| January |
February |
First Night
Northampton
Downtown Northampton, various locations, (413) 584-7327. |
Four Sundays in
February
Northampton Arts Council, (413) 587-1269. |
| March |
Smith College
Spring Bulb Show
Lyman Plant House, Northampton, (413) 585-2740 |
Whole Health
Expo
The Inn at Northampton, (413) 584-0010. |
| April |
Easter Egg
Hunt
Look Memorial Park in Northampton, (413) 584-5457. |
Spring Fishing
Derby
Look Memorial Park, (413) 584-5457. |
Equine Expo
Three County Fairgrounds, Northampton, (413) 584-2237. |
Ask
your Innkeeper for specific dates when making a booking! |
| May |
Brimfield
Antique Show
Heart of the Mart, Route 20, Brimfield, (413) 245-9556. |
N.E. Alpaca'
Owners
and Breeders Association
Three County Fairgrounds, (413) 584-2237. |
Pride March
(413) 586-5602. |
Mass Quarter
Horse Show
Three County Fairgrounds, (413) 584-2237. |
Massachusetts
Sheep
and Woolcraft Fair
Cummington Fairgrounds, Cummington, (413) 624-5562. |
VT Morgan
Spring Classic
Three County Fairgrounds, (413) 584-2237. |
| June |
Springtime in
Paradise
Tri-County Fairgrounds, Route 9, (413) 527-8894. Contemporary
crafts, fine art, demonstrations, and live jazz. |
Old Deerfield
Summer
Craft Fair
Lawn Memorial Hall Museum, Memorial Street, Deerfield, (413)
774-2739. |
Vermont
Quarterhorse Show
Three County Fairgrounds, (413) 584-2237. |
Taste of
Amherst
Town Common in Amherst, (413) 253-0700. |
N.E. Sheep &
Wool Pool
Three County Fairgrounds, (413) 584-2237. |
Ask
your Innkeeper for specific dates when making a booking! |
| July |
William
Cullen Bryant Homestead
Art and Crafts Fair
Cummington, (413) 634-2244. |
Glassgow
Lands Scottish Festival in Blandford, (413) 848-2052 |
| Chesterfield
Fourth of July Parade and Fireworks |
4-H
Fair
Three County Fairgrounds, (413) 584-2237. |
Brimfield
Antique Show
Heart of the Mart on Route 20 in Brimfield, (413) 245-9556. |
Green
River Festival
Greenfield Community College in Greenfield, (413) 773-5463. |
Northeast
Reigning Horse Show
Three County Fairgrounds, (413) 584-2237. |
N.E.
Morgan Horse Show
Three County Fairgrounds, (413) 584-2237. |
Summerfest
Sidewalk Sales
Downtown Northampton, (413) 584-1900. |
Ask
your Innkeeper for specific dates when making a booking! |
| July-August
|
Country
Fairs
(livestock/4-H competitions, arts/craft, music, entertainment,
and food). Fairs are held the 2nd weekend in August in Middlefield,
the 4th weekend in August in Cummington, and on Labor Day Weekend in
other parts. |
Musicorda
61 College Street, South Hadley, (413) 538-3095. Six weeks of
concerts, including a Friday Festival Series and the Sunday Young
Artists Series. |
| August
|
Bel
Canto Opera Concert
Blandford White Church in Blandford, (413) 848-2052 |
Annual
Teddy Bear Rally
Town Common in Amherst, (413) 549-6602. |
The
North Hampton Hunter Jumper Horse Show
Three County Fairgrounds, (413) 584-2237. |
Taste
of Northampton
Armory Street, Northampton, (413) 584-1900. |
Paso
Fino Horse Show
Three County Fairgrounds, (413) 584-2237. |
Annual
Middlefield Fair
Middlefield Fairgrounds, Middlefield, (413) 623-6423. |
Westfield
Fair
Russellville Road, Westfield, (413) 562-3001. |
Connecticut
Reining
Horse Show
Three County Fairgrounds, (413) 584-2237. |
Boat
Show at the Oxbow Marina
Northampton, (413) 586-5604. |
Cummington
Fair
Fairgrounds Road in Cummington, (413) 238-7724. |
| August/September |
Three
County Fair
Three County Fairgrounds in Northampton, (413) 584-2237. The
nation's oldest, continuously operated agricultural fair. |
Horse
Racing at the Three County Fair
Three County Fairgrounds, (413) 584-2237. |
| September |
Plainfield
Firefighters
BBQ and Artfest
Plainfield, (413) 585-5277 |
Native
American Pow Wow
Long Hollow Bison Farm, Hadley, (413) 584-4550. |
Brimfield
Antiques Show
Heart of the Mart, Route 20, Brimfield, (413) 245-9556. |
Eastern
States Expo
Memorial Avenue, West Springfield, (413) 737-2443. |
Franklin
County Agricultural
Craft and Exhibit Show
Franklin County Fairgrounds in Greenfield, (413) 774-4282. |
Old
Deerfield Fall Craft Fair
on the lawn of the Memorial Hall Museum in Deerfield, (413)
774-7476. |
Fall
Craft Fair
Look Memorial Park in Northampton, (413) 584-5457. |
Apple
Harvest and Crafts Festival
One-day festival at the Amherst Town Common. |
Benefit
for Amherst Family Center
On the Commons in Amherst, (413) 256-1145. |
Ask
your Innkeeper for specific dates when making a booking! |
| October |
Massachusetts
International Festival of the Arts
274 Main Street, (413) 584-4425 |
Octoberfest
Williamsburg. |
Haunted
Train and Light Displays
Look Memorial Park, (413) 584-5457. |
Paradise
City Arts Festival
Three County Fairgrounds, (413) 527-8994 |
|
Ask
your Innkeeper for specific dates when making a booking! |
| Autumn
|
Applefest
Middlefield |
Chester
Hill Harvest Festival
Chester. Outdoor celebration of the end of the growing season.
|
| November |
Spirit
of the Holiday Lights
Look Memorial Park in Northampton, (413) 584-5457. |
7th
Annual Northampton Film Festival
Academy of Music at the Center for the Arts at Smith College in
Northampton, (413) 586-3421 |
| December |
Holiday
Stroll Tree Lighting
Downtown Northampton, Pulaski Park, (413) 584-1900. |
Merry
Maple Celebration of Lights
Town Common, Amherst, (413) 253-0700. |
Santa's
Workshop
Look Memorial Park in Northampton, (413) 584-5457. |
Ask
your Innkeeper for specific dates when making a booking! |
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