Sunday, August 23, 2026

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Saturday, August 22
Great Hall Art Exhibit: Ways of My Ancestors – Imagery: Lighting the Path to Awareness Scott Strong Hawk Foster is a Native American photographer whose proud roots include Hassanamisco Nipmuc, Mohegan, and Cherokee lineage. His exhibit captures travels throughout the ancestral homelands … Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A Turners Falls MA
A Stake in the Ground: 1774 A series of three site-specific plays, set in Deerfield, MA, on the eve of the American Revolution. Each performance includes all three plays and will end with a post-show conversation. Shows take … Historic Deerfield 80 Old Main Street Deerfield
Sunday, August 23
8:00am 8:00am–5:00pm 108th Annual Heath Fair 8:00am–5:00pm Fair Features & Favorites --- Pulls and Draws: Antique Tractor, Truck, Lawn Tractor, Horse and Oxen Agricultural Tent: Hands-on learning and fun for all ages - taste, touch and learn! Sheep, Rabbit … Getting to the Heath Fair From Route 2 west of Charlemont going east: Take a left out of Charlemont center onto 8A. Follow 8A and take a right onto Dell Road. Follow that through the center of Heath. Take a left onto Bray Road. When Bray Road ends take a left onto Colrain Stage Road. The fairgrounds will be on your right. From Route 2 in Greenfield going west: From the rotary stay on Route 2 west until you see the sign for Heath Center. [Do not turn onto Colrain Shelburne Road.]* Turn right onto Avery Brook Road bearing right when the road splits. Follow this to the end and bear left onto Main Street and shortly after take a right onto Bray Road. When Bray Road ends take a left onto Colrain Stage Road. The fairgrounds will be on your right. From Vermont Route 8A south: Take a left onto Branch Hill Road. Fairgrounds will be on the left. From Vermont Route 112 south: Follow Route 112 to Colrain Center. If you have a large trailer do not turn right in the center when 112 turns. Go straight onto Greenfield Road and take a right onto Route 2. Follow the Route 2 in Greenfield going west directions.*  * Word of warning: If you do come up through Colrain do not turn onto Hosmer Road. Hosmer Road is a loop and the east end is not passable after a certain point. Continue up the hill until you see the fairgrounds which are on the west end of the Hosmer Road loop.
9:00am 9:00am–7:00pm Outdoor StoryWalk® — Honk! Honk! 9:00am–7:00pm Enjoy a story, fresh air, and exercise! Join us on the Discovery Center’s grounds for a free self-guided Story Walk® featuring Honk! Honk! by Mick Manning. For ages 4–8 and everyone who wished they … Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A Turners Fall
9:00am 9:00am–5:00pm Turners Falls Fishway 9:00am–5:00pm Come watch American shad, sea lamprey, and other anadromous fish swim up the Connecticut River as they begin their annual spring migration! Hours for the migration viewing are Wednesday through Sunday … he Fishway is located at 15 First Street in Turners Falls MA.
10:00am 10:00am–5:30pm Great Hall Art Exhibit: Ways of My Ancestors – Imagery: Lighting the Path to Awareness 10:00am–5:30pm Scott Strong Hawk Foster is a Native American photographer whose proud roots include Hassanamisco Nipmuc, Mohegan, and Cherokee lineage. His exhibit captures travels throughout the ancestral homelands … Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A Turners Falls
Great Hall Art Exhibit: Ways of My Ancestors – Imagery: Lighting the Path to Awareness Scott Strong Hawk Foster is a Native American photographer whose proud roots include Hassanamisco Nipmuc, Mohegan, and Cherokee lineage. His exhibit captures travels throughout the ancestral homelands … Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A Turners Falls MA
10:00am 10:00am–5:30pm Great Hall Exhibit: Migrations 10:00am–5:30pm Migrations paintings, curated by GuateMaya Art and Culture Connection, celebrate the human and natural diversity of the upper Connecticut River Valley and the Americas. Colorful works depict scenes … Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A Turners Falls
10:00am 10:00am–5:30pm Chill Out sign---Drop-in and Chill Out: DCR Summer Arts 10:00am–5:30pm Enjoy summer and wildlife related arts, activities, and investigation stations in our Great Hall building or at our welcome desk whenever you see our Chill Out sign in front of our building! Learn how … Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A Turners Falls MA
10:30am 10:30am–12:30pm Drop-in and Chill-out Activities: Sploot! How Animals Keep Their Cool 10:30am–12:30pm Join us inside the Center for drop-in family-friendly activities and crafts all about how animals keep cool, including a story about splooting squirrels. What can we learn from animals during the heat … Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A Turners Falls
11:00am 11:00am–1:00pm Make Your Own Beeswax Candle 11:00am–1:00pm Join us at Magic Wings for a creative two hour workshop learning how to make your own beeswax candles. In this hands on class, guests will be guided through the candle making process and create … Magic Wings Butterfly Conservatory 281 Greenfield Road South Deerfield MA
11:00am 11:00am–4:30pm Brewing Massachusetts: How Beer Shaped the Bay State 11:00am–4:30pm We are proud to introduce our most ambitious exhibit ever, titled "Brewing Massachusetts: How Beer Shaped the Bay State," made possible by a grant from Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism … Indian House Memorial   107 Old Main Street Deerfield Ma 01342
12:00pm 12:00pm–3:00pm Open Hours at Historical Society of Greenfield 12:00pm–3:00pm Visit the Historical Society and see a variety of exhibitions. Variety of during the season- May 20; June 17; July 18 (Ice Cream Social); September 16. Historical Society of Greenfield 43 Church Street Greenfield
12:00pm 12:00pm–5:00pm 34th Annual Old Deerfield Painting Group Exhibition 12:00pm–5:00pm Weather permitting, our members set up their easels in the countryside, villages ad hill towns of the area. This year's theme - "Reflections." Taken literally, the image migh include a fgure and … Deerfield Community Center Memorial Street Deerfield
3:00pm 3:00pm Old Deerfield Sunday Afternoon Concert Series 3:00pm Beautiful chamber music performed in the lovely Victorian setting of Memorial Hall Museum?s Music Room. Schedule: July 12 Three of Cups Ann-Marie Messbauer, Vocals, Violin, Guitar, Recorder Deborah … Memorial Hall Museum?s Music Room 8 Memorial Street Deerfield
3:00pm 3:00pm–6:00pm Back To School Bash 3:00pm–6:00pm BACK TO SCHOOL BASH for students K-8 Packed for Success by Gagne Wealth Management Group Sunday, August 23, 2026 | 3 – 6 pm Hope Street Parking Lot at FCY Kick off the school year with an afternoon of … Franklin County's YMCA Back Parking Lot
A Stake in the Ground: 1774 A series of three site-specific plays, set in Deerfield, MA, on the eve of the American Revolution. Each performance includes all three plays and will end with a post-show conversation. Shows take … Historic Deerfield 80 Old Main Street Deerfield