Berkshire Botanical Garden in Stockbridge, MA, celebrates the brilliance of autumn in New England at its Harvest Festival, re-created this year with lots of space in the outdoors and activities that children will love. This being fall in New England, the Garden is dressed in dazzling reds and golds, welcoming visitors to stroll around the…
The Four Freedoms, a series of paintings created by Norman Rockwell in 1943, are now on exhibit at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, MA. The museum is open to the public. In addition, an online conversation called Explore the Four Freedoms, Virtually by professors of art, history, and American culture will happen on October 23…
The Buzzard’s Bay Coalition will host some cool outdoor events on Columbus Day weekend at Horseneck Point Life-Saving Station near New Bedford, Massachusetts. An open house and photo scavenger hunt will happen at Horseneck Point Life-Saving Station October 10 to 12. The life-saving station is located near the causeway to Gooseberry Island. Map. The weekend festivities will close…
Halloween is still happening in New England, at creative but healthy events –many of them outdoors – like walking and boat tours, cemetery excursions, drive-in movies. Watch our events calendar as October moves forward. Rhode Island Drive-Through Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, RI. Through November 1. From your car, watch a…
If you enjoy diving into interesting, psychologically dense, and very scary stories around Halloween time, Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, has just the thing for you. And even though it is October in “The Witch City” you won’t find pointy black hats or flying brooms in this story. It is real, and disturbing, and…
Sweet Seasons Farm in St. Johnsbury – part of the glorious Northeast Kingdom of Vermont – welcome everyone for apple picking, and, especially, Maple Caramel Apple Treats, on the weekend of October 3, 10, and 17. Peace Garden is ready for picking organic apples. Taste and buy cider, cider doughnuts, chocolate confections, raspberry and blueberry…
Many drive routes in Maine will take you along uncrowded roads to glorious mountains, forests, vistas, seascapes. Plan it!
Do you suspect the Covid quarantine has driven live performance off the New England stage? Not so! Many places are presenting outdoor music and other entertainments in socially distance settings, with safeguard such as online ticket purchases and limited or timed admittance. Take a look at the Events calendar at VisitNewEngland.com to see some of…
Fall is a wonderful time to visit a New England farm — and it’s a healthy activity, too! Many farms that have traditionally hosted corn mazes, farm stands and farm animal visits are still doing so, with additional protections like limited and tined entry and wider paths in mazes to allow social distancing. Despite the…
Little Rhode Island may surprise newcomers with its dramatic sights, including rocky coasts and islands, packed, in some seasons, with sunning seals; remote and majestic lighthouses, including one that accepts overnight guests; pretty and peaceful country roads among flower-drenched villages; and great public parks. [Map of Rhode Island] The famous coastline draws lots of visitors,…