Fairs & Festivals

Tribal Nations Return To The Berkshires For Indigenous People’s Day Weekend — Photos courtesy Alliance for a Viable Future

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Tribal Nations Return To The Berkshires For Indigenous People’s Day Weekend

You're invited to a ceremonial concert and walk, and to meet representatives from the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans.

By Lisa Green

Salutations Welcome the Sun’s Rebirth At Winter Solstice Events

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Salutations Welcome the Sun’s Rebirth At Winter Solstice Events

We can hail to the sun and celebrate the increasing light at winter solstice events around the region.

By Jane Anderson

Holiday Events 2022: A Month's Worth (And More) Of Ways To Celebrate And Shop — Holiday in the Depot, Washington, CT

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Holiday Events 2022: A Month's Worth (And More) Of Ways To Celebrate And Shop

Here's a roundup of the festive traditions, performances and markets that make your holiday season bright.

By Lisa Green

Litchfield County’s Summer 2022 Get-Out-And-Go Guide — SHAG. Photo coutesy Spring Hills Arts Gathering

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Litchfield County’s Summer 2022 Get-Out-And-Go Guide

Languid days meet bustling activities in the Litchfield Hills. What's your pleasure?

By Elyse Sadtler

Fair Warning: Dutchess County Fairground Happenings Now Through The Fall — Handcrafted Octoberfest

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Fair Warning: Dutchess County Fairground Happenings Now Through The Fall

August marks the Dutchess County Fair’s 176th year. But the grounds host more than livestock and ferris wheels.

By Marie Doyon

W.E.B. Du Bois Legacy Festival Offers Memorial To His Granddaughter — Dr. Yolande "Du Bois" Williams Irvin with her grandfather W.E.B Du Bois at Arthur Miller's house in the 1950s

Photos provided by BRIDGE

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W.E.B. Du Bois Legacy Festival Offers Memorial To His Granddaughter

Great Barrington's 2022 W.E.B Du Bois Festival is a tribute and memorial to the author and activist's granddaughter.

By Jamie Larson

SHAG, A New Festival In Conn. To Be A Center For Community and Cultural Exchanges

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SHAG, A New Festival In Conn. To Be A Center For Community and Cultural Exchanges

Spring Hill Vineyards in Washington, Conn. is the site of a new community-building festival.

By Lisa Green

Kind Of Meta: Pittsfield's 10x10 Upstreet Festival Turns 10

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Kind Of Meta: Pittsfield's 10x10 Upstreet Festival Turns 10

The tenth anniversary of an arts festival that celebrates multiples of 10 goes (mostly) virtual.

By Lisa Green

Sinterklaas Takes A Leap Year

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Sinterklaas Takes A Leap Year

In a delightful film, the celebration’s honored animal, the frog, helps deliver news about next year’s event.

By Lisa Green

Winter Walk: The Hudson Safe Edition Starts Dec. 5

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Winter Walk: The Hudson Safe Edition Starts Dec. 5

This year, the annual event cuts out the mass gathering, but runs a full 20 days and nights.

By Lisa Green

The Five Senses Festival Year 3: A Safe Safari, And Other Fanciful Acts — Megan Moss Freeman

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The Five Senses Festival Year 3: A Safe Safari, And Other Fanciful Acts

Pilobus presents an inventive and appropriately physically distant cultural experience.

By Lisa Green

Thumbs Up For Hudson’s Shared Summer Streets Trial Weekend — JD Urban

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Thumbs Up For Hudson’s Shared Summer Streets Trial Weekend

Businesses and residents came together to safely reopen Hudson and help in its recovery.

By Lisa Green