annual Mt. Greylock Ramble, a hike along the Cheshire Harbor Trail to the summit of Mount Greylock, will take place Monday, Oct. 12. This 6.6-mile, round-trip hike that is moderately strenuous and can take four to five hours, but the spectacular views at the 3,491-foot summit are worth the effort. The first 2,000 hikers will receive certificates of accomplishment. A free shuttle from the Adams Visitor Center to the trailhead runs from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. with return shuttle until 4 p.m. Very limited parking will be available near the trailhead, so use of the shuttle is strongly encouraged.
More information here.
Multiple Days
'Celebrating Jewish Plays'
Shakespeare & Company, Lenox
Oct. 9–11
"Celebrating Jewish Plays" features three readings presented over three evenings during the holiday weekend. Live poetry, speakers, musical performances, and more have been added to this year's celebration. Multishow weekend passes are also available; tickets are $30 to $100.
Tickets and information here.
Thursday
Closing Reception for 'Terra Mater'
Hotel Downstreet, 40 Main St., North Adams
6–8 p.m.
These nature-inspired ink, cyanotype, and mixed-media works by artists Joan Ryan, Livia Linden, Carissa Toomey and Alicia Canary are curated by Anna Salmeron.
More information here.
'Goosebumps' Party
Lenox Library, Lenox
3:30–5 p.m.
As part of Banned Books Week, the library invites the public to celebrate the birthday of prolific author R.L. with a Goosebumps Party with crafts, food, and fun. Create neon marker art, slime, and listen to scary stories. Free for all ages.
More information here.
Friday
American Stories Curator Talks
Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge
9:30 a.m.
Spend a morning with curators exploring Norman Rockwell Museum's expansive and thought-provoking exhibition commemorating 250 years of America. Each session will focus on a theme drawn from the exhibition. This program occurs before public opening hours, providing a unique opportunity for reflection and enjoyment of the exhibition.
Tickets and information here.
Planetarium Show
Milham Planetarium, Williams College, Williamstown
8–9 p.m.
Weekly planetarium shows are held on Friday nights at the Milham Planetarium to see all that night sky has to offer, from mythology to astrophysics and cosmology.
Registration here.
Friday Karaoke
Dalton American Legion
6 p.m.
More information here.
Saturday
Geology of Stone Hill
Clark Art Institute Lunder Center, Williamstown
9 a.m.
Every rock is a messenger from the past, and Williamstown Rural Lands Foundation guides will read the stories written in rocks and landscapes of Stone Hill and the surrounding valleys and ranges. This moderately-paced 2-mile hike on hilly woodland trails will go from the birth of the Appalachians to the end of the last Ice Age, with several stops along the way to discuss geologic features. Families are welcome, but the geology discussions will be at an adult level.
More information here.
Berkshire Bach Society Concert
Berkshire Waldorf High School (Old Town Hall), Stockbridge
3 p.m.
The Berkshire Bach Society concludes its 2026 Harpsichord Festival with distinguished American harpsichordist Peter Sykes presenting "Bach at Home," an engaging program with music from the Bach family circle played on clavichord and harpsichord, two iconic instruments of the Baroque period.
Tickets and information here.
Sunday
Notre Dame School
Maple Street, Adams
9 a.m.–4 p.m.
The annual Fall Fest & Bazaar will be spread out on two floors and will include fall, Christmas, handmade and country stores, chance and silent auctions and raffles, hot foods and takeout, baked goods and Kids Fair. Doors open at 9; hot food served starting at 10 a.m.
More information here.
Hancock Town Hall
Route 43, Hancock
10 a.m.–2 p.m.
The Hancock Community Craft Fair, a combination craft, bake, tag and Hancock Library book sale, will be held on the Town Hall grounds, 3650 Hancock Road (Route 43) and will feature great deals and treasures with talented artisans. Held in conjunction with Hancock 250th Community Day Celebration, which runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and features food trucks from 1 to 4 p.m., a pie baking contest (and pie eating contest!), fun and games.
More information here.
Greylock Glen Outdoor Center
Gould Road, Adams
10 a.m.–2 p.m.
Lever, the North Adams-based economic development organization, holds its second Woodcraft Showcase, a one-day market featuring the work of regional woodcrafters.
More information here.
Adams Quaker Meeting House Hours
Maple Street Cemetery, Adams
1–4 p.m.
Free tours of the 1782 meeting house, place of worship of the family of Susan B. Anthony, born in Adams in 1820, through Oct. 11.
More information here.
Monday
Berkshire Museum
South Street, Pittsfield
10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Enjoy a free day at the Berkshire Museum and spend the day exploring our galleries, including the new exhibition "Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt." Admission is free all day.
More information here.
Images Cinema
50 Spring Street, Williamstown
7 p.m.
As part of the second edition of Indigenous Peoples Film Festival, focusing on films by indigenous filmmakers from the United States and Canada, Images will present "Meadowlarks," a heartwarming and life-affirming tale of family reunion, preceded by the short documentary "Seven Generations of Hope," about Stockbridge-Munsee youth visiting the Homelands
More information here.
Farmers Markets
Great Barrington Farmers Market
18 Church St.
Saturdays 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
The market is open every Saturday through Nov. 14. Every week, locally grown food, flowers, and plants will be available, along with other local vendors. The market accepts and offers double SNAP, HIP, WIC, and Senior market coupons.
More information here.
Lee Farmers Market
The Town Park
Saturdays 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
The market offers locally grown produce, prepared foods, locally created arts and crafts, and herbal products through Oct. 10. 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.
New Marlborough Farmers Market
Village Green
Sundays 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
The market has local vendors that offer a variety of goods, including produce, eggs, baked goods, jams, hand-knit items, maple syrup, and more through October.
More information here.
North Adams Farmers Market
Main Street
Saturdays 9 a.m.–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 through Oct. 31. Explore downtown North Adams and discover local businesses and fresh produce from local farms.
More information here.
Otis Farmers Market
2000 East Otis Road, Otis
Saturdays 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
Eggs, baked goods and desserts, microgreens, maple products, honey, pasture-raised pork, grass-fed beef, bison, elk, canned goods, jams, jellies & fruit butters and more through Oct. 10.
More information here.
Pittsfield Farmers Market
Pittsfield Common
Saturdays 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
Roots Rising, the region's first teen-run market, features live music, chef demos, workshops and children's activities through Oct. 10.
More information here.
Williamstown Farmers Market
Spring Street
Saturdays 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
The market focuses on a wide range of local food and artisan vendors, as well as local services and music through Nov. 7.
More information here.
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