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Be uplifted by festive, earth-friendly decorations and designs. Be inspired by innovative uses of sustainably-minded materials, such as post consumer paper and plastic, recycled steel, and bamboo. Delight in our eco-savvy and eco-fabulous enchanted forest of more than 200 trees, creatively decorated with natural materials and reused, recycled, repurposed, and reclaimed objects.


Click here for a podcast of The Festival of Trees.


Party of the Season:
Festival of Trees
Gala Preview
Get in the spirit and get decked out for this fun filled event! Tasty holiday treats by Ye Olde Forge Restaurant and complimentary beverages.

Tickets: $45 Museum members; $55 general public/$60 at the door; $100 Benefactor. Please RSVP by
November 7 at 413.
443.7171, ext. 10.



Festival of Trees
Enjoy an enchanted forest of more than 200 trees, designed with the environment in mind. Open: Monday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Sunday, 12–5 p.m.; Christmas Eve & New Year’s Eve, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Admission includes the Festival and all Museum galleries: $10 adults, $5 children ($5/$3 members).

Sponsored by Legacy Banks Foundation.







Preschooler Program
Aquarium Adventures (ages 2-4)
Each week, toddlers enjoy meeting a different animal and watching them eat. Story time included.




Discovery Program
Chow Time in the Aquarium
Watch as Berkshire Museum staff feed their aquarium friends. The Aquarium is located on the lower level.



Discovery Program
Star Sitters
Get your hands wet in the touch tank! A Berkshire Museum educator will answer questions about New England tidal pool animals such as sea urchins, sea stars, and horseshoe crabs.






Gallery Program
Pedal Power: Keep the Lights On!
Learn how Berkshire Museum is using bicycles to make electricity! Hop on one of the Pedal-A-Watt powered bikes and, with every pedal, keep the lights shining brightly. Program partner is Center for Ecological Technology (CET).


Hands-On Art
Recycled Tote (all ages)
Just in time for the Holiday Season! Make your own colorful tote out of recycled plastic bags. It makes a perfect holiday gift, or keep it for your own shopping needs. Festival of Trees admission, plus $4 materials fee. First come, first served, while supplies last.









Little Cinema
Thinking Green: Double Feature!
Free with Festival of Trees admission. Thirst (62 minutes, not rated) Is water a human right for all people? Or is it a commodity to be bought, sold, and traded in a global marketplace?

Swim for the River (56 minutes, not rated) Christopher Swain, the first person to swim the entire length of the Hudson River, braved whitewater, sewage, snapping turtles, hydroelectric dams, homeland security patrols, and PCB contamination. The film links his experience together with stories of the Hudson.











Holiday Open House
in the Museum Shop
Downtown Pittsfield Celebrates! Join us in the Museum Shop before the 7 p.m. tree lighting in Park Square. Stop by for some holiday shopping fun, hot apple cider, and donuts. Receive a coupon for $2 off Festival of Trees admission. Members alert: you’ll receive a double discount (20%) in the Shop from 5 p.m., Friday, December 5, through 5 p.m. Sunday, December 7! Refreshments generously donated by Bartlett’s Orchard.


Hands-On Art
Blue Jean Ornaments (ages 5–10)
Bring an old pair of blue jeans and turn it into a Wally (the Dinosaur) Ornament. Festival of Trees admission, plus a $2 materials fee. First come, first served, while supplies last.


Family Performance
Berkshire Children’s Theater presents Madeline’s Christmas
Festival of Trees admission, plus $5 adult, $3 ages 3–18. Call 413.443.7171, ext. 10, for tickets. Family Performances are sponsored by Pittsfield Cooperative Bank and underwritten by the Rita and Sol Toscher Memorial Fund.









Family Event
A Rocking New Year’s Party for Kids!
Come to the party decked out in a “green” outfit of your own design, using things like recycled and repurposed items, organic materials, and the color green! The fun begins at 11 a.m. with a family cabaret performance by storyteller/ comedian Jackson Gillman. At noon, rock in the New Year with a raucous countdown, followed by refreshments in the Crane Room. Sponsored by Greylock Federal Credit Union.


Presentation and Program
Earth Happy, Plant Happy, Happy You (all ages)
Learn how local community farms help the environment. Dalton Holiday Farm will teach us all about sustainable agriculture, composting, and erosion control. Finish the afternoon creating cornhusk dolls and learning how to make corn meal. Festival of Trees admission, plus a $3 materials fee. First come, first served, while supplies last.

























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