· November 1 to 30, 2026 ·

November in the Pioneer Valley

Q: When is CiderDays 2026?

Friday to Sunday, November 6 to 8, 2026, across Franklin County. This guide lists 17 of its tastings, orchard tours, talks and dinners, each read off the host's own page.

Q: What day is Thanksgiving 2026?

Thursday, November 26, 2026. Small Business Saturday is two days later, on November 28.

Q: When is Veterans Day 2026, and where are the parades?

Wednesday, November 11, 2026. Westfield has published its schedule: the parade steps off from City Hall at 10:30am, with ceremonies at the Middle School at 11am. Most towns post theirs in early November, and this guide adds them as they do.

Q: Where are the holiday craft fairs in the Pioneer Valley in November 2026?

18 craft fairs and holiday markets are listed so far, from the Old Deerfield Holiday Sampler at the Big E on November 7 and 8 to the Northampton Artisan Fair on November 28. More post in early November.

122 things still on this month, from CiderDays to Thanksgiving weekend.

How we check

Every date and hour is read off the organizer’s or venue’s own page, never a listings site. Two come from the organizer’s own ticket page, and those say so. Where nobody published hours, we show that rather than guess.

CiderDays

Nov 6 to 8

Franklin County's cider weekend: 17 tastings, orchard tours, talks and dinners in this guide.

See them ciderdays.org

Veterans Day

Wednesday Nov 11

Midweek this year. Westfield has posted its parade; most towns post theirs in early November.

Thanksgiving

Thursday Nov 26

Then Small Business Saturday on the 28th, the big craft fair and artisan market day.

Sun Nov 1: The tail of Halloween weekend. Only the Sunday is in this guide.
Fri Nov 6 to Sun Nov 8: CiderDays across Franklin County, and the busiest craft fair weekend.
Fri Nov 13 to Sun Nov 15: The weekend after Veterans Day, which falls on Wednesday the 11th.
Fri Nov 20 to Sun Nov 22: The last full weekend before Thanksgiving.
Thu Nov 26 to Sun Nov 29: Thanksgiving, then Small Business Saturday on the 28th.

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Pick where, when and what. What is on in the Pioneer Valley in November 2026, hour by hour.

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Hours change, and farms close for weather. We read every time off the venue’s own website or its own event page, but check with them before you drive. Where a venue does not publish hours, we show that rather than guess. Tell us if something changed.

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Farm · BelchertownFri Nov 6Free
Lecture and orchard walk with Elly Vaughan at Phoenix Fruit Farm
Elly Vaughan of Phoenix Fruit Farm gives a talk and leads a walk through the orchard as part of CiderDays.
Friday 3pm to 4:30pm
Free
From ciderdays.org
Farm · ColrainSat Nov 7 to Sun Nov 8
CiderDays bulk cider sale at Pine Hill Orchards
More than 2,000 gallons of fresh-pressed specialty cider blends for home cider makers, sold first come, first served in a drive-through format. The farm store sells cider doughnuts and the orchard's own apples.
Saturday and Sunday 9am to 5pm
Admission not published · 248 Greenfield Road, Colrain, MA
From ciderdays.org
Farm · DeerfieldSat Nov 7Free
Cider press demo and orchard tour at Clarkdale Fruit Farms
A cider pressing demonstration and an orchard history tour at a fourth-generation family orchard that has grown fruit since 1915 and grows more than 50 apple varieties.
Saturday, cider press demo with OESCO 10am to 12pm, orchard tour with Ben and Tom Clark 12pm to 1pm
Free · 303 Upper Road, Deerfield, MA
From ciderdays.org
Food · GillSat Nov 7
3 Course Cider Dinner at the Gill Tavern
A three-course cider dinner on the Saturday of CiderDays. Reservation required: call (413) 863-9006.
Saturday 5:30pm to 8pm, cocktail hour 5:30pm, dinner seating 6:30pm
Admission not published
From ciderdays.org
Beer & cider · HadleyFri Nov 6 to Sun Nov 8
CiderDays at Carr's Ciderhouse
The Hadley orchard opens its cider garden for the weekend with full pours of hard cider, shrubs, roasted chestnuts and Augustine's Pizza Club. All its hard ciders use natural fermentation.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday 12pm to 7pm
Admission not published · Farm Store, 295 River Drive, Hadley, MA
From ciderdays.org
Beer & cider · HawleySat Nov 7 to Sun Nov 8Free
A Franklin County CiderDays Tasting and Harvest Market at Headwater Cider
Headwater Cider hosts guest cideries Ragged Hill, Watson Wheeler, Berkshire Cider Project and Hilltop Orchards, with vendors selling cheese, fruit spreads, baked goods, apple prints and cookbooks.
Saturday and Sunday 11am to 4pm
Free admission, sales onsite · 112 Forget Road, Hawley, MA
From ciderdays.org
Farm · New SalemSat Nov 7 to Sun Nov 8Free
Orchard tours at New Salem Preserves & Heritage Cider
A free orchard tour each day of the CiderDays weekend at a 1750 farmstead with century-old heirloom apple trees above the Quabbin Reservoir.
Saturday 12pm to 1pm with Nick Venti, Sunday 12pm to 1pm with Rachel Bean
Free · 67 South Main St., New Salem, MA
From ciderdays.org
Beer & cider · NorthamptonFri Nov 6Free
Cider and Cheese tastings at Provisions
A free cider and cheese tasting at Provisions on the Friday of CiderDays.
Friday 3pm to 6pm
Free
From ciderdays.org
Beer & cider · NorthamptonFri Nov 6
Pomological Exhibition Afterparty at The Dirty Truth
The beer hall holds the afterparty for the wild apple exhibition, with Meadowfed lamb and chicken specials on the dinner menu. CiderDays lists it with reservations recommended.
Friday 5pm to 10pm, reservations recommended
Admission not published · 29 Main St. Northampton, MA
From ciderdays.org
Beer & cider · NorthfieldSat Nov 7 to Sun Nov 8
Cider Days at Cameron's Winery and Cidery
An 18-cider tasting bar, a non-alcoholic tasting for all ages, apple press demonstrations and a chowder tent by the fires both days. Saturday adds a free Whole Apple cooking class at 2pm, a cider crafts fair and Ragged Blue from 2pm to 4pm; Sunday has a talk on mulling cider at 1pm.
Saturday and Sunday 10am to 5pm
Admission not published · 1046 Millers Falls Rd (Route 63), Northfield, MA
18-cider tasting bar is 21+; the non-alcoholic tasting salon is all ages
From cameronswinery.com
Food · NorthfieldSun Nov 8
The Cider Breakfast at Cameron's Winery and Cidery
Pancakes with warm mapled apple topping, bacon, sausage, potatoes, coffee and cider, with limited seating. Tickets are sold on the winery's site or by phone at (413) 225-3420.
Sunday 10am to 11:30am
Tickets $15 per person · 1046 Millers Falls Rd (Route 63), Northfield, MA
From cameronswinery.com
Beer & cider · ShelburneSun Nov 8Free
Amateur cidermaker bottle share and talk at West County Cider
Home cider makers bring bottles to share at the cider house the Maloney family started in 1984, followed by a free talk with Ryan Burke and Field Maloney.
Sunday, bottle share and meetup 9:30am to 11am, a conversation with Ryan Burke of Occam Fine Cider and Field Maloney 11am to 12pm
Free · 208 Peckville Rd. Shelburne, MA
From ciderdays.org
Beer & cider · Shelburne FallsSat Nov 7
CiderDays 2026 Guided Cider Tastings at The Mill at Shelburne Falls
Two ticketed seatings led by Casey Simpson and Dan Pucci, author of American Cider: six perries from the UK, France and the US, then six varietal ciders from the Appalachians and the Rockies. Admission includes a CiderDays glass.
Saturday, Session I 5pm to 6:30pm (Perry, an Ocean Apart), Session II 7pm to 8:30pm (Old Mountains vs. New Mountains)
$35 each session · Raven Books, The Mill at Shelburne Falls, 49 Conway Street, Shelburne Falls, MA
21+, age verification at the door
From the organizer's registration page: gnarlypippins.com
Farm · WilliamsburgFri Nov 6Free
7th Annual Wild and Seedling Pomological Exhibition
The CiderDays opening event: a showing and tasting of wild and seedling apples and pears sent in from across the continent, with votes for favorites in five categories. Hosted by Matt Kaminsky of Gnarly Pippins.
Friday 10am to 4pm
Free, suggested donation $5 to $10 per person · Williamsburg Grange Hall, 10 Main Street, Williamsburg, MA
From ciderdays.org

Still to come

Veterans Day ceremonies, tree lightings and more craft fairs post in early November, and the guide adds them as they do.

The month before: October around the Valley.

Pick where, when and what. What is on in the Pioneer Valley in November 2026, hour by hour.

We do this every week.

Build your own November, or pick a plan.

Lecture and orchard walk with Elly Vaughan at Phoenix Fruit Farm

CiderDays bulk cider sale at Pine Hill Orchards

Cider press demo and orchard tour at Clarkdale Fruit Farms

3 Course Cider Dinner at the Gill Tavern

CiderDays at Carr's Ciderhouse

A Franklin County CiderDays Tasting and Harvest Market at Headwater Cider

Orchard tours at New Salem Preserves & Heritage Cider

Cider and Cheese tastings at Provisions

Pomological Exhibition Afterparty at The Dirty Truth

Cider Days at Cameron's Winery and Cidery

The Cider Breakfast at Cameron's Winery and Cidery

Amateur cidermaker bottle share and talk at West County Cider

CiderDays 2026 Guided Cider Tastings at The Mill at Shelburne Falls

7th Annual Wild and Seedling Pomological Exhibition

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