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NEPM Asparagus Festival

NEPM Asparagus Festival Returns June 3, 2023!

Saturday, June 3, 2023
10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Hadley Town Common, Hadley, Massachusetts

Known as “the asparagus capital of the world,” western Massachusetts is still home to hundreds of working farms and many more locally-owned restaurants and breweries. Now in its ninth year, the NEPM Asparagus Festival returns to the Hadley Town Common on Saturday, June 3 to celebrate the region’s legacy of agriculture and community.

Valley Grass & Family Fun
Family music and entertainment, agricultural displays, kids games and live visits from PBS Kids characters.

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NEPM Asparagus Festival Beers and Spears Tent
Beers & Spears
Enjoy asparagus dishes with local food trucks and restaurants and local craft beer brewers.
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Music at the NEPM Asparagus Festival on the Rooted in the Valley Stage.
Live Music
Kimaya Diggs, Mamselle Ruiz, and Session Americana will perform on the Rooted in the Valley stage.
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Asparagus grows at the NEPM Asparagus Festival.
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Asparagus grows at the NEPM Asparagus Festival.
A child plays on the antique tractor at the NEPM Asparagus Festival.
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A child plays on the antique tractor at the NEPM Asparagus Festival.
Farm-to-table gourmet food at the NEPM Asparagus Festival's Chefs' Spearit Lunch.
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Farm-to-table gourmet food at the NEPM Asparagus Festival's Chefs' Spearit Lunch.
Curious George makes an appearance at the NEPM Asparagus Festival.
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Curious George makes an appearance at the NEPM Asparagus Festival.
Local beers in the NEPM Asparagus Festival's Beers and Spears Tent.
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Local beers in the NEPM Asparagus Festival's Beers and Spears Tent.
Celebrating agriculture in Hadley, Massachusetts, is the heart of the NEPM Asparagus Festival.
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Celebrating agriculture in Hadley, Massachusetts, is the heart of the NEPM Asparagus Festival.

The NEPM Asparagus Festival is sponsored by Greenfield Savings Bank, River Valley Co-Op, Pekarski’s Sausage, the Hampshire County Regional Tourism Council, Northeast Solar, PV Squared, and Valley Solar.

The Daily Hampshire Gazette, MassLive/The Republican, and El Pueblo and El Sol Latino are media sponsors.

A special thank you to the Town of Hadley.