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Celebrate Holiday Walk Weekend With The Clark

Arts and Entertainment

December 1, 2023

From: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute

HOLIDAY WALK WEEKEND

DECEMBER 1–3
WILLIAMSTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS

Tomorrow starts the 40th Annual Holiday Walk Weekend in Williamstown! Williamstown will be filled with holiday sounds and spirit featuring festivities with traditional New England flair.

Scroll down to see the events the Clark is hosting throughout the Holiday Walk Weekend and be sure to head to Destination Williamstown's community calendar to see the full schedule of events across Williamstown during the weekend.

HOLIDAY WALK WEEKEND CONCERT: JOHNNY IRION AND U.S. ELEVATOR

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 6 PM
MANTON RESEARCH CENTER, AUDITORIUM

Troubadour rocker and Berkshire County treasure Johnny Irion has been bringing folk-rock to western Massachusetts and the world for decades. To kick off the Williamstown Holiday Walk Weekend, Irion performs rich, layered arrangements of his new music, along with covers of John Lennon’s seasonal music. It's a Berkshire holiday celebration!

Tickets $10 ($8 members, $7 students, $5 children 15 and under). Advance registration required; capacity limited. More information.

Member Holiday Shopping

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 10 AM–5 PM
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 10 AM–5 PM
CLARK CENTER

Clark members receive twenty-five percent off all merchandise purchased in the Clark’s Museum Store during this special two-day event! Got a sweet tooth? Café 7 offers a complimentary cookie with every member purchase.

Not a member but hoping to become one? Sign up here.

ART-MAKING & CARRIAGE RIDES

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2
ART-MAKING: 2:30–4:30 PM
CARRIAGE RIDES: 2:30–5 PM
SPRING STREET, WILLIAMSTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS

Head to Spring Street for some festive fun! Community events are happening all day long, including the "Run with the Reindeer" 5K Fun Run, a screening of The Grinch at Images Cinema , and the classic Reindog Parade with all the festive pups strutting their stuff! The Clark's catering partner Constellation, who runs our Café 7, competes in the Soup-er Bowl Cook-Off from 12–2 PM—make sure to cheer them on for us!

After lunch, the Clark hosts free art-making in the TD Bank lobby from 2:30–4:30 PM and horse-drawn carriage rides on Spring Street from 2:30–5 PM.

Free. Find the full schedule here.

FIRST SUNDAY FREE: LIGHT

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1–4 PM
CLARK CENTER, LOWER LEVEL

These may be the shortest days of the year, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be full of happiness and light! Celebrate the wonders of light by making your own disco ball, designing a lantern decorated with images from the Clark’s collection, or create your own shadow puppets with MAPS (MusicArtPuppetSound), a Berkshire/New York-based arts nonprofit.

Free admission all day! More information.

Family programs are generously supported by Allen & Company.

WILLIAMSTOWN THEATRE FESTIVAL PRESENTS SAMMIE AND DAN

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 3 PM
MANTON RESEARCH CENTER, AUDITORIUM

The big finale to Williamstown’s annual Holiday Walk Weekend festivities is a very special Williamstown Theatre Festival production, SAMMIE AND DAN: Singing and Holiday Cheer with Samantha Williams and Dan Rudin!

The show brings a Festival favorite back to Williamstown to celebrate the season. Samantha Williams (Caroline, Or Change and Dear Evan Hansen) dazzled as a guest star in WTF’s summer 2023 cabaret and now she returns to Williamstown with her best pal, Dan Rudin (pianist at MJ and Caroline, Or Change), and a whole act featuring favorite holiday tunes.

This next generation Broadway star is sure to brighten up your Sunday afternoon with classic songs and warm spirits—more delicious and less filling than eggnog!

Free. Advance registration required. Secure tickets or a place on the waitlist through the Williamstown Theatre Festival Box Office at wtfestival.org.

Members get unlimited complimentary admission, invitations to exclusive members-only events, discounted tickets to special events, and so much more! 

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