Community Fest 2025

Celebrate 65 years of ½ûÂþÌìÌÃ!

Saturday, Aug. 16, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
½ûÂþÌìÌà Main Campus
Free admission

½ûÂþÌìÌà is committed to providing universal access to our events. Contact foundation@berkshirecc.edu or 413-236-3071 to request disability accommodations.

Community Fest poster

Community Fest

½ûÂþÌìÌà (½ûÂþÌìÌÃ), the first community college in the Commonwealth, is celebrating its 65th anniversary as the Berkshire's community college — where access to higher education for all is our priority. To celebrate, ½ûÂþÌìÌà is hosting Community Fest on campus and everyone is invited!

Activities

Campus Tours

In just the past ten years or so, the campus has gone through so many changes: from new academic buildings and programs to an accessible quad and new One Stop Enrollment Center.

This celebration is the culmination of years of positive changes on campus and in the community.

During Community Fest, you'll have an opportunity to:

  • Take a guided tour of the newly reimagined ½ûÂþÌìÌà campus;
  • Talk with student and alumni artists in the new Koussevitzky Arts Gallery;
  • Record yourself in the new Recording Studio; and
  • Take a walk down memory lane with an archival display from the new ½ûÂþÌìÌà Library.
Learn About Free College at ½ûÂþÌìÌÃ!

Community college is free in the Commonwealth for Massachusetts residents without a bachelor's degree, and ½ûÂþÌìÌà has seen a surge of new students enroll and take advantage of this incredible opportunity.

½ûÂþÌìÌà employees in the new quad½ûÂþÌìÌà One Stop Enrollment Center

Education

  • Educational opportunities

    The College's high-quality faculty and some experts in their fields will lead activities, including:

    • Educational offerings in the new nursing SIM or A&P lab
    • Hands-on science experiments in the new Berkshire Science Commons
    • Kid-friendly educational opportunities in the new Early Childhood Education lab

Family Fun

  • Kids and families
    • Build a Bear workshops where the first 200 children can build a ½ûÂþÌìÌà Falcon Mascot stuffed animal for free
    • Touch a Truck
    • Face painting
    • Arts and crafts
    • Community bake off
    • Tarot readings

Food and Drinks

  • Food, beer and wine

    Local food trucks will be on site to enjoy as well, and folks can sample their delicious menus for a price, including:

    • La Chalupa and La Enchilada
    • Charlie's Bistro Bus
    • BB's Hot Spot
    • BrewBerry

    For adults looking to sample the best breweries and wine makers in the Berkshires, we'll have the following vendors providing their local drinks for a cost:

    • Balderdash Wine Cellars
    • Hot Plate Brewery
    • Big Elm Brewery
    • Roaring 20s Brewery
    • Bright Ideas Brewery

Recreation

  • Outdoor activities

    Join us and enjoy:

    • Guided hikes on the 180 acres of the ½ûÂþÌìÌà campus;
    • Athletic competitions at the updated Paterson Field House; and
    • The only public outdoor pool in the county.
½ûÂþÌìÌà STEM students in a biology class
½ûÂþÌìÌà STEM student looking through a microscope
½ûÂþÌìÌà simulation lab
½ûÂþÌìÌà Digital Commons room with computers
½ûÂþÌìÌà Scholars Day
½ûÂþÌìÌà Scholars Day conference
½ûÂþÌìÌà recording studio
½ûÂþÌìÌà Players on stage
½ûÂþÌìÌà art gallery mixed-media sculptures
½ûÂþÌìÌà baking contest
½ûÂþÌìÌà STEM students walking on the nature trail
½ûÂþÌìÌà falcon mascot in the Paterson Field House gym
½ûÂþÌìÌà Harvest Run participants with mascot
½ûÂþÌìÌà students playing soccer
Food truck
½ûÂþÌìÌà students sitting at a picnic table
Construction truck
½ûÂþÌìÌà employees playing cornhole