Weekend Outlook: 'It's Alive' Event, Dinosaurs, and MoreBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:30PM / Friday, October 20, 2023 | |
There will be a variety of events in and slightly outside the Berkshires this weekend including a spooky season celebration, live music, haunted houses, a realistic traveling dinosaur experience, and more.
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Downtown Pittsfield … It's Alive
Various Venues, Pittsfield
Time: 4 to 8 p.m.
Downtown Pittsfield is hosting a variety of events to celebrate the spooky season this Friday, Oct. 21.
Various venues will be hosting events for people of all ages throughout the night including a monster hunt, a Kids' Fun Zone, a night market, live performances, and more.
More information here. Check out photos from last year's event here.
Friday
Abba Tribute Band Performance
Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Abba tribute band Dancing Dream will perform some of the iconic Swedish pop group's greatest hits including "Mamma Mia," "Dancing Queen," "Take a Chance," "Fernando" and more.
Tickets are $30. More information here.
Karaoke Night
Dalton American Legion
Time: 7 to midnight
Sing your heart out to your favorite tunes and have a drink. More information here.
Saturday
14th Annual Zombie Pub Crawl
Various venues, Pittsfield
After an evening of family time at Downtown Pittsfield's "It's Alive" event, put your kids to bed, call your babysitter, and prepare for the 14th annual Zombie Pub Crawl. The event will help raise money for the Berkshire Humane Society.
The night features drink specials, a costume contest, a 50/50 raffle, and more. Participating locations for this 21 and over event include Hot Plate Brewing Co., Thistle & Mirth, Tito's Mexican Grille, Methuselah Bar & Lounge, Cims Tavern, Zen's Pub, and the Madison Cafe.
The Madison Cafe will have costume prizes. The cafe is cash only but an ATM is available onsite.
Note: Costumes and makeup are acceptable but bartenders must be able to identify you based on your legal ID. If you do not look like your ID or license, bartenders have the right to deny service. Be safe, and do not drink and drive. Plan to have a designated driver, walk or use a taxi, Uber, or Lyft.
Haunted Hancock
Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield
Time: 5 p.m. children; 7 p.m. adults
This Saturday, and on select days throughout October, Hancock Shaker Village opens its doors at night for a "spine-chilling evening of Shaker ghosts and mystery."
Participants will walk the dark paths of the village and venture into the dimly-lit halls of the Brick Dwelling to hear stories of ghost sightings, and learn about the Shakers' role in the spiritualist movement.
Advanced registration for the event is required. The recommended age for this spooky experience is age 12 and older. Tickets for this 75-minute adventure are limited and can be purchased here.
A kid-friendly version of the Haunted Hancock event is this Saturday at 5. The 45-minute tour of the Brick Dwelling and grounds will include ghost and mystery stories designed for kids. Visitors are welcome to wear their costumes.
Tickets for the event are $10 for children and $15 for adults. More information here.
Great Barrington Farmers Market
18 Church St.
Time: 9 to 1.
The market is open every Saturday until Nov. 11. Every week there will be locally grown food, flowers, and plants along with other local vendors. More information here.
North Adams Farmers Market
St. Anthony's Municipal Parking Lot
Time: 9 to 1.
The farmers market is making one last outdoor appearance this season.
Old Toy Show
Sacred Heart St. Francis Parish Center, Bennington, Vt.
Time: Opens at 9 a.m.
Vendors from six states will be selling and buying old toys ranging from Matchbox and Tonka to pressed steel and farm toys to Lionel and HO trains to action figures and model kits. All proceeds benefit the school. Food available and a 50/50 raffle.
Sunday
Halloween Drag Brunch
Bounti-Fare Restaurant, Adams
Time: noon to 2:30 p.m.
Enjoy brunch and as you watch a spooktacular performance by North Adam Queens Vuronika Baked and Jackie Legs who will be joined by Pittsfield's Bella Santarella and Albany's Ultra Violet.
The event will have adult-themed jokes, fake blood, language and some content that might be inappropriate for children under the age of 13. Children 13 to 17 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Tickets cost $40. Event and brunch buffet are included in the ticket, but drinks are sold separately. More information here.
Outside the County
Jurassic Quest
Mass Mutual Center, Springfield
North America's largest, most realistic traveling dinosaur experience is coming to Massachusettts this Friday through Sunday.
The event features a dinosaur exhibit that showcases "true to detail and size" dinosaurs including a 60-foot long Spinosaurus, 80-foot long Apatosaurus, and a gigantic Tyrannosaurus rex.
Families will also have a chance to participate in an interactive Raptor Training Experience, ride dinosaur themed walking and stationary rides, dig for fossils, and more.
The experience has been seen on major media outlets including ABC, Fox, CBS, NBC, USA Today, and many more.
Tickets range from $19 to $36. More information here.
Craft Fairs
Stamford School Fall Fest Fundraiser
986 Main Road, Stamford, VT
Time: 11 to 3 p.m.
There will be a Fall Fest Fundraiser to help raise additional funds for the school's playground updates, educational field trips, activities, and more. The fundraiser features a raffle, touch-a-truck, games & activities for the kids, a pumpkin and scarecrow contest, and more.
Admission to the event is $5. More information here.
Hoosac Harvest Fall Craft and Vendor Fair
Middle School PTG hosts its annual bazaar from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at Hoosac Valley High School in Cheshire. More information here.
Multiple Days
Fall Foliage Train Rides
Hoosac Valley Train Ride, Adams
Gaze at Berkshire County's fall foliage on Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum hour-long train ride on its fully restored, 100-hundred-year-old coaches.
The rides will take place Saturday and Sunday at 11, 1:30, and 3 p.m. Tickets cost $20 for adults and $12 for children between the ages 3 and 12. More information here.
Whitney's Farm Market & Garden Center
Route 8, Cheshire
Whitney's Farm continues its popular Pumpkin Fest this weekend. The festival is open every Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. until 5:30 p.m.
Pick pumpkins, ride on a hay wagon, get glitter tattoos, walk through a corn maze, and more every weekend until Oct. 29.
13 Nights Returns
Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort, Hancock
The terrifying favorite returns to provide a fright-filled weekend to participants brave enough to enter the haunted house.
Take a group of friends to participate in "13 Nights at Jiminy" every Friday through Sunday from 6:30 until 10:30 p.m. through the month of October.
The age recommendation is 10 and older. Tickets are $28.
You can also ride through the darkness with the resort's Mountain Coaster for $15; The Scream and Scare Package includes one trip through "13 Nights" and two rides on the coaster for $45.
The Christiansen's Tavern will be open to purchase drinks, dinner, or a snack Friday and Saturday.
More information here. Check out our video from last year here.
The Incredible Naumkeag Pumpkin Show
Naumkeag, Stockbridge
Naumkeag's pumpkin show is open Wednesday through Sunday throughout October.
Explore the museum's gardens that have been decorated with more than 1,500 jack o' lanterns, hundreds of mums, pumpkins and countless gourds — most of which were grown at Naumkeag.
Hot cider and fall treats will be available for sale on-site.
Advanced purchase of timed tickets is required. Tickets will not be sold on-site. Ticket time represents your arrival window.
No parking is available onsite but designated parking spaces are available on both sides of Town Hall located at 50 Main St., along Main Street or Elm Street.
The first shuttle will leave downtown Stockbridge at 5 p.m. and run every 5 to 10 minutes through the run of the show; the last shuttle will depart no later than 8 p.m.
Ticket prices and booking here.
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