calendar of events
This is just a sample of some our favorite annual events. See more at visithampshirecounty. com
MONTHLY
Easthampton Art Walk 1st Saturday
Northampton Arts Night Out 2nd Friday
FEBRUARY
Winterfest Amherst & Easthampton
Four Sundays in Febuary Northampton
Ice Art Festival Amherst & Northampton
MARCH
Bulb Shows Smith College, Northampton Mt. Holyoke College, South Hadley
APRIL
Asparagus Valley Pottery Trail Hampshire County
MAY
Hampshire Pride Parade Northampton
College Commencements Amherst, Northampton, South Hadley
Paradise City Arts Festival Northampton
JUNE
Juneteenth Amherst
Illustrator’ s Day Eric Carle Museum, Amherst
Cultural Chaos Easthampton
WGBY Asparagus Festival Hadley
Western Mass Beer Week Hampshire County
Django in June Northampton
SUMMER July – Sept
Summer Park Series Amherst, Northampton, South Hadley
Summer Outdoor Film Series Mill District, Amherst
Food Truck Fridays Belchertown & Easthampton
Mill Pond Live Easthampton
JULY
Fireworks Amherst, Florence, South Hadley
Sidewalk Sales Amherst & Northampton
AUGUST
Cummington Fair Cummington
Tomato Festival Granby
SEPTEMBER
Annual Block Party Amherst
Amherst Poetry Festival Emily Dickinson Museum, Amherst
Belchertown Fair Belchertown
Florence Night Out Florence
Homestead Harvest Festival William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Cummington
Northampton Jazz Fest Northampton
Three County Fair Northampton
OCTOBER
Halloween Fest Amherst
Paradise City Arts Festival Northampton
New England Noir Wine Festival Glendale Ridge Vineyard, Southampton
NOVEMBER Open Studios
Arts & Industry Florence
Fall Chrysanthemum Show Smith College, Northampton
Snow Farm New England Craft Program Williamsburg
DECEMBER
Merry Days Amherst Cottage Street Open Studios Easthampton Winter Solstice Arcadia Wildlife, Easthampton Holiday Stroll Amherst & Northampton First Night Northampton
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