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Cooperation and invention grow in the Northern Berkshires. Towns flow around college campuses, and main streets are filled with lights or a living artwork with a hundred people playing music on their iPhones. Community celebrations bring people together.

Williamstown reimagines their annual Holiday Walk for the 2020 season to include an online ReinPET parade and festive ways to make in-kind donations to neighbors while shopping local.
July 4 fills Williamstown with a parade, community picnic and dramatic reading of the Declaration of Independence by Williamstown Theater Festival actors outside Williams’s Chapin Library, where an original is on view. North Adams sets off fireworks every year after the Steeplecats baseball game.
Community activities for kids blend creativity and play: films under the stars, free theater in summer and free days at the museums in winter, the annual Sheep to Shawl Festival, and wacky instruments at the I/O new music festival.

Community events

Visiting during COVID-19 Pandemic

Please wear masks and respect physical distance.

Parks & Playgrounds

Clarksburg State Park

Clarksburg

Nestled in acres of northern hardwood forest, Mauserts Pond has picnic and a pavilion area, hiking, boating, and fishing.

Greylock Glen

Adams

Multi-use trails designed to accommodate a wide variety of users with different skills and interests. Greylock Glen also serves as a gateway to the Mt. Greylock State Reservation trail system.

Linear Park Picnic Area

Williamstown

Picinic tables, swimming hole, and playground equipment for family enjoyment,

Linear Park Trails

Williamstown

Flat walking trails wander through the woods and fields along the Green and Hoosic rivers.

Margaret Lindley Park

Williamstown

A manmade pond that’s fed by the Hemlock Brook has sandy beach and shallow areas for the little ones. Open from dawn til dusk.

Mount Hope Park

Williamstown

Where the Roaring Brook meets the Green River, tables and small grills give picnic spots just off Route 43.

Spruces Park

Williamstown

Two sculptured lion sentries guard the entrance to more than 100 acres of flat trails popular with dog-walkers.

Windsor Lake

North Adams

Close to town, Windsor Lake invites picnics, hiking, and swimming on a sandy beach with views of the mountains.

Needs & Donations

Al Nelson Friendship Center Food Pantry

45 Eagle Street in North Adams

Offering food security in North Adams and surrounding towns.

Berkshire Food Project

134 Main Street in North Adams

Serving healthy no-cost meals and connecting people to other resources, all in a dignified and respectful manner.

Emergency Food Access Map

Greylock Glass

Useful information about food access and aid during COVID-19

Habitat for Humanity

Locally funded and run building new homes in the northern Berkshires.

NAACP Berkshire County

Take part in the local chapter of NAACP.

Rental Assistance

Williamstown Affordable Housing Trust

Emergency rental assistance funding for eligible Williamstown residents who have suffered financial setbacks due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Share the Bounty

Berkshire Grown

This program supports farms AND hungry families around Berkshire County.

Williamstown Community Chest

Williamstown Community Chest strengthens community by mobilizing resources for organizations that assist our neighbors in need.

Classes & Workshops

Movement for Creativity

Bennington Performing Arts Center

April 24, 2021

Join intuitive practitioner and performing artist HK Goldstein for this online workshop.

Well-being

BeFit Company

Offering a variety of classes, private, sessions, and coaching to help you do more of what you live for.

Canyon Ranch

Lenox

All-inclusive health resort and luxury spa.

Day and Beth Healing Arts

Acupuncture, orthopedic massage, and therapies for your health.

In Touch Massage & Day Spa

A full-service spa along the Green river. Massage therapy, facials, skin care, full service hair salon, private outdoor hot tub, and a relaxed atmosphere.

Karen Brown | Hair + Beauty

A full-service salon with massage and energy bodywork.

Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health

Stockbridge

A nonprofit educational organization dedicated to empowering people and communities to realize their full potential through the transformative wisdom and practice of yoga.

Night Sky Yoga

Mindful yoga for every body and soul with Mary Edgerton. Classes of all levels at Williams College and other locations in the community.

Rootz Hair Studio

A hair salon and studio for men and women right downtown.

Salon 290

A hair, skin, and nail lounge in a Victorian building.

Studio b Pilates and Fitness

Studio b offers private, semi-private and group barre, TRX and pilates mat and equipment-based classes.

Tasha Yoga

Embody Yourself with Finely Tuned Alignment and Heartfelt Expression: Yoga Classes, Private Classes, Workshops, Teacher Training in Williamstown.

The Clip Shop

Full service salon and day spa.

The Nutrition Center

UNO Community Center

Mission is to to inspire a healthy relationship with food through counseling, nutrition and culinary demonstrations.

Tsubo Massage

An integrative wellness center that offers massage and other body work modalities that support health and vitality.

Williamstown Wellness

A group of independent wellness practitioners who work in collaboration to find the treatments best suited for you.

Civic

Town of Williamstown

Visit the Town’s website for meeting information, road status, voting information, and more.

Williamstown Cultural District

Williamstown, high in the Northwest corner of Massachusetts, is unique in its mix of contemporary and historical art, theatre and music, ideas, history, and nature.

WilliNet

View our civic & cultural life through locally produced television programs.

Camps

Bennington Tennis Center

Bennington, VT

Summer Junior Camps

Berkshire Museum Summer Camps

Pittsfield

The Berkshire Museum presents many summer camps, including hands-on experiences in robotics, natural science, theater, forensics, film, animation, and more.

Bonnie Lea Farm Summer FARM Program

Williamstown

Be a farmer! Half-day session for ages 5 and up and full-day session for pre-teens and teens.

Bonnie Lea Farm Summer Horse Program

Williamstown

Become a skilled equestrian. Half-day and full-day sessions available.

Camp Discovery

Williamstown Community Preschool @ the Williamstown Youth Center

The camp for children entering grades 1-6 includes swimming, field trips, biking, sports, games, crafts, science, and nature activities.

Camp Sarsaparilla

Pownal, VT

Children enjoy art, outdoor exploration and camp craft, swimming, singing, read aloud games, riding the zip line, snacks, picnic lunches, and journal writing.

IS183 art school of the Berkshires

Williamstown & Lenox

Offers 30 camps run by art educators for ages 3 through 14.

J*Star Gymnastics

North Adams

Camps are for ages 5 and up and they will be participating in gymnastics, crafts, games and so much more!

Kimberly Farms Horse Camp

North Bennington, VT

Camp includes horses, arts and crafts, hiking, water activities and lots of fun!

Livingstone Summer Speed Academy

Williamstown

Educating campers on healthy food choices, staying active and making fitness fun.

MCLA Summer Camps

North Adams, MA

MCLA hosts Young Hacks, Science & Robotics, Creative Writing, and Sports Clinics

Northern Berkshire YMCA Camps

North Adams

Itty Bitty Sports Camps are for children 4-6 years of age. Most sports camps are for children 7-12 years of age.

Overland

Williamstown & Around the World

Small groups, inspiring leadership, carefully crafted summer camp program that captures imagination, stretches abilities, strengthens bonds for 4th-12th graders.

Pine Cobble Summer Programs

Williamstown

Offers a summer of fun for young children, sports enthusiasts, and children who want a mix of outdoor games and mental challenges.

Softball Academy at Williams

Comprehensive instruction in all phases of the game and the opportunity to showcase their abilities through various drills and game scenarios.

Starlight Stage Youth Theater

Williamstown

Since being founded in 1976, hundreds of young people from the Berkshire County, southern Vermont and eastern New York state area have participated in the programs.

Tim Duncan Pottery

Williamstown

Each 5 day session will include pinch, coil, slab and hand building, as well as sculpting and wheel throwing.

Williams College Children’s Center Summer School Age Program

Williamstown

Camps are open to all college and community children. Trips, hands-on activities, outdoor play, swimming, games, nature and open choice times

Williams College Olmstead Summer Science Camp

Williamstown

For children entering 5th or 6th grade. In groups of four, students will experiment with a variety of substances.

Williamstown Youth Center Summer Camp

Williamstown

A unique combination of onsite, local and regional activities in an eight-week, all-day camp environment.

WRLF Nature Discovery Programs at Sheep Hill

Williamstown

WRLF Summer Programs at Sheep Hill offer children different camps to encourage them to get out and experience the land firsthand.

Festivals

FreshGrass Festival

Mass MoCA

FreshGrass is rich in both traditional and cutting-edge bluegrass, presented in a wide array of venues tucked appropriately into a 19th-century factory turned 21st-century museum.

Solid Sound Festival

MASS MoCA

Wilco takes over Mass MoCA with this festival curated by the band and showcasing bandmembers new work, emerging bands, art and comedy.

Southern Vermont Garlic & Herb Festival

A late summer festival of food and crafts and all things garlic, from pop corn to wood-fired pizza to ice cream, with live music.