Art, Entertainment, and Events
There’s so much to do at UMass Amherst and around the Pioneer Valley that there's a good chance you won’t ever be bored: Concerts for every musical taste, dance and theater performance from the familiar to the avant-garde, commercial movie theaters and small art film houses, art galleries and museums, stand-up comedy, lectures and seminars, and hands-on workshops. Many of the events are inexpensive or free for students. Whether you want to participate in the arts or entertainment, or just enjoy a spot in the audience, you’ll have dozens of opportunities.
Calendars and Links
Your first step in finding out what’s happening is the UMass Events Calendar. The calendar includes information on all types of events: art and exhibits, lectures and seminars, music, film, theater and dance, sports, and special events. Updated regularly, you can get information on all campus events for the day, the week, or the month.
If you’d like to go right to the source, the Music and Dance Department and the Theater Department have their own events calendars as well.
If you’re up for leaving home, you can peruse the Five College Events Calendar and see what they have planned at Amherst, Hampshire, Smith, and Mount Holyoke Colleges.
To get a broader view of what’s going on throughout the region, check out the UMass Amherst Arts Council Events Calendar. This brings together arts calendars from all over western Massachusetts and includes links to all sorts of arts and entertainment sites.
