Weekend Outlook: Plays, Festivals, and MoreBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
12:27PM / Thursday, August 14, 2025 | |
Check out the events happening in Berkshire County this weekend including plays, festivals, and more.
BCC Community Fest
Berkshire Community College, Pittsfield
Time: Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Celebrate 65 years of the state's first community college. Admission is free, but registration is recommended. More than 60 activities are planned, ranging from live music and food trucks to workshops, exhibits, athletic tournaments and family-friendly events.
Multiple Days
'The Taming of the Shrew'
70 Kemble St., Lenox
Select times until Aug. 24
Shakespeare & Company stages the Bard's classic tale "The Taming of the Shrew," a comic clash of gender roles, relationships and maybe even love.
'The Mousetrap' Performance
The Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield
Select times until Aug. 17
Berkshire Theatre Group stages Agatha Christie's "The Mousetrap," a classic whodunit set in a remote guesthouse where strangers are snowbound, a murder occurs, and there's a race to identify the culprit. Each guest has their secrets, heightening the tension as suspicion grows.
Tickets are $75 and up. More information here.
Friday
Steeple City Jiu Jitsu Grand Opening
85 Main St., North Adams
Time: 6 p.m.
Celebrate the grand opening of the martial arts studio's new space and learn about its programming.
Flying Ivories Dueling Pianos
The GOAT Sports Bar, North Adams
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Two pianists will take audience requests and turn them into a live performance in this fundraiser for No Paws Left Behind dog shelter.
Family Movie Night
Lenox Community Center
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Enjoy a free family movie night and sing along to the hit Disney movie "Encanto." Feel free to bring a picnic and blanket to enjoy the movie.
Saturday
7th Annual Art of Brewing Festival
Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge
Time: 1 to 4 p.m.
Enjoy an afternoon with family or friends tasting local and regional brews, food from local eateries and live music. Take time to relax on the lawn as well and play some lawn games with those around you.
Tickets range from $30 to $45. More information and tickets here.
Ice Cream Train Ride
3 Hoosac St., Adams
Time: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., 3 to 4 p.m.
Enjoy some ice cream on a train. It's $24 for adults and $18 for kids 3-13, $5 for a toddler or free if they won't have ice cream.
More information and tickets here.
Bousquet Jazz Festival
101 Dan Fox Drive, Pittsfield
Time: 4 p.m.
An evening to enjoy food, drinks and dancing with family or fellow jazz lovers while listening to Rob Putnam and his Good Vibes Organ Trio, Michael Benedict and Bopitude, Svetlana and the New York Collective and the Peggy Stern Quartet.
Tickets are $18 for youth and $35 for adults. More information and tickets here.
Northern Berkshire Story Slam
Adams Theater, Park Street
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Features a cast of nine telling their stories of triumphs and losses, the comedic and the outrageous. Produced in collaboration with Life Jacket Theatre Company and hosted by writer and comic Diana Yanez.
Tickets are $20 to $35; more information and tickets here.
Sunday
Mat and Mimosas: Pilates on the Lawn
Gateways Inn, Lenox
Time: 9 a.m. to noon
An hourlong pilates session at the Walker Stree inn on Sunday morning followed by a mimosa or orange juice afterwards. Hosted by Bousquet Sports each Sunday morning. Cost is $25.
Skate Jam
Mass MoCA, North Adams
Time: 3 p.m.
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art's Courtyard D hosts a pop-up skate park with clinics by Skate Haven, trick contests, and giveaways. Seasoned skaters to beginners are welcome. Tickets are $10.
More information and tickets 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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