It’s shoulder season in the Berkshires, when the overabundance of summertime concerts and stages full of drama and dance yield to such natural beneficence as made venues such as Tanglewood a magnet for visitors from around the country, even from Canada, and abroad!
Tanglewood 2026 season
The Boston Symphony Orchestra has begun to announce acts that will perform during the 2026 Popular Artist Series in the Koussevitsky Music Shed at Tanglewood.
- “Weird Al” Yankovic: Bigger & Weirder 2026 Tour – July 21, 7pm
- Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, w/ Patty Griffin – July 28, 7pm
Find out more here: Tanglewood tickets and info.
Berkshires Visitor resources
Public transportation into and within our beautiful 950 square miles is a challenge for anybody without a car. The much ballyhooed Berkshire Flyer that pretends to be a train route from NYC to the Berkshires, is an iffy proposition. Sometimes there is a connection at the Rensselaer Amtrak station for a train to Pittsfield on summertime Fridays (return Sunday), sometimes there’s a bus, but never is there adequate intra-Berkshires public transportation Friday evenings and all day Sunday. Nor does Pittsfield boast much in the way of private taxi and car services.
That said, we hope these pages will be useful in the planning of visits to the Berkshires.