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Six Flags New England
1623 Main St., Agawam
www.sixflags.com/newengland
Admission: $34.99 and up; season passes, $59.99 and up
All summer: Unlike most seasons, Six Flags has not announced a new ride for 2022, but is touting an improved visitor experience, adding single-rid- er lines on some of its most popular rides, includ- ing Batman the Dark Knight, Harley Quinn Spin- sanity, Supergirl Sky Flyer, and more; as well as upgrading its Flash Pass system to a mobile app, offering mobile food ordering, and unveiling new dining options. The main park and the Hurricane Harbor water park are both open now.
Springfield Jazz & Roots Festival
Stearns Square, Springfield
www.springfieldjazzfest.com
Admission: Free
Aug. 12-13: This year, Springfield’s biggest music festival moves to the Stearns Square neighbor- hood, and Worthington and Bridge streets will be closed to vehicles to create a pedestrian area. The Charles Neville Main Stage will be located near Stearns Square, and the Urban Roots Stage will be located near Tower Square Park. The music lineup will include Bomba de Aqui, Albino Mbie, Curtis Haywood, Dayme Arocena, and the Haneef Nel- son Quintet, with more announcements to come.
Star Spangled Springfield
Downtown Springfield
www.spiritofspringfield.org
Admission: Free
July 4: What’s a better end to an Independence Day filled with food, family, and outdoor fun than taking in a spectacle of the skies? Springfield’s annual event will feature family-friendly enter- tainment, a flyover by the 104th Fighter Wing, and a dazzling fireworks display from the Memo- rial Bridge. But that’s hardly the only display on tap. Among the Western Mass. communities that
have announced fireworks events are Holyoke
( June 24); Chicopee and Northampton ( June
25); Greenfield ( July 1); South Hadley ( July 2); Agawam ( July 2-4); East Longmeadow ( July 3); Amherst, North Adams, and Pittsfield (July 4); and Otis ( July 9).
Summer Stage at Ski Butternut
380 State Road, Great Barrington
www.etix.com/ticket/v/23194/ski-butternut
Admission: $24 to $28
July 16, Aug. 27. Sept. 17: For the first time this summer, Ski Butternut will present a family- friendly concert series. The cover bands span a range of rock styles and time periods and include Dean Ford and the Beautiful Ones: A Tribute to Prince (July 16), The Machine: Dark Side of the Moon and Greatest Hits of Pink Floyd (Aug. 27), and The Breakers: A Tribute to Tom Petty (Sept.
17). A variety of food, beer, and wine will be avail- able for purchase.
Tanglewood
297 West St., Lenox
www.bso.org
Admission: Varies
June 17 to Sept. 4: This summer, for the first time since 2019, Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, will offer a full sea- son of concerts and events. With Ozawa Hall and the Linde Center for Music and Learning reopen- ing to the public alongside the Koussevitzky Music Shed, Tanglewood will present a wide range of programs, including eight world and American premieres and 28 works by living composers, as well as 21 artists making their Tanglewood or BSO debuts. See the website for a full listing.
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