Community Calendar

The Robert E. Barrett Fishway at the Holyoke Dam opens for the season on May 10th. Come see our amazing fish elevator and the underwater fish viewing windows. Open May 10 through June 18 Wednesday - Sunday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Also open Memorial Day, Monday, May 29 2023

FREE EVENT SPONSORED BY CANNA PROVISIONS GROUP Hosted by the one and only Bobby Roast Beef! How does it work? Come on down, have dinner at Judd’s, then head over to the Divine Theater and download the SpeedQuizzing Virtual Buzzer app for free at your app store. Connect to the quiz, open the app, put your team name in and you are up  and running!  Keep in mind that your team only needs one device to play. Stay for OPEN MIC from 8:30-10:30 with host Tobey LaRoche! https://www.bobbyroastbeef.com/ Judd’s Restaurant at Gateway City Arts is open for dinner & drinks […]

Sponsored by Canna Provisions Group Hosted by Tobey Sol LaRoche. We backline, you bring the talent! Come on down, plug in (or don’t) and play! As always dinner and drinks are available from Judd’s Restaurant. You might want a few before you go up there with new songs. ? We can’t wait to hear what you have! Judd’s Restaurant at Gateway City Arts is open for dinner & drinks the night of the show. Make a reservation here!

The Carlos Vega Fund for Social Justice is awarding four mini-grants in their 12th year of funding organizations in the Holyoke area who are fighting injustice, oppression and poverty. The awardees are: $1000 for Give With Love's Back to School Drive, for backpacks and school supplies for kids in need. $1000 for Holyoke Health Center's expansion of its books for kids program, to give age-appropriate graphic novels that have been banned or challenged in some communities, to preteens ages 10-12 at well-child visits. $1000 for El Colibrí/Amherst Shelter, for a pilot program providing monthly passes to the Holyoke YMCA for […]

This month's FREE Community Meal will be held Friday, May 12th at 5:00 pm and will feature Pulled Pork Sandwiches, chips and cole slaw. Immediately following will be a Family Movie at 6pm. All Are Welcome, and we hope to see you there!

Holyoke Gas & Electric’s Annual Shad Derby is a FREE event that invites the region's anglers to fish the waters of the Connecticut River in a contest to catch the largest shad. Contestants must bring their fish to the official weighing station located by the Robert E. Barrett Fishway, near the Route 116 Bridge. Official weighing is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Derby Days. Prizes will be awarded at the tournament's conclusion on Sunday, May 21 at 5PM. 2023 Derby Days: May 13-14 & 20-21 For official rules please visit www.hged.com/shadderby

For adults and teens. Migrant birds are now returning from various regions in the south. Join the park interpreter today, on World Migratory Bird Day, to search for birds on canals, trees, ground cover and riverside. Learn of the amazing distances they travel, difficulties they face, and how climate change is affecting them. Be ready to walk around Holyoke Heritage State Park and up to Pulaski Park. Bring binoculars. A few sets are available to borrow. A spotting scope is available for participants’ use. Program is free. Meet at the Holyoke Heritage State Park Visitor Center. Dress for the weather. […]

Join tree expert, Tom Kass, for a free tour through the landscapes of Holyoke on the PVTA Trolley. You will have the unique opportunity to get up close and learn about the Cucumber tree, the Silverbell, Camperdown Elm, Sycamore, Aspen, Gingko and yes, the Redwood.  Holyoke resident and professional forester Tom Kass will lead a trolley tour of some of Holyoke’s notable trees. Visit trees planted by past residents as well as naturally grown trees in celebration of Holyoke’s 150th year as a city. Many of these trees have a story to tell which Tom will share Seating is VERY […]