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NEPM Asparagus Festival

NEPM Asparagus Festival 2022. Saturday, June 4, 2022. 10 a.m to 7 p.m. Hadley Town Common

Saturday, June 4, 2022
10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Hadley Town Common, Hadley, Massachusetts

Once 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 eighth year, the NEPM Asparagus Festival returns to the Hadley Town Common on Saturday, June 4 to celebrate the region’s legacy of agriculture and community.

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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 and Spears Tent
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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Happier Valley Comedy. An evening of storytelling and comedy to benefit the NEPM Asparagus Festival. Friday, June 3 at 7 p.m.
Happier Valley Comedy Event
A “bunch” of homegrown comedians and storytellers “plant” themselves center stage.

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Volunteer at the NEPM Asparagus Festival
Volunteer at the Asparagus Festival
Spend time outdoors, meet new people, get a free T-shirt and support your local community!
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Register to be a vendor in the Farmers & Makers Market at the NEPM Asparagus Festival
Farmers & Makers Market
Be a vendor in the Farmers & Makers Market.
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NEPM Asparagus Cam
Watch the Hadley grass grow!
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NEPM Asparagus Festival 2022 Chefs' Spearit Lunch
Chefs' Spearit Lunch
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Asparagus grows at the NEPM Asparagus Festival.
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A child plays on the antique tractor at the NEPM Asparagus Festival.
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Farm-to-table gourmet food at the NEPM Asparagus Festival's Chefs' Spearit Lunch.
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Curious George makes an appearance at the NEPM Asparagus Festival.
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Local beers in the NEPM Asparagus Festival's Beers and Spears Tent.
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Celebrating agriculture in Hadley, Massachusetts, is the heart of the NEPM Asparagus Festival.
Sponsors of the NEPM Asparagus Festival

The NEPM Asparagus Festival is sponsored by Greenfield Savings Bank, River Valley Co-Op, and Behavioral Health Network Inc. USA Hauling & Recycling is the sustainability sponsor. AM Lithography is the print sponsor. Yankee Magazine/Weekends with Yankee, The Daily Hampshire Gazette, MassLive/The Republican, El Pueblo and El Sol Latino are media sponsors.

Many thanks for additional sponsorship from the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts, the Amherst Chamber of Commerce, the Hampshire County Regional Tourism Council, TommyCar Auto Group, Savage Farms CBD, Valley Solar, Paragus IT, and Lowes/Hadley.

A special thank you to the Town of Hadley.