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NCMC 40th Anniversary Gala Fundraiser
On Sunday, November 8, the Northampton Community Music Center will hold a 40th anniversary gala fundraiser at the Mill 1 event space in Holyoke, MA. To kick off this special year in the life of NCMC, they have invited master storyteller Ken Burns to inspire us forward.
Northampton Parents Center Fundraiser @ Look Park's Mini Golf Course
NPC’s 2026 Puttin’ Pumpkins Fundraiser will be Saturday, October 24, from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm at Look Park.
Come play a round of mini-golf, try some kids crafts & activities, and support NPC! Costumes welcome (we will have extra!). All welcome, and no one turned away for lack of funds – donations are voluntart.
Puttin’ Pumpkins will once again be part of Look Park’s annual Fall Festival. From noon – 8:45 pm, the Fall Festival features the always popular haunted train rides, live music, vendor fair, food trucks, beer garden, and more! New this year is the Allura Pumpkin Spectacular – glowing pumpkins and illuminated pumpkin art at the Wildlife Center. For more information about the Fall Festival, please go to Look Park’s event page.
Easthampton Arts & Ale Trail
Something awesome is happening in Easthampton—and we’re looking to rally teams of fun-loving friends to celebrate the best parts of Easthampton with us! Easthampton’s Arts & Ale Trail is a choose-your-own-adventure afternoon through Easthampton’s Mill District, with interactive art, local bites, music, special pours, and plenty of reasons to celebrate.
Freedom to Be Ourselves: Transhealth’s Annual Benefit
Transhealth’s Freedom to Be Ourselves Annual Benefit is on Saturday, May 16th at the Academy of Music in Northampton, MA. Celebrate and support Transhealth’s mission of protecting and expanding access to gender-affirming care with an unforgettable evening that will illuminate the power of hope, the warmth of joy, and the courage required to live authentically.
Trans Joy! A Fundraiser for Transhealth
Join Transhealth on April 19 for Trans Joy! A Fundraiser for Transhealth. Indivisible Northampton/Swing Left Western Mass in collaboration with Transhealth have organized this event as a concrete way to support the transgender community at this critical time.
Tournament of Mini Games! Fundraiser for Franklin County Pride
Compete against other teams to complete a word search, fold and throw a paper airplane, write a haiku, and other minute-to-win-it activities! This event is meant to be fun, friendly event, and the activities are all G rated in nature so feel free to compete with the family! Raise money for Pride, have a drink, and challenge friends!
Franklin County Pride Trivia Fundraiser
Join Franklin County Pride on Friday, February 27th at Four Phantoms Brewing in Greenfield for a trivia night fundraiser! The theme is Sugar, Spice & Everything Nice.
Lines of Connection
Join Elizabeth Solomon for an unforgettable two-hour immersive experience that uses creativity as a bridge to meaningful human connection. Evening's activities to benefit RCA!
Benefit Class: Thanksgiving Day Yoga
with Sebastian Merrill: All are welcome to join us for this special Thanksgiving Day yoga class to benefit Transhealth. Transhealth serves trans and gender-diverse communities through primary care, mental health care, community support, education, and advocacy. They are the only independent, non-profit healthcare organization in the U.S. solely devoted to serving trans and gender-diverse communities. All experience levels welcome. Pay-what-you-can, by donation: $5-$150.* All proceeds will go to Transhealth. Thank you for helping us support our local community.
Benefit Class: Sound Bath for Sensitive Souls
with Jorie Morgan: Special Sound Bath to raise funds for Trans Relocation Support in Western Mass. Every being has the right to feel safe and comfortable enough to relax, regroup and heal. In this time, when transgender and nonbinary individuals are being threatened and denied care and services, let us open our hearts and our capacity for giving. Let us support those of us who need sanctuary, and work to create communities of belonging. For this special Sound Bath, Certified Sound Healer Jorie Morgan will curate a journey of sound designed to settle our nervous systems, ground and open our energetic systems, and invite in qualities of lightness, curiosity, hope and connectivity. All who attend are invited to show up mindfully with intentions of allowing sound to settle our bodies so that we may engage in the work of healing.
Queer Joy Fun Fair
The Queer Joy Collaborative invites the community to its first-ever Spring Fun Fair, a vibrant and family-friendly fundraiser celebrating LGBTQ+ joy, art, and connection.
Doodle-A-Thon
Every child deserves a place to feel seen, supported, and celebrated. Doodle-a-thon is a celebration of youth art, fundraising for the Art is For Everybody Fund (AEF) to help youth + teens from low-income homes attend programs at RCA’s welcoming, affirming studio.
She Ate: Farm Fest & Drag Show
Join Forrest Fleur, New England’s favorite farming drag queen, as she welcomes Lividity, Egg thee Scallion, and Banshee to Kitchen Garden Farm for a night of queer joy. Don your brightest colors for an unforgettable night of farms, music, flamboyance, and fabulous entertainment.