Desmond Campbell, 13, runs through the beginning of his piece during rehearsal for the upcoming Youth Performance Festival at the Northampton Center for the Arts, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. DANIEL ...

Sunday, October 6 at 98 Upper Holland Road on the grounds of the former Richboro Middle School, currently serving as the Richboro Elementary School. The event will kick off with a flag raising ...

NORTHAMPTON You know your jazz festival isn’t “missing a beat” when Downbeat Magazine — considered by many as the best jazz magazine in the world — pays attention to you. “Mention the word ‘festival’ ...

Foodies, rejoice: Taste of Northampton is almost here again — and it’s even bigger than last year. The food festival Taste of Northampton will return this year on Saturday, Sept. 13, from 11 a.m. to 8 ...

Grammy-nominated jazz pianist Sean Mason will perform a one-night-only concert at The Drake in Amherst with his quartet next month. That’s thanks to a new collaboration between the Northampton Jazz ...

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – It’s been a tradition in western Massachusetts for the past 24 years. Now, the annual Extravaganja is coming back, but this time to Northampton. “We went last year and I ...

Northampton County has set an October date for its annual festival, an event that was canceled last year because of torrential rain. This year's Northampton County Festival will be held Saturday, Oct.

The Valley has several of performance opportunities for adults, but a local festival wants to instead turn the spotlight on young performers. The Youth Performance Festival (YPF) will return for its ...