Naumkeag’s annual Spring Celebration returns for its 5th year, from April 19 to May 12, Thursdays through Sundays, as the eight acres of the world-renowned gardens bloom with bulbs to celebrate spring in the Berkshires.
The 48-acre estate in the heart of Stockbridge will come to life with the colors and spirit of spring with a variety of blooms, containers, displays and decorations against the backdrop of views of Monument Mountain and the Berkshire Hills.
The first floor of the house will be open for self-guided tours along with a seasonal gift shop located inside the house, and Naumkeag will have mixed bouquets and container plants for sale at a pop-up shop outside the greenhouse, along with a pre-sale of spring bulbs.
Daffodils bloom in the foreground with a wide view over the valley at the annual Daffodil and Tulip Festival at Naumkeag in Stockbridge.
Food and refreshments will be for sale on-site at the outdoor concession.
Advanced purchase of timed tickets is required (one ticket needed per person). Naumkeag will not be selling tickets on site, and your ticket time represents your arrival window, so they ask everyone please to arrive during this time. Parking will be located on site at 5 Prospect Hill Road.
Severe weather will cancel the event with a full refund. You can check Naumkeag’s website, facebook and instagram page for notice of cancellation, and they will also email ticket holders.
They also ask visitors to be aware that the gardens are on a hillside, and uneven and stepped terrain may mean that accessibility is limited. You can email tickets@thetrustees.org with any questions.
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In 1889 in France, Dodin Bouffant is a chef living with his cook and lover Eugénie. When she will not marry him, he decides to do something he has never done before: cook for her.
In 1889 in France, Dodin Bouffant is a chef living with his cook and lover Eugénie. When she will not marry him, he decides to do something he has never done before: cook for her.
In 1889 in France, Dodin Bouffant is a chef living with his cook and lover Eugénie. When she will not marry him, he decides to do something he has never done before: cook for her.
In 1889 in France, Dodin Bouffant is a chef living with his cook and lover Eugénie. When she will not marry him, he decides to do something he has never done before: cook for her.
Mary-Alice Daniel will lead a master class on originality, asking “What poetic elements constitute a signature style?” The culture of this craft laboratory encourages writing with audacity.
In 1889 in France, Dodin Bouffant is a chef living with his cook and lover Eugénie. When she will not marry him, he decides to do something he has never done before: cook for her.
In 1889 in France, Dodin Bouffant is a chef living with his cook and lover Eugénie. When she will not marry him, he decides to do something he has never done before: cook for her.
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Every first Sunday of the month, Pete Toigo and Dave Bartley bring a morning of music — soulful jazz and blues with Pete on bass and Dave piano and vocals.
Giuseppina Forte, professor of architecture and environmental studies at Williams College, discusses her new book project, The Self-Built City: Material Politics and Ecologies of Difference in São Paulo.
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Hancock Shaker Village welcomes visitors to meet their newest farm babies – lambs, piglets, calves, chicks and kid goats, and enjoy events and activities throughout the Village.
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Hancock Shaker Village welcomes visitors to meet their newest farm babies – lambs, piglets, calves, chicks and kid goats, and enjoy events and activities throughout the Village.
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Hancock Shaker Village welcomes visitors to meet their newest farm babies – lambs, piglets, calves, chicks and kid goats, and enjoy events and activities throughout the Village.
Hancock Shaker Village welcomes visitors to meet their newest farm babies – lambs, piglets, calves, chicks and kid goats, and enjoy events and activities throughout the Village.
Celebrate spring and Earth Day at the Clark with an art-making activity that incorporates indigenous pollinator seeds that you can take home and plant.
The Hoosic River Watershed Association invites everyone in the communities along the river to celebrate the waterway and write haiku inspired by the river and its surroundings.
Acclaimed poet and novelist and former Bennington faculty Phillip B. Williams gives a reading from his new novel, Ours, followed by a Q&A and book signing at Bennington College.
Hancock Shaker Village welcomes visitors to meet their newest farm babies – lambs, piglets, calves, chicks and kid goats, and enjoy events and activities throughout the Village.
Julia Alvarez, one of America’s most acclaimed and best-loved fiction writers and poets, reads from her magical new novel, The Cemetery of Untold Stories, exploring what happens to tales left unfinished.
Journeying across natural, mythological, and sacred spaces, Saodat Ismailova’s films mark cinematic time through Central Asian songs of everyday survival.
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Hancock Shaker Village welcomes visitors to meet their newest farm babies – lambs, piglets, calves, chicks and kid goats, and enjoy events and activities throughout the Village.
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Acclaimed new music ensemble Yarn/Wire plays the US premiere of “Three Lines of Flight” by composer Patrick Higgins, a multi-movement work of adventurous new classical music.
Hancock Shaker Village welcomes visitors to meet their newest farm babies – lambs, piglets, calves, chicks and kid goats, and enjoy events and activities throughout the Village.
Hancock Shaker Village welcomes visitors to meet their newest farm babies – lambs, piglets, calves, chicks and kid goats, and enjoy events and activities throughout the Village.
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Hancock Shaker Village welcomes visitors to meet their newest farm babies – lambs, piglets, calves, chicks and kid goats, and enjoy events and activities throughout the Village.
Hancock Shaker Village welcomes visitors to meet their newest farm babies – lambs, piglets, calves, chicks and kid goats, and enjoy events and activities throughout the Village.
Hancock Shaker Village welcomes visitors to meet their newest farm babies – lambs, piglets, calves, chicks and kid goats, and enjoy events and activities throughout the Village.
Born in Canada, Myriam Gendron sings classic folk forms, breathing new life into century-old Quebecois, French, and American ballads and traditional works.
Hancock Shaker Village welcomes visitors to meet their newest farm babies – lambs, piglets, calves, chicks and kid goats, and enjoy events and activities throughout the Village.
Hancock Shaker Village welcomes visitors to meet their newest farm babies – lambs, piglets, calves, chicks and kid goats, and enjoy events and activities throughout the Village.
Jeewon Park on piano and Edward Arron on cello, artistic directors of the Clark's Performing Artists in Residence program, join Gloria Chien on piano and Soovin Kim on violin.
Hancock Shaker Village welcomes visitors to meet their newest farm babies – lambs, piglets, calves, chicks and kid goats, and enjoy events and activities throughout the Village.
Hancock Shaker Village welcomes visitors to meet their newest farm babies – lambs, piglets, calves, chicks and kid goats, and enjoy events and activities throughout the Village.
Igor Simões (State University of Rio Grande do Sul / Clark Fellow) explores the absence of Black Brazilian artists in the international debate on art and the history of Afro-Diasporic art.
Hancock Shaker Village welcomes visitors to meet their newest farm babies – lambs, piglets, calves, chicks and kid goats, and enjoy events and activities throughout the Village.
Hancock Shaker Village welcomes visitors to meet their newest farm babies – lambs, piglets, calves, chicks and kid goats, and enjoy events and activities throughout the Village.
Hancock Shaker Village welcomes visitors to meet their newest farm babies – lambs, piglets, calves, chicks and kid goats, and enjoy events and activities throughout the Village.
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Every first Sunday of the month, Pete Toigo and Dave Bartley bring a morning of music — soulful jazz and blues with Pete on bass and Dave piano and vocals.
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Hancock Shaker Village welcomes visitors to meet their newest farm babies – lambs, piglets, calves, chicks and kid goats, and enjoy events and activities throughout the Village.
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