Hilltown Families 
Suggested Events 08/30/08 – 09/05/08
Hilltown Ice Cream Truck at the Cummington Fair. - (c) Sienna Wildfield
If you have a family-friendly event or educational program happening in Western Massachusetts that you’d like to let us know about, post your event on our “Suggest An Event” page.
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Events Happening in the Hilltowns
The following key represents the sum cost of one adult and one child:
(>$) Under $10; ($) Between $10-$19; ($$) Between $20-$44; ($$$) Over $45
Saturday – 08/30
7am – 9am – FAMILY RADIO – (Air Waves) Are you prepared to rock?! Join Bill & Ella on Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child every Saturday on The River 93.9FM (101.5FM in Brattleboro), or 103.3 FM WXOJ-LP to hear two hours of quality family-friendly music. [All ages] (Free) LINK
9am-10am – FAMILY RADIO & STORYTELLING: BACK TO SCHOOL EPISODE – (Air Waves) Join our Hilltown Family! Spend a little time with The Hilltown Family Variety Show every Saturday on WXOJ-LP 103.3FM to hear a full hour of commercial-free, quality family-friendly music and storytelling. [Families] (Free) LINK
COUNTRY FAIR – (Northampton) 3 County Fair this weekend. [All Ages] ($-$$$) LINK
COUNTRY FAIR – The Spencer Fair and the Blandford Fair happen this weekend.
PERFORMANCE (Amherst) Cirque du Soleil: Saltimbanco will be at the Mullins Center all weekend. [All Ages] ($$$) MORE INFO
9am-10am – ASTRONOMY – (Northfield) Conjuction Solar Star Party at the Northfield Mountain Rec and Environment Center. Solar observance. 800-859-2960 [Ages 10 & older] (Free)
9am-11am – GEOLOGY – (Montague) Discover the Montague sandplain with Steve Winters. 863-3221 [Ages 7 & older] (Free) LINK
10am-5pm – HISTORIC FUN – (Sturbridge) Family Fun Weekend at Old Sturbridge Village (08/30-09/01) featuring games and crafts for the entire family. Events scheduled throughout this weekend include hoop relay races, a game of tug-of-war (early New Englanders called it French & English…find out why!), family plowing with Village oxen, hand-made crafts, and so much more! 347-3362 [All Ages] ($) LINK
11am-5pm – LOCAL AGRICULTURE – (Sunderland) Mike’s Amazing Maze at Warner Farm begins. Weekends only until October 31st. 665-8331 (All Ages) LINK
Sunday – 08/31
COUNTRY FAIR – (Northampton) 3 County Fair this weekend. [All Ages] ($-$$$) LINK
PERFORMANCE (Amherst) Cirque du Soleil: Saltimbanco will be at the Mullins Center all weekend. [All Ages] ($$$) MORE INFO
10am-5pm – HISTORIC FUN – (Sturbridge) Family Fun Weekend at Old Sturbridge Village (08/30-09/01) featuring games and crafts for the entire family. Events scheduled throughout this weekend include hoop relay races, a game of tug-of-war (early New Englanders called it French & English…find out why!), family plowing with Village oxen, hand-made crafts, and so much more! 347-3362 [All Ages] ($) LINK
11am-5pm – LOCAL AGRICULTURE – (Sunderland) Mike’s Amazing Maze at Warner Farm begins. Weekends only until October 31st. 665-8331 (All Ages) LINK
Monday – 09/01
LABOR DAY
10am-5pm – HISTORIC FUN – (Sturbridge) Family Fun Weekend at Old Sturbridge Village (08/30-09/01) featuring games and crafts for the entire family. Events scheduled throughout this weekend include hoop relay races, a game of tug-of-war (early New Englanders called it French & English…find out why!), family plowing with Village oxen, hand-made crafts, and so much more! 347-3362 [All Ages] ($) LINK
11am-5pm – LOCAL AGRICULTURE – (Sunderland) Mike’s Amazing Maze at Warner Farm begins. Weekends only until October 31st. 665-8331 (All Ages) LINK
MORE EVENTS HAPPENING THIS WEEK
For more events happening this week, visit our SUGGEST AN EVENT page. There are also fun suggestions on our THINGS TO DO, PLACES TO SEE page. If you know of an upcoming event that you would like to share with other families, please feel encourage to do so by posting it HERE.
I saw Cirque du Soleil when I lived on the West Coast and would like sooo much to share this amazing and wonderful experience with my daughter!!!! Thanks for the opportunity,
Laura and Fia