June 2021
Thursday Afternoon Yoga in the Garden
Experience the Garden like never before with our new Yoga in the Garden classes. Free to all, this outdoor program is appropriate for all skill levels and a perfect way to end the day.
Find out more »Tour of Bill Noble’s Vermont Garden
Author and garden designer Bill Noble will lead participants on a tour of his celebrated Vermont garden, which surrounds an 1830s Vermont farmhouse and barn, with stone walls, fields and views of neighboring farms and distant mountains. Refreshments will be provided on-site. Participants are responsible for their own transportation and will receive the address upon registration.
Find out more »July 2021
Budding Naturalist Caterpillar Walk
Join Director of The Caterpillar Lab Sam Jaffe on a walk around BBG’s gardens exploring for native caterpillars and other insects. Learn how The Caterpillar Lab finds all of their caterpillars, learn about host plants and parasitoids, and get all of the caterpillar-finding secrets from one of the foremost caterpillar hunters in the world! This walk is for budding naturalists and their adults. May not be appropriate for the more casually interested young children.
Find out more »Thursday Afternoon Yoga in the Garden
Experience the Garden like never before with our new Yoga in the Garden classes. Free to all, this outdoor program is appropriate for all skill levels and a perfect way to end the day.
Find out more »Moth Lighting
The Caterpillar Lab will set up sheets with special, ultra-moth-attracting lights and help identify the hundreds of species expected to fly in. Visitors will be surprised by the diversity, size and beauty of Western Massachusetts nocturnal insects. Bring your curiosity and be ready to become hooked on this popular pastime. Appropriate for ages 10 and up.
Find out more »Plein Air Watercolor Painting in the Garden
Explore the garden through the pleasure of watercolor painting with artist Ann Kremers. The class will work outdoors translating the vistas and details of the garden into paintings. Each session will begin with discussion of student work, demonstration, and a helpful assignment. Ann offers encouragement and suggestions throughout the painting sessions to help each person find their way to express the garden. Beginners and experienced painters are welcome.
Find out more »Thursday Afternoon Yoga in the Garden
Experience the Garden like never before with our new Yoga in the Garden classes. Free to all, this outdoor program is appropriate for all skill levels and a perfect way to end the day.
Find out more »Birding in the Garden
Our May bird walk with Mass Audubon. Birding around the Botanical Gardens is offered the second Thursday of every month throughout the season. This monthly bird walk will celebrate the amazing birds that live amongst the trees, grasses and flowers.
Find out more »Music Mondays – Gina Coleman & The Misty Blues
Each Monday, a band from the Berkshires or the greater Boston area will play in the gazebo among the topiaries in Lucy’s Garden, while guests stretch out on the tree-shaded lawns. Stroll the grounds, bring a blanket or lawn chairs, and enjoy live music and beer and wine available from Big Elm Brewing. Spontaneous dancing is encouraged!
Find out more »Plein Air Watercolor Painting in the Garden
Explore the garden through the pleasure of watercolor painting with artist Ann Kremers. The class will work outdoors translating the vistas and details of the garden into paintings. Each session will begin with discussion of student work, demonstration, and a helpful assignment. Ann offers encouragement and suggestions throughout the painting sessions to help each person find their way to express the garden. Beginners and experienced painters are welcome.
Find out more »Thursday Afternoon Yoga in the Garden
Experience the Garden like never before with our new Yoga in the Garden classes. Free to all, this outdoor program is appropriate for all skill levels and a perfect way to end the day.
Find out more »Music Mondays – The Greystone Quartet
Each Monday, a band from the Berkshires or the greater Boston area will play in the gazebo among the topiaries in Lucy’s Garden, while guests stretch out on the tree-shaded lawns. Stroll the grounds, bring a blanket or lawn chairs, and enjoy live music and beer and wine available from Big Elm Brewing. Spontaneous dancing is encouraged!
Find out more »Plein Air Watercolor Painting in the Garden
Explore the garden through the pleasure of watercolor painting with artist Ann Kremers. The class will work outdoors translating the vistas and details of the garden into paintings. Each session will begin with discussion of student work, demonstration, and a helpful assignment. Ann offers encouragement and suggestions throughout the painting sessions to help each person find their way to express the garden. Beginners and experienced painters are welcome.
Find out more »Thursday Afternoon Yoga in the Garden
Experience the Garden like never before with our new Yoga in the Garden classes. Free to all, this outdoor program is appropriate for all skill levels and a perfect way to end the day.
Find out more »Music Mondays – Union Jack
Each Monday, a band from the Berkshires or the greater Boston area will play in the gazebo among the topiaries in Lucy’s Garden, while guests stretch out on the tree-shaded lawns. Stroll the grounds, bring a blanket or lawn chairs, and enjoy live music and beer and wine available from Big Elm Brewing. Spontaneous dancing is encouraged!
Find out more »Plein Air Watercolor Painting in the Garden
Explore the garden through the pleasure of watercolor painting with artist Ann Kremers. The class will work outdoors translating the vistas and details of the garden into paintings. Each session will begin with discussion of student work, demonstration, and a helpful assignment. Ann offers encouragement and suggestions throughout the painting sessions to help each person find their way to express the garden. Beginners and experienced painters are welcome.
Find out more »Thursday Afternoon Yoga in the Garden
Experience the Garden like never before with our new Yoga in the Garden classes. Free to all, this outdoor program is appropriate for all skill levels and a perfect way to end the day.
Find out more »August 2021
Music Mondays – The Lucky 5
Lucky 5 is a hard-swinging jazz band that blends swing and gypsy jazz to create a unique, foot-stomping blend of music that appeals to a wide range of music lovers. Bring a picnic, a blanket or lawn chairs, stroll the grounds, dance and be merry as music drifts from Lucy’s Topiary Garden, a collection of 21 “live” sculptures circling a performance area. Refreshments provided by Big Elm Brewing of Sheffield, MA will be available.
Find out more »Plein Air Watercolor Painting in the Garden
Explore the garden through the pleasure of watercolor painting with artist Ann Kremers. The class will work outdoors translating the vistas and details of the garden into paintings. Each session will begin with discussion of student work, demonstration, and a helpful assignment. Ann offers encouragement and suggestions throughout the painting sessions to help each person find their way to express the garden. Beginners and experienced painters are welcome.
Find out more »Thursday Afternoon Yoga in the Garden
Experience the Garden like never before with our new Yoga in the Garden classes. Free to all, this outdoor program is appropriate for all skill levels and a perfect way to end the day.
Find out more »Music Mondays – The Peter Poirier Band
The Peter Poirier Band is a vintage jump and R & B tunes immersed into what old-school-styled rhythm & blues would have been versed in during the mid-to-late fifties. Bring a picnic, a blanket or lawn chairs, stroll the grounds, dance and be merry as music drifts from Lucy’s Topiary Garden, a collection of 21 “live” sculptures circling a performance area. Refreshments provided by Big Elm Brewing of Sheffield, MA.
Find out more »Plein Air Watercolor Painting in the Garden
Explore the garden through the pleasure of watercolor painting with artist Ann Kremers. The class will work outdoors translating the vistas and details of the garden into paintings. Each session will begin with discussion of student work, demonstration, and a helpful assignment. Ann offers encouragement and suggestions throughout the painting sessions to help each person find their way to express the garden. Beginners and experienced painters are welcome.
Find out more »Thursday Afternoon Yoga in the Garden
Experience the Garden like never before with our new Yoga in the Garden classes. Free to all, this outdoor program is appropriate for all skill levels and a perfect way to end the day.
Find out more »Birding in the Garden
Our May bird walk with Mass Audubon. Birding around the Botanical Gardens is offered the second Thursday of every month throughout the season. This monthly bird walk will celebrate the amazing birds that live amongst the trees, grasses and flowers.
Find out more »Music Mondays – The Wanda Houston Band
The Wanda Houston Band steps into the cool Garden with tunes of the 40’s, 50’s & 60’s R&B and Jazz. Bring a picnic, a blanket or lawn chairs, stroll the grounds, dance and be merry as music drifts from Lucy’s Topiary Garden, a collection of 21 “live” sculptures circling a performance area. Refreshments provided by Big Elm Brewing of Sheffield, MA.
Find out more »Plein Air Watercolor Painting in the Garden
Explore the garden through the pleasure of watercolor painting with artist Ann Kremers. The class will work outdoors translating the vistas and details of the garden into paintings. Each session will begin with discussion of student work, demonstration, and a helpful assignment. Ann offers encouragement and suggestions throughout the painting sessions to help each person find their way to express the garden. Beginners and experienced painters are welcome.
Find out more »Thursday Afternoon Yoga in the Garden
Experience the Garden like never before with our new Yoga in the Garden classes. Free to all, this outdoor program is appropriate for all skill levels and a perfect way to end the day.
Find out more »Music Mondays – The Berkshire Big Band
The Berkshire Big Band is made up of some of the best local jazz musicians, this 16-piece premier jazz big band performs a wide variety of big band music from the likes of Glen Miller, Count Basie and Duke Ellington as well as original compositions and arrangements. Bring a picnic, a blanket or lawn chairs, stroll the grounds, dance and be merry as music drifts from Lucy’s Topiary Garden, a collection of 21 “live” sculptures circling a performance area. Refreshments…
Find out more »Plein Air Watercolor Painting in the Garden
Explore the garden through the pleasure of watercolor painting with artist Ann Kremers. The class will work outdoors translating the vistas and details of the garden into paintings. Each session will begin with discussion of student work, demonstration, and a helpful assignment. Ann offers encouragement and suggestions throughout the painting sessions to help each person find their way to express the garden. Beginners and experienced painters are welcome.
Find out more »Thursday Afternoon Yoga in the Garden
Experience the Garden like never before with our new Yoga in the Garden classes. Free to all, this outdoor program is appropriate for all skill levels and a perfect way to end the day.
Find out more »Music Mondays – Lost Wages
Lost Wages is an original Roots and Blues Flavored with Country and Soul. Bring a picnic, a blanket or lawn chairs, stroll the grounds, dance and be merry as music drifts from Lucy’s Topiary Garden, a collection of 21 “live” sculptures circling a performance area. Refreshments provided by Big Elm Brewing of Sheffield, MA.
Find out more »September 2021
Thursday Afternoon Yoga in the Garden
Experience the Garden like never before with our new Yoga in the Garden classes. Free to all, this outdoor program is appropriate for all skill levels and a perfect way to end the day.
Find out more »Music Mondays – The BTU’s
The BTU's play a mix of funky bluesy music that’s all about getting people on their feet! Bring a picnic, a blanket or lawn chairs, stroll the grounds, dance and be merry as music drifts from Lucy’s Topiary Garden, a collection of 21 “live” sculptures circling a performance area. Refreshments provided by Big Elm Brewing of Sheffield, MA.
Find out more »Birding in the Garden
Our May bird walk with Mass Audubon. Birding around the Botanical Gardens is offered the second Thursday of every month throughout the season. This monthly bird walk will celebrate the amazing birds that live amongst the trees, grasses and flowers.
Find out more »Music Mondays – The Church Ladies
The Church Ladies And lo! Thusly it was written that this is an all-original party band, who dress like church ladies and play rockin’ fun music! Bring a picnic, a blanket or lawn chairs, stroll the grounds, dance and be merry as music drifts from Lucy’s Topiary Garden, a collection of 21 “live” sculptures circling a performance area. Refreshments provided by Big Elm Brewing of Sheffield, MA.
Find out more »Music Mondays – Dance Party with DJ Gabby Squalia
Dance Party with DJ Gabby Squalia, Berkshire County’s popular DJ plays your favorite dance tunes. Don’t forget to wear your dancin’ shoes! Bring a picnic, a blanket or lawn chairs, stroll the grounds, dance and be merry as music drifts from Lucy’s Topiary Garden, a collection of 21 “live” sculptures circling a performance area. Refreshments provided by Big Elm Brewing of Sheffield, MA.
Find out more »October 2021
Annual Harvest Festival
An 87-year tradition celebrating the best of autumn in the Berkshires, this year’s Festival will include all the elements that make it so special: great local and artisan food, regional vendors, live music and much more. Check the website this summer for details!
Find out more »Annual Harvest Festival
An 87-year tradition celebrating the best of autumn in the Berkshires, this year’s Festival will include all the elements that make it so special: great local and artisan food, regional vendors, live music and much more. Check the website this summer for details!
Find out more »December 2021
Holiday Marketplace
An eagerly awaited tradition continues at Berkshire Botanical Garden with Holiday Marketplace featuring the legendary Gallery of Wreaths. Select from a collection of 100 unique, one-of-a-kind designer wreaths as well.
Find out more »Holiday Marketplace
An eagerly awaited tradition continues at Berkshire Botanical Garden with Holiday Marketplace featuring the legendary Gallery of Wreaths. Select from a collection of 100 unique, one-of-a-kind designer wreaths as well.
Find out more »Holiday Marketplace
An eagerly awaited tradition continues at Berkshire Botanical Garden with Holiday Marketplace featuring the legendary Gallery of Wreaths. Select from a collection of 100 unique, one-of-a-kind designer wreaths as well.
Find out more »
Introducing Blantyre's Resort Membership Program
Berkshire Elegant Country Inns
Live Theatre and Music Outside
Whitewater Rafting on Deerfield River!
Fairfield Marriott