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  • Saturday, October 11, & Sunday, October12, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – Berkshire Botanical Garden Harvest Festival

    Saturday, October 11, & Sunday, October12, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – Berkshire Botanical Garden Harvest Festival

    Mark your calendars for the Berkshire Botanical Garden’s annual Harvest Festival, October 11 and 12, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

    During these two days, the 24-acre Garden undergoes a remarkable transformation into a vibrant hub for the celebration of community, the natural world and our agricultural heritage. Offering an array of family-friendly activities, live music and a wide selection of regional artisan food and crafts vendors, the Harvest Festival has been a beloved tradition in the Berkshires for generations.

    Children’s activities include pony rides; a haunted house; the ever-popular obstacle course; a hay maze, hay jump and hay rides; face painting; a cider press and photo op; plus roving entertainment including interactive music with Robie Bones.

    The event is also a prime shopping opportunity with 50 craft vendors, a giant tag sale and the “Accessorize” pop-up shop, offering gently used clothing, jewelry, hats, scarves, and housewares. The Horticulture Tent will offer garden books and tools, bulbs, mums, pumpkins, and other plants for sale.

    Admission to the Harvest Festival is $15 for adults; children under 12 are admitted free. https://www.berkshirebotanical.org/harvest-festival-2025. There is no charge for parking in the Garden’s adjacent fields. Dogs (with the exception of registered service dogs) are not permitted. ATMs will be available on-site. 

  • Thursday, November 14, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Harvest Festival and Auction

    Join the Women’s Lunch Place and the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay on Thursday, November 14 at 6 pm for a festive benefit for Women’s Lunch Place and NABB. The event takes place at 67 Newbury Street in Boston. Mingle with your neighbors during this fun event while supporting two worthwhile causes! Enjoy a delicious harvest of culinary selections, wine, and craft beers.

    Get some early holiday shopping done during our Silent Auction, which features sports tickets, restaurant gift cards, and more. We will also have an art gallery full of beautiful creations from WLP guests, all available for purchase. Sponsorship opportunities may be found at https://womenslunchplace.org/nabb You will also find information on donating silent auction items and purchasing tickets.

  • Thursday, November 17, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Second Annual Harvest Festival

    Please mark your calendars and plan to join your Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay neighbors at a special fundraiser party on November 17, 2022, 6pm to 9pm.

    Once again, NABB is teaming with the Women’s Lunch Place (WLP), a women’s day shelter on Newbury Street, to produce their second Harvest Festival. In 2019 NABB and WLP held its first Harvest Festival, which garnered rave reviews from participants and the media and provided valuable support for NABB’s non-profit volunteer work and WLP’s shelter services. (Read the feature article on the event that appeared in The Boston Sun.)

    This year’s joint benefit, which will feature music, a silent auction, cocktail reception and delicious dinner, will be held at the Women’s Lunch Place at 67 Newbury Street. The proceeds will support NABB’s civic work on homelessness, affordable housing, safety, and other civic issues, as well as WLP’s services for homeless and at-risk women. The Benefit Committee is planning a major publicity campaign to acknowledge sponsors and is now soliciting corporate and individual sponsorships. Individual tickets are $125 and sponsorships begin at $2,000. This is the only fundraiser of NABB since 2019. The Garden Club of the Back Bay is supporting the event with a donation of a holiday wreath certificate, so check it out!

    Visit https://womenslunchplace.org/nabb) for more details, including sponsorships, suggested auction items to donate, and to purchase tickets.

  • Saturday and Sunday, October 12 – 13, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – Berkshire Botanical Garden Harvest Festival

    Berkshire Botanical Garden’s annual Harvest Festival, an iconic Berkshire event now in its 85th year, is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, October 12-13,  10 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the Garden located at 5 West Stockbridge Road, (intersection of Routes 102 and 183), Stockbridge, MA. This year’s Festival includes expansion to include five adjoining acres on the north side of the property purchased in the spring of 2019, bringing to 20 the total acreage planned for the Festival.   The Harvest Festival has earned a reputation for being a quintessential family event celebrating the autumn harvest, when the Garden is transformed into a vibrant hub featuring continuous entertainment, children’s games, more than 100 regional artisan food and craft vendors and drop-in workshops. Tag sales featuring jewelry and accessories, repurposed, gently used household items and clothing, a plant and bulb sale, a hay maze and hayrides, pony rides, and a haunted house are among the annual activities that have become favorites over the years.

    A new event added this year is archery, sponsored by Canyon Ranch.    Admission to Harvest Festival is $7 for adults and children under 12 are admitted free. There is no charge for parking in the Garden’s lots. Harvest Festival admission wristbands can be pre-purchased at the Garden’s Visitor Center daily through October 9.   New this year, the Garden offers an opportunity to Berkshire businesses to pre-purchase wristband bundles at a discounted price. Through September 20, bundles of 20 admission wristbands are available for $100 — a $40 savings on general admission with the benefit of no lines or waiting for Harvest Festival entry. There are no limits on the number of bundles businesses can purchase. When purchasing, mention BERKBIZ19 to redeem this offer.

    Harvest Festival is generously sponsored by Meadow Farm Equipment, Canyon Ranch and the Red Lion Inn.  All proceeds from Harvest Festival benefit the Garden’s education and Horticulture programs.

    Visit berkshirebotanical.org for more information. 

  • Saturday, September 9, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm – FensFest Harvest Festival

    Please come to the Fenway Victory Gardens on Saturday, September 9 from 11 – 3 for an afternoon of BBQ fare (burgers, hot dogs, veggie burgers, local corn, salads, desserts, etc.), lawn games, kid games run by the Fenway Community Center, a raffle drawing, live music, and the yearly White Elephant Table.

    Friends of the Fenway Vistory Gardens will also have Ikebana floral arrangements displayed, Colin Donihue talking about the Italian Wall Lizards in the gardens, and information on raising butterflies. As always, we welcome folks adding to the food offering by bringing special side dishes and desserts. They’ll be holding a flower arrangement contest (flowers must come from the Fenway Victory Gardens).

    This event is free and open to the public. However, as we are a non-profit, we welcome donations before, after, and during FensFest – every dollar helps us to keep providing this annual community event. Each $5 donation will come with a raffle ticket. For more information email info@fenwayvictorygardens.org.

  • Sunday, October 11, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Chestnut Hill Farm’s Harvest Festival

    Join The Trustees of Reservations on Sunday, October 11 from 10 – 4 for Chestnut Hill Farm’s Harvest Festival, a day long celebration of the fall and farm. This revitalization of the farm’s historic festival will include activities for all ages including pumpkin carving and painting, goat milking, farm tours, guided hikes, meet the farmer, food, live music, and much more. The event is free, and the farm is located in Southborough, Massachusetts. For directions, visit http://www.thetrustees.org/things-to-do/greater-boston/event-21139.html. Image from http://www.sudburyvalleytrustees.org

  • Saturday, October 11 & Sunday, October 12, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – Berkshire Botanical Garden Harvest Festival

    Celebrate autumn with popular family activities, continuous live entertainment, 113 food and craft vendors, educational workshops, a farmers market, silent auction and numerous tag sales, a spectacular plant and bulb sale, Hall of Pumpkins and a Haunted House. The Berkshire Botanical Gardens holds its annual Harvest Fair on Saturday and Sunday, October 11 and 12, from 10 – 5, at the intersection of Routes 102 and 183 in Stockbridge. Adults $5, children under 12 free. For more information visit www.berkshirebotanical.org.

  • Saturday, September 13, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – 8th Annual Harvest Festival and Perennial Divide

    The Boston Natural Areas Network will hold its 8th Annual Harvest Festival & Perennial Divide on Saturday, September 13, from 10 – 2 at City Natives, 30 Edgewater Drive in Mattapan. Bring plants to swap and containers to carry them home. You’re invited to exchange, donate or simply take home plants. Shop for hard-to-find native plants, fall gardening supplies, soil amendments, cover crop and season extension supplies, and enjoy the harvest season with fellow gardeners. Image from www.commonweeder.com. For more information visit www.bostonnatural.org. 

  • Friday, November 5, 6:30 – 9:30 pm – 2010 Urban Barn Dance & Harvest Supper

    The Federation of Mass Farmers Markets will hold its 2010 Annual Urban Barn Dance & Harvest Festival on Friday, November 5, from 6:30 – 9:30 pm at the Dante Alighieri Italian Cultural Center, 41 Hampshire St., Cambridge (Kendall Square).  Proceeds of the evening will benefit FMFM, and tickets cost $50. Guests will toast the hard work of their favorite farmers with a hearty locally grown supper, and then continue the celebration with live music and dancing. Music will be provided again this year by Sean Smith and Friends, and contra caller David Titus returns to lead us in dances that new and experienced dancers will enjoy. . Chef Bob Sargent of flora restaurant is once again generously donating his time to create mouth-watering pork dishes as well as hearty sides to accompany them. There should be plenty of food for hungry vegetarians as well! Guests will also enjoy a silent auction with prizes donated by local businesses. Libations will be available at the Dante Alighieri Center’s cash bar.Call 781-893-8222 to reserve, or log on to www.massfarmersmarkets.org.

  • Sunday, November 22, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm – South Shore’s Harvest Festival

    Join USA Thanksgiving in Plymouth, Massachusetts, for the Edible South Shore’s Farmers Market on Sunday, November 22 from 11 am – 3 pm.  There is no better way to cook your Thanksgiving dinner than by using locally grown fresh produce and foods.  Vendors will offer fresh fruits, vegetables, herbs, eggs, cut flowers and plants.  Local food crafters (their word – ah, the evolution of the English language) will bring cheeses, gelato, yogurt, jams, sauces, honey, grain side dishes, breads, baked goodies and other handmade sundries, such as soaps and herbal infusions.

    For directions and more information please call Diana Scolponeti at 508-224-4044 or email events@cmrevents.com.

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