The Big EWest Springfield
September 18 to October 4
The giant fair for all six New England states, with food from every one of them.
Fall in Western Mass and the Berkshires1 things
The ones people drive in from other counties for. Most of them run the whole season, so you don't have to pick a weekend yet.
The little stuff, by town0 things
The city Halloween parties and the trunk or treats and the free stuff. Cities post their 2026 dates late, so anything marked "check the date" gets fixed the second it's announced.
The cities post these in early November. Check back.
For the rest of your list
These don't need an address, tap them and they go on your list with everything else.
Christmas in Western Mass and the Berkshires2 things
Stockbridge does its Main Street weekend the first weekend in December, and the inns fill up fast.
Stockbridge Main Street at ChristmasStockbridge
the first weekend in December · check the date
They close Main Street and park vintage cars along it to recreate the Norman Rockwell painting, with wagon rides and Santa.
Winterlights at NaumkeagStockbridge
Wednesday to Sunday nights, late November into early January · check the date
An old estate garden full of lights and music in the snow.
Town Christmas stuff
The town stuff, and I'll add the tree lightings as the cities post them in November.
Christmas in Lenox
Tinseliner Christmas Train
late November to mid December · check the date
A Christmas train ride with carols and Santa on board.
For the rest of your Christmas list
This is the at-home stuff, tap them and they go on your list with the lights and the train.
put it on the wall
Turn your Christmas picks into a real bucket list
Tap the lights and the trains and the town stuff you want and pick the Christmas design you like, and I'll hold onto your picks. The Christmas lists are coming soon, and the second they're up your picks drop straight into the slots.
Good any weekend0 things
The stuff that doesn't need a date, for the Saturday when nothing's going on.
Western Mass and the Berkshires fall and Christmas questions
When is Stockbridge Main Street at Christmas?
The first weekend in December, with the vintage cars on Main Street on Sunday.
When is the Big E in 2026?
September 18 to October 4, 2026.
who's writing this
Hi, I'm Amy.
We roadschool six kids out of a van. I'm just a mom with a Ford Transit and a lot of opinions about corn mazes, so if something on here is wrong, or your town's party is missing, email me at hello@bellebucket.com and I'll fix it.
put it on the wall
Turn your picks into a real bucket list
Tap the ones you want and I'll drop them onto whichever fall design you pick, then you add your own stuff (birthdays, carving pumpkins, whatever your family does). It prints big, like 24x36 big, and it hangs on the wall all season.