Northampton’s First Night has a long history and poster creation by local artists. It is made up of local venues that host artist that have been contracted to play blocks of set starting from 12 noon to 12 midnight on January 31. In addition to contracted venues we also have 2-5 performer venues that host concerts of varies kinds. The weather is usually very cold but not always. We also have a tradition of the ball raising for the countdown to New Years. A feast for the eyes, ears, and tastes  in downtown Northampton (Paradise City)

Click Here is the official schedule

Brief History of Northampton MA: In 1851, opera singer Jenny Lind, the “Swedish Nightingale”, declared Northampton, MA to be the “Paradise of America”. Among the city’s famous residents are: author William Cullen Bryant, the fire and brimstone preacher Jonathan Edwards; the ascetic health guru Sylvester Graham, namesake of the Graham Cracker; children’s author and illustrator Eric Carle, Sojourner Truth, African American abolitionist and orator; Lydia Maria Child, authoress of the Thanksgiving poem “Over the River and Through the Woods”; musicians Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth and Chris Collingwood of Fountains of Wayne; Calvin Coolidge, who served as mayor of Northampton before becoming governor of Massachusetts and U.S. president.

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