Weekend Outlook: Pumpkins and Fall Events

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
12:27PM / Thursday, September 25, 2025Print Story | Email Story

Check out the events around the county this weekend including pumpkins, festivals, and more to enjoy.

Editor's Pick

Festival Latino of the Berkshires 2025
Great Barrington Town Hall
Time: 2 to 6 p.m.

Enjoy a parade, crafts, food, and dance celebrating Hispanic heritage behind Town Hall at Green Park and Saint James Place. Free salsa lessons and a dance social will be held at Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center..

More information here.

Multiple Days

The Big E
Eastern States Exposition, Springfield
Time: Sept. 15 to Oct. 1

New England's biggest fair runs through the end of the month. The fair features goods from all six New England states, specialty days, crafts, demonstrations, activities, agriculture, horse shows, and more.

Tickets range from $20 and $12 a day to full passes and group admissions. Special performances priced separately.

More information here.

Pumpkinfest 2025
Whitney's Farm & Market, Cheshire
Every Friday through Sunday until Halloween

Join the festivities at Whitney's Farm on Route 8 with hay rides, corn maze, games, petting zoo, and more.

More information here.

Friday

History of Constellations and Stargazing
30 Rockwell Road, Lanesborough
Time: 7 to 10 p.m.

Hear from astronomer Bob Donahue about the stars and constellations and learn how historical events have brought the list of constellations we have today. Make sure to bring binoculars and a flashlight. Held at the Mount Greylock State Reservation Visitors Center.

More information here.

Ordinary Elephant

Tourists, North Adams

Time: 7 p.m.

Married couple Crystal and Pete Damore and award-winning folk music duo will "Sing for Your Slumber" in lodge at Tourists resort.

Free and open to the public; refreshments available for purchase. More information here.

Saturday

Brightoberfest 2025

Bright Ideas Brewing, North Adams

Time: noon

Bright Ideas on the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art campus will have authentic German music by HofBrauhaus. Buy a stein and enjoy the music.

More information here.

Fall Foliage Train Rides
Hoosac Valley Train Ride, Adams
Departure Times: 11:30, 1:30, and 3 p.m.

Gaze at Berkshire County's fall foliage on Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum's Speedliner featuring the two classic Budd Rail diesel cars, New Haven 41 and Baltimore and Ohio 1960.

Tickets range from $13 to $28. More information here.

Free Ride Day at Berkshire Carousel
50 Center St., Pittsfield
Time: noon to 5 p.m.

Hill Engineers, Architects and Planners is sponsoring a free ride day on the carousel. Take a spin on one of the hand-carved horses and animal with your friends and family.

More information here.

Sunday

Bill Lewis Memorial Fishing Derby and Oktoberfest Picnic
Farnam's Causeway, Cheshire
Time: 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., 1:30 to 5 p.m.

The fourth annual Bill Lewis Memorial fishing derby on Cheshire Lake offers prizes for adults and youth. After the awards ceremony, enjoy an Oktoberfest picnic on Farnam's Causeway with food, raffles, music, and more.

More information here.

North Adams Boxcar Derby & BBQ
Main Street, North Adams
Time: 1 to 5 p.m.

Get ready to race your boxcars this Sunday! Enjoy a day of races, prizes, and more. Don't forget your helmet and be sure to grab some BBQ from North Adams' own police and firefighters, Grazie and Horn of Plenty Catering. Sponsored by the city's Office of Tourism. Be aware that Main Street will be closed during this time so plan accordingly.

More information here.

Autumnal Tea Party
76 Spring St., Williamstown
Time: Noon

Boba and Tea lounge is offering a curated menu of sandwiches, sweets, and tea. Tickets are $30 per person.

More information and tickets here.

Riverwalk

Eclipse Mill, North Adams

Time: 4 to 6:30 p.m.

Hoosic River Revival holds the third in its riverwalk series, starting at 230 Union St. and ending at parking lot on Holden Street behind the Big Y with food, art-making, ecology and community. Pick up a sketchbook at the mill.

Free and open to the public; more information here.

Farmers Markets

Great Barrington Farmers Market
18 Church St.
Saturday: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The market is open every Saturday. Every week, locally grown food, flowers, and plants will be available, along with other local vendors. The market accepts and offers doubling SNAP, HIP, WIC, and Senior market coupons. More information is here.

Lee Farmers Market
The Town Park
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The market offers locally grown produce, prepared foods, locally created arts and crafts, and herbal products. YogaLee offers free community yoga from 9:30 to 10:30 on the first Saturday of each month.

The market accepts SNAP, HIP, Senior Coupons, and WIC Coupons and also offers Market Match. More information here.

Lenox Farmers Market
St. Ann's Church
Friday: 11 to 3.

This market is open every Friday through Sept. 12 and features fresh produce, pastries, cheeses, and more.

More information here.

New Marlborough Farmers Market
Village Green
Sunday: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The market has local vendors that offer a variety of goods from produce, eggs, baked goods, jams, hand-knit items, maple syrup, and more. More information here.

North Adams Farmers Market
Main Street
Saturday: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The south side of Main Street from American Legion Drive will be closed to make room for the city's weekly farmers market, which will kick off this Saturday. Explore downtown North Adams and discover local businesses and fresh produce from local farms. More information here.

Pittsfield Farmers Market
Pittsfield Common
Saturday, 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.

Roots Rising, the region's first teen-run market, will hold an indoor farmers market this Saturday. The event will feature live music, chef demos, workshops, children's activities, and more. More information here.

Sheffield Farmers Market
125 Main St.
Fridays, 3 to 6 p.m.

The market features healthy food and products from a variety of local vendors, aiming to nourish the community by supporting "local small farms, land, bees, and economy."

More information here.

Williamstown Farmers Market
Spring Street
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The market features a diverse range of local food and artisan vendors, along with local services and live music. More information here.

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Capeless Students Raise $5,619 for Charity

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
11:13AM / Friday, December 19, 2025

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Students at Capeless Elementary School celebrated the season of giving by giving back to organizations that they feel inspired them.

On Monday night, 28 fourth-grade students showed off the projects they did to raise funds for an organization of their choice. They had been given $5 each to start a small business by teachers Jeanna Newton and Lidia White.

Newton created the initiative a dozen years ago after her son did one while in fifth grade at Craneville Elementary School, with teacher Teresa Bills.

"And since it was so powerful to me, I asked her if I could steal the idea, and she said yes. And so the following year, I began, and I've been able to do it every year, except for those two years (during the pandemic)," she said. "And it started off as just sort of a feel-good project, but it has quickly tied into so many of the morals and values that we teach at school anyhow, especially our Portrait of a Graduate program."

Students used the venture capital to sell cookies, run raffles, make jewelry, and more. They chose to donate to charities and organizations like St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Berkshire Humane Society and Toys for Tots.

"Teaching them that because they have so much and they're so blessed, recognizing that not everybody in the community has as much, maybe not even in the world," said Newton. "Some of our organizations were close to home. Others were bigger hospitals, and most of our organizations had to do with helping the sick or the elderly, soldiers, people in need."

Once they have finished and presented their projects, the students write an essay on what they did and how it makes them feel.

"So the essay was about the project, what they decided to do, how they raised more money," Newton said. "And now that the project is over, this week, we're writing about how they feel about themselves and we've heard everything from I feel good about myself to this has changed me."

Sandra Kisselbrock raised $470 for St. Jude's by selling homemade cookies.

"It made me feel amazing and happy to help children during the holiday season," she said.

Gavin Burke chose to donate to the Soldier On Food Pantry. He shoveled snow to earn money to buy the food.

"Because they helped. They used to fight for our country and used to help protect us from other countries invading our land and stuff," he said.

Desiree Brignoni-Lay chose to donate to Toys for Tots and bought toys with the $123 she raised.

Luke Tekin raised $225 for the Berkshire Humane Society by selling raffle tickets for a basket of instant hot chocolate and homemade ricotta cookies because he wanted to help the animals.

"Because animals over, like I'm pretty sure, over 1,000 animals are abandoned each year, he said. "So I really want that to go down and people to adopt them."

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