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The largest April Fools celebration in the Northeast!!
About the Festival
The Berkshire Fool's Festival marks the 33rd anniversary of the Greasepaint Treaty of 1976, signed in Pittsfield, which marked the end of the Clown Wars, the catastrophic conflict between clowns and mimes that began in the 1960s.
The Fools Festival will bring together artists, organizations and businesses in a multi-media, multi-venue, always surprising celebration with more than a dozen exciting events taking place April 1-5, including theatre, music, art exhibition and engaging activities for all ages.
Celebrating both the richness of the area's history and the spirit of April Fool's Day, the Fools Festival will combine elements of traditional arts/music festivals, carnivals, renaissance fairs and local bicentennial holidays, with an emphasis on the fake, absurd and mysterious. The Festival celebrates the anniversary of the end of the Clown Wars, one of several mythical events in local history to be explored through art, music and theatre as part of the Festival's collaborative programming.
Sponsored in part by Zeitgeist Gallery, in conjunction with Pittsfield's Office of Cultural Development and a wide variety of area organizations and businesses, the Fools Festival will take place all over Pittsfield, with programming in various venues and public spaces.
Many of the special exhibits, performances and activities will be free to the public, while others will have admission costs, varying from venue to venue. Passes providing free or discounted admission to all the festival's events, as well as discounts at select local businesses, will be available for purchase beginning February 16.
The Festival planning committee is currently reaching out to all local artists, citizens, businesses and organizations who would like to be involved in this historic event.
For more info please contact bcfoolsfest@gmail.com
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